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Silver & Salt
Supernatural stories by B.Sterns (aka Gekizetsu/eighth_horizen)
- Recommended by Caysha
- She writes both gen/slash in an amazing range of genres. The Winchesters are always written in beautifully in character, despite some of the bizzare situations they encounter (including a v. hot genderswap series), B. Stern's style is engaging, flowing, and easy to read, one of the best fanfic authors out there. Cannot recommend her works highly enough!
TerraZeal on FF.net
- Recommended by Llirra
- She writes mostly slash, but also a lot of Chuck-as-God stories and mainly ships Castiel/Dean and Sam/Gabriel. The stories are almost always touching or humourous, especially what this troper considers as her crowning jewel Late Night Cable, which is an excellent "lost scene" from the episode Changing Channels. Gabriel/Loki is both hilarious and angsty, and the brothers' final lines are just...you have to read it. A LOT of her stories are AU, and labeled as such. She also does excellent Bobby/Crowley not-quite-slash. Some of her stories have been moved to Adult Fanfiction.net due to some mature content such as sexual situations and violence.
PlatinumRoseLady on FF.net
- Recommended by Mon Solo
- A ton of short-but-sweet stories focusing on the Winchesters. By "short" I mean most of them are around 100 words; by "sweet" I mean she treats the characters much better than the writers on the show do. Despite being so brief, she really captures the characters' personalities. Currently writing about an alternate universe where the brothers adopt a cat named Lucky. Almost exclusively general fic; no Wincest.
- Recommended by emilyperson
- She writes both gen and pretty much every pairing you can think of, in a variety of genres and levels of age-appropriate. The stories (usually oneshots, though there are a few multiple-parters, like the Fourth Wall series linked to on our own Crack Fic page) are usually funny, often sad, sometimes creepy, and always beautiful. And the smut, when it comes up, is quite hot.
- Recommended by jeun
- peroxidepest17 has only recently joined the SPN fandom, but the things written so far are amusing. Most of it can be read as a stand alone oneshot, and Dean x Castiel seems to be this writers OTP. I suggest starting with the 'series' where Sam has the issues for Dean starting with Curvature of the Earth, the latest in this series Flames of the Sun is currently one of my favorites. Love is a Battlefield is especially amusing but YMMV. All of these are Dean x Castiel.
- Recommended by erose4142. Just had to add an additional note here because I just finished reading The Law of Conservation of Energy. It was especially amazing and wonderful and perfectly in character. peroxidepest has quite the talent. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7517154/14/The-Law-of-Conservation-of-Energy
- Recommended by howdotheyriseup
- Over 50 stories make up the Jimiverse, where the boys are adopted by a hellhound and then goes on to cover the next three generations of the infernal line. The 'verse in general perfectly captures the personalities of the Winchester brothers and co. Lately AU (Bobby is still alive and Crowley is, if not good, then neutral), but has now become a sort of head-canon for this troper. Lampito has taken every stereotypical fic type - from sister-fics to M-Preg to de-aged to kid-fic and just about everything else you can think of - and put her own unique spin on it, complete with unbelievable humour and occasional fanservice. There are no pairings beyond Dean's one-night-stands, and the general 'verse is rated T "for Dean's potty mouth" (as she puts it).
The Drive 'Verse by roque_clasique
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- 12 part AU series where Dean permanently injures his leg just before the start of the show. Sam comes to take his disabled brother back to Stanford with him, but things don't work out the way he wants. The brothers have to figure out how to hunt together again while dealing with Dean's new lifestyle changes. No Wincest, lots of angst. Both Sam and Dean struggle with addiction and depression and it can get really heavy. The author obviously knows what they're talking about when it comes to living with chronic pain and disability, but it never gets anvilicious. Watching Dean deal with his injury is both heart twisting and strangely encouraging. The writing is professional quality and the characterizations true to canon. She also has a bunch of other stories outside the Drive 'Verse, mostly in a similar vein, some just for fun, lots of h/c, all gen.
- Rating: R. Plenty of cussing and violence, not really gory. Some pretty explicit sexual content in a few of the parts. And like I said, emotionally difficult themes including brushes with suicidal thoughts.
- Recommended by Lyra_Dhani
- They mostly write about Dean and Sam's brotherly relationship. Some of their fics are recommended below.
- Recommended by Lemia
- Like reading epic-length, meticulously-plotted Supernatural fics? Look no farther than NorthernSparrow's fics, most of which are canon-divergent AUs that thoroughly explore extremely interesting ideas like "What if Dean and Sam were memory-wiped and led to believe that Castiel is their enemy?" or "What if Dean thought Amara's 'gift' in the season 11 finale was something different?" Their fics tend to be Dean/Castiel-focused, but many of them are gen instead.
- Recommended by Lyra_Dhani
- Recommended by Lyra_Dhani
General Fics
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
On the Other Side of You by Faye_Dartmouth
- Recommented by ksengupta
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Jessica's ghost talks to Dean. She misses Sam and has to know that even if she can't be with him, he'll never be alone.
- Comments: This fic is heartbreakingly beautiful, with a tragically bittersweet ending. It expresses how much both Dean and Jess love Sam perfectly. While a lot of it has to do with Jess and Sam's romantic relationship, most of the focus is on the familial bond between them and Dean and how Jess and Dean bond.
Add ReviewAnd All She Saw Was Love by stillwaters01
- Recommended by Syncretic Venture
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A lot could happen in a week. After all, God had created the whole world in that time. And in that time, Angie saw Dean Winchester's whole world destroyed. (Adapted from the author's synopsis)
- Comments: An absolutely heartbreaking story with spot-on characterization and a deep understanding of the Winchester brothers' co-dependence. If you can handle the massive amounts of sadness, it's a must-read. One-shot, character death.
I Knew It Wasn't Dean by clair beaubien
- Recommended by TheMeddler
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: I'm not good at summaries, so I'll just use clair's: "Sam learned in hell how to tell not-Dean from real-Dean." Oneshot.
- Comments: This fic is heartbreaking. It is also a must-read. The ending is simply beautiful. Also, her other fics are also great.
- Recommended by Syncretic Venture
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It was the simple things from their lives before Hell, Lucifer, and Leviathans that Dean missed most. Like stitching up a bleeding Sam who wasn’t hallucinating that the suture needle was a meat hook. (summary by stillwaters01)
- Comments: Takes place during S7 and Sam's hallucinations. I cannot express how amazingly in-character these two are, and how much this story touched me. Definitely a good read for fans of the brothers' canon relationship.
Castiel Vs Egg by ''AbbyTheBlue
- Recommended by Princessbinas
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The angel turned human, Castiel, has been left alone by his only light in this world the Winchesters, and faces incredible odds and this time, there is no one to save him. This challenge is a trivial one, but greater than any he's ever faced: Cook a freaking egg.
- Comments: This story is hilarious and cute thanks to the wonderful portrayal of Castiel trying to get a grasp on the concept of being human. The ways he tries getting an egg ready to be eaten is very believable (you can thank the episode Sacrifice for showing that Castiel has no idea what to do with an egg while shopping). If you have the patience to read a 1,100 word story that is filled with mundane made funny, I would recommend this fanfic.
Arctic Radar by MusesFool
- Recommended by Lua
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam knew there were lots of things he still didn't know about Dean. The past two and a half years had been full of startling revelations, and this was possibly the most startling of all. In short, Dean knits and Sam suffers the consequences.
- Comments: Gen and fairly short, but dead funny. The author takes a rather cracky premise and makes it work.
Evernatural by b stearns
- Recommended by Tinted
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Disney purchases the rights to Supernatural and airs it on Tuesday nights on ABC at 7:30. The show is retitled to aim for a different audience. Eric Kripke sets fire to himself outside an ABC studio shortly after.
- Comments: Gen (and far too short for this troper's taste) but with minor Sam/Dean if you want to see it.
Heretic Pride by Casually Neurotic
- Recommended by Sally Draper is Grown
- Synopsis: Gabriel has never wanted a slave, really. Compared to his older brothers, that could easily get him labeled as an anarchist. This is a prequel/spin-off from a different and ongoing fic, Maybe Sprout Wings. It tells the story of Balthazar, Castiel's best friend and confidante, and how he went from a life enslaved to the life of a free man. If you liked Balthazar in MSW, and want to know more about both his and Castiel's backstory, this is the fic for you ;).
- Status: Ongoing
- Comments: This story is a prequel to a long Dean/Castiel AU story but it stands on its own, with Gabriel and Balthazar as main characters and Castiel as a supporting character. It tells the story of how Gabriel and Castiel freed Balthazar from slavery, and while an AU, the author writes the characters very accurately. Balthazar was a break-out character in Maybe Sprout Wings and he absolutely can stand alone as the hero of this non-shipping story.
No Line on the Horizon by Shtuff
- Recommemded by Isis the Sphinx & TheMeddler
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: I'm just going to use the author's summary: AU. One-shot. It’s the middle of May when Dean shows up at his door at six a.m. with a huge smile on his face, and Sam knows something is wrong.
- Comments: Really good, really sad one shot.
- Seconded by Isis the Sphinx: If you don't have wet eyes or tears down your face, go take a nap then reread this. Tearjerker warning, but completely worth it for the odd type of wisdom interspersed through the fic.
I Am The Very Model by Vorpalblades
- Recommended by Lua
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Jake killed Sam, but Sam came back. Sam killed Jake, and Jake stayed dead. That means Sam won, and to the victor goes the spoils, right? Yeah, that’s what the rest of Hell thought too. The demons want Sam to lead. Hilarity Ensues.
- Comments: Lovely gen humour. It's got a bit of a Good Omens feel to it, which is always a good thing.
Not As We by tru_faith_lost
- Recommended by emeriin.
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It's in God's hands now. Literally. Dean has his orders and as much proof as he'll ever need that he's got no choice but to follow them.
- Comments: A beautiful, heartbreaking look into Dean's head after 4x17 and also demonstrating the insanity of telling someone who has been to hell to stop whining.
The Pie!Fic Series by fandomatemylife
- Recommended by Lua
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel pays Dean an unexpected visit with unexpected results.
- Comments: A series in eight parts, all named after (and featuring) a different kind of pie, and Dean and Castiel (and eventually Sam) bonding over it. It's feel-good fic more than anything, with beautifully written characters.
Idle Hands by MissAnnThropic
- Recommended by trkzsoup
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: During the chaos of Lucifer walking the earth, Castiel searches out Dean.
- Comments: An all-too-brief story, with not a shred of hope or happiness. It's well-written, and more than a little heartbreaking. Not for anyone looking to read something funny or light-hearted.
In Excelsis by 1shot
- Recommended by Rocket Happy
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dean is tired, and half-buzzed, and Sammy's gone and Lucifer is risen and he's going to get himself smited — smote? — by an angel in the world's scuzziest motel.
- Comments: The first in a not-series (meaning that this fic has companion pieces, but each story can stand alone) that is wonderfully written with spot-on Dean characterization, even as he's drunk and concussed.
The Mountains in Reply by 1shot
- Recommended by Rocket Happy
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel is standing six inches too far inside Dean's personal space, and the two of them are playing intenser-than-thou while Sam fidgets impatiently with the strap of his bag and thinks about how it's a hell of a lot drier inside the car.
- Comments: Second in 1shot's not-series. Beautifully written, a great look at Sam and Castiel's friendship and its difficulties.
Angels We Have Heard by 1shot
- Recommended by Rocket Happy
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel looks for God. It is a tiresome and thankless task, and he is running out of time.
- Comments: Last in 1shot's not-series. An unusually heartbreaking look into Castiel's head as he desperately searches for God and tries to balance it with helping the Winchesters.
The War by Underneaththebunker
- Recommended by Almostreal
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: What drove Sam to run away to Flagstaff? An unexpected turn of events on a hunt almost tears the family apart. WARNING: disturbing imagery.
