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team free will, and hopefully other stories
Now that I am caught up the show, it is time to bask in the fic! But the thing about Supernatural fandom is that it is prolific; I'm having to really fine-tune tag queries on the AO3, I have no idea where to even start on LJ, and, well, delicious isn't really a font of helpfulness these days. Therefore, this is officially a shameless plea for Supernatural fic recs post!
Obviously if you know anything off the top of your head that must be read, by all means rec it! But I figure talking about the sort of things I'm looking for might be helpful. So:
+ Sam/Dean. Hit me with all the fic about them being psychotically, irrationally, erotically codependent on each other. I honestly don't care when it takes place, how compliant with all of canon it is (although I don't think I want anything from before the end of second season, unless it's a specific episode tag and un-Jossed), whether or not they're allowed to have nice things, any of it. All I really need here is well-written epic codependency.
+ Dean/Cas! I ... am honestly not sure what I want from my Dean/Cas, so hit me with your favorites. My only hard rule is that the narrative also likes Sam. (Not, necessarily, is nice to him, because when is any narrative nice to Sam; I just don't want to read anything that hates him.) I suspect I would also be especially easy for anything that explores Dean and Castiel's weird twisty power dynamics, but really I'm up for anything.
+ FIC ABOUT LADIES. Give me all your fixes and reclamations of Jo and Ellen! All the subversive things you can think of about Mary or Ruby or Bela or Anna or, hell, Lisa or Cassie or Madison or I don't even care, LADIES. Ladies saving the world and giving the refrigerator the finger and not having their narratives end with those boys.
+ Angels! I would love anything that messes about with the mythology; I would happily take Good Omens or American Gods or Murder Mysteries crossovers. (Or even crossovers with things Neil Gaiman hasn't touched, as presumably those must exist too.) I would love more with Anna; I am fairly sure I need fic about Gabriel like air, oh my god Gabriel. I don't care about demons quite as much, but give me good Crowley and I am so there. None of this has to be gen, either; even though I do have specific Sam/Dean and Dean/Cas wishes, I'm basically there for any ship done well.
+ TEAM FREE WILL. Membership not limited to Sam, Dean, Cas, and I guess Bobby, either; I would love fic written mid-season that wildly theorizes, or AUs about what could have happened, all that good stuff. Other favorites for Team Free Will are Jo, Ellen, Gabriel, Anna, and Crowley. God, wouldn't have a season about all of their world-saving adventures have been great? Anyway! Maybe there will be fic that provides at least some elements of that.
+ And this is not fic, but if you know of any particularly tasty meta on any aspect of the show, I am so there.
Hopefully the above narrows it down some, and I didn't actually just say "Give me every well-written fic this fandom has ever written," buuut it is entirely possible that I did. In any case, all recs greatly appreciated, and I might even come back and leave you excited flaily comments about the fics in question. Have at it!
Obviously if you know anything off the top of your head that must be read, by all means rec it! But I figure talking about the sort of things I'm looking for might be helpful. So:
+ Sam/Dean. Hit me with all the fic about them being psychotically, irrationally, erotically codependent on each other. I honestly don't care when it takes place, how compliant with all of canon it is (although I don't think I want anything from before the end of second season, unless it's a specific episode tag and un-Jossed), whether or not they're allowed to have nice things, any of it. All I really need here is well-written epic codependency.
+ Dean/Cas! I ... am honestly not sure what I want from my Dean/Cas, so hit me with your favorites. My only hard rule is that the narrative also likes Sam. (Not, necessarily, is nice to him, because when is any narrative nice to Sam; I just don't want to read anything that hates him.) I suspect I would also be especially easy for anything that explores Dean and Castiel's weird twisty power dynamics, but really I'm up for anything.
+ FIC ABOUT LADIES. Give me all your fixes and reclamations of Jo and Ellen! All the subversive things you can think of about Mary or Ruby or Bela or Anna or, hell, Lisa or Cassie or Madison or I don't even care, LADIES. Ladies saving the world and giving the refrigerator the finger and not having their narratives end with those boys.
