The Chicago Verse
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After angels and demons and things that go bump in the night, Sam and Dean want a place of their own.
Finding a place is easier said than done; and settling somewhere isn't taken lightly. They take a chance on the city Death spared because he liked the pizza. The boys settle in a Mexican neighborhood just south of the Loop called Pilsen. Sam looks back at how they got here.
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- Part 1 of The Chicago Verse
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What is the likelihood that two hunters—with extensive histories of killing and being killed—would not only buy a house together, but also make friends with their civilian neighbors? And maintain steady jobs? And afford a comfortable living?
It just doesn’t happen. Ever.
Or at least, next to never.
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- Part 2 of The Chicago Verse
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“A man who can keep all the lids is one worth keeping,” Mrs. Martinez says to no one in particular and puts them away, out of sight, into the cupboards.
Mrs. Martinez is tiny and wide and dark brown from many summers in the sun. She is the block’s reigning abuelita. She takes care of everyone as much as she can. But those white men? Marina does not understand. How are they block family?
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- Part 3 of The Chicago Verse
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Fourth part to the Chicago Verse. Years after S8, the boys settle down in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. A few things change for the better and some haven't changed at all.
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- Part 4 of The Chicago Verse
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The boys settle down in Chicago, years after the events of S8. Not everyone they meet is a friend.
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- Part 5 of The Chicago Verse
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The boys buy a turntable and Dean reflects.
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- Part 6 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam enjoys backdoor activities. Dean is pleased to know this. They both get off on it. [SPN Kink Meme]
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- Part 7 of The Chicago Verse
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The most unexpected person brings up the most unexpected song. Sam reflects.
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- Part 8 of The Chicago Verse
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It's simple and not simple: Sam wears lace, side tie panties.
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- Part 9 of The Chicago Verse
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References to the Episode 2x17 "Heart." Sam looks back at what happened between him and Madison, and between him and Dean shortly after.
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- Part 10 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam is forty-five and Dean is almost fifty. They get a call for a hunt and reach an unexpected conclusion.
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- Part 11 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam is on candy duty while Dean recovers from his recent knee surgery.
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- Part 12 of The Chicago Verse
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It's Valentine's Day in Chicago and Sam has something special planned. It needs preparation and commitment but requires no reservations.
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- Part 13 of The Chicago Verse
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A bag appears in the middle of the highway. The contents call for help the police cannot offer. What is found and where the trail leads is sinister.
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- Part 14 of The Chicago Verse
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The Impala is parked in the middle of nowhere at midnight. This is the point.
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- Part 15 of The Chicago Verse
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On a night when neither of them can sleep, Dean tries something new.
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- Part 16 of The Chicago Verse
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Summer starts in Chicago once more.
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- Part 17 of The Chicago Verse
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C2E2 is one of the largest fandom conventions in the Chicago area and Dean is given two passes. They see the panel schedule and Sam insists on going to one in particular. It hurts more than Sam expects. [References to S9 Finale; warning for spoilers.]
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- Part 18 of The Chicago Verse
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Memorial Day weekend means eating too much steak and drinking beer on their patio. This year is a little different for Dean, but he learns to let things happen.
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- Part 19 of The Chicago Verse
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Office hours are eight to five, Monday through Friday. Sam goes overboard during a busy week at work and leftovers wait for him in the microwave when he gets home. Stretched thin by Saturday, Sam is interrupted by an asshole of an intern and an unexpected arrival at the office.
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- Part 20 of The Chicago Verse
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When the air conditioning goes out in the summer, Dean has an idea. A couch fort is built to solve their problems and maybe just to hide away.
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- Part 21 of The Chicago Verse
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Six summers into living in Chicago, not everything is easy, especially around the Fourth of July. Hunters they used to know stop for a visit and notice more than they should.
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- Part 22 of The Chicago Verse
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Six weeks after his second knee surgery, Sam decides to ask Dean a question. He makes breakfast for him but he is distracted by Dean, bickering, and a song. Eventually, Sam gets around to asking.
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- Part 23 of The Chicago Verse
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Twenty one inches of leather.
"Sam. This is Tom."
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- Part 24 of The Chicago Verse
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On the way to work for a stressful day, Sam finds something extra in his lunch.
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- Part 25 of The Chicago Verse
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Their home needs several repairs here and there. Sam goes through the list, realizing that Dean has not returned from work on time.
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- Part 26 of The Chicago Verse
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Just an afternoon on the patio, steaks on the grill and a song in Dean's head.
