Floundering Around in the Dark

Fandom: Supernatural
Story Title: even the anti-christ was human once
Original Story: every angel is terrifying
Original Author: wanttobeatree
Rating: R
Pairings: gen
Summary: There are lines we cross, and lines we don't. What makes us human or good or evil? Dean's gone to hell for sacrificing himself. Sam finds another way in. The question is, can either one of them ever really get out again?
Warnings: Some violence, mentions of character death (background characters)

A/Ns and Warnings: This story was written for spn_remix, and since the reveal has happened, I am free to repost! I have a lot of stuff to say about this. First things first, I had never read any work by the original author. I fell in love with lots of stuff, but this story just...I don't know...it begged for me, it haunted me, and even though it was big and scary and I wasn't sure I could do it with the surgery and the moving...and I have to say a big thank you to ysbail for the beta and hand holding. I flailed at her in email while working on this. This was written before the season premier as well, and it looks at Dean's trip back from Hell if Sam had indeed found a way to do it. Needless to say, this is angst ridden (but with a bit of hope at the end).

( He feels old, worn out and stretched like a pair of faded jeans that haven't fit in years. The scars live under his skin, where no one can see them, but he feels them just the same. )