#if he gets close enough he either dies immediately or backstabs! why do you want to sap too!

[get-more-bald]

every day I thank god fans aren't in charge of making updates to games

[garrothromeave]

let’s talk about minecraft diaries rebirth.

and why it’s literally amazing. (warning: this will contain spoilers. lots of them. also, long post ahead.)

i think a lot of people hate mcdr because they were expecting a remake; but the point of rebirth is for jess to rewrite it. it wasn't supposed to be exactly the same.

honestly i went into mcdr with a closed mind. as an og mcd fan, i thought that this was going to suck ass and that i'd rant about how bad it was to my friends later. but actually watching it, i just... couldn't help but immediately fall in love with it.

ik im probably the only motherfucker that likes mcdr, but honestly how could i not? for one, garroth and zenix actually have personalities at the beginning. AND; the villagers? actually amazing. donna made me smile, visher made me laugh and cry, brendan was just bein as good as ever. like... i even didn't despise emmalyn with every ounce of my soul like i usually do?? the characterizations of them were GOOD, man.

and honestly, aphmau like--the way she spoke, her whole thing. it was reallyyy well done in my opinion. she was oblivious to things, but it wasn't overdone and wasn't done in a way to make her annoying. she's a very appealing character in mcdr, a main protagonist i do not mind following along with. her dynamics to the characters are really cool and all very unique.  gonna cut it here so i don’t clog y’all’s feed cuz i got a lot to say :)

the early use of aphmau’s powers was actually pretty cool as well, it also really showed how clueless aphmau really was to everything going on around her. AND UH, THE FACT THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT GARROTH FELT FAMILIAR? GOLDEN. absolutely golden.

AND GENE OH BOY, the early introduction of gene? ik a lot of people are upset about it, but god DAMN i love it so much. his role in the story is very important in original, and i cannot express how much joy this brought me learning that he was actually getting the proper attention for it. and the fact that gene and aphmau were working together?? i mean ik gene was just trying to use her to get back to the "shadow abyss" (pretty pog replacement for the nether, gg) but god DAMN i loved every moment of it. i found their dynamic to be pretty fuckin funny to be honest, would absolutely love to see more of it.

i might be biased considering gene is one of my absolute favorite characters, but i honestly think that introducing gene this early on in the story was a good move. again, he's literally the right-hand man to the shadow lord. it makes you really wonder why he didn't have as much of an important role in season 1 or even 2 of the original mcd plotline. also, we get some of that good-ol-fashioned exposition with seeing early on how vylad and gene interact. vylad’s at a very strange point in the story right now; his motives are unclear, even to the side he’s ‘supposed’ to be taking (aka, a shadow knight.)  another early introduction to a character is zane! this, my friends, is good. really good. i’d say that zane is the main antagonist of season 1 in the original series--and he wasn’t even introduced until like, episode 50. it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but him being introduced this early on really gives the audience a better understanding of what threats are out there and what our protagonist will have to encounter in the future. in the original series, there’s not much explanation as to why lords are disappearing/dying left and right--and while yes, that was supposed to be the mystery of it, having some of that early information is a better move in terms of writing. 

AND IVAN?? BEING A PART OF THE JURY OF NINE?? I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING MORE LIKE GOD DAMN that was a very pleasant surprise i'll just say that, thank you jess :)

and no i did not loop the 4 minutes of screentime laurance got in that one episode haha who would do that i would never do that anyways

SPEAKING of laurance, im so glad jess actually wrote him in this early :) she totally could have just waited for the first time aphmau visits meteli and meets him there, but no! she put him in an early episode. i dont even care if she did it just to shut up the fans about laurance but man that made me so happy seeing him, even if it was only for a bit.

