outofpie;
i've been looking through old dark angel gifs got me thinking about heaven and god's involvement in the winchester lineage. we know the boys had some plot armor "enhancements" according to chuck. they still got hurt but they healed from things faster, didn't get sick very often or easy, nice teeth, had some insane luck and a few other things.
but what if we lean into that dark angel idea of "genetically enhanced" humans and how they handled that? what if instead of being a hunter dean grew up in a training lab? basically a place run by heaven to ensure that the michael sword was fit for use. so he'd learn about heavenly culture and languages along with all kinds of earth based culture. that way when michael takes him as a vessel he instantly knows how to handle the current world.
instead of him witnessing mary dying at 4 years old he was kidnapped by heaven. maybe even too early to remember his brother much or maybe not even know sam exists. this way mary can still die as usual and john becomes the hunter they expect to break the first seal in hell.
gimme lab escapee dean who was too clever for heaven to contain. instead of an anti-possession tattoo he's got enochian symbols of warding tattooed across his back and down his arms. instead of hustling pool he cage fights. instead of constantly traveling he keeps trying to find places to settle only to have to run off when the angels show up again. gimme a dean who is the solider son john always wanted but he never gets to have. gimme a dean who was conditioned all his life to say yes but still has that stubborn strength of will to say no.
i would place the running away when he was probably an older teenager. 18/19. it would be fun to either have someone he escapes with (maybe the lab holds more than just heavenly subjects) or just someone who he ends up connecting with shortly after escaping. i feel like dean always needs an anchor because any and all versions of dean hate being alone. (for fun reasons in this verse i won't disclose yet. gotta have that angst though am i right?)
of course it could be set further past his escape too. maybe a place where he gets the chance to settle for longer than any other place. he finally thinks heaven is off his back but then surprise. he finds out something that makes him have to chance going back to the lab. like his friend gets captured or maybe he finds out he has a little brother and he gives himself up to save them. (because of course he's going to self-sacrifice)
i have ideas on how he could end up finally getting fully free. i have a few main plot ideas or "major events" that i think would be cool. but yeah. this idea has been banging around in my head and i just had to put it out there. i would be totally up to doing this as a crossover verse (combining canons or whatever works best) as well just saying.
