Yes, there's definitely been discussion about how Sam's the knife guy and Dean's the gun guy. And you're right about Dean enduring so much for Sam, I actually think it's so much of why he rapidly spirals downward as Sam uses him.
The thing about the trauma in this 'verse is that it can't just be fixed, there are always lasting consequences, just like in the canon 'verse (like with all of Dean's angst after IMToD).
And about the question of whether this is all about pure or pointless/mindless evil, I can definitely say that it's not pointless or mindless, both Sam and I have ... hmm ... let's call them, 'larger goals', than just hurting Dean. As for the purity of the evil, though, I am not currently at liberty to say. Y'all and Dean are trying to figure that out for yourselves, I'd imagine. *evil grin*
Thank you, as always, for the awesomely thinky feedback. ♥
Re: Just For You
The thing about the trauma in this 'verse is that it can't just be fixed, there are always lasting consequences, just like in the canon 'verse (like with all of Dean's angst after IMToD).
And about the question of whether this is all about pure or pointless/mindless evil, I can definitely say that it's not pointless or mindless, both Sam and I have ... hmm ... let's call them, 'larger goals', than just hurting Dean. As for the purity of the evil, though, I am not currently at liberty to say. Y'all and Dean are trying to figure that out for yourselves, I'd imagine. *evil grin*
Thank you, as always, for the awesomely thinky feedback. ♥