#meddling!sam

There’s a backlog of unanswered asks in our ask box and, since answering them privately takes a lot of time without any guarantee that the answer will actually be delivered, I decided to answer some asks that would benefit a wider audience here.

hi! I was wondering if you knew of any estranged Sam fics where for whatever reason Dean and Sam have a falling out, and when they decide to work things out, Dean is already in a relationship with Cas? I've read Shifter (thanks for the rec!) and New Heaven Over a Brand New Sky (vvv good, I finished it ~2hrs ago), but most blindsided Sam fics have him finding out they've been secretly hooking up. thank you in advance and thanks for the amazing work you guys do here!!

Fics mentioned in this ask -  All Things New Again series by sullymygoodname ( New Heaven Over a Brand New Sky is the second work in this series) and Shifter by LadyLini (submitted rec)

ok so i’m a slut for fics where dean and sam are estranged, especially where dean is the wronged party and sam has to make amends. i’ve read everything relevant in the reunion tag and i’m jonesing for more. i especially love the no monsters aus where sam storms out of john and dean’s lives only to realize later that dean was john’s victim too, and comes crawling back only to find dean free of john and living his best life with cas (and co). if y’all have any suggestions i would be so grateful!! love u guys and al u do <3

Soooo, you are gonna love our asks about jealous jerkass Sam!

ask about fics where Sam doesn’t understand Dean and Cas relationship and is being bitchy about it

Sam is unsupportive of Dean and Cas relationship

Sam and/or Gabriel’s actions harm Dean and Cas’ relationship 

And here is a short rec list with emphasis on Dean and Sam having a strained relationship or serious falling out, reuniting at the end of the fic; few recs are from Sam and Dean Reunion ask, ask about Dean figuring out his attraction to men by himself, and ask about solo hunter Dean. 

bloody, but unbowed (unofficially recced here) by shootingstarcas - Sam stayed at Stanford, Dean has a hunting buddy (SU AU)

The Dance of Inanna by peppermintwind - Sam has hard time to let Dean to be with Cas. (season 8)

Take Me Home Country Roads by saltyfeathers - well, not falling out really, just, when Sam realized that Dean is a demon, he bailed and returned only when Dean was human again. (SU, post season 9)

These Forsaken Lands by destielpasta - Mark of Cain!dean is avoiding Sam and solving a monster case with Cas. (SU, season 9)

Asunder by rageprufrock - estranged but the fic is about mending their relationship (AU)

Empty Spaces by schmerzerling - heed the tags! Dean is mistreated by everyone except for Cas, John is a POS and Sam left Dean to deal with him. (AU)

Fortunate Son by atheclena - Dean and Cas are engaged and Mary, John and Sam are total jerks about it. (AU)

it’s a lot like life by LoveIsNotAVictoryMarch - Sam messes up Dean and Cas’ secret affair. (Historical AU)

Master of Reality by peppermintwind - teens Dean and Sam are homeless, Dean does his best to provide while Sam sometimes is ungrateful (AU)

Moonshine Lullaby by akadougal & tiptoe39 - Sam is condescending and homophobic (Historical AU)

And not to be accused of hating on Sam too much, here’s an ask about destiel fics with more than usual focus on Sam ;)

After John's journal came out, I've really been in the mood for fics where Castiel beats up John Winchester - like in the fic "In Lebanon" and surely plenty of others. I've browsed "John Finds Out" tags but are there any other recommendations out there? Dean deserved better and I want Cas to go avenging angel on John's hide.

First fic that comes to mind is  a turn of the earth by microcomets, but that is really just one scene in a 95k long fic. And if I remember correctly, Cas rather  spectacularly punches John in Something Unexpected by cloudyjenn. [Link to #John Finds Out tag.]

This is a follower submitted rec and, as such, we cannot guarantee that the tags are 100% accurate. From bulletin #171: 

House & Home by G33kDiva and palominopup [NC-17, 127,000 word count]

recced by kyrie101

Sam Winchester was in trouble. His job with a popular home improvement network was in jeopardy unless he could come up with a new show that would boost ratings. He needed new talent that would invite more viewers. Enter his brother, Dean, a lewd, loud carpenter, who looked like an underwear model and Castiel Novak, a hot-headed interior decorator that catered to the rich .

The two men were to take a rundown home and turn it into a showplace. At the end of each season, the house would be given away in a big contest. But, they had to finish it first, without killing each other in the process. The first day on set sparks flew, but not the good kind. The two men hated each other. Sam just knew they’d have to pull the show after its pilot episode aired and he’d be back to making commercials about genital herpes. But the viewers loved it. The emails and tweets about the two men required the network to hire more people just to keep up with them. The snarky comments, the glaring looks and the sexual tension shot the show to the Number One position.

First of all, take a look at this ask on our jealous!sam tag for fics where Sam disapproves or mistrusts Dean and Cas relationship. We couldn’t find too many fics where Sam and/or Gabriel actively try to sabotage their relationship. The Face Behind the Mirror is one of those few, with Sam actively wanting to take Dean away from Cas.  Since there are so few, we came up with these categories as well. 

I. Sam’s actions hinder Dean and Cas relationship. Sam is not always aware of the budding relationship and his influence.

Master of Reality

Pies and Prejudice

Three Funerals and a Wedding 

II. Sam is an overprotective brother and misunderstands Dean and Cas relationship. 

A Beginner’s Guide to Communing with the Dead

Carry On Up This Broken Tide

Cursed Or Not

The Marshland

Not Part of the Plan

Plus One

Point Pleasant 

This Isn’t Where We Intended To Be

Thunder & Angels

III. Cas’ brothers & family sabotage Dean and Cas’ relationship

Come In From The Cold

How I Want to Go (sub rec)

Looking For A Run-In

Past Present

Pretty Angel

IV. Cas mistakes Sam for Dean’s boyfriend

New Neighbors

Road, You Gotta take Me Home 

V. Sam and Gabriel’s well intended meddling gone wrong. Also, take a look at our meddling!sam and meddling!gabriel tags.

Painted Angels

We’ve gone through and created a matchmaking tag. We have meddling tags for Sam, Gabriel, and Balthazar, but figured a more general tag would be good (old asks have been added to the new tag).

