Built To Fall

[emmram]

Sri Ramajayam
Title: Built To Fall
Author: emmram
Artist:apieceofcake
Rating: R
Warnings: SPOILERS for all of s4 and s5, blood, gore, violence, some foul language, character death, weirdness, metaphor-abuse.
Word Count: ~23,100

Summary: An s4 + s5 AU. Dean Winchester is not resurrected four months after hisdeath; he is brought back to life by the angels to fulfil his destiny only after his brother is well on his way to fulfilling his. Ergo, he comes to life after Sam breaks the final seal and releases Lucifer into the world.

A confused Dean comes back to a world that seems drastically changed; to a guilt-ridden and half-crazy brother addicted to demon-blood; to angels; to mysterious beings demanding fantastical things of him in his dreams; to what seems to be his own guardian angel, Castiel, who hates his brother but seems loath to kill him.

Dean is horrified and dismayed at what his brother’s become, is dogged by relentless nightmares about Hell, and the people who populate his dreams and every waking moment, telling him it will all be over with a simple yes.

Sam’s got a secret that could end the war easily either way: in its destruction, or his own destruction. See, Lucifer has only one compatible vessel on Earth. Just one. But he can’t possess Sam without his consent; and so he nestles in the back of Sam’s mind, deep within the darkest crevices of his soul, egging him on, saying, we can end all of this. The world’s suffering, your brother’s suffering. All he had to do as say yes.
Will Dean, having lost faith in his brother and everything he believed was untouchable, be able to work with Sam again and stop the Apocalypse? Will Sam, broken as he is, be able to keep the devil at bay? And just who is that mysterious being, powerful enough to bend time and reality, who seems inexplicably on their side?

Notes: This story took a lot out of me, and definitely would not have made it this far without the help of certain people.

My heartfelt thanks to:

apieceofcake for her gorgeous artwork and her infinite patience with me;

anu24 for all of her encouragement and cheering;

reapertownusa for being awesome and understanding and organising this big bang so efficiently;

ienablu for not only being an awesome and intelligent beta, but also for gently putting me back on track at a time when reading the words "Sam" and "Dean" made me want to run screaming in the opposite direction. Thank you!




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