I like how Jensen lets himself take Jared's comfort; it's another measure of the trust building between them and very healthy, even if the situation is uncomfortable. I'm impressed by Jared's self-control when he gets *hit in the face by a stranger, thank you*. I like how Jensen immediately took Jared away from there, noboby'd going to hurt his boyfriend's feeling while he can prevent it.
And it was kind of funny how the expected story of molestation or trauma of some kind turns out to be just...parents not listening, again. I do feel some pity for Donna, because you can see the guilt is destroying her; hard enough to accept that your child is making choices that you really believe will harm their soul, but to believe that *you* were to blame for it...? That would be a crushing burden. I'm cautiously of the opinion that if Jensen can convince her nothing happened & he's all right, then she *might* be somewhat supportive, since she does like Jared. Alan's harder to read. The "non-looking" tactic could be anything from a regular fatherly reluctance to deal with the fact that "my son takes it up the ass from other guys?!" to genuine religious reluctance to accept the reality to sheer embarrassement. (My dad doesn't believe that his girls have ANY sexual urges whatsoever. *snickers* He's so innocent.)
Again, the scar raises it's...er, scarred head. Donna asks when he's going to get it fixed, which implies that it *can* be. I've always thought that Jensen keeps it as a reminder of what happened between him and Martin, a way of warning himself; if he ever gets it removed, it'll probably be after he forgives himself for whatever he did that he feels deserves punishment (trusting the wrong person, not leaving the relationship when he should, being taken advantage of??). The scar could also be a way of keeping peopl at a distance, since many would be reluctant to deal with whatever problems he might have.
However, I *still* wonder if it's even possible to fix it. Being held down and carved on doesn't indicate to me that Martin was all that worried about keeing things tidy for future cometic surgical needs, you know? I'm almost reluctant for the scar to disappear; it might make it seem like all the problems and history are gone with it, out of sight, out of mind. Hmm.
It's going to be interesting to see them with Jared's family. I bet Jensen's going to love them, and they're going to love him.
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And it was kind of funny how the expected story of molestation or trauma of some kind turns out to be just...parents not listening, again. I do feel some pity for Donna, because you can see the guilt is destroying her; hard enough to accept that your child is making choices that you really believe will harm their soul, but to believe that *you* were to blame for it...? That would be a crushing burden. I'm cautiously of the opinion that if Jensen can convince her nothing happened & he's all right, then she *might* be somewhat supportive, since she does like Jared. Alan's harder to read. The "non-looking" tactic could be anything from a regular fatherly reluctance to deal with the fact that "my son takes it up the ass from other guys?!" to genuine religious reluctance to accept the reality to sheer embarrassement. (My dad doesn't believe that his girls have ANY sexual urges whatsoever. *snickers* He's so innocent.)
Again, the scar raises it's...er, scarred head. Donna asks when he's going to get it fixed, which implies that it *can* be. I've always thought that Jensen keeps it as a reminder of what happened between him and Martin, a way of warning himself; if he ever gets it removed, it'll probably be after he forgives himself for whatever he did that he feels deserves punishment (trusting the wrong person, not leaving the relationship when he should, being taken advantage of??). The scar could also be a way of keeping peopl at a distance, since many would be reluctant to deal with whatever problems he might have.
However, I *still* wonder if it's even possible to fix it. Being held down and carved on doesn't indicate to me that Martin was all that worried about keeing things tidy for future cometic surgical needs, you know? I'm almost reluctant for the scar to disappear; it might make it seem like all the problems and history are gone with it, out of sight, out of mind. Hmm.
It's going to be interesting to see them with Jared's family. I bet Jensen's going to love them, and they're going to love him.
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