This was written for meri_oddities, who celebrates her birthday today. And since she's the one who has patiently and persistently pushed me towards a multi-fannish perspective, I wanted to offer her my first attempt at SPN meta.

Happy birthday, dear heart.


( Why did it seem, last year, that SPN was the series that Ate Fandom's Brain? )


And also? I'd like to thank Beth H, who beta'ed this for me in the midst of personal adversity. She always stops me from making bad mistakes.