Very, very nice. You captured Charlie’s angst and Dean’s turmoil and Sam’s strength, as well as the struggles involved in parenting, so well. And the ending made me want to smoosh the family in a giant hug.
Just all-around lovely writing here.
Favorite lines:
Sam thought having the house to himself for once would be cool, but mostly he was bored and had resorted to flipping channels.
*g* The curse of parenting. You finally get time alone, and sometimes you just have no clue what to do.
Dean had wanted so badly to be a perfect reflection of John, and Sam had been born to that role without wanting it.
Ooh, that’s good. True, and nicely written.
Christo trotted out and went straight to Dean, tail waving, taking a distracted patting as if it was much more.
That’s such a doggy reaction.*g*
“I told them to shut up or the bone stealer would come!”
*winces* Oh dear. Poor Charlie’s come a wee bit unhinged.
She had cried so rarely that it was as if she stored it all up and then tried to do too much at once.
Aww, poor thing. And this makes me think of Dean, and how he tries to hold it all in.
“I didn’t kill it,” she sobbed. “I could have and I didn’t and it came here and maybe it has friends who will come and if I don’t practice it will come put us all on and wear us.”
Oh, Charlie. *hugs her*
He took her shoes off and smoothed her now-loose hair back off her sweaty forehead and made sure not to hold her too tight so that she could cool down a little.
I love this little detail, because kids do get like this after they’ve cried really hard.
“Please be little just a while longer,” Sam whispered to her. “Be our little girl, just a while longer.”
Oh, Sam. He’s breaking my heart here.
“Everybody all okay in here?” she said.
“Of course,” Sam said. “I missed you, though.”
“We have to do something about your separation issues, dad,” Leigh said.
*g*
They were human and unsettled and likely flirting with PTSD, also known as a Winchester’s default setting.
Ain’t that the truth.
“Try and remember that she’s surrounded with people who love her and can help her,” Sarah said. “With all the things that happened to you and Dean, with mostly only each other as support, you shouldn’t have turned out fine, but you did. That should tell you something.”
Sarah’s so wise. :)
“I don’t want to hurt the baby,” she said in a very small voice.
Poor, worried Charlie. The fact that she’s worried bodes well, though.
It’s really weird, and I have to get used to stuff. But. I’m kind of hard to ignore, Sam.”
LOL!
Charlie slept between her aunt and uncle that night, warmly surrounded. She wandered down the hall in the early hours to snuggle in with Allie, who tucked her in close and safe.
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Just all-around lovely writing here.
Favorite lines:
Sam thought having the house to himself for once would be cool, but mostly he was bored and had resorted to flipping channels.
*g* The curse of parenting. You finally get time alone, and sometimes you just have no clue what to do.
Dean had wanted so badly to be a perfect reflection of John, and Sam had been born to that role without wanting it.
Ooh, that’s good. True, and nicely written.
Christo trotted out and went straight to Dean, tail waving, taking a distracted patting as if it was much more.
That’s such a doggy reaction.*g*
“I told them to shut up or the bone stealer would come!”
*winces* Oh dear. Poor Charlie’s come a wee bit unhinged.
She had cried so rarely that it was as if she stored it all up and then tried to do too much at once.
Aww, poor thing. And this makes me think of Dean, and how he tries to hold it all in.
“I didn’t kill it,” she sobbed. “I could have and I didn’t and it came here and maybe it has friends who will come and if I don’t practice it will come put us all on and wear us.”
Oh, Charlie. *hugs her*
He took her shoes off and smoothed her now-loose hair back off her sweaty forehead and made sure not to hold her too tight so that she could cool down a little.
I love this little detail, because kids do get like this after they’ve cried really hard.
“Please be little just a while longer,” Sam whispered to her. “Be our little girl, just a while longer.”
Oh, Sam. He’s breaking my heart here.
“Everybody all okay in here?” she said.
“Of course,” Sam said. “I missed you, though.”
“We have to do something about your separation issues, dad,” Leigh said.
*g*
They were human and unsettled and likely flirting with PTSD, also known as a Winchester’s default setting.
Ain’t that the truth.
“Try and remember that she’s surrounded with people who love her and can help her,” Sarah said. “With all the things that happened to you and Dean, with mostly only each other as support, you shouldn’t have turned out fine, but you did. That should tell you something.”
Sarah’s so wise. :)
“I don’t want to hurt the baby,” she said in a very small voice.
Poor, worried Charlie. The fact that she’s worried bodes well, though.
It’s really weird, and I have to get used to stuff. But. I’m kind of hard to ignore, Sam.”
LOL!
Charlie slept between her aunt and uncle that night, warmly surrounded. She wandered down the hall in the early hours to snuggle in with Allie, who tucked her in close and safe.
Great, snuggly warm ending. :)