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- Part 27 of The Chicago Verse
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Danny Ray is a hunter looking for his role model: Dean Winchester. A journey across country brings him to a bookstore, and more than he could have imagined.
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- Part 28 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam and Dean spend a quiet evening on their back porch, beside the fire pit.
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- Part 29 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam and Dean sleep in queen-sized beds. One Saturday morning changes that, followed by a trip to IKEA.
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- Part 30 of The Chicago Verse
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Breaking in their new bed occurs classic Winchester style.
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- Part 31 of The Chicago Verse
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On Labor Day, Sam learns something new about Dean.
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- Part 32 of The Chicago Verse
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Shark Week sucks for Sam.
Every year chaos happens, and every year, Sam means to take a convenient vacation out of town. However, every year Sam is the schmuck that stays, despite knowing better. All he wants is the usual peace and quiet of their home in the evenings.
This year's grand finale of Shark Week is no exception to the chaos.
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- Part 32 of The Chicago Verse
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This is Dean's official stance on the song "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas. And this is Sam's reaction to it.
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- Part 33 of The Chicago Verse
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A milestone is reached seven years after moving and settling down in Chicago. Dean takes Sam out to celebrate.
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- Part 34 of The Chicago Verse
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Midnight is bed time and the boys go through their routines, this time with a new addition thanks to Sam and his phone.
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- Part 35 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam arrives home one evening to find Dean dancing in the kitchen. He hopes to catch Dean in the act. What happens is so much better.
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- Part 36 of The Chicago Verse
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Set soon after the boys buy the house in Chicago Verse, they venture out to IKEA to pick up a few things. Their conversation turns more serious than expected.
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- Part 37 of The Chicago Verse
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A poem about Pilsen from the Chicago verse.
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- Part 38 of The Chicago Verse
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A recipe no one ever turns down.
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- Part 39 of The Chicago Verse
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A lazy Sunday between the boys is enjoyed, with hot chocolate and dinosaurs mixed in.
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- Part 40 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam is trapped within a group of judgmental gay men at a work related function.
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- Part 41 of The Chicago Verse
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The boys take a vacation and getting there is half the fun.
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- Part 42 of The Chicago Verse
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There are only a few drive-ins left; Dean is determined to make their visit a regular thing.
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- Part 43 of The Chicago Verse
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Two weeks after the fundraiser at the Center, Troy heads into downtown Chicago. He stops at the Farmer's Market in the Daley Plaza. A former coworker crosses his path and begins to tell him about a lawyer he just might know.
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- Part 44 of The Chicago Verse
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The press of hips, the inhale of cologne, and the haze from the stage lights are the makings of a classic Chicago jazz and blues bar. This ain't no tourist spot. It will never be found in a guidebook or on tour. Maybe, some say, it doesn't even exist.
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- Part 45 of The Chicago Verse
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There's no way Dean would call this a date night, but somehow, Sam has talked him into visiting Wicker Park.
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- Part 46 of The Chicago Verse
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The last warm day in autumn.
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- Part 47 of The Chicago Verse
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Residue of what Dean has been and been through creep to the surface, stronger on certain nights of the year. The night of Halloween is one of those nights; at midnight, something new awaits him and his nightmares.
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- Part 48 of The Chicago Verse
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An evening outside by the fire pit.
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- Part 49 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean wakes up; Sam is there.
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- Part 50 of The Chicago Verse
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The boys take a vacation to see Amish country one state over. At a rest stop along the way, Dean finds something worth interrupting a meal for. He soon regrets it.
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- Part 51 of The Chicago Verse
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They've been to a wedding before. They went to a hunters' wedding when they were fourteen and ten.
They're going to a neighbor's wedding now that they're fifty-three and forty-nine.
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- Part 52 of The Chicago Verse
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At two in the morning, Sam walks in on Dean baking a cake.
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- Part 53 of The Chicago Verse
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Leticia begins to look for a new job when her current one begins to fall apart. Mrs. Martinez gives her a lead to a taqueria down the street. On a night when Leticia is the only waitress on staff, she unexpectedly meets two of the regulars.
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- Part 54 of The Chicago Verse
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Two days before Thanksgiving, it begins to snow in Chicago. Some people who don’t know any better would see this as a winter wonderland. They might write some shitty poem about how magical the streets look frosted over. An ode could be written to the screens on their windows, which rattle from the force of the wind.
Fuck that. Sam turns from the living room window and stomps back to bed.
