Thicker Than Water (http://archiveofourown.org/works/210496) by ratherastory Summary: Prompted by the lovely and talented rainylemons at the Dean-focused h/c meme over at hoodie_time. Sam and Dean switch bodies due to a curse. It's temporary, so they soldier on, but Dean finds himself struggling with the unfamiliar burden of addiction and cravings.
Know how Dean took issue with Sam's whole blood junkie problem? As well he should, yes. But, here's the thing - he and Sam get cursed and wake up in the morning in the wrong body -…and Dean has this itch, this hunger…that won't go away. He can't stomach a burger or a steak or meat because it just makes everything worse, but life's life and a job's a job, so they keep working. But…Dean goes for a beer and Sam’s elsewhere, in comes {a demon}. And God does he ever hate her on so many levels, but she smells so good and he wants what's under her skin. He needs it. He has to have it. If you want to make me really happy and be a total bastard, you can flip them back and leave Sam with suffering the drying out in the panic room ordeal so that Dean has angst.‘}
So basically what happens is Dean gets a better understanding of what it's like for Sam to live with the struggle to fight against the bloodlust every damned day, and then what happens when he can't hold out against it.
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Thicker Than Water (http://archiveofourown.org/works/210496) by
Summary: Prompted by the lovely and talented rainylemons at the Dean-focused h/c meme over at hoodie_time. Sam and Dean switch bodies due to a curse. It's temporary, so they soldier on, but Dean finds himself struggling with the unfamiliar burden of addiction and cravings.
Know how Dean took issue with Sam's whole blood junkie problem? As well he should, yes. But, here's the thing - he and Sam get cursed and wake up in the morning in the wrong body -…and Dean has this itch, this hunger…that won't go away. He can't stomach a burger or a steak or meat because it just makes everything worse, but life's life and a job's a job, so they keep working. But…Dean goes for a beer and Sam’s elsewhere, in comes {a demon}. And God does he ever hate her on so many levels, but she smells so good and he wants what's under her skin. He needs it. He has to have it. If you want to make me really happy and be a total bastard, you can flip them back and leave Sam with suffering the drying out in the panic room ordeal so that Dean has angst.‘}
So basically what happens is Dean gets a better understanding of what it's like for Sam to live with the struggle to fight against the bloodlust every damned day, and then what happens when he can't hold out against it.