"Seasons" series, by leonidaslion (R)

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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: leonidaslion
Author's website: n/a

Why this must be read:
Parsing characters through seasonal attributes is a classic analytic framework, though not seen all that often in fanfiction. Leonidaslion writes one piece each for Dean, Sam, and John, but instead of assigning them each one corresponding season, we see them through all four. The patterns of how they struggle or rejoice, come together or oppose each other, love or mourn their way through the years make a simple but powerful cycle of their lives.

The language is packed full of the sight, sound, and feel of the seasons, but never over-ornate or flowery, and adjusted accordingly for each Winchester: Dean's story shorter, straight-forward, visceral; Sam's wordier, more metaphorical, more conflicted; and John's longest of all, full of years and regrets, and dreams that are distant memories.

Seasons: Dean
Seasons: Sam
Seasons: John

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