Oh, I already know how I want to deal with Sam not looking for Dean and how Harry factors into that... because that AU also fixes a problem I had with the latter half of S7. But thanks for throwing me ideas anyway, just in case I hadn't thought of it!
It's mainly that I can't decide if I want to factor in the Kevin storyline or not... and it's true, Sam would probably still be self-sacrificial even without Dean's anger... and probably the latter half of S8 would still play out the same.
It's mainly the Kevin storyline that I'm not sure how to deal with... and then trying to figure out how to fit the story that I actually WANT to write into s9... that's the main trouble. I'm not actually that worried about the "catch-up" part of the story... it's figuring out the plot and story of the s9 portion, do I want that to be AU? If so, HOW MUCH of an AU? Do I want to completely diverge from canon or stick to it? If I completely diverge what would that mean for future stories? Or should I find a way to put this 'verse to rest once and for all?
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It's mainly that I can't decide if I want to factor in the Kevin storyline or not... and it's true, Sam would probably still be self-sacrificial even without Dean's anger... and probably the latter half of S8 would still play out the same.
It's mainly the Kevin storyline that I'm not sure how to deal with... and then trying to figure out how to fit the story that I actually WANT to write into s9... that's the main trouble. I'm not actually that worried about the "catch-up" part of the story... it's figuring out the plot and story of the s9 portion, do I want that to be AU? If so, HOW MUCH of an AU? Do I want to completely diverge from canon or stick to it? If I completely diverge what would that mean for future stories? Or should I find a way to put this 'verse to rest once and for all?