That was extremely cathartic. :P There's so much tension in the way Dean relates to them, with all these resentments that he's GOT to have... how could he NOT... but that he wouldn't voice or try and put on anyone else. And you've broken him down far enough to where he will, and THANK GOD, because now they can start to understand each other.

"Which would be tolerable, if Sam ever actually wanted to hear it. Sam didn't. Just wanted somebody to pat him on the damned head and tell him it was okay. Or that it could be made okay."

This. YES. GOD. Anyway, so glad all of it's out in the open now, and they can move forward.