Way overdue feedback -- I meant to comment back when you first posted and then RL ate my time. I just got back for a re-read and this time I am following through on commenting.
For me the most interesting thing about the surprise twist of Sam and Dean discovering they are related was Sam's response to it. He just didn't care about that, he had already put Dean into "partner" status in his mind, so the details of their connection just didn't seem to matter to him. I was fascinated by this response from him, because it makes sense stemming from how he's coming back from thinking of himself as a monster to feeling this strange extra-strong connection to the guy who's going to kill him, to getting a second chance that comes because of the guy who was going to kill him allowing for the possibility that he could be saved instead. So then finding out they are brothers on top of everything else? Way on the backburner of things to process and deal with.
I appreciated that Dean's reaction was far more normal because of his life experiences, so the supernatural stuff doesn't knock him for a loop, it's the family stuff that messes him up.
I will also say that I found it interesting, considering the contrast in both guys' reactions, that Dean is the one who has only a fuzzy memory of Sam "feeding" off him, doesn't really remember a lot of the details, while Sam didn't really say much about how much he remembered. He just seemed to slot Dean into the future partner slot without the freakout, which leaves me wondering just how much Sam is affected by his memories of that episode with Dean, what did he really get out of it from Dean, and how that may be influencing his choices now. Sam may have been restored back to human, but those memories will always be a part of him, if that makes any sense.
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For me the most interesting thing about the surprise twist of Sam and Dean discovering they are related was Sam's response to it. He just didn't care about that, he had already put Dean into "partner" status in his mind, so the details of their connection just didn't seem to matter to him. I was fascinated by this response from him, because it makes sense stemming from how he's coming back from thinking of himself as a monster to feeling this strange extra-strong connection to the guy who's going to kill him, to getting a second chance that comes because of the guy who was going to kill him allowing for the possibility that he could be saved instead. So then finding out they are brothers on top of everything else? Way on the backburner of things to process and deal with.
I appreciated that Dean's reaction was far more normal because of his life experiences, so the supernatural stuff doesn't knock him for a loop, it's the family stuff that messes him up.
I will also say that I found it interesting, considering the contrast in both guys' reactions, that Dean is the one who has only a fuzzy memory of Sam "feeding" off him, doesn't really remember a lot of the details, while Sam didn't really say much about how much he remembered. He just seemed to slot Dean into the future partner slot without the freakout, which leaves me wondering just how much Sam is affected by his memories of that episode with Dean, what did he really get out of it from Dean, and how that may be influencing his choices now. Sam may have been restored back to human, but those memories will always be a part of him, if that makes any sense.
Great job! I really enjoyed this.