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SPN100 Prompt: Elf
MC4A Fill Number: Final Frontiers, Fill #2; Paranormal Phantasm, Fill #7; By Any Other Name, Fill #11; Slicing Life; Wee!chesters
Representations: Dean Winchester; Sam Winchester; Winchester Family; Real and Imaginary; Elves and Angels
Bonus Challenges: Second Verse (Terse, Creature Feature, Misshapen Pods, Non-Traditional, Mouth of Babes)
Word Count: 250
Setting: 1992; Dean is 13, Sam is 9
For Real
"But why couldn't elves be for real, Dean?"
"'Cause."
"I don't mean like Santa's elves; obviously they're not real if Santa's not. But maybe like the ones in the fairytales, or from Lord of the Rings."
"Sammy, not a single hunter we know has ever seen one."
"Well, certain types of creatures only live in certain regions, right? And that's why only those places have lore about them? So since all the lore about elves seems to come from Europe, maybe they only live there. That would explain why Uncle Bobby and the rest haven't seen any."
"Yeah, and maybe Grimm's fairytales is actually a hunter's journal, and nobody has realized it till now. Congratulations, Sammy, you've just made the discovery of the century."
"I'm just saying…"
"Anyway, elves are supposed to be good, right? And every supernatural creature we've ever met has been evil."
"What about angels?"
"Have you ever seen an angel?"
"No, but—"
"Exactly. And neither has any other hunter. Evil things we know are for real because we've seen them. Good ones, there's no evidence for. So no angels, and no elves."
"Maybe you just need to have a little faith."
"Sure. Faith in elves. Let me go join the church of the Tolkienites."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
"Oh, excuse me, I thought you were trying to convince me of the existence of elves."
"I don't know about elves, but I'm pretty sure there are angels, Dean."
"Yeah, and I'm pretty sure there aren't."
