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

The ultimate collection of hurt!Sam and protective!Dean. From sicknesses to injuries, at least Sam always has his big brother Dean to count on. No slash.

The Devil in the Details: Dean's still sick from the angel smiting, but Sam is so much worse after being at Lucifer's mercy again.

It started as any other hunt, but before Sam or Dean could prevent it, Dean was paralysed on the floor barely holding for life, and Sam was incapacitated, dread allowing him to say things he had never thought he would. Gabriel should know by now that interfering always gets him in trouble. It's his fault really, but how could he simply watch when Sam Winchester was in such turmoil.

Castiel goes to the scrapyard when he needs time to heal and rest. Bobby, Sam, and Dean finally find out. One-shot.

Dean screamed for Sam when he was in Hell. He's doing it again in his nightmares, and this time Sam can answer. When talking and a dysfunctional solution or two fail to help Dean sleep without descending into unspeakable trauma, Sam finally takes matters into his own hands. Turns out the best way to make Dean Winchester sleep is to pin him down and cuddle the Hell out of him.

Superhero Dean Winchester is Castiel's greatest nemesis. But when an injured Dean shows up at his door, everything changes.

Set right after Sam and Dean left in 11.17. Dean is feeling super guilty about Sam getting shot and leaving him alone in the cabin with Corbin. Good thing Sam is there to help him through his guilt! Protective and mother hen Dean!

Dean wakes up after a car accident, injured and trapped inside the Impala with no way to call for help. Sam on the other hand... Winchester! Whump. Rating is for swearing. Can take place in any season. Please enjoy!

Deans father always told him to watch out for his brother and he always did. That's his job. But he can be a little overprotective sometimes and after a ghost hunt Sam's annoyed and overreacts... Protective!Dean - hurt!Sam - Shapeshifter!Sam - Oneshot. No ships, just two brothers. No spoilers for the later seasons. Warnings: blood and some swearing (because it's Dean Winchester)

Tag to 11x17 "Red Meat" Still on the mend from their near disastrous encounter with the werewolves, the bunker sends up an alarm that will test the Winchester's ability to function while wounded. Hurt/caring/BAMF!Sam/Dean

Set in S2, immediately following the end of Roadkill.  By all accounts, this was one of their more successful cases of late. They dispatched the vengeful Jonah Greely, Molly has gone into the light, and for once, Sam managed to not get himself choked by the monster.  And Dean… well, they are Winchesters after all. When did everything ever go completely right for them? Hurt Dean.

It took a kickass migraine and a bitchy little brother to leave Dean Winchester as an emotional wreck.

It was the one promise in his entire life Dean Winchester would always strive to keep above all else. Set right after 11x17 'Red Meat'.

Tag for 11.11 It could be a long night with Dean hurt, but as usual Sam knows just how to make his brother comfortable. Somethings never change and Sam knows it's time to get what's between them out in the open...Mildred obviously loves sunsets and her retirement, but the Winchester boys have always favored the sunrise.

Things go south when a simple salt and burn isn't quite as simple as it should be. It turns out the Winchester's can't even catch a break on Christmas Eve. Christmas fic. Hurt!Sam/angsty/comforting/protective!Dean

After finishing up a tough hunt, Sam and Dean are driving back to the bunker when tragedy strikes. Can a severe car crash take out the famed Winchester brothers? Hurt!Dean, Minor Hurt!Angsty!Sam. Set mid-season 7. One-shot. Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or the Winchesters. Please R&R!

Sequel to Sick Day Off. Ben passes the flu on to Dean, but of course Dean tries to hide it for as long as possible, he is a Winchester after all. It's just a little cold nothing he can't handle on his own, right?

Castiel calls Dean for help after he falls. Dean takes care of him after Cas gets sick.

Adrenaline pumping so much that Dean doesn't even realize how bad he is until he faints on a nurse trying to tell him that Sam's awake. A severely Concussion Dean got really lucky. Hurt!Faint!Concussed!Hospitalized!Dean & Hurt!Hospitalized!Sam. No Wincest. Not Canon Behaved. Please leave me a Hurt!Dean prompt.

Dean picked up the world's deadliest bacteria from who knows where and Sam found it the hard way what was up with Dean this whole time. LungInfection!Hospitalized!Faint!Dean & Worried!Caring!Sam. No Winchest. The Medical part is real. Please leave me your Hurt!Dean Prompt/Idea. Not Canon Behavior.

Tag to 4x19, "Jump the Shark": Dean really should have noticed how badly Sam had been hurt by the ghouls back at that house. He should've taken care of his brother then and there, instead of dragging him off to burn Adam's body. But he didn't, and now his inattention may end up costing Sam his life. Written for a prompt on LJ. Hurt!Sam, caring!Dean, NO Wincest.

S8, pre-bunker: Sam and Dean haven't been as close since Dean got back from Purgatory, but that doesn't mean the older Winchester has just suddenly stopped being a big brother. So when Sam gets himself hurt and needs help doing something as simple as washing his hair, it doesn't take much convincing for Dean to oblige. Brotherly schmoop, *NO Wincest.* Written for a prompt on LJ.

