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!

A WIP of a day in the life of Dean taking care of Sam. Ch 11: Little Brothers are always little.

The brothers are becoming distant, with Sam's betrayal to his brother, and Dean's unwillingness to forgive him. Although, that changes when he's sent to an alternate universe to a badly abused Sam whose been abused by the AU him.

Taxi Driver tag: Post second Trial, Sam struggles to stay awake, while Dean struggles with everything else.

"Feel that?" Benny whispered against the shell of Sam's ear, sending a violent shiver down the man's spine. "Feel the way your heart's trying to punch its way out of your chest? That's what dying feels like. And you better get used to it." Hurt!Sam, Protective!Dean, season!8

After the events of "Brother's Blood," Sam and Dean are faced with teaming up with John to hunt the Yellow-Eyed Demon, all while keeping Sam's powers a secret and dodging their dad's questions about just why things between them are so... different. (Brother's Blood 'verse)

After being absent from Dean's life, Sam shows up on his doorstep. Dean would have been glad to see his brother, had it not been for all the bruises and cuts adorning him. Now Sam has a new hobby to forget the pain his time without his protective big brother had caused. [AU. Whump. Abused!Sam. Drug Abuse. Protective!Dean]

AU. Pre-series. Dean Winchester had never been able to move on completely from the horrific death of his baby brother, Adam. But then he met Sam Wesson, a boy with a very dark past; a younger brother himself, but lived with an older brother who only had one use for him, to be his punching bag. No slash.

Man's Best Friend With Benefits tag story: Fraternal trust and anger issues are no match for a vengeful ghost's trial.

Out With the Old tag: Frank Devereaux had one last trick up his sleeve.

Repo Man tag story: Dean isn't the only one who's noticed Sam's crumbling sanity.

Words can never be unsaid. Choices can never be undone. And forgiveness is never as easy as saying sorry. *deliberately vague because of season ten finale spoilers, trigger warning for attempted suicide, hurt!Sam, guilty!Dean, post 10x23 spoilers, AU season 11*

Tomorrow is another day. [Mostly schmoopy coda to 10x23 "Brother's Keeper". Sam/Dean.]

1-shot. Slightly expanded take on the scene between Dean and Sam in the bar in Season 10's Finale episode. What did make Dean do what he did? What changed his mind despite the Mark clouding his judgment? *Emotions all around with limp/upset!Sam & angsty/edgy!Dean* Spoilers for 10x23 Brother's Keeper.

The world was graying around the edges of Sam's vision, the cryptic metal box in front of him swimming in and out of focus. Coda to 10x19 The Werther Project. Hurt/Comfort.

If this is the only happily ever after they're going to get, life sucks. [Angsty schmoopy curtain!fic set in a miraculously Mark-free post-10x14 universe. Sam/Dean.]

Set after S02E01 'In My Time of Dying'. It's been a week since they've cremated their father. Dean is distant and closed up and Sam is just trying to help them both deal with their father's death. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Sam suddenly starts deteriorating and all Dean can do is hope and hope that he doesn't lose his brother too.

AU. Set late Season 3. Sam is desperate to save Dean from Hell and makes one last-ditch attempt to make a deal with a crossroads demon. Much to Sam's surprise, the demon agrees and Dean is freed from his contract. Sam, however, knows that demons don't give something for nothing but the price isn't at all what he expected.

H/C Tag to 9.19 Alex, Annie, Alexis, Anne. After Sam was drained of most of his blood, he made it down those basement stairs only by leaning heavily on Dean and…then they cut to commercial. Sigh. This tag takes place during that missing chunk of time, and offers some Sam POV on the Mark of Cain-fueled changes in Dean.

Sam is de-aged mentally to age 8 by a Warlock's curse. How will Dean cope? What challenges will they have to face? What are the demons planning? Set early Series 2 when Sam and Dean are just coming to terms with John's death. Possible spoilers up to this point and beyond. Awesome big brother Dean! Cute, adorable Sammy!Disclaimer: not mine, just playing with them.

