#also sorry for erasing Sam. I can’t even remember sam and Jack’s dynamic from s15 I’m not sure they talked | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

rivercule · 2 years

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I simply do not understand the idea that post-series cas would be upset with dean for “letting jack become god”. Cas was the one who was always talking about Jack fulfilling his destiny and bringing paradise, right up until the end. After Jack took Chuck’s powers dean was the one who was like “hey you’re coming back to the bunker right?” and Jack was the one who said “no I’m going to be god now”. It was ultimately Jack’s decision against Dean’s suggestion.

Dean was never a fan of god even just as a concept before he knew there was a god. Cas was always seeking god and a purpose the latter of which he found in being jack’s father but the gods he found were always terrible. Cas had an awful time at the end of his godstiel arc but Cas also has abysmal self worth so I don’t think he would ever even consider Jack would be as much a “failure” as god as cas was. Jack’s the only person I think Cas could accept as Chuck’s replacement and I’m sure the idea that Jack wouldn’t be up to snuff would never cross his mind. He’s been seeking god for his entire endless existence and jack is literally the only person who couldn’t possibly disappoint him. It makes sense as a conclusion to Castiel’s arc that the man he raised would be a better god than Cas’s father.

On the other hand, Dean is and has always been anti god whether in theory (early seasons atheism) or in practice (killing gods for a living) AND he’s got the least amount of faith in Jack and his powers because of Mary. There’s really no reason for him to want there to be a god, let alone for it to be jack. Not putting up a fight when jack became god, if anything, was showing that jack has regained (or finally gained) his trust, but Dean didn’t trust Chuck as god. He didn’t trust Cas as god. There’s no reason for him to trust anyone as god, let alone a young person who has demonstrated less than perfect control of his own powers, let alone infinite cosmic powers (or whatever).

I don’t like Jack as god either but I can’t wrap my head around why the popular dynamic of fics with this premise is like “divorce arc two where cas is mad at Dean for letting his baby become god”. It was jack’s (who isn’t actually a baby) decision and the positions don’t make sense for dean and cas

#also sorry for erasing Sam. I can’t even remember sam and Jack’s dynamic from s15 I’m not sure they talked #but I could see him taking the middle road since he wants there to be a loving god in the universe but also understands what it’s like to be #a young person with powers you don’t understand #no hate to people who are into this idea but I genuinely can’t wrap my head around it #the point is completely moot because Billie should have reaped god. if there must be a god they should be Billie. but I digress #justice for Billie #I feel like it’s just like ‘my position is that jack shouldn’t be god which makes it the correct position and since cas is a better father #than dean he should agree’. I feel like it would make a much more compelling and in character story though #for cas to be upset that dean doesn’t fully support Jack being god while Jack maybe struggles under the pressure of godhood #but tries to hide this from everyone because he wants to be good enough for them #not trying to say that Dean is always right/should always be right but in this one instance?#and. honestly the previous issues between dean and Jack could come up again bc it might be difficult to know that Dean genuinely has jack’s #best interests at heart. I think cas might have a hard time believing it.#and the idea that cas would give dean yet another chance if he hurt jack by pressuring him to be god when he doesn’t want to/like it would #be kind of absurd. dean has to do better to jack or things simply shouldn’t work out #castiel #dean winchester #spn #jack Kline

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