I agree with your second paragraph. It's not to me that there's more Jared and Sam POV, since there used to be a lot of Jensen or Dean-centric Jared and Sam POV pieces, but now the fic seems more focused on Sam or Jared instead of Dean or Jensen?
IMO, a lot of it is that fandom eventually gets tired and moves onto new things. There was a lot of Dean-centric and Jensen-centric stuff for years, so it makes sense that eventually people would burn out and want other stuff.
I also think Dean's characterization over the last two seasons has driven a lot of Dean-girls away. There are some who like him still, but I see so many former Dean!girls talking about how they still love the character but don't like him very much these days, or how they aren't interested in SPN as a whole anymore. I still occasionally see the wistful "would it kill them to remember Dean's hell trauma?" posts, but they're petering off as people lose hope and move on.
Re: What has happened to Sam/Dean or Wincest fans?
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I agree with your second paragraph. It's not to me that there's more Jared and Sam POV, since there used to be a lot of Jensen or Dean-centric Jared and Sam POV pieces, but now the fic seems more focused on Sam or Jared instead of Dean or Jensen?
IMO, a lot of it is that fandom eventually gets tired and moves onto new things. There was a lot of Dean-centric and Jensen-centric stuff for years, so it makes sense that eventually people would burn out and want other stuff.
I also think Dean's characterization over the last two seasons has driven a lot of Dean-girls away. There are some who like him still, but I see so many former Dean!girls talking about how they still love the character but don't like him very much these days, or how they aren't interested in SPN as a whole anymore. I still occasionally see the wistful "would it kill them to remember Dean's hell trauma?" posts, but they're petering off as people lose hope and move on.