*kisses* oh, sweetie, thankyousomuch!! So glad you liked!! And I'm so glad you thought it was intense, b/c I want to be consistent and since this whole series started that way... well, if I EVER decide to write semi-stream-of-consciousness angst again I hope someone will shoot me first. *bg*

(john loves them, I think, deeply, but obsession and need for vengeance have warped it -- completely screwed with his priorities. I don't think he's written Dean off, even if Dean thinks that -- John's just fallen into recon mode -- protect Sam, assess damage, etc. Not that it makes Dean feel any better, poor baby. *sniff* :DDDD )