Insta-rec (fanfic): Evil!Sam Roulette -- the best of the best of the best. (So far.)
Still working my way through the evil!Sam Roulette offerings, so expect a few more recs! People were really on-the-ball -- the fics I've read so far have all been deliciously dark explorations of evil!Sam, but a few hit me on a visceral, nerve-shredding level. And when a story manages to shake me so thoroughly, you BET I'm sharing with the class!
cleflink's The Last Straw
A very well-written, blackly humorous tale of how the final apocalypse came to be. This scenario, I can really see happening.
From the summary:
Mid-season 5 AU. Sam's had enough.
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spicari's Forgetful
No big apocalyptic explosions here; the true horror of the situation is beautifully understated, and the final line kicks you in the teeth.
From the summary:
"The storm rolls in from the east, bringing with it the snarl of thunder, and a man with the end of the world in his eyes. Sam Winchester, Devil’s son, Lucifer’s boy, comes into town on the back of the brewing hurricane. He drives, because today Lucifer sleeps and Sam Winchester comes out to play."
The Devil has given Sam Winchester three days in which to play, and there’s something he knows he should be doing - he just can’t remember what. Until then though, he’ll keep on following the storm.
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reapertownusa's It's a Long, Hard Road
Desolate, creepy, and oh, so very, very dark . . . yet oddly hopeful at the end.
From the summary:
Sam once again seeks out his brother and not just because Dean is the last man on earth.
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madebyme_x's Shine On
Sammy is . . . different. (And honestly, considering the way the boys grew up? I'm surprised some version of this never happened in canon.)
From the summary:
No one else can see the shine in Sam; just Dean. It's beautiful, and it's deadly.
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caranfindel's Give the Devil His Due
The blackest of black tales and magnificently twisted. Caranfindel's story quite literally knocked the breath out of me and I still haven't recovered -- this one really HURT.
From the summary:
He was looking for a soul to steal.
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beesandbrews's Lost in a Dark Place
Casefic, glorious casefic! And a beautiful exploration of bortherly love and the inside of soulless!Sam's head.
From the summary:
Dean decides that he and Sam need a little alone time to hash things out, but nothing works out quite the way it's meant to. When they're forced into working a haunted house case by the ghost of the kid doing the haunting, it only reinforces Dean's belief that something isn't quite right with Sam.
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beesandbrews's The Black and White Line
What Sam did between 9.23 and 10.1 wasn't pretty. (And how have I never read any of beesandbrews's stuff before?? That needs fixin', like NOW.)
From the summary:
There's a black and white line that separates the acts of men from those of demons. Sam knows that. But he also knows he's got to do what he has to do to find Dean. Contains speculative spoilers for Season 10.