Away from These Shores (13/?) Altered!Sam fic - dissociation, ptsd
Her hands are always cold; they feel like soft ice against his face, now, as she thumbs his eyes open. The sunlight streaming into the room through the spaces between the heavy curtains is too bright, and it takes him too long to wonder why she’s prying his eyes open to begin with.
“Sam!”
He realizes she’s been calling his name (shouting his name) for a while now. Becomes aware of a distant pain in his arm that’s also been there for a while. It’s Amelia’s other hand, gripping his bicep, panicked fingers digging into the muscle almost hard enough to bruise.
“Sam, wake up, wake up! Don’t do this, come on.” Now that she's forced his eyes open, he can see that her face is frantic, her usually-pale cheeks flushed, stained bright red. Adrenaline. He’s never seen her like this, so terrified. “Sam, please, you’re scaring me.”
Oh.
He needs to wake up.
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So I managed to edit together what I've written over the last few months into another chapter.
Title: Away from These Shores (13/?)
Genre: Gen
Summary: A simple hunt leaves Sam in an altered state no one seems able to explain – at first. Pulling him out of it is not nearly as easy as it should be, especially since Dean is dealing with his own trauma(s).
Spoilers: The fic is standalone, but refers to the plot up to and including 8X01 here and there.
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