- Comments: Sad , well written and true to cannon. Emotionally wrenching but I really liked this.
The Missing Piece by Aecoris and its sequels, The Road to Confidence and More Than Meets the Eye
- Recommended by Pom Rania
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: AU. Sam is paraplegic and grows up neglected in foster care, until he meets Dean in school and they become friends. The first story takes place around that time; the second two are set when they're both older and hunting. Some Sam/Jess in later parts.
- Comments: Incredibly awesome stories. The Missing Piece is "merely" an awesome premise and good writing, but the author really hits their stride later on. It can get slightly Anvilicious at times, specifically with regards to the treatment of the disabled, but it's handled tastefully. It takes an extremely interesting look at how the family dynamics would change if Sam had been gone from an early age and only rejoined the family later on, and how he'd do hunting in a wheelchair. This 'verse is in my top ten ongoing fanfics across all fandoms, and one of my two favourite A Us.
- Recommended by Pippin Pips
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: John's kids don't like to be taken to the doctors office
- Comments: This is adorable, has wee!chesters, and a caring John Winchester. In this Troper's opinion it's a nice look into the Winchester life with out angst and pre-series. The only problem for me was it didn't go on forever.
- Seconded wholeheartedly by Prufrock, along with everything else this author has written, which is mainly gen, generally short, frequently hilarious, and all beautifully in-character.
- Recommended by emilyperson
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam thinks Stephen King's a HACK who's IRREPARABLY HARMING the world with his incorrect suppositions about the dark forces that pervade this plane. He tells him so. Hilariously.
- Comments: Pay attention to the hotel stationery and Dean's commentary, too.
When Hell Comes After You by Iryann
- Recommended by Monoxide
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: AU Fic; Dean is a detective in a small town, Gabriel runs the local cafe, and Castiel is his brother, who Dean is forced to protect when their other psychotic brother Lucifer escapes from prison.
- Comments: A well-written AU, one of the few I've found where Dean and Cas really do have quite a strong friendship without it being anywhere near slashy. The dysfunctional family containing all the canon angels (not angels in this 'verse) is also quite convincingly done, with Castiel and Gabriel distancing themselves from the rest of the family, Michael being rather indifferent and cold, and Lucifer and Uriel just generally being jerks. A bit of a long read, but totally worth it. Warning for weak stomachs: past rape and abuse are plot points (nothing explicit, just mentions and implications).
Folks Like Us (Do It In DeLoreans) by opalish
- Recommended by Slow Mercury
- Status: Dead
- Synopsis: Castiel has a cunning plan. It involves Ruby, time travel, and setting up house to raise the Boy King right. Yes. Gen crackfic of epic proportions, yo.
- Comments: An utterly hilarious one shot, and a nice look at how things could have gone.
- Recommended by Coral 542383
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After Sam gets his soul back his relationship with Dean is rockier than ever. Secrets have piled up and tension is running high between the brothers. Their inability to get along causes problems for Bobby so he orders them to get help or get gone. Working through their problems is more complicated than they thought, and their therapist isn’t who she seems.
- Comments: One of the most insightful stories (and possibly the most insightful) in regards to Sam and Dean. Some of it was lovelily obvious, some completely hilarious, and the rest just surprising. The effective therapy the boys need (without a licensed therapist).
Between the Lines of Fear and Blame by Faye_Dartmouth
- Recommended by Alumina, seconded by Coral542383
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In the hunt for Lucifer, Sam is hurt and Dean has to embark on a quest to find his brother in more ways than one.
- Comments: A heartbreaking insight to the events of season 4 and 5 in the point of view of the author. Could have easily been incorporated into the show. Very worth the read.
- Best fanfiction I have ever read. It made me tear up. Totally in character, heartbreaking and completely engrossing. Cannot recommend enough.
Goodnight, Moon by Dragonflysoul
- Recommended by Daughterof Luthien
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam was also sounding a little congested—a squeaky sound coming from his little nostrils every time he breathed out. God, it was adorable. They were so screwed.
- Comments: After a hunt gone bad, Sam finds himself stuck in the body of his four-year-old self. While this sounds like the premise for a crack fic, the result is anything but, and throughout the course of the story manages go from cute and adorable to tear-jerking and heart-wrenching. The characters are also very realistic, and provided you bring the requisite amount of tissues, this is not a fic to miss.
The Obeisance of Memory by rockpaperscissor
- Recommended by 45xxx
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: An AU of Season 4. You know how Dean initially said he couldn't remember Hell? Well, what if he wasn't lying? What if he couldn't remember... anything?
- Comments: It's been going on since 2009.
Beware The Judderman by greendaypumpkin
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A remote hunt takes a sinister turn when Dean is badly injured and their presence draws some unwanted attention.
Not To Conquer by geckoholic
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dean meets Michael during the trip back to the Seventies to save his parents. It's their first conversation, but not their last. - Set in S5, between 5.13 and 5.18.
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: There’s one born to every generation. Joan of Arc was the first Ordained. The first of the archangel Michael's Chosen bloodline to protect humanity from Hell and monsters during a time when Earth faced unprecedented threat. Fast forward to present. Dean is the current Ordained, complete with costume change and masked allies. Mostly? They're like regular supernatural hunters who spend their nights going after whatever tries to munch on the student populace, and occasionally taking on petty crime to help out the cops. Okay, so maybe juggling double-lives, college, and romance is easier on TV, by a lot, but Dean's determined to have some semblance of a normal life while they can. Then demons and angels start showing up and it’s up to the masked warriors to stop Hell from literally being unleashed on Earth. This was NOT part of the plan.
Your Voice is Like a Summer Day by sinestrated
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The angels cheated, but Dean doesn't mind as much as he thought he would. [Dean & Michael Gen]
If I Knew Then What I Know Now by WhatYouSeeintheShadows
- Recommended by stardustpie215, alzbeta
- Status: Dormant; last updated March 2019
- Synopsis: Given an opportunity to change his family's destiny, Dean Winchester finds himself back in 1983 as his four-year-old self, yet with his adult memories still intact. But can he alter the events of that tragic night? And if so, will young Dean, his family, and Castiel be ready to survive all the evil that destiny has in store for them? pre-series AU (summary by whatyouseeintheshadows)
- Comments: This is one of the longest-running fics I've encountered, with a whopping 207 chapters AND ongoing. The author takes the series as a whole and gives the AU a certain twist that'll leave you hanging for more. Well-written and has this feel-good to it when you realize that Dean gets a second chance at life.
A History of Heaven And Its Angels As Understood By The Archangel Gabriel by Fantismal
- Recommended by Whoa 15
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Long before humanity was born, the angels ruled in Heaven and on Earth. Gabriel lived when the world was young, when Heaven was heavenly, and Lucifer was still around. He remembers life crawling from the ocean, unicorns, the very first human vessel, the Fall of Lucifer, the rise of Hell, and his very own departure from the paradise of the angels. This is that story. (summary by Fantismal)
- Comments: Very well written and enjoyable to read. The Author has written a sequel to this as well along with other spin off fics for this verse.
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After Sam leaves for Stanford, Dean falls hard and John doesn’t catch him. Their long bloody year comes to an abrupt end in the silver mining district of western Nevada, where both father and son must face their worst fears. Rating: PG-13. Loads of violence and swearing; whiff of sexual content. Genuinely gen. Loopy narrative structure bounces all over the place; put your thinking caps on, gentle readers. Asks the existential question: How much Dean whumpage is too much?
- Comments: An achingly beautiful, masterfully written, extremely painful look at John and Dean's lives without Sam, with a nice helping of Bobby. Brought me to tears. I encourage you to check out all of Big_Pink's Supernatural fic, known as the Red 'Verse.
To End Your Suffering by Miss Ann Thropic
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Cracky deage!fic where a unicorn returns Sam to the age of 4. "The forest was bombarded with a blinding light. When it faded, Dean stared down at the body before him. It was Sam, Dean knew, but only because Dean remembered what Sam had looked like at four years old."
- Comments: Silly in parts, but ends up unexpectedly poignant, with lots of completely adorable wee!Sam and parental!Dean. Like all the best fiction, follows through whole-heartedly with its premise.
Crocodile in the Corn by rocque_clasique
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Futurefic AU. "Outside the screen doors of the kitchen, the bugs are beginning their incessant whine, and the sun is already gaining strength and heat even from behind the white cover of clouds. There’s pressure in the air, and rain will be a relief when it comes." Warnings: Unbelievably vague post-apocalyptic setting. Shameless, self-indulgent h/c.
- Comments: Just plain gorgeous writing, with a lovely atmospheric quality. Nothing much happens, Dean does some farming, Sam dreams about libraries. I wouldn't mind seeing more of this world.
Summer Camp by gigglingkat
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "I sent his brother to summer camp," he explained."You heartless bastard," laughed the manager."That seems to be the general consensus," John agreed.
- Comments: Adorable wee!chesters with a naughty!Dean and belligerent!Sam. Short, sweet, and hilarious.
Mutations by Monti
- Recommended by jinjoo88
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam's solo, Dean's disabled, and John's jumpy. Preseries. One had to be a lie, the duality of both together was unsustainable without something giving, mutating but to find the truth? To choose the truth?
- Comments: Some great, haunting imagery and a really interesting case. The pain of the boys' entire childhood concentrated in one fic, with John doing both the most damage and the most hurting. Plants the seed of Sam and John's inevitable fall out.
One Hundred Tuesdays (and Nary a Wednesday in Sight) by pyrebi
- Recommended by Bob Saget 9
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Really, this was getting ridiculous. Horrible and wrenching and sad, but ridiculous.
- Comments: An exploration of some of Sam's Tuesdays during "Mystery Spot", and manages to be just as hilarious as the episode itself.
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous, thebadplace
- Status: Complete, with two different sequels: the gen version is Broken and the Castiel/Dean Winchester is Flight
- Synopsis: Sam and Dean are working a case in Wyoming, but are distracted by news of a dangerous angel called "Castiel" who they can't remember ever having heard of before. The name seems a little bit familiar, but neither of the boys is sure why. Based off of mid-season 9 (before mark of Cain, before the angel army); takes place several months later, in September 2014. Case fic wrapped in a big ol' amnesia mystery.
The Lance of Michael by aeli_kindara
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In which Dean catches up to Jack — as do some demons, who think they've found a way to kill him. Coda to 13.06 (Tombstone).
Weird Things All BFFs Do by waldorph
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam and Castiel are BFFs. Dean is just kind of enduring it.
The Road So Far (This Time Around) by 8_Years_ of_Silence
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous, Ivaryna
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: He woke with a jolt, sitting in the Impala on some backroad with Sammy sleeping shotgun. Like always. Only no, not always. They had a bunker now. They had a home. Maybe Dean had finally lost it. That, or Cas pulled one hell of a Hail Mary, because his little brother looked about ten years younger and his phone was saying it was 2005. TIMELINE AU
- Comments: This is probably the best time travel fic I have ever read, which says a lot, since that's my favorite type of fic to read. Dropping off encouraging comments is the best way to secure an update.
The Lemniscate Library by whichstiel
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Billie assumes the mantle of Death.
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: The war is in her.
- Comments: Dean dies, and Cas goes back in time to save him- and from then on out, it's Mary's story. We get to see what Mary would have been like if the cupid's influence had been removed, and it is amazing.
Heaven Sent by The-Suburban-Guy
- Recommended by: Ebbyu
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Interesting AU fic where Sam and Dean end up orphaned early on in life (Sam is 4 and Dean is 8 when the story starts). Castiel has been appointed their guardian (the angels helped him assume the role) and he gradually becomes more used to the young Winchesters, as well as human interaction and emotions. Bobby also appears after a few chapters.
- Comments: Really good story so far, characters seem pretty close to canon personalities. Plenty of moments that are designed to warm the heart, and young Sam is absolutely adorable at times.
