Happy Birthday, Sammy! - a commentfic meme
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Somewhere Older Than I Was by
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crowroad3Sam opens a cursed box on his birthday. It activates a truth spell which Dean takes advantage of. Angsty Sam guilty Dean. Preferably in the bunker.
Cracks by
familybiznessJessica/Sam, Stanford Era. After Jessica throws Sam a birthday party that goes horribly awry, she finally realizes why he doesn't want to celebrate. He misses his family. Cue comforting!Jess and if you want, a cameo from Dean. All the Jess/Sam feels please!
Solo by
shangriladaSucks to be sick and/or in the hospital on your birthday. Luckily, Dean's there to try to cheer Sam up.
Bonus points: Sam's cheered up the second Dean gets there, but he hides that fact because he enjoys watching Dean keep trying to come up with new ways to make him feel better.
Whatever Lies Beyond This Morning by
center_galaxySam's had a recent head injury and doesn't remember, among other things, Cas. Dean is forced to go on a hunt for a few days and leave Cas in charge of his damaged brother.
Blindsided by
lennelleAU, Sam's 17th birthday present was a hunt that went south, landing him in the hospital facing months of recovery. Sam's 18th birthday was him receiving his first daily living aid as he leaves the hospital.
It can be a wheelchair, braces, cane. Totally up to the writer what happened to Sam and who gives it to him.
Cupcake by
lennelleSam has miserable hayfever. Sam's birthday is in May. Dean usually teases him about it, but on Sam's birthday he indulges all the comforting and niggling worry he usually shoves down.
Addict by
center_galaxyJohn Winchester is a high functioning alcoholic. He loves his boys more than anything. But one night he loses control and hits Sam.
These Old Shoes by
lennelleSam. Pneumonia. Camp Chitaqua.
Aftermath by
shangriladaSam. Pneumonia. Camp Chitaqua.
Messy as a Secret Shared by
dreamlittleyoIt's Sam's freshman year at Stanford, and all he wants to do is run home to his brother. But he made his decision and he's sticking to it...except for those nights when he gets drunk and calls Dean.
Because the Beyond Called by
mentholpixieSam wakes up on a psychiatric ward with no clue as to how he got there. The time setting and reason is all up to you, could be due to a curse, real life illness, body swap etc! Bonus points for including Dean!
California Dreaming by
center_galaxyDean shows up at Stanford unexpectedly, to surprise Sam for his birthday.
Bonus points for finding Sam the worse for wear, burning the candles at both ends and discovering California isn't nearly as "sunshine and lollipops" as Dean had imagined it'd be for his lil' brudder.
Behind Blue Eyes by
lennelleIt's Sam's first birthday at the bunker, and Dean has every intention of making it a good one. After all, now they have a real kitchen for Dean to make a cake in, and they're not currently in any life-or-death situations.
But Sam comes down with a cold the day of/day before his birthday, and Gadreel takes over, with the intention of healing Sam from his illness. Which is great, except that now Dean is stuck with an angel who doesn't really get the point of birthdays, instead of his actual brother that he just made this awesome cake for. How long does it take for Dean to get the real Sam back, and what does he do then?
Cold Flesh by
lennelleSam can't get warm
Bad Creek Fairytale by
crowroad3On his thirteenth birthday, Sam is desperately sick and close to death; Dean's alone with him in Bumfuck, Nowhere, and Dad is nowhere to be found.
4500 by
steeplechasersSam counts the candles, there aren't enough. He's sure that there are not enough candles in the world to show exactly how old he is
Take My Heart (And Please Don't Break It) by
center_galaxyJess is worried about Sam; he's getting a lot of phone calls that he leaves the room to answer, there's a pile of books on his desk that she knows aren't for a class or paper, and whenever she tries to talk to him about it he tries to pass off one of those half truths that she sees right through. But it's the clothes she finds in the back of the closet in a duffle bag, covered in blood that freak her out. Well that, and the fact that one day, he doesn't come home.
