Chasing the Devil by lexalot (PG13)

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Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Author on LJ: lexalot
Author Website: Fiction
Why this must be read:

In the early part of the season, one of the biggest things Sam was working to get over was the life he left behind and the life he was returning to. It's easy to understand--how difficult must it be to go back to a life you deliberately chose to leave? In "Chasing the Devil," lexalot starts to show that shift that Sam has to make to survive. This is followed up by the sequel, Incubus.

Different state. Same old shit. Sam could have sworn this was what he had left behind forever. Now here he was doing it 24/7. He was bored and frustrated. If it weren't his brother, he would never have even gotten in the car. He would never have abandoned Jess long enough for anything to come close enough to hurt her. He spent most of every long drive thinking about it. Listening to Dean's entire rock collection just made him resent how that one visit from him had reduced Sam's entire life to this. It was becoming painfully clear. He'd never outrun this nightmare. He was condemned to it.

Chasing the Devil