- Now has a sequel - Down to Earth (Complete)
- Now has a sequel - Down to Earth
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Take one newly human ex-angel on the run from Heaven. Combine with one mysteriously resurrected and increasingly pissed off Mary Winchester. Add overtones of Apocalypse. Shake well.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel awakens in a forest with an empty feeling in his chest and a deep sense of dread.
Just Desserts by TardisIsTheOnlyWayToTravel
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam and Castiel decide to destroy Heaven, and Gabriel does absolutely nothing to stop them.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Bobby and Castiel's reunion brings with it a few surprises and few revelations.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel did everything- everything- to protect Sam and Dean. What would happen if he failed? In which the Mother of All doesn’t wait for the good guys to find her- she finds them.
Five People Lucifer Isn’t by jedipati
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Lucifer is not these people- but he could have been.
Negotiating with Terrorists (and Other Post-Apocalyptic Adventures) by pyrebi
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel, Mary Winchester/John Winchester
- Synopsis: Castiel tries to settle the angelic ranks, Dean tries to live a normal life, Sam tries to not actually exist, and a gaggle of dead hunters tries to take over Heaven. There are varying levels of success.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It turns out, when a human dies in Purgatory there are side effects. Or: after dying in Purgatory, Dean goes finds himself in Hell, years earlier, with a chance to stop the apocalypse before it happens.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: There are things Sam hasn't told his brother. They're all in the envelope laid on Dean's pillow.
Do Not Meddle by The_Bookkeeper
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Three times an ordinary citizen bit off more than he could chew.
Urban Legends by ShoshannaRose
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Even before the Apocalypse began, there were whispers about John Winchester's boys. By the time the Gates of Hell are closed, the Winchester brothers become every hunter's living legend and every monster's horror story.
Uncle Crowley's Adventures in Babysitting by Twisted_Slinky
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: He's the King of Hell, not a bloody babysitter, but that doesn't stop Castiel from leaving two de-aged Winchesters with him. Oh, bollocks, what's he supposed to do with a toddler and a six-year-old? Set in season 6 canon.
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: We lost seven teenage boys from the shelter in the summer of '97. The last were a pair of brothers so wrapped up in each other that I never had a chance to save them. Their names were Sam and Dean.
- Comments: Podfic here.
Unchangeable by HunterPeverell
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam was left reeling after he saw Dean disappear with Crowley. Unsure of what to do, he called Cas. But before Cas reached him, Sam woke up . . . in bed with Ruby. The year is not 2014, but 2008. Sam can now change the future—but will he tell Dean?
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Paring: Sam Winchester/Jessica Moore
- Synopsis: "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. She's not what Sam expects.
The Prodigal Son by yellowturtle
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "John’s eldest son grinned widely, pride radiating from his every pore. He looked older and rougher at the edges, like a man rather than a cocky kid. There were wrinkles around his eyes when he smiled. His voice was low and gruff with added years of alcohol consumption and physical strain, but it still contained the same boyish devotion, the same eagerness to please." John is back, and he and Dean have a chat about Castiel, Sam, and Dean's childhood.
It's All in the Details by Colleen
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: When Dean goes to sell his soul at the crossroads to bring Sam back, someone else steps in to negotiate the deal. Cas did get a sign and it sent him off into the past to change things. AU from The Man Who Would be King and All Hell Breaks Loose.
ten thousand miles by mimblexwimble
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: This isn’t a story with a deeper meaning. There is no moral at the end. On December 28th, 2007, Sam Winchester walked out of the motel room he was sharing with his brother and never came back. This is the story of what happened after. (Season 3 AU, Post "It's a Very Supernatural Christmas")
In Reverse by sodakey
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After Faith, a job has the boys looking for missing hikers in Wyoming. While Sam worries it’s connected to what happened to Dean ten years ago, Dean wonders if Sam would be better off back in the world of normal.
- Comment: Perfectly showcasing Sam and Dean's brotherly relationship. Incredibly well-written and the mistery plot is very intriguing
Insomnia by Onari
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After the deal is broken, Sam gets a worrying call from Dean and both Winchesters are forced to face the fact that the past never goes away. AU. Angsty!Sam, Hurt!Dean.
Stop Hitting Yourself by rokhal
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dad gets a hunting partner, a tall guy with long hair and cool sideburns. He and Dad get along bizarrely well and Dean worships him, but he seems to have a grudge against Sammy, a grudge that surfaces on a hunt that spins dangerously out of control.
- Comment: A fresh twist to the time travel fic, although the ending is very sad.
Never Summer by ignipes
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A call from one of Sam's college friends brings the boys to a remote Colorado hotel in the midst of a blizzard to investigate a death and a haunting.
the crucifix was constructed wrong by tigriswolf
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sam time travels from the end of Swan Song to midway through No Rest for the Wicked. Ain’t nobody’s plans left intact. He opens his eyes. Uncurls, glances at the candles, the symbols. “Ruby,” he murmurs. Smiles slowly. Resumes the ritual.
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A one-shot following Walt and Roy, the hunters who temporarily kill Sam and Dean in season five.
- Comments: The story does a great job capturing the Shrouded in Myth nature of the Winchesters and gives Walt and Roy an interesting backstory and humanizing moments. Unfortunately, the author (likely due to a mistake on the show's wiki at the time) mixes up which of the pair is Walt and which is Roy.
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A surprisingly touching and believable Fix Fic set between the last two episodes of season 8. As Sam and Dean mourn Crowley's victims (especially Sarah), they see Crowley's murders undone by an unexpected ally.
Book Circle by K Hanna Korossy
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Various minor characters read Chuck's Supernatural series. Some find answers about things that happened to them, and others think it's all made up. Their reactions range from humorous, to heartfelt, to heartbreaking.
Hunters Harvelle: A Supernatural Spinoff by cornev
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Jo Harvelle matures as a hunter while she pursues a monster in Vermont, aided by a Manly Gay fellow hunter, and later her mother. Initially, Jo believes her quarry to be a Wendigo, but it turns out to be something far worse.
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A re-telling of episode 12 where Roy, the faith healer, helps Layla instead of Dean in his first scene, meaning Dean's life is at risk if they succeed in stopping the reaper.
Even Angel's Fall: The Baby Blues by atharrixrdan-archive
- Recommended By: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dean finds out he's fathered a child with the Angel Anna Milton and contemplates his role in the upcoming apocalyptic war.
a hopeless violence [i named it love] by kanicro
- Recomended by Phoenix-21
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: While Sam is in hospital after deciding to abandon the Trials, Dean visits Crowley for advice on how to save him. This time, nothing is there to intervene. Crowley unintentionally gives him an idea, and Dean switches Sam’s transfusion for demon blood.
Less Than Dirt. by ulexite
- Recommended by: Phoenix-21
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: When Sam and Dean reunite with their estranged dad to hunt Azazel they decide to keep the psychic thing between themselves. Maybe they would've gotten away with it, but there's another secret that's been kept between them for nearly ten years that's already eating away at them. When John introduces his sons to a pair of retired hunters they’ve met before, it shakes loose an incident from their childhood that neither brother is prepared to deal with. Thrown back to memories of a bad hunt and dangerous men and a murder, they choose each other again, even if this time it costs them their father.
A Winter's Tale by Northern Sparrow
- Recommended by: Lady Nomad
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Cas is sick and Dean finds a journal that Cas kept about his time alone as a human.
This fic is a retelling of first half of S9 from Cas's POV (via Cas's journal). Lots of Cas angst/loneliness and a correspondingly equal volume of Dean guilt. Sick fic, hurt/comfort, journal fic, and a Christmas fic too.
NO SLASH but the entire thing features a strong Cas/Dean friendship.
- Recommented by Moonlight Salt Shaker
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: When monsters become the pawns in a competition between humans and demons, Dean Winchester adopts a Faceless outcast named Sam who just might bring the broken Winchester family back together again. AU, John/Mary & brief Dean/Jo.
- Comments: An AU that's part Monster!AU, part Fighter!AU, and absurdly well-written. The worldbuilding here is incredible, and the way the Supernatural plot beats are woven in is just iconic. Absolutely heartbreaking, to boot. Crossposted to A03
Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
Sam/Dean
Dating for Dummies by sevenfists
- Recommended by Lua
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: Sam and Dean early-relationship shenanigans. Dean is a gentleman out of habit and thus treats poor Sam kind of like a woman, Sam is equal parts confused, horrified and amused.
- Comments: Snarky yet fluffy angst-free wincest, with some of the best one-liners I've ever seen. (The fic itself has no actual warnings section, but there's some sex.)
Evil!Sammy Universe by eboniorchid
- Recommended by VAD
- Status: Ongoing
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: Is an AU where the Big Secret was that Sam was part-demon. When Dean told Sam the secret, Sam freaked out and ran off, both so he could find answers that Dean didn't want to look for and so that he wouldn't endanger Dean if he went rogue. He got trained and brutalized so that he could give in to his demon side. After eight months, he was returned to Dean with a reasonable cover story but is more manipulative, rougher and crueller. Then there was a war, humanity lost and Sam made Dean his pet/whore/fuck-toy rather than killing him. Dean obviously is having rather a rough time of this but is slowly breaking and learning to submit. An Evil!Sam who is not a complete nutjob and a Slutty/Broken!Dean who is still smart... what's not to love?
- Comments: A brilliantly dark and sexy (for the love of God, people, please read the warnings in every section) but very slowly updated verse. The main pairing is Sam/Dean but there are Dean/ OM Cs as well.
The Incestuous Courtship of the Antichrist's Bride by fleshflutter
- Recommended by Lawrieclaws
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: Sam is trying to become the Antichrist in order to save the world. He has a small army of angels and demons, he has an adoring cult, he has a work of prophecy by Jack Kerouac, and he has Dean. Things are going pretty well until he accidentally signs Dean up as his Beloved Consort, a role that requires sex with the Antichrist on an altar. And that's when things stop going pretty well. Also, the soundtrack to the Apocalypse sucks.
- Comments: Ridiculously funny, with a Discworld-esque tone to it. The writer manages to keep everyone in character even as she drives deeper and deeper into the realm of crack humor.
Indigo Blooms in the Kingdom of Hesperus by Leonidas
- Recommended by Wandering Raccoon
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: "Just a routine morning in Hell, but Dean is starting to think that Sam wants more than he has been taking ..." One-shot AU in which Sam becomes the new evil overlord of Hell, and drags Dean along for the ride.
- Comments: Readers who liked the above story will probably love this one too. While shorter, this story does (in this troper's opinion) a better job of keeping both brothers in character: Sam is still recognizably Sam despite being evil, and is still horribly needy for his brother, while Dean is STILL trying to save Sam. Does have a Downer Ending, however.
Punxsutawney by astolat
- Recommended by Caysha
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: A different take on Mystery Spot, this time with the Winchesters brothers stuck together in the time loop.
- Comments: Characterization is spot on, and the story really delves into the angst inherent to both the situation and the brother's relationship. Beautifully written, and the slash... then Sam said thoughtfully, "It won't have happened tomorrow," Oh boys!
Stranger Than Fiction by thenyxie
- Recommended by Berrigan
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: Set immediately post-The Monster at the End of This Book. Dean can't stop wondering why people would write gay porn about him and Sam. Research takes him to interesting places; re-reading novels for subtext, visiting message boards, and a really freaky place called LiveJournal.
- Comments: Both sexy and funny, this story is very well-written and a good length, with cute art every chapter. Definitely one of the better Supernatural fics on the net.
Wayward Sons by Break the Silence
- Recommended by flamekitty
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Sam/Dean
- Synopsis(s): The story takes place around 1997; Dean is 18 and Sam is 14. They're on the road with their father. The story falls under the same circumstances described in the television series except for all the Wincest.
- Warning: Incestuous Slash, Demons, and lots and lots of Angst.
