Sastiel Big Bang 2013 Master List
And thus concludes the 2013 Sastiel Big Bang challenge! We had a blast, and we hope all of you did too!
Remember, we have a collection on AO3, so all works posted there should be in the Sastiel Big Bang 2013 collection.
Supernatural
Title: The Art of Tying Bonds With Scissors
Author: natt
Artist: kidezt (tumblr)
Word Count: ~60,000
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Gabriel, Sam/Lucifer (no consummation), other pairings mentioned. Anna & Sam friendship. Death, Tessa, Ash, Samandriel, Adam, Zachariah, Jo, Inias.
Warnings & content: A/B/O (no Bs, though), arranged marriage, attempt at coercion (not between Sam/Cas, Gabriel/Dean). Romance.
Summary: When Sam unexpectedly bonds with Lucifer, a high-ranking traditionalist alpha, Sam's beliefs about free will are put to the test. But bond or no bond: there is no way Sam will let biology get the better of him. When Castiel, Lucifer's younger brother, makes an offer that Sam literally cannot resist, Sam knows it's his chance to be free of Lucifer for good. Still, living with one mate while being unhappily tied to another is like tying bonds with scissors: it's doable, but it certainly isn't easy.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Beneath the Hollow Tree
Author: pockyisgood
Artist: sammycolt24
Word Count: 23,300
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Benny, Balthazar, John Winchester, Gabriel, Raphael, Meg Masters, Ruby, Crowley, Michael
Warning(s): none
Summary: In a world of fantasy and prejudice, one faun changes everything when he saves the life of his sworn enemy, a werewolf-like creature names Sam. When the Wolves and the herbivore creatures start itching for war against one another, it's up to Sam and the faun, Cas, to stop it before the entire forest is destroyed.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: One Fall Day
Author: wildirerose
Artist: bangyourhammer (tumblr)
Word Count: 15k
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean
Warnings: chronic illness/pain, mild D/s dynamic, explicit sexual content, dirty talk and gratuitous use of pet names, impotent!dom!Sam, sub!Cas, fluff (like, fluffier than a bag of stuffed animal guts levels of fluff), established relationship
Summary: Sam takes Cas to an amusement park on a day when the pain that has wracked his body since the trials - for the last three years - has receded enough for him to leave the house. Holding hands and sharing candy apples, they remember the moments that shaped their relationship. (Set after Season 8 finale; so AU for Season 9.)
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Hallelujah
Author: pyritedark
Artist: playthefool
Word Count: ~68k
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sastiel, mentions of past Meg/Castiel, mentions of Dean/Lisa, lots of flirting, Sam Winchester, Castiel, Gabriel, OC Tricksters (Coyote, Brer, Daji, Ananzi), Dean Winchester, Gary Funkel, Samandriel, Jimmy Novak, Meg, Crowley.
Warnings: Mentions of suicide. Descriptions of wounds after torture. Sexual situations, but nothing explicit. Rampant innuendo.
Summary: After a terrible incident, Castiel cuts himself off from his past life and makes a new one for himself in a New England city. There he meets Sam, a talented musician whom he forges an easy friendship with. But when their pasts start to catch up with them, they have to figure out what exactly it is they're running from. And what will happen if they stop.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Sam and Cas Go to Vegas
Author: paperwaster1
Artist: reggie11
Word Count: 17,578
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas
Warnings: Set after Season 8, but events vary wildly from the Season 9 premiere.
Summary: Stir crazy after too many days in the bunker with an overprotective Dean, Sam and Cas Go to Vegas for a little R&R. They get that along with a visit from an old friend and perhaps some feelings they didn't expect.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: I Can't Explain
Author: caramelkaren6
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: 15,476
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sastiel (Sam Winchester, Castiel), Dean Winchester, Crowley, mentions of Kevin
Warnings & content: slight violence/gore (I've been told it probably doesn't even need a warning but I'm gonna be safe)
Summary: When Castiel is learning how to be human and how to be a better hunter, he begins to notice that he feels different around Sam in a way he can't pinpoint. On the other hand, Sam tiptoes around his feelings for Castiel as they continue to grow closer - until something happens that makes him reevaluate his approach.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Trinity
Author(s): Septembers_coda
Artist: mask_of_red
Word Count: 26,000
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean/Cas, Sam/Cas/Dean, Bobby, Michael, Lucifer
Warnings: Perceived infidelity. Ummm… plenty of porn, including a threesome. Elements of mildly dubious consent and dom/sub, but it’s all pretty nice, really. One image (behind a cut) is NSFW.
