476: Settling Down: Sam/Dean [Curtain!fic Golden Oldies]
title. Life as We Know It
author. sevenfists
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 13,500
summary. Our boys buy curtains and fall in love.
read this. This curtain!fic classic is one you'll find yourself reading over and over again. Charming and wonderfully-characterized, this fic nicely tracks the boys into the domestic life.
title. The Taste of Apples
author. rosekay
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. 10,000
summary. It fits in near the end of Life as We Know It, and it's about Dean, and food, and Sam, but mostly food.
read this. Dean + food is epic love, and this delightful follow-up to the above fic is a real sweet treat.
title. The King of Imperfection Takes Back the Prince of Mistakes
author. britomart-is
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. And they lived happily ever after.
summary. 3,600
read this. A slice of post-war domestic homelife with spot-on characterizations and the sort of schmoopy happily-ever-after that will leave you smiling wide.
title. It’s Not the Years, Honey, It’s the Mileage
author. ignited
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. 5,115
summary. Nearly twenty years later and they’re men now, with real jobs, real kickass jobs, greying hair, and yep, they’re totally mature now. ‘Cept where Dean’s rockin’ the Indiana Jones flair as a film professor (glasses included) and Sam’s in artifact acquisitions these days.
read this. This is a fun take on the boy's future lives written with humor and flair. Also professor!Dean is love.
title. Where the Road Ends
author. destina
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 5,600
summary. Post-apocalypse, Sam and Dean find themselves wrapped up in each other, and with no particular place to go.
read this. A post-war story about Sam and Dean defining their new normal. Lovely.
title. Other Lifetimes by the Shore
author. causeways
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. PG-13
words. 3,795
summary. Sam and Dean spend a summer in Maine. Post-AHBL.
read this. A lovely piece about the boys figuring out what it is they really want.
title. For Peace Comes Dropping Slow
author. wraith816
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 8,000
summary. It's not a home, or a base, or even a place they stay all that often, but in the aftermath of the war, Minnesota's where things happen. It's where things between them change.
read this. Gorgeous. I love the way the author explores the slow healing and relearning of each other that's needed after the war. A wonderful vision of the boys growing old together.
title. Mile Zero
author. setissma
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 6,200
summary. Sam/Dean, and Key West. I promise it's not quite as crazy as it sounds.
read this. I love the dynamic between Sam and Dean in this fic: all the brotherly banter and the way they slot together. Soft, warm, and sensual.
reccer's note. It's summer here in the US, and I love to reread happy-making domestic!fic on long, hot days. I hope you enjoy these curtain!fic golden oldies ♥
author. sevenfists
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 13,500
summary. Our boys buy curtains and fall in love.
read this. This curtain!fic classic is one you'll find yourself reading over and over again. Charming and wonderfully-characterized, this fic nicely tracks the boys into the domestic life.
title. The Taste of Apples
author. rosekay
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. 10,000
summary. It fits in near the end of Life as We Know It, and it's about Dean, and food, and Sam, but mostly food.
read this. Dean + food is epic love, and this delightful follow-up to the above fic is a real sweet treat.
title. The King of Imperfection Takes Back the Prince of Mistakes
author. britomart-is
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. And they lived happily ever after.
summary. 3,600
read this. A slice of post-war domestic homelife with spot-on characterizations and the sort of schmoopy happily-ever-after that will leave you smiling wide.
title. It’s Not the Years, Honey, It’s the Mileage
author. ignited
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. NC-17
words. 5,115
summary. Nearly twenty years later and they’re men now, with real jobs, real kickass jobs, greying hair, and yep, they’re totally mature now. ‘Cept where Dean’s rockin’ the Indiana Jones flair as a film professor (glasses included) and Sam’s in artifact acquisitions these days.
read this. This is a fun take on the boy's future lives written with humor and flair. Also professor!Dean is love.
title. Where the Road Ends
author. destina
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 5,600
summary. Post-apocalypse, Sam and Dean find themselves wrapped up in each other, and with no particular place to go.
read this. A post-war story about Sam and Dean defining their new normal. Lovely.
title. Other Lifetimes by the Shore
author. causeways
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. PG-13
words. 3,795
summary. Sam and Dean spend a summer in Maine. Post-AHBL.
read this. A lovely piece about the boys figuring out what it is they really want.
title. For Peace Comes Dropping Slow
author. wraith816
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 8,000
summary. It's not a home, or a base, or even a place they stay all that often, but in the aftermath of the war, Minnesota's where things happen. It's where things between them change.
read this. Gorgeous. I love the way the author explores the slow healing and relearning of each other that's needed after the war. A wonderful vision of the boys growing old together.
title. Mile Zero
author. setissma
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. R
words. 6,200
summary. Sam/Dean, and Key West. I promise it's not quite as crazy as it sounds.
read this. I love the dynamic between Sam and Dean in this fic: all the brotherly banter and the way they slot together. Soft, warm, and sensual.
reccer's note. It's summer here in the US, and I love to reread happy-making domestic!fic on long, hot days. I hope you enjoy these curtain!fic golden oldies ♥