Beautiful flashbacks and fleshing out of the characters. It always makes me slightly cringe when John tells Sammy that both boys could be taken away and put in different homes...'nice parenting John'...but so true to the situation and his character and focus.

'Wendigo Jones' made me laugh out loud!

And now i'm sitting here a little sad and a little empty, not because there was anything wrong with the epilogue, but because there is no more.

There is just so much I could say about this story but as I've read it once again (up to at least 11 now, wehey) I think I've started to gain more of an understanding as to why I love it so much.

What you've done is document the existing relationship between these two brothers but in a way that lays bare their unconditional love for each other. Dean is so willing to sacrifice everything for his baby brother who in return would give him the world. I'ts such a rare and fragile thing and deep down I think it's the relationship every one of us is searching for...and will probably never find.

That coupled with the very spot on rendition of John and his relationship with his boys kind of set the stage for everything else.

And the other characters, especially Abe who I love to bits are so real - Its about time that someone treated the Winchesters how they deserve to be treated.

Roll on the sequel and roll on reading number 12...

Thank you for a great day!

There are just so many beautiful parts to this chapter but I CAN pinpoint two that reduce me a blubbering wreck almost every time I read them.

The account of when John gives Dean the Impala is, I think, one of the best imagined scenes I've read on this site...

...and...

'You can stand down now son.' Gets me every time...I don't think I can even think of this scene without feeling the tears at the back of my eyes.

Fantastic job!

So - Its 1:23 am. and I'v just finished reading Moonstar, the whole thing in one go, and all I wana do is start again. Great story if they ever make a SN feature film this should be it.

Hurry up and write the next one.

Always thought that they glossed over the whole EMT involvement at the beginning of  IMTOD. For me, this was the missing scene they should have used!

And the thoughts you put in John's head, about how brave he thinks Dean is, and begging God to let him go in his place was a great bit of characterisation.

All these feelings in his head yet he's never able to say it out loud...sad but very John Winchester. Beautiful.

This is John's chapter all over, opening his heart to his two boys, one who can hear him and one who can't. And he does such a beautiful job of describing his oldest son to his youngest. A soft heart just like his mothers that's locked away...that line nearly had me filling up.

And Sam talking to his unconsciouse brother was beautiful, especially when he refered to himself as Sammy...not Sam.

I do have to take issue with you about your chapters being 'lameo' though because they are anything but...lol

I'm so pleased this was a less emotional chapter as it gave me a chance to go wash my face, restock the Kleenex and get ready for the next rollercoaster loop...well paced on your part I think!

And i adore Missouri...I think she is one of the most promising and under used characters on the show...I've even tried to write her once or twice but can't do her justice...but you have spoken so well through her voice.

The spot on description of Dean's psyche was so satisfying to read as it was as though you were putting all my own views down on paper for me.

You obviously have a little psychic ability of your own...lol

Been waiting for this all day, and finally I get to sit down and read what I want to, with a good strong cup of coffee...

The description at the beginning of this chapter is so full of fantastic detail of returning consciousness I can only assume the last time you woke up from a general anasthetic, you had a notebook to hand and spent your recovery time scribbling...lol

And again it's so good to see John and Sam working together for Dean's sake (even though I know what's coming in later chapters) but also that Sam recognises Dean's dependancy and spends time with him alone...and the last line was poetic...

...'to let the soldier's mask slip if only for a little while'. Beautiful

If there was a 'best banter' award I think you would have got it for this chapter. Great dialogue and you speak through their voices very precisely.

And I would love to have been a fly on the wall to see the look on Dean's face when he realised that ...yes, Sam had been in his head.

Great plot, for Dean to be an antenna for all things supernatural...can't wait for Missouri to get involved, but I'm jumping the gun...

And John falls right back into his old habits, but I can't blame him. I love the way you've chosen to portray him as a man who is just as broken as his son...and even less able to hold out a hand for help. But you've also shown us a side of him that is gentle and human and loves his boys very much. A very human portrayal.

And rock on Missouri, she may be the only woman save Mary who could keep JW in check.

Was going to stop for the night on the last chapter but just couldn't wait.

This whole chapter was just so well written I was there in the room. I could see the heat and raw anger oozing from John's eyes as he questioned his oldest and didn't get the answers he wanted.

And then the 'don't disappoint me again' line was perfect...the straw that breaks Deans back and in the most agonising and crushing of ways.

But then, when you just start to feel like you want to slap John around a little, he's crushed too by the weight of the revelations coming from Dean. Truly don't know who to feel sorrier for; the broken son being tricked by the demon into believing these horrible thoughts or the broken dad who can't bring himself to make it right.

Awesome chapter...going to move on tomorrow...

It's these chapters, the ones that concentrate on emotional dialogue and beautifully described flashes of memory that help make this story what it is.

The whole section that starts 'That was how John Winchester found his boys...' is just fantastic. Even the first time I read it, I had to go back and read it again.

And again Missouri telling John exactly what's on her mind...she's just not scared of anyone is she...?

I feel so sorry for John in this one. He was trying so damned hard, talking to Sam and trying to pour out his heart the best he could, and then to try again, the way only John Winchester could by almost ordering his oldest boy to get better...like that would make a difference.

And then just as he reaches out to comfort his boy, the touch makes it all a hundred times worse. Yeah, I feel very sorry for him right now, but once again, everything you've written is so true to character.

And thank goodness for Jay, that's all I can say...

oh, and lovely little shared memory between Sam and Dean regarding Sam's panic attack and how he met Jess...that was just lovely!