Drabble Fic - He Ain't Heavy (13.21)

[madebyme_x]

I forgot to post the last three episode drabbles of season 13, so I'll post them over the next few days leading towards the season 14 opener.

Title: He Ain't Heavy...
Summary: 13.21 Drabble. Dean finds his brother in the cave.
Rating: PG13
Genre/Spoilers: Gen. Season 13 spoilers.
Warnings: Unbeta'd. This is not a happy drabble. You have been warned.
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural that privilege belongs to CW, Kripke and Co, I'm simply borrowing them for a while. I'm not making a profit, this is just for fun and all the standard disclaimers apply.

He Ain't Heavy...

Dean's knees crash into the packed-dirt ground of the cave; numb fingers brush through his brother's hair, tracing over his cooling too-white skin, and around his unseeing wide-open eyes.

He reaches out for his brother, cradling him carefully; pulling him in so close he can taste bitter-blood on his tongue.

“Sammy.” He whispers it over and over until he chokes on it. He deserves far worse.

“We go together. That's what you said. That's what you promised.”

This world, and his own, can go to hell for all he cares. He's done.

He packed his gun; it's in his bag.



A/N: Eeeeee I'm so sorry, but this is just what came out after I watched the episode, because of course Dean would have gone back for Sam, no matter what Cas said, or how much time they had. Anyway, I just had to get this out of my system. I loved this episode though; a few weird bits, but most of it was divine and gave me many feels. As always I'd love to hear your thoughts too; on the episode, on the drabble, on everything (just no spoilers for season 14 please). Take care :)
                                                                                                                                                 

Comments

[marciaelena.livejournal.com]

Painful and sad, but so right too. "There ain't no me if there ain't no you." That's how it should be.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! Thank you for reading, and sorry this is so darn sad, but after watching the episode this is what I wrote; I just can't see Dean not going for Sam.

Take care :)

[marciaelena.livejournal.com]

Don't be sorry! I've written enough death!fic myself. I'd feel a lot sadder if Sam or Dean had to go on without their brother. That's what really breaks me.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

I always end up coming back to deathfic, it obviously speaks to me in some way. Thank you :)

[marciaelena.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I keep coming back to it too.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Hehe, it's just too hard to resist. Take care :)

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

Yes! This is exactly how it would have happened!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

I know, right?! I mean this is a heightened dramatized version, but there's so way Dean would have left Sam in that cave. No way, ever. Thank you for stopping by :)

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

Noooo!

You are right, though, Dean would not have walked out of that tunnel without at least seeing Sam's body.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

It did feel rather jarring to me; I feel like Dean would have at least gone to see Sam himself, or maybe Cas should have said something more concrete like; "I saw Sam. He's dead." instead of "He's gone." which could mean lost in the tunnel.

I couldn't resist a little what if here, especially after Sam's words from the previous episode where he said if they had to die then they'd do it together. Thank you for reading :)

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

Those are the exact two things I had issues with as well...and they could have been solved so easily in the writing!!! Grrr, I hate when Show is dumb like that...

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I think perhaps some writers get distracted with myth arcs and other characters, that they forget what the heart of the show is. It's a simple fix, and it would have made a huge difference to the scene (for me anyway). As a viewer I didn't know that Sam was for sure 100% dead, and we didnd't until a few moments later when we saw him. But Dean didn't know that, so Cas should have spelled it out more clearly.

It is very frustrating, but fandom has pretty much fixed it, so I'll leave it be. But it is annoying.

[tyrsibs.livejournal.com]

Wow. So painful, but, yeah, I could see that happening. It's pretty much what he was doing by saying he was going back for Sam at the end.

On the actual scene, I get what everyone is saying, but at the same time--he saw the blood, he knew Sam was dead. He had Cas blocking his way, trying to save his life by telling him it was too late. He had a young girl who was in the cave because of them and who had just lost her friend. All of which is to say that I understand why it played out the way it did.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

It does make me wonder whether that was Dean's plan when he said he was going back for Sam; he did have that 'I don't gave a damn. The world can go to hell' expression on his face (and it's weird that in this fandom, he can recognize it!)

Yes, I can see what you're saying and it does make sense, but perhaps Cas should have said something more concrete about seeing Sam and that he was dead, instead of saying "he's gone" which could mean lost in the tunnels. As a viewer, I didn't know Sam was actually dead until we saw his body a few scenes later.

Thank you for reading and for your kind words. Take care :)

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

I believe this with all my heart. The look on Dean’s face when he told Mary he was going back for Sam’s body said it all. He was never planning to come back out of that cave.

Guh! This hurts so much!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was so painful to see. It's a sad fact that in this fandom we can all recognise Dean's resigned face, especially after losing his brother.

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words. Take care :)