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SupernaturalA favourite topic in the Supernatural fandom is Sam and Dean's childhoods - something that hasn't really been covered in the show so far and looks set to be dealt with in the upcoming episode Something Wicked.Until the show gets around to tackling the subject more explicitly here are three of my favourite Sam and Dean as kids stories:Special by Lady OpheliaGenI absolutely adore this story! Its a short very sweet piece about John speaking to Sam and Dean's principal at parent/teacher night. I love the visual of mini-hustler Dean and little baby Sammy who is so cute (and manipulative) that he can reduce his art teacher to tears. Quite brilliant.Miss Barrone, the second grade teacher, had sworn with God as her witness that if she heard the phrase, "but Dean said" one more time, she was quitting on the spot and to hell with her contract.John's expression was blatantly proud, and she had a sneaking suspicion his pride had less to do with his sons' academic potential than with their clear futures as criminal masterminds. She resisted the urge to throw her Oxford unabridged dictionary straight at his shiny white smirk. Dean's smirk. Sam's dimples.Ugh. There is no God.The Things You Don't Expect and You Get What You Give Both by alethialiaBoth genThe Things You Don't Expect - Little Sammy wants to know about the birds and the bees. Sweet look at the relationship between the Winchester men.You Get What You Give is also sweet and very funny. The Winchester family tackle the horrors of Halloween. Dean's distress at having to accompany Sam on a hunt whilst dressed as a large black M & M is hilarious and I love the Sam in this - he's both adorably sweet (his pride in the fact that his costume fits and his excitement at getting lots of candy) as well as truly evil in the way that only an 11 year old younger brother can be.To Forgive and Forget by joyfulgirl41Gen, violencePost AsylumVery similar to a celebrated Buffy episode this is an interesting and angsty take on the aftermath of Asylum.Pack up the Moon by trollprincessSam/Dean slight slashFutureficPost Shadow this future fic is a bleak and tragic look at the progression of Sam's powers. The Dean characterisation is very strong in this - he's terrified of Sam's powers and what it means for them but he'll remain Sam's protector to the last. It's also impressive how affecting her Sam is considering that the story is told from Dean's POV and Sam is virtually mute throughout.Sam is sorry, Sam won't do it again, Sam can't fucking help it, and he might not say any of those things out loud, but he hasn't had to in a while.Dean feels them just fine on his own, like Sam's painting his emotions on Dean's skin in broad, apologetic brushstrokes.And Dean wonders for the first time that day how much farther he has to drive before he can pull over the Impala to punch something.