Awesome story! :D

I absolutely LOVE how you remained true to both the show and the characters. AMAZING job. :)

Wow...

This was good. Keep up the good work!

"It made me laugh, it made me cry... it moved me Bob."

This story was amazing!! Wow, it had everything--all the fun emotions that come with being an individualistic teenager; an excellent and constantly riveting plot; the horrible reality that hunters on the whole aren't really so good, with John and his few contacts being relative exceptions; brotherly love/misunderstandings; a hurt Sam (always a good read, as sad as that is); and an understanding of why John treats his boys the way that he does. That was the best element of your story, honestly, and you did such a great job of getting your ideas on the subject across. John is extremely complex, and compared to your average, everyday father, sure he's kind of an ass. But the truth is he loves his boys more than anything, and there are a lot of trade-offs he has to make to keep his sons as safe as possible--even if it means hurting them a little bit now to protect them in the long run.

Such a fun read! I really and truly loved everything about it. It's going on my favorites for sure. Thank you for posting. :)

-LP

I absolutely loved reading this! Wonderful writing!!

This is a wonderful story. I like everything, except for that the gwyllion was killed. I liked her. I like how you explored John's thoughts and feelings for his kids. This is one of the best fanfiction stories that I've read in a long while.

oh no! sad ending. sniffle sniffle!

when was sam's last tetanus shot? that old lady is still awesome!

great chapter, but did you ever read the prequel comic Supernatural: rising son? John winchester isn't exactly mr morals in that.
Best line; “Hey, uh, I never thanked you for saving my life.”

Sam’s grin remained as he shut his eyes. “Yeah, well, I’m a selfish little prick and I wanted my brother around to watch me stand on a stage wearing aluminum foil. It wasn’t about you; don’t make everything about you, Dean.”

three cheers for scary old ladies!

poor Sam, he goes out to play soccer, and arrows come flying. he just can't catch a break. on to the next chapter!

This is like episode worthy. Like, as a flashback (a seriously long one, mind) even. :)

You definately got everything down - the mixed emotions about hunting and how some hunters are bad and some are good...ish. And the Welsh was interesting. I've always wanted to learn Welsh.

:) Kaylee

i really enjoyed this, i mean it, it was a perfect mix of everything.

Excellent story, shame at the end, that made me sad, but I loved the story, you were right Sam did good in this one.

Sigh...

Why are you so damn incredible?

I just, I wish you were like a robot who just NEVER stopped writing. Just constantly pumping out fics every single hour because EVERYTHING you write is just brilliant. I read this fic twice over the morning and I can honestly say that my only complaint about this story is that it ended.

I think I've said this before, but I wish you wrote for the show. In my opinion, you're as good - if not better - than all of the writers in the crew. Your characters, they're just REAL. Sam and Dean and John in this fic are exactly how they should be (at their respective ages) and it is not an easy task to be able to characterise successfully, but you do it. All. The. Time. And this is why ILU. ^_^

I found the allusions to Season 2's "Bloodlust" (wonderful ep) to be spot-on. Despite the fact that the Gwyllion was not at all evil (she was incredibly funny! lol) John still thinks that different = evil, and that's sad. But he's human. And he loves his boys. And you did a lovely job of making me comprehend WHY it is that he is the way he is. He's been so scarred by his supernatural experiences that his judgment has been clouded, but NOTHING is more important to him than keeping his boys safe. And I really felt for him, even though he did the wrong thing again.

I also liked how you portrayed Dean as still remarkably faithful of his father's actions and beliefs. What I particularly love is that Dean eventually does what his father cannot and that is: change. He's not impervious to reason and this fic is a really beautiful companion peice of sorts to "Bloodlust" in the sense that we can see the backstory, we know why Dean was like that, and more importantly, we know that he grows, and that he IS capable of growth.

And - unsurprisingly - you've also nailed Sam (not literally, unfortunately). He was just adorable in this fic and I really understood how he came to form his opinions about Dean not wanting to spend time with him, because let's face it... Sam can be pretty damn self-absorbed at times. And he can inadvertently hurt his brother by doing so, we've seen it done many times in the show. I really got that sense of him trying to be independent but still wanting his brother's love and approval, and it was really appropriate to see his teenage struggle. You wrote that - among, like... everything else - brilliantly.

I really enjoyed the relationship between Sam and Dean in this fic, but I have to say that I loved the (brief) moment where Sam admits to being thankful for his father's training. Despite all the conflict and whatever, they've still got love for each other, they still have that bond. And you wrote that beautifully! It was also adorable to see Dean bring Sam the movies at the end so they could just hang out. And your descriptions for when Sammy was in pain? Holy hell, woman! What are you trying to do to me? LOL.

You're insanely talented at understanding who these characters are, and more importantly, you are a wonderful story-teller. I can't thank you enough for sharing yet another brilliant fic with us! ^_^