[Supernatural Fanfiction Recommendations]: Part Two: S6-AUs/Nebulous Setting
Part one of recs is here.
SEASON SIX
Burn My Shadow by
neppie
"Because I told him not to," Sam says. "Because it has to stop somewhere, Adam. We need to stop sacrificing ourselves. One day we'll have nothing left to give." Sam looks over at the demon pointedly as it tries to take off the rest of its arm.
A View From the Cage by Tyranusfan
Two brothers fell into a hole, but only one was rescued. Rated T to be safe. Set after Season 5. Spoilers up through 6.11 Appointment in Samarra.
The Parable of Rats in the Oubliette by
rokhal
Imagine this.
Four Horsemen Walk Into A Bar by
destina
Death has some unfinished business. Pre-S6 (AR)
In Your Shadow (I Am Reborn) by
emmram
"Freedom became punishment became love became life a long, long time ago: Sam understands this now, and he will live this life the only way he knows how." AU post Hell.
Tracks by
datenshiblue
6.01 coda.
Things Unsaid by Daylight
Sam likes to call Dean when he's on the road, but unfortunately for the two of them, the important things still remain unsaid. 6x01 Spoilers.
Fine by
vail_kagami
Dean sees all the ways in which his brother has changed.
A Diminished Thing by
de_nugis
Sam stays changed. Life goes on, mostly. AU S6.
Each Our Own Devil by psquare
Set Season 6. In a bid to communicate with Lucifer, demons attack Sam and Dean and take one of Sam's eyes. Truths are revealed and the civil wars in Heaven and Hell come to a head as the brothers struggle to cope.
Be All My Sins Remembered by cityofmist
'Everybody needs something different from him; and he is so very, very tired.' Ah, hindsight: this is the scene from 'Family Matters' where Castiel 'diagnoses' Sam, since the truth about that one came out in 'The Man Who Would Be King.'
Manifesto by
spoons1899
Sam isn’t capable of too many emotions anymore, but he’s capable of anger, and he’s capable of hate. One shot, tag to 6x11.
Amnesty by
rokhal
Sam is fine, but Dean is kind of scaring him.
Foreign Languages by
vail_kagami
When Sam's soul returned from hell, so did his visions of death and destruction. Dean really wishes they hadn't.
Starless by Sebe
Post 6x11. Sam's back and working with Dean again, but he knows there's something his brother's keeping from him about his return. He talks about it with Castiel.
Wake Me Up Inside by Mousme
Sam gets his soul back, and Dean is afraid. Spoilers up to 6.11
With the Moon I Run by
rainylemons
Sam wakes after Death puts his soul back into his body and suffers from an excess of dreams, both when he’s asleep and when he’s awake.
The Art of Breathing by rockpaperscissor
Post 6.11. No one thought Sam having his soul back would solve everything, least of all Sam.
Sam, Resumed by dotfic
Set after SPN 6x11. Sam doesn't even know where to begin.
The New Normal and This Waking Life by
debbiel66
Sam's got his soul back, but he doesn’t wake up for a cheeseburger or for the job or to keep himself from getting killed or for much of anything else.
I live in a city sorrow built (it's in my honey, it's in my milk) by
phreakycat
Ever since his week of reliving Hell, Sam's started crying in his sleep. He can't/won't cry during the day, but every night when his defenses are down he sobs and sobs in his sleep.
Family Ties by kelhome
Ben gets an up close look at what family really means. Hurt!Sam.
Dark Side of the Hunt by purplehairedwonder
Post-6.14. When news of Sam and Dean's return to the hunt gets around, some old "friends" come back to find out what's going on. With Sam missing, Dean and Bobby race to find him before the rogue hunters do something to crumble the wall in Sam's mind. Hurt!Sam.
older brother, restless soul, lie down by
dime_for_12
Dean+Sam, post 6.16.
One Saved Message by
ratherastory
After a hunting accident puts Sam out of commission for a couple of days, Dean decides to surprise his brother with a new phone, since his old one is toast. Even better is when he finds that he’s been able to save all of Sam’s old information and restore it to his cell. That’s when he discovers an old voicemail that Sam has kept saved for the last two and a half years…
You Have One Saved Message by
killabeez
Sam+Dean, voicemail fix-it.
Serenity by
kettle_o_fish
Sam and Dean both have a drinking problem. Each one drinks for different reasons. Each one stops (or doesn't) for different reasons.
Never the End by Jedi Sapphire
A collection of S6-related one-shots and tags.
Same Time, Same Place by
twoskeletons
Cas desperately needs to power up a lot and often to fight his war, and the soul of Lucifer's vessel is the most powerful one around. Sam helps him willingly, but it's still extremely unpleasant and draining.
On a Clear Day You Can See For Miles by
kettle_o_fish
Set after 6.22. Sam’s having a mental breakdown after reuniting with his soul fragments; he doesn’t know what is real and what isn’t anymore. He manages to escape from Dean’s and Bobby’s watch one night and into Crowley’s grasp. Hurt!Sam.
