Subtext, text and dismissiveness
@amwritingmeta I still don’t understand Tumblr, sigh lol. The answer didn’t fit so I’ll just write it here instead. Yeah subtext is part of the text but what I meant (i'm in no way arguing with you just trying to clarify my stance) is that Dean and Cas' relationship as viewed as romantic is more than subtext imo. It is actual text and can be read (should really =P but to each their own) be read as such. It is text but there are levels of overtness yeah? And the notion that people can dismiss it is not a strong argument. Hell, that happens with freaking canon couples. Or cases when the actual creators and actors have confirmed it is a thing where the characters are in love with each other (looking at you Hannibal) and still it gets debated. If you look at say a romantic (comedy) story arc you can see narrative points that speak of character A loving character B and character B loving character A without it being stated textually as a “I love you.” But the audience knows cause they see and have since decades learned to decode the visual TV-language and symbolism that let’s them know that said characters are actually in love. I’d argue that’s the same thing with Dean and Cas (with the added complexity of Dean and Cas being two guys) And no, I’m not saying that anyone who doesn’t see it is homophobic or bigoted but that the fact that they are two guys leads another added layer to how audience reads them and how there is an added veil to pierce. (Missed your meta btw <3)