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- Part 55 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam wants to know: is Dean gay?
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- Part 56 of The Chicago Verse
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On the CTA one December evening, the boys have a discussion.
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- Part 57 of The Chicago Verse
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Out and about in a small town, Dean spots something in a shop he would like.
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- Part 58 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean spots a comic book during an afternoon out with Sam.
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- Part 59 of The Chicago Verse
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Right before Christmas, Sam and Dean are in Macy's searching for the perfect ornament. A song comes on through the intercom, almost ruining the mood.
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- Part 60 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam wakes up from a nightmare and is distraught for some time after. He finds comfort from Dean in new ways.
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- Part 61 of The Chicago Verse
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Ignorant people might say that Dean gets carried away with holiday decorations.
He’s making up for about forty Christmases where the best lights they had were the ones on houses they drove past. Dean doesn’t go one hundred percent Clark Griswold on their house. Sam would cut him.
This year's Christmas lights are interrupted by three things that are not the ghosts of Christmas: one nosy creature, an obnoxious next door neighbor, and Sam coming home early from work.
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- Part 62 of The Chicago Verse
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After lunch, Sam wants more.
He gets more.
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- Part 63 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam's mission on New Year's Eve is to make Dean dinner. It does not go well.
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- Part 64 of The Chicago Verse
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Would Sam blow Dean on a train? Would he blow him in the rain? Or after this Wonder Woman marathon?
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- Part 65 of The Chicago Verse
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One day, on the CTA, Dean takes advantage of the empty subway car.
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- Part 66 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean sleeps with a felt bean bag filled with herbs and flax seed to help his aches and pains. Problem is, he needs one microwaved at one in the morning.
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- Part 67 of The Chicago Verse
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Happy 55th birthday, Dean.
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- Part 68 of The Chicago Verse
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Chicago is experiencing a blizzard. Dean can't help but make dirty comments about the ten inches they're supposed to get (of snow) and the ten inches he's got (he does, he swears). And, since the Super Bowl is still a few hours away, he can think of ways to pass the time, snowed in with Sam.
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- Part 69 of The Chicago Verse
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There's a poster for an eating contest, and Dean is compelled to kick ass.
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- Part 70 of The Chicago Verse
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This is a story of how Dean kills a sand worm, gets jealous over Sam, and takes Charlie's advice. Featuring multiple kinks, Megan Trainor, and Nicki Minaj.
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- Part 71 of The Chicago Verse
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Barbecue pulled pork must stay in the crock pot for eight hours. Sam caves at hour six, craving a piece. But to get to it, he has to get past Dean.
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- Part 72 of The Chicago Verse
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This is an experiment.
There are shadows and whispers of their pasts. Needs must be met. Dean is the only one who can do that for Sam.
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- Part 73 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean's knee acts up after work. Sam takes care of him with something extra.
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- Part 74 of The Chicago Verse
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After work, Sam takes Dean to physical therapy. The car ride back is the best part of their day.
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- Part 75 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam takes Dean to the Art Institute, where there are collections of paintings from all over the world. This is not Dean's thing, but he makes do, surprising Sam along the way.
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- Part 76 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean struggles with his decisions and actions in the past.
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- Part 77 of The Chicago Verse
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Before they set up the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt, Sam and Dean stop for coffee and donuts. The line is exceedingly long, but they find a way to pass the time.
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- Part 78 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean will never admit to how he knows the song "Wig in a Box." What matters is that he knows it, and he pulls it out when Sam needs it the most.
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- Part 79 of The Chicago Verse
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On an afternoon they both have off, Dean takes Sam to a bookstore. Dean has to show off his newest acquisition: a selfie stick.
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- Part 80 of The Chicago Verse
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Every Sunday, Sam washes vegetables and Dean chops them.
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- Part 81 of The Chicago Verse
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In mid-May, Chicago weather sees an upturn in humidity. Some bear the change better than others.
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- Part 82 of The Chicago Verse
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Their evening starts at a snobby gala in downtown Chicago, where Dean is eating all the bacon he can eat and Sam is looking for a way to escape. A trip to Uptown takes them away from it all--further back than Sam ever though possible.
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- Part 83 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean wonders if he's good in bed.
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- Part 84 of The Chicago Verse
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The perfect Sunday isn't complicated at all.
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- Part 85 of The Chicago Verse
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For his birthday, Sam receives the blu-ray collection of The Lord of the Rings--extended editions. He takes a day off from work to sit back and watch Return of the King. He doesn't expect company.
