Sassy Minibang

The Sassy Minibang was a mini big bang challenge in Supernatural fandom focused on the pairing of Castiel/Sam Winchester, also sometimes known as Sassy. It also allowed Misha/Jared RPF. Authors were expected to write a story with a minimum of 10,000 words, and artists had to submit one piece of art, original illustration, cover art, photo manip, a minimum of 500x500 px or a vid a minimum of 1min in length. The rules stated that stories must include one each out of column A and column B:
Column A (the Sam/Jared column)
* Sam Winchester
* Robo!Sam
* Sam Wesson
* Lucifer!Sam
* Meg!Sam
* Girl!Sam
* Jared Padalecki
* TFM!Jared
* Girl!Jared
Column B (the Castiel/Misha column)
* Castiel
* Claire!Cas
* Future!Cas
* God!Cas
* Jimmy Novak
* Girl!Cas
* Wavelength!Cas
* Emmanuel!Cas
* Misha Collins
* TFM!Misha
* Girl!Misha
==Masterlists==
===2011===
====Supernatural Fics====
Title: Last Exit for the Lost
Author: goth_clark
Artist: quickreaver
Genre: Angst, AU, Dark, First Time,
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16,200
Warnings: Dark
Summary: Why did Sam say yes to Lucifer and what happened when Castiel tried to talk him out of it. A year can change a man, especially if his brother won't return his calls.
Title: The Damage Done
Author: raise_a_glass
Artist: asteraoth 
Genre: Slash
Characters, Pairing(s): Lucifer/Castiel, Sam/Castiel, some Dean/Castiel hinted at.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 12,215
Warnings: Rape, torture, bloodplay, knifeplay, bondage, violence.
Summary: Instead of killing him in the cemetary, Lucifer takes Castiel as his plaything and keeps him as his prisoner for months while waging Armaggedon on the world. Then they are suddenly bound together by an unknown magic and Lucifer's obsession with Castiel grows deeper by the day. Will Castiel survive with his mind intact? Can both he and Sam be saved?
Title: Locks of Love
Author: hils 
Artist: evian_fork
Genre: Drama/Romance/Humour
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 11,500
Warnings: Consent issues (nothing stronger than touching and attempted kisses), near miss wincest
Summary: Sam is cursed with hair so awesome that anyone who looks upon it cannot resist him. Unfortunately this includes his brother, forcing Sam to go into hiding while Dean figures out a way to break the curse. Alone, and not even able to venture outside Sam's only company is Castiel who is immune to the curse.
Title: Here We Still Remain
Author: vail_kagami 
Artist: chef_geekier 
Genre: SPN, slash
Characters, Pairing(s): Castiel/Sam, Dean
Rating: R
Word Count: 24,693
Warnings: non-permanent suicide and other deaths, awkward and non-romantic sex, violence, self-harm, angst
Summary: With Lucifer tormenting his dreams, Sam fears sleep so much he sees only one way to get any rest at all. It's not pretty, but it does the job, and Sam is nothing if not pragmatic. Dean doesn't need to know, but then, he doesn't seem to care anyway. As Sam slowly crumbles under the weight of exhaustion, guilt, and his brother's mistrust, it's Castiel who unexpectedly reaches out to him - but the solution the angel offers might well be worse than the problem.
Title: Out Where the Shivers Won't Find You
Author: discreetmath 
Artist: angelicfoodcake 
Genre: SPN AU, Romance
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16000
Warnings: Explicit sex, references to torture.
Summary: After Castiel rescues Sam from Hell, he sets him up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere to recuperate and to give his soul time to heal from the damage it suffered in the cage. When Sam experiences violent, frightening flashbacks to his time with Lucifer, Cas offers a solution, but neither one of them anticipates the way their tentative friendship will change. AU after 5x22.
Title: Polarity
Author: virtualpersonal and brimstonegold
Artist: ordinaryink 
Genre: Light Romantic Comedy, College AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 55,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Sam’s dreams of going to college and living a normal life are coming true and things couldn’t be more perfect, until he’s stuck with a roommate who hates his guts and does everything in his power to get rid of him. Castiel would like nothing better than to make friends and be normal. Only he’s not. He’s got these freaky wings that have matured to the point he can no longer saw them off, he’s got to bind them all day and wear a stupid trench coat, and now, he’s been landed with a roommate and is forced to hide his deformity twenty four hours a day. Something has to give and it's not going to be him.
