Fics that acknowledge Dean's worth

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

I'm a total dean girl and in the mood for fics that reflect positively on him. Here are my requests!

1. fics where someone (Bobby,John, Dean, Cas, Outsider) realizes how much Dean really does for others and just acknowledges it if they don't show their appreciation to him directly

2. Dean is shown how much his actions really affect people on a day-to-day basis. Like someone he once saved meets him again and thank him once again. Or maybe he helped out someone who was in a bad place and they meet him again when their really successful and tell him how he changed their life.

3. fics that showcase how amazing dean really is and other people appreciating him for more than his pretty looks or them being almost in awe of him.

4. Fics where Dean was really cool and popular in high school and everyone wanted him or wanted to be his friend and he's totally charming. Destiel fics are accepted.

5. fics that show Dean being a total BAMF and legendary in the hunting community for feats he did while he was on his own. Other hunters appreciating dean's help and liking him and maybe getting angry at how Sam and John underestimate and take advantage of dean

6. fics where other people are protective of dean for some reason. Maybe someone said something cutting about him and hurts his feelings, or someone hits him or something, whatever. As long as someone else blows up on his behalf.

Comments

[citrusjava.livejournal.com]

This may qualify - in this one (http://de-nugis.livejournal.com/24205.html), Sam thinks about Dean's worth, and how hard it is to get him to see it.

Um, however, if you don't like that sort of thing, please don't tell me about it. I'm getting a lot of anti-Sam from your post, which is, you know, your call, but I really love him, so hearing about that would be hurtful to me. Just suggesting this fic from one Dean lover to another.

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

I'm not anti-Sam I promise. I honestly love the adorable dimpled little puppy but he frustrates me so much. Not that Dean doesn't but I connect to the older Winchester a little bit more. Sam kind of reminds me of my little brother so I can't help but love him and want to cuddle the cute little muffin yet want to punch him in the face sometimes.

Thanks for the fic. It's exactly what I want!

[citrusjava.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm glad :)

I just had some experiences, trying to help people find things and then getting yelled at cause it wasn't their ship, or such. And though I don't really want to be, I'm sensitive about that, and it stays with me. So I prefer to be overly defensive in advance :)

I really connected to your request, Dean-wise. Boy should be appreciated. And needs it, too. And I love your ideas about how to show that in stories. I'm more of an immediate Dean lover too, but to me - then I look at Sam, and there's just no way I'm choosing one over the other. Anyway, I really love Dean, too, and want him to finally be happy, cared for, to just be good. And to get a safer place to figure out what he wants, whether it's what he has or other stuff, and to be able to get that. Heh. Now I'm getting images of Dean leaving everything to peruse his dream of becoming a lion tamer. But hey, stranger things have been written ;)

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

No lie, If someone wrote Dean as a lion tamer I would read it. I could totally see him running away to Vegas when Sam goes to Stanford and becoming a famous lion tamer.

[citrusjava.livejournal.com]

:-)

[elbereth-lvae.livejournal.com]

You'll most likely already have read it, but I'll rec it just in case: Unexpected Destinies (http://otp-destiel.livejournal.com/571.html) by otp_destiel: very long WIP, but so very worth it!

Anything Worth Dying For (http://archiveofourown.org/works/7500) by waldorph: It's the apocalypse, and this is the Book of Chuck. Check out their other stories, they're in the same vein, and always acknowledge Dean's worth, if I remember correctly.

Check out SciFiNutTX (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1205234/SciFiNutTX)'s profile on fanfiction.net, a lot of their stories match your criteria, such as Apples (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3420992/1/Apples), Wolverines, Wendigoes and Winchesters (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5155714/1/Wolverines-Wendigos-and-Winchesters) and The Art of Balance (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4590890/1/The-Art-of-Balance).

Ava Brett (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4492130/Ava-Brett)'s stories. All of them. Trust me, they're brilliant. WIPs right now, but she updates them all regularly (I'm pretty sure it's every week).

