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“Honestly, Ginny, it’s not you-” Harry stopped in the middle of his explanation, realizing how stupid he would’ve sounded saying ‘it’s not you, it’s me’. Ginny narrowed her eyes at him, and Harry rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably. He had known that breaking things off with Ginny would be awkward, but this was simply unbearable.

“Then what is it, Harry?” Ginny asked imploringly.

“It’s… I don’t really know how to explain,” Harry said truthfully. How was he supposed to explain that his once intense, romantic love for her had turned into a familial, brotherly love for seemingly no reason. The past few months had just been different. Instead of spending his free time with Ginny like he used to, Harry would now much rather spend that time in his dorm room, or flying, or hell, even studying.

“Is there someone else?” Ginny said calmly. She wasn’t upset; she knew Harry would break up with her from the moment she saw the rooming assignments.

“I- yes,” Harry said decidedly, even though it was a lie. Maybe it would be easier to pretend there was someone else. At least that way Ginny would get a reason. “I’m in love with someone else.”

“Who?”

“Draco Malfoy,” Harry answered automatically, and then bit his tongue. Draco Malfoy? Where had that come from? He wasn’t in love with Draco! It’s true that they had moved on from being enemies since they were assigned to be roommates at the beginning of the year, Harry would even say they were friends, but love? There was no way. Or was there? After all, Harry found comfort in his late night talks with Draco when neither of them could sleep, and he invited Draco to go flying with him nearly everyday, and he relished those evenings he and Draco spent holed up in the library, studying and researching ways to remove tattoos made of Dark Magic. So maybe Harry did love Draco, just a little bit. But that didn’t mean anything, because there was no evidence that Draco felt the same.

“I thought so,” Ginny replied, her voice cutting off Harry’s thoughts.

Harry’s brow furrowed in confusion. “What?”

Ginny shrugged. “You two are always together, and when you’re not, you’re talking about being with the other.”

“Sorry, you mean, both of us? You think Draco loves me back?” Harry couldn’t disguise the hope in his voice.

Ginny sighed. “It’s quite obvious.” Harry didn’t respond, just stared in stunned silence, so Ginny went on, “Did you know that Draco, Pansy, and Blaise have been taking lessons from Hermione and I on how to cast a Patronus? Yesterday, Draco was finally able to cast one. And his Patronus, Harry- it’s a stag.”

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I have spent too long Grasping at words I could use to Define myself When I should have been Grasping every opportunity to Discover myself.

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I JUST THOUGHT OF THE BEST FUCKING THING OMFG IMAGINE SOMEONE HAVING A DANCE OFF AGAINST CHUCK AND LUCI (CHUCK AND LUCI ARE PARTNERS) WHATEVER GENRE OF MUSIC YOU IMAGINE ITS STILL FUCKING HILARIOUS IM IN TEARS

• BALLET • HIP HOP • JAZZ • TAP DANCING (OMFC😂 ) • CONTEMPORARY • BELLY DANCING

IM SCREAMING 😂😂😂

Now imagine their outfits..

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Why the SPN mixtape scene from 12x19 is screenwriting gold, and should be taught to the next generations of screenwriters everywhere - analysis

20 seconds. Two lines of dialogue, three gestures, a couple more camera angles. Episode 19, season 12 of a genre TV show “Supernatural”. A single strike of screenwriting and cinematic genius. The mixtape scene.

Robert Berens and Meredith Glynn, I bow before you.

This scene should be used as an example for future screenwriters how you can put maximum of meaning into minimal time and dialogue. Should be analyzed and taught at universities everywhere, how to achieve the most using the least. How to write for TV, where you only have less than an hour to built something spectacular.

WOW.

Let’s just peel off all the layers of these 20 seconds of footage and these 13 words. 13 WORDS.

(Cas knocks, Dean doesn’t say anything. Cas opens the door, apologizes for disturbing Dean in his room, and then takes a cassette tape out of his left inside coat pocket, and puts it on the desk, while tapping the label on it that says “Deans (sic!) top 13 Zepp traxx”.)

Cas: Um, I just wanted to return this.

Dean: It’s a gift. You keep those.

13 tracks. 13 words. The future. So number thirteen is important for the future. I mean, are you trying to tell us something here, writers?

(Dean takes the tape, oustreches his arm, and gives it back to Cas. We see Cas’ hand grabbing the tape, and taking it back.)

That tiny scene is ENORMOUS from the perspective of the narrative and the characterization. Let’s see what we can get out of it. (Prepare yourself: it’s gonna be long. Damn, how much meta can you write based on 20 seconds of television and two lines of dialogue?) (Hint: A lot.)

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Why the SPN mixtape scene from 12x19 is screenwriting gold, and should be taught to the next generations of screenwriters everywhere - analysis

20 seconds. Two lines of dialogue, three gestures, a couple more camera angles. Episode 19, season 12 of a genre TV show “Supernatural”. A single strike of screenwriting and cinematic genius. The mixtape scene.

Robert Berens and Meredith Glynn, I bow before you.