okay i kinda wanna go over the guards real fast firstly; garroth. ignoring how weird the helmet showing emotions is, i really like how garroth is portrayed. he's under a lot of pressure because the village is putting a lot of the blame on him for malik's death, and he's trying his hardest to keep things running. the fact that garroth utterly refused the to take up the position of lord and even got a little snappy about it was actually really cool to see as well. and while he doesn’t have that same “reserved, quiet, observant” feel as the original mcd version of him had, this version of garroth is absolutely awesome. he’s more direct and blunt, is significantly more sarcastic, and isn’t as stiff or as much as a pushover as he is in the original. he even has a sense of humour. also, no homo, but he’s kinda adorable.  plus, the desperation that he goes through during the whole thing is just--it’s really cool to see how hard he’s trying to prove himself and help the village. my rating for mcdr garroth? 9/10. the helmet... the helmet is the main thing throwin me off, i can’t lie. next, zenix. oh BOY do i have a lot to say about this man. first of all, his and garroth’s dynamic is incredible. when i saw how the interacted with each other, my first thought was: father and son. zenix has this immaturity to him that is so fucking fun and interesting to watch, and seeing how garroth scolds him is so fuckin good man. and! seeing how he interacts with the rest of the village... honestly, if jess ever picks this story up again, i would probably cry when zenix (literally) backstabs garroth. HELL, i hope that’s something that still happens, it’d be heartbreaking to witness this character that we’ve come to love hurting his mentor, the man who took him in. he’s just a really good character all in all, and much more appealing than the original mcd zenix. ...except season 3 zenix. no zenix can be better than that one.  either way, zenix is amazing written to be the comic relief and he’s just an all-out lovable character in this series.  finally, dale and brian. yes i’m going to group them up because there’s not much to say regarding them, but i do want to address them. for starters, we have brian; who’s already 16 when the story starts. good on jess for doing that, because in the original aphmau watched brian be born and age INCREDIBLY quick, haha. THOUGH i do feel like there’s a slight connection lost there--one of the hardest things about brian’s betrayal in the original series in the fact that we watched him grow up in phoenix drop. we were there from the moment he was born, to the second he betrayed phoenix drop. BUT OF COURSE, this version is a lot more realistic, so it’s understandable. i just think that if it’s brian who’ll be betraying phoenix drop again (if it even goes down that same route), it won’t hit as hard unless jess really takes the time to grow the connection between brian and aphmau.  as for dale; gotta admit, love it. and like, i think one of the main things about how good of a call it was to make him a drunkard from the beginning is considering how much the village is struggling. the fact that the second-in-command is literally drunk all of the time really conveys the message of,��“yeah. this village needs help.” plus, he’s another good comic relief character. i loved seeing molly and dale’s relationship too, it was very funny.  PLUS. we were blessed with a well scene, in which aphmau had to help villagers out of the well. i don’t know about you guys, but that was one of my favorite nods to the original series. i cannot thank jess enough for that, there was a smile on my face the entire time. another amazing thing--visher’s character. instead of just being introduced to this quirky lil merchant who only had one or two interactions with aphmau like in the first one, we got to sit there and really get a feel for someone worth remembering and worth mourning over. we had a reason to be sad over his death, it wasn’t just some npc getting blown up suddenly. this was different, and this hurt.  one of the major things that i hope is to come out of this is for jess to fix the major mistakes she had when writing the first series. she’d expressed how unhappy she was with some of the decisions she made, and i’m glad that she’s getting that second chance to undo the things she didn’t like. this series also gives her a second chance to really, really dig into characters and their motives. like, gimme laurance backstory in better detail. or like, garroth and zane’s relationship from back when they were kids? or how vylad died and who killed him? etc etc. she’s already done an excellent job so far, and i can’t wait to see where this goes. that is, if she ever continues it. god, i wish there were more episodes so that i could seriously let you guys know how beautiful of a series this is. there’s so much i want to say about rebirth, but i think i’ll stop here. i might say some more shit about it later, but if there’s anything i’d want you to take away from this, it’s: give minecraft diaries rebirth a chance. there’s a lot of potential, and this is a chance for jess to really change things for the better! ... but again, that is if this ever is continued. 

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Do you welcome Your Turn to Die asks?

If so, how about YTTD boys react to Reader dieing? You can make that death as bad as you want (slow, instant, etc)

Why? Cus some agnst is good, hehe

Oh always!!

.........

Humans

Joe

“N-No, c’mon [y/n]..you can’t just give up now! After we just got here!”

It’s unfortunate how a hardly-noticeable trap spelled the end of you--before you even got to the Main Game Miley was blabbering on and on about.

Joe isn’t sure whether to get help or not, so he stays with you, trying his best to figure out a way to stop your bleeding.

But it’s no use.

