Does this fic exist?

[citrusjava]

We write so much dub-con - is there any fic out there at all about anybody dealing with any form of domestic abuse - not as part of a story about a better relationship coming along? As a personal thing ?

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[balder12.livejournal.com]

My immediate reaction was 'there must be!', but I can't think of any that doesn't involve a third party who gets romantically involved with the victim.

There are factions in fandom who think that one brother is canonically an abuser to the other, though, so you might find them writing that kind of fic. The downside, obviously, is that anything they wrote would probably be pretty character-bashy to whichever Winchester is the villain.

[citrusjava.livejournal.com]

IKR? There must be! But I can't think of a single one, not in any of the "women being awesome" fics, not in any gen I recall,, any fandom, not anywhere t all. I remember one fic in which John is abusive towards Sam and Dean get Sam and leaves, but that is not the same thing. I can't think of that many fics in which it's a hurt/comfort thing or meant to be contrasted with the better partner (if you need that to look good etc) - but those definitely exist, I can think of several. Perhaps it's because writes write relationship fantasies, so writing something hellish in which any comfort would be being alone is not of interest? I don't really know what people write in "hurt no comfort" type fics, IDK.

Ugh, good point, about those fics. I haven't read much of those, and that's OK with me really, but those I read were maybe more about the good brother getting into a "healthy" alternative relationship?
Hm. I really love both brothers, and still I believe fic can be written that doesn't - ehm - demonize - either of them, and still is about the other needing to get away, actually getting away. I kinda want that for Sam. Actually, it could be awesome to have a fic in which they "break up" (or break up) and each of them deal with it, including the good aspects of it. All the reasons they actually need to be apart. Maybe the later seasons of SPN will inspire a new genre in fan fiction, the "breakups can be good too" genre...