The first of the five stories I've finished for hc_bingo this year. You don't have to have read all the other stories in the
Birds of a Feather verse to understand, but it helps.
Title:
Feathers of OrangeRating: PG
Word Count:1,947
Prompt: Depression
Summary:Holidays are strange things - some are good, some are bad. Important dates that matter to some and are unimportant to others. It's the first day of Spring, 1964. Recently deaf, Michael Coulter is adjusting to his new way of living. He's lost his friends and he's lost a few dreams - but what he hasn't lost is his older brother, Nick or his little sister, Susanna. Deaf!Dean Verse
Title:
Feathers of BlueRating: PG
Word Count:1,037
Prompt:Explosion
Summary: Holidays are strange things - some are good, some are bad. Important dates that matter to some and are unimportant to others. On Valentine's Day night in 1979, when the air was alive with noise, John Winchester was little less worried of what happened than he was of his three week old son falling right back to sleep after the initial explosion. Deaf!Dean Verse
Title:
Feathers of BrownRating:PG
Prompt: Head Trauma
Warnings: Child abuse
Word Count 681
Summary::Holidays are strange things - some are good, some are bad. Important dates that matter to some and are unimportant to others. Dean's sure Daddy hadn't meant to hurt him. It's his fifth birthday - Daddy wouldn't hurt him on his birthday. (January 24, 1984) Deaf!Dean Verse
Title:
Feathers of CopperRating: PG
Prompt: Insecurity
Word Count:1,112
Warnings: Mentions of religion
Summary: Holidays are strange things - some are good, some are bad. Important dates that matter to some and are unimportant to others. Elisa always wanted to be a mother - but when the doctor tells her she's not capable, it feels like the world is ending. Michael, however, has another idea. (June 14 and November 1, 1983) Deaf!Dean Verse
Title:
Feathers of GreenRating: PG
Prompt: Family
Word Count: 1,416
Warnings:None
Summary:Holidays are strange things - some are good, some are bad. Important dates that matter to some and are unimportant to others. The annual Ambrose End-of-Summer dinner. It's Dean's first - and he has to say - the Ambrose Clan is quite different from the family he used to know. (August 1990) Deaf!Dean Verse