Ayyy, nice job! I really loved your take on post-hell!Dean. I definitely think there were deep consequences from that trauma, and cynophobia was a really interesting and believable one to explore. I think your characterisation was very true to canon too, spot on for season 4. The implication about Dean doing 'chores' for motel owners was a chilling detail that really stood out for me. And Cas's brief cameo was very much appreciated, hehe. My fav thing though had to be Sam with his compassionate face on, wanting to talk to Dean about his phobia. The description there just cracked me up, I could really picture the exact face you were talking about XD Thanks for posting!