Reviewer: mizpah (Signed) · Date: 24/10/09 01:05 AM · On: Touched by Fire

The first part was so sad and poignant with the peek into the little boy's mind. A dragon made sense - perfect four-year-old's explanation of the monster that stole his mummy.The visual imagery of little Dean crawling into baby Sammy's cot brought a lump to my throat.

It was interesting the way that the fires were personified with a capital letter, becoming just one monster, one entity - Fire - like it had a life of its own. And fire really does seem to follow them around. 

And I always knew that when Dean looked up at Jessica on the ceiling, for a moment he didn't see Sam's girlfriend but his mother, whom I have no doubt he saw a glimpse of over his dad's shoulder just before John shoved Sammy into Dean's arms. 

I loved the last line, too, and Dean's determination all the way through to save Sam. And loved that little flashback to dragons and princesses, without Dean remembering exactly why the analogy had come to him.

Dean would always be there to pull him from the flames. 

In the light of what happened to Sam during Dean's time in Hell, and the way S5 is going, I'm hoping with all my heart that that sentiment still holds true.

Jules 

 

Reviewer: darkhunter (Signed) · Date: 26/07/09 10:15 AM · On: Touched by Fire

That was a wonderful story,excellent job.

Reviewer: Swellison (Signed) · Date: 25/07/09 10:01 AM · On: Touched by Fire

Hi Beth,

Wow, this took my breath away. I loved Dean's little boy look at fire, and how he connected it to dragons and princesses, deciding at a really early age to be a fireman.

And the middle section with Dean seeing that Fire can sometimes accomplish good things, too, was a necessary bit of pre-series history. I've wondered how the boys, esp Dean, felt when they realized that hunting evil involved a lot of contact with fire; it's what puts the burn in salt 'n burn 'em. Hmm, there's probably a Wee!chester about Dean and matches somewhere, or there should be;-)

The last bit, with Dean rescuing Sam at Stanford was marvelous, too. That's the part in your banner that sticks out the most for me, too, for some reason: the head over shoulder shot of Dean hauling Sam out of his burning bedroom, the height contrast and Sam's pain are both caught with such clarity.

Sue

Sue

Reviewer: jdswkaz2y5 (Signed) · Date: 24/07/09 10:49 AM · On: Touched by Fire

This was great. Loved the way you put over his feelings in this, nice job.

Reviewer: Dottyoz (Signed) · Date: 23/07/09 02:14 AM · On: Touched by Fire

That was a really interesting take.  When I first skimmed it (because I was in a rush) I thought you'd only posted the first bit but when I read it properly I realised it's three different POVs from the same person.  I would never have thought of that but it's true that people's opinions change over time and through circumstance.  

And I loved 4 year old Dean's way of thinking, especially this line:

"Sometimes, Dean had let Mommy hold his hand during that part. Just so she wouldn’t be afraid."

Great story.