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Supernatural
The Air In Between by kellifer_fic
Followup to Forgetting To Fall and Learning To Fly (previously recced). Sam learns to live with the wings, and Dean learns what's important. Lovely.
As We Are So Wonderfully Done With Each Other by sweetestdrain
Sam gets turned into a girl, and everything changes. Sad and hot and funny and sweet by turns, and full of love, and complexity. Wonderful. (Wincest)
Between the Essence and the Descent by luzdeestrellas
"I'm Dean Winchester, and I can do anything." Gorgeous, achy, breathless coda for AHBL1 (no spoilers for part 2). (Wincest)
a boy and his dildo by regala_electra
Sam's kind of scarred for life and Dean's a freak, but that's okay, because Sam's secretly freaky too. Hilarious. And gen, though you wouldn't know it by the title. *g*
Cinnamon by dotfic
PIE = LOVE! This is truth, and both Sam and Dean know it. Lovely post-ep for AHBL1, no part 2 spoilers.
Dark Sacred Nights by isabeau
The night Mary Winchester gave birth to her second son was the first night she dreamt of flames. The events leading up to Mary's death, from her POV. Sad and hurty.
the devil went down by estrella30
Dean makes a deal. Beautiful and hurty and prescient. post-All hell breaks loose part 1. (Wincest)
Door Number Two by kroki_refur
AU for the end of What Is and What Should Never Be. Creepy and heartbreaking. Oh, Dean... Oh, Sam... oh, boys...
Every Spring, Lilies Bloom by callitcruel
John haunts Sam and Dean. Heartbreakingly sad and hilariously funny in turn, this is a story about how they slowly move on after their father's death. Needs a good line edit, but don't let that put you off.
Formative by shoiryu
It's that strange and familiar feeling of teenage despair, like nothing is ever going to fucking get better, and on top of that there are the monsters and they are all too real, and Dean knows that Sam's obsessing over his SATs and his future. Lovely.
Heedless of the Boy by mahoni
Sam's exhausted, and there's only one bed, so he has to share with Dean. Adorable. (gen)
Hide Too Well Away by dotfic
Taut, suspenseful, insightful, bittersweet. Good look at all three Winchesters and how maybe, if one of them had opened his mouth, they could have saved all of them a lot of hurt, but they just never would, because that's not who they are. Well done.
I can't wait to fall in love with you by traffic_west
Sam wants Dean, Dean wants to go slow. Absolutely adorable. Sweet without being cloying. (wincest)
I would cradle you tight in my arms, always by oxoniensis
Heartbreaking AHBL1 coda, in which Dean makes a slightly different deal. *sniffle*
If you say to me tomorrow by ignipes
Sharp, bittersweet coda to What Is and What Should Never Be (Wincest)
In This Last of Meeting Places (We Grope Together and Avoid Speech) by apreludetoanend
he gets it, suddenly-ironically-that there are things Dean can't say. Like I love you. Sharp, jagged, brilliantly structured, like a poem or a jazz riff, rips your heart out. Sam's thoughts during the last scene of AHBL1, spoilers. Stunning.
The Mason Jar by terraneanblues
It's just not normal to carry your father's remains in the back of your trunk. But he can't find the right way to tell Dean that. He certainly can't think of a place worthy of spreading them. They find a few places, & the memories that go with them
Life As We Know It by sevenfists
The beginning after the end. A little too much domesticity to work completely for me (be warned, there are actual curtains here. And an apron. Um. And Sam as a domestic goddess, which I frankly find hard to believe), but I do love the slow slide into the relationship; I love that Dean's freaked the hell out and won't talk about it. I like that there's a start after the end. (wincest)
Measure My Bones by littledrop
Stark, spare and lyrical, excellent use of second person. Beautifully written. (Wincest)
Necessary Rites by innie_darling
John's hunting a succubus. His grief and weariness are palpable in this story, as is the boys' wary acceptance of the life he's leading them into. Lovely and sad.
Photographic Proof by nekare
(Sam writes home in the little white space beneath the picture, just to remind himself, because the picture is self-explanatory already.) Lovely. Life on the road, via photographs Sam takes.
