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They can't have anything but the life, if they want to live it. It wasn't meant to last - because hunters can't have anything. Sharp, heartbreaking Sam/Jo set during Mystery Spot.

This school only taught one subject: how to forget. Heartbreaking and creepy AU with images that linger.

Hilarious and heartbreaking interpolation of some of the Tuesdays we didn't see, with a wonderfully wry yet horrified Sam voice.

The documentary films its reunion special five years, four months, and six days after its initial run. Five years later, where are they now? Spot on, funny and heartbreaking. I love the way the observer effect plays out, the changes that occur beca

Fantastic outside POV of the whole Scranton office, in deftly handled second-person. Really good.

*flails*

via stir_of_echoes(originally from nevernilien) Jensen in OZ - possibly at Coogee or Bronte beach (Sydney fen - whadda you think?) I HAVE NO WORDS /div

Really excellent look at what Alec is willing to do for Max, and vice versa, with some nice extrapolation from Freak Nation about the state of the post-pulse world.

Little girl lost, Alec thinks, and how can she think she’s different than the rest of them? They’re all broken; they all have faultlines beneath their skin. heartbreaking and true Max/Alec

Funny, sweet, perfect post-Freak Nation story where Max and Alec finally get together.

Xander's yearbook, signed. Captures the characters and season 3 of BtVS perfectly.

Weird sex is better than no sex in Alec's book, and this is definitely a little weird. Hot, hilarious and in character. (Alec/Max/Original Cindy)

It had taken a long time for Max to discover the joy in moving just to move: to go far, and fast, and faster yet. Lovely bit of Max/Alec friendship.

hot, funny, in character porn ficlet in which Max is bossy and Alec digs it.

Lately, he's begun to wonder what Brennan would be like in bed. Lovely, insightful, bittersweet Booth/Brennan.

Fantastic look at Jim coming to some realizations about life and growing up and not turning into Michael. Really well done.

Jo runs into Kat (from Asylum) on a hunt. Nice look at Jo's development, and also at Kat's willingness to do what needs doing, now that she knows how.

I generally don't like stories where they settle down and stop hunting, but I like this one, where Dean's got an injury that keeps them out of the game, and they live a quiet life down in Mexico. (wincest)

Tyra goes to college, and then comes home to deal with her family. This story is bittersweet and full of hope and the tension between leaving and staying. Lovely.

I've been waiting a long time for someone to write Kara/Dean, and this is sharp and heartbreaking and also features Dean/Helo and Kara/Dean/Helo.

Fantastic look at Alec and Max and how they learned to be who they are. The last lesson Manticore ever taught him was that we all are who we pretend to be.

Normal isn't as easy as Sam thinks. I love Sam-hunts-at-Stanford stories, and this is a good one. I especially like the real, lived-in nature of his relationship with Jess, and the push-pull of his relationship with Dean always in the background. Lovely.

Last Thursday's new episode of Supernatural left fans stuck with a whole lot of questions.  Are all demons really former humans?  Can Ruby be trusted?  Who is this new rival to Sam "rising in the West"?  Was Sam changed by coming back to life?  To answer these questions and more, we went directly to the source: Supernatural creator and mastermind Eric Kripke....

Alec's history is written in the curve of Max's bicep, the scent of her hair, the straight lines of her barcode. He nuzzles it and tastes home. Lovely. I especially like the Max and Joshua sections.

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Max needs Alec to help get the cure for the virus, but things don't go quite as planned. Decently written Max/Alec with some excellent pining.

Decently written, enjoyable Max/Alec banter as they work together to save Alec from someone who's trying to kill him.

Dean! IS A PIXIE! Utterly adorable.

A few weeks before he turns thirty, Dean thinks he's getting younger. Adorable and funny, as Sam has to deal with wee!Dean.