I've got tabs of fic still that I've been meaning to read for weeks...

[whitereflection]

...but then I was a bad person and read this instead and goddang, insta-rec.

Winter by destina ; Sam/Dean, R, 23,270 words
Summary: On a snowy, wooded mountain in 1992, John Winchester turned a ramshackle cabin into a refuge for his boys and taught them how to survive. Sixteen years later, as Dean's deal with the crossroads demon comes due, Sam leads his brother back to the safety of that isolated training ground. Haunted by memories of the past and sudden visions of a hellish future, Sam makes a choice to embrace his powers and set a different fate in motion. As storms descend on the mountain, Sam and Dean grow closer, and Sam grows stronger...but the clock is ticking.

Ohhhh, so good. Swear I didn't so much read as devour. I already love destina's writing, but I'm pretty danged sure this one will remain one of my big bang favorites this year even after they're all posted.

Comments

[kros-21.livejournal.com]

you already read that??!?!? O.O
LOL

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

I um. >_>;; I read *fast*. Bizarrely so, especially when it's something that I truly am enjoying. Though unfortunately the faster I read, the poorer my reading comprehension/retention becomes (which was interesting when I was in school ^^; ).

But honestly, if I forget details of the story because I read it too fast to retain minor bits? I *so* will not mind rereading it to remind myself. :)

[akintay.livejournal.com]

Seconded!

[theron09.livejournal.com]

I just read this and, wow, I devoured it too! It was so, so good.