The reveals have now been posted for spn_summergen, which means I can now claim my story!

This was my first time participating in this challenge and it was a lot of fun. I got an awesome prompt which I really enjoyed writing for. I have also decided that seeing as this challenge is called summergen, it is perfectly okay that I probably won't finish reading all the awesome fic this challenge generated until well into the Australian summer!
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Title: A momentary lapse of reason
Author: zara_zee
Recipient: themegalosaurus
Beta: 9tiptoes (Thank you as always! All remaining mistakes are my own.)
Rating: PG-13. Gen.
Word Count: ~3,700
Warnings: cynophobia, references to death and violence as depicted by Show, some swearing
Prompt:Although I realise that it was just the prelude to 40 years in Hell, and Sam's love for dogs is well-established in canon, it seems to me like Dean getting ripped apart by hellhounds might be quite a traumatic experience (if not for him then for Sam, watching him). Can you write a fic where Sam or Dean (or both I guess but I like hurt/comfort and if they're both going to pieces, I'm not sure how that would work) develops a fear of dogs as a result? You could link it to Yellow Fever (where Dean is afraid of that tiny little dog) but I'm not fussy: any time post-S3 finale. I'm a big Sam girl so nothing where Sam is horrible!

A/N: This story also fills the ‘phobias’ square on my H/C bingo card…


Summary: As soon as he shuts the motel door, Dean sags against it. It’s ridiculous that after everything he endured in Hell, after everything he did, he’s losing his shit over a goddamn dog. His shirt is stuck to his back, he’s still fucking shaking and there’s a pretty good chance he’s going to toss his cookies all over the puke-green carpet.

In the aftermath of Hell, Dean exhibits symptoms of cynophobia.

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