Ooh which fic is this 👀 I haven't read a super sad fic in a while so I feel like it's time
the gardener by deadlybride
Summary: Sam dies, on a hunt. Dean buries him and waits through the long year after.
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Ooh which fic is this 👀 I haven't read a super sad fic in a while so I feel like it's time
the gardener by deadlybride
Summary: Sam dies, on a hunt. Dean buries him and waits through the long year after.
We’re back! At least for the time being, hee! WHEN NATURE SPEAKS, WE LISTEN - Sam's humanity is thrown into question when a case goes sideways and the boys find themselves needing to choose between Sam using his magic, or almost certain death. Meanwhile, Sam knows he has to come clean about his vision to Dean... and in the process, long-buried issues end up coming to light, too. Story: AO3 | Art: AO3
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Quivering Mirror Neurons by sprinkles888. Gen, Teen and up, 53k words. Summary: The year is 2047. #5283 is a top-of-the-line military surveillance android. When his code breaks, he leaves his facility in order to find purpose in life. He finds it when he hunts down Dean Winchester to learn about monsters. Together, they set out to solve a nearby case, but Dean is hiding his past connected with the death of his brother, and #5283's systems are constantly spazzing out. Working through these issues is going to require a lot of trust-building . . . And a visit to a home in Lawrence, Kansas, that is just a little too familiar to both of them. https://archiveofourown.org/works/38737581 my thoughts: I loved this fic so so much. I loved how sprinkles made Sam the android robot so vulnerable, how creatively they translated human reactions and emotions into plausible and interesting android behavior. I loved the slow building of trust between him and Dean. I loved how competent Sam was as a robot hacker (semblances of murderbot) even when he was compromised & struggling. I think my favorite part was when Bobby & Dean were trying to perform surgery and betraying all his programming, Sam was scared & then it hurt. Such an excellent fic!!! This fic rec has been added to my SPN android AUs reclist.
The Self Is Not So Weightless (Nor Whole and Unbroken) by OxfordRose (jadinacookie), redtailedhawk90. Rated Explicit, Gentlebeard, 75k words. Summary: "Does anything about my appearance strike you as familiar Mr. Teach?" Danford asks, as if Ed hadn't just asked a question, moving aside the bowl to sit down on the stool. "Or my name?"Ed squints at him. "Nah, sorry, mate." Danford nods, a hand slipping into the pocket of his apron once more."That's about what I expected. Not that it would change matters if you had, I just imagine that these proceedings might make more sense to you. Call this...a reckoning if you will." Or: Before Stede and Ed can reunite after the academy, Ed is captured by a privateer with a personal grudge. https://archiveofourown.org/works/40015041 My thoughts: This fic features some serious Ed whump - torture & humiliation before Stede gets to him but once the hurt is over, Stede's comfort is unparalleled. The writing is superb. I was up until 2AM on a work night devouring this fic. The crew & Stede discovering what had happened to Ed and then taking such good care of him. Ugh, this was such a healing fic. Much love to the author, they did such a fantastic job. Added to My Favorite OFMD Fics
Spirital Remedy by AceofHearts61. Teen, Gen/Other, 2k words. Summary: To prove that Dean isn't dead inside and to bring him healing, Castiel connects the Winchester brothers to love at the soul level. https://archiveofourown.org/works/374556 My thoughts: Castiel orchestrates some soul-healing cuddles between Sam and Dean. I can’t get enough of AceofHearts61′s fic. This was just magnificent. Added to my Spiritual Stuff Reclist.
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Castiel & Bobby Singer Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Bobby Singer Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Season/Series 06, Angel Wings, Injury Recovery, Character Study, Civil War in Heaven (Supernatural), Hurt Castiel (Supernatural), POV Bobby Singer, Uneasy Allies Summary: Strange, unexpected problems had a tendency to drop into Bobby Singer’s lap out of nowhere. He was used to it, and to the universe somehow expecting him to know what to do next.
What he wasn’t used to was an angel falling full speed, wings out and trenchcoat on fire, onto the bed of the ’66 C10 Pickup he’d just towed into his salvage yard.
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It’s my fic for the 2022 Hurt/Comfort Exchange! It was fun writing a fic from Bobby’s point of view for something different and I’m rather pleased with how this one came out. One of four fics I get to claim as mine tonight! (The other three I’ll share once the Stork Swap reveals go live...) Thank you to @mrcowboydeanwinchester for the beta!
For @spnovember and @witchsambingo 2k, mini-MotW, gen, for the prompts “buried (secrets)” and “blood magic” When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won ... which witch is which? On AO3
TITLE: A Feathered Friend For The Eclipse
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Sam gets ready to witness his first eclipse as a witch accompanied by his familiar.
SHIPS: None
TAGS: Witch Sam AU, magical familiars, Genfic, eclipses, Unbeta’ed, One-Shot ficlet
NOTES: This is a prompt fill for my Witch!Sam Bingo card given to me by @witchsambingo
a few Sam & Dean gen fics for @carryonchesters
A Hiatus (domestic brothers, gardening) by themegalosaurus
Happy to be Stuck with you (a slice of pandemic life, grumpy hurt!Dean + Sam's birthday) by noxbait
One Saved Message (voicemail fix-it, I bookmarked it as "intense brother feels") by ratherastory
stargazing (voicemail and samulet fix-it!) by allforsammy
One Question Less (tagged as fluff & angst & deep abiding love) by stardust_made
unseen (cursed!Dean, emotional hurt/comfort) by bratfarrar
I am a sucker for emotional brother moments. Hope some of these are new to you!