- Comments: Bittersweet, beautifully written, wonderfully characterized. With over one hundred chapters (and counting), this is not a quest to embark on lightly, but it sure is a delightful ride.
The Theory of Relativity by wutendeskind
- Recommended by Phoenix-21
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: The Apocalypse is over. Sam writes it all down, and the result tops the New York Times bestseller list for an entire year. Dean loves that Sam's found something to do with his life, but doesn't know how he fits in. And when Dean reads Sam's second novel, things get even more confusing for him.
- Comments: Curtain fic that has Sam and Dean settling down and getting together. Standing out is its creative style of writing, seamlessly intermixing Sam and Dean settling down in the present with flashbacks and accounts of different outsider pov's on Sam and Dean in various stages of their lives.
Extraordinary Measures by interstitial
- Recommended by Phoenix-21
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Sam/Dean
- Synopsis: In the wake of their deal with Billie to escape the supermax in 12x09: First Blood, something suspiciously Lucifer-like is gunning for Sam's body, and even more so for Dean's head. To save Dean, Sam is forced to confront the return of his unwanted powers, the shared legacy of his and Dean's past actions, and his conflicted feelings of anger and desire for the brother he's always loved. Canon-divergent at 12x09.
- Comments: Really delves into the unhealthy and dysfunctional parts of Sam and Dean's relationship and deals with dark and heavy themes. The plot is really well-thought-out and the characterization is spot on.
Dean/Castiel
All This Happened, More or Less by ceeainthereforthat (requires an AO3 account to read)
- Recommended by Lemia
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: In an alternate universe where Dean and Sam were never taught how to hunt by John and were able to build relatively normal lives, supernatural trouble still finds them when John's death causes Dean to inherit his Impala and journal writings and sets into motion a chain of events that involve demons out to kill them, Sam's sudden prophetic dreams, and an angel named Castiel who claims that their timeline is the 'wrong' one and he's here to make sure that it eventually merges back into the correct, non-world ending timeline.
- Comments: A retelling of seasons 2-3 as they might have happened if Dean and Sam had suffered less than in canon and had Castiel's help early on but also learned almost none of the hunter skills that they really need to survive the supernatural, this fic succeeds in showing how their divergent backgrounds cause events from canon to play out somewhat differently but how they're still the characters from canon at their core. It also has several excellently-written alternate cases, keeps you guessing on just how much of canon events they'll be able to change to the very end, and the Dean/Castiel is developed in a way that doesn't overshadow the plot or Dean's bond with Sam but is still integral to Dean's character arc and will hit you in the feels at several points.
Almost Graceless by dontcryMasha
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: AU. Dean stumbles upon a very strange homeless guy who captures his attention. He goes out on a limb to give him some help, only to learn that he isn't a regular hobo; he is a fallen angel, desperately picking the pieces up to get back home. Dean starts to teach him about basic human functions; eating, bathing, sleeping and love. Narrated by Dean with a summary in the end notes by Cas. There is a little bit of Sam but he isn't Dean's brother.
Anything Worth Dying For by waldorph
- Recommended by Lawrieclaws, seconded by Polaris
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: It's the Apocalypse, and this is the Book of Chuck
- Comments: Beautifully written, this fic truly succeeds in describing the scope of the Apocalypse even as it focuses on and develops several core characters. The arc of the story is dramatic yet believable, and finishes on a note of wonder. There is slash of the Dean/Castiel flavor, but it's incorporated into the story without dominating it.
- Additional Comments: Moved here because it does have an explicit sex scene, and the Dean/Castiel relationship is extremely important to the plot. As the first recommender noted, though, it is at heart an ensemble piece, and has many lovely scenes focusing on main characters, oneshot characters from various episodes, and even a few well-done OCs.
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: When Dean (raised from hell by some unknown force) and Sam stop the last seal from breaking, heaven decides to bring its own apocalypse. Late in the war, an angel with dark hair and striking blue eyes is captured, and Dean – Dean is his interrogator.
- Warnings: AU, lots of serious graphic torture, Stockholm Syndrome, possible dub-con
Broadway Musical by Griftings
- Recommended by goingmerry27
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Dean/Jo, Sam/Jess
- Synopsis: Romantic comedy wherein Dean Winchester and Jo Harvelle are destined to get married, Castiel is given the task of playing matchmaker and fails terribly, and the entire Heavenly Host becomes a sitcom audience, God warns against male pregnancy, and Jimmy Novak is unimpressed with angels in general.
- Comments: Hilarious, quick read. Takes place within a canon divergent AU.
- Comments: Literally my favorite SPN fanfic
- Comments: Hilarious, quick read. Takes place within a canon divergent AU.
Close Encounters by scaramouche
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: It's the same old story: boy meets space alien, boy sleeps with space alien, boy's brother is mortified.
The Consequences of Falling by Pandarus
- Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: As the author herself puts it: A story in fifteen parts, in which the angel Castiel finds himself put in an untenable position, and consequentially loses his grace. In which he goes on a roadtrip with a demon, discovers the delights of tequila and french fries and pie, plays a starring role in a virgin sacrifice, is deflowered by his favourite Winchester, and then gets some very unpleasant news indeed.
- Comments: A really awesome take on the angels of the Supernatural 'verse, with a lot about doubt and ineffability and the awesomeness of pie. Much like the show, it takes the silly fluffy funny bits with the brutal, dark and wrenching bits. Unlike the show, there is a lot of smokin' porn. Goes a little AU after the Anna arc. 15 parts. Enjoy.
- Seconded by thegingersnapgirl. Contains everything an excellent Deancas should - a fall from Grace, demons, guns, Sam being pissy, an outsider's look at humanity, bad jokes, heartwrenching sadness, some really excellent smut and an end that will heal your heart and leave you hoping.
Convenient Husbands by Annie D (scaramouche)
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: "It's only temporary, right?" Dean says. "Just until you're healed up, and then we'll never have to see each other again. So what do you say, Castiel, do you want to marry me or not?"
- Comments: Don't drink anything when you read this. I was drinking water, and it either went up my nose or down the wrong pipe when I laughed- and because I didn't learn from mistakes, this kept happening.
Crossing Lines by Sometimes We Lose
- Recommended by: SallyDraperIsGrown
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel Sam/Eileen
- Synopsis: "The one where Dean from the past meets Dean in the present. They're not sure they like each other very much." Thanks to Crowley, Twenty-six-year-old Dean from 2005 is summoned to the bunker circa 2020 and meets Sam, Dean, Castiel and Jack of that era. He's particularly shocked to learn that his future self and the angel are in some kind of thing, which everyone knows about and nobody talks about.
- Comments: Canon divergent from the last season, this fic is realistic in how it writes the characters and how past Dean would react to his future. It's quite sad at times and occasionally explicit.
Dark Side of the Moon by imogenbynight
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Five months into his six month mission, an accident leaves Flight Engineer Dean Winchester stranded on the moon. It comes down to a man he has never met to bring him home.
- Comments: The space au I never knew the fandom needed.
Down to Agincourt by Seperis
- Recommended by AurumCalendula
- Status: Dormnant (books one through three complete; book four last updated Apil 2017)
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: An AU set after the events of 'The End', in which Dean ends up back in Kansas City. The best summary may be from Bratfarrar's poem Harry Takes the Field: The outcome's known. Why try?/ Return your rusty sword to battered sheath,/ bow your head and bend your stubborn knee. Why/ take the field when you cannot win the war?/ But Harry — he went down to Agincourt.
- Comments: Currently at 900,000+ words in length, describing this as an epic may be an understatement. The first three books (of a projected nine) are complete and chapters 20 of 24 have been posted book four. It is brilliantly written and full of amazing characters.
A Dream Of Flight by triedunture
- Recommended by thegingersnapgirl
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Cas starts visiting Dean in his dreams with astonishing regularity.
- Comments: Awesome characterization, some lovely prose and a certain sense of otherworldliness.
Exit Wounds by misachan
- Recommended by heterodynegirl
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean wakes up under a starlit sky with Castiel sitting beside him. While Dean thinks this might be a chance for a decent goodbye, there's still one last secret that needs to come out.
- Warnings: Some violence, angst
- Comments: AU from sometime post-7x02/pre-7x17, this fic hurts.
Good Things Do Happen by trinityofone
- Recommended by kph2pt0, alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Jessica, John/Mary
- Synopsis: AKA, A Winchester Family Christmas, 2010. After successfully halting the Apocalypse, Sam and Dean are granted, in essence, a wish by God. Dean's wish? “How about bringing back to life every single person who died thanks to this stupid, pointless little squabble your kids started?" Thus, a Winchester family Christmas! Hilarity, and oh-my-god-my-family moments ensue.
- Comments: Absolutely hilarious, on top of containing some great Winchester-family interaction. Also has bff!Dean/Victor.
The Girlfriend Experience by rageprufrock
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: While it's not like Dean hasn't had a couple of truly regrettable hit-and-runs in his sexual history, this is probably the saddest fucking thing that has ever happened to him.
Hands, From Which All Things Are Built by MajorEnglishEsquire
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Castiel travels with the angel tablet and without the Winchesters.
Hold onto me, breathe, breathe, you can breathe, you’re not drowning by 60r3d0m
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean grins. “You don’t wanna try it?” Cas rolls his eyes. “These usually work on first sight, Dean, so unless you want me to fall in love with you, I suggest you put it away.” Dean licks his lips. He watches Cas’ mouth. Then he tucks the love potion into the Gross Stuff drawer and turns away. Coda to 14.03
A Hole in the World by bauble
- Recommended by greenmak, alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean says yes to Michael, and Castiel is left hurting. A different take on 5x04 "The End".
- Comments: A quietly sad sort of fic with a tearjerker ending. The characterization, especially Michael's, is well-done. Also, it's not actually a shipping fic, but the tiny dose of slash within disqualifies it for the gen section.
A Hole in the World by Anneliese Michel
- Recommended by Supernova 92
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Jessica/Sam
- Synopsis: Dean Winchester never wanted to go home again. Going back to Lawrence meant people who knew what he was, who didn't buy into the lie. But with a tragic accident, he's back and dealing with the death of his father, the social stigma and objectification of being an out Omega, and the lingering aftermath of a long-ago crime.
- Warning: Mentions of past Rape/Non-con, Graphic depictions of violence, Homophobia, AU Non-supernatural, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
- Comments: While the Castiel/Dean relationship is beautifully explored and the characters are kept wonderfully in character, this is so much more than just a romance, it's a brilliantly written social commentary. One of the the most insightful pieces of fiction I've ever read on gender identity, gender roles, rape culture and feminism.
I Cleanse The Mirror by takadainmate
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Mid-summer in Colorado and it's been snowing for three weeks. Dean and Sam's investigation turns to survival as they are hunted by an ancient, malevolent creature who seeks nothing other than to take their lives. Especially Cas's.
Imitating Life by littlehollyleaf
- Recommended by Miri
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Dean/Misha, a bit of (mostly implied) Sam/Genevieve, some Gabriel/Balthazar and very very slight hints of Gabriel/Sam. Also Jensen/Dr Sexy.
- Synopsis: (from the index page) Set in The French Mistake universe. To safeguard the angelic weapons he stole from Heaven, Balthazar has entrusted the keys to their hiding place to Sam and Dean and sent them into an alternative dimension. Unfortunately, Heavenly hitman Virgil followed them through and managed to swipe the keys during the ensuing confrontation. Now, the brothers need to find Virgil stat or their world is headed for a meltdown when he hands the keys over to Raphael who plans to use the weapons to re-start Armageddon. The problem is - how? Because if tracking down Virgil isn't hard enough they also have to keep up the pretence of being a couple of crappy TV stars, investigate the mysterious arrival of one Richard Speight Jr. and deal with a clingy Castiel-lookalike who can't seem to stop fawning over Dean.