He beats himself up for being useless--for failing to protect you--but you take his hand and reassure him it’s alright.

“Just look out for Sara...sh-she needs you now more than ever..okay?"

Gin

At first..he couldn’t comprehend you dying.

Thankfully it wasn’t a bloody and painful death, but you were still suffering despite your attempts to cling to life.

He approaches you, already crying as he apologizes for not protecting you. But you reassure him he did his best, and you already felt better because he was by your side now.

He promises to become stronger and to escape with his newfound family...for your sake.

You weakly pet his head one final time, and as your hand becomes limp, Gin panics and tries keeping it on his head, shakily asking you to continue.

You never do.

Sou

He never should’ve let you get so close to him.

Not because of you potentially betraying him, but because he didn’t want to grow so attached to someone he could lose at any time.

But when it’s your turn to die (lol), he panics and deactivates your collar, begging you to run and save yourself. 

Instead you stay in place, refusing to abandon him, and your stubbornness frustrates him.

“S-So that’s it?! You’re just gonna give up and die here?!” He shouts with tears in his eyes.

You reassure him it’s okay. You’ll only suffer a worse death for breaking the rules, and you tell him not to hold onto anger at the others for their votes.

He couldn’t look away from your execution, and that bitterness remained in his heart for a long while.

Kai

He tried not to let your death shake him.

But it was clear he was very broken up over it..despite how calm he seemed on the surface.

Only Sara caught a glimpse of him shedding tears as he knelt by your body--bloody and ruined from the execution.

This was all the more reason to backstab Asunaro. He didn’t want this...he didn’t want any of this.

Could you have been saved? Could trading cards with you have changed your fate?

He didn’t know the answer but..one way or another you’ll be avenged.

‘Damn this organization’

Keiji

You just needed help with one last attraction. That's all you asked for.

It was Quick Draw--and when a gun had to be drawn, Keiji froze in panic, unwilling to shoot.

Unfortunately that brief moment of hesitance was long enough to allow the monster to strike.

He shouted at you to run while he fought back against it, somehow killing it and clearing the attraction.

“I-I did it..hah..that was a close one. Alright now where’s....?” 

But as he turns around, he sees you on the ground--your motionless body impaled by a sword.

He’s utterly devastated, feeling like he’s to blame for not protecting you like he promised--even though he only expected people around him to die.

And by the time he makes it back to the lobby, he already collapsed from his wounds and the grief.

Alice

In the Room of Lies, Alice was panic-striken about where his real sister was. But when Ranger presented her head to him, you could tell that couldn’t actually be Reko. 

There was no blood. It had to be another one of the lies.

Yet the ex-prisoner took the bait...a decision that would’ve cost him his life had you not grabbed the head as it detonated.

Your hands became bloody stumps, and your stomach had a gaping hole in it.

Yet you refused to focus on the pain, only smiling as you saw the real Reko emerge.

Your final wishes were that they reconciled and survived the game together, before you finally succumbed to your wounds.

Alice is heartbroken and conflicted about why you’d sacrifice yourself for a murderer like him..but he’s gonna carry on your wish no matter what.

Q-Taro

You find Q-Taro trying to use the vending machine, and he explains the supposed “escape” it would grant him.

But it was odd he never mentioned this to anyone. So you can’t believe him when he said he’ll get outside help.

Ranger soon informs you two of the consequences of him leaving alone: the death of everyone else.

You beg the baseball player to reconsider---only to be horrified at his remorseful expression as he puts the final token into the machine.

Then your collar beeps rapidly, sending you collapsing to the ground as a poison within it slowly kills you.

Q-Taro has immediate regret, especially as the confused and panicked screams of the other participants reach his ears. 

But he can only mumble apologies as he rushes through the door...and you laid dying, feeling betrayed.

Mishima

No..how could this happen to one of his beloved students/acquaintances??

In the test run of the voting system, he didn’t think there would be any lethal consequences for whoever had the most votes.

He was among the people who voted for you after you pleaded with him to do so. And only moments later did he watch the collar burn your head right off your body

Was he a killer? Just because he respected your wish?

No, he couldn’t be. It was that foolish doll’s fault for not saying anything.

He’s gonna be shaken up for a while, but he has to be strong--for his students and the other young ones who just witnessed something so brutal and traumatizing.

