If they're mutually exclusive, no one ever told me, either. :) I'm pretty sure you'll have read anything I can recommend, but here are some faves anyway:

The Elko County Adventure (http://archiveofourown.org/works/223796) by candle_beck: "Mutant snake monsters, rooftop confessions, and a big-ass Howitzer strapped to the back of a pick-up truck."

Under Hill (http://archiveofourown.org/works/164473) by astolat: "'Can't we just kill a bunch of elves without having to talk about our feelings?' Dean said."

Oceans Away From Who We Are (http://archiveofourown.org/works/291436/chapters/466227) by geckoholic: "A circle of Satanists in Alabama is preparing a ritual and doesn't even have the decency to be coy about it, the Winchesters try to save a few teenagers while laying low and battling their own issues, and as usual, things go somewhat south. - Established Sam/Dean, set in current canon (after 7.07, but before 7.09)."

Indian Paintbrushes (http://checkthemargins.livejournal.com/622.html) by checkthemargins: "Sam and Dean are on a hunt in Texas. Sam is a little bonkers. Dean is a little over-protective. They deal."

The Piper (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1098852/chapters/2211013) by gretazreta: "They've left hunting behind and settled down to small town life, but it's not easy. There's a plague of rats in the wheat-field and the town's in crisis. It's probably not their kind of gig, but that won't stop Dean from getting to the bottom of it, even if it means burning their house down in the process. Sam's memory is full of holes. He's having dreams, another thing he can't talk to Dean about, and he can't shake the feeling that Dean's not telling him everything that's happened."

Mr. Congeniality (http://archiveofourown.org/works/190456) by dreamlittleyo: "When Ash points Sam and Dean in the direction of a new case, they have to go undercover in an all-male beauty pageant in order to find who or what is bent on destroying it."

Violently (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1116408/chapters/2248699) by huntersretreat: "The apocalypse looms over their heads, but a haunting at Stanford could very well be the thing that breaks Sam and Dean Winchester apart for good. As the brothers try to deal with their violent and volatile relationship, they have to rely on each other to stop the vicious murders that are happening on Sam's old campus. With a hunt that makes no sense, can they put aside their dark past for the job? Or will it finally tear them apart in ways that angels and demons never could?" (There are some consent issues in this one)

Boy Falling Out of the Sky (http://archiveofourown.org/works/388431/chapters/636689) by sylvanwitch: "It's hard enough getting along in high school when he's always the new kid. It's harder when he befriends the most bullied kid on campus, finds himself caught up in a case he can't share with his big brother, and discovers that he has a crush on the big man on campus. Add to that a discovery about his brother that he never expected, and it's safe to say that Sam's having the worst semester ever."

A List of Typos Made By God (http://infatuated-ink.livejournal.com/60451.html) by cherie_morte: "The summer before Sam leaves for Stanford, Dean begins to forget his relationship with Sam. Every morning he remembers less, and Sam is just waiting for the day Dean forgets him completely."

Love or Spite or a Ten Dollar Bet (http://glovered.livejournal.com/67020.html) by glovered: "Lucifer tries to convince Sam that Dean wants him. Dick is on the rise."

Learn to Say the Same Thing (http://glovered.livejournal.com/128455.html) by glovered: "As the purpose of this weekend is to get to know one another, please wear your name tag at all times. Sam and Dean end up at a single's retreat in the mountains and run into old friends." (actually, I think a lot of glovered's fics would fit the bill)

Pins and Needles (http://teashopmuses.livejournal.com/25737.html) by teashopmuses: "A lot can change in an instant. Six months ago, Sam was injured in the course of a hunt that went terribly wrong. Now, there's something in the woods of Michigan's upper peninsula, stalking, beating, and killing people in the tiny town of Big Bay. A retired hunter calls Sam and Dean in to investigate, but they're also still dealing with the aftermath of that hunt-gone-wrong, and the effect it's had on their relationship."

