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Sketch from Faith. Sam is leaving a voice message to John, promising to save Dean. The death of Jess is still raw. Sam will follow even the most unbelievable leads to prevent losing the most important person in his life.
Let’s discuss this episode from season 1 real quick. Based on the lack of regard Dean has for supernatural healers and their general conduct here, it’s reasonable to think that Sam hasn’t ever seen his big brother so close to death before. He’s definitely seen Dean pretty badly wounded, but Sam’s probably done his best to put those times out of his mind as well during Stanford because that’s what he does: he suppresses his own traumatic experiences for the sake of others. Here, he’s so young—only recently having lost Jess—and he’s already providing that beacon of hope he always does for Dean (and the fandom!) whenever things get bleak. And although it’s easy to forget with how often the boys die later on, this wasn’t the case back then! It’s no wonder Sam’s so scared, and so desperate to save his brother. He doesn’t really know what it’s like to be going at this alone, especially when he’s tied to the hunting life. Still, he’s taking on the burden of keeping faith for everyone already, and he’s never been allowed to put it down. This is why I’m thrilled with recent episodes giving glimpses into his mental health and the weight he carries, and why it’s so important that he has that after 13 seasons of playing the optimist.
1.12 | Faith
Supernatural Hiatus Creations | Week Eight Prompt: ships
There are so many ways Sam and Dean say I love you without saying the words. It’s one of my favourite things about their relationship. Here are just 20 from this list.
So, if you’re not a believer, then why are you here?
dear boy, you’re all duct tape and safety pins inside. how are you alive?
sam’s shaggy hairor sam’s majestic long hair? | requested by andersandrew
character color meme ✯ @irradiantsam asked ✯ sam winchester + coral of love
“You’re not gonna let me die in peace, are you?” “I’m not gonna let you die. Period.”
- Faith (1.12)
The light behind your eyes
spn meme: seven relationships [5/7] ↳Sam & Dean
You’ve always had my back, you know. Even when I couldn’t count on anyone, I could always count on you. And, uh, I just wanted to let you know, just in case.
His last words to Sam aren’t just dismissive, “let’s not fight” though. They’re blaming. He tells Sam that half the time they were fighting he didn’t even know what they were fighting about, laying the blame for their bad relationship on Sam. It’s not John’s fault that they fought all the time it’s Sam’s. Sam’s not justifiably upset that he caught John in a lie (summoning spell versus protection from demons), couldn’t find John when he needed to and found John more concerned about the Colt than Dean (because John wasn’t at all concerned when Dean was dying in “Faith”) - no, Sam’s just picking a fight here, because he’s a bad son. John earlier in the episode screamed that he should never have let Sam come along on the hunt for the demon, that it was a mistake to let him be involved at all and blamed Sam for Dean’s coma because he wouldn’t shoot John.
John wasn’t just being dismissive, he was being deliberately cruel. He was trying to show Sam in a bad light to Dean - as picking a fight with him - so that when he told Dean to kill him if he couldn’t save him it would be easier.
But people like to say that Sam was the favorite
