And In The Middle Stood A Tree [NC-17] (Sam/Dean)

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Title: And In The Middle Stood A Tree
Author: ladycrystal_c
Word count: 56k
Warnings: several instances of non gory blood drinking (non demon related) and instances of cutting (for supernatural purposes only).
Summary: When Dean Winchester, the chosen, righteous man, twice son of Eve, and vessel of God’s most powerful archangel with phoenix ash in his blood, falls into Purgatory, his unusual assets, skills, and the abilities he develops inside the realm help him survive in an inhospitable environment that hosts many foes. Meanwhile, with the support of the eclectic group of allies that has rallied around him, Sam Winchester finds a way to break into Purgatory with a new weapon and the one artifact that works as a direct link to his brother. His quest will lead him to revisit his past with Dean and embrace a fear that is omnipresent in his life. Back home, the effects of Sam’s choices and the lessons from Purgatory forge another bond that brings the brothers even closer.
A/N: Written for the samdean_otp minibang. Artist: eyestoowide.

Link to fic: here | Link to art: here

Feeding [NC-17] Sam/Dean

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Title: Feeding
Author: selecasharp
Genre: Casefic / Drama / Hurt/comfort
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Sam/Dean, OCs
Warnings: Language, brief outsider POV, hurt!Dean, hurt!Sam, mentions of OFC/OFC and past Dean/OMC, mild gore
Spoilers: Up through season 7
Word count: ~20,850
Summary: Sam and Dean are called into Ann Arbor, Michigan, by a pair of old acquaintances to investigate a series of deaths in which the victims have been drained of nearly all blood. The marks don't match vampire bites, or any other monster they've ever come across. Whatever it is, though, it's got a taste for blood, and right now, it wants Dean's.

A/N: Written for the Sam/Dean minibang on samdean_otp. tringic did the art for it, which can be found here! A PDF of the fic can also be found at the master post. :)


Feeding master post

Fic: But Something Dear

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Title: But Something Dear
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: None.
Words: 3,291
Spoilers: Vague, but for all aired episodes.
Warnings: Depression, mental illness, mild self-harm, language, and very very messed-up!boys.
Summary: The boys stop hunting, and nothing has actually ended. Written for this prompt.
Neurotic author's notes: There are so many other things I should be doing, but here, I emerge from the hurricane's wake bearing fic! My weakness for secretly!screwed-up Sam is showing. That was a very alliterative sentence. Anyways, the title is from Byron's "Childe Harold's Pilgramage" ("None so desolate but something dear,/Dearer than self, possesses or possess'd/A thought, and claims the homage of a tear"). Cut text is from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One, which is incidentally one of my favorite plays of all time.
Also: Friendly reminder I cannot write action for love or money, and I do apologize for that.

Mark now, how a plain tale shall put you down.

SD Minibang: God Save the Human Cannon Ball

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Title: God Save the Human Cannon Ball
Author: downjune
Characters/Pairings: Sam'n'Dean (with some vague Sam/Dean), Claire Novak, Jody Mills, Castiel. Also, brief Sam/Jody.
Rating: R for violence
Word Count: 19,250
Warnings: Case-related incident of homophobic violence
Summary: In nearly every major religion, and in all the lore he can find on the subject of Purgatory, the living can influence the fortunes of the dead through prayers and offerings. And Sam's sure Dean isn't even dead, so, piece of cake. All he has to do is make the right offering. It only takes seven months -- and 29 years.

A post-Season 7 AU, and a story of past and present heroism.


Notes: Here's my minibang from over at samdean_otp ! I hope everyone's been checking out the goodies posting there! Massive thank yous go to harrigan for whipping this beast into shape and for being appropriately ruthless in her beta reading. Sam is a better Sam because of her careful eye. Also, hugs and squeezes to killabeez for being a much-needed third set of eyes when all perspective had been lost. Any remaining errors are entirely my own.

As for music, here's a link to the songs that inspired the story. There'll probably be a download available in the future, but for now enjoy Sam's songs for Dean. The title of this story is taken from "Wild Billy's Circus Story."

Finally, art! petite_madame swooped in and hammered out such gorgeous achy lonely pretty art, I'm still trying and failing to describe it properly. Just look at it! Be warned, it is very spoilery—beautiful and spoilery.

Here's all of her collected art!

And here's a link to the fic!