Physiologus by imogenics
There is no particular author of a bestiary. It is a compilation, a kind of naturalist's scrapbook, which has grown with the additions of several hands. -The Book of Beasts Very cool AU where Sam is pre-med instead of pre-law.
The Quiet Man by Kansas42
Dean's first and last words. Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam. Oh, my heart. *sniffle* I. Dean is not a quiet baby. II. But he is a quiet child. III. Dean is not a quiet man. And yet he is. In a way. IV. Dean's death is quiet. His awakening is not.
Roadkill Revenge by eloise_bright
Dean tells Sam about the time John messed with the wrong wildlife. Hilarious, and also sweet and wistful.
Running Out of Daylight by Jintian
Maybe he was just lobbing these crazy ideas at Dean so he could deny them and breathe sanity back into his head. Shaken up by something that happens on a job, Sam returns his attention to trying to figure out what's happening to him, and the other kids like him.
Shallow Graves by ignipes
Stark and heartbreaking. A job in the desert reminds Sam of a secret he probably shouldn't have kept.
These External Manners of Lament by kroki_refur
Bobby in the time between AHBL1&2, and then after. Sad and lovely.
Through the Racks of Your History and All the Crossed Lives by luzdeestrellas
"You had," he says, [...] "you had everything. You shouldn't have to want this." Sam finally knows what to say and how to make Dean hear it. Beautiful heartbreaking coda to WIaWSNB. (Wincest)
Traveling Riverside Blues by erinrua
Cool casefile with some nice brotherly interaction. (link goes to first part)
Waiting Game by shoiryu
Dean, waiting in the middle, in the weeks after John's disappearance, before he goes to Palo Alto to pick up Sam. loose sequel to "Formative" - I don't necessarily buy this John, but Dean feels right to me in his masks and his vulnerability.
Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning by buffyaddict13
Sam, counting down the days, post-AHBL2. His determination and desperation are palpable, and I really like the use of the anagrams throughout.
Wheels by mari4212
Dean's fallen in love with the same car, three times over. Dean/Impala=OTP! Lovely look at his relationship with the car over the years.
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The Air In Between by kellifer_fic
Followup to Forgetting To Fall and Learning To Fly (previously recced). Sam learns to live with the wings, and Dean learns what's important. Lovely.
As We Are So Wonderfully Done With Each Other by sweetestdrain
Sam gets turned into a girl, and everything changes. Sad and hot and funny and sweet by turns, and full of love, and complexity. Wonderful. (Wincest)
Between the Essence and the Descent by luzdeestrellas
"I'm Dean Winchester, and I can do anything." Gorgeous, achy, breathless coda for AHBL1 (no spoilers for part 2). (Wincest)
a boy and his dildo by regala_electra
Sam's kind of scarred for life and Dean's a freak, but that's okay, because Sam's secretly freaky too. Hilarious. And gen, though you wouldn't know it by the title. *g*
Cinnamon by dotfic
PIE = LOVE! This is truth, and both Sam and Dean know it. Lovely post-ep for AHBL1, no part 2 spoilers.
Dark Sacred Nights by isabeau
The night Mary Winchester gave birth to her second son was the first night she dreamt of flames. The events leading up to Mary's death, from her POV. Sad and hurty.
the devil went down by estrella30
Dean makes a deal. Beautiful and hurty and prescient. post-All hell breaks loose part 1. (Wincest)
Door Number Two by kroki_refur
AU for the end of What Is and What Should Never Be. Creepy and heartbreaking. Oh, Dean... Oh, Sam... oh, boys...
Every Spring, Lilies Bloom by callitcruel
John haunts Sam and Dean. Heartbreakingly sad and hilariously funny in turn, this is a story about how they slowly move on after their father's death. Needs a good line edit, but don't let that put you off.
Formative by shoiryu
It's that strange and familiar feeling of teenage despair, like nothing is ever going to fucking get better, and on top of that there are the monsters and they are all too real, and Dean knows that Sam's obsessing over his SATs and his future. Lovely.
