God, this is one of the most beautiful stories I have read here. I don't doubt that this is how Dean felt after being abandoned by his family. Thank God that Bobby was there for him and become the father figure he needed. I know John tried but the boys needed love not only discipline and hunter training. Have to say that I started crying after 2 or 3 paragraphs. Oh and by the way, loved the finale. Poor Dean not knowing what MySpace is.

I loved it! The ending line was priceless and I loved how you portrayed Bobby and Dean's relationship. Totally cannon!

*sucks in a deep breath* wow. you almost got me. almost.

Aw, Bobby is such a good daddy to Dean.

hahaha i always love the myspace line. i'm in the same boat, but at least i've heard of it.

i wanna go to Bumfuck, Nowhere. just to send a postcard saying i am there :) haha

I love the ending! aw

Hahahahahah! The last part was totally Dean! I loved this! And well, those boys definitely deserve Bobby!

Wonderful!

A very clever and unusual story. I enjoyed each snippet as they drew together to form the "missing" years. And yes, the last line is worthy of a chuckle or two. Well done.

Keep writing!

Eleri

that was sweet, and i especially loved the last exchange. "what the hell is myspace?" *lol*

dean is awesome. bobby is awesome :). dean AND bobby? EPIC!

This turned out to be a good story. Glad I found it and took the time to read it. You got to love Bobby in the father role. I do. Thanks for writing it.

This was sad and amusing and heart-wrenching and heart-warming and well-written all the way around-you did just fine with the email addresses. Also, it pretty much put "paid" to my notion that Bobby Singer is probably the real hero of the whole darn Winchester saga. He's a trouper, that one!

Thanks for sharing.

I loved this! Awesome how Bobby has always been there for Dean keeping him sane and alive and occasionally kicking John's and Sam's butts when they needed it and always sticking up for Dean when he wouldn't do it for himself. I got the feeling that Bobby understood Dean's need for his brother but sort of wished he could be the one to help Dean instead. This was excellent.

This is really really great.

Poor lonely Dean.

Loved the mix of paragraphs, e-mails and phone-calls. It really flowed well. And the ending made me laugh. :-)

I love this! What a great little peak into the collective psyche of the show. Everyone was perfectly in character. Well done.