tg's annual sneezefic meme (2018)

[tarotgal]

It's April, which means it's once again time for my annual commentfic meme!

Directions:

1. Post prompts. Any fandom (original fic allowed as well) and any pairing, as long as there is potential sneezing involved character. There is no limit to how many prompts you can post.
2. Please warn for anything current that might be potentially spoilery!
3. Prompt posting will be open while there's interest, most likely until this time next year
4. Reply to any prompts you like with art/drabbles/ficlets/fics in parts/links to fics in your blog. The entry must not be friends-locked.
5. Please warn for anything that might be a trigger including something an emetophobe like me might have a problem with.
6. Prompts can have as many fills as people feel like writing. Just because one person has filled a prompt doesn't mean you can't write for that prompt as well. Different spins on the same thing are absolutely welcome!
7. There will be no deadline for fic responses. If you see a prompt you like and want to write it, go ahead!
8. There's no limit to how many you can write either. WRITE THEM ALL!
9. Please feel free to pimp this on any communities and forums you think would be interested in this.
10. You are allowed to repost prompts from previous or other memes. If the prompt belongs to someone else, just give them credit. You're also more than welcome to reprompt your own!
11. My birthday is April 19. I'm just saying...

All right, let the prompting and filling begin! Have fun, everybody!

Fills:

Supernatural

Can I please have good patient Sam? He’s not super sick or out of it or anything, but for whatever reason he’s happy to let Dean take care of him. As chick flick-y as you like.
Find a Place to Make Your Stand by tarotgal

Dean is pretty sure he hadn’t initially gone to sleep in the middle of the floor, but nevertheless, that’s where he is when he wakes up, aching and hot, in a darkened room.
How'd I Get Here? by anilkex

Dean sneezes a bunch in the shower and right after he gets out. Can be a regular occurrence or because he’s got a cold or something. If he catches a flurry of post-shower sneezes in a towel that would be THE best.
Sneezing in the Shower by tarotgal

“Dear god, go blow your nose.”
Biserable by cowboyguy

Five times he ran out of tissues and one time he didn’t.
Five Times Dean Ran Out of Tissues and One Time He Didn’t by tarotgal

Five times it was just allergies and one time it wasn’t.
Four Times it was Allergies and One Time it Wasn't by missbayliss

If anyone feels like playing in my Frayed 'verse, I give you total permission, because Sam is sick and everything is overwhelming and he's seconds away from freaking out constantly and it's just not good, okay?
Frayed Sammy by anilkex

“You sound stuffy.”
Progression by cowboyguy

Sam Wesson’s caught the office crud that’s going around. Dean Smith couldn’t explain why, but all he knows is he just wants to help make him feel better.
It's A Terrible Life (But Soup Might Help) by sexualoddity

When Sam’s sick the only place he can get any sleep is all squished and bundled up in the back seat of the Impala. King-size motel bed? Doesn’t do it. The comfort of his own room? Not happening. The Impala is home, and it’s the only place he wants to be when he feels crummy.
Calling for Help by tarotgal

Comments

[cowboyguy]

(I blame Bath and Body Works.)

Because Dean is a devious little shit, he waits until they're in the car, stuck in traffic, and it's raining, before he breaks out the hand lotion that he knows makes Sam's nose go absolutely crazy. There's nowhere to run from the overwhelming scent. (Up to you if Dean was considerate enough to provide a box of tissues.) And at first it seems like it's just a prank, but wait, is Dean actually enjoying this?

Re: FILL: Sneezing in the Shower

[cowboyguy]

Mmmmm, that was nice. <3

Re: FILL: Sneezing in the Shower

[sierraplaid]

This is everything I'd hoped it would be and more. The sneezes in the shower -- awesome. The sneezes after the shower -- awesomer. TOWEL SNEEZES. Lawd. Thank you. :) I agree with anilkex that this is the best image: "Dean waited, snuffling softly into the terry cloth. But his nose finally seemed satisfied." Thank you for the fill!

[sierraplaid]

Oh, that would be incredible. This prompt is actually a sentence in a fic that I've been trying unsuccessfully to write for months now, so I'm happy that the idea may be put to use elsewhere.

[sierraplaid]

When Sam’s sick the only place he can get any sleep is all squished and bundled up in the back seat of the Impala. King-size motel bed? Doesn’t do it. The comfort of his own room in the bunker? Not happening. The Impala is home, and it’s the only place he wants to be when he feels crummy.

[sierraplaid]

The leftover holiday-themed tissue boxes go on sale juuust around the time Dean’s/Sam’s really annoying spring allergies kick the hell in. Merry frickin’ belated Christmas.

[anilkex]

So...I have an idea for this, and it'd be a birthday gift for you. It'll be told in third person, but I need to know: Do you prefer third person but insight as to the sick character's thoughts, or third person observer of said sick person?

FILLED: How'd I Get Here?

[anilkex]

Now...I'll be at a convention for the next 3 days, so writing time will be nil. I wanted to churn one more out before I go, so this is short. BUT...if there's interest in something more drawn out, let me know and I'll add it to my list.

xxxxx

He’s thirsty. The hurts-to-swallow-because-your-throat-is-too-dry kind of thirsty. Dean carefully smacks his lips a little, contemplating getting up for some water. The problem is...he’s comfortable and still kind of asleep.

But he’s thirsty.