Summary: While Sam and Dean were parted, Sam and Cas became lovers, when Cas answered Sam’s mysterious, erotic dreams that he received like prayers. But a wedge is thrust between the lovers when Dean starts to have the dreams, too, and the three of them must put their romantic drama aside if they are to prevent the apocalypse. They despair of doing so, until Cas reveals a long-buried, blasphemous secret of angelic power, a slim thread of hope that could give the three of them the strength to save the world… if it doesn’t kill Sam.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: The Chest Breathes Fire as Needed
Author: trickylady
Artist: the_realduck
Word Count: ~20k
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing: Sam/Cas, Dean, Bobby, Zachariah; mentions of Anna, Gabriel, Chuck, Balthazar and Lucifer.
Warnings: major character death, angst, violence, verbal/physical/sexual abuse, slash, non-con, underage (16-17), mental illness, swearing.
Summary: Sam and Castiel are best friends who touch a meteor rock during Dean's party at a cabin. Soon, they realize it gave them something they may never fully be able to control, and Dean tries to help contain what he feels is his fault.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Acts of Love and War, or Sam Winchester Wants You; Join Heavens Army Today!
Author(s): velocitym1
Artist: kavkakat
Word Count: 35,000
Rating: T for canon typical violence
Characters & Pairing(s): unrequited Sam/Cas
Warnings: limited violence
Summary: Sam ends up in heaven instead of in the cage, only to discover there's a war going on. Cas wants to keep him out of it but he's not going to let his friends fight alone, especially when a prophecy hints at Cas's death.
The thing is, Angels aren't the only ones in heaven who can fight.
Link to fic: AO3 | FF.net
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Not Another High School AU
Author(s): jadekirk
Artist: nicole_sill
Word Count: 28880
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam, Castiel, Dean, various OCs, Sam/Castiel, OMC/Dean/OMC, Sam/OMC, Cas/OMC
Summary: Dean, Sam and Cas get de-aged and they end up having to attend the local high school. Throw in misunderstandings, a Moonlighting inspired Shakespeare play, two rock stars, Sam's newest nemesis and a crazy teacher or two and it becomes a recipe for disaster.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: To be added
Title: What Separates Us
Author(s): moondansr
Artist: kezzymai23
Word Count: about 18,000
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Castiel
Warnings: None
Summary: In a world where demons, angels and humans all live on earth together, half demon, half human Sam loves angels, but angels don't want anything to do with him. When his half brother Dean starts dating an angel named Castiel it's no surprise that Sam falls for the angel. What is surprising is the continued relationship between Dean and Cas. Sam doesn't know what to do about the feelings he's having or how to explain them to Dean. He doesn't even know if he should try.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: I Was Afraid When I Met You
Author: apentomyhead
Artist: ameorryluo
Word Count: 44,429
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Balthazar, Dean, Gabriel, Ellen, Sam’s Stanford friends, Crowley
Warnings: asexuality; acephobia; dealing with sexuality; social anxiety;
Summary: Sam, a second year pre-Law student at Stanford, meets a strange but interesting guy at ‘Party Man’ Gabriel’s house party, and decides he wants to get to know him more. Castiel is a Media & Film studies major whose passion for movies is nearly overwhelming. They’re an unlikely pair with an unlikely relationship. After revealing something he’s kept hidden from Sam, Castiel has a deep fear of rejection but Sam is determined to make it work.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: When The Rocketships All Fall
Author: verucasalt123
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: ~16,700
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, Michael, Bobby, Gabriel
Warnings: established relationship, explicit sex, angry sex (could be seen as dub-con), angst, apocalypse begins, canon-typical violence, recreational drug use, religious themes.
Summary: When Dean says “yes” to Michael, Sam and Castiel try to find a way to get him back. Sacrifices are made, relationships become stronger, and help arrives in an unexpected way.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Author(s): flibblesd
Artist: she_llama
Word Count: 55,400
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, Anna
Warnings: violence
Summary: Sam is fascinated by the angels. Unlike the other hunters, he'd much rather study them than chop off their wings, find out what makes them tick, where they came from, why they can't talk. Or at least, he thought they couldn't talk. When Dean is brought back to camp, comatose from an angel getting inside his head, Sam sets off to find the one that did it. The last thing he expects is to find it saving his life, tilting its head with narrowed blue eyes, and saying, "Sammy?"