AU-ish. Set after Season 2, Episode 1 (In My Time of Dying) John is dead, leaving both his sons grief-stricken and confused. They slowly make their way to Sioux Falls where Dean begins to heal with the help of Bobby and his beloved Impala. Sam, though, is silently spiralling into despair and he can only hold on for so long. WARNING: themes of suicide.

Tag to 3x03, "Bad Day at Black Rock" – Slightly Hurt Sam / Big Brother Dean – Dean had announced in big brother fashion that they were heading back to the motel to clean Sam up. Sam had argued that wasn't necessary. But here they were. Back at the motel.

Meet the New Boss missing scene: What a difference 36 hours and a conscious brother make...

The Man Who Knew Too Much missing scenes: Cas is gone, sort of. Sam's still here, sort of. Dean looks after his brother while he tries to make sense of it all.

One-shot for Disasteriffic Kaz. It is supposed to be a simple salt and burn but Sam is feeling a lot sicker than he is willing to admit. Set in season 1, right after Nightmare.

"You don't just...just keel over and die when you're twenty-two!"

Dark Side of the Moon tag: After "Heaven," Dean felt like he had nothing left. But he has something more to lose...

After the encounter with the Hook man (S01E07), Sam's shoulder is injured. But it doesn't heal. Dean is worried and soon they find out why it doesn't heal. Thus Sam is forced to relive an experience of his past. Features Worried and mother-henning Dean, hurt Sam and a little of Bobby later on. (Summary explanation inside.) Prompt by hotshow.

Hunters tend to see things others don't. It was just a matter of time before some of them pieced together who let Lucifer out.

Dean gets turned into a wolf. Sam is a little amused, a little puzzled, and a little worried. Crack. Set any season.

Dean's making the bunker home, but not just for himself.

Thanks to a witch's curse, Sam has nothing but time on his hands and nothing to entertain him but his own thoughts. Post 7x07 "The Mentalists" hurt/limp!Sam comfort/awesome!Dean

Post-Purgatory, Dean's not sure how to be there for Sam anymore...or if Sam even wants him to be.

Bunker!fic sequel to "Betty Friggin Crocker" although this one also stands alone. Sam decides he needs to bake Dean a pie, and well... he tries.

Dean's nesting triggers happy memories of Sunday mornings when their mom was still alive. Sam, of course, doesn't have any of those memories.

Sam's Hell was Lucifer, and Lucifer burned cold. Since getting his soul back, Sam can't seem to remember what warm even felt like. Dean buys him fuzzy girly socks.

The first time Dean sees & talks to Sam in his room on the psych ward.

With time running out for Dean, Sam finally finds someone who is willing to cut a deal. But the price is higher than he expected. Late season 3. Complete!

After 1x12 Faith. Dean finds out that Sam had a plan B to save his life. Dean is not thrilled.

Dean gets insanely jealous when he sees some rich pretty boy hitting on his Sam in a bar, leading him to drag his brother away and stake his claim on the younger man in the backseat of the Impala.

My Bloody Valentine tag story: Sam's disappeared again, but this time it's not by choice.

A curse leaves Dean unable to physically touch Sam, which turns out to be a bigger issue than either of them anticipated. Season 3.

Sam is injured on a hunt but shakes it off like it's no big deal. Dean takes it upon himself to slip his little bro something for the pain, not realizing Sam has already maxed out his own dosage. With thanks to Lucydolly22 for prompting!

Sam and Dean are captured by drug traffickers who think they have information they they don't, and they force Dean to hurt Sam to get it. Dean goes after revenge. Now complete!

They don't have photo albums, baby books, or relatives. Dean is the sole keeper of Sam's childhood memories.

For MysteryMadchen. Shortly after John's death, Sam becomes constantly fatigued and sick, but keeps it from his brother. Until one day he is unable to keep his secret. Afterwards it becomes a race to save his life and quite possibly...his brother's too!

Tag to 5.1, Sympathy for the Devil. Bobby's words cut deep, but worse by far was his brother's silence. Warnings: triggers for depression, suicide

Tag to "Out With The Old" and "The Born-Again Identity." Sam's suffering from insomnia. If you thought Dean just sat by and watched Sam deteriorate, you don't know Dean Winchester. Brotherly bonding with a side of angst.

