Fic: The Apotheosis of Wile E. Coyote, SPN S3, part 18/?

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Title: The Apotheosis of Wile E. Coyote
Author: nwhepcat
Fandom: Supernatural, gen;
Rating R (probable)
Spoilers: Set shortly after S3 "Mystery Spot," but spoilery for S4 "Heaven and Hell"
Summary: Even with the clock ticking toward death and hell, Dean insists on taking on a routine job. It's anything but routine when he finds something he's not meant to discover, and things get a great deal more complicated.
Disclaimer: So not mine, and it is a sadness.
Warnings: Language, h/c, psychosis

Previous parts are here.

[You may all be entertained to know that when I went to the urgent care last night with bronchitis, that I changed from the shirt my cat had drooled on into a hoodie. It entertained me, anyhow.]

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sleep deprived!Dean fic recs (all gen)

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Happy Winchester Day, everyone! Have some recs.

Fyi, this post was inspired by InSecret's new fic, (featuring sleep-deprived!Dean, but of course) which is recced below. If you have any other similarly themed recs, (or self-recs), please leave them in the comments to this post so that others can check them out.

Qui Non Somnus (Those Who Do Not Sleep) by authoressnebula
Author's note/summary: Written for hoodie_time's Dean-focused h/c comment-fic meme. Prompt: Dean is hit with a curse that keeps him from sleeping and he starts to suffer the symptoms of severe sleep-deprivation, ie: heightened emotions, hallucinations, confusion. But especially heightened emotions!

Reccer's notes: As I said in my original feedback to this - I really appreciated how the author wrote this, how it let us see an openly emotional Dean we don't usually get to see, but it wasn't overdone at all. It fit, and it was touching, and it was perfect. Really nice job.

Tags: crying!Dean, curse, hallucinations, sleep deprivation

Morituri Te Salutant by chiiyo86 [fic challenge response]
Author's notes/summary: “If everybody contemplates the infinite instead of fixing the drains, many of us will die of cholera.” John Rich / Written for the Dean-focused h/c fic challenge on hoodie_time, in answer to the prompt: "Future!Dean, future!Castiel, set in the 5.04 AU, circa. 2014. The conditions under which the resistance fighters live make them vulnerable to disease. Dean, Cas, et. al. struggle to deal with the an outbreak/epidemic of some disease... Dean eventually succumbs (to the disease, to exhaustion, even to despair, but something with physical symptoms, please, not just emotional distress). Castiel is there for him." Spoilers for 5.04 "The End.” PG-13. Castiel, Dean, gen.

Reccer's notes: I loved the episode “The End,” and this fic made me love it even more! This is an amazing and poignant imagining of how Dean and Castiel's future selves might relate to each other. Every well-placed mention of Sam just made my heart clench up.

Tags: exhaustion, pain: emotional

Stay Awake All Night by InSecret
Author's notes/summary: Sam won't let Dean sleep, because when Dean sleeps, he's ... not himself. Hurt!sleepdeprived!Dean. 2,139 words. Set in season 5. Rated PG-13 for swearing. Gen.

Reccer's notes: This was fantastic! Sam is protective in this simultaneously tough and gentle way, which is exactly how I imagine season 5-era!Sam would react to such a situation. And we get bonus protective!Bobby, who I love aaaalmost as much as protective!Sam.

Tags: blood-loss, cold, fainting/collapse, injury, possession, sleep deprivation

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Fic: The Dark Waters Call, [PG-13], Dean, Sam

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Title: The Dark Waters Call
Author: moonshayde
Season: Five
Category: Gen, Drama/Angst, Humor
Spoilers: Through I Believe the Children Are Our Future
Summary: While hunting an encantado, Dean falls under its spell. Now he must rely on Sam to help navigate through his bizarre hallucinations and delusions to avoid the dark call that threatens to consume him.
Word Count: 9,800
Rating: PG-13

A/N: Written for an anonymous prompt (93) for the Dean-focused hurt/comfort challenge. Prompter wanted temporarily insane!Dean with angst and drama with or without use of an encantado. I fit in the monster, but like most of my writing, I couldn't leave out the humor, so it's not just drama and angst. This is more psychological/emotional than anything, so the h/c component is more understated. Thanks to meg_tdj for the beta.

Disclaimer: Supernatural and its characters are the property of Eric Kripke and co. All other characters, the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of the author. This is for entertainment purposes only; no financial profit has been gained from this story. This story is not mean to infringe upon the rights of the above-mentioned establishments.

The Dark Waters Call