- Comments: Not nearly as cracky as the summary makes it sound, this is actually really heartrending and touching as well as funny in places. It takes the meta of the episode and runs with it, making fantastic comments on the fandom, the characters, and the direction of the show as a whole. Misha is adorable and gets more than a couple of Crowning Moments of Awesome, too. Absolutely worth the read.
In His Image by whit_merule
- Recommended by KD Heart
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Sam/Gabriel, Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Kali can breathe life back into a corpse, but what exactly is Gabriel now? Gabriel flits around various centuries trying to work that out, Dean has another powered-down angel and a little brother to look out for, Castiel has forgotten how to trust, and someone keeps sending Sam annoying little notes on his laptop. Oh, and Bobby would like to remind you all that there’s an Apocalypse still going on. Covers season 5 from Gabriel’s death to the finale.
- Warnings: Some gore, similar levels to the show. Some swearing, in dialogue and in Dean’s narrative voice. Use of real historical characters.
- Comments: One of those rare fics that succeeds in everything it tries - it's got a grand epic plot, the action scenes are very well done, the chapters set in the past are historically accurate (down to the author writing in the style of the age) and include illuminating footnotes, the shipping aspect is sweet and tender and turns scorching hot towards the ending.
In the Silence Afterward by ibroketuesday
- Recommended by Lawrieclaws
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: After Lucifer rises, Dean goes mute.
- Comments: I can't even begin to put into words what this story is like. Sufficed to say it's one of the best damn piece of SPN fic that I've ever read, and also one of the most heartbreaking. There is character death, and you will cry.
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Demons poison Jimmy, forcing Castiel to take another host. When his new body turns out to be female, Dean finds himself with some unexpected feelings. Meanwhile, Sam trains Jimmy as a hunter, and some local vampires are causing trouble...
- Warnings: Character death.
In This Secluded Spot I Respond As I Wouldn't Dare Elsewhere
- Recommended by heterodynegirl
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: It's 1995, and Castiel's high school years are destined to be difficult: home-schooled until eighth grade, he is awkward, shy, and socially inept. The weird kid with the funny name would rather isolate himself and draw in his sketchbook than deal with the constant bullying he faces every day. Things only get worse in his junior year when he excels in home economics class, leading the captain of the baseball team, Alastair, to start taunting him for being gay. Then new student Dean Winchester arrives at Flour Bluff High School, sharing many of Castiel's classes. Castiel has seen his type before — handsome, athletic, arrogant, and sure to be the most popular kid in school. But Castiel eventually learns that he and Dean have more in common than he thought, and they form an unlikely friendship.
- Warnings: Homophobic slurs, bullying with some violence.
- Comments: A wonderful fic; the only flaw would be a lack of research into homeschooling. The author used a sterotypical image of homeschooling, but one that is actually very much the exception rather than the norm. That said, there are reasons given in-story for it, and it's certainly possible to enjoy the story regardless. Highly recommended.
Inhuman by Annie D (scaramouche)
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean has learned that sex is different when there's an angel involved.
Into The Fire by NorthernSparrow
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean accidentally kills Castiel, and is tormented by grief and guilt afterwards. Dean becomes convinced Cas still exists somehow, and that he will be resurrected; Sam's not so sure, but is determined to help his grief-stricken brother recover. Meanwhile the Darkness is eating away at Creation, and soon both brothers realize they may have to embark on their longest and strangest journey yet. This time they might not come back. Will they have to fight their last battle without Castiel?
it's a badass afterlife by janie-tangerine
- Recommended by heterodynegirl, alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: the one where when the new boss in Heaven walks inside Ash's bar with plans. Reunions happen, matchmaking happens, hacking angel radio happens and it's generally an awesome afterlife, all things considered.
- Comments: AU from 5x22, this fic is utterly hilarious. It starts with Castiel walking into Heaven's Roadhouse and asking, completely seriously, for "Dr. Badass" — and it only gets better from there.
IPAMIS OL OLPRIT by emmbrancsxxo
- Recommended by Lemia
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel, John/Mary Winchester
- Synopsis: The Winchesters, Castiel, and Jack discover the Men of Letters hid away a weapon that may be able to kill Michael. The only problem: it can only be used with John Winchester's blood. When Rowena performs a spell to temporarily bring John back, Dean runs into another problem. His father doesn't approve of his angel, and Castiel isn't too impressed with John either.
- Comments: This fic is unique in that it has Dean and Castiel already in a relationship, but acknowledges that said relationship isn't all fluff and rainbows because they still have emotional baggage from years of hurt and miscommunication that they need to work through. It also has a John Winchester who strikes a good balance between "really does love and want the best for his sons" and "is absolutely terrible at giving his sons the affection or understanding they need or acknowledging that his point of view may not be the right one".
Just After, But Before by cymbalism
- Recommended by infectedsense
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Just after Purgatory, but before whatever's next, Dean has a broken angel to put back together. This is a season 8 AU where Cas isn't left behind. Oneshot. Hurt/comfort.
- Warnings: None used by the author, but graphic sex and one severely bruised angel.
- Comments: This is the best first time fic for these characters that I have ever read. It's everything that I want from their relationship: intense, passionate, tender, heartbreaking and unbelievably hot. Very believable setting and characterisation, this is porn with a plot.
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: When he finally finds the Tree of Life, it’s standing among the crumbled remnants of a long-abandoned town, and it’s ruined. Burned. Dead.
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: If Dean was ever to do it, he supposes it would be this way.
Maybe Sprout Wings by Casually Neurotic
- Recommended by: SallyDraperIsGrown
- Status: Ongoing
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: "Castiel doesn’t know where the runaway in Dean has gone, but he’s not sure that man exists anymore. The omega in his backseat has been badly broken. He hasn’t said a word to Castiel; hasn’t protested aside from flinching, hasn’t even pleaded to be spared. He’s just… empty. Tired. Castiel can smell layers of fear, sour and old on the omega’s skin, an emotion so often felt that it’s now a permanent stain on his scent. He can only begin to imagine what Dean has been through to put him in this state of apathy. At sixteen years old, Dean Winchester signed away his life in order to protect what he loves most. He's spent the last eleven years as the property of various alphas, each crueler than the last. Purchased by a new master that promises him nothing but safety, his life is about to dramatically change - and with any luck, it will be for the better. "
- Comments: In an AU where slavery exists, Dean has sold himself to save Sam. After over a decade of torture, he's bought by Castiel, who is a wealthy man who uses his resources to help rehabilitate and free slaves. However, Castiel has never taken a rehabilitation case on personally until Dean's desperate situation forces him to do so. This is an epic, ongoing AU story that takes the idea of Castiel rescuing Dean from Hell into a non-supernatural context, despite the A/B/O dynamics. The story has become so popular that it has inspired a number of fanfics of its own as well as a prequel written by the author herself. It also seems to have attracted a number of readers who don't normally go for AU or A/B/O fics. It is very dark and explicit at times.
A Merman's Tail by remivel
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Castiel was a merman who was born with the tail of a Great White Shark. Treated as an abomination by his own kind, Castiel found solace in observing humans and following their ships. He was content with watching them from afar, until he saved Dean, a human prince, from being killed by a shark. Soon, watching Dean from afar was not enough, and he wished to leave his life under the sea for a chance at being part of Dean's world.
Middle School Never Ends by vampireluvr15
- Recommended by Monoxide
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel
- Synopsis: Middle school AU. Dean and Sam are moving (again), and Sam's initial outrage at having to leave his friends behind is quickly subdued when he meets the mischevious Gabriel Novak, son of the school's principal, Michael. At the same time, Dean meets and quickly falls for Gabriel's older (but far more introverted) brother, Castiel. Soon after they meet, outside forces begin interfering with their relationships - controlling, domineering father Michael, the constant threat that the Winchesters will have to move away, and the secret kept by the Novak family and three other people (Jo, Becky and Chuck) - they're actually angels. Gabriel is the first to realize the biggest problem; John Winchester is the only man alive who knows how to kill angels. So between trying to survive school and trying to spill a secret without getting killed by either your father or your boyfriend's father (or even your boyfriend) for doing so, what is an angel to do?
- Warnings: Slash (duh), much innuendo on the part of Gabriel. Also, child abuse (nothing explicit).
- Comments: AU fic it may be, but it really is sweet, and watching the boys come to terms with their feelings is...interesting, to say the least. Adding in the oft-hilarious positions of canon characters (Bobby and Lucifer are teachers, Crowley is Jo's best friend, and a classmate of Sam, Gabe and Ruby, Rufus is the Phys-Ed teacher...must I say more?), this is a cute fic well worth a look (well, the first half's cute. Second half's a bit Darker and Edgier. That is not at all a bad thing).
The (Mostly Accidental) Courtship of Dean Winchester by tuesday
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Angelic marriage rites were never intended to go quite like this.
My Roots Take Flight by Kismet Jeska
- Recommended by cinnathepoet
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: After forty years in Hell, Dean’s more than willing to accept the offer: become a guardian angel and earn his freedom. But his new ward seems destined to hunt alongside Sam, and there are secrets in Heaven that the angels don’t want found out. Dean’s going to have to choose between his duty and the people he loves- and to work out just where Castiel fits in.
- Comments: An amazing retelling of season 4 with an Angel Dean and Hunter Castiel that works extremely well within the lore of the show.
Oh, How it Shakes the Ground by MajorEnglishEsquire
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: “Tell me how I can help,” he requests. “You can go and work with Sam,” Dean shakes his head. “You can let me wrap this up, man. I’m finished when I’m finished. That’s all there is to it.” “I did not ask how I could make you feel better,” Cas settles further into his chair. “What I asked was how I could help you."
The One Thing You Can't Lose by MajorEnglishEsquire
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: You know what I like a lot? The thought that Dean can just tug Cas anywhere at any time and Cas, who can lift tons without effort, who can demolish things with the light of his grace, who has battled and gone to war, has defended and broken, will just let Dean do it.
Operation: Get A Clue by heavenssong
- Recommended by heterodynegirl
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean is dense (or at least everyone thinks he is), Cas comes out (even though everyone already knows), and Sam hatches a plan (that does not go well but still manages to work out in the end).
Paper Heart by baba-o-reily
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Written for the prompt: Kindergarten AU in which Dean is determined to make his friend Castiel a valentine, and John very gently tries to persuade him not to because little boys don't give other little boys Valentine's Day cards. Your choice on how Dean deals with the news, and what happens afterward.
- Comments: Heartwarming fluff with an interpretation of John we don't get to see nearly enough of!
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Castiel doesn't realize Dean's been praying to him until he stops. Coda to Episode 13.09: The Bad Place.
PWP: Pie Without Plot by MajorEnglishEsquire, orange_crushed
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: he is in the kitchen with flour on his hands and an apron and there is flour on his forehead and cas leans across the counter and wipes it off with his thumb and dean says "thank you" and cas says "you’re welcome" very seriously and later dean makes apple turnovers and he only ruins them a little and sam realizes it’s not a real hunt like four days into it and he lets dean stay undercover for like a week and a half or longer maybe way longer because he is such a good everything. This is a fic without a plot. This is pie without plot. On occasion, pie will be served with plot à la mode.
- Comments: This is the fic you read when you've had a long day, and you want something that warms your heart and makes you giggle helplessly.
Redemption Road by zatnikatel, nyoka and more than a dozen other authors
- Recommended by: Corvatis
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/original female character
- Synopsis: Picking up from the Season 6 finale: Sam, Dean and Bobby have to deal with a new God gone rogue and Sam's continued hallucinations from the Cage. Castiel has to be defused before he can wreak further havoc on Heaven and Earth, but even afterward, Cas is broken, angry and only half-angel — and in their quest to save him, he's not the only thing the Winchesters bring back to Earth. Later chapters cross over with the Cthulhu Mythos. Fuller description at the fic's LiveJournal page.
