Dean's Not Fine

Turn the Page A Supernatural story by Jennie @DeanIsntFine This story takes place between Season 9's "First Born" and "Sharp Teeth" -- on Dean's 35th birthday. January 24th dawned soot-gray, with sleet spitting from the sky, tick-tacking on the steel and glass of the Impala. Dean was curled into a comma on Baby’s back seat, clutching a thin blanket around his shoulders. He’d spent a fitful night in the car alternately shivering and sweating, the fresh brand on his right arm burning and itching as, presumably, his body rebelled against it.  Long, dark hours, trying to convince himself he wasn’t feeling something -- a change -- coming over him already. He grunted, shifted on the seat, and squinted at the face of his wristwatch in the morning murk. 7:30.  “Happy birthday to me,” Dean muttered. *** On a long and lonesome highway East of Omaha You can listen to the engine moanin' out its one-note song ... D...

I was thinking the other day about how much Dylan Everett has helped us shape our image of the young Dean Winchester. It's not just the stories that Jensen-as-Dean has told us. It's the experiences we've seen through Dylan's performances -- some very pivotal, very formative moments that made Dean who he is. The young actor obviously made a commitment to the very complicated Dean Winchester... the kind of commitment that we know even Jensen himself appreciated.  Every moment of "Bad Boys" -- flashbacks and present day -- lies at the core of who Dean is. I mean, the very first thing Sonny does is feed Dean. And he's only there because he stole food for Sammy. You can just take it from there... What a heartbreak it is that Dean actually finds a home at Sonny's... freedom, identity... the things he'd been denied since he was 4 years old. But he never loses his sense of duty. When John and Sammy roll up to the farm, even when Sonny says he...