Title: Angels & Ostriches
Author: neotoma 
Artist: hrymfaxe 
Genre: teen!chesters, au
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Anna/Gabriel, Dean, John
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 19363
Warnings: het, underage, baby/egg.fic
Summary: When John settles Dean and Sam in a town for months because Dean broke his leg badly, Sam finds his love of mathletics, home-cooking, and the weird boy next door. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Anna are raising their awkward teen-angel on earth to keep off Heaven's radar.
Title: You Bring the Collar & I'll Bring the Cuffs
Author: chef_geekier 
Artist: moodilylit 
Genre: SPN AU, H/C, romance
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean/Gabriel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 12,171
Warnings: Issues of consent (on both sides), wing!kink, Gabriel (he deserves his own warning), slavery, pagan deities, Gabriel’s drunken antics, unrequited het love, dub-con sexual situations, references to past non-con sexual situations, chair!sex, dirty talk. ...It's actually a fairly light story, honest!
Summary: Setting: In a world where deities, angels and demons walk freely amongst the human population, angels claiming humans as slaves isn’t uncommon.
Story: Gabriel + alcohol + the Norse pantheon usually results in Gabriel getting pregnant. This time, he’s managed to pick up a sla… make that a mate for himself, and a slave for his favourite little brother. Castiel’s not entirely convinced that this is a good thing, but accepts Sam Winchester anyway so that Gabriel won’t kill the poor human. Much to his distress, Castiel then finds that the collars slaves wear force them to be sexually attracted to their masters, and he devotes his spare time to finding a way to remove the spells on the collar. Sam, on the other hand, devotes his spare time to trying to get into Castiel’s pants.
Title: The Light of a New Dawn
Author: morganoconner 
Artist: reapertownusa 
Genre: Romance
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, a smidge or two of Balthazar
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 10,050
Warnings: Mpreg, implied past dub-con (robo!Sam)
Summary: It was a single moment of weakness that changed everything.
Title: When We Wake And When We Sleep
Author: belledewinter 
Artist: wicked_warrior 
Genre: Romance
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean.
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,800
Warnings: Ethereal, oniric kind of romance?
Summary: Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth. Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. Castiel is gone, but Sam keeps his faith. There are moments when it feels like Cas, wherever he is, has never truly left.
Title: Mission Square
Author: miscellanium 
Artist: zempasuchil 
Genre: SPN, drama
Characters, Pairing(s): Castiel/Soulless!Sam, Castiel/Crowley, Jimmy, past Castiel/Dean
Rating: R
Word Count: ~11400
Warnings: Elements of voyeurism, blood and impact play; brief torture of a demon; problematic consent due to Jimmy's presence; noncon soulfisting and memory erasure
Summary: After accidentally bringing Sam back without his soul Castiel keeps an eye on him, checking in on him as he travels the American northwest. But when Sam decides to hunt Crowley, the tenuous alliance between the new king of Hell and the angel begins to fray and Castiel is left with fewer and fewer choices.
Title: Exodus
Author: drivebyagogo
Artist: cassiopeia7 
Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, Bobby
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 17.8k
Warnings: Language, depictions of violence, and mentions of death.
Summary: When Sam and Dean are left with no choice but to forcibly remove the Purgatory souls, Castiel’s Grace is ripped away and he is left human. The adjustment proves to be more difficult than any of them had anticipated and Castiel reluctantly allows Sam’s support though he is still suffering from the psychological wound of falling. With Sam’s help and a little time, he finds a new purpose for himself.
Title: Making a Deal with the Devils of Fate...
Author: freakgeeknation 
Artist: sgmajorshipper 
Genre: SPN, Angst, Romance.
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, SLIGHT mention of Dean/Castiel, Dean, Crowley.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 10,882
Summary: After the apocalyptic fight at the end of Season 5, Sam walks out with just a few cuts and bruises, free from Lucifer and with him locked away in his cage where he belongs. Dean, on the other hand, lies comotose in Lawrence Memorial Hospital, free from Michael, but his soul no where to be found. Sam, unconsolable with grief, begins on a self destructive path while Castiel searches every avenue for Dean's soul. As he and Sam grow closer he realizes his only hope may be to make a deal and go against everything he stands for and struggles with if he should tell his plan to to the one person who may understand. Sam.