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- Part 86 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean doesn't think twice about the simple facts before him: it's Saturday, Sam is in short-shorts, and they have the entire day free. Until their day sees a painful interruption, courtesy of the past. Luckily, Sam is there to take care of him as he is--without exception or condition.
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- Part 87 of The Chicago Verse
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The couch broke. They go to a furniture store to pick out a new one. It's never that simple.
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- Part 88 of The Chicago Verse
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Five minutes, one phrase, turn it around.
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- Part 89 of The Chicago Verse
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Wandering through a flea market, Sam finds one item worth asking Dean for.
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- Part 90 of The Chicago Verse
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If You See Dean Winchester on the Side of the Road Don't Stop by compo67
Fandoms: Supernatural
30 Aug 2015
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Sam and Dean argue after Dean walks two miles home; the argument shifts, because they can never argue about one thing and one thing only.
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- Part 91 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean didn’t have to waste any time flipping through the menu at Gibson's Steakhouse, because he’d known what he had anticipated this visit for the past year. Birthdays and anniversaries earned him tours of various steakhouses in Chicago, but Dean saved Gibson’s for one event and one event only.
Of course, he was sitting across a stranger at the moment, but at least he didn’t lose his table and she would get a free meal.
What could possibly happen over a little wine and serendipity?
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- Part 92 of The Chicago Verse
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Following the failed dinner at Gibson's Steakhouse, Sam seeks out advice.
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- Part 93 of The Chicago Verse
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Due to somewhat unfortunate decisions, Dean has been placed on crutches for three weeks. He loses his crutches privileges quickly, because Sam has no time for Dean jabbing him in the ass every time he walks past.
Their lives are changing once again--most of it in good ways.
Except for one afternoon, when Sam sees something he shouldn't in their home.
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- Part 94 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam yelling at Dean to put on sunscreen. Dean eventually pays attention.
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- Part 95 of The Chicago Verse
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Nothing good can come of Dean being up early, left to his own devices.
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- Part 96 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean buys tickets for them to see a production at Chicago's Shakespeare Theatre. Afterwards, he takes them to a secret spot in downtown Chicago: to the cupcake ATM.
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- Part 97 of The Chicago Verse
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The air conditioning breaks yet again, in the middle of July. Staying cool seems to be a problem.
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- Part 98 of The Chicago Verse
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A dialogue-only drabble inspired by a WordPorn post: There's a million ways to say 'I love you,' you just have to listen. Dean has some interesting ways.
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- Part 99 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam wanders into the garage, where Dean's working on a car and asking about a vase.
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- Part 100 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam snores like a human chainsaw. Dean complains about it. A different outcome than expected occurs.
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- Part 101 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean ventures to a local garage sale and brings back a priceless haul. Sam does not see it that way.
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- Part 102 of The Chicago Verse
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It started over an argument in the coat section at Macy's.
Then Dean stopped preparing meals. Sam tested this change in the only way he knew how: he served Dean a can of spaghettios for dinner.
Dean ate half the contents of the bowl, pushed it aside, and continued reading through yet another volume without a single comment or complaint.
Something was up.
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- Part 103 of The Chicago Verse
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In the middle of the night, Dean makes Sam laugh.
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- Part 104 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean's 57th birthday involves miniatures, zombies, and Hamilton.
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- Part 105 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam thinks he can wash his hair without interruption. Enter Dean.
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- Part 106 of The Chicago Verse
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The whole place smells like one of their weapons boxes. For the first ten minutes, Dean feels the need to remain on guard, wary of everyone and everything. Even Gloria Ramos.
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- Part 107 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam puts on lip balm like lipstick.
First up top, followed by a swoop at the bottom, then a brief but memorable pucker.
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- Part 108 of The Chicago Verse
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With age comes an inability to digest dairy and a propensity to spend a large amount of time looking out one of the living room windows. Also, fuck snow.
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- Part 109 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean is not sleeping and Sam knows it. It's time to get off the couch and go to physical therapy--easier said than done.
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- Part 110 of The Chicago Verse
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La Michoacana Deluxe Ice Cream is your one stop shop to find traditional Mexican treats as well as featuring authentic handcrafted ice cream and popsicles.
It is also one of Dean's favorite places for treats and introspection.
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- Part 111 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam worries.
He has always been a worrier. It was necessary to survive his family dynamics. And it's difficult to confront the apocalypse, the devil, god, heaven, hell, and Dean's morning breath without some degree of excess worrying.
