Eight more days!

[layne67]

God, but my brain is just about fried today, with all the J2 yummy deliciousness. And I now have this burning desire to go read SE Hinton's 'The Outsiders'. I've seen the movie, a long time ago, but I haven't read the book yet. Who would have thought that she's a fangirl? And who knows, maybe a J2 shipper, too? Did they start living together ( oh my, that sounds so sinful ) after her visit or before? Is there a connection I wonder?

Anyway, the countdown.

My choice for the number 8 position is a scene that to me is very slashy. Not grab-my-brother's-face slashy of 'Plaything', or slap-my-brother's-ass-and-call-him-honey slashy of 'Bugs'.

This is the more subtle slashiness of Sam staring down at his brother's sleeping form in 'Phantom Traveler'. I didn't really get the Wincesty vibes between the two brothers before that, despite the fics that I've been reading. Dean was just the annoying older brother in the first three episodes, and their banters were nothing but brotherly to me, even in 'Bugs'. But this particular scene in 'Phantom Traveller', well, it's different.

The scene started with this slow-pan of the camera along Dean's body, and wow, I remember my mouth going dry looking at that bod. And Dean wearing that boxers and that tight black shirt. Seriously, it was almost pornographic!


Then there's the sound of the door opening, and it creaks mind you, and we see the shadow of someone looming over Dean, staring at him, and what with the creepy music playing in the background, it didn't cross my mind that that was Sam. Because, hello, he's staring at him just a tad too long! And then Dean opens his eyes and reaching under his pillow. For his knife, as we can see later.


Then the somewhat spooky mood was broken by Sam cheerily saying, "Morning, sunshine." And Dean stretching and arching his back, turning towards Sam, still sprawled wantonly on the bed ( Dean, not Sam ).


I guess you could forgive Sam for kind of leering at his brother here, and really, I had no idea why Sam would do that ( unless that was actually Jared, standing there hypnotized ), and the director not yelling "cut" or something.


Sam handing Dean his coffee.


Dean's worried about Sam not getting any sleep, and he snarks about needing Sam to watch his back.


And here's when they were talking about Sam's nightmares and Dean keeping a knife under his pillow. "That's not fear, that's precaution," Dean says.


I love this scene because oh okay, I'll be honest and tell it as it is. Dean sprawling on the bed. In nothing but a pair of boxers and a tight black T-shirt! But seriously, this is when we first find out that Dean sleeps in his boxers Sam has difficulty sleeping, that he has nightmares and stuff, that he forgets how the job can get to him. We also find out that Dean sleeps on his stomach with a knife under his pillow, and he wakes up with his hair mussed up so prettily is concerned about Sam and his nightmares.

There's really nothing extra about this scene, it's not particularly angsty or funny or happy in any way. If anything, it's kind of bleak, but I like this. So yeah, this is my number eight for today's countdown.

Number 9 : Number 7

Caps from here and here.

Comments

[ckll.livejournal.com]

I love the Outsiders as book and movie.
The guys must have decided living together the last months unless they hide it all along ;D

[grievous-angel.livejournal.com]

'The OUtsiders' is a wonderful, wonderful book and everybody in the world should read it.

[dawnintheforest.livejournal.com]

Good choice. : ) I love the whole knife as only a 'precaution' thing too. It defines some very early, what is now clasic, Dean wittiness (sp?). Plus, and from a much more innocent perspective here, I love seeing Dean sleeping (thinks more of like picture 2 up there)!

[dev-earl.livejournal.com]

Any living human being could appreciate that butt over there. Mmmm. ♥

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

*strokes biceps*

Perhaps Sam is kinda wondering since when his brother looks that hot. :D

[tj-smartz.livejournal.com]

Ummmm..... I had something to say but Dean's ass broke my brain.

*stands next to Sam and pervs with him*

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

Oh Phantom Traveler! Hahahahahaaha. I have this memory from this episode.
You know Layne, when Shinta was not into Supernatural yet, she always caught us -- me and my bro -- watching this episode. Almost all the time. And she always said: "Why you two always watched this episode?"
We just grinned. Hey, it's a very fun and cool episode.
A few months later, when AXN showed Supernatural, she knew why. *grins*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I really must buy that book. And the movie that I watched? It was dubbed in Japanese.And I keep confusing 'Outsiders' with this other movie, I think it's called 'Sleepers'.

Btw, hon, did Jared really sell his house? Any ideas or speculations on why he did that?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oh I will! I can't wait to get my hands on it!

*glee*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Dean's snarkiness usually means that he's hiding something. I used to be annoyed when he seemed to be making jokes all the time, sometimes inappropriate jokes, too. I sympathized with Sam! But really, behind all those swagger and whatnots is a very much insecure young man.

*loves Dean*

*loves Sam*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of the shot that they did of Catherine Zeta-Jones in 'Entrapment', all curves and rounded butts and luscious thighs. Dean's sexier though, hair and all :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Have you heard the story of that face-grabbing scene in 'Plaything'? Apparently Kripke called out "cut" when Sam held on longer than he was supposed to, and things were looking very intimate.

I'm trying to get into Sam's head here and I can't think of a single thing why he would look at Dean like that,unless it was to appreciate Dean's beauty. In which case that had to be Jared, not Sam. Unless Wincest is canon :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Sam was definitely perving, wasn't he? And we thought Dean was leering at Sam when Sam came out of the bathroom wearing that infamous towel in 'Hell-House'.

Whenever I watch this episode, I'd put it on slow-mo *PERVS*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It's hard to imagine your sister not into SPN :))

I love 'Phantom Traveler'! I love the part when Dean's in the plane, humming Metalicca and Sam seating beside him, looking bemused. Dean trying to get out of flying when they were at the airport was so adorable, and Sam looked so disbelieving when Dean told him he was scared of flying.

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

That was the time when she's not into SPN. It's hard to believe indeed. :))

[ckll.livejournal.com]

I wrote about in my today's post.
He sold his old house there, not the one he has now

[munibunny.livejournal.com]

I just watched this ep on Monday and, yes, I was thinking the same thing when this scene rolled by. I love the fact that Jensen has hairy legs and that Dean sleeps in his boxers and wakes up with bed hair.

I'd stare too. Definitely.

[tj-smartz.livejournal.com]

He was totally being all stalkery and perving on Dean's ass. Mind you Dean was being rather slutty in his sleep, ass all pushed up in the air. Who can resist that?

The muscle twitch while wearing the infamous towel MELTS ME.

*laughs* Good girl, Lin. I like your style. *is guilty too*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Dean was being a slut alright, teasing Sam like that. I bet Jared had his way with him that night.

:))

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oh okay! Anyway, that makes more sense. Jensen stays in an apartment, right? Where would the dogs go if Jared went to stay at a smaller place?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Let's say that was actually Sam, and not Jared doing the staring. And taking the wincest out of the equation, why would Sam stare at Dean so? Could it be that he was wishing that he could sleep like Dean? He said that he only had a couple of hours of sleep that night, thinking of Jess, having nightmares and "things", which he didn't say what. And it'd be interesting to know what those "things" were.

[tj-smartz.livejournal.com]

Oh god yes, and it was no incentive at all for Jensen to stop, more encouragement in fact.

*GLEE*

Oh, by the by, you keen for more scrabble??

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

I heard but I want to read the article or interview or what have you.

My. That must make Jensen's heart pound like crazy!

[ckll.livejournal.com]

Exactly, so there was a small confusion about it

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

blah blah


:P