008 - [theme: sam gets his soul back; 4 gen, 4 sam/dean]

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title. oversoul
author. twilightshours
rating. pg-13
words. 4,680
characters. dean, sam, bobby, castiel
summary. oversoul: the ideal that all forms of being are spiritually united. sam's different since he came back, and dean is done putting up with it.

title. the greatest of these
author. wanttobeatree @ treeshouse
rating. pg
words. 2,270
characters. sam, dean
summary. when sam gets his soul back, all of his "sam-ness" doesn't automatically come back. first general empathy, sleep, assorted feelings, but he still can't figure out what he's supposed to be feeling for dean.

title. sam is...
author. hells_half_acre
rating. pg
words. 5,993
characters. dean, sam, bobby, castiel
summary. “are you sure you really want his soul back?” crowley had asked. “he’s bloody useful without it. i can’t make any promises he’ll be able to function with it. after all, it’s been in the pit for nearly two centuries.” [reccer's summary]

title. sweet dreams [@ the how the winchesters got their groove back comment fic meme]
author. bree_black
rating. pg
words. 900
characters. dean, sam [+ castiel & bobby]
summary. the days sam wakes up screaming are the good ones. on bad days, sam doesn’t wake up at all.
reccer's comments. in which sam's nightmares are wearing on everyone. dean's the only one who can help. a short, wonderful piece.

title. my soul look back and wonder
author. britomart_is
rating. r
words. 3,000
pairings. sam/dean
summary. dean gets his sam back.

title. untitled [@ the how the winchesters got their groove back comment fic meme]
author. laulan
rating. pg-13
words. 900
pairings. sam/dean
summary. everything is rawer and so much sharper than it was just hours ago, and you can't believe you lived like this before. you can't believe it's supposed to be better like this.

title. close enough to share breath
author. maraceles
rating. pg-13
words. 630
pairings. sam/dean
summary. "no," he breathes. "please, god, not this one." [for the prompt: crowley tells them where to go to get sam's soul back but sam's isn't the only soul there.]

title. they said it was the fall of man
author.hadesphoenix
rating. r
words. 7,900
pairings. sam/dean
summary. sam gets his soul back on a monday.

reccer's comments. one of the biggest questions this season has been that of sam's soul - specifically, how and when he'll get it back and what condition it will be returned in. sam's soul is restored in each of these fics. often it is messy and painful. but each of these authors deals with the subject matter skillfully and originally, and every fic ends on a hopeful note. whatever the road brings, however terrible life might seem, we are given the sense that as long as sam and dean have each other, there is nothing they can't overcome. and what more can we ask for?

these are by no means the only fics dealing with sam's soul out there. feel free to rec your own fics dealing with this theme, as well as others you have read and enjoyed, in the comments.

Comments

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

Great idea for a recs post, and a lot of these I haven't read! Thank you so much. I am psyyycccheeeddd.