You used to read to me, um, when I was little, I— I mean, really little, from that— from that old, uh… Classics Illustrated comic book. You remember that? No.
Knights of the Round Table. Had all of King Arthur’s knights, and they were all on the quest for the Holy Grail. And I remember looking at this picture of Sir Galahad, and, and, and he was kneeling, and— and light streaming over his face, and— I remember… thinking, uh, I could never go on a quest like that. Because I’m not clean. I mean, I w— I was just a little kid. You think… maybe I knew? I mean, deep down, that— I had… demon blood in me, and about the evil of it, and that I’m— wasn’t pure?
First thing, anon, our apologies – your ask got buried – but we definitely have a ton of trials!sam in the archive. Here’s a few:
Rude Awakening by Marianna Morgan Pairing: Gen | Rating: PG | Wordcount: 4,631 | Archive: ffnet
Sam coughed again, tasting the bitter tang of copper in his mouth, and then wiped his lips; the gesture too familiar as he had tried to keep this hidden from Dean over the past few weeks. And now the secret was out. But apparently the secret was worse than even Sam had known because the coughing had never been this bad; the blood had never been this much.
General Soothing by callistosh65 Pairing: Gen | Rating: R | Wordcount: 1,900 | Archive: LJ Dean: “Sammy, I need you to be honest with me from here on out, man.” Sam: “You’re right. And I will be.”
Euridyce by bertee Pairing: Gen | Rating: PG-13 | Wordcount: 1,153 | Archive: AO3
Pairing: Gen | Rating: PG-13 | Wordcount: | Archive: AO3
Sam wakes up in an unfamiliar room with Dean and finds that he can’t remember anything past the moment when those angels began to fall from Heaven. He has a sneaking suspicion that something is not quite right.
Sam plummets into a semi-lucid state on the way home, although the moments that are clear are crystal clear; enough for him to know that here, slumped in the passenger seat of the Impala while she’s furiously pulling forward under Dean’s iron hands, here, he’s already home.
107 Degrees by Scullspeare Pairing: Gen | Rating: PG | Wordcount: 6,000+ | Archive: LJ When Sam wouldn’t–or couldn’t–answer the phone, Dean didn’t know why, but he knew it was nothing good. Missing scenes that book-end the ice bath
I’ll Take Care Of You by dragonfly_sg1 Pairing: Gen | Rating: G | Wordcount: 1,500+ | Archive: LJ There was one thing that Dean was better at than being a warrior.
Towards The Lie by septembers_coda Pairing: None | Rating: PG-13 | Wordcount: 3,700 | Archive: LJ
What will Sam remember of his life, when memory dissolves in the line between life and death? And what does he really know, if he were to turn to the truth, about what Dean will do to bring him back?
Beneath The Red Hills by sowell Pairing: Wincest | Rating: NC-17 | Wordcount: 21,000 | Archive: LJ Five years ago, Sam Winchester failed the final trial, sending both brothers to opposite sides of the country. When Dean vanishes without a trace, Sam must figure out how to find his estranged brother and save a small town from the serial killer that’s been terrorizing it.
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