007 - [theme: mutism; 2 gen, 4 sam/dean]

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title. that thing that's golden
type. mutism, psychic powers
author. kellifer_fic
rating. pg
words. 1,913
pairings. sam/dean
summary. dean's not sure how, but he can tell even though sam speaks with only his hands, when his brother is being sarcastic.
reccer's comments. a beautiful, haunting fic, laced with melancholy but filled with love. dean's pain and sam's necessitated strength will take your breath away.

title. words for snow
type. mutism
author. wanttobeatree [fics @ treeshouse]
rating. pg
words. 4,160
pairings. sam/dean
summary. “wait,” dean says, grabbing one of the keychains off of the rack and adding it to the pile. “present for my little brother,” he explains, because even he has standards. [reccer's summary]
reccer's comments. the atmosphere of this fic is wonderful. filled with dean's humor, gentleness and love, it tells the story of what sam sacrificed to stop lucifer and how it has - and hasn't - changed who they are now.

title. the weight of duman, for us to bear
type. mutism, wing!fic
author. lyra_wing
rating. r
words. 2,200
pairings. sam/dean
summary. the feathers are inky black, so dark that they're almost not a color at all – they're like anti-sunlight, negative space.
reccer's comments. this isn't just wing!fic with the bonus of sam-without-his-voice. this is evil-wing!fic.

title. i'd gladly lose me to find you
type. mutism
author. flawedamythyst
rating. nc-17
words. 35,900
pairing. sam/dean
summary. sam takes a vow of silence in order to pull dean out of hell, but by the time dean comes back, sam's lost more of himself than just his voice.
reccer's comments. written for the 2010 big bang. a deal is made, and as sam works to stick to its terms, his universe narrows until his entire existence revolves around getting dean back, and then, keeping dean safe.

title. weathercock snowfall (starlight cockcrow)
type. mutism
author. kroki_refur
rating. pg-13
words. 27,000
characters. dean, sam
summary. dean's got three weeks to live, and sam's acting like a freakin asshole. and hey, it's not like that's never happened before, but this is a little too much like history repeating for dean's liking.
reccer's comments. i'm a sucker for sam-breaks-dean's-deal stories. this is that, and more. the author does a brilliant job by taking "sacrifice" to the next level.

title. the year of living quietly
type. mutism
author. slob_child
rating. pg-13
words. 9,000
characters. dean, sam
summary. sam is screwed up. dean does the best he knows how to do.
reccer's comments. sam stops talking when he's eleven. filled with heartbreaking moments, this fic shows us sam's isolation, not only from the outside world, but from his family. at the same time, it's really a story about dean, and his overwhemlimg love for his brother. even if no one else will see sam, dean is determined to.