Title: New Beginnings
Author: theblackrose16 
Artist: cloakedhestia 
Genre: AU | Gen with hints of slash
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel (friendship). Dean, Gabriel, Anna, Tessa
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 10k
Summary: Starting University is a nerve-racking and exciting thing for any sane person. For Sam Winchester, bookworm extraordinaire, it's even more so. He's starting his first year at The Caeles Institute for Learning, a place where the best and brightest go. Castiel Novak is the last of his siblings to be attending The Caeles Institute for Learning. He has a lot to live up to and being the youngest, he has fears that he will never measure up to them. Sam and Castiel end up as roommates, becoming fast friends. Between class schedules, the course load, meeting new people and annoying, interfering siblings, Sam and Castiel are in for an interesting first year at The Caeles Institute for Learning.
Title: follow you down (to the ground)
Author: race_the_ace 
Artist: m14mouse 
Genre: Slash, AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam Winchester/Castiel, Bobby, Jess, Dean, Rufus, Mary Winchester
Rating: PG-17
Word Count: 11,203
Warnings: Sexual relations with an angel in later parts, death of characters (none that aren’t dead in the show)
Summary: Castiel has known Sam’s name since the beginning of time. Sam is his to guard and guide. Then, John Winchester dies on November 2, 1983 and nothing is the same.
Title: Two Distinct Orders of Being
Author: helena_eternal 
Artist: lonewined 
Genre: Historical AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, future Dean/Crowley, Claire as their niece.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 17,357
Summary: Dean and Sam Winchester are invited by Bobby Singer to visit him in England, where he’s moved after the Civil War ended. With little keeping them in America, they voyage across the pond and try to settle in—only to discover their childhood friends, the significantly wealthier Castiel and Fergus Milton, are in England as well. Castiel quickly hires Sam to tutor Claire, his niece, while Sam struggles to fight the feelings he holds for Cas.
Title: Bad Blood
Author: tawg 
Artist: m14mouse 
Rating: M (violence, sex scenes)
Genre: AU, based on True Blood. Mystery, supernatural, romance.
Characters/Pairings: Sam Winchester/Castiel, Dean Winchester/Cassie Robinson, Ava Wilson/Andy Gallagher, Gabriel, Uriel, Chuck Shurly, Ellen Harvelle, Jo Harvelle, Ash Lindberg, Bobby Singer, Jodie Mills, Detective Henrickson, some original characters.
Warnings: Swearing, some violence, some sexual content.
Word Count: 70,403
Summary: Being a telepath isn’t easy. Growing up in Sioux Falls, living with family friend Bobby Singer and working at The Roadhouse, Sam Winchester has an uncomplicated life to balance out that annoying problem of hearing other people’s thoughts. But then an Other (one of the supernatural beings who had revealed themselves to the world some two years ago) comes into the bar. Aside from being incredibly handsome and more than a little endearing, Sam can’t read the Other's mind at all. That bit of excitement suits Sam fine, but then dead bodies start turning up, some of his friends reveal secrets of their own, and Sam realises that he is not the only person with supernatural abilities in Sioux Falls. He’s not the only person who is now in a whole heap of danger
====Real Person fics====
Title: Trading All the Wasted Times
Author: _mournthewicked 
Artist: daggomus_prime 
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha (with mentions of Jensen/Danneel)
Rating: Adult.
Word Count: ~36,000
Warnings: Tons of schmoop, meddling best friends, and one instance of an unorthodox, yet practical use of yoga pants.
Summary: Jared Padalecki could easily categorize his life by movie genre. His teen years were the offbeat comedy that found him floundering through a gay crisis and crushing on his straight best friend, followed by the indie drama that started with said friend moving away after graduation. His ensuing existential crisis culminated in him dropping out of college and moving out to L.A. on a whim. He wasn't expecting to cross paths with Jensen again, but that’s what sends his life veering into romantic comedy territory. Because it’s not Jensen that he wants anymore. It’s Misha, Jensen's eccentric and gorgeous yoga instructor roommate, that just might end up being Jared’s happy ending.
