The Other Guardian
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Castiel had expected to be able to feel it—had expected Sam's hand to be warm with hellfire, with a taint two decades old. But it was cool to the touch, just a human hand. Reflections on Sam and Castiel's first meeting, rotating POV. Mild AU/canon divergence. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 1 of The Other Guardian
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With Dean back from Hell, Sam's world should be in one piece again. But somehow none of the pieces fit the way they used to. Sam isn't sure if it's Dean or himself who's wrong - or if it all just comes down to the fact that there's an angel halfway across the dark room, and he's not there for Sam. Sam-centric; mild AU. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 2 of The Other Guardian
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. They have almost as far to go toward a relationship never meant to exist, an accidental possibility too sweet to surrender. A collection of moments tracing Sam and Castiel's journey from uncertainty to friendship, and then to the edge of something else. Friendship/pre-slash. Mild AU; part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 3 of The Other Guardian
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On the trail of an unlikely hunt, Sam and Dean hole up at a high-class lodge in the Colorado Rockies. Inviting Cas to tag along might not have been the best decision Dean ever made half sober. Together, the three confront menus, pool cues, shower curtains, and a short, angry woman who just might be the death of them all. Sam and Cas centric, friendship/pre-slash.
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- Part 4 of The Other Guardian
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"If I didn't know you, I would want to hunt you." Four months after Dean is raised from Perdition, the Winchesters break, and Sam finds himself bleeding out alone on the floor of an old house, pondering the demon in his veins and wishing for angels. Castiel is left to pick up the pieces. Sam/Cas centric, friendship or pre-slash. Mild AU; part of The Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 5 of The Other Guardian
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Dean's pissed. Sam's pulling back. Castiel is caught between them. After Sam learns the truth about Dean's time in Hell, the Winchesters split over a case in LA, and everything falls apart at once, leaving Sam in peril on the edge of the sea. Dean isn't the only one who needs an angel sometimes. Sam/Cas centric, pre-slash; mild AU. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 6 of The Other Guardian
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"It's a human thing, Cas. A lot of us dream about things that are…out of reach." Sam and Castiel spend a little time watching the stars, and each other. Two-shot, rotating perspective; pre-slash Cas/Sam. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse, but largely standalone.
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- Part 7 of The Other Guardian
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"The dark-haired man was stretching out his hand again, and Sam wanted to take it, but he was suddenly certain his brother needed him, and that was a pull he'd never been able to fight. " In the aftermath of a ghost encounter gone wrong, Sam navigates a labyrinth of memories and lies, each step leading to a sunset, a roof, and a sharp descent. Cas/Sam centric, pre-slash; part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 8 of The Other Guardian
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"Castiel was not sure what he understood about Sam, except that there was a great deal he did not, and wanted to." Through the heat of a long summer, Castiel explores his changing feelings as he and Sam grow closer, one brief moment at a time. A series of drabbles; Cas/Sam pre-slash. Mild AU; part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 9 of The Other Guardian
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Sam's not psyched for the Winchesters' annual pilgrimage to Vegas. Having an angel along doesn't change anything - or does it? Dean, Sam, and Castiel take Sin City, looking for liquor, loose women, and love or something like it. Sam and Cas centric; pre-slash. Lots of drunk Dean. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 10 of The Other Guardian
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"I don't have to threaten you, Sam," Uriel sneered. "You aren't going to say anything. You never do." A clash with Uriel leaves Sam reeling from a wound even angels cannot heal, and leads Castiel to the roof of a dark church, and a confrontation a long time in coming. Cas/Sam pre-slash. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 11 of The Other Guardian
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Sam, Dean, and Castiel drop in on Bobby for a family Thanksgiving, complete with too much pie, whispered wishes, and the unmistakable hush of hearts getting closer, one centimeter at a time. These two may be idiots, but Bobby's not. Two-parter, Sam and Cas centric, slash or pre-slash. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 12 of The Other Guardian
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It's Christmas in Colorado, and the Winchesters are on a case, hunting for holy handbells that are causing trouble in the city at the foot of the mountains. This time they've got their guardian angel with them full-time. With every day, Sam and Cas grow closer; but dark forces are rising, and soon it's a race to collect the bells before the powers of Hell tear them apart forever. Cas/Sam; funny Dean. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 13 of The Other Guardian
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"Castiel was not sure what was happening. He knew only that he was being drawn inexorably, inevitably toward Sam, a pull that began as an ache in his chest and echoed in Sam’s eyes. " At a snowy lodge under a winter sky, Sam and Castiel spend midnight together, as the year and everything else comes to a close. Cas/Sam slash. Finale of the Other Guardian 'verse.
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- Part 14 of The Other Guardian
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Bobby thought he'd prepared himself for almost anything when those boys moved into his house and Sam stopped sleeping alone in the room at the end of the hall. But somehow he isn’t prepared for this: Sam dancing with an angel in his living room. Part of the Other Guardian 'verse; a short interlude post-Resolution. Castiel/Sam.
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- Part 15 of The Other Guardian