Dolls

Rio Ranger

You failed an attraction, the monsters overwhelming you and your partner. While they already died, you lived long enough to see Ranger enter to take an item from them.

But he sees you and shows a frowny card. “Wow you bastards died to the easiest attraction?! That’s pathetic!”

Even as he scorns you, he seemed to be upset. Despite all his jests, you were kind to him no matter what, and that kindness made you more..."tolerable" than the others.

He didn’t know why he felt so damn guilty, especially when you offer your bracelet/necklace.

“N-No..you can’t just give me that! You’re stupid for thinking you could befriend us dolls to the end!”

“I may be stupid, but..at least I tried..” You smile as your dying breath creeps out, while Ranger stands there in distraught, before taking what you offered him and quietly leaving.

Hayasaka

When the book Obstructors cornered him after the group failed to ward them off, you made either an incredibly brave or incredibly stupid decision:

Shoving him out of harm’s way and letting them attack you.

The pain of their sharp teeth tearing into your flesh was agonizing as you hit them with all your strength--until you had no more.

Hayasaka couldn’t believe you’d sacrifice yourself for him....he was a doll! He could’ve withstood it! 

You weren’t even his partner. So why did you....?

He probably would never understand, but he was alive thanks to you....and he won’t forget that.

[demuestramecnco-blog]

alliance (joel pimentel prince au)

pairing: joel x original character 

rating: mature 

summary: Elizabeth and Joel were set to be married since a very young age. After an unfortunate occurrence, Elizabeth must seek sanction in Joel’s kingdom. They haven’t seen each other in years and must now figure out how to love one another as they will rule together one day. 

part one 

    On my 10th birthday my mother, queen of our nation, informed me of my future. Instead of being able to run around the castle with my cousins as children do, we were preparing for a trip. We were going to travel to a neighboring kingdom where I was to be engaged to their prince. engaged. At ten years old the man I was going to marry was chosen. An alliance between our nations would protect against future attacks from the third neighboring kingdom that had turned aggressive. All 3 kingdoms had once been one. Famine had turned people against each other leading to war which resulted in a split of the once golden kingdom.  

    “Your grace it is safe to exit the boat. The queen and the prince stand in peace” a guard, his name was Julian if I remembered correctly, said to us. My mother stood up first ready to give me away. I stood frozen in place. Confused, scared, and alone are all the emotions I felt. “Honey you must do this for your nation. I know you are scared, I was too. As royals this is our life. Love unfortunately is not a gift we are given. We cannot marry the people we love only those who are convenient. You are young  and have many years in the future to get to know the prince. Make the most of your marriage. Who knows you may even fall in love. Now get up and go” she says rather coldly. Sometimes I wondered if my mother really loved me. Surely she gave birth to me but she did not raise me. I was not old enough to be involved in state affairs so I was raised by servants. I wasn’t old enough to be around my parents yet I am somehow old enough to be engaged. It is a strange time I am living in.

    I take my mother’s hand and hesitantly walk off the boat with her. We are surrounded by the sea and hills of green. Across the field stands the queen and crowned prince of Laika. He looks maybe a year or two older than me. I wonder what he thinks of all this. “I hope your journey went well” the queen spoke. “It was a smooth ride. We appreciate the concern” my mother replied, shaking the other woman’s hand. “Go on say hi to your future wife” the queen said to her son, pushing him towards me.

    He walk towards me slowly. I eyed his every movement as he did mine. “I am Joel” he spoke. I smiled at him but said nothing. Maybe if I did not speak I wouldn’t be here. None of this would be real. “He is speaking to you answer him” my mother says, trying her best to keep her composure. “I am Princess Elizabeth” I say to him. His gaze falls to the ground beneath us. He begins kicking rocks but manages to still make conversation, “can I call you Eli, princess?”

    “You may” I reply. He looks up again but this time the smile on his face is clear. “You are very pretty” he says. “And you are a handsome prince” I reply.

    That was our first meeting. Shortly after we were taken to the castle and treated highly as guests of the king and queen. My mother negotiated with the rulers while Joel and I ran around the castle. When he learned that my birthday recently passed he ordered my favorite meal from the kitchen. We snuck into an old room in the castle and ate before jumping on a bed.

