I'm so, so sorry for the delay in commenting on this. I've been very sick.

I loved it! The world you created in such a minimal amount of words was vivid and rich; it felt like its own canon universe! The fact you included a heap of canon character nods made me grin - it's an AU trope I really adore. Dean is still his rough, stoic self even with a (slightly, haha) altered role. Jess was amazing as a character and I loooove that she's the one who brings Sam back up. Amazing. Loved it. Thank you so much!