Safe Mode by Rokhal
Dean has a disturbing dream. Sam is in no condition to help. Coda for 6.22. Gore warning.
Visible Evidence by
authoressnebula
Dean+Sam, post-apocalypse guilt. Comment-fic.
Haven by
emmram
Sam opens a road to redemption for Castiel.
Ruin by
emmram
Uriel's returned, with his own agenda to restart the Apocalypse. He kidnaps Sam and Dean as a means to this end, but none of them are prepared for what happens next...
The fragile substance of my soul by
emmram
The wall in Sam's mind is barely holding. Castiel has a solution, but this might end up harming the brothers even more than the problem itself...
Thirsty by
4422shini
The cure for vampirism doesn't last forever. Dean recognizes the signs, but he's not going to drink human blood. He's not.
SEASON SEVEN
We All Fall Down by
rukaya007
Sam+Dean+Bobby, 7.01ish.
Here at the End of All Things by Mousme
Dean's constant drinking comes back to haunt him when he does something he actually has good cause to feel guilty about for once: he drives under the influence and very nearly runs over a child. But the child is lucky: Sam pushed him out of the way.
Wayfare by
whereupon
In one of Sam's Hell-fugues, he wanders away from the cabin. Post 7.03.
Between Asleep and Awake by
rockstarpeach
Set sometime after 7.02. Back in his own head with Lucifer riding shotgun, Sam doesn’t always know what’s real and what isn’t. Even when him and Dean are intimate. He tries really hard, though.Dean/Sam.
The Holy Trinity by
checkthemargins
Sam is compensating for having Lucifer in his head by going into hyperfunctional mode. Dean/Sam.
Belong by
emmram
The world ends every time Sam falls asleep.
Recall by
de_nugis
Sam's having a hard time telling what's real and what isn't, especially when it comes to some voicemails from Dean. Sam/Dean.
The Holy Trinity by checkthemargins
Sam is compensating for having Lucifer in his head by going into hyperfunctional mode. Sam/Dean.
The Fall Will Probably Kill You by
killabeez
Set between 7.04 and the aftermath of 7.07. Dean is not as okay as he'd like you to think. Neither is Sam.
into the world breathes life by checkthemargins
It's dangerous, being happy, waiting for it all to slip away. The pneumonia/breakdown fic.
How to Break a Winchester by LetThemRot
It starts with little things, but, eventually, everything falls apart. S7, post-Repo Man. Warnings for gore, and it's a death!fic.
The Characters Upon the Rock (Remain Unchanged) by sinka
Future!fic. Sam may not see Lucifer anymore, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near okay. The guys have to retire from the hunting life, but civilian life is not what Hallmark Cards promised either...
FUTURE FIC/AUS
Mountains Beyond Mountains by
franztastisch
Bobby has dealt with many dead bodies before, but it has never been as difficult as this.
Along Every Horizon by
twoskeletons
Set in a post-S6 future. Deathfic.
When It Was Over by Faye Dartmouth
Dean’s fought the good fight with the hope for peace when he is done. Sam’s fought and failed with the hope that someday, finally, he might just be done. Future-fic, AU from S5.
Flowers Don't Grow Here by
portraitofafool
This fic takes place five years after 6x11. Sam/Castiel.
Monsters We Have Been by
glorious_spoon
Sam thinks most hunters end up like this, if they survive.
And the Devil Got His Due by liliaeth
Ready like a court order to keep you in a maximum security prison in Nevada until trial, ready like isolation in a soundproof, windowless cell so small that between you and me it's probably unconstitutional. How's that for ready? AU S3-4.
Three foggy mornings and one rainy day (will rot the best birch fence a man can build) by
britomart_is
Mary Winchester has one son.
One Shot by
trolllogicfics
There's a body in the back seat. Post Devil's Trap.
Once You Are Real by
mrscutedean
Their worst nightmares become a reality...and the fight to become real has just begun.
Now They've Come to Cut You Down by
chibifrieza
In which Sam is reborn as a tree, maybe. AU post S2.
I'd Marry Your Cat Just to Get In the Family by
wanttobeatree
Dean gives Castiel all his lame pick-up lines and Castiel keeps trying to use them on Sam. Sam/Castiel.
A New Top Predator on the American Plains by Rokhal
It's only the end of the world as we know it. There are no civilians left, just human survivors, demons, and Sam. AU. Post 5.14.
While You Were Sleeping by
kettle_o_fish (and the sequel Armageddon In Retrospect)
AU after 5.17, or maybe a reversed version of 2014!world. Dean says Yes to Michael.
Dolor Ibi Est by
electricalgwen
They are in full throttle research mode when Sam manages to drop a dictionary on his foot.
Secure the Blessing by Rahmi
Sam makes a wish. Dean is not pleased.
Up Ahead by Rahmi
Sam and Dean deal with their new family when demons come calling. Sequel to Secure the Blessing, non-Wincest, normal warnings apply.