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: The Heart of Sam Winchester
Author: slashluv18
Artist: velocitym1
Word Count: 29,159
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Lisa, Sam/Dean, Crowley, Campbell family, General Season 6 characters
Warnings: Some dialogue from the show has been taken, Alternate Season 6, bottom!Sam, incest, het, slash
Summary: Sam lets Dean go despite how much he loves his brother in a non-brotherly way. Castiel is helping out as he hunts alone. What's up with Crowley and Purgatory? And is Castiel really trustworthy? Sam hopes so, especially with the new feelings developing.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Holly Jolly
Author: kototyph
Artist: kidezt
Word Count: 24,591
Rating: soft R
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, strong hints of Dean/Gabriel
Warnings/Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, Stanford Era, Christmas, No Seriously Christmas, Holiday Schmoop, Traditions, Bobby's House, Demons, Action/Adventure, Castiel in Love, Sam in Denial, Gabriel is a Gourmet Chef, And Dean Plays the Tambourine, Art in Fic
Summary: “Cas,” Sam says, looking horror-struck. “You can’t be alone on Christmas.”
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Gen
Title: Brothers of the Road
Author: dracox_serdriel
Artist: wifihunters
Word Count: Approx. 21,000 - 22,000
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam Winchester/OFC, Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Castiel, Charlie Bradbury, Don Stark, Maggie Stark, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Doc Benton, Gary Frankel, Eve, Gilda, Benny Lafitte, OMCs, OFCs
Warning(s): language, graphic violence, innuendo, depression, angst
Author's Note: Brothers of the Road can be read as a standalone story, but there are references to original characters and events from the episodes in Season 9 Fan Fiction (S9FF).
Summary: Dean Winchester is missing, leaving Castiel and Sam Winchester on the warpath to figure out who - or more aptly, what - has taken Dean captive.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post (tumblr)
Title: Elements of Journalism or: How to Find Friends and Alienate Your Superiors
Author: story_monger
Artist: reggie11
Word Count: ~72k
Rating: G
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam & Castiel friendship, Dean, Jo, Charlie, Anna, Kevin, Bobby, Michael, Raphael, etc
Warnings: None
Summary: Sam Winchester needs a job. He's a news reporter who recently stepped down from his comfortable position with the Los Angeles Times after his mix-up in a questionable case of journalism ethics. Luckily for him, his brother and Bobby think they can snag him a job at the New Eldritch Herald, a small-town newspaper in the middle of Kansas. And they do. And Sam meets Castiel Novak: the photography editor who everyone agrees resembles the Grumpy Cat meme. Several things happen after that: Sam and Cas develop a friendship, Cas keeps photographing everything, Dean and Sam try to figure out how to be brothers again, Sam starts to realize Editor-in-Chief Michael Alef sort of hates him, and everyone partakes in a hefty dose of vigilante journalism.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Crossover (SPN/RPF)
Title: This Is Now My Home
Author: fallofvikare
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: ~16000 words
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Jared/Castiel, Aldis Hodge, Genevieve Cortese, Jensen Ackles, Sherri Padalecki, mentions of Chad Michael Murray
Warnings: none
Summary: Castiel's a fallen angel who falls in Jared's backyard one night, and Jared takes him in. Along the way, they adopt a cat, wade through (metaphorically) troubled waters, and maybe fall in love.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: A Cardinal Affair
Author(s): shinigami_yumi
Artist: dumblemop
Word Count: 56966
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Misha, minor Sam/Jess, Sam, Dean, Misha, Vicki, Jess, Rebecca (Misha's mom), Brady, Darius, some original characters
Warnings: Minor character death, language, minor violence, a lot of UST, explicit sex
Summary: The Stanford AU in which Misha and Vicki go to Stanford instead of University of Chicago and meet Sam Winchester. Sam and Misha are assigned as roommates and really hit it off. It's not long before the flirtation stops being a joke, but by the time Misha realizes his feelings are no longer platonic, Sam has started dating Jess. Meanwhile, Sam's nightmares start up as a demon-possessed Brady begins killing people, Misha's mother is attacked by a Skinwalker, and a Halloween campout at a haunted house goes terribly wrong.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Remember, we have a collection on AO3, so all works posted there should be in the Sastiel Big Bang 2013 collection.
