S. S.'s List: Hurt!Dean-centered Destiel and Dean&Cas fanfics

He had another one of those dreams last night, the kind that's not about hell but leaves him shaken almost as bad.

Reccer comment: There is an amazing twist to this fic and even though no one is physically hurt, the sheer horror of the revelation when we (and Dean) find out what happens is enough for me to include it in a h/c collection. An amazing read.

The shower is a good place for deep thought. The only place better is in the rain, standing over two dead bodies.

Reccer comment: I love the emotional punch packed in this.

Dean is hurt somehow. Cas is there for Dean in his quietly compassionate way.

Reccer comment: I love to read a fic where you can clearly tell how puzzled Cas is by humans and especially by Dean, and yet he doesn't lose his... dignity. This is one of those fics.

After the end of the world I just wanted to rest and chill out, not to re-build my life from scratch around the fact that I can't hear shit and that I look like the fucking phantom of the Opera.

Reccer comment: This is such a gloriously hurty curtain!fic. I love the progress of it, Dean's seclusion at the beginning and the slow process of him getting better.

I raised you from perdition.

Reccer comment: I would like to say that I dislike mpreg and avoid it, but that would be a lie. But I only like it when it's done well - happy fics with preggo men where everything is rainbows and puppies do not appeal to me. This one is horrific and painful and different, and I love it. Very recommended; it will squick you in all the good ways.

Dean has cuts that won't heal and bruises that won't fade, and he's getting worse. But Heaven's at war and there are people dying in Iowa and Dean's not fucking dying anytime soon, thank you very much. Except the part where it really seems like he is.

Reccer comment: I love the feel of this - how hopeless and somewhat peaceful it is at the same time.

When Team Free Will find a way to prevent Michael and Lucifer's showdown, the cost is high; Sam's dead, Dean's catatonic and Castiel and Bobby are left to pick up the pieces. Dean/Castiel, AU for the very end of S5.

Reccer comment: Oh, this one hurts. I love, love bitter, unhappy endings and no lie, this one ends badly - but it's peaceful, in it's own way. It's also very beautifully written.

56 seals down, 10 left to open. It's 2009 and Lucifer's standing on the welcome mat. At the eve of the final battle in a losing war, the Winchesters make their last goodbyes, and at this end of days, Dean is finally learning to let Sam go.

Reccer comment: This is also one of my favourite fics - I love how this whole AU is set up, and I love Castiel's characterization. This is not Dean/Cas, but Castiel's readiness to follow Dean anyway is even more touching that way, sort of.

Dean is hit with a cuddling curse, and when he isn't being hugged, he gets incredibly emotional and tearful. Thankfully, Sam and Cas are here to save the day.

Reccer comment: This is more crack than angst, but it's lovely nonetheless, in it's own way. Sam's teasing is precious.

Dean tangles with Castiel, and Castiel has to untangle him.

Reccer comment: I am not too keen on reading porn but this one is an exception - despite all the sex in it, it's very, very centered on hurt!Dean and I love it. It's also a part of a 'verse that is not all centered on hurt!Dean, however, but still worth checking out.

Dean and Castiel get locked in a freezer. H/C ensues.

Reccer comment: I love hypethermia fics more than is healthy, so this is a very, very satisfying read for me. Very, very recommended.

One zinc mine + one pissed ghost = three hunters in a bit of a pickle.

Reccer comment: This fic is a part of a 'verse that is not centered on hurt!Dean (quite the opposite) but in this one standalone, Dean gets quite the beating. Read A/N for more info on the 'verse and the context of this fic.

Dean goes missing on a hunt; Castiel can hear him but can't find him, and longer the situation drags on the unhappier Cas gets. An angry angel of the Lord is not someone to be messed with.

Reccer comment: This is an epitome of BAMF!Cas. Everything is a badass angel of the Lord and nothing hurts. Except Dean.

Castiel changes everything to save Dean. Dean would much rather he hadn't.

Reccer comment: This a very interesting look at how deep Cas's devotion to Dean is. Also, I love the style and narrative of this fic.

Dean is still a little laid up after the fight with Alastair in "On the Head of a Pin" and having trouble shaving. Castiel gives him a hand and Dean finds out that even the simplest things can open up old scars.

Reccer comment: This is more on the emotional side of pain and so very intimate that I want to cry. I will never be over Dean's post-Hell issues. Never.

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Reccer comment: Dean loses his leg in Purgatory. That is all. And it's amazing.

When Dean gets high fevers, he sometimes hides underneath his bed like a wounded animal, and sleeps. [...]

Reccer comment: This is somewhere between so damn cute and so damn heartbreaking. Cas is a BAMF without even doing much of anything and I love it.

AU in which Dean gets between Lucifer and Cas, preventing Castiel's death and eventual return to full-blooded angelhood. In the following months, a mostly human Cas gets a job at Taco Bell, Dean recovers from wounds given to him by Lucifer, and a silent, shell-shocked Sam wanders in from the cold.

Reccer comment: This is, hands down, one of my favourite fics in this fandom and has one of the best Castiel voices I've ever seen. It is also mighty hurt-y from on all sides.

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Reccer comment: Grieving Dean. :(

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Reccer comment: Castiel watches Dean sleep, pondering over how fragile humans are.