As for your ask, try The Request.

You might like this ask (fics with one being supportive of the other dating a guy and being oblivious).

Related: Sam is a professional matchmaker in the fic below.

So Get This! [M, 9,500 word count (abandoned WIP)] meddling!sam

When Sam loses his job, and his brother Dean breaks up with his long-time boyfriend, Sam decides it’s time for some life-changing drastic measures.He opens “Profound Bond,” a dating agency dedicated to helping you find your soul-mate! And when his first ever customer is the slightly odd but gorgeous Cas Novak, he thinks he may have just solved both his and Dean’s problems!

Ok…so anytime we answer a Sam + Dean/Cas ask, they get a good bit of attention. We get it, lol. People love Sam. We went through our bffs, sastiel, and meddling!sam tags to scrounge up appropriate fics! (Some from outside of those tags, too.)

General (Sam introduces them): 

Don’t Forget The Experience Points (submitted rec)

Five Times Dean failed, and One Time He didn’t Do Too Badly (unofficially recced here, technically they meet once before but Sam introduces them since Cas is his study buddy)

Frowning Your Way Through Love (unofficially recced here)

In Real Life (unofficially recced here)

Kite Song (unofficially recced here)

Wrap Your Arms Around Your Own Body (kind of; they technically meet once before [unsuccessful pick up attempt by Dean; next meeting due to Sam: “Hey, Dean. Meet our new roommate.”])

New unofficial rec:

I’m Your Biggest Fan  [PG-13, 2,000 word count]

Castiel is just a tiny bit obsessed with Michael Grey, country singer extraordinaire. That is, until he meets Michael’s look-alike, Dean.

Submitted by amituofomiamigo:

Roommates Verse [T, unknown word count]

Sam and Castiel are college roommates and it’s time to go home for Thanksgiving break. 

Meddling!Sam (kind of…; Sam does something that leads to them meeting; different from our normal meddling!sam fics): 

Castiel Novak: Tomb Raider (Sam asks Cas to find missing Dean)

The Definition of Perpetual Motion (unofficially recced here; Cas is Sam’s doctor)

(Dis) Affection (Sam & co set up Dean and Cas on unexpected blind date)

The Holiday (unofficially recced here; Cas and Sam do apartment swap and thus Cas meets Dean)

I Think I Deserve Something (unofficially recced here; Dean called in for a parent/teacher conference [student = Sam, teacher = Cas])

Lovingly Crafted and Tenderly Packaged (Sam orders T-shirt from Cas for Dean; that’s how they start talking)

Not Part of the Plan (Cas and Dean’s second meeting and the rest of the plot happens because of Sam’s *spoilers*)

The Prank That Filled the Spank Bank (Dean becomes a fan of Cas’ because of a prank by Sam)

The Request (Sam asks angels to find Dean’s love match; enter Castiel)

True as It Can Be (Beauty and the Beast fusion, Sam is in Belle’s father’s role here) 

Return to Sender and The Unwavering Heart of a Winchester (Cas receives Sam’s heart transplant after Sam’s death)

New unofficial rec:

Once Upon a Wendigo [NC-17, 39,236 word count (WIP)]

Mr. Milton’s favorite student has an enthusiasm for drawing terrifying monsters — in vivid finger-paint detail. Concerned for Sam Winchester’s 4-year-old psyche, Mr. Milton schedules a parent-teacher conference.

Sastiel -> Destiel: We’ve actually never made a list of strictly sastiel to destiel fics. The tag actually has a bit of everything. So, fics where we know for sure that it is sastiel to destiel:

A Brief Glimpse (unrequitted sastiel)

Drop Your Expectations (And Your Pants) (unofficially recced here)

Working Hard for the Money (unofficially recced here)

Haaaave You Met Dean? (unofficially recced here)

Right Place, Right Time (unofficially recced here)

Saved, By the Grace of Southern Charm (unofficially recced here)

A Series of Words on The Page of My Heart (unofficially recced here)

Sleeping With The Enemy (unofficially recced here)

And The Cardinal Hits The Window (unofficially recced here; unrequitted sastiel)

SMO seeks SMA (submitted rec)

New unoffical rec:

Boring Dinner Parties [T, 3,636 word count]

Sam isn’t even sure why he and Castiel host these dinner parties any more. The only people who ever come are Dean and Gabriel. They’re so volatile, they shouldn’t even be together. Not like him and Castiel. Their relationship is rock solid.

Part: I

Entry: 2

Title: “Wise Men Say Only Fool Rush In, But This Is Just Getting Ridiculous”

Character Stamp: Sam Winchester

Rating: PG

Warnings: Language, Sass, and literal mentions of UST

Summary: Falling in love is apparently a long and difficult process.

Author’s Blab: Entry 2! Sam is a sassy bitch, Kevin is the leader of the pack, and Crowley just wants to fit in. I hope you like this verse. It’s sassy and fun. All the love goes to my darling and beloved beta Sally. Give her love here.

  Previous Parts: (Part I) Entry I

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Apparently falling in love is a long and difficult process.

It shouldn’t be, Sam knows, but (as Sam also knows) when it comes to emotional escapades and feelings, his brother is basically constipated.

Leave it to said emotionally constipated brother to fall head over heels with the one other being in the entire universe (no literally, the universe) that is more oblivious to matters of the heart than he himself is.