Woulda been cool if I hadn't been a douchey hitman.
[The problem is that Dean forgave Philip. A while ago. Back before the vampire event. He got over it - he told himself he did, because it had been Clarence. The repercussions on Philip had been only mental at the time, and now there they were, clear as day, gashes on his face and arm.
Dean had let that grudge go.
Obviously it hadn't been gone long enough. Stayed dormant, maybe, but if there was some part of Dean that even he wasn't aware of, something vengeful and dark- Hell, he already knew it existed. There was always the potential. It just decided to rear its ugly head now. And Dean can't exactly forgive himself for that.]
Look, dude, I-
[I'm tryin' this new thing out. It's called talking to people about my damn problems. Like a What Would Jesus Do? Only it's a What Would Sam Do? It's really friggin' hard and I ain't good at it, but I'm trying, okay?]
...I'm sorry, man. I know what you're gonna tell me, 'cause I told you the same damn thing the last time, but just- [Forcing. The words. Out.] -hear me out for a second?
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[The problem is that Dean forgave Philip. A while ago. Back before the vampire event. He got over it - he told himself he did, because it had been Clarence. The repercussions on Philip had been only mental at the time, and now there they were, clear as day, gashes on his face and arm.
Dean had let that grudge go.
Obviously it hadn't been gone long enough. Stayed dormant, maybe, but if there was some part of Dean that even he wasn't aware of, something vengeful and dark- Hell, he already knew it existed. There was always the potential. It just decided to rear its ugly head now. And Dean can't exactly forgive himself for that.]
Look, dude, I-
[I'm tryin' this new thing out. It's called talking to people about my damn problems. Like a What Would Jesus Do? Only it's a What Would Sam Do? It's really friggin' hard and I ain't good at it, but I'm trying, okay?]
...I'm sorry, man. I know what you're gonna tell me, 'cause I told you the same damn thing the last time, but just- [Forcing. The words. Out.] -hear me out for a second?