    When I had to leave I felt sad but remembered I would see him again. We were going to be married someday. However, the next time I’d be in his kingdom would be either when my parents died or when I finally turned of age to be wed. I was hoping it would be latter but with the backstabbing in court that I unfortunately picked up on quickly, no one knows what could happen.

    “I will see you soon” I say to him, holding my hand out for a handshake. “See you soon, Eli” he says before taking me by surprise with a kiss on my cheek.

—

6 years later

    “Princess you must come with me now” one of my guards says, grabbing onto my arm. “Do not touch me” I yell trying to pull away from his grasps towards my parents. “You cannot help them but you can help yourself. They’d want you to get out of here now so you can live on and carry on their legacy” Ben says. He pulls me away from my parents’ quarters. “I will find whoever did this to them and they will burn” I yell at no one in particular.

    It was a quiet night in the castle. There were no banquets, no wars, and no audiences with the king. I had gone to say goodnight to my parents when I discovered that their throats had been slit. Their guards were no where to be seen. There were traitors in this castle and I will find them. As I am dragged farther away from them, I begin to lose sight of their bodies. My parents were gone. I am a queen. I am too young to be a queen, but here I am.

    “The boat is ready for you to sail to Laika. I will stay here and send word for your aunt. She is to be regent in your place that is what your parents ordered. You must go and wed your future husband and seek protection in their court” Ben says once we’ve reached the coast which is outside of the palace. “I-I’m not ready I do not want to leave. I want to stay here!” I exclaim in agony. I have no time to grieve I know this but that does not stop me from trying to stay in my home.

    “Set sail now. Get her there safely you hear me?” Ben yells at the other guards on board the boat with me. “My queen” Ben bows as the boat beings to move along the water.

—

    We make it to Laika the next morning. Upon reaching the coastline the sound of trumpets fill the air. Nobles, servants, and the village people stand around looking towards my direction. I notice the king and queen who are much older now, standing tall with firm stares. I scan the crowd but my eyes do not meet the familiar eyes I was hoping to see.

    “My dear we are so sorry for your loss” Queen Anne says once we are face to face. Her voice was laced with sympathy and her eyes were kind. “You will be safe here” the king adds. “Thank you” I reply beginning to bow before them. “Nonsense you are a queen now do not bow” Anne grabs my arm and pulls me back up.

    “Loyal subjects of Laika welcome your future queen and queen of Kedon” Anne announces to the crowd. “Is Joel well?” I ask through the cheers. “Why don’t you ask him yourself?” the queen says, her eyes averting to the scene behind me.

    I turn around swiftly, immediately looking for him. A figure running appears in my view as they get closer. The bowing of people make me aware that the running figure is indeed the crowned prince.

    Breathing heavily, his mouth hangs open as his eyes scan my face. His eyes are still the same shade of brown as the last time I looked into them. His face is more mature and his body is more built. “Hi” he finally says. “Hi” I whisper back.

    “Are you okay?” he asks, placing both hands on my shoulder. He leans in closely to inspect my face. For the first time since the discovery of my parents death, I laugh. I laugh and smile. “I am fine now” I inform him. “I’m sorry about what has happened. You will be safe with me” he says. “I know. I am thankful for you and your parents kindness” I reply.

    We stare at each other trying to take each other in. “You will have time to catch up later. Elizabeth needs to settle in and we need to go tell the kitchen to prepare for a feast. We will celebrate the arrival of our guest” the queen says, placing her hands on our backs and rubbing soothingly.

    “Very well” Joel replies to his mother. She smiles at us both before returning to her husbands side. “Save me a dance, will you Eli?” Joel asks. The old nickname brings life back to my body. The weight in my chest is lessening the more I stand here.. the more I talk to him.

    “I most definitely will” I reply. This is my new home now. My new friends, my new family, my people to guide. I am sad over the reality that my parents are gone but they have prepared me for this moment.  I hope I am welcomed here and truly safe like it was promised. However, I’d be a fool to think this court is any different than any other. Backstabbing and deceit is all a court knows. It is all I know.

[shirtlesssammy]

10x09: The Things We Left Behind

Then:

Netflix, why won’t you let me watch the Then segment? Here’s our recap for 10x08.

Now:

Welcome to the pain. MOC!Dean had a nightmare about murder.

