It hit me while I was writing "TuF" that the shtriga incident was probably as scary for John as it had been for Dean, but in different ways. Once I realized that his reaction could well have been (IMO, must have been), to put the brakes on, I knew what happened in that part. And Beverly came out of "TuF" too - part of that desire to try to rebuild, followed by the realization that he can't stop for his own fulfillment - it's all about the vendetta (and prepping Dean and Sam for their fight, but it's unclear how much he already knew about that in 1989/1990).
My favorite Wee!Chester fics are the ones where we see John really struggle with the way he raised them, not just because it was difficult but because he knew he was not doing it well...and yet he did it anyway.
So yay! that it worked for you, too. Glad you enjoyed!
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Date: 2008-06-27 06:45 pm (UTC)It hit me while I was writing "TuF" that the shtriga incident was probably as scary for John as it had been for Dean, but in different ways. Once I realized that his reaction could well have been (IMO, must have been), to put the brakes on, I knew what happened in that part. And Beverly came out of "TuF" too - part of that desire to try to rebuild, followed by the realization that he can't stop for his own fulfillment - it's all about the vendetta (and prepping Dean and Sam for their fight, but it's unclear how much he already knew about that in 1989/1990).
My favorite Wee!Chester fics are the ones where we see John really struggle with the way he raised them, not just because it was difficult but because he knew he was not doing it well...and yet he did it anyway.
So yay! that it worked for you, too. Glad you enjoyed!