+ Angels! I would love anything that messes about with the mythology; I would happily take Good Omens or American Gods or Murder Mysteries crossovers. (Or even crossovers with things Neil Gaiman hasn't touched, as presumably those must exist too.) I would love more with Anna; I am fairly sure I need fic about Gabriel like air, oh my god Gabriel. I don't care about demons quite as much, but give me good Crowley and I am so there. None of this has to be gen, either; even though I do have specific Sam/Dean and Dean/Cas wishes, I'm basically there for any ship done well.
+ TEAM FREE WILL. Membership not limited to Sam, Dean, Cas, and I guess Bobby, either; I would love fic written mid-season that wildly theorizes, or AUs about what could have happened, all that good stuff. Other favorites for Team Free Will are Jo, Ellen, Gabriel, Anna, and Crowley. God, wouldn't have a season about all of their world-saving adventures have been great? Anyway! Maybe there will be fic that provides at least some elements of that.
+ And this is not fic, but if you know of any particularly tasty meta on any aspect of the show, I am so there.
Hopefully the above narrows it down some, and I didn't actually just say "Give me every well-written fic this fandom has ever written," buuut it is entirely possible that I did. In any case, all recs greatly appreciated, and I might even come back and leave you excited flaily comments about the fics in question. Have at it!
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Extremely codependent:
if you were my brother I could kiss you, by
Awesome ladies:
Fit Me Like A Glove, by
Meta fanwork:
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Gabriel and Castiel:
But It Lives Forever In Reruns, by [Bad username or site: trollopfop @ livejournal.com</a]
Crossover with Good Omens:
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Awesome fic that does not fit into any of your categories of requests:
Strange's Country, by
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Angels: Who Toils Most to Go On by
It's in five parts:
Prologue―Penance;
Part 1―Purgatory;
Part 2―Protégé;
Part 3―Palimpsest;
Epilogue―Passage.
LADIES!: After the Kingfisher's Wing by
And We Will Possess by
Biker Bars and Pregnancy Tests by
Like a Blanket on Your Shoulder by
Putting in Doors by
Summer Hunting Season by
Whoso Pleaseth God by
Meta: A Striking Position to Take: SPN and economic instability by
Also, how do you feel about crossovers with SPN? Because I have a ton of those.
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Fumbling in the Dark: Love Advice For the Romantically Impaired by
Seconding the rec for if you were my brother I could kiss you by
All of
For meta, Good fourth walls make good neighbors by
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Dust in the Wind
Title: Dust in the Wind
Author: [info]lyra_wing
Pairing: none, it's gen (Sam and Dean)
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Summary: Future fic. Erm. Hard to explain. This is a crossover with American Gods, but you don't need to read that to understand what's going on.
Disclaimer(s): Supernatural and American Gods and their characters are not mine.
A/N: Huge thanks to [info]krisomniac for the beta. You're too cool for school, baby.
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An Earthly Knight
Title: An Earthly Knight
Fandom: Criminal Minds/Tam Lin/Supernatural
Rating/Warning: PG, Gen (because Criminal Minds is the genniest show that ever genned.)
Wordcount: 3329
Beta: [info]iambickilometer
Summary: He carries iron nails in his pockets.
Notes: AU for Criminal Minds and Supernatural. And the Roadhouse didn't get blown up at the end of Season 2 Supernatural, because I need to use it. This takes place after the end of Supernatural season 2, and after "Revelations" in Criminal Minds.
