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title. Make me down a pallet on your floor
author. ariadnes_string
characters. Dean/Castiel, Dean/Lisa
rating. R
words. 1700
summary. With the perversity of fever, even as he lay there next to Lisa, Dean dreamt of Castiel.
read this. A beautiful and beautifully atmospheric snapshot into Dean's life, and his bed, after season 5.

title. Vertigo
author. evitably
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reccer's note: Each of these five fics were posted in the last few days, and all of them really blew me away, in very different ways.  The first is from spn_summergen , and the other four are from the recent ohsam  meme.

title.  The Blood of the Wicked
author. anonymous at the moment
characters. Dean, Sam, Castiel, Bobby
words. ~7600
summary. AU.  Struggling with the ( Read more... )

title. Doorways
author. kalliel
characters. Sam, Dean
rating. R
words. 3300
summary. Sam doesn't know what game they're playing. Apparently the one where breaking a rib--a few ribs, possibly quite a few--means knocking out the one safeguard they had against the end of the world. Not to sound melodramatic or anything.
read this. This is just breathtakingly ( Read more... )

( 6 fic recs and 6 art recs under the cut )

Title. Sarabande
author. twoskeletons
characters. Castiel, Lisa, Dean
rating. G
words. 800
summary. Takes place between S5 and S6. Sometimes Castiel drops by.
read this. Castiel's perspective is both the right note of removed and off-center, and yet warm and grounded. The consequences of war and PTSD, drawn in small moments.

title. Ferris Wheel
author. dafnap
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title. In the Dark
artist. twoskeletons
characters. Sam/Dean
rating. PG [reccer's rating]
type. song
length. 3:50
summary. Post-5x22. Life after Sam is still Sam all over the place.
listen to this. Fansongs are a rare and treasured thing. And this song is an amazing Sam/Dean anthem. The haunting lyrics, the music, and the artist's voice combine for a ( Read more... )

Happy gen week!!!  GEN!!!  I LOVE IT!  A cool thing about gen in this fandom is how, emotionally-speaking, it's not that far from slash -- the acute emotional connections and ~feelings between the characters lend themselves beautifully to the creation of powerful fic that doesn't need a sexual component to heighten the intensity of the pre-existing ( Read more... )

title. Quench My Thirst for Violent Things
author. trysts
characters. Castiel/Meg
rating. NC-17
words. ~2,300
summary. In the face of an apocalypse, right and wrong is relative.
read this. This is one of my favorite guilty-pleasure rarepairs. This well-written fic has great characterizations and blazingly hot porn.

title. One And The Same
author. hitlikehammers
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reccer's note. Some crossover recs to tide you over until Friday.

title. Barefoot Girl
author. kalquessa
characters. Dean, Alba DeTamble (The Time Traveler's Wife)
rating. PG-13
words. 11547
summary. The first time Dean meets Alba, she sees him first. (reccer's summary)
read this. The relationship between Dean and Alba makes for an absolutely lovely ( Read more... )