Supernatural
Title: The Art of Tying Bonds With Scissors
Author: natt
Artist: kidezt (tumblr)
Word Count: ~60,000
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Gabriel, Sam/Lucifer (no consummation), other pairings mentioned. Anna & Sam friendship. Death, Tessa, Ash, Samandriel, Adam, Zachariah, Jo, Inias.
Warnings & content: A/B/O (no Bs, though), arranged marriage, attempt at coercion (not between Sam/Cas, Gabriel/Dean). Romance.
Summary: When Sam unexpectedly bonds with Lucifer, a high-ranking traditionalist alpha, Sam's beliefs about free will are put to the test. But bond or no bond: there is no way Sam will let biology get the better of him. When Castiel, Lucifer's younger brother, makes an offer that Sam literally cannot resist, Sam knows it's his chance to be free of Lucifer for good. Still, living with one mate while being unhappily tied to another is like tying bonds with scissors: it's doable, but it certainly isn't easy.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Beneath the Hollow Tree
Author: pockyisgood
Artist: sammycolt24
Word Count: 23,300
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Benny, Balthazar, John Winchester, Gabriel, Raphael, Meg Masters, Ruby, Crowley, Michael
Warning(s): none
Summary: In a world of fantasy and prejudice, one faun changes everything when he saves the life of his sworn enemy, a werewolf-like creature names Sam. When the Wolves and the herbivore creatures start itching for war against one another, it's up to Sam and the faun, Cas, to stop it before the entire forest is destroyed.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: One Fall Day
Author: wildirerose
Artist: bangyourhammer (tumblr)
Word Count: 15k
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean
Warnings: chronic illness/pain, mild D/s dynamic, explicit sexual content, dirty talk and gratuitous use of pet names, impotent!dom!Sam, sub!Cas, fluff (like, fluffier than a bag of stuffed animal guts levels of fluff), established relationship
Summary: Sam takes Cas to an amusement park on a day when the pain that has wracked his body since the trials - for the last three years - has receded enough for him to leave the house. Holding hands and sharing candy apples, they remember the moments that shaped their relationship. (Set after Season 8 finale; so AU for Season 9.)
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Hallelujah
Author: pyritedark
Artist: playthefool
Word Count: ~68k
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sastiel, mentions of past Meg/Castiel, mentions of Dean/Lisa, lots of flirting, Sam Winchester, Castiel, Gabriel, OC Tricksters (Coyote, Brer, Daji, Ananzi), Dean Winchester, Gary Funkel, Samandriel, Jimmy Novak, Meg, Crowley.
Warnings: Mentions of suicide. Descriptions of wounds after torture. Sexual situations, but nothing explicit. Rampant innuendo.
Summary: After a terrible incident, Castiel cuts himself off from his past life and makes a new one for himself in a New England city. There he meets Sam, a talented musician whom he forges an easy friendship with. But when their pasts start to catch up with them, they have to figure out what exactly it is they're running from. And what will happen if they stop.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Sam and Cas Go to Vegas
Author: paperwaster1
Artist: reggie11
Word Count: 17,578
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas
Warnings: Set after Season 8, but events vary wildly from the Season 9 premiere.
Summary: Stir crazy after too many days in the bunker with an overprotective Dean, Sam and Cas Go to Vegas for a little R&R. They get that along with a visit from an old friend and perhaps some feelings they didn't expect.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: I Can't Explain
Author: caramelkaren6
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: 15,476
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sastiel (Sam Winchester, Castiel), Dean Winchester, Crowley, mentions of Kevin
Warnings & content: slight violence/gore (I've been told it probably doesn't even need a warning but I'm gonna be safe)
Summary: When Castiel is learning how to be human and how to be a better hunter, he begins to notice that he feels different around Sam in a way he can't pinpoint. On the other hand, Sam tiptoes around his feelings for Castiel as they continue to grow closer - until something happens that makes him reevaluate his approach.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Trinity
Author(s): Septembers_coda
Artist: mask_of_red
Word Count: 26,000
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean/Cas, Sam/Cas/Dean, Bobby, Michael, Lucifer
Warnings: Perceived infidelity. Ummm… plenty of porn, including a threesome. Elements of mildly dubious consent and dom/sub, but it’s all pretty nice, really. One image (behind a cut) is NSFW.