- Warnings: violence, wall-to-wall angst, torture, implied sexual abuse, explicit depictions of male/male and male/female sex, an awful lot of drowning, cosmic horror, and heartwarming fluff. Also, with 24 'episodes' and multiple 'DVD extras', it clocks in north of 650,000 words, making it longer than Tolstoy's War and Peace.
- Comments: This troper is still fairly new to the SPN fandom and rereading this series after binge-reading it in about four days because it was that entrancing. You will laugh, cry and smile in equal measure. Not only is the prose consistently wonderful (no easy feat with 15 authors), but the series picks up on a lot of character and plot themes that have actually played out in the show since publication. It's like watching an actual season of Supernatural, with a lot more guy-on-guy sex.
The Revelatory Powers of Pie by tfwftw
- Recommended by heterodynegirl
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: The first time Sam sees Dean and Cas interacting after the post-Lucifer-freeing fight in Bobby's hospital room is in a little diner in Idaho, and their dynamic is... not what he was expecting. Really not what he was expecting.
- Comments: Warning: It may be possible to die from the utter cute.
A River Leads You Home by aeli_kindara
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: In which Dean and Cas reunite, and there's more than one scar.
The Road So Far (This Time Around) by 8_Years_ of_Silence
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Ongoing
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: He woke with a jolt, sitting in the Impala on some backroad with Sammy sleeping shotgun. Like always. Only no, not always. They had a bunker now. They had a home. Maybe Dean had finally lost it. That, or Cas pulled one hell of a Hail Mary, because his little brother looked about ten years younger and his phone was saying it was 2005. TIMELINE AU
- Comments: 8_Years_of_Silence has incredible insight into the minds of the SPN cast, and you can see it in the way she writes each POV. I think it's her greatest strength. Dropping off encouraging comments is the best way to secure an update.
Some Assembly Required by narrow_staircases
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: It’s September of 2005, and Dean Winchester, in an attempt to outrun old mistakes and painful memories, finds himself in southern Kentucky on a wild goose chase. He’s completely certain this weird religious movement he’s “investigating” is a hoax, despite the miraculous healings people report, and he’ll be back on the road in a day or two. Things are looking up when he meets Cas, an awkward (and gorgeous) graduate student who’s actually doing honest-to-god research into the local tent revival meetings. When that research takes a weird and personal turn, Dean’s left to face two very serious realities: one, this may be a real case after all, and two, he’s fallen way harder for Cas than he should ever have let himself.
Songs of Love & Hate by amor_remanet
- Recommended by trkzsoup
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel(/demon!Bela), Becky/Lisa(Chuck), Bobby/Crowley, Cupid/OMC angel
- Synopsis: Castiel is up in Heaven, miserable and making life hard for the other angels. Sam is out of Hell and can't get Crowley and Bela to stop treating him like King of the Demons. Dean is down on Earth, miserable and making life hard for everyone else — especially for Lisa and Becky, who might just be pregnant with Jesus. Gabriel and Cupid decide to stick their noses in and set everybody right. Too bad they can't make plans to save their lives.
- Comments: Goes AU after "Swan Song." Absolutely, totally hilarious while still being dramatic. Every single character is spot-on; the whole thing is totally riveting, even for the mild crackiness of it all. I read it all in one day, it was so good. Seriously, one of the better humor/drama Supernatural fics I've read (and possibly one of the best Supernatural fics I've ever read, period).
The Soul Piece by cloudyjenn
- Recommended by docjellybelly, heterodynegirl
- Status: Dormant
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: (From FF.net) When a human child is born, their soul is shattered into bright gleaming pieces that scatter to the winds.
- Comments: This fic works In Spite of a Nail in that the idea of soul pieces causes Castiel's presence for the majority of Dean’s life and all the situations the boys face throughout the canon series remain practically the same. Seriously, I couldn’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve teared up/‘awww’ed/giggled incessantly whilst reading this fic. It’s honestly one of the best fanfictions I’ve ever read.
Stay by aeli_kindara
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Coda to 13.06 (Tombstone). In which Castiel reckons with the aftermath of Dean's grief.
Sympathy for the Devil (and Dean Winchester) by TardisIsTheOnlyWayToTravel
- Recommended by: thebadplace
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: "I'm Lucifer. I always have been. I just didn’t know it for like, the last five thousand fucking years, not until you broke the seal and I got my Grace back and realised exactly how much I was screwed over. Okay, so maybe there’s a few assholes I’d really like to explode, but really, I mostly just want to stay under the radar and get my head sorted." After the final Seal is broken, Dean discovers that he's actually Lucifer. He's not really sure how he feels about that. The forces of Heaven and Hell aren't exactly making things easier.
These Are Healing Hands by 60r3d0m
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: “How you feelin’?” Cas turns back to look at him over his shoulder. Dean’s done changing into his pajama shorts. Cas’ eyes rove over the freckles that litter Dean’s stomach before they’re hidden by the ratty shirt that he pulls on. “I should be asking you that,” Cas says and Dean wanders over, takes a seat at the edge of the bed next to him. “You’re still inhibited by alcohol and it has been two hours.”
a turn of the earth by mishcollin
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean’s your typical half-orphaned, monster-killing 22-year-old until a trenchcoated stranger crashes into his back windshield one September night, claiming he’s an angel that knows him from the future and that he’s on the run. Frigging fantastic.(Or, in which Castiel gets stuck in Dean’s timeline preseries and Dean kind of hates it—until he doesn’t.)
Thursday's Child by strangeandcharm
- Recommended by Ariana
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: AU. The apocalypse is over, but Thursday's child has far to go.
- Warnings: Dean kills Lucifer!Sam pre-story, and there is mourning, drug use, alcohol abuse, porn, and very brief implied non-con.
- Comments: Long and sad and beautiful, worth the read.
To High Places by Narrow Roads by sansday
- Recommended by kph2pt0 (new link by alisette11, it was taken off LJ)
- Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
- Found a link on Wayback, should stick around for a while.
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Slave AU. Dean is a lonely businessman who buys an angel at auction. What was it the experts said about impulse buys?
- Comments: Bittersweet in its realism, but somehow more satisfying for defying the Hollywood-happy-ending. This fic is amazingly well done, and highly recommended.
- Recommended by Blue Haired Angel
- Status: Dead
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Jess, Balthazar/Castiel.
- Synopsis: What begins as a transforming love between Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak in the summer of 1965 quickly derails into something far more tumultuous when Dean is drafted in the Vietnam War. Though the two both voice their relationship is one where saying goodbye is never a real truth, their story becomes fraught with the tragedy of circumstance. In an era where homosexuality was especially vulnerable, Twist and Shout is the story of the love transcending time, returning over and over in its many forms, as faithful as the sea.
- Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, major character death.
- Comments: This story is beautiful and heartbreaking. It will definitely make you cry, but it's definitely worth the read.
- Seconded by Tantopat. There's a very good reason why this fic is famous throughout the fandom for being both incredibly good and absolutely, gut-wrenchingly tragic.
Unexpected Destinies by otp-destiel
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Status: Ongoing
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: They thought It was over. They thought they'd averted the Apocalypse. They thought they'd won. They were wrong... (starts at the beginning of season 6 and goes AU from there)
- Warnings: AU, slash, wing!fic, bare backing, oral, torture, mild het, attempted non-con, past non-con, frottage, Grace!sex, food!sex, character death...a lot of graphic sex scenes, they are however not the main focus of the story
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean is a sheriff in a tiny town in Colorado, restless and unsatisfied with his life. It's not like what he's read about in the dime novels since he was little, capturing dangerous outlaws and being the last word of the law. More like tossing the town drunk in a cell to sober up when they get a little too rowdy. But Dean's chance comes when a thief rolls through their town. He pursues the thief, which puts him right into the path of Emmanuel, a notorious outlaw. When he is captured by the outlaw and his gang to be held for ransom, Dean starts off on a journey he could have never envisioned, and learns that perhaps there's more to Emmanuel than meets the eye.
- Author's Note: This fic was an incredible labor of love. An amazing thank you to feredir, my artist, who put up with my strange and unusual writing habits, and thank you so much to the organizers of the DCBB. this has been the best stressful couple months of my life. [and how good was the timing of the s13 episode tombstone, y'all. I mean, really.]
The Voice of The Turtledove by obstinatrix
- Recommended by Ariana
- Status: Vanished from the internet. The author has taken it down and published it as The Time of the Singing
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: (From the LJ page) Castiel was eleven years old when he first felt there was something wrong with him. He's twenty-nine, a Roman Catholic priest in a small New England village, before Dean Winchester shows him that there isn't. AU, rated NC-17.
- Warnings: (From the LJ page) Blasphemy. Theological posturing. Possible underage sex - although Dean is 17, which meets the age of consent where this story takes place. Human!Cas, obviously. Vague insinuations of sibling incest (Castiel/Jimmy, in thought only). Religiously based homophobia. Internalised homophobia in the narrative voice. Shredding of a number of tenets of the Roman Catholic church. Too many Biblical references. Priest!kink and all that comes with it, basically.
- Comments: A beautiful, sad, wonderful, depressing, uplifting story, and excellently written.
watching over you by Ryah_Ignis
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: "After nearly losing Cas to Ramiel’s staff, there are some things Dean wants to say. Well, not quite say. But the sentiment’s there. "
300 Things by CautionZombies
- Recommended by Castielxx
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Dean's life at twenty-four makes him feel like he's forty—he works two jobs to help pay bills for his house and put his genius little brother through private school, and has spent six years (on and off, let's be honest) working on his mechanical engineering degree at KU. With so much of his life devoted to his family, Dean has little time in his schedule for class and no time for social interaction. Then, while getting his classes together for the fall, he finds himself in a do-or-die situation: He must take his last literature class now, his spring already filled with those left for his major...except that none of the English classes will fit his schedule. This is how Dean grovels and begs Dr. Castiel Milton to make a special arrangement for him, and Dr. Milton does.
- Warning: Language, sexuality, alcoholism, real life AU
- Comments: It seems, in general, people aren't huge fans of AU fics, but this is one of the biggest exceptions. The way Dean and Cas interact is amazing. Sam is an adorable high school student, and everyone is just trying to get by.
Other
Better Off This Way by Linda Atkinson
- Recommended by GosuroriOtaku
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Yellow-Eyes/John
- Synopsis: (From FF.net) John wakes after making a deal with the Yellow Eyed Demon to find that he might not be who he thought he was.
- Warning: Slash with a fair bit of swearing and angst, implied sex.
- Comments: At first, your average 'John is a nutcase' story. At the end, major twisty brilliance occurs. To say any more would be cheating you out of a great experience. One chapter, and my only complaint is that there really ought to be a couple of page breaks in there, just to avoid any confusion. Otherwise, utterly awesome.
- Recommended by chiaroscurololita
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Michael/Lucifer (sort of.)
- Synopsis: Sometimes, Michael tells Lucifer he loves him.
- Warnings: Violence, non-graphic torture and non-con. Angelcest- Michael and Lucifer are referred to as brothers. Angst.
- Comments: An interesting look at what happened in The Cage, both to Lucifer and to Sam.
Images of Broken Light by amaresu (LJ link)
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Dean/Alistair
- Synopsis: Dean may have been brought back from Hell, but Hell followed after him. Faced with losing Sam to Ruby and surrounded by lies, Dean finds the only one telling him the truth is the demon that destroyed him. Slowly Dean finds himself being sucked back into Alistair's embrace.
- Warnings: Mentions of torture, off screen torture, Stockholm Syndrome, self-injury, basically there is Alistair so be wary of stuff.
- Comments: I wasn't really sure whether to put this fic under gen or shipping, since the "romantic" relationship isn't really in the foreground of the story, but just to be sure...
