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Really great insight on Angel's character by

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The Lord Don't Close a Door Less he Opens a Window by

executrix Firefly: Kaylee/Bester, Adult This was written for the Bad Sex Challenge and is a wonderful read--funny as hell, and the Kaylee voice is perfect.

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Justifying Sam/Dean by

monster_of_hope Essay that makes a good argument for shipping the Winchesters.

Sam/Dean

Moderation by

sevenfists Adult Also Dean/Ocs "So just leave, then, if that's what you fuckin' want to do—" Dean said, and Sam slammed his hand down on the table and yelled, "Yeah, well maybe I will," and Dean said, "Fine," and Sam said, "You fucking asshole, I hope you rot in hell," and the next thing Dean knew, it was two days later and he was driving toward the Gulf, alone in the Impala for the first time in what felt like about ten million years. Stupid Sam and his stupid—if he thought he could have his normal fucking life, he was delusional. Dean gave him three weeks tops, and then Sam would come crawling back, too guilty and vision-ridden to stay away for long.

The Forces Ranged Within us and Against Us by

musesfool Adult The narrative structure here is so lovely. It’s inspired by “Twenty-One Love Poems” by Adrienne Rich, and floating unnumbered piece works so well. Because it is unmoored from the rest of the vignettes, it really becomes commentary on them all.

Imperfectly by

zooey_glass04 Adult Oh my this is a good read. In the aftermath of a fight that leaves Sam permanently scarred, he and Dean have to relearn their relationship. This hits my h/c kink hard. The villain in this piece is particularly creepy and works very well, I think, too.

From the Fire Roads to the Interstate by

luzdeestrellas Adult Dean flips him the bird, no hands on the wheel for a second, and Sam has never felt so safe. "I think you've lost your mind, college boy," Dean says, grinning like he could spin the world on a dime, take the devil on and win. "Maybe," Sam says, and Dean guns the engine, lets the impala fly like a bullet through the dark, and Sam hums Death Cab under his breath, just loud enough to piss Dean off, and waits for the dawn to catch them.

Cherry (Or the Things You Learn about a Guy) by

lyra_wing Adult Sam discovers Dean’s tube of cherry-flavored lube, and man oh man do really freaking hot things ensue.

This is not about Love by

imoralilly Adult Dean keeps some memories close at hand so that he can keep his relationship with Sam in perspective. Lovely read.

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But You Should See the Other Guy by

geminigrl11 Sam and Dean in a bar, telling tales. Really lovely fic about the bond between them. It hits him like a revelation that this is the Sam that Jess must have known, must have loved – this relaxed, confident, unfairly tall drink of water that probably would have had all the college girls eating out of palm of his hand and happy to be there, if he’d only noticed. Little Sammy’s got the mojo, Dean thinks, a little proud, a little incredulous. Drawn like a moth to flame, he winds his way to the table.

Two for Flinching and One for the Road by

kimonkey7 Sam and Dean have their own Halloween rituals that are by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. There’s a line in this fic that perfectly encapsulates every single thing I love so much about Sam and Dean and Sam/Dean. You’ll know it when you see it.

Skies Grown Darker by

parenthetical 6-chaptered fic that follows Sam and Dean in the aftermath of “Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things.” This is so well plotted and the voices are all so beautifully true. The emotional tenor of the story is pitch-perfect, always walking that razor-wire of loss, tension, angst, and humor. As much as I love, love the Wincest, sometimes it’s really nice to read a story that focuses on their relationship as brothers without the erotic overtones.

Step Twice Into the Same River by

smilla02 What would happen if Dean took the demon’s deal in “Crossroad Blues?” What would those ten years be like? This hurts to read. Hurts me. In an oh so good good way.