Title: Love, Apparent
Author: lifelesslyndsey 
Artist: buff_iroh 
Genre: RPF, AU, slash, Romance/Comedy
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha, Mike, Jensen, and Tom
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 60k+
Warnings: Slash, Underage drinking, drug use, medication abuse, swearing, teen pregnancy, pornz, ect.
Summary: Based loosely on the movie Son In Law, Jared is a shy college freshman busted out of his shell by eccentric long-time student Misha Collins. Mishaps, disaster, secrets and confusion! Gay chicken, compulsive stealing and loose morals! Together they grow and fumble their way into love with the help of Jensen, Mike, Tom and more.
Title: The End of the World
Author: m0rphin3 
Artist: fish_anus 
Genre: UA, rps.
Characters, Pairing(s): Misha/Jared, Sebastian, West.
Rating: R
Word Count: around 10.179 words
Warnings: steam room porn and some heavy petting.
Summary: Misha is tired and sour after his wife’s death. His best friend Sebastian decides to send him, willing or not, to France to a Thalassothérapie centre to retrieve some colours on his cheeks. There, he meets a Viking, he eats some crepes and he tries to dance in a fest noz. Surprisingly, all of these three things go far better than he would have thought at first.
Title: Not Like Other Boys
Author: seawitch27 
Artist: imogen_lily 
Genre: RPS, AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Misha/Jared, Jensen/Jared, Misha/Jared/Jensen, other minor pairings
Rating: R
Word Count: approximately 60,000
Warnings: threesome relationship towards end, violence, discrimination of humans, profanity, mentions of mpreg
Summary: For as long as the stars have shone, werewolves have ruled the earth and humans have been inferior. Jock Jensen Ackles has no doubt of the superiority of his kind, but artist Misha Collins is less certain. Change is afoot; he can feel it, regardless of Jensen’s arrogant assumption that humans are better underfoot. Their world and beliefs come tumbling down with the arrival of Jared Padalecki. Jared is a human transfer student (something of a rarity) and immediately attracts the attention of both Misha and Jensen, much to the whole school’s interest, because everyone knows not to get involved with the Ackles-Collins rivalry. Jared, however, has eyes only for Misha, but soon finds himself torn between the two most desirable guys in school all while struggling to keep his grip on reality as his brother spirals into danger and his parents battle for equality… and Jensen and Misha have their own history…
Title: Lover to Lover
Author: dizbil 
Artist: broompeople 
Genre: RPS, AU, Rom-com
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha, Jensen, Matt. Side pairing Jensen/Matt and Cockles friendship.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16,854 words
Warnings: Explicit sex
Summary: Just another night at Jensen's club, except that tonight, Misha is horny. He's looking for someone new and he wants to see the stars as he puts it. And then there was Jared and his massive d... After one night, Misha finds himself attracted to Jared in every single way, but he isn't supposed to feel this. This is sex and nothing else, right?
Title: To the Least Painful End
Author: mya_rofki 
Artist: medicatedmaniac
Genre: Angst
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared, Misha, Mrs. Collins (OFC), Jensen
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 19,000ish
Warnings: references to physical child abuse, implied death of a pet
Summary: 16 yr. old Jared comes to live with distant family after being abandoned by his mother. Misha (also 16) is still adjusting to the splitting up of his family during his parents divorce, and doesn't know quite what to make of this sullen stranger. Though Misha, his mother, and his friends try their best to welcome Jared into their circle, Jared's unhappy past make it impossible for him to imagine trusting anyone ever again.
Title: Thrones, Dominations
Author: obstinatrix 
Artist: vicious_sock 
Genre: RPS, AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha, Jensen
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~13,000
Warnings: D/s, mild breathplay, panty kink, implied rape kink. Rimming, mild bondage/restraint, spanking, references to men in stilettos. Utterly shameful levels of Jared-objectification.
Summary: It's not easy being a genius. If it wasn't for Jensen Ackles and his environmentalist bullshit, Misha would have ended world poverty by now—and also, incidentally, he'd be the richest and most important man on earth. As it is, Misha seems to spend most of his time berating idiot goons, and Jared, his rifle-toting barefoot houseboy and willing sex object, is the only thing that keeps him sane. Twenty-four hours in the life of the overlord.
