The Winchesters' story started with a demon, a fire and John's death. Twenty-two years later, there is another fire, another death. Mary and Dean leave their unique approach to hunting and return home to support Sam. But how much support can you give a man who doesn't feel anything? And then Sam has a dream... Part One of The For Your Life Verse

"Being his real brother I could feel I lived in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow." A series of one-shots, each based on an episode. These are the moments we never got to see. Chapter 194: Stairway to Heaven.

What if Adam was brought into the Winchester family earlier while John was still alive? How would he deal with the trauma of losing his mother and seeing the man who was a "fun Dad" show his true colors? How would Sam and Dean react to their new responsibility to a younger brother? Series of One-shots AU/ Weechesters. Mentions of corporal punishment.

Gods and Monsters tag: Sam is probably the only one on Earth who knows what a person who was just unpossessed by an archangel needs. And not just because that person's his brother.

Dean goes missing after a successful hunt with Caleb. A mad man has him and Caleb and Sam must race against time to find Dean before there's nothing left. Secrets of the past are revealed. What's so special about Dean? What does he have that scares even the demons? Brotherhood au

Charlie is used to being alone. She hasn't had a family for years. And yes, she can even handle being sick alone, thank you very much. Too bad the Winchesters disagree. *sick!Charlie, worried!boys, awesome!Castiel, one-shot for now*

Brotherhood AU: The year is 2040 and Dean's Triad must work alongside the future Triad-to-be to stop a ancient evil before more innocent lives are lost. Learning to use their skills, knowledge and magic in news ways may lead to success, but can they learn those new strategies in time? This piece is based on the stories using SPN characterizations created by Ridley C James.

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

Dean and Sam on a road trip – a real road trip. But things can never be that simple for the Winchester brothers, especially when an old friend of their father's calls them, asking for help. *COMPLETE*

Dean is always there to take care of Sammy whenever he's sick, but now that Dean's the one that's ill their roles have been switched. But when you're a skinny twelve year old kid, taking care of a sick older brother might prove to be more challenging than Sam originally thought.

A short little Three Brothers one-shot that popped into my head. Dean and Danny use their little brother to try to get something they want because everyone knows that puppy dog eyes can be used as weapons!

What happened before, during and after Flagstaff. A tag to Dark Side of the Moon and my own story A Happy Remembrance.

Tag to the 'The Memory Remains.' Sam tends to Dean's injuries and they have a talk about taking sides. No Slash.

Tag to 12x21 Reaction to being trapped in the bunker. Dean panics, Sam takes charge. A little hurt/comfort for all of us before the finale.

Tag for 12X18 "The Memory Remains." A good knock to the head is the great equalizer, and like anyone, Dean gets loose with head injuries. His filter's always the first thing to go, his thoughts seeming to slip and slide and tumble too easily past the usually considerable defense of his lips.

After Family Feud. It's possible I have some issues with Mary.

A missing tag to The Foundry. Sam explains Dean to Mom.

Mary tries to come to terms with what she reads in John's journal.

John Winchester did a lot of things wrong, but he may have just gotten the important things right. Brotherhood AU by Ridley.

Young Winchesters. Pre-Series. Brotherood verse. Winchesters have never had much luck with holidays. This Christmas proves no different and finds Dean and Sam in a perilous situation from which only their father and The Triad can save them. One of Pastor Jim's Christmas miracles might be required.

This starts at the beginning with the fire. The boys are put in an orphanage when John doesn't return. Sam gets adopted by a nice family but Dean doesn't have that luck. Dean swears to find him. He faces many horrors as he grows. When they do find each other again, can they become brothers and family once again. There will be dark chapters that will have warnings.

When Sam leaves in the middle of the night, Dean is completely distraught. When John comes home and finds out what happened, he's furious, and Dean is the only one left to face the consequences. After finally having enough of the constant beatings, Dean sets his sights on leaving. Unfortunately, John has a different idea. Abusive!John. Rape and suicide tw.

AU. The pain is intensifying with each breath twelve-year-old Dean Winchester takes. What leads up to this fateful hunt? How will he survive a hunt gone wrong? How will his family survive through the challenges that only seem to grow bigger in size? The a

Everyone needs a save haven. A place to find shelter. People who will take care of us when we are hurt or sick. A solo-hunt went wrong, leaving Caleb injured and poisoned. He can barely make it to The Farm before he crashes. Leaving a worried Jim to pick up the pieces. Brotherhood AU. Hurt!Caleb. Tiny Spoiler for 1x20. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIDLEY C JAMES!

Stanford Era A/U. When the Stynes kidnap Sam and Jess for an ancient family ritual involving 'legacies,' John and Dean will need all the help they can get to mount a rescue—especially after a few old enemies return to complicate things. Featuring Doc Benton with a special appearance by Azazel!

