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Fic only (gen and Sam/Dean):
Bury Me In Fire by deadbeat_nymph
Author’s notes/summary: Written for spn_j2_bigbang. People are dying mysteriously all over the Northeast and the boys head there to investigate. They plod through the case, Dean distracted by his memories of Hell, nightmares, shame, guilt, fear, a bad stomach and a weird rash, Sam distracted by Dean's torment. Sam wants to help Dean, but Dean just wants to sublimate his desperation through work. As the case flounders, the brothers' relationship begins to mutate. If they can just figure out what's going on, catch the creature and kill it, fix Dean's body and heal his mind, and settle things between them, things might actually be okay. Also, there's comfort food, a perfect small town in Upstate New York, and maybe a surprise or two. Please read warnings carefully. General spoilers for Season 4. Approximately 32,000 words. NC-17, Sam/Dean.
Reccer’s notes: An anon says: As the author said, do read the warnings! Despite them, though, I found this fic to be one of the most feel-good Big Bangs I’ve read so far this year. Yes, there’s serious angst, but there’s hope too, plus the caring Sam I longed for in season 4. This fic is just so wonderfully full of emotion and warmth.
As an aside, reading it made me so hungry! The author describes the best sounding food in delicious detail. Nom nom nom.
Tags: nausea/vomiting, nightmares, post-hell issues, PTSD, rash/hives
How It Is by gwennie3579
Author’s notes/summary: How it starts, how it goes, and in the end, how it is. Spoilers through Season Two finale, takes place about midway through Season Three. NC-17, Sam/Dean.
Reccer’s notes: maypoles says: gwennie3579 is new to fandom, which is exciting! I really like her writing style. This particular fic has a wonderfully intense atmosphere going on. Also, I'm one of those weirdos that doesn’t tend to go for NC-17 fics, but I’ve got to say, this one is HOT.
Tags: fever, poisoning, supernatural illness/injury
Tulelake by kalliel
Author's notes/summary: They're in Tulelake, California. John is hunting ghosts, and Sam and Dean are searching for security, when the neighbor lady begins to develop an unhealthy fixation on Dean. How do you escape the person who's supposed to be keeping you safe? 4000 words. PG-13 for possibly triggering materiel. Gen, in a sense. Please read warnings. Pre-series/wee!chesters, horror, hurt/comfort.
Reccer's notes: maypoles says: Definitely read the warnings! Because of the subject matter this was difficult to read, but the author handles it with great care. And as I said in my feedback, she really nails the POV of a child, which I think is a tough thing to do. This was scary and horrifying - all the moreso for having been written from such a fantastic child's POV.
kalliel gets a special mention for writing two fics this month that are utterly different, yet both amazing. Hot/Cold (gen) captures the atmosphere of season 3 amazingly well. It’s engaging with A+ characterizations, and of course, there’s sick!Dean. (He has the flu. ;-( ;-( ;-( )
Tags: abandonment issues, anxiety/panic attack, child abuse, childhood trauma, drugged, emotional abuse, nausea/vomiting, overdose, pain: emotional, poisoning, psychological trauma, sexual abuse
With Blood by Mirrordance
Author’s notes/summary: Bobby Singer was just a friend to a widower, not minding the occasional babysitting. But his devotion for the Winchester family truly began when he was struck by a terminal illness and saved only by a sacrifice from Dean. Pre-Series gen.
Reccer’s notes: An anon says: I was amazed by how well this backstory worked for Bobby and Dean! This was a great story with a beautiful look at the close father/friend relationship Bobby and Dean have, and how that relationship developed.
Tags: pain, hospitalization
Less Than Your Whole Self by oscared3
Author's notes/summary: It's clear now. Just as he thought. It's very, very bad. Dean looks for a way out when a bad injury leaves him less than himself. Set sometime after The End. PG. Dean, Sam, gen.
Reccer’s notes: An anon says: This is sad, but beautiful, and really speaks to the heart of the show for me - that the boys can somehow keep fighting through ANYTHING, as long as they have each other.