Title: Sinews of the Heart
Author: akadougal 
Artist: lifelesslyndsey
Genre: RPS, Werewolf AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 15k
Warnings: Werewolf fic - knotting, MPreg. Lots of very explicit porn.
Summary: Not only does Misha have to help Jared adjust to all the implications of being a werewolf but he has to introduce him to the worst thing in the world: his parents.
Title: Enlightenment
Author: janice_lester 
Artist: deadflowers5 
Genre: RPS, college AU
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha, Genevieve, Jensen, Mark S., Sebastian, others
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~34,000
Warnings: professor/student relationship (Jared is 18/19); Alpha/Omega dynamics; human knotting; some homophobic behaviour from Jared’s family members; shy, clueless Jared; some possibly disturbing discussion of consent issues.
Summary: Jared Padalecki is a college freshman with a lot to learn about everything. He's got awesome friends like Genevieve and Jensen to help, and a kinda sort-of mentor in Professor Collins, who smells too good to be true (and may possibly hate him a little for some reason). Who knew this Alpha/Beta/Omega stuff was so complicated??
====Crossover fics====
Title: Tweet It
Author: oflittleuse
Artist: lifelesslyndsey
Genre: Comedy
Characters, Pairing(s): Misha Collins/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,605
Summary: With only 160 characters – sometimes the message gets lost in translation. Sometimes it results in a Sam Winchester, recently thrown into another dimension, thinking that his alternate-reality-fake-ego Jared Padalecki is in a romantic relationship with his co-star Misha Collins. And if he and Dean are supposed to pass for these actors, they will need to play their parts, even if that means pretending to be the boyfriend of some guy who looks a lot like a certain angel. Meanwhile, Misha is wondering what the hell is up with Jared.
Title: Letters From God
Author: lilithrain 
Artist: m14mouse 
Genre: AU, RPS, Fluff, Romance, Slash, Horror,
Characters, Pairing(s): GodCastiel/Sammy/Leviathan, Dean/OFC, Dean/Gabriel, Misha/Jensen, Misha/Dean/Jensen, Jared/Dean/Misha, GodCastiel, Castiel, Leviathan, Gabriel, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Bobby (mentioned), OFC, KitsuneDean, KitsuneSam, Mary Winchester (mentioned), John Winchester, Gackt, Sake No Cast, Misha Collins, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Jim, Richard, and Inari The Rice Goddess.
Rating: R
Word Count: 26,970
Warnings: Horror, fluff, dreamscape non-con, S&M themes, o-furo fun (sexual antics in a japanese bath), towelkink, Leviathan (He needs his own warning, he's scary and not very nice), DomCas, BottomSam, BottomDean
Summary: Dean and Sam Winchester aren't hunters, but they are fans of the show that Jensen and Jared star in. Dean and Sam however are stars on a series of shows in Japan. They're big stars in Japan. Sam's into Saki, Sushi and Boys. Dean's into Burgers, Cosplay and his girlfriend. Their boss is Gabriel and one day, Gabriel's younger brother comes to join the Pan Productions family, and Sam quickly falls for him. However, not everything is Sailor Scout Uniforms and wanton stupidity, there's someone dark after Sam.
Title: Stargazer
Author: big_banggang
Artist: clarawincest 
Genre: RPF, AU
Pairings: Jared/Castiel, initial light Jared/Sandy & Jared/Genevieve
Rating: M
Word Count: 60K.
Warnings: Sexual content, some angst, light swearing, and Chad Michael Murray.
Summary: Many stories have one single starting point. Whether it is a “Once Upon a Time” or an “In a Land Far, Far Away”, it is still a solid starting point and is universally recognised as being the beginning of something. This story does not have a true beginning; after all, it is difficult for a story which spans over many, many years, including magical beings for which time is meaningless, to have a single beginning. It has many beginnings. For the purpose of beginnings, however, this story begins with a six year old boy and a young, fallen angel. It begins as all proper fairytales should; it begins with a wish, a shooting star and a boy who never stopped believing in the magic. This is the fairytale of Jared Padalecki and his fallen angel. And not all fairytales have happy endings.
