The Spell & Wish Series

Fanfiction
Title:	The Spell & Wish Series
Author(s):	locknkey
Date(s):	2009-2011
Length:	~62,400 words (series), "Milestones" ~ 43,000 words
Genre:	AU, slash, soul bond
Fandom:	Supernatural
External Links:	online here (note: there are age and content warnings on this fanwork) cover art for "Milestones", art by dreamingauthor
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The Spell & Wish Series is a series of Supernatural Weecest AU stories written by locknkey that focus on the Dean/Sam pairing. Parts of the series were written for the spn 30 snapshots challenge in 2009 and others for the 2011 Supernatural Big Bang Challenge.

The series was included in the sawedoff recs LJ community's final recommendation post.

Summary: "Sam casts a binding spell and Dean makes a wish."

Another summary: "Sam and Dean bind themselves to each other... and the complications that they could live without."

Stories in the Series

(summaries are from the author) Arc 1 • Beginnings

• Two As One. Sam is jealous of Dean's attention and looks for a way to get it back where it belongs
• I Wish, You Will. John takes the boys to a very strange shop. Dean meets an unusual stranger and makes a wish
• Change Is Gonna Come. After Sam binds himself to his brother and Dean makes a wish, everything changes, drawing the boys inexorably closer.
• Brimming up, Spilling Over. Sam feels guilty about the binding spell and worries over how it's affecting him and Dean.
• Getting Under Your Skin. Sam feels guilty about the binding spell and confesses to Dean.
• Tied Together, An Infinite Circuit. Sam and Dean discover new things about their bond.
• Tangled Up In You. Sam and Dean get to test the bond
• I Fall, You Fall, We all Fall Down. Sam and Dean play a game to test the bond, but something happens that will reveal unexpected consequences of their binding
• A Kiss, A Miss, And I Come Home To You. Dean's invited to a party by a pretty girl and hopes to have his first kiss
• I Would For You . Sam takes care of Dean after a rough hunt and has a few words with his Dad.
• Twas Not My Lips You Kissed, But My Soul. Sam see Dean in an embrace with a girl. Sam gets angry and makes Dean an impossible to resist offer.
• Make Days Last Forever. Sam and Dean experience a summer metaphorically caught in time
• You Play Your Part. New town, new school year and Dean thinks Sam still has a chance at normal
• Loving You With All The Little Pieces. Dean pushes Sam away, encourages him to turn his attention to someone else, so Sam does.
• Your Breath In My Chest . John takes Dean on a hunting trip and leaves Sam at home, the results threaten both boys.
• Reveal Our Secrets Here. After Dean's close call, John seeks out a professional to find out what's happened to his sons.
• Standing Still In A Circle Of Love. After Dean's close call, John seeks out a professional to find out what's been done to his sons and deals with the consequences of his new knowledge.
• Your Hand To My Heart. Sam and Dean talk about revealing what they've done to their Dad.
• Move Right Through Me On My Way To You. Sam and Dean share the secret they've been keeping from John.
• A Happy Feeling Nothing In The World Can Buy. John takes the boys to a cabin for a normal Christmas.
• The Perfect Ending Of A Perfect Day. Spending a normal Christmas at a cabin in the mountains is full of moments that Sam and Dean will cherish forever.
• Our Cheeks Are Nice and Rosy . Christmas Day arrives and Dean is surprised by a gift he never expected.
• Comfy Cozy Are We. This is their last night at the cabin and the boys celebrate New Years.
• Let's Take The Road Before Us. Sam is growing up fast and Dean is very conscious of the difference in their ages. The bond between them is growing and changing. A shared vision foreshadows an uncertain future.
• Holding On, Letting Go. Sam and Dean are mistaken for a couple and Dean proposes a partial solution to John.
• We Never Told The Truth In This House. John struggles with way his boys have changed, while questioning some of his own decisions.
• Never Easy With Our Embrace. Dean finally reveals things he's been keeping from Sam. They struggle to adjust to what's happening between them. Sam's not afraid to ask Dean for what he wants but Dean fears it will go too far.

Arc 2 • Lessons In Progress

• Always Here To Catch You. Over the summer, the bond between the boys grows even stronger as does their attraction, but they always have each other to fall back on.
• Living A Thousand Times Over. John can't quite give up the idea of getting rid of the bond and he's ready to call for help to get it done.
• A Tempest Calmed. The impending arrival at Pam's has Dean freaked out.
• Shelter In Your Arms. Sam and Dean stop for the night, seeking shelter from the storm.
• Sparks In The Night.The boys enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Big Bang 2011 - Milestones. Sam is off to Stanford and Dean is accepted at the nearby UC Berkeley. When Sam discovers a mystery on campus that is quickly escalating to a personal threat, more complications ensue. They are faced with re-evaluating the roles they play as brothers, boyfriends, hunters and students.

Fandom Reactions

"A incredibly twisting tale of weechesters making decisions in their childhood that set a new course for their entire lives. This is full of small, intimate moments, personal and familial milestones, and a soul-mate saturation that presents problems even as Sam and Dean wouldn't change anything. These stories are better than chicken soup and tastier than chocolate."

" A series of incredibly sweet and languid stories loosely connected. The stories will pull you in and you won't want to come up for air until you've read them all."

"Whenever I see this request for Weecest I always rec locknkey's Spell and Wish 'verse. It's bonded boys and it's sweet and hot and just awesome."

" This universe is a brilliant creation, and your writing is intense, evocative & moving. I've always loved bond fics in other fandoms, and am oh so glad to find such a good example of the trope in my new fandom."

"I just read through this whole series last night and today, and it's awesome. I love the idea of having that bond with someone, and being able to feel from them, or push through what you're feeling to the other, so that you can understand each other without any interference or confusion-- just the raw emotion. Such a perfect idea for Sam n Dean. :) I really have enjoyed this series, and I hope it's something you'll continue to add to. I look forward to checking back!

"I'm sorry I didn't comment on every one of these snapshots in November. To be honest, it was the weecest disclaimer that prevented me from giving it a look. Normally, I would run away from this type of fic because Dean and Sam are so young to develop that kind of relationship, but I read the first snapshot, and then I couldn't help but just continue on! The Spell and Wish verse is gorgeous. Amazing. I am just in awe of the how you wrote each of the characters, especially John. Thank you for sharing this! Again, I'm really sorry I didn't comment on all of entries when you posted them. Also, now. I would comment each snapshot now, but I think you would get tired of hearing "THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!1!11" fifteen times in a row."

"So I was looking through last year's big bangs in search of a fic that I lost the link for when I stumbled upon Milestones. Immediately, I was entranced with the idea of bonded!boys and basically it was all over from there hahahah I read all the fics in this verse before I started Milestones and I'm beyond thankful that I did. While it stands on it's own, reading from the beginning created this beautiful, verbal masterpiece that I couldn't seem to get enough of. It took me all week to read them all but that's only because of silly things like work and a social life, otherwise I assure you I would have been done in a day lol and to be honest, I kinda didn't want it to end, it's just tooooooo good!! lol I was memorized from the first word and by the time that I got to Milestones, I was as anxious for the sex as they were but waiting for it somehow made it even more satisfactory when we (me and the boys) got it hehe And yeah, I just had to tell you how much I enjoyed your writing and I am most likely going to read everything you've ever written now lol you just gained a HUGE fan."