This scene should be used as an example for future screenwriters how you can put maximum of meaning into minimal time and dialogue. Should be analyzed and taught at universities everywhere, how to achieve the most using the least. How to write for TV, where you only have less than an hour to built something spectacular.

WOW.

Let’s just peel off all the layers of these 20 seconds of footage and these 13 words. 13 WORDS.

(Cas knocks, Dean doesn’t say anything. Cas opens the door, apologizes for disturbing Dean in his room, and then takes a cassette tape out of his left inside coat pocket, and puts it on the desk, while tapping the label on it that says “Deans (sic!) top 13 Zepp traxx”.)

Cas: Um, I just wanted to return this.

Dean: It’s a gift. You keep those.

13 tracks. 13 words. The future. So number thirteen is important for the future. I mean, are you trying to tell us something here, writers?

(Dean takes the tape, oustreches his arm, and gives it back to Cas. We see Cas’ hand grabbing the tape, and taking it back.)

That tiny scene is ENORMOUS from the perspective of the narrative and the characterization. Let’s see what we can get out of it. (Prepare yourself: it’s gonna be long. Damn, how much meta can you write based on 20 seconds of television and two lines of dialogue?) (Hint: A lot.)

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Reblogging myself to add something I haven’t though of before (I put it in the text now):

“(Since Led Zepp music includes topics that are crucial for the real, non-performing Dean Winchester), the cassette is a symbol for Dean, for Dean’s heart, like the necklace was a symbol for Arwen’s heart. That is why no matter what Cas did in 12x19, Dean was still on his side. Why he fixed his truck, gave him the Impala keys without thinking, tried to talk to him instead of fighting him, why he was so hurt Cas left before. That’s why he didn’t even consider taking the cassette back. Because he has made his decision, he gave himself to Cas, and he will not hear of Cas giving it back (you can’t give it back, really). Just look how quickly Cas grabs the tape back. He even uses it later to highlight “we”, waving it between him and Dean. This moment is showing us Dean has given his true self to Cas, and he is not changing his mind. This happened already, and no one witnessed it but the two of them. Cas only tried to give it back, because he thought that after what he was about to do, Dean would want it back. Nope.“

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Yes! 12x12-19-22-23 are the narrative romantic equivalent of all of seasons 4-12 all squished into just a few scenes for their individual emotional arcs and romantic feelings towards each other to unfold and be made blatant to the audience because dammit they took so long to reach this point it just all came out in one huge bleurrrrrrrrgh moment and I’m so ECSTATIC about it!!

It’s the equivalent of the “one big argument because we clearly love each other and dammit you could have got yourself hurt and what was I going to do without you” moment in a rom-com that comes after all the build up of exchanging mixtapes, going on dates, getting to know each other’s darkest secrets in late night chat montages, seeing them working together as a team on a project where they are seamlessly effective and so much better than when they tried separately, while going for it with the eye contact and looking at each other when the other isn’t looking etc….

*ahem*

So yeah, is it a surprise that Dean has given Cas his “mixtape” and can’t take it back? That Cas feels he should offer to return it but is so grateful when Dean refuses. I mean had this moment occurred AFTER 12x22 we all know where this scene would have ended up… but it was beautifully crafted in this order to lead to a real, strong climax in s13…

Yeah, basically ALL THIS :)

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Just to add, this moment occurred after 12x22, and I am so proud that Dean has now torpedoed to the “we’ll deal with our problems later, together, like we always do,“ instead of just sulking, and throwing sassy remarks (like in 12x10). There is not even a shade of doubt. And the “crap” he means is not the Lucifer thing - that’s the mission that they have to get out of the way before they can deal with their “crap”. And it’s Dean and Cas’ crap, Sam doesn’t really have too much crap to be angry about. (Plus where Dean looks angry, Sam looks worried. If they had made it back to the bunker, I can see him just hiding in his bedroom till the two of them fuck talk it out.) Dean is positive they’ll deal with it ok later (he got so good at it lately, he rocked it with Mary and Sam.)

And then they never got the chance.

tinkdw

Yeah, it’s exactly like the moment in 12x20 when he calls Mary and says he wants to talk to her because he’s spun out over *something* right after (it’s the same scene ffs!)being the most worried and hurt we have ever seen him over Cas.

This stuff is ALL DEANCAS, not plot / Lucifer related. Same for Dean’s apparent anger at Cas earlier in the season, which we all said was worry and caring and lo and behold he even said it in 12x10. Same for the continued worry throughout the rest of the season. This worry on Dean’s behalf didn’t further the plot at all, it was just THERE alongside it.

As was the mixtape - there was no plot related reason for it. It’s entire purpose was add a romantic trope. They could have used anything but they used a freaking MIXTAPE.

Do you like how I full circled back to the mixtape? ;)

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This is so damn beautiful

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Jack the Nephilim

The second he was born, Jack instantly goes to the bedroom his mother and Cas created for him and cowers in the corner.

I know they did a creepy close up, but I’m thinking that was just to be dramatic. Him searching for safety in the nursery made by his loved ones is a good sign. Not to mention, how attached he is to Cas, which I think will be Cas’s saving grace (excuse the pun 😜)

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I could dig that