Set in Season 6: Four weeks after Sam took the swan dive into Lucifer's cage, Dean still isn't handling normal life well. He barely eats, hardly sleeps, and it's taking its toll on him in ways even Lisa and Ben are beginning to notice. Is there anything either of them can do for him, or will Dean's grief ruin this last good thing he has in his life? VERY light Dean/Lisa.

** My first fanfic so constructive criticism is very much welcomed :)) ** S5 (ish) setting: Castiel has fallen and it is up to Dean and Sam to watch over him as well as themselves as they try to keep them all out of the way of the other angels who are determined to start a war, as well as carry on their day to day, regular life of hunting.

Castiel likes being human, for the most part. But the guilt of being the cause of the downfall of his own kind leaves him with nightmares that make it almost impossible for him to go back to sleep.

Shortly after the events of the end of season 8, Dean finds Castiel asleep in his bed. Destiel (could be taken platonically or romantically).

A fluffy little Destiel one-shot starring sick!Castiel

Post Season 8. Castiel is too afraid to go to sleep.

Dean has nightmares, and Castiel wants to help.

There just weren't enough Sick!Cas. Just way too many Sick!Dean and Sick!Sam. So I decided to remedy that. Pretty nasty descriptions of sickness.

Sam is the victim of a hit and run driver but neither brother is ready to face the truth about what really happened.

Dean is not getting enough sleep and Sam figures out how to help him.

Dean gets sick after a late night of digging graves in the rain.

7.17 WIP - missing scene/tag scene of Dean and Sam getting out of the psych ward. WIP. One bad word.

"God Dean, you really do look a mess!" He grabbed his brother by the arm and dragged him up. "Get off me, man! I'm fine!" Dean shrugged him off,stumbled and fell against the car only to have Sam grab him again...

You think fighting evil is tough? Try taking care of two sick Winchester boys. S4. Bobby's POV

As Sam struggles to deal with his impending breakdown, it's Dean who is spiraling out of control.

Castiel is having difficulty adjusting to regular human habits and Dean it there to help.

Dean wonders if there is any good left in the world, after Sam is attacked on Christmas Eve and is left fighting for his life.

Tag to "Born Under A Bad Sign" - written for the SSA "Dean & Pie" short story competition. Dean didn't want Sammy to know he'd been shot; didn't want his brother to find out who pulled the trigger! But sometimes we can't always get what we want.

Dean wakes up in a bad mood because he's sick, so it's Sammy to the rescue! involves Sick!Dean and Awesome!Caring!Sammy A bit a weird, brotherly love. My first fanfic so please review! Tell me if you'd like to see more stories!

Human!Castiel experiences different human problems... Bad summery. I plan on writing more as I get more ideas.

Forced to lay over in Athens, Georgia, after Dean becomes desperately ill, the brothers encounter a creature that has killed its way through the centuries preying on young men. Rated T for language and...stuff

Dean is broken, and when he's like this, not even Sam can help him. Cas arrives to give the hunter some peace, and that which he wishes for the most- sleep. Slash if you squint.

Post-6.21. Sam's hurting and Dean's grieving. But rather than burden his brother, Sam hides the injuries he received at the hands of Crowley's demons and the aftereffects. Needless to say, things don't go well. For the LJ Summer of Sam Love fic exchange.

TAG TO EPISODE 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight Dean is left seriously ill after the run-in with Pestilence hurtDean ComfortSam

During one of the boys' prank wars, Sam puts eye drops in Dean's beer and Dean becomes violently ill. Just some good old fashioned whumping here...tons of Sick!Dean.

Sam knows Castiel's betrayal will hit Dean hard and he's determined to be there for his brother; but the current crisis brings up conflicts from their past. Tag to 6:20. Spoilers for 6:20

Dean was right – they should have gone for steaks in Texas, because the hunt for a vengeful spirit in a Rhode Island lighthouse is taking a real toll on both Winchesters, mentally and physically.

Watching Sam suffer with a debilitating migraine brings up bad memories for Dean and unresolved issues between the brothers. Sick!Sam Worried!Dean. Brotherly angst. Set in S1 after 1:12 "Faith". #2 in the Bicycle Verse.

A little one shot. Dean is watching over Cas as he recovers from time travel in season 5. this is my first Supernatural story so be gentle please.

Sam is sick for the first time since reuniting with his brother. Dean isn't sure if it's still his job to take care of him and Sam isn't sure he should ask. Set in Season 1. #1 in the Bicycle Verse.

Pre-series. Dean is in Palo Alto checking up on Sam when Jess accidentally hits him with her car in the middle of a torrential rain storm. Much Hurt/Sick Dean and Caring!Sam.

S4, Dean has a cast iron stomach. He can eat anything and occasionally Sam has to live with the noxious consequences. When hunting a monster after the eldest children in town, Dean goes down with a stomach bug. Goes down hard.

Title taken from "Hey Jude" by the Beatles. Tag for Episode 5x13, "The Song Remains the Same" in which unconscious angels are cared for, because Castiel deserves better than being slung across the bed like that.