Summary: While Sam and Dean were parted, Sam and Cas became lovers, when Cas answered Sam’s mysterious, erotic dreams that he received like prayers. But a wedge is thrust between the lovers when Dean starts to have the dreams, too, and the three of them must put their romantic drama aside if they are to prevent the apocalypse. They despair of doing so, until Cas reveals a long-buried, blasphemous secret of angelic power, a slim thread of hope that could give the three of them the strength to save the world… if it doesn’t kill Sam.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: The Chest Breathes Fire as Needed
Author: trickylady
Artist: the_realduck
Word Count: ~20k
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing: Sam/Cas, Dean, Bobby, Zachariah; mentions of Anna, Gabriel, Chuck, Balthazar and Lucifer.
Warnings: major character death, angst, violence, verbal/physical/sexual abuse, slash, non-con, underage (16-17), mental illness, swearing.
Summary: Sam and Castiel are best friends who touch a meteor rock during Dean's party at a cabin. Soon, they realize it gave them something they may never fully be able to control, and Dean tries to help contain what he feels is his fault.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Acts of Love and War, or Sam Winchester Wants You; Join Heavens Army Today!
Author(s): velocitym1
Artist: kavkakat
Word Count: 35,000
Rating: T for canon typical violence
Characters & Pairing(s): unrequited Sam/Cas
Warnings: limited violence
Summary: Sam ends up in heaven instead of in the cage, only to discover there's a war going on. Cas wants to keep him out of it but he's not going to let his friends fight alone, especially when a prophecy hints at Cas's death.
The thing is, Angels aren't the only ones in heaven who can fight.
Link to fic: AO3 | FF.net
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Not Another High School AU
Author(s): jadekirk
Artist: nicole_sill
Word Count: 28880
Rating: T
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam, Castiel, Dean, various OCs, Sam/Castiel, OMC/Dean/OMC, Sam/OMC, Cas/OMC
Summary: Dean, Sam and Cas get de-aged and they end up having to attend the local high school. Throw in misunderstandings, a Moonlighting inspired Shakespeare play, two rock stars, Sam's newest nemesis and a crazy teacher or two and it becomes a recipe for disaster.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: To be added
Title: What Separates Us
Author(s): moondansr
Artist: kezzymai23
Word Count: about 18,000
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Castiel
Warnings: None
Summary: In a world where demons, angels and humans all live on earth together, half demon, half human Sam loves angels, but angels don't want anything to do with him. When his half brother Dean starts dating an angel named Castiel it's no surprise that Sam falls for the angel. What is surprising is the continued relationship between Dean and Cas. Sam doesn't know what to do about the feelings he's having or how to explain them to Dean. He doesn't even know if he should try.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: I Was Afraid When I Met You
Author: apentomyhead
Artist: ameorryluo
Word Count: 44,429
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Balthazar, Dean, Gabriel, Ellen, Sam’s Stanford friends, Crowley
Warnings: asexuality; acephobia; dealing with sexuality; social anxiety;
Summary: Sam, a second year pre-Law student at Stanford, meets a strange but interesting guy at ‘Party Man’ Gabriel’s house party, and decides he wants to get to know him more. Castiel is a Media & Film studies major whose passion for movies is nearly overwhelming. They’re an unlikely pair with an unlikely relationship. After revealing something he’s kept hidden from Sam, Castiel has a deep fear of rejection but Sam is determined to make it work.
Link to fic: Fic master post
Link to art: Art master post
Title: When The Rocketships All Fall
Author: verucasalt123
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: ~16,700
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, Michael, Bobby, Gabriel
Warnings: established relationship, explicit sex, angry sex (could be seen as dub-con), angst, apocalypse begins, canon-typical violence, recreational drug use, religious themes.
Summary: When Dean says “yes” to Michael, Sam and Castiel try to find a way to get him back. Sacrifices are made, relationships become stronger, and help arrives in an unexpected way.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Author(s): flibblesd
Artist: she_llama
Word Count: 55,400
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, Anna
Warnings: violence
Summary: Sam is fascinated by the angels. Unlike the other hunters, he'd much rather study them than chop off their wings, find out what makes them tick, where they came from, why they can't talk. Or at least, he thought they couldn't talk. When Dean is brought back to camp, comatose from an angel getting inside his head, Sam sets off to find the one that did it. The last thing he expects is to find it saving his life, tilting its head with narrowed blue eyes, and saying, "Sammy?"
