Rites of Passage master post
Title: Rites of Passage
Author: ghost4
Rating: M
Warnings: Rating for Language (the boys like to curse.) Violence (no fun without that ;) )
Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural. It does, however, own me. This work is a non-profit, amateur effort not intended to infringe on the rights of any copyright holder.
Recipient: Halley (halleylahli)
Word Count: 23,000
Author’s Note: Thanks to sendintheklowns beta in the west. Her work was awesome, and any lingering mistakes are mine. This story is set pre-series: H/C, hurt/fighting!Sam, controlling/worried!Dean, Confused!John. The two song lines unattributed are from Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog”. Two of Halley’s prompts seemed to work well together, so I used them both. ;) I hope you like it, Halley. : )
Prompt: 1. Pre-series Chubby Sam to growth spurt Sam…. 2. Pre-series A hunt goes wrong …
Summary: Fifteen year-old Sammy Winchester has never been the most valued member of his family - John is strong, Dean is cool, and Sammy... is just sort of there, a tag-along. But suddenly, on the eve of a dangerous winter hunt, other hunters are noticing little Sammy - they need him to play bait. Between fighting off his father's doubts, his brother's over-protectiveness, and the other hunters' judgments, will he have any time or energy left to fight for his life?
Art: My thanks to faye_dartmouth for the lovely banner(s) and icon!
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