===2012===
====Supernatural Fics====
Title: Against the Stream
Author: akadougal 
Artist: delugedpapercup
Genre: HS AU
Pairing: Sam/Cas
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16K
Summary: Sam has a lot to deal with - his brother, his dad, his crush on Castiel. However, joining the swim team offers him a chance to prove himself and to make a name for himself. It only gets harder as he gets older though.
Title: On and On and On
Author: dizbil 
Artist: sammycolt24
Genre: AU, Angst
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: NC- 17
Word Count: 24K
Warnings: Explicit sexual content. Minor character death.
Summary: What do you do when you lose everything? When the person you love the most just disappears? There is no perfect way to deal with Dean’s absence and no magical solution, Sam come to that conclusion very easily right after loosing his big brother. He’s lost, desperate and scared and Castiel seems to be the answer. Sam has always loved Cas and yet it doesn’t feel right, it’s never enough, pretending is not enough and he must live and be happy for his mother, he must find a reason to keep on and on…
Title: A Sassy Cup of Coffee
Author: oflittleuse 
Artist: terrorinyertub 
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Drama
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Jess, Gabriel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 10K
Warnings: Rating for sex scenes (blow jobs), lot’s of fluffy coffee times, college AU
Summary: Sam needs to work in a local coffee house to help pay for his schooling, and while working there he comes across a trench coat wearing stranger who is determined to like coffee (even though he hates it) and seems as reluctant to talk about his past as Sam is.
Title: And the Rain Was Upon the Earth Forty Days and Forty Nights
Author: trickylady 
Artist: sphinx_face
Genre: AU/AR (and canon), angst, H/C, humour, fluff, schmoop, fantasy, romance, slash and pre-slash.
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Cas, Dean, Bobby, Crowley, Gabriel, Zachariah, Ruby, Lisa, OFC. (not in all stories)
Rating: PG-13 overall
Word Count: 13K
Warnings: mentions of minor/major character death, spoilers for all seasons.
Summary: A collection of short stories with Castiel and Sam finding their way to each other, all in the five times format.
Title: Wayward Boys
Author: virtualpersonal & brimstonegold
Artist: m0rphin3 
Genre: Romance, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Wing!Kink
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean, John, Gordon
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 60,000
Warnings: Underage sex (16 year olds), abuse/torture
Summary: Life at the Salt Plains Ranch For Wayward Boys is harsh and grim for its students, who are at the mercy of their cruel and capricious teachers. After being transferred to the “school,” even the ever-rebellious Sam is close to breaking. In contrast, the long-suffering Castiel somehow still manages to see the bright side of even the darkest day. Through necessity, the unlikely pair bond in their struggle for survival.
Title: Sam Winchester and the Last Year of High School
Author: drstupidface 
Artist: mask_of_red 
Genre: High School AU
Characters/Pairing: Sam/Cas, Dean/Cas, Dean/Ruby, mentions of Dean/Bela, John/Mary, Bobby/Karen, Becky/Chuck, mentions of Gabriel, Anna, Rachel, Lucifer (Nick), Michael, Uriel, Raphael and Balthazar.
Rating: PG
Word count: 16,154
Warnings: just a hint of violence and teenage infidelity.
Summary: Sam Winchester is in his senior year of high school with his big brother Dean and he’s dreading every second of it. He gets to his third class of the day and is faced with the dreaded name game by his torturous English teacher. He’s sat next to Castiel Novak, the school’s star quarterback and is forced to talk to him for a full five minutes. Soon after school he finds out he’s big brother is now going on a date with the football star. Days pass and through various ways, Sam starts to discover that he’s developed feelings for this popular kid who sits next to him in English. Things happen and people change but what matters most is what’s best for Castiel.
Title: Christmas Dreams
Author: lies_unfurl 
Artist: pro_kira 
Genre: Christmas!fic without Christmas actually being celebrated; hurt/comfort; whump
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 17500
Warnings: Character peril; brief suicidal ideation; Castiel displays symptoms of depression
Summary: Ever since coming back human from Purgatory, Castiel has been in a depressive fugue. Sam takes it upon himself to cheer him up, but his plans get somewhat sidetracked when he, Dean, and Castiel are sent on a hunt for Bigfoot.