At a youth transition center in Pontiac, IL, we’re re-introduced to troubled teen, Claire Novak, who has a severe attitude problem. It seems she was caught shoplifting and now she’s heading to solitary for a bit. (No wonder Claire’s a little angry...she’s an orphan in a juvie center that treats the kids less than human. Ugh.) The next morning, the guard announces that she has a visitor: her father. The emotions that flit her face just break me. She remembers the first time she met Castiel (“I am not your father”) and she knows the man in front of her isn’t her father, but her reaction to seeing the man with her father’s face is heartbreaking. She feigns toughness and demands, “You took everything from me. What do you want now?” Castiel responds, “Nothing, I just—I came here to help you.” Cas asks about Amelia, and we learn that a few months after Cas ripped apart their family, she left Claire with her mother and “went to go find herself.” And ever since Claire’s grandmother died, she’s been living the dream.

Cas wants to help, so Claire asks him to get her out of there.

Step One: Put on a tie, Cas.

(This was uncalled for.)

Step Two: Meet with the woman running the joint and convince her to release Claire to her “father”. She sees through their bullshit immediately. (But it sure is cute to watch Cas try.)

At the bunker, Dean’s self-medicating with the Three Stooges, and Sam’s helping by bringing him a grilled cheese sandwich. The Mark of Cain is not far from either of their thoughts.

Back at juvie, Cas enacts Step Three: He busts Claire out in the dead of night.

Rowena!

Crowley’s got her chained up in his dungeon. A demon brings in another demon that is topside illegally. She pleads to see him, but is rebuffed.

Cas takes Claire to a restaurant for some vegetables.

Claire tells Cas that he’s changed. He used to be a dick and now he’s just kind of a doof. Cas bby, bonding with your pseudo-daughter. He has changed. He’s seen the world, and understands humanity a little better.

The check comes and Cas asks Claire where they’re going next. Claire builds her walls again and tells him she doesn’t need babysitting. Just because he’s feeling guilty, doesn’t mean there’s more to their relationship. Cas won’t take no for an answer, so Claire switches gears. While Cas is attempting to pay for the meal, she heads to the ladies room, only to sneak out and hitch a ride (with Cas’s money.)

Cas calls the brothers to help him with locating Claire. Dean’s none too pleased (but let’s be real, he’s pleased.) Sam heads off to the youth center for possible leads, while Dean and Cas stay behind.

!!!BURGER DATE ALERT!!!

I don’t need to be that dramatic, but this is a *moment* with these two. There’s sailing ships and bi!plaid shirts, and most importantly, real honest conversation. There’s support and advice and kindness and confessions and...and...sigh. They’re each other’s biggest champions and neither of them can see it.

Meanwhile, Rowena butters up to the other demon. They swap stories and Rowena admits that she’s locked up because she “was a horrible mother.” Crowley concurs.

At the youth center, Sam learns that Claire had a friendship with a Dustin Tate. Claire also ran away a lot --one time for six months. Sam wonders where she hid out.

We soon find out it’s at a house of a man named Randy. Claire gives him Cas’s wallet (oof, it even had Jimmy’s wallet --and I’m JUST NOW figuring out why Cas’s birthday is always in July in fanfic. I feel like such a fake fan sometimes.) Despite her best efforts, Randy admits they’re “still short.” It seems that whatever Randy’s got himself into, it’s coming due later than night. This whole situation with Randy is beyond creepy. He guilts Claire more, and she implores him that there must be something more they can do. Randy has shifty eyes. He clearly has a plan for Claire.

Cas and the Winchesters ambush Dustin as he heads in to the Wiener Hut for work that night. Cas hoists him up along the wall by his throat so he’s really not holding much back. The Winchesters look on. YAWN another day at the office. Claire is busy robbing a convenience store so she can buy Randy out of his trouble. Cas intercepts her just as she starts to slip the gun out of her pocket and surprise the cashier.

Cas gives her a stern talk in the alley. Robbing people is wrong! Claire tells Cas that he killed her dad so who is he to talk about wrong or right with her? She pulls a gun on Cas and when he tells her, gently, that it won’t hurt him she swings it around to Sam and Dean. “You just stood there while this monster took my dad,” she says. When she turns back to Cas she tells him she used to pray to him every night about her dad.

