rec post: three season sevens, one pre-series
Hello, beautiful hoodie_timers! I bring you some fantastic fics that I've adored as of late. They've all been posted to the comm (some recently!) but I've loved them so much that they deserve a second (and third, and fourth, and - well. You get the point) look.
Season seven has brought us so much h/c potential, and we've had some amazing fics that have explored its dynamic. Three of the recs are from season seven, while the fourth one is pre-series.
If you have any similar recs, please link them in the comments so we can all enjoy! :D
Title: How To Be a Professional
Author: biketest
Tags: [genre: gen], [setting: season 7], alcoholism, depression
Characters: Dean
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG (rated by reccer)
Word-count: 690
Spoilers: up until 7x11
Warnings: depression, language
Summary: It's funny it's funny it's funny. You're okay you're okay you're okay.
Reccer’s comments: I love this so, so much. It hurts to read, and it really captures Dean's sad coping mechanisms. Reading this with Dean's voice is just, gah. HEART-BREAKING. But awesome.
Title: god make me a stone
Author: caithream
Tags: [genre: gen], [genre» other: episode related], [setting: season 7], alcoholism, catatonia, dissociation/dissociative disorder, suicidal ideation
Characters: Sam, Dean, 7x11 characters
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: 1313
Spoilers: up until 7x11
Warnings: none
Summary: Dean knew Sam's grip on reality was slipping. But so is his own.
Reccer’s comments: A terrific explanation for a season seven scene and how Dean has been affected by it all. As soon as I saw this scene I was like OMG PTSD FLASHBACK WHERE IS THE FIC and did caithream deliver!
Title: That Were
Author: kalliel
Tags: [genre: gen], [genre» other: case!fic], [setting: stanford-era], abandonment issues, clothes sharing, common cold, cough, delirium, depression, drowning/near drowning, exhaustion, fever, intoxication/altered state, nausea/vomiting, respiratory illness, suicidal ideation, suicide/suicide attempt
Characters: Dean, Roy, Walt, Sam (ish!)
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: R
Word-count: 11,300
Spoilers: none
Warnings: suicidal ideation, suicide/suicide attempt
Summary: 31 December 2004, 9:52pm: Death is not the only consequence of drowning.
Reccer’s comments: Dean is dissected beautifully in this piece while Sam's at Stanford. I can't even describe how much I adore the atmosphere of this piece - it's just. Yeah. It's wonderful. Absolutely beautiful.
Title: Hold and Lean
Author: splashnbash
Tags: [genre: gen], [setting: season 7], bed sharing, crying!dean, curse/spell, exhaustion, hell/post-hell issues, hugs/cuddling, insomnia, self-harm, sleep deprivation
Characters: Sam and Dean
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: 3,000
Spoilers: up until 7x10
Warnings: self-harm
Summary: Dean gets hit with an insomnia curse, and Sam can’t do anything but watch.
Reccer’s comments: Painfully powerful look at Dean's physical and mental disintegration. You'll feel just as exhausted as the characters by the end. Each word packs a punch. I love love love it.
Season seven has brought us so much h/c potential, and we've had some amazing fics that have explored its dynamic. Three of the recs are from season seven, while the fourth one is pre-series.
If you have any similar recs, please link them in the comments so we can all enjoy! :D
Title: How To Be a Professional
Author: biketest
Tags: [genre: gen], [setting: season 7], alcoholism, depression
Characters: Dean
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG (rated by reccer)
Word-count: 690
Spoilers: up until 7x11
Warnings: depression, language
Summary: It's funny it's funny it's funny. You're okay you're okay you're okay.
Reccer’s comments: I love this so, so much. It hurts to read, and it really captures Dean's sad coping mechanisms. Reading this with Dean's voice is just, gah. HEART-BREAKING. But awesome.
Title: god make me a stone
Author: caithream
Tags: [genre: gen], [genre» other: episode related], [setting: season 7], alcoholism, catatonia, dissociation/dissociative disorder, suicidal ideation
Characters: Sam, Dean, 7x11 characters
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: 1313
Spoilers: up until 7x11
Warnings: none
Summary: Dean knew Sam's grip on reality was slipping. But so is his own.
Reccer’s comments: A terrific explanation for a season seven scene and how Dean has been affected by it all. As soon as I saw this scene I was like OMG PTSD FLASHBACK WHERE IS THE FIC and did caithream deliver!
Title: That Were
Author: kalliel
Tags: [genre: gen], [genre» other: case!fic], [setting: stanford-era], abandonment issues, clothes sharing, common cold, cough, delirium, depression, drowning/near drowning, exhaustion, fever, intoxication/altered state, nausea/vomiting, respiratory illness, suicidal ideation, suicide/suicide attempt
Characters: Dean, Roy, Walt, Sam (ish!)
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: R
Word-count: 11,300
Spoilers: none
Warnings: suicidal ideation, suicide/suicide attempt
Summary: 31 December 2004, 9:52pm: Death is not the only consequence of drowning.
Reccer’s comments: Dean is dissected beautifully in this piece while Sam's at Stanford. I can't even describe how much I adore the atmosphere of this piece - it's just. Yeah. It's wonderful. Absolutely beautiful.
Title: Hold and Lean
Author: splashnbash
Tags: [genre: gen], [setting: season 7], bed sharing, crying!dean, curse/spell, exhaustion, hell/post-hell issues, hugs/cuddling, insomnia, self-harm, sleep deprivation
Characters: Sam and Dean
Genre/pairing: gen
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: 3,000
Spoilers: up until 7x10
Warnings: self-harm
Summary: Dean gets hit with an insomnia curse, and Sam can’t do anything but watch.
Reccer’s comments: Painfully powerful look at Dean's physical and mental disintegration. You'll feel just as exhausted as the characters by the end. Each word packs a punch. I love love love it.