Pre-Series – Severely Allergic Sam / Big Brother Dean – Dean ignored the surrounding crowd; completely focusing on Sam as he continued to hold his brother in his lap and then jabbed the EpiPen into the kid's leg.

Sam has a nightmare of Dean's death.

First appeared in Blood Brothers 5; Sam went to bed fine. Now he's not. Part 3 of 3.

Sam and Dean have an argument. Dean goes out for a night on the town. They're Winchesters, so this isn't going to end well. Hurt Sam.

Tag to Dark Side of the Moon...AU after that...Will contain graphic references to non-con and child abuse. Also, this is Slash of the Cas/Sam variety... Sam's reaction to Dean throwing away his gift seems extreme to Dean, but why is it justified? ON HIATUS!

"He put—" Fresh tears spilled. "He put some—something inside me. Dean, please, Dean, get it out." One-shot boys-are-in-for-a-shock-hurt-worry-comfort-while-fighting-a-monster-type-of-random-fic Sam, Dean, Cas, MOTW

Early Season 2 AU. Warning: attempted suicide, swearing. Much angst and brotherly schmoop. Following their Dad's death, Sam desperately needs his brother, but will Dean realise before it's too late. Also, TEASER treat for H.O.T.S. Book 3...

After being caged with Lucifer, Sam really, really doesn't deal well with being shut in confined spaces, to the point where it affects his health.

It's a race against the clock when Sam gets hit with visions at the worst time possible and he must stop a murderer before he kills again. Set just after 2x02. Visions/hurt!Sam, drunk/angry/protective!Dean. Strong language. Gen.

Spoilers for 7.01 and 7.02. Part 1 and 2. Nothing is simple anymore and Hell weaves threads through everything. Even a burger run.

Shielding your brother from potential threats is as natural as breathing to a Winchester, but when children are in danger, can they overcome their protective instincts and work together to get the job done? Co-written by Sendintheclowns

Dean's missing something, he just can't quite put his finger on what...

Sam's inundated with visions, but is it the demon, or something else?

He could seldom sleep after the nightmares. He was always afraid of what he'd see when sleep claimed him once more. Season 1. For the LJ Summer of Sam Love fic exchange.

It takes more than love or blood to be family.

Season 1: "He'd forgotten how the worst things happened when they didn't make peace with each other." A hunt goes the worst kind of wrong, leaving Sam completely lost.

AU tag to 6x22 – Seizure Sam, Big Brother Dean, Awesome Bobby – Maybe Bobby had been right; maybe this dog was exactly what they needed.

Pre-Series – Bloody, Vision, Angsty Sam / Big Brother Dean – It was the pain that woke him. But it was the blood that got his attention. Because it was everywhere.

Love beats fear every time.

Sam and Dean expected to die young and violently; they never expected the American Dream. Light, mostly implied Wincest.

"Two are better than one... A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart." - Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12

There are some people who just never learned it isn't nice to take things that don't belong to them. Dark fic.

The Alphabet of limp!Sam. Different stories every chapter. Brother bonding, bad times, good times, other characters... stories with heart. Hurt!Comfort. Limp!Sam Pro!Dean some limp!Dean. COMPLETE

Sam and Dean join up with other hunters on a hunt, but there's a reason their dad usually hunted alone...

Sam tries to do something nice for his brother's birthday. But, of course, it's bound to backfire on him. Originally written for Sendintheclown's birthday.

There had been two Deans. Sam had been so certain the one who had died was the shifter. Dean had been so Dean, but this was not his brother. Tag to Skin

Bad Day at Black Rock tag fic: Sam picks a bad time to go comatose.

It's bad enough to have visions of people dying, but experiencing it with them is a whole level of worse.

Missouri couldn't tear her eyes from the younger Winchester, not even when Sam's eyes welled and tears flooded down his cheeks. Because Dean was a total wreck, but Sam... Sam was dead. Post Swan Song. ONESHOT.

He wouldn't do something that stupid, would he?

Hunter by day, big brother...around the clock.

It's been seven months since Sam was taken by a Demon, Dean has finally found him. But there's a problem...Sam has been living as a prostitute since he had been taken. Now Dean has to try to keep calm and try to ease Sam back into been his Sammy again.