“I know,” Cas says. Oh, Cas. He’s remorseful but they still try to convince her that she’s better off not going back to Randy. Claire tells him Randy is family - not Cas. Family don’t end in blood, after all.

Back with Rowena, a smirking guard approaches. Crowley is ready to see her! She’s led into the throne room where she addresses him as “Fergus.” Crowley looooves that so they’re off to a running start.

Rowena congratulates him on becoming King of Hell. Crowley scowls at her proud mama routine and asks her why she abandoned him at the age of eight. She lobs excuses at him.

Crowley’s having none of it, though, and he tells her he has a family already. (Ah, the themes are tying together so nicely now.) Rowena mocks him, though. Backstabbing demons make poor family. “I’ll always be your mother. And I’ll always love you.” She kisses him tenderly on his forehead while he looks ahead, his face a grim mask.

Meanwhile Sam, Dean, and Cas hit a bar. Cas asks for a shot of alcohol to burn away his pain. He’s worried about Claire but Dean tells him in his sweetest, most friendly manner (<sarcasm>) that Cas wearing “her old man’s meatsuit” doesn’t exactly help out his cause. The look Sam shoots him:

Sam tells Cas that Claire loved her father so she’s not going to get over her dislike of Cas any time soon. Cas reveals that he never knew his own father so he doesn’t understand the bond. He asks the Winchesters about their dad. “He’s not gonna win any number one dad awards,” Dean says, winning this prize I just created for UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR. Sam prompts him to tell a story of a visit to New York. They were in the area for a hunt and after Sam and John fell asleep Dean snuck off to CBGB. Dean gets roofied and as he slips into a haze John Winchester shows up and scares everyone around Dean. Afterward, John tells Dean he’s not his friend, he’s his father - and his job is to raise Dean right. And he did it! Dean grew up super well adjusted! Dean slams down the rest of his whiskey. Cas worries about Claire. Do they think she’s in trouble? Yes, yes they do.

Back at Randy’s Claire busts in on a little crime boss confrontation. Randy’s cornered while they shake him down for their money. Claire spits in the boss’ face, so they’re all off to a really great start. They haul Claire away and the boss tells Randy that he sees through his “caring father” act as a way to get her to steal for him. Randy tells him that he’s willing to bargain Claire for the rest of his debt if the deal is sweet enough.

At Hell headquarters, Rowena is about to be locked up again when she and the other prisoner accuse Gerald of smuggling people out of Hell. Crowley ends up knifing Gerald and then tells his mother she’s free. The other prisoner hisses at Rowena. “You said if I lied, you’d get me out of here.” Rowena tells her she’ll be back soon (probably with a knife or something) and closes the cell door behind her.

Back with Claire, creepy crime boss walks in on her, then locks the bedroom door. He approaches her insidiously and touches her face. She kicks him in the balls. Downstairs the front door opens. Cas power blasts the guy who answers the door and they hear Claire screaming. Cas breaks the bedroom door down, allowing Claire to get the upper hand. She kicks the ever loving shit out of the crime boss before Cas drags her away.

Cas, Sam, and Claire race out the front door. Dean threatens the rest of the criminals, telling them to keep their distance. He gets surprised by the crime boss smashing a bottle over his head from behind. We flash back to the Mark of Cain and all the darkness it’s brought Dean. “You guys don’t wanna do this,” he warns. The crime boss scoffs and kicks him in the head.

Outside Sam, Cas, and Claire climb into the Impala when they realize Dean isn’t with them. Sam hears the sounds of a fight from inside the house and races to help Dean.

We cut to Dean, whose vision from the episode open is interspersed with reality now. Dead bodies are scattered everywhere and Dean holds a bloody knife. Sam runs up to Dean who’s kneeling shocked on the floor. He begs him to say that he had to kill them all. That it was him or them. “I didn’t mean to,” Dean says - which is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Cas looks in horror at the wreckage. Yeah, Dean’s doing greeaaaat with the Mark of Cain.

You’re Not My Quotes:

I fight certain deadly threats to humanity.

It’s just people trying to do their best in a world where it’s far too easy to do your worst.

How are you, Dean?

“I think I might have bedbugs. Any tips?” “Of course. Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite.”

Fergus. Sounds like a venereal disease and not the fun kind.

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