Title: Every Step I Took In Faith
Author: verucasalt123 
Artist: cassiopeia7 
Genre: Slash
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~11,500
Warnings: explicit sex, BDSM, blood-drinking, dub-con
Summary: AU for S4, with Castiel substituted for Ruby as Sam’s blood-pusher and demon-killing trainer. The offer is made: Castiel’s blood and instruction in exchange for Sam’s submission. Willing to do anything it takes to get his revenge on Lilith and stop Lucifer’s rise, Sam accepts.
Title: Strange and Beautiful
Author: remivel 
Artist: ammo 
Genre: SPN, AU, lawyer!AU and HS!AU mash-up
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Dean/Lisa (mentioned only), Jo, various cameos from SPN characters
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 31,000
Warnings: Explicit sexual content, angst, Suits (series) used as a reference, cameo by Harvey and Mike from Suits (no need to be familiar with the show or characters)
Summary: Even at 11 years old, Sam could tell. Could see that Cas liked him, but not as much as he liked Dean, and could see that Cas will never look at him the way he looked at Dean. It bothered him. For he had never been jealous of anything his brother had. Never. Until Castiel walked through their door. Fast forward 17 years into the future, Sam, now 28, had just landed a job as an associate at Milton Adler, one of Manhattan’s largest law firms. He was ready to impress his new employers and start making a name for himself as a lawyer, except he soon found out that his new boss was none other than Castiel, his brother’s high school best friend and Sam’s first love. Sure, they were close before, but Sam was young and foolish then, and they ended up growing apart. Now, things were becoming very awkward for Sam, because Cas wasn’t showing signs that he knew him at all, and Sam was beginning to realize that his first love never really went away, even after all these years.
====Real Person Fics====
Title: Shark!
Author: ghostyouknow27
Artist: scarletscarlet 
Genre: crack, angst
Characters, Pairing(s): Misha/Jared, Jared and Jensen, Misha and Gen, off-screen Danneel/Jensen
Rating: R
Word Count: 19K
Warnings: adult language, what is technically an interspecies relationship, were-things galore, discussions of poaching/cruelty toward animals, a dead baby shark, crack, angst
Summary: Jared's being doing this great white wereshark gig for twelve years, his whole, sad life guided by two basic principles: 1) The shark's stupid and 2) The shark needs to be contained. These principles have led to the creation of Jared's systems, which include things like 'reduce stress' and 'do not invite chaos.' But that's before Misha-the-shark-scientist tags shark-Jared for research and confuses human-Jared for a poacher. With Misha disrupting his carefully ordered existence, Jared struggles to hide the truth ... and to keep himself from reenacting Jaws.
Title: Soul Patrol
Author: lifelesslyndsey
Artist: evian_fork 
Genre: Romance, humor, crack,
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha
Rating: NC-17ish? Probably just a hard R.
Word Count: 45K
Warnings: mentions of sex, something that could almost be dubious consent, swearing, mentions of sexual situations.
Summary: Jared's got problems, and a ghost is one of them. But not just any ghost. A very, very friendly one, who just so happens to think Jared is his long lost lover. Cue Misha, the friendly neighborhood psychic medium, who operates his business, Soul Patrol, out of a utility closet in the back of a porn shop. Where he also happens to lives. He likes to work from home, okay? Jared had no idea what he was in for when he stepped into Parlor, looking for help. One thing is for sure though; it wasn't soul fisting.
Title: A Rutting in Portlandia
Author: saltandbyrne 
Artist: lifelesslyndsey 
Genre: domestic wereanimal crack porn
Characters, Pairing(s): Jared/Misha, background Jensen/JDM/Amber Benson
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~10k
Warnings: weremoose!Jared, fairy!Misha, weird physical attributes, rimming and copious amounts of sex, dirty talk, polyamorous wereseals!JDM/Jensen/Amber, sassy politically incorrect Misha, magic, crack, schmoop, recipes
Summary: Dealing with his weremoose boyfriend's annual rut is the least of Misha's problems. He has kumquats to deliver, moose antlers that need his fairy magic, and a dinner party with his friendly neighborhood polyamorous wereseals. Or, as Misha likes to call it, just another day in Portland.
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