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title. a fifth of comfort
author. kroki_refur
type. fever, deliriums
rating. pg-13
words. 1,452
characters. dean, sam
summary. it's dean's birthday, and sam's sick, and doesn't that just suck.
reccer's comments. sam's sick and he's giving dean a really, really hard time. two things i love about this fic - it shows that even dean, who usually enjoys taking care of sam, can be frustrated by it - and sam's adorable when he's delirious sam's endearing moment of clarity at the end.

title. laid low by achilles
author. maygra
type. injury, flu
rating. pg-13
words. 4,017
characters. sam, dean
summary. there's no spell for some things.
reccer's comments. one of the oldest hurt/comfort fics in the fandom, but it's never loses it's magic. i return to this every few months. sam gets bitten by a possessed dog and then falls ill.

title. sashimi is not our friend
author. ninhursag
type. food poisoning
rating. pg
words. 1,126
pairing. sam/jess
summary. sam gets food poisoning when he visits jess' family. jess is very nice and very mean about the whole thing.
reccer's comments. sam realizes he might be dating the female version of his brother and jess is just awesome.

title. you can sleep
author. oscared3
type. curse, flu
rating. pg
words. 1,680
characters. sam, dean
summary. sam gets cursed and cannot sleep, then to make matters worse he catches the flu while still not sleeping. dean worries and takes care of him.
reccer's comments. really great use of a disjointed second-person pov makes this story all the more atmospheric. plus, there's bonus sick!dean.

title. bloody christmas
author. ratherastory
type. fainting/collapse, fever, pneumonia
rating. pg-13
words. 3,121
characters. dean, sam
summary. sam ends up going down during the hunt and dean discovers he's burning up.
reccer's comments. sam spends christmas eve in the emergency room and tells dean about a stanford christmas.

title. thin air
author. oscared3
type. injury
rating. pg
words. 4,231
characters. dean, sam
summary. sam's not mad, he's panicking.
reccer's comments. sam hurts his ribs and has breathing problems as a result. a very realistic fic; i could feel sam's panic.


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