I started watching Supernatural in 2013, mainly because I'd seen Jared in Friday the 13th and liked the look of him. I bought Season 1 on DVD because it was cheap and I wanted to feast my eyes. A few episodes in and I realised Dean, for me, was the more interesting character. And he was funny. Didn't fancy him much though (except his voice, his walk, his wit...). My first Supernatural love, to be honest, was the Impala. I'm a vintage car enthusiast and owned two V8s back in the day.

Season 1 led to Season 2 and some intense power watching all the way through to Season 8 and beyond. Once I'd finished I went back to S1 and watched them all again. And again. Third time round I was watching less for the ride and more for how the show was put together. The quality of writing, the humour, the subtext, the inventiveness, the scares, the willingness to rip the piss out of itself (and the fanbase) pushed all my buttons. But I also realised I was focusing more and more on Dean. Actually, I'd realised what a seriously f*cking good actor Jensen Ackles is (and I'm picky). That was it really. Not quite overnight hots for The Dean.

I write SPN stories to challenge myself. I fully understand that none of this, characters, universe, monsters or anything else belongs to me. I do it for fun only, to see if I can write something which comes anywhere close to the show I love. Have I succeeded? You, the readers, will have to be the judge.