This was elegant and wonderfully told through Sam's POV, the little details of who Dean was through conditioning and reflex, who he might have been without everything.
I figured it couldn't hold through to the end, but the way you brought the whole thing to its completion was perfect. The time away from the memories, the little bit of distance, felt right.
Mostly though I loved the way you handled Sam trying to handle the situation, and still being perfectly Sam about the whole thing. The moment with the explosion where he thought there's no pleasing him, the way he catagorizes Dean's smile, the lies he tells Dean and the lies he tells himself.
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Date: 2009-02-27 07:55 am (UTC)I figured it couldn't hold through to the end, but the way you brought the whole thing to its completion was perfect. The time away from the memories, the little bit of distance, felt right.
Mostly though I loved the way you handled Sam trying to handle the situation, and still being perfectly Sam about the whole thing. The moment with the explosion where he thought there's no pleasing him, the way he catagorizes Dean's smile, the lies he tells Dean and the lies he tells himself.
I was rivited to the spot. Absolutely fantastic.