“L’amore fraterno è il più durevole; assomiglia a una pietra preziosa che resiste ai più duri metalli e il cui valore si accresce con gli anni.” - Hector Carbonneau ✨❣❤️ il regalo più bello che mi hanno fatto i miei genitori sono sicuramente i miei tre fratelloni! Essere una famiglia così numerosa può avere i suoi vantaggi e svantaggi ma sono sincera… ho sempre pensato che essere così tanti fratelli fosse una cosa meravigliosa ✨io ho avuto la fortuna di essere la più piccolina di 4 e quindi magari la più coccolata di tutti perciò non mi è andata poi così male ci sono regali che non hanno valore perché sono troppo preziosi e questa cornice con la foto di noi 4 è sicuramente uno di questi! Era da quando eravamo piccoli piccoli che non facevano una foto così bella di noi 4 in posa senza un motivo ben preciso grazie @giulidosselli per il bellissimo pensiero! #ptitzelda2016day27 #ptitzelda2026 #christmas #natale #natale2016 #brothers #sisters #siblinglove #sibling #brotherhood #fratelli #sorelle #quattrofratelli #family #famiglia #regalo
I’m fading pretty quick, so… there’s a few things that I need you to hear. Come here. Let me look at you. Yeah, there he is. I’m so proud of you, Sam. You know that? I’ve always looked up to you. Man, when we were kids, you were so damn smart. You never took any of dad’s crap. I never knew how you did that. And you’re stronger than me. You always have been. Hey, did I ever tell you… Did I ever tell you that night that, uh… that I came for you when you were at school? You know, when dad hadn’t come back from his hunting trip?
Maul, when he’s upset: I will destroy every aspect of the known universe and burn whatever remains to ash in order to eradicate everyone who has ever hurt me.
The top gif is full of duty. Dean’s face is set strong, he’s not going to fall apart because he knows Sam couldn’t handle it. He’s being the parent, putting on a show. His arm stretches across Sam’s shoulders protectively and he kind of vice grips him.
But, in the second gif, Dean’s face is soft and full of regret. He’s easier with Cas. More open and vulnerable in this shot. There are things unsaid there, a million thoughts and nothing he can do about it, because he’s all out of time. He doesn’t vice grip Cas. His hand is dead center on his back, pushing their chests together. It’s a warm, intimate hand placement, and he just kind of holds him.
Really, his face has love in both gifs, but I think it’s two different examples of love. Familial versus romantic.
This idea is followed through later when Dean asks Cas to look out for Sam when he’s gone. Dean views himself as Sam’s parent, and asking Cas to fill in for him in his absence is like asking a significant other to step up. It’s very, very much a “look out for our son” kind of moment (without Sam actually being their son).
Of course, this is just my musings on it. If anyone has anything they’d like to add, I’m all ears!