This time, he might have worried too much.
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- Part 112 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean from The Chicago Verse answers questions from readers. To ask Dean a question, send your asks to compo67 at tumblr dot com.
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- Part 113 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam's normal resting heart rate is 70 bpm. Dean would do anything to get close to that number again. [Continuation of A Product of Loveliness.]
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- Part 114 of The Chicago Verse
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Optimism just doesn’t work the same in a hospital room.
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- Part 115 of The Chicago Verse
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Readers ask Dean from TCV their questions. He attempts to answer them.
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- Part 116 of The Chicago Verse
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Readers ask Dean from TCV their questions. He attempts to answer them.
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- Part 117 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean is not a physical therapist. But he takes a stab at motivation with an unorthodox method.
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- Part 118 of The Chicago Verse
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Folks submit questions for Dean to answer.
To submit a question, go to compo67.tumblr.com, anon is on so you don't need an account.
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- Part 119 of The Chicago Verse
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From the hospital’s caregiver respite room, Dean printed out a variety of articles.
The most useful one so far--which he carries with him in the back pocket of his jeans--has been “Fifteen Things Caregivers Should Know After a Stroke.” It was published by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. They obviously know their shit.
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- Part 120 of The Chicago Verse
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SAM and DEAN sit close together on a long couch. Two blankets drape over DEAN; his left knee rests on a stack of pillows on the coffee table. SAM sits on DEAN’S left, covered with his own blanket, and holds a bowl of popcorn. The lights are dimmed. They are halfway through the movie Jurassic Park. [screenplay/script format]
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- Part 121 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean is going to marry a meatball.
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- Part 122 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam wakes up in the middle of the night. He waits for something terrible to happen.
It doesn't.
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- Part 123 of The Chicago Verse
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a wincest poem about the tumultuous relationship between the boys.
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- Part 124 of The Chicago Verse
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A series of Ask Dean Q&A. In this installment, Dean answers (or attempts to answer) questions about Sam's recovery, Dean's favorite meal for Sam to make, and how Dean copes with bad knee days.
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- Part 125 of The Chicago Verse
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The power goes out at exactly eleven eleven at night on January 23rd.
Should Sam and Dean go back to sleep or should they have fun?
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- Part 126 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean works on swapping out the bathroom fan. Sam works on something else.
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- Part 127 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean has a fever, Sam buys paletas.
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- Part 128 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean reschedules a therapy session.
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- Part 129 of The Chicago Verse
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Everything You Need to Know about the World Can Be Learned Through Shark Week by compo67
Fandoms: Supernatural
23 Sep 2019
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There are ribs marinating in the bathtub. (For very good reason, dammit.)
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- Part 130 of The Chicago Verse
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On a rainy day in September, Dean bakes a pie. Not just any pie. Chocolate pecan pie
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- Part 131 of The Chicago Verse
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“It’s seven in the morning and I smell bacon.”
“Dean, go put on pants.”
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- Part 132 of The Chicago Verse
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Outsider POV.
Dr. Aaron Kennedy, Vascular Neurologist, recently transferred hospitals. There's never fresh coffee in the Reading Room, but that soon proves to be the least of his worries.
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- Part 133 of The Chicago Verse
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Readers ask questions to The Chicago Verse Dean and he attempts to answer them.
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- Part 134 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam and Dean are in search of a new mattress.
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- Part 135 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean spends time in his neighborhood, running errands and sparking unexpected epiphanies.
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- Part 136 of The Chicago Verse
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What's real and what's not?
What's the line between dependence and addiction?
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- Part 137 of The Chicago Verse
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Tell Me Why (Ain't Nothing but a Heart Ache) by compo67 for mcdanno28, rieraclaelin, Redgirl_78
Fandoms: Supernatural
08 Apr 2020
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Sam buys Dean an apple pie, and the reception is a little less than enthusiastic.
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- Part 138 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean asks Sam a hair-related question, since Sam is the in-house hair expert. Dialogue fic full of banter.
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- Part 139 of The Chicago Verse
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The Theme This Week by compo67 for Lochinvar, FaeGentry, mcdanno28, rieraclaelin, Hazelsun
Fandoms: Supernatural
20 Nov 2020
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There’s a line out the door at La Michoacana on the corner of Blue Island and 18th.
For whatever reason, on a hot day in August, Dean stands in this line. (His dedication to supporting this small business should be noted.) Not only does he vow to buy enough paletas to stock up for a while and avoid future lines, but he vows to pay for the person behind him.
