It only makes sense that he did what he did for Sam, for his sons. Mary was gone, and he must have known that revenge would accomplish nothing. And YES, it makes his making Dean be Sam's protector fall into place.
Because what we don't know is exactly how much John really knew.
This is a great point, and probably at the very heart of all the John-as-father battles. We know he's "known for a while," that he "went to Missouri and learned the truth" ... and that's just about it. All very unspecific. I figure if he knew enough to know Dean might have to kill him, though, he probably knew quite a bit.
This is a brilliant little fic - and like all brilliant fics, it made me think about the canon in a different light.
Ooh--thank you so much!!
Also, though I had more lyrical images in mind when I named this fic what I did, when I mentioned Iron Butterfly, I could not help but think of Bart Simpson slipping the sheet music for it to the organist at church, and the whole congregation singing a churchified version of it--priceless. ;-D
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Because what we don't know is exactly how much John really knew.
This is a great point, and probably at the very heart of all the John-as-father battles. We know he's "known for a while," that he "went to Missouri and learned the truth" ... and that's just about it. All very unspecific. I figure if he knew enough to know Dean might have to kill him, though, he probably knew quite a bit.
This is a brilliant little fic - and like all brilliant fics, it made me think about the canon in a different light.
Ooh--thank you so much!!
Also, though I had more lyrical images in mind when I named this fic what I did, when I mentioned Iron Butterfly, I could not help but think of Bart Simpson slipping the sheet music for it to the organist at church, and the whole congregation singing a churchified version of it--priceless. ;-D