Grunting, Dean grips the pillow closer to his face. Or...he tries to grip the pillow, but said pillow is nowhere near him, let alone his head. His fingers slide along a hard surface that he eventually realizes must be a floor.

Why’s he on the floor?

Better yet, how’d he get on the floor?

He slowly peels open his eyes, forehead already wrinkled in confusion, and he stares blearily at the vague outline of some bookshelves...all facing the wrong direction. His eyes are working but his brain is slow to cooperate.

The books are fine. It’s him that’s in the wrong direction.

Dean sniffs as he pulls in his arms, preparing to push himself off the floor, but his breath catches at the last second, and he sneezes without warning, open against the tile. The force collapses him and he’s back down, definitely more awake, and thoroughly confused. Another sneeze rocks him forward, banging his head against the floor.

“Sonofabitch…” he murmurs, rubbing a sore spot on his forehead. His voice is scratchy and he grimaces at the sound. Something isn’t right.

With a soft groan, Dean forces himself to a sitting position, wincing at the ache in his shoulders, hips, and neck.

What the fuck…

Another sneeze catches him off-guard, but he’s able to trap it in the crook of his arm. However, the next one flies free as his balance tips and he needs both hands to steady himself.

“Jesus…”

When Dean reaches up to wipe his nose, he realizes he’s sweating. Not “marathon running” sweat, but a definite sauna type of sweat.

Not good.

It only took two attempts to get to his feet, but now his nose is running and he’s awake enough to know he needs to sneeze again, which sends him teetering as he fumbles for something to hold him up. Although a sturdy piece of furniture is only three steps away, Dean needs six to get there. One hand is pressed under his nose throughout one massive, uneven inhale, while the other blindly gropes for support.

Luckily, by the time his head rears back, he’s leaning against something that most likely won’t let him fall. He violently sneezes once, twice, three times, before sagging against what he hopes is a table.

“Dean?”

Light floods the room. Dean shies away, covering his eyes and coughing roughly.

“What the hell? How’d you get in here? I put you in bed two hours ago.”

Dean blinks up at Sam, mouth open, and offers a half shrug for an answer.

Sam sighs. “Come on. Back to bed.”

[anilkex]

This prompt is from last year's meme, I think. I have no idea who prompted it. I copied it because I wanted to fill it, but clearly that didn't happen. However...I think the prompt is awesome.

Dean is embarrassed over his sneezes when he's sick, maybe because their dad was always disappointed when he got sick as a kid bc that meant he couldn't help hunt or take care of Sam? So even in adulthood Dean is all with the stifling and the going into the bathroom to blow his nose so Sam can't see him and like, blushing all the time, and Sam just thinks it's so weird and wrong that something so little like this would embarrass his brother, who doesn't exactly embarrass easily in general. So Sam tries to help.

Re: FILLED: How'd I Get Here?

[cowboyguy]

Awww, poor Deano! I love that Sam is there to herd him back to bed, and that the "something isn't right" is not actually a scary big bag or anything, but just Dean being sick and confused and feverish. Poor guy! <3

[cowboyguy]

Awww, I love this one!

[cowboyguy]

YES.

[tarotgal]

Yayyyy! I honestly love both povs. It doesn't matter to me in an objective way. But what I love most is when a writer does a good job of getting into a character's head or portraying them really well. So whatever works best for your story idea or whatever is most comfortable for you as a writer is fine by me! I just love a good story.

queer as folk prompt

[(Anonymous)]

I'm back on my qaf shit and really need some fanfic. anyone up for allergic justin/brian, with brian being his typical fake-distant self but quietly making justin's life easier any way he can?

Re: FILLED: How'd I Get Here?

[sierraplaid]

I love it! I definitely was going way darker with my idea for this (which is probably why I couldn't write it, generally having an aversion to writing anything but plotless fix-it fluff). But I love the tone that this has, and I love how in Dean's head the perspective is. And caretaking!Sam at the end is a wonderful resolution. If you want to write more, I'm a more than willing reader! But I don't want to be greedy, so only if you really want to. :)

[sierraplaid]

:D

[sierraplaid]

The boys have got a busy day of interviews ahead of them. The first house they go to happens to have a cat. Dean’s not thrilled about it, but he’s mainly just sniffly and manages not to sneeze until they get back to the car, and even then it’s not too bad. Second house, and this one happens to have two cats. Bad luck for Dean, and his allergies get a little worse. Third house -- three cats. Fourth house... four cats. Fifth house... Dean waits in the car and tries to stop sneezing while Sam takes the interview solo. Last stop of the day ends up landing them in an animal shelter. Not even super-strength antihistamines can save Dean now.

[sexualoddity]

Dean is too sick to sleep in the car for another night but they're in the middle of nowhere. Sam drives miles to the only motel that's anywhere near but it turns out to be a shithole and he's crazy allergic to their room. Oh no! How do they resolve this?

[sexualoddity]

Hee Hee! Love It!

[sexualoddity]

D'awww!

[sexualoddity]

Ooooh!

[sexualoddity]

*grins*

[sexualoddity]

Ooh I like this...

I wonder whether my toddler would be up a teletubbies marathon while I sneak on to my laptop.

[tarotgal]

Oooooooh! This has been my headcanon for Dean for as long as I've been watching the show. But it would be fun to get it to work for Sammy!

[cowboyguy]

It sneaks up on him. It comes out of nowhere. As soon as he wakes up, he's hit with a massive allergy attack.