I'm always amazed when readers point out something I didn't realize was there, but the second they tell me, I'm like, yeah...Yeah! I, uh, meant to do that. This time it's the idea that Sam couldn't fully love Dean until the usual filters were taken away - he falls in love with that Dean because they share no history and he takes how nice that Dean is to him on face value alone. It'd be hard not to fall in love with someone that cares about you that much!

I have a particular fondness for amnesia stories, but yes, I don't like them to be apart for too long either!

And I agree with you about how important it is to deal with the incest factor. Sure, pwp's are fun, if you just want to read something that gets you hot and bothered, and there are some authors out there who basically make my computer screen go up in flames! But I like it best when the boys come to it, and try to understand it and grapple with it - it makes for a much more satisfying ending, I think. That you think I did it right here, is a huge compliment. As is the "whole sha-bang!" too!

This comment really made my day, thank you!