Just as long as the line freaking moves.
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- Part 140 of The Chicago Verse
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Dialogue fic. Sam and Dean venture out. While they're in the car, they talk, laugh, and ponder. Featuring a spoiled chocolate zucchini muffin, Liberace, and Al Gore.
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- Part 141 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean can't (won't) go to sleep. Sam suffers through it, even though Dean brings up a few interesting topics.
(A Cal update is in the end notes.)
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- Part 142 of The Chicago Verse
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First, Sam throws out Dean's salami.
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- Part 143 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean bought a corded landline wall phone for the kitchen.
It’s an ugly thing, olive green, and it looks like someone threw up asparagus all over the wall. Sam announced his displeasure early on in the process, then openly declared his intent to make the phone “accidentally go missing.”
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- Part 144 of The Chicago Verse
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Kevin arrives at exactly eleven fifteen.
Despite the October chill, he asks to go for a walk at eleven nineteen. It’s a strange request, but no stranger than most. Sam can always go for an extra walk or run. Dean, on the other hand, complains about being made to move his body around any more than necessary. Sam all but shoves Dean—and his cane—out the door.
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- Part 145 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam is up late grading papers for his Ethics class. Dean insists that Sam get his ass to bed.
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- Part 146 of The Chicago Verse
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In the middle of the night, Sam's stomach hurts. He requests tea from his one and only.
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- Part 147 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam wants to do an activity together. Dean proposes they make a meal. Their journey to dinner takes them on a few strange and interesting turns.
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- Part 148 of The Chicago Verse
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The day before Dean's birthday, he surprises Sam with a gift. Sam, of course, sucks at receiving said gift.
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- Part 149 of The Chicago Verse
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“Sam!”
“What, what?”
“Get off the couch.”Sam refuses. His ass is no longer flesh—it is now ultra-high performance concrete. He. Will. Not. Be. Moved. Nothing can make him part from the couch--at least, that's what he initially thinks.
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- Part 150 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam brings home his purchases from the block's weekend market. Dean just *has* to make an observation.
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- Part 151 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean wakes up in the middle of the night with a headache.
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- Part 152 of The Chicago Verse
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The bakery section in Whole Foods offers a treasure trove of delicious, sugary concoctions. Dean enjoys every bit of the bakery department, until a former hunter shows up.
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- Part 153 of The Chicago Verse
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John leaves Sam and Dean with one Miss Tonya Reed, who owned and operated the StarDust Motel off of Route 66.
A relic from her youth—back when the world was a lot uglier, but the cars from Detroit still cut a smooth image on the highway—the StarDust wasn't exactly the Ritz.
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- Part 154 of The Chicago Verse
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Kevin’s in Chicago for a visit. He enjoys exploring different neighborhoods and actively seeks them out. Sam takes him to Hyde Park and the timing turns out to be kind of… awkward.
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- Part 155 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean needs help getting a screw out of the dryer.
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- Part 156 of The Chicago Verse
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New neighbors are moving in. Dean just has to look. Sam just has to ask.
Prompt: a kiss to shut them up.
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- Part 157 of The Chicago Verse
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It's a tough time at physical therapy. Thankfully, Sam is there to smooth things out.
Prompt: A kiss to pretend.
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- Part 158 of The Chicago Verse
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On a quiet, ordinary Monday night, Sam and Dean sit on their couch and watch TV commercials from the 1970s and 1980s. They try an experiment.
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- Part 159 of The Chicago Verse
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A continuation of Kevin's visit to Chicago, which includes a visit to the Little Vietnam Restaurant, a (nice) interrogation, and permission to move forward with something very important.
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- Part 160 of The Chicago Verse
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Aaron asks Sam three questions and it's Sam's responsibility to answer in as much detail as possible.
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- Part 161 of The Chicago Verse
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At four in the morning, Dean can't fall back asleep. There are certain words he needs to hear.
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- Part 162 of The Chicago Verse
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Sam catches Dean cooking forty pounds of meat all at once in their kitchen.
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- Part 163 of The Chicago Verse
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Dean puts his head on Sam's lap and complains about one thing, then another thing, and another.
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- Part 164 of The Chicago Verse
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Chinatown is one of Dean’s favorite spots to unwind and let loose. On Valentine's Day, Sam and Dean try a newly opened bar, only for it to spark something unexpected between them.
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- Part 165 of The Chicago Verse