#like they just bounce off of each other. sam has sully because of his exclusion + those feelings of inherent wrongness

[aliusfrater]

[aliusfrater]

#CRAZYYY. the insinuation of whatever imaginary mental gap john believes exists between sam vs dean and john is#being represented by sam's loneliness (sully as a symbol) which spills over into john's (and dean's) infantilisation and exclusion of sam#which culminates in the lack of information he grants to sam + sam's exclusion from the familial dynamic#(which is also ultimately his inclusion) AS WELL AS#the previously mentioned inclusion of sam within trainings#like what fucking nine year old can shoot a gun and run two miles!! but is excluded from the activities#these skills are introduced to be cultivated for#liminal space moment. which is where sully's existence as an aid comes in#but also the subtextual connection between this + sam's season seven arc. “well i never had an imaginary friend” vs#“now onto our other big problem. how're you doin'? and do not say okay.”#also thinking about this + sully dealing with kid sam's 'there's something inherently wrong with me' ("i can't go on a quest like that...") thoughts#while sam and dean are actively attempting to negotiate sam's inclusion in his family#like they just bounce off of each other. sam has sully because of his exclusion + those feelings of inherent wrongness#but he continues to be excluded because of sully's existence as an aid for his exclusion

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