The Back of A Storm by Rahmi
Timestamps for the Secure the Blessing universe.
When Heroes Go Down They Go Down Fast by buffyaddict
The war is at hand. It’s demon against man and we’re losing the fight. The special children are wreaking havoc across the land, side by side with demons. Can Dean save Sam? Lots of angst. Spoilers through season 2 ep BuaBS. Violence and bad language.
Resurrected!John 'verse by
debbiel66
After his own unlikely resurrection, John Winchester is bound and determined to find his boys. But he soon finds that death isn’t the clean slate it pretends to be… AU S6
The Other Brother by
kettle_o_fish
Adam Milligan+Sam Winchester, post 5.22.
Brother, I'm tired of the wind and the rain by
de_nugis
angsty curtain!fic with angry waterfowl. Sam/Dean.
Time Won't Find the Lost by
honeylocusttree
In 2006, Sam walks away from his brother and heads to California to find their father. He winds up going a lot farther than he intended.
Look Back In Anger by
vail_kagami
When John Winchester is possessed by the yellow-eyed demon and asks his son to kill him, Sam does so and disappears, leaving his injured brother behind in a hospital. AU S6 set post S1.
Crossroad Dirt by Killa (
killabeez)
A post-Devil's Trap might-have-been, in which the price Sam must pay for his gifts comes due.
Ouroboros by
gedry
After Sam gets his soul back his relationship with Dean is rockier than ever. Secrets have piled up and tension is running high between the brothers. Their inability to get along causes problems for Bobby so he orders them to get help or get gone. Working through their problems is more complicated than they thought, and their therapist isn’t who she seems. Longfic.
Above and Below by
vail_kagami
The Winchesters aren't the only ones occasionally suffering from bad luck. There's a human, for example, who was taken from his family, died, refused eternal peace in order to play meat-suit for an angel, and then had to watch his angel turn himself into a slightly psychopathic god. To make matters worse, the poor human is assigned the task of taking care of a guest in Heaven who came straight from Hell: Sam Winchester, the boy king, taken hostage and threatened in order to make his equally demonic brother follow the new god's orders. And the new god is anything but patient, or merciful. BoyKing!Sam/demon!Dean, AU post-S6, GORGEOUS.
The Art of Pulling Pie From Thin Air by
poetartist
It's been four years since he disappeared from Stanford and Sam is wandering. Oh, he knows who he is, no amnesia involved (anymore), but he's not fully human (he's sure) and with that whole "if you walk out that door, don't you come back" still hanging between him and his family, Sam doesn't think they'll view his new demi-god status any different than college (except there might be more guns involved). AU, longfic.
When Summoning, Please Watch the Wording by Ryuuza Kochou
Dean and Sam fall into the hands of Satanists, who, naturally, want to use Sam as the vessel for the Golden Eyed Demon. Well...they do get A Certain Golden Eyed Demon. And an avenging Angel. And a serious posterior whooping. Good Omens Crossover.
In Sum by Ponderosa
Hell has a backup plan for the Antichrist and Crowley has an overdue contract. Good Omens crossover.
7 Warning Signs Your Brother Has a Midlife Crisis by Debbie L
Ten years after the apocalypse, something is wrong with Dean, and Sam is bound and determined to find out what it is... future fic written during early Season 6.
There Is No Why by checkthemargins
Excerpt sometime post S7. OC reads Sam's soul.
When It Happens by checkthemargins
They've got a house. They've got a life. Sam is healing. Dean isn't. Dean/Sam.
NEBULOUS SETTING
Gunslinger by Carikube
In a Texas ghost town, Sam is mistaken for an 1890’s gunslinger who committed a heinous crime. When a thirst for revenge transcends time, two long dead men will finally get their bloody vengeance.
the idea of an island by
eighth_horizon
Starbucks barista watching the boys work a case over grande frappe-whatsits.
The Language of This Foreign Country by
ignipes
Sam has a list in his head. It's a dictionary or a phrasebook, something you can keep in your pocket and pull out whenever necessary: Translation Guide For People Who Spend Every Waking Hour With People Who Never Say What They Mean.
Trifecta by
tahirire
"You want me to show you what good times your brother and I had together?"
Bullet by a-blackwinged-bird
Mindless, plotless, good old fashioned Sam Whumping. Oneshot.
If I never see your face again (I don't mind) by
vicious_trade
Sometimes Sam just gets this look in his eye. Fevers and listlessness and swollen glands are always T-minus twenty-four hours at that point.
And They Cry To See Your Face by
honeylocusttree
Sam meets old friends from Stanford and they don't recognize him, what with him and Dean swooping in all huge and violent with guns and knives and arcane rituals to rescue them all from some horrifying eldritch creature.
Fracture Mechanics by road_rhythm
So it's three am and he's staring up at the ceiling, listening to Sam knife-fighting Castiel outside apparently just for fun.