Saying you're sorry and that you love someone is one thing. Showing it is something else completely.

“Get your d**k out of my brother before I tear it off!” Rated M for Lemon and language.

The boys go undercover and hunt a ghost inside Walmart. Set early season one. Sam shut his eyes, clenched his jaw, bracing himself for -- darkness -- waiting to hit bottom.

Unabashed schmoop. For a fic exchange and from a prompt by bhoney: Adult Sam and Dean are trapped in the Impala during extremely cold weather and have only one blanket to share. Brotherly, non-wincesty snuggling ensues. I hope she likes it. COMPLETE!

Christmas this year gets spent in the oddest place. Set somewhere in season 2.

There's nothing like almost losing it all to make you appreciate how much you have. Merry Christmas!

It's been his number one charge all his life...but that's not why Dean does it.

Set directly after ELAC. After their father's death Dean was emotionally broken and angry as hell. He wasn't thinking straight and hurt Sam emotionally. But Sam wasn't alright,emotionally and physically. Sick/Broken Sam; Guilty/Angsty Dean. BETA Vonnie836

An old enemy returns with their sights set on Dean. And they know just how to get to him...

Sam's changed in the more than three years he's been away at school, but not in the ways that matter.

As Sam recovers from knee surgery, he's hit with violent visions that will, ultimately, put both Winchester brothers' lives in jeopardy. Multi-chapter follo to Bridging Two Solitudes, set late in Season 2.

Post ELAC: Bobby and Dean have a chat. One shot. Rating for Language. H/C - heavy on the H.

A hunt for a berserker in the woods soon becomes a hunt for Winchesters when the cops become involved and Sam is injured.

Happy birthday to Sammygirl1963! AU ending to Benders, season 1. The kidnap victim is way too much of a hero in Dean’s eyes. Limp/Hero Sam. Angry/pissed/protective Dean. Warning: Suggestive content. Not suitable for younger readers.

When the boys are captured by the first 'friend' Gordon sends after Sam, one with a vendetta of her own, things go horribly wrong. Did Dean come back from the djinn's near-perfect world, for Sam, just to lose him now? Much Limp!Sam and Protective!Dean.

Post Skin, written for Sweet Charity: Dean's guilty. Obviously, though he really doesn't need to be, because it wasn't him, and Sam's fine. Really.

Written as an extra Sweet Charity fic: Sam falls ill after a hunt in a marsh. Sick enough that Dean decides serious downtime is needed, not just two days rest in a motel room. Schmoop with a tiny bit of angst. Two-parter.

Top Secret Fic for Darksupernatural. Happy Birthday! Teenage Sam and Dean on a hunt with their father, but when things go badly wrong it drastically alters the Winchester family dynamics. Will the boys survive? Lots of LIMP Sam and Protective Dean.

No one--or no thing--can replace Sam.

Shortly after their father’s death, Sam’s secret and Dean’s increasingly violent tendencies place the youngest Winchester in danger. Takes place early Season 2, after IMTOD.

House of Wax redux. A Dean makes all the difference.

After Max Miller, Sam has doubts about himself. Dean doesn't.

Sam didn't even see the gun until the bullet had richocheted through his shoulder and slammed him into the pavement. Major Limp/Hurt Sam! Protective/ Big brother Dean! Takes place right after "Sex and Violence" :D

When Sam hides an illness From Dean, could it lead to disasterous consequences? Takes place right after ELAC. Sick/Limp/Depressed Sam, Angsty/Angry Dean, Worried Bobby. Warning: Language as always This one is for you Hotshow.

It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester tag: Sam's not sure what's worse, the pain after the exorcism or Dean's reaction.

Sometimes saving a life is just the beginning of the story.

Takes place after ELAC. I know, this is really late in coming. Intended to be a two-shot, will be updating with the second chapter soon. Sam forces Dean to eat, but says nothing else after he's been told "too little, too late."

Sam, I swear to God, you are the only person I know who could get a concussion by donating plasma..." Limp/annoyed Sam, Worried/aggravating Dean :D

Set early in Season 2, following John Winchester's death. The brother's are at Bobby's and all is not well as Sam's health starts to deteriorate.

