#mini2017

Title: Still Life Author: @themegalosaurus Artist: amberdreams Wordcount: 20,200 Rating: M Pairing: Sam/Jess, kind of Warnings: unreliable narrator, psychological horror, body horror, reference to past torture, implied/referenced noncon

Summary: "On any other day, in any other year, maybe, he’d doubt what he was seeing. But over the past couple months Sam’s supped with God and the devil, had a hug from his long-dead mom, seen his brother restored to life. So yeah, maybe he’s never quite sure that this isn’t an hallucination; not sure that he isn’t in the basement with the British, in the cage with Lucifer, in another of the Wednesdays that just won’t end. But in this reality, whatever its authenticity, what he’s seeing now outside the bunker isn’t alien enough to shock."

Jessica Moore comes back to life. It’s not what Sam expects.

Author: Foolscapper

Artist: Quickreaver

Wordcount: 8,000+ Rating: Teen to Mature Pairings: N/A, Gen Summary: "Bar fight. Don't tell Dean. I don't want to hear it. You just... You understand best. You get it best, y'know? You get me." Death brings Sam back — sort of. A domestic, curtain-fic sort of piece that explores different sections of what makes Sam Winchester. An alternative to S07E01, where raising our boy's soul doesn't go exactly to plan. Warning for psychological issues, mental anguish, mentions of torture, and so on. Also has minor self-harm (unintentional harm).

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Author: Transgendersam (Brokenlittleboy on AO3, Excoyote on LJ)

Artist: Amberdreams

Wordcount: 11.3k

Rating: Explicit (for sexual content, graphic violence, and implied noncon)

Pairing: Sam/Dean

Summary: When Sam explores a mysterious cavern deep in the woods behind the Bunker, he accidentally awakens a sheevra, a mischievous fairy spirit that intrudes the minds of its victims and feeds on emotions. The primary emotions the sheevra feels from Sam are not happy ones, and the steady diet of doubt and loathing drives the sheevra mad, bombarding Sam with religious hallucinations, deafening messages of failure, and attacks his soul. The sheevra’s malice and Sam’s resulting confessions teach both boys something about Sam. He’s not fine.

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Title: Pick Myself Up Off The Ground Author: @wetsammywinchester Artist: @winchesterchola Rating: NC-17 Ship: Sam Winchester/Sam Winchester (implied Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester) Words: 14,804 Warnings: None Tags: Angst, Time Travel, Spells, Canon Divergent after 3.16

When hellhounds came for his brother, Sam was overwhelmed by grief and guilt, and willing to do anything to bring Dean back - even sell his soul or trust a demon. Then a man who looks just like him shows up from the future with a story of angels and Armageddon. This other Sam is dealing with his own guilt and loss, but he has a plan to stop the apocalypse before it begins and to rescue Dean. Now, the two of them must work together - two Sams to bring back one Dean.

Fic Title: Time Keeps on Ticking Author: @leahlisabeth Artist: @thefriendlypigeon​ Pairing(s): None Rating: Teen Word Count: 7598 Warnings: The usual violence and gore. Unhealthy coping mechanisms. Summary: Dean is gone. He disappeared in a splatter of black leviathan goo. And Sam is lost and grieving. Until he finds two young children on the edge of the road, scared, still smelling of the fire that stole their mother's life. Art Link: tumblr Fic Links: LJ | AO3

Author: jamesnovakwinchester Artist: emmatheslayer

Title: Learning Curve Rating: Teen and Up  Pairing: Sam Winchester/Castiel Word Count: 13,564

Summary: Sam Harvelle-Winchester finally got his first job teaching at North Star Academy, one of the best private schools in the city. It’s a good job but the issue is Castiel Novak, the fifth-grade teacher down that hall he’s absolutely smitten with, but probably doesn’t have a chance with. After so many awful dating experiences, Sam just doesn’t have it in him to ask him out and even if he did, there’s always the chance that Sam’s sex would be an issue anyway.

Warnings for: mentions of suicidal thoughts, mentions of hormone therapy, non-traditional A/B/O 

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Author: @deanie-weenie-sammy-whammy

Artist: @kuwlshadow 

Pairing: Sam/Castiel

Word Count: 5,155

Rating: Teen

Summary: Takes place between seasons 7 and 8. Sam feels lost without Dean. For the first time in his life he is completely alone. Sam struggles with the guilt of not being able to help his brother. Hunting isn’t keeping him distracted enough, so he fixes up the Impala and drives. Not to find Dean, but to find himself. Castiel shows up to help him on his journey and helps him discover feelings he never got to experience before. Sam goes to history museums, nightclubs, kisses a boy for the first time, and studies the colors of the Colorado sky. This is Sam’s adventure and Sam’s only.

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