What It Takes
Rating: M
Word count: 101,063
Status: active
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: Sam gets raped by a group of guys and goes full-PTSD with only his big brother there to help him heal. Eventual Wincest.
Opinion: Really angsty but the characters are written realistically. If you want something that isn't just whiny Sam crying about being raped but an actual in-depth look at the trauma he went through and how he progressively deals with it, then you'll like this. The Wincest is really soft-core and mostly subconscious and supportive/platonic in nature until the last couple of chapters.
Struggle of Surrender
Asbolus
Rating: M
Word count: 47,937
Status: active
Pairing: Alastair/Dean
Summary: The first story chronicles Dean's time in Hell and the second picks up where Season 4 starts. Hard core Alastair pairing.
Opinion: Sort of choppy the way it's written but the gruesome sex scenes are pretty good and I like the angst associated with Dean's turmoil and conflicted feelings regarding what he suffered in the Pit.
Project Hades
Rating: M
Word count: 42,153
Status: active
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: AU Officer Castiel Novak is the US Marine Corps greatest weapon, and has been put in charge of training up a squad of "intrinsically capable" soldiers, amongst whom is the scarred and combatively gifted Dean Winchester.
Opinion: Reminds me of your average "character-centric" war/military movie plotline with some nice angst and sharp drama thrown in. Also, Dean and Castiel are marines in this one. Need I say more?
Renegade Atlas
Rating: M
Word count: 91,994
Status: complete
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: Another one that details Dean's time in Hell and how he deals with the baggage that comes with it.
Opinion: This one is a lot longer than Asbolus and more detailed and gruesome. I also like that it goes somewhere. Whereas Asbolus has me confusedly rooting for Alastair to get his boy back, this one actually gives Dean hope and a reason to fight the temptation to go back to Hell.
Notbroken
Rating: M
Word count: 17,138
Status: complete
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: The boys are in an established relationship... and Bobby finds out.
Opinion: You know I love the awkwardness, tension and the angst. Where's the fun in so much taboo being broken unless you have friends and family finding out and getting all scandalized about it? Plus, it keeps things very true to the character of Bobby, his reactions realistically portrayed.
Microwaving Metal
Rating: M
Word count: 2,265
Status: complete
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: This series of fics by paperstorm(you can find the full list and order they go in on the user's profile) are done for each episode starting with the pilot, chronicling a blossoming Wincest relationship between the brothers.
Opinion: Exhaustive because it's almost like watching the entire series over again from the beginning, but it includes snippets of dialogue and heavily references the canon action as it takes a "behind the scenes" look at the boys' lives and inserts Wincest between the lines. Very creative and stays true to the characters. Oh, and the gay sex is great.
Don't Ever Play With Guns
Rating: M
Word count: 46,001
Status: active
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: AU Prison fic. Dean is sent to prison for murder and develops a friendship with the mysterious Castiel and snarky Gabriel.
Opinion: I love this one so much. Not only are the characters written close to their canon versions but also the parallels are clever and well thought out. Also, it's based in a specific era around WWII, so it's more interesting than your average, "let's put 'em in prison and make 'em have convict sex hurr durr!" fic. There's actual history being put to use here and a story being developed.
Dirty Blonde
Rating: M
Word count: 90,813
Status: complete
Pairing: Destiel - genderbend
Summary: Dean wakes up as a woman and has a tough time dealing with the consequences that lead him there.
Opinion: I don't usually do genderbend, guys. No for real, this was a surprise on this list as much for you as it is for me. But I had to include it. Ho-sama is a great storyteller, putting in just the right dashes of mystery and angst, and I think she portrays the female-transformed Dean perfectly.
The Long Road Home
Rating: M
Word count: 54,072
Status: active
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: AU Castiel is a small town priest and one night a mysterious stranger comes to confessional. Now, for some reason, Castiel can't get the man out of his mind.
Opinion: Really long and drawn out curtain fic basically. There's some edge and the groundwork for drama set down early on, but around the 3rd chapter or so, the two start "dating" without really acknowledging that's what they're doing. The potential drama doesn't come into play until chapter 12 but still it's a cute fic and kinda feel-good/angsty with great potential now that things are finally starting to pick up.
Without You I Can't Breathe
Rating: M
Word count: 22,294
Status: complete
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: Dean is cursed and Sam is the object of his growing obsession. Sam tries to figure out what is going on and how to fix it while also trying to fight his brother's advances. Dub-con.
Opinion: This is by far my favorite out there. I love the angsty way the brothers are forced together and the addiction aspect of it and how it escalates is so fucking sexy. I kid you not!
Lost Souls
Rating: M
Word count: 79,043
Status: complete
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: AU Where Dean is a homicide detective and it looks like his childhood friend, Castiel, is wanted for murder.
Opinion: Very enthralling mystery and very disturbing as well. Dark, dark, dark. Lots of trigger warnings but the parallels of the characters is very clever and well thought out.
A Reason to Fall
Rating: M
Word count: 71,926
Status: active
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: Alternate timeline in season 5 when Castiel fights off the angels at the green room using the banishing sigil cut into his chest. He wakes up in the hospital, his grace fading and no sign of it ever coming back. Yet the Apocalypse and everything is still on.
Opinion: Nice alternative timeline, although still waiting for updates and wondering where it'll go. Gabriel is in this one and has more of an active role which feels a little OOC to me but if you set it aside because he's so damned entertaining, then you'll enjoy this.
Memories of Me
Rating: M
Word count: 29,712
Status: complete
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: While investigating a curse, Dean loses his memory and grows attached to Sam in a not-so-brotherly way.
Opinion: This is my second favorite, after the addicted Dean one. So much angst and conflict! There's sequels to this where their relationship develops further but they're kind of convoluted.
Old Ghosts
Rating: M
Word count: 49,431
Status: complete
Pairing: Wincest
Summary: AU where the Winchester brothers are separated at birth and meet later in life, eventually falling in love before they find out the truth.
Opinion: Angsty, but that goes without saying, eh? A couple of trigger warnings because Dean has a rough past growing up, but a really great story and very dramatic. Has a couple of sequels which are okay.
The Tide
Rating: M
Word count: 8,343
Status: complete
Pairing: none
Summary: AU in which Dean is just getting out of rehab for drug addiction and trying to cope with real life again.
Opinion: So angsty and sexy. I love the torment of the recovering addicts life and it's taken to the lovely, glorified extremes in this fic.
Angelface
Rating: M
Word count: 12,662
Status: complete
Pairing: Destiel
Summary: AU in which the Winchester brothers are renowned serial killers on the run from the law. In this episode, they kidnap Jimmy Novak, mild-mannered businessman.
Opinion: I love this series of fics(and there's more than just this one, the list and the order to read them on the user's profile). So dark and twisted and makes for an interesting alternative timeline almost.