duct tape and safety pins

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duct tape and safety pins

Sam has the moral high ground. Sam’s always been the level-headed one, even when his arcs are typically characterized with him struggling to keep control of his body/his life against the pull of external forces that do their best to break him. Sam respects Dean to an extent that Dean definitely doesn’t reciprocate, and frequently demonstrates that respect so that it should be undeniable. Sam never talks down to Dean or undermines his fears or concerns when they’re brought into conversation.
Sam examines all aspects and possibilities of a situation, gives victims and aggressors alike the benefit of the doubt when he can, forgives most of those who have horrifically wronged him at one point or another. Sam doesn’t divide their job into “things we murder and things we don’t”; he’s always been the one to question and hesitate when it comes to making a kill or letting someone/something go. He always gives people a second chance. He doesn’t hold a grudge. He reconsiders, he absolves, he thinks before he acts. He’s the antithesis of the prototypical hunter, not quite a Man of Letters but more like they were than Dean or John could ever be.
He’s flawed and darkened by his history of catastrophic choices, but he takes full responsibility for every mistake that he made (and a generous handful of ones that he didn’t), and he’s always able to sympathize when his loved ones go down similar paths. HE’S INCREDIBLE AND LOVELY AND I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE MISTREATMENT IT’LL TAKE FOR HIM TO BUCKLE PERMANENTLY UNDER THE STRAIN