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[sticky post] The Song Remains the Same - Master Post

Go back to the beginning . . . and take a different road.

John never married Mary, Dean never became a hunter, Sam never had a father. While Dean grows up in a typical loving family, Sam is raised as a guerilla hunter cut off from normal society. They are thrown together for the first time when the yellow-eyed demon attacks Dean's family. Dean abandons his life as a college student and musician and takes to the road with Sam. Now they are fighting side by side, searching for the demon that killed their mothers and trying to save John.


This is an episodic AU serial that mimics the formula and style of the original Superntatural show, but with an ongoing slash romance subplot manifesting mainly as UST nuances in the early episodes. Each episode has a self-contained adventure plot and can be read as a stand alone story.

Characters:
Sam Campbell, Dean Winchester, John Winchester, Castiel, Meg, Ruby, Bobby, The Campbells (Samuel, Gwen, Christian, Mark), Crowley, Other canon characters and original characters.
Genres: Alternate Universe, Case Fic (Supernatural), Drama & Action, Epic Romance, Horror Fantasy, Humor, Romance, Slash (Pairing Sam/Dean)
Content: Adult themes and coarse language; Angst and hurt/comfort; Canon level violence and death; Explicit sexual content.
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MORE FICTION BY FANSPIRED IS AVAILABLE AT AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/users/fanspired/pseuds/fanspired/works
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All my fiction, apart from a few drabbles, has now been deleted from Live Journal, but it's all still available on Archive of Our Own, Dreamwidth, and Fanfiction.net. And I will be posting annoucements here, with links, whenever I update the serial, or write anything new.

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"The Song Remains the Same" Art Post.

I've received so many wonderful art gifts for the "The Song Remains the Same" I've decided to collect all the art for the serial under one post. (I'm also including the banners I created myself). Here they are in order. Please click on images to see them full size:

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Since I'm building up something of a collection of these now, I thought it might be helpful to provide a masterpost:


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: The Pilot (Part 1).

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: The Pilot (Part 2).

Things I Love About The Pilot - Postscript


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Wendigo


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Dead in the Water (Part 1 of 2)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Dead in the Water (Part 2 of 2)


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Phantom Traveler (Part 1)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Phantom Traveler (Part 2)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Phantom Traveler (Part 3)


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Bloody Mary (Part 1 of 2)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Bloody Mary (Part 2 of 2)


Things I Love About Season 1: Skin (Part 1)

Things I Love About Season 1: Skin (Part 2)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Skin (Part 3)


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Hook Man


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Bugs (Part 1 of 2)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Bugs (Part 2 of 2)


Things I Love About Season 1: Home (Part 1)

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Home (Part 2)


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #1

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #2

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #3

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #4

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #5

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Asylum #6


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Scarecrow #1

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Scarecrow #2
Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Scarecrow #3

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Scarecrow #4

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Scarecrow #5 (final)


Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Faith #1

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Faith #2

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Faith #3

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Faith #4

Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Faith #5 (Final)


Scenes I Love . . . from "Route 666":

Cassie's message   Sam meets Cassie   An interesting observation   Oh wow. She dumped you!

Strictly professional   "The girl can't be on top."   I guess I couldn't lie to you   This killer truck

Somebody holds the key


Scenes I Love . . . from "Nightmare":

Death by lack of headrests   Sam's nightmare   "Don't look at me like that"

Priest kink   Hot teacup   Dean's food gag   Meeting Max

infrared thermal scanner   weapons maintenance   Sam's first vision   Horror FX

"He's no different than anything else we've hunted."   The physical toll of Max's powers   Familial abuse

"She burned up, pinned to the ceiling!"   More FX, horrific but beautiful   Sam does Max

Kudos to Beth Broderick   "We're lucky we had Dad"    "Nothing bad is going to happen to you".





Scenes I Love . . . from "The Benders":

"That's my favorite Godzilla movie!"   "Sam's my responsibility, and I'm bringing him back."

"They're just people."   "Please. He's my family."   Missy   "Demons I get. People are crazy."

"Next time I'll take an eye."   "You hurt my brother, I will kill you all!"   "Because it's fun."



Scenes I Love . . . from "Shadow":

"I feel like a high school drama dork."   "Gosh, Sam! What are the odds we'd run into each other?"

“You’re lurking outside that poor girl’s apartment, aren’t you?”   I don't want you to leave the second this is over, Sam.

"Baby, I've killed a lot more for a lot less"   It’s good to see you, son. It’s been a long time.   The real Meg

"You've got to let me go."   "These things are shadow demons, so let's light 'em up."



Scenes I Love . . . from "Hell House":

I don't see anything scary, do you? "Bring it on, baldy!" "Something like that, it changes you."

Truth nor Dare "Who you gonna call?"