Windfall for the Non-Believer (http://glovered.livejournal.com/12123.html) by glovered: "After Sam's first Hell flashback, he and Dean work a job that means posing as a couple in a planned community."

Enough of its Glory Remains (http://balefully.livejournal.com/662336.html) by balefully: "Every war has casualties, and Sam and Dean are nothing if not warriors. Scarred both mentally and physically, they find themselves settling into civilian life in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia among the charming townspeople, local history, and peaceful mountain views. Sam finds work at an auto shop and Dean stumbles into a job at the occult bookstore on Main Street with a familiar grimmoire in the window. Things are deceptively quiet as they patch each other up and come to terms with domesticity, the only contact with their old life a quest to rebuild Bobby's library -- until a case crosses their path, the kind they thought they were done with forever. They find themselves once again fighting a vengeful spirit as well as their deeper feelings for each other. Only one is a battle they can win."

The Allegory of the Cave (http://tryfanstone.co.uk/allegorytextimages.htm) by jay_tryfanstone: "Set in the New York subway, The Allegory of the Cave is a reflective account of images real and imagined, remembrance, desire and obsession. Leaching memory, capturing souls, somewhere a hundred and thirty feet below the streets of Manhattan is an evil the Winchester brothers must face. But there's a fine line between reality and imagination, and neither brother can be sure of their footing in this upside down world."

The Consequences of Falling (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1142844/chapters/2312717) by colette_capricious: "Sometimes when you evaluate the same old actions through new eyes, certain truths become self-evident. Or we see what we expect to see."

The Vagaries of Disbelief (http://sevenfists.livejournal.com/10224.html) by sevenfists: "Um, let's call this an AU after 'Provenance.'"

*hums a little elwarre song*

'You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. . .'

A good one I read recently: Bowled Over and Accounted For (http://archiveofourown.org/works/5081738) by franceshouseman: Sam and Dean on a case, in a cabin in the woods. Season of witches, autumn mists and a mysterious antlered god.

Also maybe The Truth in the Lie (http://archiveofourown.org/works/359515) by flawedamethyst: Sam and Dean pretend to be gay lovers while they hunt a monster on a bus tour of Nova Scotia. (this one is nice and longgg)

and The Witch is Dead (http://archiveofourown.org/works/838031) by deartiger: In 1988, three witches in Montana are growing a monster in their garden, and Sam is holiday snack. When Dean and John show up to get him, one witch is killed, and Dean gets a love curse that he keeps secret. As teenagers, Sam and Dean are living in a dying industrial town in Pennsylvania, where they come across a crooked old creature that takes an unusual interest in Dean. As adults, Sam and Dean return to Montana for a hunt and run into the two surviving witches who have been unsuccessfully trying to grow their monster. Dean, still carrying the love spell from the dead witch, is looking like perfect plant feed.

Thank you! I had downloaded BOWLED OVER but not yet read it - excellent story.

Of course! Good opportunity to tell you how much I have enjoyed THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME.

Thank you! That's so good to hear. And I'm sorry it's been so long since I last updated. Life has been tough lately, but I'm hoping to make time for some writing soon.

I have some saved here: https://delicious.com/hunenka/casefic,wincest (https://delicious.com/hunenka/casefic,wincest)

Several here I love, several I haven't read - great taste in S/D fanfic! (since it's so similar to mine :-D) Will check out your other recs, thank you!

Edited 2015-12-11 05:00 pm (UTC)

B Stearns' Salvation verse is fantastic (some might know her as eighth horizon): http://assignations.org/spn/fa_index.html
As is all of her stuff: http://gekizetsu.net/sn/fic.html
Turn of the Wheel is one of my very favorites--but all her stories are fantastic.

In the Salvation verse, you'll meet another author, Maygra, who is also incredible: links on the side to her fiction: http://maygra.livejournal.com/
Her Second Sight series is also amazing.