- Recommended by julietvalcouer
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Castiel/Meg
- Synopsis: After Meg's death she finds herself in a strange, peaceful afterlife, forgetting, when something rips her back into the living world. Castiel has summoned her out of a place called the Lethe, where beings like angels and demons are sent after death to be washed clean of memories and personality. The consequences go far beyond just resurrecting one demon. Way more than a Megstiel romance (though there's a lot of that, not all of it happy), this fic and the sequel (also complete) features Sam, Dean, Kevin, Chuck, Linda, Bobby and almost every major angelic or demonic character that's appeared on the show, in a plot hinging in large part on what's to be done about Meg and Castiel's half-demon, half-angel daughter Nyx.
- Warnings: Violence, M-rated sex, childbirth squick, played partly for laughs, character deaths, and some of the plot only works if like the author you run with the theory that the character Chuck is literally God.
That Old Illusion of Free Will by kasey8473
- Recommended by: Melinda
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Jo and Jimmy
- Synopsis: When Lucifer wipes out all of the potential vessels for angels on Earth, Jo and Ellen Harvelle are resurrected so Jo and Jimmy Novak (who Castiel releases to return to heaven) can be thrust into a Bureaucratically Arranged Marriage.
Crossover Fics
When Summoning, Please Watch The Wording by Ryuuza Kochou
- Recommended by EchoGarrote
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A crossover between Supernatural and Good Omens. A capture, a ritual, and a small mistake in terms lets Sam and Dean become 'sacrifices' to another demon with yellow eyes. Things don't exactly end how you might expect them to.
- Comments: Brilliantly written in a style that sounds just like Pratchett and Gaiman wrote it themselves. Everyone is in character and it's absolutely hilarious.
Chuck vs The Fallen Angel and his friends by Sameuspegasus
- Recommended by Yoyoddd
- Status: Complete.
- Pairings: Chuck/Sarah, slight Dean/Castiel.
- Synopsis: When a new video game is released based on the book series Supernatural, Sam and Dean decide to put a stop to it. However, the game contains encoded information regarding the whereabouts of multiple weapons of mass destruction. It doesn't take long for Sam and Dean themselves to come under suspicion. To make matters worse, not only is there a nuclear arms dealer on the loose, but it seems he may have connections to something other otherworldly that makes the situation that much more dangerous.
- Comments: A crossover that manages to meld both the universes of Chuck and Supernatural together perfectly, while keeping everyone from both respective properties completely in-character.
Of Penance and Security by princessbinas
- Recommended by Dani Phantom
- Status: Dead; last updated November 2016
- Synopsis: In attempts of breaking free from Naomi's control and exile himself, Castiel travels to another dimension with the Angel Tablet. Things go awry for everyone as the seraph steers the forgotten Shinobi World towards an unpredictable future. Not even the S Rank criminals are safe from Cass's influence. Rated Teen due to the nature of Supernatural and Naruto. Updates are not scheduled.
- Comments: A crossover that covers the basics of both worlds to ensure that it is easy to follow along if you have not seen or are new to one or both of the series involved. It has humor spread out and well placed, though a few of the jokes walk towards masturbation, Double Entendre, and Too Kinky to Torture. One of the high notes is how it follows some of the Shonen staples of philosophy and has a lot of heart when it comes to characters bonding.
Arrangements-verse by icarus_chained (Good Omens crossover)
- Recommended by PanBoleyn, heterodynegirl
- Status: Dead
- Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel, Aziraphale/Crowley
- Synopsis: (from the series masterlist page) Team Free Will meets everyone's favourite angel and demon, and it all spirals from there.
- Comments: The thing about this fic is the balance between scenes which are absolutely hilarious and utterly gut-wrenching, and no real sense of Mood Whiplash to be found. All of the characters have depth and sides to them which we maybe don't always get to see in their respective canons but still feel very much in step with what we do see canonically. The series is technically incomplete but the author posted a synopsis of what the conclusion would be since RL issues caused a problem in writing. So no one is left hanging, and the 'synopsis' is better done and more compelling than a fair number of proper fics I've read. (Also, I add my voice to the tropers on the Good Omens rec page, this series needs its own page and I'd start it myself except I'm not entirely sure how to.)
- Seconded. This fic is THE best. The plot is so well-thought out that the author could write a book and not be sued. Original, funny, sweet, action-packed, depressing at times, and just altogether smart. Really worth a read.
- Thirded by scarletclarinet. So completely brilliant, in character for both fandoms (which is dang hard to find), and the phrasing and pacing are both gorgeous, which really is par for the course with icarus_chained.
- Fourthed by heterodynegirl, and the Arrangements page has now been created.
Strangers In Gilead by Corvus Imbrifer
- Recommended by Kari
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Sam/OFC, Dean/OFC
- Synopsis: An outsider POV of Dean and Sam in the Wild West.
- Comments: This fic is really, really good. The characters are well-portrayed, the language is natural and believable, the writing is extremely smooth, and the plot compelling.
Those Campbell Boys by l. marie benjamin
- Recommended by Leliel
- Status: Dead
- Synopsis: When a Digitized Hacker demon attacks the BAU actually the ghost Tobias Hankel, the team find themselves in an impossible world, where a mother's secrets will change everything.
- Comments: Recommended to me (Leliel) by a classmate in college, this was apparently good enough to the point where she felt confident it would impress an English teacher. and from what I've read, she wasn't wrong. Really builds a sublime sense of dread. Warning, post-fifth season spoilers for both shows.
- The author has deleted her ff.net account, along with both of her Live Journal accounts; however, majorshane has reposted the story [[ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10361775/1/Those-Campbell-Boys on their account]]
- The author has deleted her ff.net account, along with both of her Live Journal accounts; however, majorshane has reposted the story [[ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10361775/1/Those-Campbell-Boys
Excerpts From Carver Edlund's Magnum Opus by twentysomething
- Recommended by thoughtsickles
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Bones
- Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: A Bones crossover with Dean as FBI Agent Winchester, Cas as the ever-logical anthropologist he's partnered with, and Sam as the psychologist who's fascinated by their working relationship
- Comments: There really are a lot of parallels between Bones/Booth and Dean/Cas and the author manages to perfectly capture the essences of both pairings. A feel-good fic that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, as any good episode of Bones does.
Wolverines, Wendigos and Winchesters by Sci Fi Nut TX
- Recommended by Patchgipper
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: X-Men
- Pairing(s): Dean/OC, Sam/Jess
- Synopsis: A beautifully written X-men crossover. Dean meets Wolverine during a solo hunt, which leads to friendship and a new job.
- Comments: This really feels like it has actually happened. It portrays everyone realistically and gives the boys powers without overpowering them. It is almost 100 chapters and still going strong, so it's length may be intimidating, but it's worth it for this powerful story. Even the OC's feel like they were actually there. I had to do some research to make sure that they weren't. Overall, the only reason you'd be able to tell this wasn't an episode is because the X-men are there.
Damned Demented Demons by hell's_half_acre
- Recommended by bettername2come
- Part of the Demented Verse series
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Harry Potter
- Synopsis: Harry Potter saves the Winchesters from a Dementor attack, but the Winchesters aren't the only ones that need protecting.
- Comments: This is one of the best fanfics for Harry Potter or Supernatural around. It gives a great glimpse into the future of the Harry Potter characters while combining the Supernatural characters in a way that really doesn't contradict the canon of either series. It has another novel-length sequel ''Vile Violent Vacations, as well as several one-shots. Basically, if Harry were to meet Sam and Dean, this is exactly what it would be like.
Take A Long Line by Derry. Also on Archive Of Our Own: Take A Long Line
- Recommended by Pitac 89
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: NUMB3RS
- Synopsis: Winchester isn't stupid. Dangerous, unpredictable and often reckless. But definitely not stupid. So there has to be a good reason that, knowing full well that he's on the FBI's radar, Dean Winchester brazenly walked into the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard to collect a passport under the pseudonym of Ronald Belford Scott.
- Comments: Supernatural/ NUMB3RS crossover, told through the POV of the Eppes Family. My personal favorite parts are how Derry draws parallels between the Eppes and Winchester brothers. The Winchesters even use these parallels to manipulate both Don and Charlie in a way that doesn't feel forced, getting what they need and possibly acquiring some allies in the FBI.
Dust in the Wind by lyra-wing
- Recommended by kunoichiko, alzbeta
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: American Gods
- Synopsis: A what could have been post Season 1, with the boys becoming the gods of hunters, old gezzer style.
- Comments: Beautifully written and something that you almost wish had been canon.
The Shadow Proclamation by Maddy 77
- Recommended by daughterofluthien
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Doctor Who
- Synopsis: A demon from their father's past shows up on Ellen's doorstep, claiming to want to help the Winchesters. But who is the Doctor, and what is he keeping from the brothers? Set DW mid-Season 2, SPN mid Season 3.
- Comments: A wonderful - and wonderfully written - fic that keeps the reader on his toes, frequently delivering on a number of surprisingly unexpected twists. All the characters are extremely well-written, especially the Doctor and Dean. The first in a series of multi-chapter stories and one-shots set in the same 'verse.
- Even better? It's part of a series. There are currently 6 stories that the author has put out with this crossover, including "And What Will Never Be", which involves The Year That Never Was. - 45xxx
- Even better? It's part of a series. There are currently 6 stories that the author has put out with this crossover, including "And What Will Never Be
Tons of Feels by millihelenic
- Recommended by Tuesday Rivers, seconded by Corvatis
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: House of Leaves
- Synopsis: Chuck discovers an essay Becky wrote about Wincest.
- Comments: An insane crossover with House of Leaves. Captures Becky and Chuck perfectly.
A 1967 Chevy Zanpakuto by NumberofWattage
- Recommended by IRZERO
- Status: Dormant
- Crossover with: Bleach
- Sypnopsis: When the Dean and Sam finally die, they discovered that they caused so much crap that heaven flat out doesn't want them. So Castiel takes a second option and sends them to the Soul Society.
- Comments: Bleach meets Supernatural and Dean and Sam become Shinigami. Don't let the 33 chapter mark fool you, this fic is short, most chapters are barely a page long. The story progresses quickly, to the point that they get their Zanpakuto's within the first 10 chapters, by the way, Dean's Zanpakuto is the impala. Some may consider it So Bad, It's Good.
The Walking Supernatural A SPNWD Crossover by daksgirl
- Recommended by Metropolisgal 2
- Status: Complete.
- Crossover with: The Walking Dead
- Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
- Synopsis: Sam and Dean stop one Apocalypse, only to face another — this time with zombies.
- Comments: One of the best crossovers I've ever read - the author stays true to the characters of both shows, and the story is fast-paced and emotional. A+. There is sex and violence in this story, so make sure you read the warnings in each chapter. There are also character deaths (Zombie Apocalypse, people!)
In Cyberspace No One Can Hear You Scream by Spacebabie
- Recommended by 45xxx
- Status: Complete.
- Crossover with: TRON: Legacy (Yes.)
- Synopsis: Dean and Sam investigate the disappearance of several people who vanished while playing ENCOM's newest MMORPG. Castiel suspects a certain demon and brings out a security program who seeks redemption of his own.
- Comments: Really, you should've been sold at the "Crossover With" part. Trust me, it isn't a Crack Fic. Read it.
Living for Giving the Devil His Due by StrangeVisitor
- Recommended by 45xxx
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Quantum Leap, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Synopsis: Dean sold his soul to save his brother and was given a year to live. Sam Beckett leaps into Dean hours before the year is up. Will Dr. Beckett save Dean or will they both be damned when the crossroads demon comes for Dean?
- Comments: You may ask, "Just what would it take for Dean to avoid going to hell?" Well, this fic gives a fairly well written answer, plus it does a good job mixing all three series together in a convincing way. However, there is a character death... just not who you'd expect.
- Just an FYI, there are originalp characters. So... yeah.