Tags: hospitalization, amputation, permanent injury, psychological issues
Out of the Blue by sinnerforhire
Author's notes/summary: They're in the middle of nowhere, Sam should have seen this coming, and Dean could die because Sam is a complete idiot. Set between "Folsom Prison Blues" and "What Is and What Should Never Be." PG-13 (language.) Gen.
Reccer's notes: maypoles says: This is fantastically tense and scary, and did I mention sinnerforhire writes the best protective!Sam everrr? Because she does.
Tags: aneurysm, hospitalization, pain, seizure
Fic + audiofic (all gen):
Heart Sounds and the sequel, This Road I Travel: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written & read by chemm80
Author's notes/summary: Written for spn_epifics ficathon, season 1, episode 12, (Faith) Prompt: Sam taking care of Dean between the time he left the hospital and the time he was healed. 2950 words/about 27 minutes, 25 mb. PG-13, gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: Some very credible fleshing-out of "Faith," with lots of great Sam-fretting and even some fainting Dean.
Tags: dizziness/vertigo, ep: "Faith," , fainting/collapse, hospitalization
Rumspringa: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written by july_july_july, read by nickelmountain
Author's notes:summary: In October of 1995, Dean walked out of an apartment building in Tampa with the clothes on his back and a semi-automatic. Then he walked off the reservation. 20:23 min. R, pre-series gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: Teen-Dean strikes out on his own and picks up a motorbike, a broken hand and a cold. Jim, Caleb, Bobby and John each get a crack at giving him some lovin'.
Tags: broken bone/fracture, cold, daddy issues, injury
Receding: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written by minkmix and jinkamoo, read by Issaro
Author's notes/summary: After a visit to an old abandoned theme park in the desert, Sam begins to notice strange lapses in Dean's memory. As his brother starts to disappear before his eyes, Sam must rush to find an answer before there isn't anything left to save... 30,950 words/03 Hr, 59 min. PG, gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: Dean pukes and is distressed. Sam worries. Ergo I love it. This one also has an awesome spookiness factor.
Tags: fever, headaches, hypothermia, memory loss, nausea/vomiting
Of Mute Insensate Things: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written by pdragon76, read by twasadark
Author's notes/summary: Some people bounce. Some don’t. Sweet Charity Fic commissioned and funded by the very charitable muffaletta , whose little heart desired a pre-Crossroads Deal, broken Dean, savior Sam fic, with some other stuff on the side. 49:01 min. R (language, whump.) Gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: Everyone's probably read this already - I had - but it's awesome, and I just found it as audiofic and "read" it again, so here we are. I can't get enough of pdragon76's Sam-as-caregiver - GAH - and twasadark is a phenomenal reader who always sounds relaxed and like she's having a fantastic time.
Tags: fever, injury, pain
Six Untitled SPN ficlets: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written by roque_clasique, read by riverbella
Author's notes/summary: 1:04:28; 59.02mb. Gen.
Reccer's notes: maypoles says: I was really excited to see the audiofic for this, since I love these ficlets so much. These are super-fun to read or to listen to!
Please note that a few of them contain hurt!Sam and RPF.
Tags: drugs (medical), hospitalization, injury
Tryin'a Make a Living and Doin' the Best I Can: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written & read by roque_clasique
Author's notes/summary: In which Wednesday is pool night and Kayla hates her job. 20:27 min. Gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: It's an outsider POV on Sam and Dean hustling pool. The boys are frigging masterful sharks, the OC is deliciously unsuspecting, Dean's all achy from his injury, and the author reads her own work which is pretty cool.
Tags: permanent injury
Personal Grooming for the Modern Man: as a fic & as an audiofic / Written & read by twasadark
Author's notes/summary: Dean gets whammied. Sam gets freaked. About 1500 words/13:48 minutes. PG-13, gen.
Reccer's notes: mad_server says: Dean's not sick exactly but ummm something's up. The cute factor on this one is extreme.
Tags: curse/spell
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