#Samwena

[beautysurvives]

bite

*warning: flashing, self harm*

[dreamytfw]

You wonder why Destiel fics that also have Sam in a relationship don't feature Samwena? It's because it's so much easier to get him out of the way on a hunt with Eileen, or off living a normal life with Jess. Samwena is too much chaos. It's mystery and magic, it's intriguing, it's trouble waiting to happen. And let's face it, it's hot. Too much work when the writer just wants to center Destiel and have Sam there to say "Get a room, you two."

I was talking about fics where Sam's relationship is an entire subplot, not just authors dropping in a token Sam mention.

But if we're going with the token Sam mention, then I don't completely agree with this take. Don't get me wrong, I agree with your 2nd paragraph 100% 😍 But any writer worth their salt would be able to have an intriguing secondary dynamic in the background, not upstaging the main pair. And there are too many well-written Destiel fics out there for this to boil down to a case of bad and/or lazy writing choices.

With the caveat that I'm excluding fics written before Rowena debuted (because iirc the only ships for Sam at that point that didn't involve abuse dynamics were SamJess and I think Sabriel? idk I don't read Sabriel), I think Sam gets paired with Eileen or Jess a lot for the same reason way too many Destiel shippers are so invested in human!Cas end game: the Destiel section of the fandom is full of boring normies lol. SamJess and Saileen are safe and "normal."

[clairenovaking]

epilogue now posted!

it's the wonder that keeps the stars apart

“Didn’t think I’d see a day when hunters kept a witch safe,” he calls, and a low snarl emits from Sam’s chest. Dean nearly throws his brother a glare over his shoulder, but he’s not keen on taking his eyes off the threat, so his grip on his gun tightens, and he lifts it haughtily. “Might as well just turn around,” he says, and shrugs a shoulder. “Witch killin’ bullets, and all." That, at least, gets a reaction from them- they step back slightly, wariness in their eyes as they examine Dean’s relaxed posture despite the raised gun. But then the woman speaks, and Rowena stiffens, eyes darting to Sam across the circle. “Should use those on her, with what she’s carryin’.”

or, while on the hunt for Lucifer, two witches force Rowena and Sam's hand into revealing a secret they've been keeping. Or rather- Rowena's been carrying.

chapter one now posted!

[trashblossomart]

one of my fave things in the later seasons was Sam‘s witch arc and i love their dynamic so much so here‘s a doodle

[samsrowena]

bro really was down bad horrendously from day one

[mad-as-a-box-of-frogs]

It has to be you. My real, permanent demise is at your hands. It's in Death's books. Yeah, well, you know what? Screw the books.

Rowena with her Sam in The Rupture (15x03): Best of SPN Ladies [425/?]

[420technoblazeit]

insane htat this was just the dynamic for like. 3 seasons

[sirlancenotalot]

these three would fuck

[angelsdean]

more delicious and true than blurry wife endgame is Sam, after having lost everyone and everything, willingly deciding to join Rowena in Hell. Fulfilling the destiny the demons originally wanted for him, in a way, except instead of being a puppet boy-king doing the bidding of other cosmic beings he rules as a true king alongside his queen, Rowena

[deanspajamas]

i love drowley!!! and samwena!!!!

[capricciosso]

ROWENA What in the hell is this? SAM Insurance. Comfortable?

[woundlingus]

I’ll never get enough of Gabriel’s one sided beef with Sam. He offers his mercy deal to Dean in tall tales, but then arguably equally kicks the shit out of both of them. The next they see him he traps Sam in an inescapable time loop of torture, then fakes out an ending where Dean stays dead just to get Sam to chase him around the country for six months. Sam let’s him go after this. The next time they see Gabriel he kicks Sam in the balls, gives him herpes, and turns him into a car. Sam STILL LETS HIM GO. Jump a few years and Gabriel is broken in the bunker being gently and tenderly cared for by Sam, Sam helps him get his revenge, checks in with him after to see if he’s feeling okay. And what does Gabriel do? HE FUCKS HIS GIRL. He’s insane. He’s deranged. I’m in love with him. What’s his problem???!!

