Prompts

A collection of both canon and non-canon prompts to the Brothers Apart storyverse. At the bottom, you can find prompts unrelated to Brothers Apart.

Canon Brothers Apart

Walt

Original prompts: I would love some day to see Bobby’s backstory with Sam’s people– the snippets that we got were really intriguing. Is that something you’re planning to revisit?

I know that Bobby has mentioned he once rescued a borrower from a hunter and that there are borrowers in the woods, but will we ever get their story or from Bobby’s POV of what happened? Will Sam’s family ever meet Bobby?

Will we get the stories of Bobby meeting the borrowers he mentioned? (ie the ones he saved from the hunters and the ones in the backyard)

Timeline: 1980

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Playtime

Original prompt: I love how Dean interacts with kids! How about a short story about the kids using sleeping Dean as a playground. Hijinks included

Timeline: During the two month stay at Trails West while Sam’s arm heals, after the events of Taken.

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The Climbing Bet

Original prompt: I always thought for a fun idea, have Sam try to climb up a bookshelf or vanity to show off to Dean.

Timeline: After The Golden Touch

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Reunited

Original prompt: Can you please write a drabble about how Sam finally visits his brother after spending weeks in the walls of Trails West? Set after when Krissy finds the lonely Dean.

Timeline: After Music, and directly before Movie Night.

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Family Movie Night

Original prompt: You know what would be really cute? Dean hosting a movie night for Sam and the family, complete with freshly made popcorn for the kids and a big pillow for them to relax on.

Timeline: During the two month stay at Trails West while Sam’s arm heals, after the events of Taken.

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Sam’s Soda

Original prompt: I would like to see Sam and the soda incident if you don’t mind

Timeline: After The Golden Touch

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Non-canon Brothers Apart

Cursed Dean

Original prompt: How do you think it would be different if Dean was the one to get cursed instead of Sam?

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Pie for tiny Dean

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Ant Man

Original prompt: yo how about Sam being pumped to see ant man !!!!!!!

Timeline: 2015 (10 years after Sam and Dean reunite for the first time)

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Dean Rescues Sam

Original prompt: What if instead of Walt and Mallory rescuing Sam when he got cursed, Dean and John were able to find him before the witch took off?

Timeline: 1993 (Dean is 14; Sam is 10)

Author’s note: This prompt turned into the Brothers Together series

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Aftermath || Sam’s rebellion  || Homework

The Cat

Original prompt: Will Sam ever face a cat? That can’t be a good experience.

Timeline: After The Schism of Fire and Water

Sam vs cat || Part 1 || Part 2

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Walt Versus Dean

Original prompt: So Dean keeps worrying about what would’ve happened if it hadn’t been Sam he found in the motel room, but had been some other little person. What *would* have happened if it had been someone else– Krissy, or Walt, or Mallory?

Timeline: 2005 (The same week Dean and Sam reunited in Brothers Apart)

Author’s note: For the purpose of this prompt, Walt Watch was chosen for the little person. You can find the reason why here.

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The Incredible Shrinking Winchester

Original prompt: What if a new stage of the curse set in and Sam shrunk even more? How would he and Dean deal with that?

Timeline: After The Schism of Fire and Water

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A Dwindling Perspective – An Incredible Shrinking Winchester story by @torchmlp. Canon for the Incredible Shrinking Winchester ‘verse.

The Incredible Shrinking Winchester Conclusion

Original prompt: I thought I’d adequately prepared myself for the tragic ending you gave both Sam and Dean. What I didn’t anticipate was how the fact that Sam is now utterly alone would strike a cord with me – I desperately hope that you’ll save the brothers by “the parts they still have to play” … Dean losing his reason for living and Sam once again losing his loved ones and the loneliness – it’s devestating. Try as I might I can’t stop thinking about it! Could you write Dean’s POV? And a sequel someday.

Timeline: After The Schism of Fire and Water

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Waking Dean

Original prompt: Sam trying to wake up Dean but it’s tougher than it looks and may lead to some tiny awkwardness!

Timeline: Unknown

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Oscar Meets Jacob

Original prompt: What if, instead of going to the forest and meeting Bowman, Jacob went roadtripping and found a certain Oscar in his motel room?

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An Appreciation for the Sun

Original prompt: You should TOTALLY do a story where Rischa meets Castiel! I would love you forever!

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Human Music

Original prompt: I always wondered how Bowman would react to human music; everything from indie rock to classical! Especially with different instruments like a violin or a saxophone or something! Also: does Jacob play any instruments? ((Thanks so much!!))

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Quiet As a Mouse

Original prompt: What if there was a lost/hurt/ect borrower who prays for someone to help her/him. And then BAM, Castiel makes an appearance. Because he doesn’t care who/what is asking for help, doesn’t care that s/he’s tiny. But while he might be completely unperturbed, s/he most definitely isn’t. Like “holy shit where did this man come from?! I’m so going to die!”

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Beggars Can’t Be Choosers

Author’s note: The continuation to Quiet As a Mouse

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Sad Oscar AU compilation

What began as a series of prompts that should have been ‘cute’ turned into so, so much more…

Author’s Note: This AU will one day become a part of Brothers Consulted.

One word prompt series

Sentence prompt series

Unrelated short stories and prompts

Sherlock Edition

Author’s note: These stories are the original inspiration for Brothers Consulted.

A Hand Afoot || Doctor y Doctor || Bit Hot || Watson (Part 1 || Part 2) || How very clever

Archive of Our Own

Don’t You Cry No More

Author’s note: Created based on this post by @scrapedknees

Story description: Sam inherited the Impala after Dean’s death and finds that for some people, death isn’t the end.

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Helping Hands

Original prompt: The Doctor drops/misplaces his sonic somewhere he can’t reach and Zepheera goes on a mini-adventure to retrieve it for him.

Author’s note: Takes place in the DonnaAU

Timeline: Post-Midnight, Pre-Turn Left

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Shoulder Angel

Original prompt: How about something for the episode with da Vinci?

Timeline: During Vincent and the Doctor

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A Little Change

Original prompt: How about an accidental size swap with Jacob and Bowman?

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The Chase In Lilliput series

The Chase in Lilliput tag

AskSamStuff contest entries

The Long Road Home

Original inspiration: Would live have been different if you had been an only child?  Second part of inspiration found here

Part 1

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A Long Night

Original inspiration: Have you noticed the tattoo on Dean’s arm?

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Zepheera-vision compilation