Explicit 18 +/Warnings: None really. Cas being Cas, light angst, brief mentions of grief.
Word Count:3,043
Series Summary: Dean has been her hero from childhood, can she ever get him to be more?
Chapter Summary: They’re all searching for a way to get Sam out, what happens when they find out he already is?
A/N: The thirteenth chapter in a longer series. As I’m writing, the story is stretching out a little and I’m thinking it’s going to be at least 20 chapters. Sorry! It’s what I’ll call cannon adjacent. It will follow the general storylines through the seasons, but I’m creating my own offshoots.
A/N 2: I so apologize for how long it took me to get this chapter out. I struggled with it a lot, and then just being so busy with RL this time of year, it just took me forever to get it out. I’ll try not to let the next chapter take more than 3 weeks to come out. Thanks for your patience.
The beautiful divider at the end was created by @talesmaniac89.
1 month later (June 2010)
Julie woke before Dean did, his shifting and thrashing in his sleep waking her up just before he jolted awake, sitting up with a grunt of fear, his breaths shallow and rapid.
Obviously realizing it had just been another nightmare, he dragged in deep breaths, trying to recover. Julie sat up beside him.
“Dean.” She said softly, wishing as she always did, that she could offer him some kind of peace from the terrors that constantly plagued his mind.
He shook his head; his voice was raspy with sleep. “Sorry, sweetheart. Didn’t mean to wake you up.”
“It’s fine.” Julie said and then paused a moment. “Do you wanna talk about it?”
Explicit 18 +/Warnings: Smut. Unprotected sex. P in V. Very gentle lovemaking, nothing that’s overly explicit. Fluff. Just a smidge of angst, but nearly all fluff.
Word Count: 4,515
Series Summary: Dean has been her hero from childhood, can she ever get him to be more?
Chapter Summary: What awaits Dean and Julie on the other side of Purgatory.
A/N: The twentieth chapter in a longer series. As I’m writing, the story is stretching out a little and I’m thinking it’s going to be at least 20 chapters. Sorry! It’s what I’ll call cannon adjacent. It will follow the general storylines through the seasons, but I’m creating my own offshoots.
A/N 2: Well, this is it! I can’t believe I’ve finished this series. This is, without a doubt, the longest thing I’ve ever written, and it’s the first long fic I’ve ever finished completely. I have loved every minute of writing Dean and Julie’s story and I’m so incredibly grateful to EVERYONE who has read it and reblogged it, liked it and commented on it. I’m so grateful for your support and love!
The beautiful divider at the end was created by @talesmaniac89.
April 2012
Walking through the portal out of Purgatory felt almost the same as travelling into Purgatory - the same white light, the same pressure on Julie’s lungs, the heat, the wind - all of it was the same. The big difference was, it was over almost instantly. It was simply a matter of taking two or three steps and they were through.
As soon as they were on the other side, Sam and Julie fell to their knees, as the pressure in their chests gave way and they could breathe normally again.
Cas set Dean down on the ground and knelt beside him. Julie crawled over to where Dean lay in the leaves and dirt of the forest floor and panicked at his extremely labored breathing and pain-wracked expression.
A huge sigh of relief left my mouth while I read this final chapter! Phew!
Spoilers hidden under the cut:
“Kept your clothes clean and waitin’ for when you got back.”
❤️❤️❤️ Sam knew he would find his brother, sooner or later!
(I wish he’d done the same in canon)
He warmed the lotion up between his palms before he placed his hands on her shoulder blades and began to rub it in. If she thought putting the lotion on herself felt good, Dean’s hands spreading the lavender smelling concoction across her skin was absolute heaven.
When he moved down her back and got to her towel, he simply reached around to the front of her and gave it a tug, untucking it and letting it fall away.
He pushed gently on her shoulders and whispered into her ear. “Lay down on your stomach.”
I turned into a puddle of arousal reading this. Sorry, TMI.
The smut was SO sexy and sweet! You managed to show exactly how much they needed to take their time with each other, simply enjoying each other’s company. It was a beautiful way for them to get back to “normal life”, where they didn’t need to rush and flee everytime.
Julie laughed softly with tears in her eyes. “You’re better than you think you are.”
YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES! In every aspect of life. Dean’s a better person than he thinks he is, period.
“Get me something with, emeralds. After all, green is my favorite color, you know.”
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
THERE AREN’T ENOUGH HEART EMOJIS ON THE INTERNET TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS LINE!
And when tomorrow came, they would face it together.
And that’s all that matters. Life will throw piles of shit onto them, we know it, but they’re stronger and better together. I love them so much!
That was such a fullfiling ending! It made me so happy and relieved that Dean finally accepted he needs Julie, he loves her as much as she loves him and there’s no point in fighting that!
Thank you, @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior, for sharing your talent with us, and your beautiful, complex original characters. I’ll love Julie forever. I’m grateful for having met you, my dear friend