Teen/Wee!Chesters. Dean 14, Sam 10. One early morning John wakes Dean up, telling him he he's got work to do.Taking him to some abandoned wasteland, he teaches the young Dean to drive- Dean is thrilled at the attention, but by the end he wishes his dad really hadn't bothered. One-Shot R&R?

Pre-series AU. Dean and John are working separate hunts in New York when the unthinkable happens. It wasn't supposed to happen like this; it was supposed to be an easy hunt. Hurt!Dean, Angst!Sam!Angst!John. Contains delicate issues. Ridley's Brotherhood.

In Savannah, Georgia a pattern of brutal supernatural related murders is repeated every 29 years. Sam and Dean investigate. It soon becomes obvious that one of the brothers is destined to become the spirits next victim. Will they be able to stop the cycle of brutal death, before it's too late to save one of the Winchester Brothers? In depth summary in chapter 1.

Post 8x06 "Southern Comfort" - Hurt by Dean's harsh words in the aftermath, Sam's not watching his step... with disastrous consequences. Hurt!Sam, big brother!Dean, warning inside!

A seventeen year old Sam comes to realize why being Dean sometimes royally stinks. With Dean seriously ill, all his responsibilities suddenly fall to Sam, including paying the rent Dad forgot, caring for his brother, and making sure his grades aren't slipping too much. Maybe it's too much for one so young, but winter comes nonetheless. Teenchesters! Sick!Dean Caring!Sam

Brotherhood AU. Co-authored with Ridley C. James. Dean has to have a conversation with Caleb and is placed in an uncomfortable position.

Blue Earth, Minnesota in the middle of winter is cold. But a sense of duty is a sense of duty, even to the dead. Part 2 of 2 . Previously published in Blood Brothers 6.

My first shot at an alphabet game-an individual one-shot for every letter of the alphabet. Lots and lots of Limp!Sam and Protective!Dean, as well as some other ones mixed in there as well.

After five years Shape shifter Michael Sheridan still felt the pain at losing a son. He had waited patiently; carefully carving out his plan, the timing had to be right, the place exact for him to carry out his revenge on John Winchester. Dean 16 Sam 12

After learning that Roy & Walt jumped Sam while he was in Purgatory, Dean goes solo to keep a promise he made years ago. When things go bad with an unexpected betrayal, can Sam find his brother in time to keep this act from being someone else's Last Mistake? /Angsty/upset/hurt!Dean & Slightly hurt/upset/Sam… and a guest shot by a helpful Garth.

AU: Dean Winchester was only four years old when he was taken from his family. His Daddy told him to stay inside but, he really wanted to pet the doggy outside.

JT has a bad dream and runs to his dad, Dean, for help. Quick one-shot drabble. Disclaimer- I do not own the Brotherhood AU or Supernatural.

While investigating a series of strange behaviors in a small town, Dean inadvertently and regretfully finds the source, leaving Sam to sort it all out all while dealing with a sick and stubborn older brother.

After 7x11 Adventures in Babysitting, Sam finds Ben's Halloween Wendigo mask in the trunk of their borrowed car and a drunk Dean catches him with it. Written for hoodie time's Dean-focused h/c fic challenge.

All good things must come to an end. Gone 'verse.

Sam knows he's changed since Dean came back from hell. He knows that Dean can sense something is different about him, but Deans different to. Features de-aged Dean.

Outsider POV. "My big brother's going to kick those doors in as hard as he can. Then he's going to rush into this room and the first thing he's going to say is 'You alright Sammy'

Caleb Reaves had known about his family's tainted past since he was twelve and Daniel Elkins tried to end the bloodline permanently. Now someone else is attempting to succeed where Elkins failed. Using Ridley and Tida's Brotherhood AU.

Pre-series – Sick Sam / Surprisingly Awesome John / Big Brother Dean – "He's sick, and it's only a matter of time before neither of you can ignore it anymore."

22-year-old Dean Winchester gets the shock of his life after an old fling calls him with some surprising news. **Some Language** I only own the characters I create. Everything else belongs to the CW, or the other respective owners.

"You have one obligation to me and your brother: to come home to us, no matter what you have to do, no matter who you have to hurt, no matter what or who you have to kill. You come home to us. You understand?"

DeafDean verse. Dean keeps acting weird, stopping the Impala just to stare out the window. Sam doesn't understand and is upset that Dean isn't telling him what's wrong. Little does he know, that there's nothing wrong with Dean at all...just the opposite.

Brotherhood AU. Idea inspired by L.Burke's "Of Earth", a wonderful read that would help you understand my story. Lucifer left Sam with a parting gift when he was thrown back into Hell. A gift that could take everything from the youngest Winchester.