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The Kin of Cain, FOB x SPN, 1/3
Title: The Kin of Cain
Author: [info]matchsticks_p
Summary: The lives of Fall Out Boy and the Winchester brothers collide as they travel down the highways of America under the watchful gaze of an ancient monster…
Rating: R
Warnings: VIOLENCE, coarse language
Pairings: gen for SPN, non-explicit Pete/Patrick for FOB
Length: 23,000 words
Notes: set during FOB's van days and during season 3 of SPN. No familiarity with Fall Out Boy is necessary to understand the story—you can see them as a case of the week that happens to play in a band. The only knowledge of SPN needed to understand the story is this: Dean and Sam Winchester are brothers who hunt monsters and have issues with their now-deceased father. They drive a '67 Impala.
Disclaimers: Not true, not paid, not affiliated, no harm meant.
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Help! I'm Trapped in a Girl's Body
Title: Help! I'm Trapped in a Girl's Body (PG)
Author: [info]justthismorning
Rating: PG
Pairing: Brendon/Spencer
Summary: Spencer is turned into a girl. Brendon does not handle this well. Dean thinks he knows what's going on and Sam thinks Spencer is too young for Dean (he's right). Supernatural/Panic at the Disco cross-over.
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Zombification
Title: Zombification
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Dean, Sam
Disclaimer: In no way mine, or anything to do with me, I own nothing.
Summary: "Don't thank me, you're a zombie, by rights I should chop your head off!"
AN: Written for [info]thestraychild for my icon writing meme.
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Bringing The Walls Down
Title: Bringing The Walls Down, 1/3
Fandom: Supernatural/Dr. Horrible
Pairing: Dean/Billy/Sam, Sam/Billy, Dean/Billy, Dean/Sam
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Incest
Word Count: 20,900
Disclaimer: In no way mine or anything to do with me. I own nothing.
Summary: They had names now, the men in the 1967 Chevy Impala were Sam and Dean Winchester, and they were trying to save the world.
AN: Written for [info]zeitheist 's birthday, it expanded into something a lot bigger than it was supposed to, demanding plot, angst, action/adventure and some general end-of-the-world shenanigans. I really hope that you like it.
Hunting Lessons
Title: Hunting Lessons
Fandom: Supernatural/Dr. Horrible
Pairing: Sam/Dr. Horrible/Dean
Rating: NC-17
Genre: PWP
Warnings: Incest, double penetration
Disclaimer: In no way mine or anything to do with me. I own nothing.
Summary: "Captain Hammer," Dean says, in the tone of voice Dr. Horrible suspects he usually reserves for things which live under beds, and routinely get dragged out and sliced into pieces.
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My Eyes Are An Ocean
Title: My Eyes Are An Ocean 1/2
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 10,300
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: In no way mine, or anything to do with me, I own nothing.
Summary: It's amazing what you decide you can get away with when you can't see a damn thing.
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Always Darkest
Title: Always Darkest
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Chuck
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: 5x01
Disclaimer: In no way mine, or anything to do with me, I own nothing.
Summary: Chuck's not in charge of the world-saving, Chuck just writes it down.
AN: Written for [info]zeitheist who has special permission to lure me into things. You dared me to do it, so here are your spoils of war.
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Browser History
Title: Browser History
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: In no way mine, or anything to do with me, I own nothing.
Summary: In which Sam does another sort of research, and Dean is amused.
AN: Written for [info]elvisglasses5 for my icon writing meme. First part of the Fourth Wall series.
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Learning Curves
Author: nwhepcat
SPN pre-series
Characters: Dean, John, undisclosed canon character
Genre: gen
Rating: R
Summary: John Winchester knows damn little about women, which is kind of a problem since Dean has suddenly and permanently become one. Fortunately, he knows someone who knows a bit more on the subject.
Notes: Sequel to Getting Soft. Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] denny_dc for the beta.
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(Many of these are set around s. 4 or s. 5, since that's when I was reading the most SPN fic. There is also a lot of meta fic, since I dig the meta stuff in the series.)
FICS ABOUT BECKY BEING A MORE REALISTIC FANGIRL AND ALSO REALLY AWESOME:
If on a winter's night a fangirl, by
Summary: “Chuck,” Becky said, slowly and carefully and very, very seriously. “I think someone is trying to communicate with us through the fanfic.”
