Title: Divine Madness
Characters: Dean, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 22K
Warnings/contains: Violence, suicidal thoughts, mental health issues, ableism (explicit and internalised), angst.
Summary: After the events of 10x09, Dean decides he's too dangerous to be allowed to roam free any longer, let alone to hunt. Sam still seems to think he can be saved, and he knows Cas wants to believe it, too, so rather than trust them to keep him on lockdown, Dean gets himself arrested.
Life on a secure psych ward is... well, not awesome, but Dean can deal. At least, until patients start dying in mysterious ways and he realizes that getting away from hunting is going to be harder than it seemed. It quickly becomes evident that the deaths are supernatural in origin -- but will hunting down the monster mean Dean ends up becoming one himself?
Notes: This is my entry for the 2016/17 deanwbigbang, and I was lucky enough to score amberdreams as my artist! You can check out her stunning illustrations here.
Many thanks to frozen_delight for all her beta help! You’re a star. ♥
I read various personal accounts about life on a psych ward while writing this story, and they varied quite a lot. If I have managed to commit any wild inaccuracies, you have my apologies. Almost everybody in this story, including Dean (especially Dean) has a screwed-up attitude to mental illness. That means there’s both explicit ableism/fetishisation from other characters, and internalised ableism in Dean’s thoughts. If this is likely to be triggering or upsetting for you, please don’t read this story. If you’d like some more information to make up your mind, please feel free to drop me a line here or on Tumblr.

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Title: Pharmakon
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6300
Warnings: Mentions of drug use; suicidal thoughts.
Summary: Sometimes, it’s hard to tell the poison from the antidote. Or, Dean and Amara's relationship from 9x11 through to the end of Season 11.
Author's Notes: Written for the wonderful frozen_delight, for the 2016 round of spn_summergen. I couldn’t settle on just one prompt, so this fic combines #4 (We often see Dean popping pills on screen - what are they? Where did he get them from? Why does he take them? Just something about Dean and medication, please.) and #6 (Something which explores the connection between Dean and Amara more deeply.) I just hope it does them some kind of justice.
Many thanks to viviansface and caranfindel for all their beta help. :)

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Title: Threes
Author: anactoria
Characters/pairing: Rowena, Amara
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/contains: Spoilers through 11.09.
Word count: ~700
Summary: Coda to 11.09. Rowena's got all her ducks in a row.
Notes: I don't know wtf this is, but I'm reasonably sure it's kalliel's fault.

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Title: Alouette
Author: anactoria
Characters: Hannah, Cas
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/contains: Spoilers for 11.01; now Jossed by 11.02
Word count: 1500
Summary: Heaven sends Hannah to deliver its justice.
Notes: I wrote this as a coda to 11.01, with the speculation that the angels who grabbed Cas weren't actually working for Heaven, but didn't get around to posting it before it was Jossed. After 11.02, I want to post it anyway.

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Title: Take Me To The Bridge
Author: anactoria
Characters: Dean, Sam, Cas, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Animal cruelty.
Word count: 23,000
Summary: It’s supposed to be a routine hunt. A few farm animals mutilated a few towns over. It sounds like the work of some two-bit demon—just another day at the office for two experienced hunters and an angel.
But this case is closer to home than it seems. Before long, Dean is in the clutches of a dangerous spirit, and Sam and Cas must try to end an ancient family feud before the whole town—and Dean—gets caught in the crossfire.
Notes: Written for the 2015 spn_j2_bigbang. Thanks so much to amberdreams and caranfindel for all their beta help, and to little_jade for being super-talented and a delight to work with. ♥ The art masterpost can be found here -- please go and shower her with praise!
This story was finished before the later part of S10 aired, so it takes place in what is now a slightly AU future. Dean no longer has the Mark of Cain, but the Darkness isn’t a thing, and Cas regained his ability to fly when he got his grace back.

Prologue | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Epilogue | AO3

Art masterpost!

Title: Take Me To The Bridge
Author: anactoria
Characters: Dean, Sam, Cas, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Animal cruelty.
Word count: 23,000
Summary: It’s supposed to be a routine hunt. A few farm animals mutilated, a few towns over. It sounds like the work of some two-bit demon—just another day at the office for two experienced hunters and an angel.
But this case is closer to home than it seems. Before long, Dean is in the clutches of a dangerous spirit, and Sam and Cas must try to end an ancient family feud before the whole town—and Dean—gets caught in the crossfire.


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Title: Take Me To The Bridge
Author: anactoria
Characters: Dean, Sam, Cas, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Animal cruelty.
Word count: 23,000
Summary: It’s supposed to be a routine hunt. A few farm animals mutilated, a few towns over. It sounds like the work of some two-bit demon—just another day at the office for two experienced hunters and an angel.
But this case is closer to home than it seems. Before long, Dean is in the clutches of a dangerous spirit, and Sam and Cas must try to end an ancient family feud before the whole town—and Dean—gets caught in the crossfire.


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Title: Take Me To The Bridge
Author: anactoria
Characters: Dean, Sam, Cas, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Animal cruelty.
Word count: 23,000
Summary: It’s supposed to be a routine hunt. A few farm animals mutilated, a few towns over. It sounds like the work of some two-bit demon—just another day at the office for two experienced hunters and an angel.
But this case is closer to home than it seems. Before long, Dean is in the clutches of a dangerous spirit, and Sam and Cas must try to end an ancient family feud before the whole town—and Dean—gets caught in the crossfire.


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Title: The First Casualty
Author: anactoria
Characters: Sam, Cas, Abel
Rating: PG
Warnings: Angst? I feel like warning for that in SPN fic is redundant, really…
Word count: 2900
Summary: AU take on 10.17. Sam takes a walk in the veil, and meets an old ghost.
Author's Notes: I started writing this before 10.17, based on the seance scene in the promo, but didn't get around to finishing it before the episode aired, so I guess now it's an AU.
Thanks so much to frozen_delight for her beta help and suggestions. ♥

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