The long, dragged-out, unpredictable, emotional, let's-nearly-kill-'im version of Sam dealing with the trials (setting S08) */* Hard gen (no slash), sick Sam, hurt Sam, big bro Dean, shmoop, brotherly love, platonic hugs & cuddles, recovery. */* Complete rewrites/revisions of this fic were completed on 8/20/2019! WOOHOO!

With barely time to rest after the events with the shtriga, Dad sends the boys new coordinates and sets them on a seemingly simple haunting that may be more than they can handle. Tag to 1x18 "Something Wicked" hurt/comfort/awesome!Sam/Dean

Death's Door tag: Taking Bobby home, Dean has a stop to make first.

Coordinates from dad? It must be Christmas. The boys set off on a hunt that will test their patience with holiday cheer. Set in season 1 generally. A little hurt. A little comfort and a lot of humor but basically Sam and Dean being their usual BAMF selves.

Sam and Dean travel to New Paltz, NY to assist on a case involving an ancient Indian burial site. Dean is sick and getting sicker and the case is way more complicated than they'd anticipated. Hurt!Sick!Dean and caring!Sam. Set during season 2.

Slash Fiction tag: Separately, they're just going through the motions.

Every time they're back here, Dean reassesses.

Set during pre-series: Dean is nineteen and Sam is fifteen and a half. After another argument with his father, Sam gets hurt on a hunt. Hurt!Sam and Awesome big brother!Dean. :) T for language and some blood.

For Dean and Sam the only thing harder than staying together…is being forced to be apart. No Slash.

The French Mistake tag: He knew Dean was up to something, but even Sam didn't see this one coming.

Tag to MBV - Sam wakes up in the panic room after his 2nd withdrawal. Sam's POV.

Tag to 7x23 – Hurt Sam, Big Brother Dean...and a few surprises – "While it is possible you will live..." the Alpha Vamp explained to Sam. "It is also highly likely you will bleed out by the time Dean is brought back to this side."

Leaning further into each other, they stood their ground. It was how they had survived every storm they've ever weathered. It was how they would survive this one too. *Tissue warning!* Angst, Humor H/C, Drama, De-aged Sam, AwesomeBigBrotherDean

Sam's thoughts as he falls toward the cage. Ch2: Dean and Sam talk about what happened. Up now: Ch3: Cas tells Sam how he got out. Sam is not happy.

Sam gets some tough love and advice from an unlikely source, and he finds out just how much he's hurt his brother. Oneshot, complete.

Shadow tag: Sam hadn't expected his brother to already be bracing himself for his departure. Or that it would be so hard.