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crack_van2007-03-10 10:29 pm
crazybutsound) wrote in crack_van2007-03-10 10:29 pm
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A Life Less Ordinary by marinarusalka (PG)
Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Gen (John centric)
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marinarusalka
Author Website: marinafrants.com
Why this must be read:
Papa Winchester is one of those characters we don't know much about at all. No, really, we don't. Whatever we do know is what the boys tell us, and let's face it, they're not exactly unbiased. As a result, there have been many different takes on John. Is he a bad father? An alcoholic? A saint? How did he get into hunting? How did he cope with Mary's death outside of picking up hunting? Etc. This fic spans the 18 years between Mary's death and Sam's leaving for Stanford, all from John's point of view. It's only one take on the character, sure, but it just rings... real. We see John losing it, being a mess, picking himself up, failing, surviving, loving his kids, fucking up again, being stubborn... mostly, we see him being human and as such far from perfect. He is neither the complete asshole we may have initially thought he was from Sam's recounting of their relationship, nor the flawless military general Dean sometimes seems to think he was. It's a beautiful take on a very interesting character that we didn't get to see enough of on the show, and a very touching look at what may have happened between Mary's death and the pilot. Definitely a must read.
A Life Less Ordinary
Pairing: Gen (John centric)
Author on LJ:
marinarusalkaAuthor Website: marinafrants.com
Why this must be read:
Papa Winchester is one of those characters we don't know much about at all. No, really, we don't. Whatever we do know is what the boys tell us, and let's face it, they're not exactly unbiased. As a result, there have been many different takes on John. Is he a bad father? An alcoholic? A saint? How did he get into hunting? How did he cope with Mary's death outside of picking up hunting? Etc. This fic spans the 18 years between Mary's death and Sam's leaving for Stanford, all from John's point of view. It's only one take on the character, sure, but it just rings... real. We see John losing it, being a mess, picking himself up, failing, surviving, loving his kids, fucking up again, being stubborn... mostly, we see him being human and as such far from perfect. He is neither the complete asshole we may have initially thought he was from Sam's recounting of their relationship, nor the flawless military general Dean sometimes seems to think he was. It's a beautiful take on a very interesting character that we didn't get to see enough of on the show, and a very touching look at what may have happened between Mary's death and the pilot. Definitely a must read.
A Life Less Ordinary