I think people forget the biggest difference in how Jensen acts toward Supernatural compared to Jared is that Jared got a complete story arc for his character, as shitty as that ending may have been for him. Sam retired from the hunter life, had a wife and a family, and grew old in peace and relative happiness. Dean died with his storyline unfinished. 15x18 clearly set him up to respond to Castiel's confession, and he wasn't able to. Dean dies on a hunt young, miserable, and alone - exactly how he thought he'd go out when he was 26. That's not a satisfying conclusion; it's a slap in the face. And Jensen knows that. That's why he can't let Supernatural go; it's not finished for him yet.
misha telling the story from njcon last year and how it got picked up by so many news outlets and warner brothers told him to just not say anything about it. oh god why
"supernatural is so embarrassing," i say, opening my 27th tab of destiel hurt/comfort enemies to lovers coffee shop au. "15 year-long hate crime." binge-watches season 13. "shittest tv show ever aired." gets a hunter tattoo.
I unironically hope that there continues to be supernatural dram for the next 15 years. I hope that in 2038 it comes out that Jared Padelecki ate a human heart on set or something.
The supernatural cast is literally so funny. Like on one hand you have misha and jarpad, who are pretty much the exact opposites of their characters in every way, and then on the other you have jensen ackles, who is at all times experiencing the worst case of character bleed in the entire world. Love that for them