A Floor Too High by
holyhellyGen. Any season. First line, "Sam always knew it would somehow come to this."
Empty Worlds by anonymous
The first time Sam discovers what anxiety is truly like: it's his birthday and Dad and Dean (or just Dean) are out on a hunt and unreachable.
Nightmare by
familybiznessSam has a nightmare. Time period and situation is up to you. I just want to see him freaked out and crying, preferably with Dean there to make him feel better.
Santa Lucias by
crowroad3Sam goes to Stanford. He and Dean lose contact, especially after the big blow up that severs any ties once and for all. Through the years, Dean assumes the radio silence is intentional, that Sam has his apple pie life and finally left his real family behind. He thinks about tracking Sam down when a hunt lands him in Palo Fucking Alto.
Turns out Sam's been dead for years and that ghost that Dean's in town to handle has an awfully familiar face.
He's My Witch by anonymous
Dean is really sick of randoms thinking his baby brother is some kind of devil-monster that needs to be destroyed. He did NOT spend the last two days losing his shit in this ass-backwards town full of jumpy yokels just to watch them torch Sam on a stake like some Salem witch bullshit.
By the time he's wrapped up his Big Damn Hero routine though, Sam's...well...he's stopped screaming.
Untitled (art) by anonymous
Sam's had worse birthdays for sure, but this is not fun: he's had to dig up a grave in cold, pouring rain, all fifty-nine layers of his clothes are muddy and clinging and chafing, and he's too tired even to get coffee reliably to the vicinity of his mouth. How fortunate that the Bunker has some amazing retro bath fittings somewhere, maybe with a surprising variety of retro bath gels. Sam/Dean? Gen? Other? Being plotless, it might make a good art prompt.
In The End by
lennelleBlood don't matter. They're Bobby's boys. Always have been.
A father shouldn't have to bury his sons. Even at the end of the world.
Line 'Em Up by
center_galaxySometimes, Sam needs to take a quiet moment to look through his memory box.
Heal by
foolscapperSam develops selective mutism, and will only talk to Dean.
(And sometimes, he won't even do that.)
In Memoriam by
backroadsspiritSometimes, Sam needs to take a quiet moment to look through his memory box.
Old Soul, New Body by
broken_cindersWhat if your body and your soul don't have the same birthday, Sam?
Thirteen Ghosts by
broken_cindersSometimes, Sam needs to take a quiet moment to look through his memory box.
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Date: 2016-05-02 04:16 am (UTC)Cracks (1/?)
Date: 2016-05-02 04:16 pm (UTC)She’s seen him drink, sure – a beer here and there, cocktails when he’s taken her out to dinner. But tonight he’s been carrying around the bottle of Jack Daniels Owen brought over, drinking steadily and keeping the whole thing to himself.
She should have listened when he said he didn’t want a birthday party.
But it’s so out of character. Sam is quiet, reserved, amazed when people like him. Jess assumed he was against the party because he didn’t think anyone would come, and she knew (and she was correct) that they would. She assumed he’d be happy to come home and find the apartment full of people.
Dani grabs her by the refrigerator. “I think Sam’s getting sick. He’s been in the bathroom for like twenty minutes.”
“Shit. Yeah?”
“Want me to get everyone out of here?”
Jess nods, grateful, and Dani starts shepherding people towards the door.
**
She finds Sam on his knees, head pillowed on his arms on the toilet seat. She sinks down beside him and rests a hand on his back. “Hey, baby.”
He heaves in response and fumbles for the flush without lifting his head. She rubs small circles between his shoulder blades and waits.
“Sorry…”
“Shh. No.” It’s their first birthday together. They’ve only been dating for three months. It’s okay that they messed it up.
He sits back, finally, his face soaked in sweat and tears. “Jess.”
“Can I take you to bed?”
“Bad idea.” He does still look a little green.
She ducks into the bedroom and grabs the pillows and comforter instead, and makes them a nest on the bath mat. He shivers in her arms.
