Oh man! That was a hard one! Poor Dean, thinking he had been rejected so brutally...imagine that wait...

What a wonderful fix for the writer's error in the pilot. Of course John didn't call Sam because he wanted to keep his son safe both emotionally and physically. John probably never realized how much Dean was hurt by Sam's "refusal" to come. Great story!

I love how you put the pieces in place.
and Sammy's last lines there - I laughed my ass off.
thnx for sharing

That's an interesting take on the "two years" comment. I'd always thought that Dean must have worked a case at/near Stanford or otherwise showed up in Sam's backyard. Or called because John was gravely injured. But I never thought about Dean asking for Sam for himself... This idea is powerful.

This is a wonderful filler. It is never fully explained, that long time gap with no communication between the brothers. And yet when you see their love for each other, it had to be hurt and pride, both of which they have on spades, nothing else could have kept them apart.

I'd totally missed that - he hadn't asked for anything for TWO years, and yet, he's been there for 3. Wow - yeah, that would've been AWFUL, waiting out a death sentence for 3 weeks. Not that it would make up for two years, but Sam's answer - "Might've been an improvement in looks. Being a werewolf. ... And of course, it's not like waking up naked in strange places is new for you."

ROTFLOL!

Oh wow. I'd not noticed that Dean said "two years" instead of Sam's full stay at Stanford. But you explain it all so well. I liked how the full revelation took multiple conversations to come out.

Great story. Sometimes John could be such an a**. But I think John was protecting Sam. Sam would have wanted to go with them. Please keep up the great work.

Great story, you nailed it ... and gave a valid reason for them not speaking for two years. Also loved how the conversation took place over a few weeks, bits being brought up in different states, until the reader, and the boys had the whole picture. Of course Sam would have come... if John would've rung him and also got Dean's defensiveness when Sam revealed that fact. Perfect ending, Sam's words adding a lightness that was needed - before he started throwing up! "Might've been an improvement in looks. Being a werewolf."

Dean stares at him, and for a second Sam wonders if he's wrong. But he doesn't think so.

"And of course, it's not like waking up naked in strange places is new for you."

Flawless! I loved every single word :D

Thank you for writing this! That line had always bothered me...why wouldn't they have talked for two years? And now I know a good reason. :D

AW, this was so sad:-( Poor Dean - thinking that his brother didn't want to see him even if he might be dying...this story made me ache for the two of them - I'm glad they managed to clear up that misunderstanding though;)

I have no idea why this beautiful story only got 5 reviews so far... I LOVED it, especially the last part and to me this was the most powerful line:

Especially because Dean thought Sam couldn’t be bothered to come see him, to maybe come see him for the last time, and the pain completely eclipses that of Sam’s head.

...and how Sam instinctively knows what to say to make Dean laugh again. Beautiful!

Best wishes, D.

I likve the way that you brought together one event that hurt Dean and had the boys hash it out.

I liked the way John was brought into it-and knowing his 'need to know basis' line of thinking, he probably thought it was better that Sam didn't know so he couldn't worry about Dean when he was trying to make his own life and all that. And John probably didn't think of why Dean would be hurt by Sam not coming.

Good job!

This practically made me cry - it was so beautiful and utterly heartbreaking. It was also so in character with days going by between the bits of conversation. Fantastic job - all your stories are wonderful, but I felt especially compelled to comment on this one!