[dreamytfw]

I wish more Destiel fics that also have Sam in a relationship featured Samwena. The overwhelming majority are either Saileen or SamJess and tbh it's really boring :/

[indubioprocoffee]

“Does this coffee taste funny to you?” Dean asked as he took his first sip of morning coffee.

“Nope, same as always,” Sam answered.

“I don’t know it tastes- Wait what’s she doing here?” Only now Dean realized that they weren’t alone in the bunker kitchen.

“Good morning, Dear,” Rowena chirped in her melodious voice.

“Sam, what’s she doing here?” He asked more intensely.

“Rowena was … uhm, helping me with something.”

“New case?”

“Not quite.”

“Dear Sam felt the need to consult my vast knowledge concerning a potion.”

“Sam …?” Dean insisted.

“Well … Yes, she’s helping me.”

“Okay. So, what’s it for then?” Dean took another deep sip from his coffee. “It really does taste funny, don’t you- Oh, hey Cas.”

“Hello, Dean.”

“Mornin’ sunshine. How did you sleep? You want coffee?”

Despite Cas’ puzzled look Dean handed him a cup of coffee. “I don’t sleep, you know that.”

“I never noticed how blue your eyes really are,” Dean continued, completely forgetting the existence of Sam and Rowena.

“See what I mean?”, Sam whispered to Rowena.

“And you have such nice broad shoulders … You should lose that trenchcoat, you really don’t need that in here.” Dean was starting to undress Cas, who still held the coffee mug in his hands.

“Dean, are you alright?”

“Maybe we used a little much?” Rowena whispered.

“There’s barely a difference to how he normally acts,” Sam answered.

“My condolences.”

“We should really move this somewhere else; don’t you think?” Dean was now asking in that rasping voice of his.

“Move what? To where?” Cas was becoming more and more confused, but still didn’t resist to Dean coming closer, while unnecessarily touching him. “Sam?” Helpless eyes darting over to the table.

“Ah, yes, Sam. That potion, what was that for again?” Dean had slung one arm around Cas’ neck, as they were about to leave the kitchen, he miraculously caught his previous train of thought.

“It’s hopefully keeping my sanity.”

“Ah, that’s nice,” Dean replied, again all eyes on Cas.

Sam and Rowena watched them leave with a grin.

“So … I guess we are all alone now,” Rowena whispered.

“I guess so …” Sam took a sip of his own coffee. “Hm. This coffee really does taste funny …”

@wigglebox

[beatsheetromanroy]

body swap episode let’s go!!! it’s a cursed object or some nasty, powerful spellwork. it zaps rowena, dean, and cas who are all in the same room together. rowena becomes dean, cas becomes rowena, dean becomes cas. jack walks into the room and with the ability to see people’s souls, recognizes everyone immediately. poor sam now has to see the woman he has feelings for in the body of his brother and he’s NOT having a good time!! rowena in dean is all loose, confident, flirty, she charms cas in her own body which drives sam and dean INSANE (for totally different reasons obviously.) it would be so fun to see rowena-cas stiff, serious, and genuine. cas realizes the deep attachment he’s grown to his body. dean’s freaking out about the possibility of needing to pee or take a shower. “I’m not gonna look at some other dude’s junk, that’s not cool!” meanwhile cas informs him that he won’t need to, “there’s enough grace left over in my vessel that will eliminate the need for bodily functions” forcing dean to act disappointed “oh, good” (he says lying) while he tries to actively avoid feeling up cas’ pecs.

[samsrowena]

also i’m sorry but calling samwena a “pair the spares” ship is actually wild. he had a sexually charged hallucination about her. she flirts with him all the time; he’s always smiling around her. they went from enemies to best friends. they’re the only ones that understand each other’s lucifer trauma. they pretended to be fake married for a case. he was literally DESTINED TO KILL HER. and then she left all her stuff to him after he did. totally random pairing though amirite