“You gonna be sick again?”
“Nn.”
“Tell me, okay?”
“Sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“Phone.”
“What?”
“My phone?”
“Why do you need a phone, Sam?”
“Please.”
He sounds so desperate, she doesn’t have the heart to say no.
**
She sits propped against the wall with Sam tucked under her arm and listens to the muted warble of the phone ringing against his ear. After a minute a rumbly male voice answers.
And Sam breaks down.
He’s sobbing too hard to speak, too hard to breathe, to hard to make any noise at all. He’s gasping. The voice on the line sounds increasingly alarmed, and then Sam dives for the toilet bowl and gags and retches and the phone drops to the floor, forgotten.
“Sam? Sammy!” comes the tinny voice on the other end.
Jess picks it up. “Um, hello?”
A pause. “Who the hell is this?”
“Who the hell is this?” She counters.
“Is Sammy okay?”
He hates ‘Sammy.’ Who is this guy? “He’s drunk.”
An even longer pause. “Ah.”
“Dean,” Sam reaches behind him for the phone without lifting his head from the toilet.
“Dean,” Jess repeats. “Your name is Dean?”
“I’m his brother.”
“What? No. Sam doesn’t have a brother.”
There’s no humor in the responding laugh. “I fucking promise you he does. Let me talk to him.”
She hesitates. “I’ll put you on speaker.”
“Excuse you?”
“He’s sick. If I give him the phone he’ll probably drop it in the toilet.”
“What did you let him drink?”
“I’m not his mother!” Immediately she winces. Sam’s mother is dead. At least, that’s what he’s told her. Who knows what’s true about Sam’s family at this point.
She puts the phone on speaker. “You’re on.”
“Sam.” Dean says, and his whole tone is different. “Sammy?”
“Dean.”
“What’d you do, buddy?”
“Jack.”
“Never could hold your whiskey.”
“You didn’t call.”
“What?”
“My birthday, Dean.”
“Shit. Sam.”
“You missed it.”
Jess glances at the clock. It’s 12:20. Sam’s birthday is officially over.
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-02 04:17 pm (UTC)She gets him to bed about half an hour later and he promptly passes out.
She takes his phone and hits redial.
**
“Sammy?”
“No. Me again.”
“Okay, and you’re…?”
“Jess. His girlfriend.”
A low whistle. “Girlfriend, huh.”
She knows Sam’s never had a serious girlfriend before – at least, she thinks she knows that. It’s always seemed sort of unbelievable. He’s gorgeous, smart, loving. Not the kind of guy who stays single very long.
“He never mentioned a brother.”
“Well, yeah. That sounds about right.”
Sam stirs in his sleep and she runs a hand up and down his spine. “He got drunk tonight because you didn’t call.”
“Figured he wouldn’t want me to.”
“What the hell happened between you two?”
Dean hesitates. “Ask your boyfriend.”
“Dean.”
“Tell him I didn’t forget. Okay? And Dad didn’t forget. And…if he wants to see me, I’ll be in New Mexico next week. Tell him.”
She says I promise. She hangs up the phone and curls up behind Sam, presses her lips to the back of his neck and wonders what else he’s hiding.
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-02 04:36 pm (UTC)And God knows I love defensive Jess. (she must have misheard you!)
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-02 04:54 pm (UTC)RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-03 01:57 pm (UTC)I have missed your Sam and Dean.
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-03 02:43 pm (UTC)RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-03 03:57 pm (UTC)Thank you for sharing :)
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-03 08:34 pm (UTC)RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-04 01:55 pm (UTC)I love your writing style. They're all just so clearly defined, in so few words. Even Dani, who I know for all of two sentences and already love because she knows when to step in and get everyone the hell out of there.
Love Dean and Jess's conversations (especially the "Excuse you?"), and Sam's desperation and sobbing so hard he can't make a sound. Oh, kiddo...
RE: Cracks (2/2)
Date: 2016-05-04 01:59 pm (UTC)