SPN Fanfic: Sometimes a Room is Just a Room

[caffienekitty]

Title: Sometimes a Room is Just a Room
Characters: John, Sam (3) and Dean (7)
Rating: GEN, PG, kidfic
Word Count: 420-ish
Disclaimer: The room is mine, only concentrated. Everything else belongs to Kripke.
Warnings: Pointless silliness. Happy John.
Summary: The Winchesters have always gotten the weird hotel rooms.
A/N: In honor of my recent move into a larger, more diluted version of the hotel room depicted here. The interior decorating was not my idea, and my reactions were pretty much Dean's.



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Sometimes a Room is Just a Room
by CaffieneKitty
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The first impression John had of the room in Sopchoppy, Florida, was pink. This impression was rapidly followed by the impression of a small chimp running head-first into the backs of John's knees.

"Daddy, I godda goooooo!" howled Sammy. John stepped to the side to let his three-year-old stampede into the room in search of the toilet.

"You need help, you yell, okay?"

"'Kay!"

Dean dragged the duffel he'd insisted on bringing in by himself through the doorway, and stopped, looking horrified. "It's... pink."

Pale fuschia carpet, light bubblegum walls, ruffled dusty-rose bed spreads, bead-fringed peach lampshades, wall art that looked like a cotton candy factory explosion.

John nodded. "Yes. It's definitely pink."

"But Dad," said Dean with an exasperation beyond his seven years. "Pink is for girls. This is a girl's room. Don't they know we're guys?"

John suppressed a smirk. Whatever else the uninterrupted half-year of first grade had taught Dean, it had managed to instill in the boy the unshakeable belief that girls were icky, and anything associated with girls was to be avoided. Dean would eventually outgrow it; all boys did. It was so normal a thing for Dean to pick up, John wanted to go back and distribute candy in the school yard. "It's just a motel room, Dean. You won't see any of it when you're asleep."

"I will if I have nightmares," Dean grumbled quietly while stowing the duffel bag.

"It gots buggerfys!" shrieked Sam, gleefully running out of the bathroom, pulling his pants up.

"What has what?" asked John, the translation from three-year-old-ese failing him momentarily.

Dean peered into the bathroom and came back out looking even more disgusted. "There are butterflies on the bathroom walls, Dad. And they're purple."

"Hey!" John said with an air of bemused triumph. "At least they're not pink, right?"

Dean sighed heavily. "Purple's worse."

"Buggerfys, buggerfys, buggerfys!" Sammy pranced around the room making airy flapping motions with his little arms. "Yay!"

Well, at least one Winchester liked the room. Sammy was going through a bug phase. "They're butterflies, Sammy, not 'buggerfys'."

"Buggerfries?" Sam said, turning towards Dean.

"Butt. Er. Flies." Dean enunciated, each syllable dripping with disdain for the concept of purple flapping insects adorning the Winchester bathroom, even temporarily.

Sammy frowned in concentration. "Budd-er-flies," he said seriously.

John ruffled Sammy's hair. "Yep. Butterflies."

"Girliest bug of all bugs, ever," muttered Dean.

"Priddy bugs! Come see!" Sam charged back into the bathroom.

"I seen 'em already, Sammy," called Dean.

Sam raced back out and grabbed Dean by the elbow, pulling him towards the bathroom. "Come see, Dean! Come see!"

Dean heaved another enormous sigh and rolled his eyes toward the ceiling, towed into the bathroom by his little brother. "Stupid girly room."

John just grinned and dug out his journal.

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(that's it)

Comments

[spndpfrdcrck.livejournal.com]

*is laughing her freakin head off* Gimme a minute, I must calm down.

*a minute passes*

Okay. BUGGERFYS! NO, SAM, DON'T GO TO THE DARK SIDE! BUTTERFLIES, BUGGERFYS, BUGGERFRIES, AND ANY OTHER DERIVATION ARE ALL EVIL! Dean is smart. We like Dean. Way too incredibly girly. *shudder* I pity you even more now. Also...nice song choice...Iron Butterfly *sniggers*

[girlfan1979.livejournal.com]

I have so much love for this.

It's just pure joy on a webpage.

[caffienekitty]

Iron Butterfly came up as I was finishing this off, and it was too apt not to use. :-)

[caffienekitty]

Aw, thank you! :-D

[nocturnal08.livejournal.com]

Awwwww!

Cuties, all three of them. I love John being bemused and indulgent with Dean. :D Dean's totally disdain and wee!Sammy being SO oblivious.

[pen37.livejournal.com]

Whatever else the uninterrupted half-year of first grade had taught Dean, it had managed to instill in the boy the unshakeable belief that girls were icky, and anything associated with girls was to be avoided. Dean would eventually outgrow it;

Oh yes, he most definitely will XD

[wynterwolf47.livejournal.com]

"It's... pink."

HEE!!! Poor, poor Dean. **hugs him** And little Sammy is beyond adorable. And I love John wanting to hand out candy at the school yard, that's awesome. Excellent way to christen the new apartment!!!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you! They can be adorable sometimes. :-)

[caffienekitty]

Oh yeah. Big time. :-D

[caffienekitty]

The place is just too over the top with the pink not to use. :-)

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

You write really wonderful wee-Winchesters. John's soft amusement and tolerance over the pink room came through beautifully. I really like how you put just a touch of sadness into this with his reflections on Dean being normal about girls. Sam's pronounciation attempts were awesome and Dean being the wonderful big brother and letting Sam pull him around was perfect.

