The Exception

[noiproksa]

Title: The Exception (1/2)
Author: Noiproksa
Pairings: Dean&Cas (intended as gen, but can be read as preslash), Cas&Sam
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Dean says ‘yes’ to Cas.
No real spoilers for season 14, but inspired by 14x03 and my need for a Dean & Cas hug.
Word Count: 3200

I'm still relatively new to the fandom and trying to find out where all the cool kids are hanging out. Not livejournal, apparently, not AO3 (at least not in a feedback friendly way) and I'm not sure about tumblr. So I landed here, but not sure if anyone is still on here either. If you know where I could go, I'm open to suggestions. Is there even a fandom space where people are still talking to each other? Maybe it's just too hard for a newcomer to get a foot in the door in a fandom so huge?

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Comments

[noiproksa]

I only joined the tumblr side of fandom recently for the spn fandom when I noticed that there's not much going on on lj and dreamwidth, and I have to admit that I feel very old because I think livejournal days were so much better. My last fandom was largely on livejournal and there was just such a nice sense of community. (But "Everything was better in the good old days" is a thing old people say, so I'm trying to adapt.)

What do you think of season 14 so far? I dig the Cas storyline and am looking forward to when Dean finds out about the deal, but I'm a bit worried about how that will play out. They're not gonna kill Cas off for good, right?
Were you disappointed that "our" Dean was back so quickly at the beginning of the season? I know lots of fans were, complaining that TPTB resolve possessed storylines too quickly, but I was actually happy about that because I was worried that it would take too long to get Dean scenes, so it was a nice surprise for me. I hope it will be the same after the winter hiatus.

Oh, and thanks again for your lovely comment on my fic. <3

[butterflydreaming]

I feel guilty about how when Michael has him, because I so love Jensen in dress up clothes and seeing him play a character that has none of Dean's baggage. But I think about how the character is being raked over the coals again and I just... suffer with him. Like, I was so happy at the thought of the boys retiring, of Dean actually thinking about that. It's not good for ratings or the show but it's good for my heart.

Narrative pacing-wise, I suspected something like the way it played out, with Michael taking him back, because the Michael possession was so short and abruptly ended. I'm not feeling Michael's Monsters, though, so I hope that's also a narrative distraction. I prefer the Empty as a higher level threat; being able to look like anybody has some of the feel of demon possession from early seasons. That leaves a lot of opportunity for various actors, too.

With J2 both wanting fewer work days so they can have more time with their kids, I can see the compromise of not just shorter seasons, but also less screen time. It would make sense to shift focus to Cas (Misha lives just over the border) and Jack. They have awesome chemistry. I'm thinking about how TPTB would steer series for longevity, and continuing the family theme but giving new viewers a young beauty with mountains of charisma refreshes the show, while giving us more of Cas would make up for all these years where he's hardly around.

So, in world at this point, all members of TFW 2.0 are heading to the Empty when they die, right? I mean, Billie being Death hasn't changed how she feels about that. Or has it? She has higher clearance now and knows more about the Winchesters importance in the cosmic balance.

[noiproksa]

I was waiting for Michael to take him back, too, but I suspected that he was still hiding inside of Dean, so I like the "real" solution better. And yeah, I agree that the Empty is a better antagonist. I'm really looking forward to that storyline. I'm also still waiting for the whole "almost no angels left/ Heaven needs angels" storyline they hinted at at the end of last season. But I'm not sure if that was just one possible avenue they decided against in the end.