Soul Husbands

An epic love in any universe. Thematic fic recs featuring Sam, Dean, Jared, Jensen, and all the roles they play.

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"There are some things Dean never lets himself forget. How to hunt is highest on the list, followed by the subsections of sharp-shooting, gun cleaning, and how to hustle someone out of fifty bucks in poker or pool. After that there's driving, though he thinks that could be fitted into one of the above bullet parts. Okay, so mostly it's all hunting that takes up the largest chunk of Dean's brain.

The rest of it is Sam."

Falling pieces into places by gaialux

Sam/Dean

AU - Canon Divergent Preseries

Infidelty

Explicit

13k

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“What do you think it means, a person keeps repeating the same mistake over and over?” The words are out before Jensen even realizes he’s thinking them, and he swallows hard when Jared turns around. Stares at him with an expression Jensen’s never really seen his friend wear.

It feels like hours before Jared walks over, sits down on the edge of Jensen’s bed like he’s afraid Jensen might bolt if he gets too close. Which, he’s not exactly wrong. “Maybe sometimes you have to, ‘til you finally get it right.” Calm, reassuring, and Jensen wants to fucking cry.

There moves a thread that has no end by keepaofthecheez (sinfuldesire archive)

Jared/Jensen (minor Jared/ofc - minor Jensen/omc - Jensen ofc)

Au - groundhog day

Romance - actors Jared and Jensen

Explicit

20k

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"How do you do it?" says Jared. "How do you manage to find that bit of someone that's completely unstable?" He pauses and frowns. "And how come it hasn't worked on me?"

Jensen laughs, short and rueful. He shakes his head. "Jay, you turned down the lead role on a TV show in order to go on driving me around town. Who says it hasn't worked?"

Do I seem bulletproof to you? by fleshflutter

Art by wanttobeatree

Jared/Jensen - (Jared/Sandy, Jensen/Jeff, Jensen/OCs)

Au - Drama, Angst, Prostitution

Escort!Jensen/Driver!Jared - minor violence

Explicit

96k

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"When they meet in the locker room again, Jared points to a line he underlined and bolded. 

Jensen flies on the ice with the grace of a dancer.

The smile Jared receives immediately afterwards proves two things: Jensen appreciates how ballet brings out the best in his athletic career, and Jared is utterly, horribly, terribly smitten."

Swans and Skates by compo67

Art by Alexiescherryslurpy

Jared/Jensen

Au - Kid fic

Slice of life - Sports and Ballet

Explicit

30k

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"The world around them is silent, not a car or a cricket or a hint of wind against the dusty windows. Just their breathing picking up speed. Just the wet, lurid sounds of their bodies moving together. Sam's too much and Dean's not enough, but somewhere in the middle, they're becoming one whole being."

Bring Your Alibis by coricomile

Sam/Dean

AU - Canon Divergent

Mistery

Explicit

2k

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“Can I trust you’ll not spy on me if I shower?”

Offended, Jensen produces a scowl of his own. “Of course not! I’d never. I’ve got two rules: I never scare kids, and I don’t intrude on people’s privacy. I’ve got standards, you know.”

“I’m so relieved.” Jared’s lips close in a sardonic grin. “He’s got standards .” 

Jensen, Go Solid by 1bad_joke

Art by amberdreams

Jared/Jensen

AU - angst with a happy ending

Humor - enemies to lovers

Explicit

55k

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“Dee?”

“Yeah, Sammy.”

Sam sniffed. “Will you be my best friend?”

“Already am, Sammy.”

“Always?” Sam gazed up at his big brother with those puppy dog eyes that made it impossible for Dean to say no, and honestly, he didn’t want to anyway.

“Always.”

Burn Out The Night by sylsdarkplace

Art by quickreaver

Sam/Dean

AU - Canondivergent

Witchcraft - Anti-social Winchesters

Explicit

34k

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"He imagined family would be like this, when he was growing up. Sitting around a table, playing games and not cleaning weapons, laughing and teasing and not conjugating Latin verbs. He wonders if he could fit into this picture, Dean and his friends, this small town. If Dean would let him."

What Remains by merrin

Podfic by litrapod

Sam/Dean

Au - Canon divergent

Amnesia - Outsider POV

Explicit

39k

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"Jared’s smile fades somewhat. “Come on, be happy for me. I got myself a girlfriend.”

“Yippee,” Jensen says, miming waving a tiny flag.

“Nothing’s gonna change, you know,” Jared says, so quietly Jensen has to lean out of the window to catch what he’s saying.

Jensen swallows, wondering for a moment if Jared really believes it, or if he’s just saying it to make Jensen feel better. He smiles a tiny smile. “Yeah. I know.”

It’s the first lie he’s ever told Jared. He’s got a feeling it won’t be the last."

My Heart Don't Beat the Way it Used To by raina_at

Jared/Jensen

Explicit

AU - Highschool

Best friends, jock!Jared/artist!Jensen

27k

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“The way you feel right now? Don’t you ever forget it.”

"No, ma’am. Don’t think I will.”

Six Hundred to Graceland by riyku

Jared/Jensen

Explicit

AU - Romance|Fluff

College AU - Roadtrip

7k

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"So when he brings the water in his palm to his lips, he meets Sam’s gaze and thinks I’ll take care of you.

There’s really nothing left to promise. "

Burn It Out of My Veins by embersdevine

Art by soluscheese

Sam/Dean

Au - Canon Divergence

From sex to love

Explicit

28k

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"Sam grew into wanting Dean the same way he grew into his bones. It isn’t something they can will or trick or ignore away. It isn’t something that can be undone."

The Gold Room by hathfrozen

Sam/Dean

Canon Compliant

Angst - Codependency

Explicit

31k

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"Jared grinned at that and Jensen found himself thinking stupid thoughts again. Thirty years old and thinking things like, 'Oh my god, he's smiling at me, I should say something!' like a teenager was really not at all dignified."

Keep Coming Around and Just This Good by misskittye

Jared/Jensen

Explicit

AU - Romance|Fluff

Veterinarian!Jensen, kittens

39k

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"Dean coughs out smoke and has to look away into the trees, has to, because when did his baby brother turn into—this? Dean's not blind. He's noticed Sam gradually morphing out of that awkward, scrawny teenager phase, but this—feral woodland creature, wild hair and barefoot, tiniest scrap of fabric covering him like a loincloth, and draped in this otherworldly easy confidence—this is a physical shock"

Boys of Summer by redmyeyes

Art by TheGreenestGreenToEverGreen

Sam/Dean

Pre Stanford Era

Cabin Fic - First Time

Explicit

14k

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"Winchester’s brow furrows, and he steps up closer to Sam. So close Sam can catch his scent on the night breeze; leather and sex, dark and dangerous. He shivers."

The Outlaw Dean Winchester by runedgirl

Art by dun

Sam/Dean

AU - Canon Divergent

Wild West - Alteredreality

Explicit

36k

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"In this moment, happy and drowsy and with Jared smiling at him like that, Jensen thinks that this is worth all the doubt and confusion he’s going to feel tomorrow and probably all the days after that. Jared makes everything more complicated, but Jensen’s had a lot of certainty in his life, a lot of absolutes, and at least right now, he feels ready for something different."

And The Greatest of These Is Love by beckaandzac

Art by sillie82

Jared/Jensen

Explicit

AU - Highschool

Religious themes

23k

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