LFS: Dean Appreciation

[serenity-pen.livejournal.com]

Hello wonderful Community. I am in search of fics where Dean is his usual self sacrificing, over protective, caring, thoughtful self but also features Sam knowing all of the sacrifices and protectiveness that Dean shows him. Fics where Sam acknowledges everything that Dean has ever done for him. Perhaps Dean is injured on a hunt and refuses to rest but Sam pushes back and tells Dean to rest, let him take care of things for once. Stories where Sam tells Dean in an uncharacteristic chick flick moment how much he appreciates what Dean has done for him. Stories where Sam might do things for Dean that are subtle that he feels are little kindnesses that he can give back to Dean (making sure he always gets first shower, or he uses fabric softener just for Dean's clothes or anything thoughtful like that). Basically stories where Sam knows what Dean does for him and he tries to give some of that back. Would be considered a bonus if Sam stands up to John and tells him how great Dean is (protective, cooks, cares and provides for Sam better than John does. That Dean did everything right on the hunt that it was John that messed up). Please no WIPs. Pre-series are definitely welcomed, so are gen, wincest and self recs! Thank you in advance!

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[acqiel.livejournal.com]

Parenting Your Gifted Child (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4619135/1/Parenting-Your-Gifted-Child) by bhoney
When Sam and Dean re-visit their dad's storage container, Sam makes an unexpected discovery. Set early season 3.

Riding A Bike (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3048661) by swanseajill
Season 1. Sam watches Dean patiently teaching a kid how to ride a bike, and gradually comes to realize how large a role Dean played in his childhood, despite Dean having no father figure himself.

Clairvoyance (http://braveinnewworld.livejournal.com/4895.html) braveinnewworld
When Sam's dreams take a different turn, he realizes that he has taken Dean for granted for way too long.

I've also got some general fics where Sam does nice things for Dean and is protective of him but I wasn't sure if that was what you wanted as they don't feature Sam explicitly acknowledging the things that Dean has done for him.

More Dean appreciation recs! Part 1

[aktura.livejournal.com]

I have all of these bookmarked and tagged with "Dean Appreciation" (it's totally my kink!) for some reason or another. All of them are gen (or pre-slash bordering on gen) and all but one are complete. It's been awhile since I went through all these links, but hopefully they still work!

From me to you (http://archiveofourown.org/works/988433) by EternalSheWolf
When they are in pain, most children regress to an infantile state and instinctively, blindly, call out to their mother. Sometimes to their father. Dean doesn't. He calls for Sam.

This Is (http://lazy-daze.livejournal.com/571809.html#cutid1) by lazy-daze
He didn't know love, didn't know its knives, until Dean was gone.

Untitled (http://thehighwaywoman.livejournal.com/135416.html?thread=3590392#t3590392) by lucy_08
Dean’s talking to him. Sam can hear him now.

Fix You (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4678413/1/Fix_You) by gaelicspirit
The SUV approaching from the side road toward Highway 56 slammed into the front right quarter panel of the old truck, shoving the side mirror into the interior of the cab, propelling the truck sideways across the road and tipping it onto the driver's side into a ditch.
In the five seconds it took Dean to travel from anger to oblivion, he had one thought: Save Sam.

Grains of Sand (http://mimblexwimble.livejournal.com/84099.html) by mimblexwimble
Everything Sam can’t live without is slipping through his fingers.

Every Day Like a Treasure (http://community.livejournal.com/spn_summergen/9448.html) by missyjack
Sam takes extraordinary measures in order to spend more time with Dean.

The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (http://innie-darling.livejournal.com/100505.html) by innie_darling
Sam's fingers are shaky, and he can't quite get the needle threaded. If anyone busts in and finds him doing this, squatting in a sweaty heap in a stall in the first floor boys' bathroom, well . . . he might have to ask Dad to pick up stakes and move them right away.

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3613530/1/Snips_and_Snails_and_Puppy_Dog_Tails) by Emrys
Sam doesn’t understand this philosophy that his brother lives by; the one that puts Sam before all others. (Sequel/companion piece to What Little Boys Are Made Of (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3583710/1/What_Little_Boys_Are_Made_Of)).

Lazarus Came Forth (http://oselle.livejournal.com/370868.html) by Oselle
Dean returns from hell and finds himself alive and alone in the stark landscape of an America that has gone terribly wrong. Adrift in hostile territory and pursued by hell's bounty hunters, he sets out on a desperate hunt to find Sam.

Senses (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5085814/1/Senses) by Mirrordance
Sam's a virus-magnet who catches everything. Unfortunately, whatever Sam catches, Dean ultimately gets.

In Shadow (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5057112/1/In_Shadow) by UnholyMuse
In 1988 John Winchester is arrested. The boys are put in separate foster homes and grow up in very different lifestyles. (WIP that will probably never be finished, but I'm including it because it's one of my favorites!)

Stay (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4949778/1/Stay) by gaelicspirit
The boys fight a haunted...elevator. The battle burns through both as they realize the only thing they want from the other is that they stay.

Desolation Angels (http://gaelicspirit.livejournal.com/51008.html) by gaelicspirit
While Dean struggles to keep his head in the game after being healed, Sam works to come to grips with John's purposeful distance. The last thing they need is to run sideways of two brothers hunting for buried pirate treasure...

In Reverse (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2787883/1/In_Reverse) by sodakey
After Faith, a job has the boys looking for missing hikers in Wyoming. While Sam worries it’s connected to what happened to Dean ten years ago, Dean wonders if Sam would be better off back in the world of normal.

Reveal (http://veronamay.livejournal.com/387427.html) by veronamay
A random hotel room somewhere in Nebraska. Sam is worried. Dean isn't talking. A connection must be made.