It's funny how Sam and Dean actually have a happier childhood with John gone, when all John was trying to do was protect them. I can't help thinking about what will happen when the Yellow Eyed Demon comes for Sam though ... Sam's happy childhood may ultimately doom him. It's hard to see him surviving the battle when he's not been training since he was 10.
So I guess, the fic is about the question: is it better for them to live happier lives or is it better for them to be safe, even at the expense of their happiness? It's obvious what John chose, so this is a really interesting view of what could have happened. I'm not actually sure what I think. Because John's way may have kept them alive but their childhood was pretty terrible (for Sam at least) and their adult lives are really difficult too. They've never really caught a break. In extremely generalised terms: Happy but short life, or long but unhappy life?
Heh. This fic has really made me think. Great job! :)
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Date: 2014-02-25 09:46 pm (UTC)It's funny how Sam and Dean actually have a happier childhood with John gone, when all John was trying to do was protect them. I can't help thinking about what will happen when the Yellow Eyed Demon comes for Sam though ... Sam's happy childhood may ultimately doom him. It's hard to see him surviving the battle when he's not been training since he was 10.
So I guess, the fic is about the question: is it better for them to live happier lives or is it better for them to be safe, even at the expense of their happiness? It's obvious what John chose, so this is a really interesting view of what could have happened.
I'm not actually sure what I think. Because John's way may have kept them alive but their childhood was pretty terrible (for Sam at least) and their adult lives are really difficult too. They've never really caught a break. In extremely generalised terms: Happy but short life, or long but unhappy life?
Heh. This fic has really made me think. Great job! :)