This story is well written and the podfic well read, a cool case with a lovely Sam/Dean relationship. I enjoyed how likable John was, and his reaction to the boys' bonding was understandable and not overly cruel, even though Sam and Dean had their own very plausible reaction to it. They all were very well characterised, and this is why the ending worked so well, too. I felt sad for John, but I like to believe that there had been a time in the boys’ life when they would have been able to get away from hunting.