[caffienekitty]

Aw, thank you! I'm glad it turned out all right. :-)

[ficwriter1966.livejournal.com]

Buggerfries. BWAH! Love wee!Sammy and his love of the pink. And the bugs.

Thanks for the grin this brought to my day.

[caffienekitty]

*glee* I'm glad you liked it! It was your fault for feeding the bunny, you know. :-D

[gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com]

I'm insanely amused by the idea of fwee-yeah-owd Sammeh running around waving his arms shouting, "Buggerfys!"

Lovely. This fic is love. John's thoughts and Dean's "Girls are icky" and YAY.


Congratulations on the new flat!

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

N'aaaw! Now I'm all grinning too. *smishes the Weechesters and you* And heh, Buggerfries. :D

(And dude, if you have even the toned-down version of that room? I'm so sorry.)

[kezzie5.livejournal.com]

buggerfries!!! *snorts of laughter* "Don't they know we're guys?" Oh poor boy...if only he knew then how much he'd end up loving the ladies!

[blackcat333-99.livejournal.com]

This fic just makes me want to go "awwww" - Dean's distain for the pinkness (*shudder* Me too, kiddo, me too. And I'm a girl), and Sammy's excitement for the burgerfries.

And John's relief that Dean's having a "normal" reaction to it - it makes me awww for a slightly sadder reason.

Nice. :)

[aliaseverus.livejournal.com]

That was just great.

buggerfries *almost* resulted in me spraying the water I was drinking all over my keyboard and monitor. Also? "Priddy bugs" Ah, Sammy - he is just *so* three years old. And Dean's "Girliest bug of all bugs ever." is just *so* seven years old!

[brigid-tanner.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so great!!! Perfect little boy reactions ;) Thanks for such a happy little story.

[may7fic.livejournal.com]

This was adorable in every way possible. Just sweet and fun and yet portrayed very real young boys too and was an awesome way to start out my day this morning. Thank-you!

[caffienekitty]

Thanks! The place is going to take some getting used to. :-)

[caffienekitty]

Yep, I do. Everytime I turn around in here I find something else pink-coloured. :-P

[caffienekitty]

Yep, he has no idea what his future holds. *pats him on the head*

[caffienekitty]

Yay, I made you go 'awww' for different reasons :-) Pink doesn't seem to be a popular colour with anyone so far.

[caffienekitty]

Yay! I'm rarely around actual kids, so I'm always worried I'm going to make them sound too young when I write wee!chesters. I'm glad they turned out okay. :-)

[caffienekitty]

You're welcome! Thanks for reading it! :-)

[caffienekitty]

I'm so glad it turned out okay, I'm always worried of making them sound too young. Happy to have improved your morning!

[kavousi.livejournal.com]

I loved it! I'm a sucker for domestic bliss times for the Winchester men.

[caffienekitty]

The little day-in-the-life things are fun to write. :-)

[jdsgirlbev.livejournal.com]

HOW did I miss this!??? Too damn cute for words!

And *PINK* icky-poo-poo...one hopes you are allowed to paint SOME of the pinkness away?

[caffienekitty]

I'm allowed to change anything non-stuctural that I want to, but the whole money and time thing is an issue. Thankfully, the butterflies in the bathroom can be removed with a Mr. Clean Eraser, and the carpet is mostly obscured by the boxes of stuff I still haven't managed to unpack. :-/

[jdsgirlbev.livejournal.com]

blurgh! My sympathies on the pinkness then.

[roseincognitus.livejournal.com]

"Buggerfys, buggerfys, buggerfys!" Sammy pranced around the room making airy flapping motions with his little arms. "Yay!"

That right there is the BEST. THING. EVER!

I don't think I can ever see another butterfly without thinking of baby Sam and his love for buggerfys.
Awesome.

[caffienekitty]

Aw, thank you! :-D

[choreograph999.livejournal.com]

So very adorable. And yep. Sammy's a girl. You've confimred it. :P

[caffienekitty]

Thanks!

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, this is just so damn CUTE!!!!

I love Dean's enthusiastic adoption of grade school gender norms (despite the fact that he's the closest thing to a mommy the Winchester family has) and Sammy's exuberant preschooler-ness.

[caffienekitty]

Thank you! I don't know many actual kids, so I'm glad when they come across okay. :-)

[eilonwy.livejournal.com]

Buggerfys for the win! :) Is awesome! (I, like Dean, have despised pink for years, a hatred I'm only just beginning to overcome. I think a room like the one you describe would send me back into my hatred.)

[bugeyedmonster.livejournal.com]

But all boys think girls are icky when they are little.

Then they grow up...

(^_^)/
BEM

[caffienekitty]

The room is based on the apartment I am currently living in. The color scheme was definitely not my idea.

[eilonwy.livejournal.com]

I'm... so very sorry. Good grief, that's horrifying. And you cannot repaint? (Every apartment I've ever had was white with white trim, which is annoying in its boringness but at least not inherently a cause for a desire for eye-gouging.)

[caffienekitty]

The walls are okay they're white-ish, it's all the other, harder to replace things like carpet, tile, lino and countertops that are pink. I'll deal with it eventually, but it's more of a project than just painting.

[eilonwy.livejournal.com]

good heavens, yikes. That's... a lot of pink in scary places. My great-grandmother's bathroom was like that, and I always found it a somewhat intimidating space-- I can't imagine a larger area. Holy carp.

(Also? Your icon for this is great!)

[caffienekitty]

Which icon, the 'arg' for the comment above or the wee-chester one for the story?

[eilonwy.livejournal.com]

Heh, oops. I meant the "arg" one. :)

[caffienekitty]

Thanks, I use it a lot. :-)