sometimes i see posts and feel so certain that destiel is real, but other times i read things that make me feel crazy for even shipping it, and make me wonder if i am just biased :(
I’m sorry you feel that way. And I get it, I relate to this, because I have felt this way for a long time, actually. :p There is awesome meta out there that gives you high expectations that the SPN writers fail to meet every single time. There are the critics who dislike Destiel and say that you are delusional for at all seeing what you see. And so on, and so forth.
But here is what you’ve got to remember whenever you are in doubt: just stick to the facts.
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FACT #1:
“I killed two angels this week, some of my brothers. I’m hunted, I’ve rebelled, and I did it, all of it, for you.”
An angel who has existed for millions of years, within the space of a year threw away everything he knew, even his own family, because of one simple human being. Not for Heaven, or humanity, or the greater good. For Dean. He forgets about everything he’s ever believed in, all for a guy he met a year ago? It’s the classical angel falls for a human love story, no matter how you try to twist it.
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FACT #2:
Dean pining over his so-called platonic dude-bro on SPN:
Sam pining over his lost love on the actual same show:
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FACT #3
Show runner Jeremy Carver himself slipped Misha Collins a note to play Cas as a jilted lover in episode 9×06. If the show runner sees their relationship like that, how are YOU supposed to see it?
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FACT #4
Ironically something that I have just reblogged:
Now parallels between shows (even when those shows are on the same network) are always debatable. They are often interesting, but don’t necessarily have to mean anything. But this is the same show. These are the same writers. Using the exact same dialogue for a couple that is clearly not platonic, and one that they keep claiming is platonic. You make of that what you want.
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FACT #5
There are many different ways to put this, but if we call a spade a spade, Cas has literally been shown pining for Dean
And Dean has literally been shown pining for Cas
“You look sad when you think he can’t see you”. These two gave that sentence a whole new meaning on so many occasions, not just the two examples that I just gave.
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FACT #6
The everybody knows trope.When one person jokes about it, it’s just teasing. When two persons do it, it’s a coincidence. But when everyone does it…
Enough said. Three times is a pattern. Even more times is… well, yeah.
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FACT #7
Most looks between them are open to interpretation, no matter what we want to see. They seriously are. However, some of them are so blatant, that not much room is left to give your own spin to it…
Pining, longing, lusting. I tried to come up with better labels, but found none.
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FACT #8
Every interpretation is valid, no matter what anyone says. In fact, fan interpretations are the reason any show will even LIVE to see a season 10.
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FACT #9
None of this necessarily proves that Destiel is canon, but it IS proof that this ship is as valid (if not even more) as basically all canon straight ships on TV right now. Don’t ever feel weird or insecure for seeing what you see. This is either the most epic slow-burn love story ever told, or the biggest queer bait in the history of ever. Which one of the two it is, time will tell, but meanwhile, don’t let other people make you feel bad about this because it is not a male/female ship.
Also, I am sorry for taking 5 days to answer you, because I had a crazy busy week, but stuff like this just makes me sad, and I hope this helps you, or any other Destiel shippers who have doubts.
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