"Jared and I quickly realized we had to join forces and not prank each other."

Admiring the Armadillo "If you pull that string one more time, I'm gonna kill you."

"Come and get it, you ugly son of a bitch!"



Scenes I Love . . . from "Something Wicked":

There's more than one wicked thing in this episode. (Discuss).   "Dude, I'm not using this ID!"

"That's my man." "I'm sick of Sphagettios!"

"I was sleeping with my peepers open!"     A masterclass in body language

The case against John Winchester     "You'd do anything for your little brother?"

"All the [wicked] things I've done to me."


Scenes I Love . . . from "Provenance":

"I can get my own dates." "A fine example of American Primitive." "I'm sure you're many things, Sam." 

"Dean, would you get your mind out of the gutter please!"   "I've got to go do . . . something . . . somewhere."

"What do you care if I hook up?" "The pain I went through . . . I can't go through it again."

"Low sodium freaks!" "That's my boy."



Scenes I Love . . . from "Dead Man's Blood":

"Nice gun." "Just the way Dad does it." "I was wrong." "You were just p----d off you couldn't control me anymore!"

"Revenge isn't worth much if you end up dead."   “Once a vampire has your scent, it's for life.”

Atonement with the Father   "We're stronger as a family, Dad. We just are. You know it."

It works.   "So, we go after this damn thing. Together."



Things I Love About SPN: The Shadow (Joseph Campbell clip)

Things I Love About Supernatural - Footnote

Scenes I Love . . .

"Salvation" (cont.)

Warning: image heavy post.
(includes clowns).


At the end of my last post, we left Sam reeling from the mental assault of images from a nursery. There's a lot to unpack in the vision that follows, so I felt it deserved its own dedicated post.


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Scenes I Love . . .

"Salvation" (cont.)


The previous scene ended with John revealing that signs of the Demon are gathering in Salvation, Iowa, and now we cut to a highway where we can see John’s truck approaching followed by the Impala.

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A decade in the making, one of the great stories of our fandom is now complete. roxymissrose has taken an old trope and transformed it into an insightful social examination that has become disturbingly relevant in our time. Everyone should read this who cares about freedom:

Read on AO3 archiveofourown.org/series/284478 or see the post below to find it on Live Journal.

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Scenes I Love . . .

"Salvation" (cont.)


Post title frame, the action moves to Manning Colorado where we left the Winchesters last episode. The scene opens with a shot of a deer head mounted on the cabin wall . . .


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which establishes the setting as a hunting cabin, I guess. (Heh). It’s a visually striking image that ties back to the last frame of the previous scene, which focused on Pastor Jim’s wide staring eyes as he choked out his last breath. For me, it also conjures the association of “deer caught in headlights”, which seems like an ominous portent of where the Winchesters’ story might be headed.
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Scenes I Love . . .

Supernatural, Season 1
Episode 21, “Salvation”
Written by: Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker
Directed by: Robert Singer

Warning: image heavy post.



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🎵Carry on, my wayward son.
There'll be peace when you are done.
Lay your weary head to rest.
Don't you cry no more. 🎵



Yes, for those who watched the original aired episode, or those who watched on DVD, this was the first time we heard the show’s unofficial theme song – “Wayward Son” by Kansas – playing over the season recap. Streamers, alas, will have to wait until the season 2 finale. For now, they get “Calling” by Soberskin.



Sammy in his crib, Mary on the ceiling, little Dean left holding the baby.
*Boom*.
“Dad’s missing.” “Saving people, hunting things” Jessica on the ceiling.
“You could be some kind of freak!” “They say this gun can kill anything.”
“I have these nightmares, and sometimes they come true”.
“I guess we are stronger as a family. We go after this damn thing. Together”.

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  • fanspired
    12 Jun 2026, 09:46
    Sure was! 🙁 Yes, in time, I think the "saving people, hunting things" mantra started to ring hollow for him - as did the hero myth itself in the end.

    Thanks so much for reading and commenting. I…
  • fanspired
    11 Jun 2026, 01:41
    Ah, he used to enjoy hunting back then, didn't he? Things change.

    I think in the beginning, he truly loved what he did, partly because of himself, and partly because of wanting to please his dad.…
  • fanspired
    9 Jun 2026, 09:10
    It's enigmatic, isn't it? Maybe it is just random, but there've been so many meaningful little details in this episode so far that I can't help wondering if there's something I'm missing 😆

    As…
  • fanspired
    9 Jun 2026, 00:35
    I had never noticed the "Bible" quote on that sign. JW does sound like John Winchester, but I don't know why 2:27.
  • fanspired
    28 May 2026, 09:16
    Well, I think it’s a process. It starts with the script – and we know from the casting sides that have been released that the writers sometimes give quite detailed instructions in the stage…
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