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thread of dean openly expressing vulnerability around cas because he& #39;s one of the (very) few ppl that won& #39;t judge dean for it 
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> 4.03 | in the beginning
> 4.16 | on the head of a pin
> 4.16 | on the head of a pin
> 5.03 | free to be you and me
> 5.17 | 99 problems
> 5.14 | my bloody valentine
> 6.20 | the man who would be king
> 5.20 | the man who would be king
5.22 | the man who knew too much
5.17 | the born again identity | this scene is something so personal to me
> 7.02 | what& #39;s up, tiger mommy? | iconic
> 7.02 | what& #39;s up, tiger mommy? | this scene is my religion
> 8.07 | a little slice of kevin
> 8.17 | goodbye, stranger | this is the most prime example i think
> 9.03 | i& #39;m no angel
> 9.10 | road trip | notice how cas didn& #39;t tell him to "man up" or "suck it up"? he reassured him and calmed him down.
> 9.10 | road trip | dean went from fretting and on the brink of tears to calmed and smiling. such an underrated scene.
10.09 | the things we left behind | any other person would& #39;ve just accepted the "im fine"
> 14.14 | ouroboros | cas always gets him to open up
> 15.09 | the trap | absolutely legendary
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in conclusion: dean has a hard time opening up to people because he was raised to always be "tough" and was taught to repress his emotions, put his brother& #39;s wellbeing before himself always. as a result of this, it went beyond just putting sam first to everyone else too