Tag scene to "Everybody Loves a Clown" What could Sam do to help Dean?

With their dad gone, Sam didn't realize how little Dean had left.

Post 3x16: Dean suddenly appears in Bobby's yard, and what was mere seconds to him turns out to be actually months. Worse yet, Sam's been missing for weeks, and a desperate race to find him in time begins. Hurt!Sam, protective!Dean, mentions of torture.

Sam always thought the visions were bad enough, and that was before they started responding to him. Based on a "Dead Zone" episode.

For one hunting team, Sam is on the wrong side of Good v. Evil. Which, as far as Dean's concerned, means the pair now is, too.

“We don’t get paid, we don’t get thanked…”

The car came in second on Dean's list of priorities...but not after himself.

For lissa ann - Three days after being possessed, Sam's still seeing the blood on his hands and the black in his eyes. Hurthurthurt!emo!Sam, patient!worried!Dean, self-harm, nightmares, happy frickin' ending, Wee!Chester flashback.

You would think a guy that size would be hard to hide… A Round Robin based on a picture from Jared's movie New York Minute. Set early-season 1.

Sometimes a single word can mean many different things.

Sometimes leaving is sacrifice, not selfishness.

The sun went down on an argument. Major Hurt Sam – for Sendintheclowns, Supernaturalsammy67, Criminally Charmed, Darksupernatural and Sammygirl63. Set some time during Season One.

AU. On October 2, 2005, Sam Winchester walked out of the apartment he shared with his girlfriend Jess in the middle of the night, and didn't come back. COMPLETE.

When you can't see with your eyes, sometimes you see other ways.

Spoilers for 3x12: Jus In Bello. Henrickson's smart-ass comment reveals a surprising truth Sam didn't want known. Hurt!Sam, angry!Dean, bad!John. Happy ending, though. WARNING: mentions of father abusing his child sexual . Nothing graphic.

Dream a Little Dream of Me tag: Sam's not sleeping well. Dean's suspicious.

Hunted tag: Dean had a feeling something more was going on with his little brother than just Ava. And Gordon. And Sam's destiny. And his immunity to the demon virus...

Spoilers for Season 3: A wish gone wrong leaves Sam unable to talk, and Dean with a sudden sharp insight into what Sam's been going through.

Sam's...tired.

Bad Day at Black Rock missing scenes and tags: There are some things money can't buy.

Tag to 'Mystery Spot.' Dean died, and Sam had to learn how to live alone. Then the Trickster snapped his fingers, and Dean came back...but Sam didn’t. Even with Dean by his side again, he’s still living alone. No slash or wincest.

Season 2x01: In My Time Of Dying: Sam only missed John by a fraction of a moment. So...what if he hadn't missed him? What if he'd followed John down? An AU, what-if for the episode. Sam!whumpage, protective!Dean. It's all good.

Gift for nyghtpet, post 2x02 ELAC: Dean won't speak, Sam won't ask anymore, but he feels like he needs to save Dean. In the end, though, it might be Dean who needs to save Sam.

“I’m sorry, Dean, I was being careful…”

A nonamnesia sequel to Lil' Sammy. The guys really need a break, so a few days off at Bobby's seems in order. When odd things start happening the brothers discover that there may be more at Bobby's place than just junked cars. Complete

Bad Day at Black Rock tag: None of this was funny anymore.

Roadkill tag: The hunt's not done yet. Unfortunately for Sam.

Crossroad Blues tag story: Maybe Dean has a destiny, too. Sequel to "Debts."

Crossroad Blues tag story: Dean makes a bad decision, and Sam pays the price. Sequel to "Decisions."

Simon Said tag: Sam takes precedence, over everything.

Everybody Loves a Clown tag: Healing starts slow and quiet and together.

In My Time of Dying missing scenes: Nosocomephobia: fear of hospitals. Sam had been awake for it all.

Salvation missing scene: Overwhelmed by his vision, Sam seeks his brother.

Nightmare missing scenes: In the aftermath of each vision, Dean pays close attention.

Asylum tag fic: Sam had really missed him. Not that, you know, Dean had doubted it.

