[kowaiyoukai]

Essays on Wincest

For everybody who’s ever asked why people ship Wincest. Here are some of the best answers, essays, meta, critiques, and readings.

First, the famous Tosenberger essay and some reactions, along with one additional academic paper:

“The epic love story of Sam and Dean”: Supernatural, queer readings, and the romance of incestuous fan fiction by Catherine Tosenberger: http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/30/36

“Catherine Tosenberger on Sam and Dean’s transformative love story” by Suzette Chan: http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1364

“Catherine Tosenberger talks about “Supernatural”” by Karen Hellekson: http://khellekson.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/catherine-tosenberger-talks-about-supernatural/

“Writing with the Winchesters: Metatextual Wincest and the provisional practice of happy endings” by Kt Torrrey: http://www.academia.edu/9268608/Writing_with_the_Winchesters_Metatextual_Wincest_and_the_provisional_practice_of_happy_endings

Second, why fans ship Wincest from their own viewpoints, along with some additional information and explanations:

“What is Wincest and How Do I Ship It: A Comprehensive Guide” by brothersintheimpala: http://brothersintheimpala.tumblr.com/post/47043171835/what-is-wincest-and-how-do-i-ship-it-a-comprehensive

“Sam/Dean Manifesto” by stickingupforsammy aka theongreyjoy, but copied to spnmonster’s account due to deletion of original account: http://spnmonster.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/for-posterity-nanas-samdean-manifesto/

“Sam & Dean: Soulmates” by spnmonster: http://spnmonster.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/sam-dean-soulmates/

“Erotically Co-Dependant: A Dean/Sam Manifesto” by slytherinblack and kissedbythegods: http://ship-manifesto.livejournal.com/122065.html

“What is Wincest?” by mergingfandoms: http://mergingfandoms.tumblr.com/whywincest

“Why Wincest is canon” by rabidbehemoth: http://rabidbehemoth.tumblr.com/post/62877362459/why-wincest-is-canon

“Psychotically, irrationally, erotically co-dependent…the obsessive bromance of Supernatural” by pinkwood: http://pinkwood.blogspot.com/2011/06/psychotically-irrationally-erotically.html

Fanlore’s Sam/Dean entry: http://fanlore.org/wiki/Sam/Dean

“Incest in my canon?” by chasingtides (general explanation of incestuous themes in SPN): http://chasingtides.livejournal.com/243165.html

Wincest essay by setissma: http://setissma.livejournal.com/567370.html

“Things That Are Completely Fantastic About Sam/Dean” by sestissma: http://setissma.livejournal.com/630095.html

“Redemption narratives and kissing” by missyjack: http://missyjack.livejournal.com/114173.html

“Wincest: transgressive taboo or conservative construct?” by missyjack: http://missyjack.livejournal.com/368771.html

“Analysis of Sam’s love/devotion for Dean” by laurificus: http://laurificus.livejournal.com/156537.html

“Wincest and Romanticism” by fannishliss: http://fannishliss.livejournal.com/3414.html?thread=6230

Last, here’s some general why Dean and Sam act the way they do essays:

“Latchkey Hero: Masculinity, Class and the Gothic in Eric Kripke’s Supernatural” by Julia M. Wright: http://www.genders.org/g47/g47_wright.html

“"Well, You Are Kind Of Butch”: The Bisexuality Of Dean Winchester" by waterofthemoon: http://waterofthemoon.livejournal.com/430230.html

“Breaking Down the Schtick: Jensen Ackles, Physical Comedy, Objectification, Consent, and Other Supernatural Topics Inspired By Three Seconds of Footage” by Shiela O'Malley: http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=72302

This is in no way meant to be a comprehensive list of all SPN Wincest meta available. There’s loads more, as most of you already know. However, I was recently asked yet again why I ship Wincest, and I thought why not post some of the best answers. These essays are dated all throughout SPN’s run, so please keep that in mind while perusing them.

Thanks so much to all of these writers for their time, effort, and thoughtfulness!

[headtraumasam]

sam winchester looking at jared padalecki laughing with his wife and kids and having a good time from a distance

[j2aremyparents]

J2 french kissing <3

[mpreglukeskywalker]

can you imagine how beautiful sam would be pregnant with my babies

[j2aremyparents]

[jellybracelet]

I FOUND ITTTTT I FINALLY FOUND THE TWITCHY DEPRESSION TITS COMMENT AFTER SEVEN MONTHS

[jellybracelet]

[jellybracelet]

[jellybracelet]

Thank you for finding this @corpsesam !!! You're the best

[jellybracelet]

[jellybracelet]

#no for real why would you think anything other than ‘’he is flexing here’’ lmaooooo

The craziest part is that it really did end up being anxious tits disease

[fucked-up-weirdo]

Can't stop thinking about preteen/early teen Sam Winchester having to go through puberty and a sexuality crisis while being trama bonded to his primary caretaker who's literally an an older teen that looks like a male model

[secondhandroad]

the way sam loves dean in season three is maybe the most heartbreaking. he knows he's gonna lose him. he wants to think otherwise he's trying so hard to keep him. he's not gonna. and so he's staring and he's adoring and he's trying to memorize... it's the exact same way dean loves sam in the pilot.

[winchestersketch-deactivated202]

his side profile here he’s so drawable

[marveyment-deactivated20251103]

How is the power dynamic even a debate...

Sam wasn't the one telling his brother to cut off his friends because he was a freak. I don't remember Dean being the one offering himself up as stress relief so blatantly, telling his brother that it's 'what he's there for'. I don't remember Sam stalking his brother... More than once.

What I do remember is Dean's siren being his baby brother, a version of Sam that trusts him, looks up to him, and is completely his. What I do remember is Sam fearing for his life because he knew that wherever he went, Dean wouldn't be far behind.

[wincesticide]

sams heaven consisting of memories dean wasnt a part of. sam is deans soulmate, dean is not sams

[sampilled]

what the hell is even that

[passengerseats]

weirdcest where they've never done anything sexual, but they're as comfortable being naked around each other as married people. one in the shower while the other's on the toilet. dean pulling his pants down to ask sam whether he thinks this rash is herpes or just an ingrown hair. sam walking out of the bathroom, cock out, like "dude, where's my razor?" sleeping fully naked in separate beds.

[madonnadean]

I will never get over that shot from It's A Terrible Life where Dean calls Sam to his room in the most breathless voice known to man and the NEXT scene starts with Dean buttoning up his shirt before the camera gets panned towards Sam. They knew exactly what they were doing with that.

[madonnadean]

IDK HOW TO MAKE GIFS BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. LIKE, WTF WAS THIS EXPOSITION???

[sisterwifesam]

dean's face when sam is telling him that he wants to go back to school

dean's face when sam is telling him about ruby

dean's face after learning sam and male demon brady 'got history'

it's the exact same expression. stand up you possessive jealous freak!

[seanwinchester]

(x)

[lilacpaperbird]

[out-in-the-open]

Gosh! This is too cute. 

This was in the episode after the one where they had that big fight on the pier. They certainly made up.  

[jamborae]