AU Dean Turner‘s parents died when he was 7, Uncle Ron kindly took him in, training him to hunt. When Dean has to stay at the Winchester’s, Mary and John’s son Sam soon discovers the stranger isnt as lucky to have his uncle as he sounds. Child abuse

Brotherhood AU. It is an important day and a gig make John and Sam forgetful. Dean finds the anger hidden within him boiling over and spills everything he kept hidden. However, anger isn't the only thing that's hidden. What are all of them hiding? Discontinued.

A Brotherhood AU: Tag to Iron Will. Caleb Reaves reflects on his friend, wondering how so many scars could mar the flesh without crushing the soul. Need to read Iron Will by Ridley C. James for this to make sense.

Set in Season 2. Sam wants back to Stanford so Dean joins a group of hunters to kill Wendigoes. When they go missing in the woods Sam puts his plans on hold to find his brother. But is he prepared for the thing that awaits him?

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. COMPLETE

Dean has always taken care of his famliy. Tension is at a all time high between Sam and John. A hunt gone bad leaves Dean changed. And now it's John's and Sam's turn to take care of Dean.

Dean Winchester stood in front his car's passenger's seat, motionless watching it. There it was again, not going away even after several hours of scrubbing. ONE-SHOT

PWD 'verse. The three brothers are on the road hunting supernatural creatures when Sam disappears after leaving the bar one night. Dean and Mikey need every trick of the trade they've learned to find him in time. Then they find themselves captured too.

John's need to know policy might just be the end of Dean when he's captured by someone from their past. Just an excuse for some Dean whumpage and heroic and caring Sam. Set after CSPWDT.

A collection of five short stories, one from each season, where Dean is most definitely an awesome brother. Tired!Sad!Mad!Hurt! and Sick!Sam respectively.

Back on the road with his brother after the Stanford fire, Sam notices that there’s something different about Dean, and he’s determined to figure out what it is.

One Shot AU season 5 up through episode 3. Based on the prompt. Sam gets brutally hurt during the time the brothers are apart. Dean learns how much he means to Sam when a drugged up Sam thinks Dean is still in hell.

A childhood meeting long forgotten and now turned obsession could turn deadly when both brothers fail to remember a face from their past. Drownings in Lake Champlain bring them to an investigation where Dean picks up a stalker and Sam a deadly enemy.

An afternoon in the life of Sam and his daughter Mary. This takes place in the Brotherhood AU of Ridley and Tidia in the Legacy timeline.

Dean is eight, Sam is half of that and John's not there. The man at the grocery store keeps an eye on thieves and learns a thing or two from the Winchesters. Outsider POV. Complete

They say your remaining senses become more acute when you lose one, but can Dean still protect Sam when he can't see him?

Dean falls victim to an evil cult hellbent on making him one of their own, leaving Sam to try and find him before it is too late. warning, there is a lot of fairly graphic violence in this story

The Winchesters are in the hospital, and right when Dean's about to wake up from a coma, John leaves. And that's just the beginning... takes place after DT, Deancentric

Brotherhood AU one shot. Healing is never simple and never easy. My contribution to the summer of fluff.

John wakes up with no memory of the boys – what happens to Sam and Dean? Gen, weechesters, pre-series. CPS-story, kinda.

John turns down a hunt and finds out the people that wanted him for the job have taken Sam and Dean. What will John do to get them back? Dean and Sam are 9/5 Brotherhood AU have to have Caleb in it

On the day she was burned at the stake, Phoebe is wondering what they did wrong to change the future and in the end not have Prue in thier lives.

When Dean turns up at Sam's dorm looking for help with a hunt, Sam hesitantly agrees to help. But as the hunt becomes more intense and dangerous, Sam begins to suspect that Dean might know more about the hunt than he's letting on. Now complete.

For two weeks Sam hasn’t seen or heard from Dean and his search is getting nowhere. Now he’s filing a missing persons report in a small town with a cop who looks an awful lot like his big brother.

Nothing about the Halliwell women can be defined as normal -- especially their pregnancies.

When Sam and Dean re-visit their dad's storage container, Sam makes an unexpected discovery. Set early season 3.

Dean is taken, but the supernatural has nothing to do with it...will he be able to free himself and get back to his brother and dad...? Dean is 16, Sam 12, Hurt/Dean!

When Dean is kidnapped Sam must race to find him. Will he succeed and what will be left of Dean? WARNING: mentions sexual assault and torture.

