“Goodbye, Stranger”

Like a Thief in the Night  Rated: Mature || Wordcount: 28,651

Written by: @kingdumbass

Illustrated by: @blueeyesandpie

Pairings: Minor Background Sam/Jess

Warnings: MCD (not Dean), Non-graphic suicide attempt (not Dean), Mental Health Issues (Schizophrenia, Alcoholism, Depression)

Tags: Psychological Horror, Detective Dean, Creature Fic, Creature Castiel, Trueform!Cas

Inspired by the film The Mothman Prophecies

Plagued by nightmares since the death of his mother as a small child, Dean Winchester is no stranger to grief. After the sudden death of his brother and the unexplainable disappearance of Sam’s fiancee Jessica leave Dean reeling, the former detective turns towards alcohol to cope with the loss, but when the news of another missing peron’s case all the way out in Pontiac, Illinois jogs Dean’s memory of an old unsolved case with possible connections to the mysterious note his brother left behind, he feels compelled to pick up where he left off. Though once he rolls into town, he encounters more questions than answers. Namely: what’s real and what’s delusion? And how is the creature from his nightmares tormenting the residents of this small, suburban town?

…Poor Sam is SINGLE-HANDEDLY holding down the doors against a pack of literal hellhounds.

And the scene just keeps jumping back to him! While they’re just talkin’! And he is literally struggling for his entire life!!

Even when Jack disappears!! They just keep standing there arguing!! Instead of going to help Sam hold down the doors!! Dean, who was once traumatically killed by hellhounds!! Cas, who canonically can lift an anvil!!