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: The Heart of Sam Winchester
Author: slashluv18
Artist: velocitym1
Word Count: 29,159
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Lisa, Sam/Dean, Crowley, Campbell family, General Season 6 characters
Warnings: Some dialogue from the show has been taken, Alternate Season 6, bottom!Sam, incest, het, slash
Summary: Sam lets Dean go despite how much he loves his brother in a non-brotherly way. Castiel is helping out as he hunts alone. What's up with Crowley and Purgatory? And is Castiel really trustworthy? Sam hopes so, especially with the new feelings developing.
Link to fic: AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Title: Holly Jolly
Author: kototyph
Artist: kidezt
Word Count: 24,591
Rating: soft R
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, strong hints of Dean/Gabriel
Warnings/Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, Stanford Era, Christmas, No Seriously Christmas, Holiday Schmoop, Traditions, Bobby's House, Demons, Action/Adventure, Castiel in Love, Sam in Denial, Gabriel is a Gourmet Chef, And Dean Plays the Tambourine, Art in Fic
Summary: “Cas,” Sam says, looking horror-struck. “You can’t be alone on Christmas.”
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Gen
Title: Brothers of the Road
Author: dracox_serdriel
Artist: wifihunters
Word Count: Approx. 21,000 - 22,000
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam Winchester/OFC, Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Castiel, Charlie Bradbury, Don Stark, Maggie Stark, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Doc Benton, Gary Frankel, Eve, Gilda, Benny Lafitte, OMCs, OFCs
Warning(s): language, graphic violence, innuendo, depression, angst
Author's Note: Brothers of the Road can be read as a standalone story, but there are references to original characters and events from the episodes in Season 9 Fan Fiction (S9FF).
Summary: Dean Winchester is missing, leaving Castiel and Sam Winchester on the warpath to figure out who - or more aptly, what - has taken Dean captive.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post (tumblr)
Title: Elements of Journalism or: How to Find Friends and Alienate Your Superiors
Author: story_monger
Artist: reggie11
Word Count: ~72k
Rating: G
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam & Castiel friendship, Dean, Jo, Charlie, Anna, Kevin, Bobby, Michael, Raphael, etc
Warnings: None
Summary: Sam Winchester needs a job. He's a news reporter who recently stepped down from his comfortable position with the Los Angeles Times after his mix-up in a questionable case of journalism ethics. Luckily for him, his brother and Bobby think they can snag him a job at the New Eldritch Herald, a small-town newspaper in the middle of Kansas. And they do. And Sam meets Castiel Novak: the photography editor who everyone agrees resembles the Grumpy Cat meme. Several things happen after that: Sam and Cas develop a friendship, Cas keeps photographing everything, Dean and Sam try to figure out how to be brothers again, Sam starts to realize Editor-in-Chief Michael Alef sort of hates him, and everyone partakes in a hefty dose of vigilante journalism.
Link to fic: Fic master post | AO3
Link to art: Art master post
Crossover (SPN/RPF)
Title: This Is Now My Home
Author: fallofvikare
Artist: evian_fork
Word Count: ~16000 words
Rating: M
Characters & Pairing(s): Jared/Castiel, Aldis Hodge, Genevieve Cortese, Jensen Ackles, Sherri Padalecki, mentions of Chad Michael Murray
Warnings: none
Summary: Castiel's a fallen angel who falls in Jared's backyard one night, and Jared takes him in. Along the way, they adopt a cat, wade through (metaphorically) troubled waters, and maybe fall in love.
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Title: A Cardinal Affair
Author(s): shinigami_yumi
Artist: dumblemop
Word Count: 56966
Rating: E
Characters & Pairing(s): Sam/Misha, minor Sam/Jess, Sam, Dean, Misha, Vicki, Jess, Rebecca (Misha's mom), Brady, Darius, some original characters
Warnings: Minor character death, language, minor violence, a lot of UST, explicit sex
Summary: The Stanford AU in which Misha and Vicki go to Stanford instead of University of Chicago and meet Sam Winchester. Sam and Misha are assigned as roommates and really hit it off. It's not long before the flirtation stops being a joke, but by the time Misha realizes his feelings are no longer platonic, Sam has started dating Jess. Meanwhile, Sam's nightmares start up as a demon-possessed Brady begins killing people, Misha's mother is attacked by a Skinwalker, and a Halloween campout at a haunted house goes terribly wrong.
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