Your Apple Pie Suburban Hell Happily Ever After by
Summary: In which Becky and Dean search for Chuck and Sam, Castiel discovers a love of milkshakes, Sam regrets being a good Samaritan, and Lucifer is still entirely too interested in Sam's body for Sam's peace of mind.
Peanuts, by
Summary: What I love (and used to hate) about Becky is that she has a sense of purpose and a lot of drive, and these things are hardwired into her instead of copy-pasted in by God's divine ineffability. You'd think that being a Prophet of the Lord would give someone a lot of purpose and drive, but all it's given me is headaches and a slippery slope to alcoholism. Also the destruction of my house, and my fourth wall. I was using that, guys.
Restore From Saved Draft, by
Summary: So that's how Becky ends up babysitting a fallen angel with a broken arm. It's probably the weirdest thing that's ever happened to her and, considering recent events, that's saying something.
FICS ABOUT CASTIEL BEING INHUMAN AND POWERFUL AND STRANGE BUT ALSO KIND OF A WOOBIE
Angels We Have Heard by
Summary: Castiel looks for God. It is a tiresome and thankless task, and he is running out of time.
And the Angel Said: "Fuck it." And All the Bullshit of Heaven Could Not Convince him Otherwise by
Summary: A more detailed account of how (and why) Heaven failed to rehabilitate Cas. Hint: it was Dean's fault. [Really great stuff about the nature of angels/heaven in this one]
Song of Songs by
Summary: [Intense and scotching Dean/Castiel with Dean's issues on full display and Cas interesting and non-human.]
Equinox by
Summary: In which Castiel is the weird time-traveling freak who just might be the love of Dean Winchester's life.
Anger Management for Angels by
Summary: Angels don’t get angry. They are filled with righteous fury. This is a fact that brings great comfort to Castiel. Dean made him watch Star Wars. He knows what happens to those who give into their anger. Castiel’s not angry. He’s just disappointed.
LADIES BEING EPIC AND GREAT
The Waiting Room by
Summary: Deep in the woods, Washington state, night, and Jo isn't afraid of the dark.
This Path You Walk Alone by
Summary: Falling wasn't the means; it was the objective.
A Virtuous Woman by FayJay, Ruby-centric, with Sam/Ruby
Summary: Ruby's POV on her mission.
FUCK CANON'S ANGSTINESS, LET'S MAKE CHARACTERS HAPPY
The Assumption of the Winchesters (Plus Bobby) by
Summary: In which the Winchesters (plus Bobby) ascend into Heaven, Michael the archangel is Chad Michael Murray, John Winchester is BFFs with God, Sam does jello shots with Moses and Noah, Jesus beats Dean in poker, and God wants to know what the hell it is with the Winchesters and space bandits.
EPIC LULZ
The Swear Jar 'verse, by
Summary: Obviously not the direction the series went. (Sadly, if you ask me, especially in relation to how awesome this Ruby is.) In which the gang is adorably roadtripping, and Sam and Ruby have a bet on about whether Dean and Cas are actually doing it or just holding hands and gazing at each other.
Fourth Wall series by
Summary: The more you read fanfic, the more your life starts to resemble it. Or at least it does for the Winchesters and their angel stalkers. Utterly ridiculous and fun.
Vena Amoris and Other Old-Fashioned Bullshit, by
Summary: In which angelic marriage bonds are apparently stupidly easy to trigger, Cas wages multidimensional war in Heaven, Dean can't catch a break like ever, Sam rather enjoys being a dick, love saves the day, and nobody consummates anything.
The Girlfriend Experience by
Summary: While it's not like Dean hasn't had a couple of truly regrettable hit-and-runs in his sexual history, this is probably the saddest fucking thing that has ever happened to him.
:D? by
Summary: "Holy shit," said Sam. "Dude, why are you talking in textspeak?"