Home missing scene and tag: The hunt took its toll on each of them in different ways.

Not only mothers get freak adrenaline surges when their kids are trapped.

Something's after Sam in the hospital; where the heck is Dean?

For the first time, Sam's not sure of Dean's welcome.

Sam's got a cold...which, considering their current case, is just perfect.

When Sam isn't sure of anything else, he still remembers one thing.

Sam's been missing for thirty-one days. Dean hasn't stopped looking.

Misunderstandings and insecurities throw the brothers off balance and land them in the path of a wildfire as they face a dangerous foe and the line between hunter and hunted blurs.

After Sam is critically injured, Dean looks ahead to a life alone as he has to face decisions that might lead to a future without his brother. LimpSam, Protective Angsty Dean. NOT DEATH FIC. NOW COMPLETE

After a week of riding shotgun inside his own body, Sam needs to know that he's the one in control.

It's freaking cold out, and they've been here forever, it seems, with nothing else to do but sit. A wee!chesters fic.

Faced with an annoying little brother, a giant dog monster and money troubles, Dean’s honestly not sure what's stressing him out the most. Until a minor car accident causes him to rethink his priorities.

A second sooner, an inch lower, and Sam wouldn’t have even been fazed.

Sam survives a car accident but is haunted by the other driver who didn't. Set early S2.

Sam has a migraine and Dean helps him feel better. Gen fic.

Reeling from their dad's death, both boys struggle to connect to each other again before it's all too little, too late.

This is a onshot AU to the Ep. Born Under a Bad Sign. Meg is excorcised from Sam's body. However, she leaves Dean and Bobby with one giant bloody mess. LimpSAM RULES! REVIEW LIKE CRAZY PLEASE!

Sam takes a nasty knock on the head, resulting in strange amnesia. He thinks he's five years old. Now Dean has to deal with his big lil' brother and all the trials and tribulations that entails. Ch22 Up. COMPLETE

Dean knew that he shouldn't mess with witches. Especially not vengeful ones with a sense of humor.

Like fire, grief is all consuming. We are helpless in its wake. Some rise from the ashes, stronger and wisened, while others unable to move on carry the flames with them where their souls once lay.

Dean and Sam run into serious trouble when hunters gang together and make Sam their prey, and Dean, his only hope. Sam angst, Dean angst, hurtSam, hurt Dean.. NOW 1595 reviews! Thanks guys!

A haunted house in San Francisco proves more dangerous than usual when Dean and Sam are caught in an earthquake.

Set directly after ELAC. Dean wonders what made him forget that he still had the most important thing in his world.

When Sam pulled the trigger, it had been Ellicott's meddling that made him do it. When Dean ripped his brother's heart to shreds, he had no angry spirit to blame.

There comes a time when everyone must fight, for love, for country, for family. And when the battle is upon them, the fortunate warrior finds himself in the company of mighty dragons.

Follows Devil's Trap. The Winchester family is faced with something it never saw coming not even in their worst fears, especially Dean's. NOW COMPLETE!

‘Okay,’ Dean decided as he heard the change in Sam’s voice, ‘fun time’s over.’ He only wanted to torment the kid, not have him traumatized…

Tag for Everybody Loves a Clown. Some things in life are unavoidable. They can be ignored for a moment, pushed aside for a while, but in the end they return to be embraced or to destroy us.

Some lines are never meant to be crossed, but once they are, the edges tend to get blurred, making each journey over them, seemingly easier…and deceivingly less wrong.

Sam and Dean encounter a nasty poltergeist and a friend from their pastall culminating into one long, bad day for Sammy, leaving him looking for guidance from above.

Sam meant what he said the asylum. So how can he ever convince the one person in his life that knows him better than anyone, otherwise?

One shot. Things aren’t going well between the brothers, so what’ll happen when Sam’s magically turned into… a dog? – “You’ve got to be the dinkiest mutt I’ve ever seen.”

Dean and Sam find themselves in a place where things are not as they seem. Critisizims ALWAYS welcome along with anything else! Reviews are appreciated! NO SLASH!

We go together, Dean, it's just a question of where. A oneshot about Sam and Dean and unconditional love.