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As my hiatial lurking continues, I've brought you two more amazing picspam links, both from bellanut who is apparently a screencapping and picspamming deity and further proof that the SPN fandom contains an inexplicable overpopulation of geniuses (God, this fandom makes me feel dumber than paint).

The first is a must-see that had me laughing until my eyes watered:

20 Favorite Dean Winchester Faces.

She hits on all of my favorites here...The Lip Bite, The Crinkled Nose, The Waking Up Face and oh God yes, the Dean's In So Much Pain He's About To Pass Out Face. Sadly, she's left off one of my top picks, the Go Fuck Yourself Face. Generally reserved for smartmouth demons, cocky members of the law enforcement community and, quite tellingly, his own alter ego (in "Dream A Little Dream"), Dean's Go Fuck Yourself face is best viewed at the end of "Devil's Trap" when Dean is mouthing off at his possessed father. I have to admit that a still of Go Fuck Yourself doesn't do it justice. You have to see that tiny muscle defiantly twitching in Dean's left cheek to fully appreciate the magnificence of this face.

Next up is a personal fetish of mine: clothing. Those of you who know me from my LoTR days may recall my obsession with Frodo's tweedy coat, beautifully detailed collarless shirt and, well...just about any part of that costume. I'm not much of a clotheshorse myself but I am so fascinated by the way costume creates character.

This is usually most true of period or fantasy productions, but I have such love for Dean's much-discussed and often-analyzed multi-layered look. Does he dress that way because he grew up wearing his entire wardrobe on his back? Is it because bulky layers protect him from assorted claws, fangs, daggers and bullets? Does he know that showing any skin will turn sizable portions of the female population (and some of the male one) into blathering idiots? Or is the Supernatural costuming department just a bunch of sick teases who think it's funny to keep this gorgeous body buried beneath twenty pounds of canvas and fleece? Whatever the reason, the following picspam is the definitive catalogue of every t-shirt, jacket, flannel shirt and accessory in Dean Winchester's portable closet:

The Dean Winchester Clothing Catalogue

And equal time for you Sam gals:

The Sam Winchester Clothing Catalogue

Alas, this reminds me to mention one of my few pet peeves in SPN fanfiction: the use of the word "hoodie" to describe a garment that was once known, far less preciously, as a "hooded sweatshirt" or simply "sweatshirt." It's cool to use it in a picspam, the way bellanut has, because that's how we know it. But Dean Winchester would put out a cigarette on his tongue before he'd ever describe anything he wore as a "hoodie." And if Sam ever used the term in Dean's presence, as in "Hey Dean, have you seen my hoodie?" Dean would mercilessly tease him about it for the rest of his natural -- or unnatural -- life. "Hoodies" are worn by skinny teenage girls who shop at Charlotte Russe. Sam and Dean Winchester? Wear sweatshirts.

Thank you for your time and enjoy the show. Much praise for the brilliant bellanut and to the equally talented and observant moveablehistory, who created the Tiny!Dean picspam that I linked to last night.