"Omg," said Dean. "D:"
Sam stared. "Did you just emoticon at me?"
REALLY LONG FIC TO GET LOST IN
Immigrant Song by
Summary: A hypothetical season six in which Dean, Sam, and a newly-fallen Castiel encounter vengeful gods, secret societies, a box of dangerous magical artifacts, and something they're all going to pretend wasn't actually faeries. Meanwhile, Dean suffers a sexuality crisis, and Castiel has a secret that could change everything.
Old Country by
Summary: Sam and Dean go to Hogwarts.
The Consequences of Falling by FayJay/
Summary: A story in fifteen parts, in which the angel Castiel finds himself put in an untenable position, and consequentially loses his grace. In which he goes on a roadtrip with a demon, discovers the delights of tequila and french fries and pie, plays a starring role in a virgin sacrifice, is deflowered by his favourite Winchester, and then gets some very unpleasant news indeed.
The Chuck 'Verse by
Summary: Chuck takes an ailing Castiel to Bobby's to reunite with the Winchesters. With his visions gone, he looks for another story to write - and starts writing a happy-verse of the way the apocalypse should go.
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BOYS:
1. How We Live Now (http://ohsam.livejournal.com/213145.html) is Sam/Dean but more than anything creepy. It's post-Appointment in Samarra, and Dean is. *shudder*
2. Hangman is Coming Down from the Gallows (http://withdiamonds.livejournal.com/396572.html#cutid1) I don't want to give anything awayyyy but it's excellent.
3. Blue Skies From Rain (http://lovesrain44.livejournal.com/26355.html) Basically, Sam and Dean get stuck in a mental hospital and Sam doesn't remember who Dean is, and then there is much angsting and so many issues and it's all lovingly wrapped up in a great story.
ANGELS:
1. Angel, Interrupted (http://strangeandcharm.livejournal.com/24720.html) is about Castiel and it's fabulous.
2. Nowhere Man (http://strangeandcharm.livejournal.com/56722.html) is by the same person (she's one of the top-tier Dean/Castiel writers) but while the Dean/Castiel is a major focus the whole thing is from Sam's POV which means I love it even more~
3. In the Silence Afterward (http://deancastiel.livejournal.com/975100.html) is just... ;_;
LADIES:
1. This 601 Coda (http://longsufferingly.livejournal.com/120754.html) is a lovely bit about Lisa and Lisa/Dean. And it's by
2. Cadence of a Fall (http://fading-echoes.livejournal.com/14709.html) is all about Anna and makes me like her a lot more than I did in the show by giving her a nice bit of backstory that the show kind of... didn't.
3. Lacuna (http://innie-darling.livejournal.com/22091.html) (Dean/Cassie) I'm putting this here because it's a great depiction of Cassie and it doesn't make her out to be the ~bad~ person for not believing Dean, etc. And it's gorgeously written.
OTHER:
1. Lost Symphony (http://shirozora.livejournal.com/222107.html) is one of the few stories I've found that reimagines the show as something other than
twothreefourthree white guys running around America. It was written for the Racebending Revenge Ficathon and features biracial!Sam'n'Dean and black!female!Castiel. It's a gem.2. A View from the Cage (http://tyranusfan.livejournal.com/568.html) is about Adam stuck in, of course, the cage with Lucifer and Michael and Sam. And the ending is what I hope actually happened.
3. Unorthodox Methods (http://captanddeastar.livejournal.com/18265.html) HI THIS IS A SUPERNATURAL/WHITE COLLAR CROSSOVER WITH SAM AS PETER'S PROBIE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL YES. (Though I can't speak to the WC characterization because, y'know, don't watch the show.)
4. Heaven is High and the Earth is Wide (http://sixth-seed.livejournal.com/2748.html) AU set in the old West, with a female Sam. I was at first wary, but it really does deal with Sam's gender and sexuality well.
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