http://kettle-o-fish.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] kettle-o-fish.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] ohsam2011-01-28 12:05 am

H/C Challenge Fic: Something Borrowed

 Title: Something Borrowed
Author: [livejournal.com profile] radiumgirl
Rating: PG-13/mild R
Genre/pairing: Gen, H/C, angst, AU
Characters: Sam, Dean, Cas, Bobby
Word count: 6,577
Summary:  Written for the [livejournal.com profile] ohsam  H/C challenge. Based on the following prompt by [livejournal.com profile] vail_kagami :

Dean thought he wanted his brother back.

When they manage to get Sam's soul back into his body, he isn't so sure anymore. Instead of a cold, unfeeling shell he gets an insane wreck who is completely overwhelmed by the memories of centuries of neverending physical and emotional torture. Cas tried to warn Dean that this would happen, but Dean thought he could deal - and anything's better than leaving Sam's soul in hell forever.

Unfortunately, Dean can't deal with this on his own and eventually Sam ends up in a mental hospital, drugged and restrained to keep him from hurting himself and others in his madness. Unable to tell reality from his memories to begin with, the restrains make Sam freak out even more. Completely refusing food, plagued by horrific nightmares whenever they drug him to sleep and under constant emotional stress, he wastes away and falls sick. Castiel sticks around to help him as best he can, because he somehow feels responsible for Sam, or just because Sam is his friend. Dean can't bear to see his brother suffer like that but stays anyway because he's an awesome big brother.

Spoilers: season 6
Warnings: Angst. Slight gore. Seriously serious trauma. Sam is very much not okay. Also? Death. No, not that skinny guy who likes pizza.
Disclaimer: Not my sandbox.

He lit a match...

[identity profile] mishaphappens.livejournal.com 2011-01-28 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats on finishing your prompt, bb! I'll be adding it to my to-read list. :)

[identity profile] carocali.livejournal.com 2011-02-08 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is just painful. Beautifully written and the h/c is so wonderful. And Dean finally understanding that he'd made the decision for himself, not for Sam. But in the end, it all works out.

Thanks for sharing!

:D
Caroline