Castiel is having a hard time shaking off Pestilence's sickness.

Castiel is captured by Lucifer and has his Grace ripped from him. Dean and Sam must help him come to terms with being human. Primarily Dean and Castiel friendship, but plenty of Sam as well.

Dean took a few more steps forward before he found himself frozen in place. A familiar scent assaulted his nostrils. "Are you bleeding?"

Set immediately after "Swan Song". Dean arrives at Lisa's an exhausted, emotional wreck.

Dean's sick.

When Sam starts to have severe back pain one night, Dean is there for him trying to do everything in his power to help his brother. Sick and in pain Sam, big brother worried slightly sick Dean.

Set in the middle of 5.21. Dean gets sick, then Castiel, leaving Sam to take care of them. Written for a schmoop prompt on LJ. No plot, just h/c and schmoop and a bit of angst. Spoilers right up to 5.21.

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

They say it hurts worse than childbirth. Dean believes it. A get well soon fic for triquetralmoon. sick!hurt!pained!Dean.

Sick Dean. Like you've never read THAT before.

A series of one-shots based on Castiel becoming human. Dean discovers that teaching someone how to sleep is alot harder than it sounds...NOT SLASH!

Dean/Cas fic, Dean doesn't want to let himself sleep, so Castiel promises to watch over him. Takes place after "My Bloody Valentine". Please read and review!

Eliot’s hiding at Bobby’s escaping from the disaster that is his life. Dean’s hurt and should be resting but as Castiel soon finds out pain and the need for rest and recuperation isn’t enough to stop Dean heading for Eliot.

Days after Castiel disappears during the archangel fight, he shows up on Dean's doorstep and needs some help. Dean/Castiel pre-slash

Auction story fo Vanessa Sgroi. In pain/nauseaus/shaky/bleeding/back arching/Dean!, bloody hands/Sam! Per request, a few additons of my own, a blind monster, a plot so thin you could read thru it. Swearing. I'd turn back if I were you.

Sam tries to save a little girl from a different kind of evil. This is my first SN story. I kept seeing a request for fic that includes Sam with back pain/back problems and thought, I can do that. Enjoy.

Dean's got a bad cold. Sam tries to get him to rest. Castiel helps. sick!Dean. rating for innuendo

Set during Season 1. Sam and Dean head to Iowa to investigate the disappearances of 4 young girls. They soon discover that the culprit is supernatural, but Dean's insomnia threatens to postpone the hunt. Mild hurt!Dean and worried!Sam.

After landing in the hospital with meningitis, Dean has to take care of Sam, who's made himself sick worrying about him. Featuring sick!Dean AND sick!Sam.

Dean is bitten by a bug that causes hallunications and convulsions. Sam has to find a cure and keep him grounded through the ordeal.

Set in early season 1: Sam and Dean argue after meeting some of Sam's friends and Dean storms out. But when Sam is badly injured, the bonds of brotherhood prevail.

Post Wendigo. Some serious healing needs to happen with the brothers. Not least with the injury Dean has been hiding.

This might be the stupidest thing Dean's ever done. Sick!Dean.

Prequel to "And Karma Laughed the Hardest." Sam's 13 and annoying, Dean's not helping, and John's gone as usual. When Dean becomes seriously ill, Sam must step in and save the day.

Dean wrenches his back during a hunt. Injured!Dean. Steady!Sam.

Sam is usually the one who never gets enough sleep, but the current hunt is leaving Dean feeling a little drained. Luckily, Sam has his back. Dean!whump/h/c. Chapter 2 now added. Scene insert expanding Dean!whump.

A sick!Dean and tired!Sam show up in Lawrence and Missouri plans to take care of them like a Mother that they never had.

Set in Season 2: An serious accident involving the boys has Bobby rushing to them after he receives an out of state phone call from an ER nurse. Hurt!Dean and Limp!Sam

Getting shot with rock salt, getting blown through a wooden door, getting pistol whipped, and being thrown into a cellar has to have consequences. This is a bridge between Asylum, Scarecrow, and Faith.

Sam needs a safe place to recover from a hunt gone bad, but some things you can't run away from.

After a hunt ends badly, Dean shuts Sam out emotionally. Wrapped up in his own problems, Dean's not aware that Sam was injured during the hunt and now needs his help. Hurt limp Sam. Protective Dean

A hunt goes bad. Sam needs to take care of injured Dean while they wait out the night...

Sam is sick. Dean is overwhelmed. The ghost is evil. The brothers are going to have to work together to ensure each other's survival and end the ghost. Angst and banter throughout...COMPLETE!

Dean crashes after a string of bad jobs. A final, terrible incident pushes him to the edge. The Moonstar Hotel is the last place Dean needs to be. Illustrated version is at thruterryseyes dot com.

Sequel to Pennywise For Your Thoughts. Dean's sick, Sam fusses. BROTHERLY LOVE No SLASH, just smarm.

The Winchester boys are cold, hungry, separated, and injured on Christmas eve. Can anything make their night of misery any better?

Asylum was an amazing episode, but they left the end hanging. My attempt to fill in the blanks. Dean is in pain. NO SLASH