Blood Doesn't Make Family by musicdefinesusall
- Recommended by feral
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Harry Potter
- Synospsis: On his own one night, Crowley discovers a house where he hears a child being abused by his family. He takes the kid in and adopts him as his own son. The child: Harry Potter before he gets his Hogwarts letter. This is a story of him growing up with Crowley as his father and all the obstacles that come with becoming half demon; along with also being a wizard.
Tell Yourself It's Easy (And It's True) by liadan14
- Recommended by heterodynegirl
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: The Princess Diaries AU
- Pairings: Dean/Castiel, minor Sam/Jess, Gabriel/Crowley
- Synopsis: So it turns out Castiel is actually heir to the throne of Genovia. Suddenly, his life is completely thrown off-balance; on top of all his normal schoolwork, he has to deal with prince lessons, people at school behaving rather differently, and that crush on his best friend that still won't go away.
When Worlds Collide by elfinblue
- Recommended by secretlystephaniebrown
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: NCIS
- Pairings: None
- Synopsis: "When a kidnapped Tony DiNozzo is rescued by legendary - and supposedly dead - serial killers Dean and Sam Winchester, the NCIS team takes over the Winchester investigation. What they find is a file filled with contradictions and impossibilities."
- It also has a sequel that is also a crossover with NCIS: New Orleans:
- Comments: The greatest NCIS/SPN Crossover that I've ever seen. The characters interact fluidly, everyone is perfectly in character, and the author manages to provide reasonable explanations for the NCIS to come up with instead of the more supernatural answers.
- Seconded by scarletclarinet. This crossover is brilliantly in character, and the plot is layered and subtle.
In Times of Trouble by PurpleMoon3
- Recommended by Gemini 24
- Status: Dormant
- Crossover with: Avengers
- Synopsis: An angel and a frost giant fall through space. Drabbles. Now with more Q.
- Seconded by Caprica 12. This fic is golden. Almost you can have compassion for the Avengers and the other dudes, specially for the Children's Crusade thing. Almost. You're too busy laughing.
- And now with a page.
- Warning: Don't drink nothing while you are reading this.
Pro Patria Mori by "Pit Viper of Doom
- Recommended by LetoOkazaki
- Status: Dead
- Crossover with: Hetalia: Axis Powers
- Character(s): America, England, Japan, Canada, Sam, Dean
- Synopsis: All hell breaks loose stateside when an ambitious demon takes one Alfred F. Jones as a host. To save him, the nations must join forces with the Winchester brothers, who don't quite realize just how high the stakes are in this hunt.
Changing Circumstances by Eclipse Wing
- Recommended by thebrokenlightbulb
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Harry Potter
- Synopsis: "As a reward from God (who may or may not be drunk) Team Free Will (and those reluctantly dragged along) end up attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Madness ensures.(In which Dean and Meg have a weird fascination with Hell, Crowley starts an underground black market, Gabriel has it out for Snape, Sam makes a female friend who doesn't die, Castiel watches Lord of the Rings, Adam gets out of the cage and Jo is the only sane one around.)"
- Comments: It's nice to see a SPN/HP fic that doesn't make Harry related to the Winchesters - those get boring real fast. One thing that annoys me is how fast they get over the demons being there.
- Absolutely hilarious. Crack Fic at it's absolute finest.
A Match Made in Heaven by incandescens
- Recommended by S Noble Jr
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Transformers
- Synopsis: "Dean meets the Transformers. He's met weirder."
- Comments: A funny little ficlet in which Dean meets the Autobot Jazz. The two characters actually bounce off each other quite well (and quite entertainingly).
The Simple Art Of Graverobbing by b stearns
- Recommended by Polar Bear
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Synopsis: Harry and Perry go hunt some graverobbers.
- Comments: Narrated by Harry. Light, fun and as gen as a fic featuring Gay Perry will ever be.
Death's Secret Army by victoriacorn
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Crossover with Bleach
- Status: Dead
- Synopsis: Death (who is one and the same with the Soul King) does Dean a favor by ordering the Shinigami to assist Dean, Sam, and Castiel against the Angels. Fic starts in the middle of Supernatural's Season 9 (right after Kevin Tran was killed), and during the Thousand Year Blood War.
Pulling Out The Nails by todisturbtheuniverse
- Recommended by alzbeta
- Crossover with: The Bartimaeus Trilogy
- Status: Complete
- Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel, Sam/Jess
- Synopsis: Dean Winchester is the last general of a failing Resistance, and Castiel is the djinni sent to assassinate him. Given Castiel’s rebellious history, his master should have known better than to put him within a hundred miles of Dean. Together, they hatch a last desperate plan to end the tyranny of the magicians, and despite their obvious differences, find a peculiar salvation in one another.(Otherwise known as The Bartimaeus Sequence AU.)
Ineffability (And How to Avoid It) by Cati Jones
- Recommended by bookwormgal
- Crossover: with Good Omens
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: hints of A/C, Destiel, and Sabriel, but easy to ignore
- Summary: Set 20 years post-GO and after 5.22 of SPN. Dean's miserable. Sam's soulless. Castiel is beginning to fight a war he cannot win. Crowley is starting to hate his position. And Aziraphale is dead. But one choice, one single action, changes everything. Now, with the world hanging in the balance, an unlikely team must form to save it. Gabriel's welcome to stop laughing anytime now.
- Comments: Awesome footnotes, a list of characters similar to the beginning of the book, and an well-done explanation to combine the two Crowleys into the same entity.
Sam and Samuel’s journey in Spiritland by Acaseofbones
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Winchesters were moving, again, and Sam wasn't happy about it. And to make it worse, his dad took a wrong turn and they ended in a forest, blocked by a strange totem guarding a tunnel. And of course, his dad and brother had to go explore it, leading them all somewhere that Sam was sure wasn't Nebraska anymore.
- Comments: A Supernatural version of Spirited Away.
Once Upon a Supernatural Time by all-mirth-no-matter
- Recommended by: Eric W
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Henry Mills needs help convincing his new-found mother, Emma Swan, to believe in magic so she can break Storybrooke's curse. Could Dean and Sam Winchester be just the help he needs to get Emma to believe? Or will they also need some convincing? Dean's dealt with a lot of things - demons, angels, witches, werewolves - but magic may be a bit out of his belief system.
- Comments: This crossover is more of a "follow the plot but add in some twists" sort of story, set right before The Stranger in Once Upon A Time, but during Season 5 of Supernatural (roughly...somewhere after they killed famine). It also sets the land without magic in the supernatural world, meaning that there's some interesting write-around for how a show called "Supernatural" is still a place that has no magic. However, once they break the curse, things start changing more drastically. Its emotions are genuine, and though it does include shipping the Winchesters with Emma and Ruby, it's still an enjoyable read for fans of either series. The Author even says there are plans to continue the fic for as long as they can with all sorts of little details on plot changes along the way.
.Four Deaths at a Funeral by shiphitsthefan
- Recommended by: jewelia13
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: WELL, says Death, lowering his scythe. THIS IS AWKWARD. "Indeed it is," Death replies, staring longingly at the remnants of his tamales. (In which Death attempts to come to terms with his own demise. Death tries to help him. As does Death. And also Death.*) Footnotes: *Confused? So are they.
- Comments: Crossing over with Discworld and the Sandman comics, this is a fun, witty ficlet that manages to have everyone in character and is one of my all-time favourite fanfictions in general.
An Unorthodox Alliance by SleepDeprivedFemale
- Recommended by: pixiekid123
- Crossover with: Soul Eater
- Status: Dormant; last updated November 2018
- Synopsis: Lucifer summoned and bound the Grim Reaper to his will. Unfortunately for him, this resulted in Death's son ending up with the Winchesters, in an alliance that is shaky at best and homicidal at worst.
by Fitz- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Crossover with: Criminal Minds
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: An unplanned late night visit to the cemetery results in an unexpected confrontation. There is not enough alcohol in the world to erase this crap.
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous
- Crossover with: Criminal Minds
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dean and Sam are on the trail of a demon in Arkansas. Behaving a lot like a serial killer. Enough that it attracts the attention of the BAU. Because more attention from law enforcement is, of course, exactly what Sam wanted in his life.
- Recommended by: Troper 9
- Crossover with: Criminal Minds
- Status: Complete, now with sequel
- Synopsis: The Winchesters find that Crowley has a task for them. He has kidnapped a BAU agent and put a shapeshifter mole inside Quantico. In his mind, the Winchesters wouldn't let an innocent remain at risk, so they have to hand themselves in and figure out which one it is, all while the BAU team interrogate them. Season Ten for both shows.
- Comments: Absolutely hilarious. Everyone is in-character. Something rather interesting about this plot is that the audience isn't immediately told which member of the BAU has been abducted, finding out at the same time as the Winchesters. Even when it POV switches back to Crowley and Rowena, we aren't told which character was kidnapped. Seeing the BAU's reactions to the brothers both before and after the reveal is interesting and definitely works.
- Recommended by: Troper 9
- Crossover with: Criminal Minds
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A three-part series focusing on the worlds of human monsters colliding with the world of non-human ones and see both the BAU and the Winchesters coping with the realities of both.
- Comments: Brilliant. The BAU are a little slow to catch onto the idea that the Winchesters are innocent, but then again, this is to be expected. Everyone is in-character and there is even a rather sad part that talks about when Sam was in the Cage with Lucifer and his guilt over Adam. All in all a rather good series combining both shows and playing out how they may work together.
Star, Cross and Dirt by pprfaith
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Crossover with: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In Hollow Springs, Colorado, people are randomly falling asleep and not waking up. Enter Winchesters.
- Comments: You don't have to watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer to read this fic. This Troper didn't even notice it was a crossover until the name Buffy came up at the end.
- Recommended by: Tito Mosquito
- Status: Incomplete, last updated January 2010
- Synopsis: Avalon doesn't take you where you want to go, it takes you where you need to be, Sam and Dean will have to learn this. this is a multicrossover fic, crossovers with shows like Charmed, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, CSI, Gargoyles, Reaper, movies, books, games, etc
- Recommended by Alex_Usu
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: The Walking Dead
- Synopsis: One of the reasons Negan had been able to become who he'd become was that he never thought any of the people he had cared about in his life would ever be there to see him afterwards. Now, though? Now his son was in front of him and the fact that they were family definitely didn't make him blind.
- Comments: A very good story where Negan and John Winchester are one and the same, and the reactions of his children at finding out.
- Has a translation in Spanish: Sintiéndose Vivo.
Low Places by brightly_lit
- Recommended by: Gintama200
- Crossover with: Natsume's Book of Friends
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: This story follows the Winchester's POV on hunting down a kid named Natsume after hearing some unsettling things about him from a hunter in Japan.
- Comment: This seems like it could be a actually Supernatural episode. No one was out of character and its a fun little One-Shot. Highly Recommend.
Not Quite the Empty by San Antonio Rose
- Recommended by: Huldra
- Crossover with: Horrible Histories
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: When God is gone and the devil takes hold... you'd better hope your death is suitably entertaining.
- Comment: Believe it or not, this actually works! Everyone's in character, including HH's Death and Gabriel.
- Recommended by: ihe
- Crossover with: Criminal Minds (TV)
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Garcia had decided that the most terrifying cases involve child killers or delusional fanatics. Then came the case where the child killer was supernatural, and the delusional fanatics were the Winchester brothers. When members of the BAU happen to get in the way of their investigation, the Winchester brothers have to flee, taking the agents and a honesty curse with them. They didn't expect to need the agents help breaking the curse. When Hotch and Reid get kidnapped by the serial killing Winchesters, they were prepared to do everything to survive. They didn’t expect everything to include family dinners or gambling in Las Vegas.
- Comment: This is one of the best criminal minds and supernatural crossover I have ever read. No one was out of character. The alterning point of view add a lot of depth, and is especially enjoyable if you like outsider pov.
- The work is complete and has a sequel Reality Results .
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Crossover with: Hunger Games
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In which a younger brother is reaped for the Games, and his older brother volunteers, to the horror of all.