Insanitywithaprettyface's A Side You Never Knew, available for download here (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?h2oc0eq1i6llvdr).

alchemyalice has some pretty awesome ones which fit your criteria, I think. Here's her LJ (http://alchemyalice.livejournal.com/).

adder574 (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1081150/adder574)'s He's Always There (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4661662/1/He-s-Always-There), Genius (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4316764/1/Genius), Regret (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4282696/1/Regret), I'm Proud of You Son (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3318767/1/I-m-Proud-of-You-Son) and its sequel That's My Boy (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3349325/1/That-s-My-Boy).

elfinblue's When Worlds Collide (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9018850/1/When-Worlds-Collide): When a kidnapped Tony DiNozzo is rescued by legendary - and supposedly dead - serial killers Dean and Sam Winchester, the NCIS team takes over the Winchester investigation. What they find is a file filled with contradictions and impossibilities. This is an attempt to cross these shows but keep both in canon. No slash. No pairings.

Way to Kill (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4281158/1/Way-To-Kill) by readersdigest: don't let yourself be deterred by the messy summary, the story is awesome and well-written. It's another crossover with NCIS, pre-series for SPN: Dean hunts solo and worms his way in the team's hearts in his usual Dean fashion, Caleb's even in it!

scyllaya's stories. Most of them are Debriel (which I personnally love), and I think they're all available for download on her LJ (http://scyllaya.livejournal.com).

Last but definitely not least (and I'm sorry to say that if you don't like Debriel, then this rec isn't for you), check out Taste_of_Suburbia (http://archiveofourown.org/users/Taste_of_Suburbia/pseuds/Taste_of_Suburbia)'s stories! They're all BRILLIANT!

Wow, that's one hell of a list! I hope it's not too messy and you enjoy the stories!
See you!


P.S.: Mod, do you know why it says this is an anonymous post when I click the "leave a comment" button? It says it won't be visible by anyone but you and me until you unmask it? Did I do something wrong? Thanks for the help!

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestions. I've never read Debriel but I don't imagine I'll hate it. I'll give it a try.

Yes, I've read Unexpected Destinies and Wolverines, Wendigos, and Winchesters. Both absolute faves. I've read everything by adder574. Her fics are classic.

The other fics look interesting. I normally don't read many crossovers but I'll give these a try.

[weesta.livejournal.com]

I think this would fall into your #2 request the best - A Stroll Down Memory Lanes (http://weesta.livejournal.com/962842.html). Sam gets an earful for some folks Dean helped when he was away at Stanford.

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

Exactly what I'm looking for! I wasn't sure if anyone had written a fic that contained the idea. Thanks!

[catnthecradle.livejournal.com]

Although this fic doesn't really meet any of your specific request, I get the feeling that what you want is AWESOME Dean, this is the fic that comes to my mind when I want AWESOME Dean. I hope it's not too far off the mark for you.

Infrangible Road http://ddayspring.livejournal.com/26140.html

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

I've had this bookmarked for a while but I'll definitely give it a read now. Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

This is an amazing character study on Dean from Sam's POV where Sam contemplates just how smart and awesome Dean is. It's an old fic but probably my favorite characters study of Dean out there.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3832024/1/Open-Mind-for-a-Different-View

[multishipperdh.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll give it a read.

[orange-8-hands.livejournal.com]

#3:

destiel:

I Got Soul But I'm Not a Soldier (http://archiveofourown.org/works/137551/chapters/197455) by starandrea
- Cas is on the road saving people when he meet Dean, the pastor's son
- or if you have time read ze's sky verse (http://archiveofourown.org/series/1321)

Anything Worth Dying For (http://archiveofourown.org/works/7500) by waldorph
- "This is the apocolypse, and The Book of Chuck" (Cas/Dean)

wincest:

It Doesn't Mean You Can Explain the Ocean (http://archiveofourown.org/works/44951) by rageprufrock (and the sequel Unasked (http://archiveofourown.org/works/164480) by astolat)
- Three psychics are calling from Savannah

#2:

When Push Comes to Shove (http://archiveofourown.org/works/116042/chapters/161977) by topaz
- They're Winchesters--they're good at making sure that not dealing with things doesn't slow them down (wincest)