Heedless of the Boy by mahoni
Sam's exhausted, and there's only one bed, so he has to share with Dean. Adorable. (gen)
Hide Too Well Away by dotfic
Taut, suspenseful, insightful, bittersweet. Good look at all three Winchesters and how maybe, if one of them had opened his mouth, they could have saved all of them a lot of hurt, but they just never would, because that's not who they are. Well done.
I can't wait to fall in love with you by traffic_west
Sam wants Dean, Dean wants to go slow. Absolutely adorable. Sweet without being cloying. (wincest)
I would cradle you tight in my arms, always by oxoniensis
Heartbreaking AHBL1 coda, in which Dean makes a slightly different deal. *sniffle*
If you say to me tomorrow by ignipes
Sharp, bittersweet coda to What Is and What Should Never Be (Wincest)
In This Last of Meeting Places (We Grope Together and Avoid Speech) by apreludetoanend
he gets it, suddenly-ironically-that there are things Dean can't say. Like I love you. Sharp, jagged, brilliantly structured, like a poem or a jazz riff, rips your heart out. Sam's thoughts during the last scene of AHBL1, spoilers. Stunning.
The Mason Jar by terraneanblues
It's just not normal to carry your father's remains in the back of your trunk. But he can't find the right way to tell Dean that. He certainly can't think of a place worthy of spreading them. They find a few places, & the memories that go with them
Life As We Know It by sevenfists
The beginning after the end. A little too much domesticity to work completely for me (be warned, there are actual curtains here. And an apron. Um. And Sam as a domestic goddess, which I frankly find hard to believe), but I do love the slow slide into the relationship; I love that Dean's freaked the hell out and won't talk about it. I like that there's a start after the end. (wincest)
Measure My Bones by littledrop
Stark, spare and lyrical, excellent use of second person. Beautifully written. (Wincest)
Necessary Rites by innie_darling
John's hunting a succubus. His grief and weariness are palpable in this story, as is the boys' wary acceptance of the life he's leading them into. Lovely and sad.
Photographic Proof by nekare
(Sam writes home in the little white space beneath the picture, just to remind himself, because the picture is self-explanatory already.) Lovely. Life on the road, via photographs Sam takes.
Physiologus by imogenics
There is no particular author of a bestiary. It is a compilation, a kind of naturalist's scrapbook, which has grown with the additions of several hands. -The Book of Beasts Very cool AU where Sam is pre-med instead of pre-law.
The Quiet Man by Kansas42
Dean's first and last words. Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam. Oh, my heart. *sniffle* I. Dean is not a quiet baby. II. But he is a quiet child. III. Dean is not a quiet man. And yet he is. In a way. IV. Dean's death is quiet. His awakening is not.
Roadkill Revenge by eloise_bright
Dean tells Sam about the time John messed with the wrong wildlife. Hilarious, and also sweet and wistful.
Running Out of Daylight by Jintian
Maybe he was just lobbing these crazy ideas at Dean so he could deny them and breathe sanity back into his head. Shaken up by something that happens on a job, Sam returns his attention to trying to figure out what's happening to him, and the other kids like him.
Shallow Graves by ignipes
Stark and heartbreaking. A job in the desert reminds Sam of a secret he probably shouldn't have kept.
These External Manners of Lament by kroki_refur
Bobby in the time between AHBL1&2, and then after. Sad and lovely.
Through the Racks of Your History and All the Crossed Lives by luzdeestrellas
"You had," he says, [...] "you had everything. You shouldn't have to want this." Sam finally knows what to say and how to make Dean hear it. Beautiful heartbreaking coda to WIaWSNB. (Wincest)
Traveling Riverside Blues by erinrua
Cool casefile with some nice brotherly interaction. (link goes to first part)
Waiting Game by shoiryu
Dean, waiting in the middle, in the weeks after John's disappearance, before he goes to Palo Alto to pick up Sam. loose sequel to "Formative" - I don't necessarily buy this John, but Dean feels right to me in his masks and his vulnerability.
Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning by buffyaddict13
Sam, counting down the days, post-AHBL2. His determination and desperation are palpable, and I really like the use of the anagrams throughout.
Wheels by mari4212
Dean's fallen in love with the same car, three times over. Dean/Impala=OTP! Lovely look at his relationship with the car over the years.
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As always, read, love, give feedback.
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