You are most kind, thank you for your lovely compliments! And I love it that you can see John’s compassion in this story, because it does show through more than it did in the last one. In fact, I was on the verge of making him even KINDER (getting swept up in all the fun) by letting him actually let Sam have that flashlight. Then I realized I needed to stay true to the John I had created and so, thusly, no flashlight. Not even a little one.
I think what keeps John and Sam from being like Max and his dad is the fact that John doesn’t punish without a reason, he doesn’t just beat up on Sam for fun – the fact that Sam KNOWS this, even if he does think John is a big fat jerk, keeps the story (I think) from tipping over into John creating two whack jobs instead of two fine hunters.
As for Dean, yeah, he’s there, but he’s not the point, as you so aptly pointed out. Sam adores him (and I adore that about Sam) but brothers don’t always get along and Sam doesn’t always “get” why Dean is the way he is. At 12, kids are more self-focused, their needs come first and last, and what Dean’s about is a distant event on Sam’s mental horizon, which to me seems true to someone at that age. Of course, that will change, but I think Sam remains very self-aware, at least that’s how I see him in canon.
There will be more stories coming down the pike, I have several planned in my head, some are darker than others, and one of them keeps changing! But the summer from hell continues, much to Sam’s dismay! (Dean, on the other hand, is having a wonderful time!)
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I think what keeps John and Sam from being like Max and his dad is the fact that John doesn’t punish without a reason, he doesn’t just beat up on Sam for fun – the fact that Sam KNOWS this, even if he does think John is a big fat jerk, keeps the story (I think) from tipping over into John creating two whack jobs instead of two fine hunters.
As for Dean, yeah, he’s there, but he’s not the point, as you so aptly pointed out. Sam adores him (and I adore that about Sam) but brothers don’t always get along and Sam doesn’t always “get” why Dean is the way he is. At 12, kids are more self-focused, their needs come first and last, and what Dean’s about is a distant event on Sam’s mental horizon, which to me seems true to someone at that age. Of course, that will change, but I think Sam remains very self-aware, at least that’s how I see him in canon.
There will be more stories coming down the pike, I have several planned in my head, some are darker than others, and one of them keeps changing! But the summer from hell continues, much to Sam’s dismay! (Dean, on the other hand, is having a wonderful time!)