OhSam Triple Play 2016!

[ohsam_mod]

It's November 2, an auspicious (if ominous) day for our darling Sam, so to herald his introduction to The Red Stuff, let's revisit an annual tradition. Welcome to the OhSam Triple Play 2016! This year, we're offering a focus on a reoccurring theme in Sam's life: blood"Blood" could be interpreted in many ways. Family don't end with blood. The demon

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FILLED: Soulsearching (1/4)

[holyhelly]

FILLED: Soulsearching (1/4)

Also on ff.netThe stones of the church seem to crumble under Sam’s gaze. The windows have shattered long ago, their stained glass glistening in the soft moonlight. Castiel stands before the altar in that strangely stiff way of his, arms too straight and brow wrinkling in a frown. Sam tries not to think of the implications of a fallen angel in a fallen church

FILLED: Soulsearching (2/4)

[holyhelly]

FILLED: Soulsearching (2/4)Sam stops pacing again, hopeful look in his tired eyes. He nods quietly, waiting for the angels verdict, steeling himself for a ‘no’. Castiel is conflicted. While he wants to help his friend - and yes, Sam is his friend, more so than Dean, of late - he knows the shear amount of pain caused by the touching of a soul. He has done it once before to Sam, and he does not look forward to doing it again

FILLED: Soulsearching (3/4)

[holyhelly]

FILLED: Soulsearching (3/4)

Sam’s soul is scorched and flayed, nudging at the alien hand with curious fear. He can see it as much as he can feel it, see its shimmering yellow glow. There’s that trauma, there’s that defiance, there’s that stubborn hope. The scars of grief are deep on the soul, ill-stitched and sometimes still bleeding. But he most important part is that the soul is entirely, completely thereRight where it should be

RE: FILLED: Soulsearching (4/4)

[holyhelly]

FILLED: Soulsearching (4/4)

“Sam, I do not think you understand quite how extraordinary your soul is,” Castiel explains, Sam merely looks sceptical, so the angel continues in his grave voice, “You have spent more than a millennium in the Cage with two archangels, yet your soul has come out of it completely human. Most souls in hell take half that time to burn away and become ‘black smoke’ as you so eloquently described. Coming out with a battered, yet human soul is a miracle.”

For a moment it looks like Sam is about to argue. That’s because Lucifer didn’t want that to happen. That’s because the Cage isn’t really hell. That’s because it was demonic before I went to hell. At the look on Castiel’s face, Sam refrains from speaking all together

RE: FILLED: Soulsearching (4/4)

[madebyme_x]

Oh this is beautiful! I loved Sam's concern and fear about his soul, how he fears it's tainted or blackened from the demon blood and Lucifer, and how Cas explains is bright and perfect despite what it's been through. Such a lovely fic that really delves into Sam mind.

Thank you for sharing :)

RE: FILLED: Soulsearching (4/4)

[balder12]

[sorry it took me a little while to comment]. This is wonderful! I love how beautifully evocative the imagery of the abandoned church is, and how it's broken down the same way Cas's faith in God is. Sam's worry and desperation were heartbreaking, and totally fit with his canon doubts about his worthiness. I was so happy that Cas was able to give him some much-deserved reassurance. Thank you for this!