Fic: Somebody's Fool

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TITLE: Somebody's Fool
AUTHOR: i_speak_tongue 
RATING: PG13 for cussin'
WORDS: 1,260
PAIRING: Dean/Jo, unrequited (canon)
GENRE: Feminist!fic(?), H/C, Second person pov
SPOILERS: Takes place during 2.14, BOABS
SUMMARY: Jo gets pissed off about being victimized, and helps Dean back to the tavern after she finds him on the docks. Some things occur to her, and some stuff happens. Not a lot of stuff though. It's pretty short. And I am having a hard time writing summaries today apparently. Sorry!

A/N: I wanted to write something for International Women's day today(which, hello? Do any Americans acknowledge?), and this is what I came up with. I've always found Jo's role in the show to be interesting/problematic from a Feminist perspective. On the one hand, she's a strong female character, confident and smart and ready to mix it up with the boys. On the other hand she is constantly struggling to be accepted into the "boys club". I could go on at length here about violence and the roles of women in war, but this is just the author's note. So I'll put a lid on it, and let the story do the tellin'!

 

( It tried to use you like bait, like some girl in petticoats tied down to a railroad track in a silent movie. And now you’re just sitting here? Waiting for your damn hero to save the day? What’s wrong with you? )

*ps, I added a tag for BUABS. Hope that's cool. I can't believe there wasn't one already! So much wonderful h/c came out of that ep!

Comments

[hoodietime.livejournal.com]

I think I currently have it set up so that only I can make new tags. But you are SO RIGHT, so I just added that one, did a quick search for 'gunshot wound' and found and tagged a few others with the new tag. ;)

Also, Jo! ♥

[i-speak-tongue.livejournal.com]

Oh! I didn't even look after I posted it! So thank you!