AU. John's disappeared, Sam's at Stanford, and Dean's struggling to keep it together after a hunting accident leaves him injured in a life-changing way. The story opens when he places a call to Bobby from the hospital... PART ONE OF THE DRIVE 'VERSE

Winner, Round 16 of the SNFA Awards. Just why does Dean hate Florida so much? Cocoa Beach, fuglies, allergies, and car accidents – Dean simply can’t catch a break. Pre-Season and early Season One. Hurt!Dean. Rated T for Language.

Dean is diagnosed with an illness that requires long term care. This leads to a time when the Winchesters were a family and Sam gets to experience a taste of normal, or as normal as things can be for the Winchesters. Longer summary inside.

Left alone by John and Dean, Sam learns that not all predators are supernatural. Pre-series, hurt Sam.

A simple case turns into trouble when a flu-stricken Dean fails to notice something wrong with his brother. Sick!Sam and some Sick!Dean

A trip to a car museum turns into a near disaster... Sam never did have as much luck with cars as Dean.

When the real world crosses lines with the supernatural world, Sam will need his big brother's help to regain a hold on the difference between good and evil despite the line in which they cross. Brotherhood AU.

Dean meets some of Sam's friends from Stanford

Touching on the Brotherhood Universe created by Ridley C. James and Tidia. Dean just wants to spend his last Thanksgiving with his brother....but a chance encounter with evil has Sam and Caleb fighting to save his life.

Brotherhood AU: This tale starts in 1983 with Caleb Reaves. The son of Mackland Ames and future Knight of the Brotherhood started out in big trouble. This is his story.

Dean and Sam come across some trouble when they're hunting a vampire's nest. They need help. Using Ridley C. James' Brotherhood AU. Chap 7 up! COMPETE. Epilogue now up!

Nobody knows who Chris is but they’re about to find out, courtesy of an unexpected visitor from the future.

Set after Buffy's Chosen and Supernatural's Devil's Trap An accidental find sets one family to find another. Please read and review.

Sam finds out the hard way that supernatural beings aren't the worst things out there. Sam's 13, Dean 17. Rated T. Please don't read if your offended by child abuse and rape, it's not graphic but it's in there.

Chris is worried about the future, Mel is worried about the past, Wy is worried about the present and The Charmed Ones are just plain worried. How do they all end up on the same timeline? Also who can save the siblings from eachother? Final Chapter Up!

Another weeWinchesters story. Dean interupt's one of Sam's classes. This is one of the Winchester's less subtle outting's into society. Not sure what to rate it so the rating may be higher than neccessary Can't think of a decent summary, sorry!

Sequel to 'No Matter What the Cost' Caleb arrives to find that the situation isn't quite what Bobby described over the phone... set after Dean makes his deal with the crossroads demon

Dean Winchester from six different points of view: Pastor Jim Murphy, John, Sam, Caleb Reaves, Missouri Mosley, and Bobby Singer. [uses Ridley C. James' Brotherhood AU]

Propped up against the arm of the couch with Jelly Beans in one hand and a battered novel in the other, Dean was sprawled, lazily comfortable and, in Sam's mind, the prime target for a manipulative younger brother with his eyes on an A.

Sam is happy when John allows him to join his friends on Summer Camp but will Sam's need for normalcy put himself and his big brother in danger?

Set in the changed future. The Halliwells most come to grips with the reality that being family isn't always enough. Chris centric.

A short cut through the woods leaves the boys lost, seperated, and hunted.

A fathers' first concern is his children and a month after Mary's brutal murder Dean is suffering terribly and John is at a loss to help him, but not to love him. WeeChesters.

Oneshot. What if John had deliberately placed a young Sammy in danger and tried to prevent Dean from rescuing his baby brother? Complete.

It was the first occurrence six months after Sam left that had nothing to do with Sam...or, what happened when John first encountered the EMF meter.

I intended to make my first foray into Supernatural fandom dark and angsty. I failed. I failed completely. So...hell hound puppy fic! Rated T only for some language.

Dean Winchester at fifteen. Dean's emotions were raging out of control: guilt, panic, shame, sheer terror. How could he tell Dad how badly he had screwed up? How he had been weak and let what he wanted dictate his actions? A soldier follows orders!

A “chick flick moment” between the Winchester brothers. Dean’s POV. NOT slash, just smarm

What happens to the Cohens 1 when Seth’s and Ryan’s friendship is shattered? A season 2 story. Chapter 26. COMPLETE. Thanks to Schwartz and company for the loan of the characters.

A typical afternoon takes a turn for the worst for the Cohens plus Ryan. Oh the drama. Set early in the series. Completed and with a sequel.

Xander comes back from his road trip exactly the same as he always was. Only not. Plz R&R COMPLETE!

Set after 'Entropy', crossover with Angel. Xander's in LA after finding out something he really didn't want to know in the first place...

Buffy and Xander have it out over a long standing matter between them. . .