Great story!

wow! This is my second read and this story is still amazing! When you write Sam and Dean I can hear their voices speaking, envision them moving just like on the screen that I feel like your stories ARE an episode of Supernatural and are therefor canon.

Great story!

*stares at the wall with a steadily cracking poker face* I'm fine. This is fine. Great, even. I'm not an emotional wreck at all. I'm not. I'm peachy. Just... peachy.

THE FEELS! omg this was both so sad and so good at the same time!

Just had to tell you how much I adored your story, and how much this aspect of Sam's story needed to be explored and dealt with. As a retired ER physician and sometime psychologist the depths of the boys' story and trauma has always been my favorite part of SNL. And in the past few years I think many writers and fans have lost track of the extent of Sam's ordeal at Lucifers hands. For Lucifer physical torture would have been just the surface of his vengeance. He wanted Sam to know, over and over, how utterly helpless he was. That he could do anything to him, and never be stopped. That Sam would never escape, even in death. Even God couldn't truly protect him from being terrorized in season 11. That Sam is still sane and functional is a testimony to his psychological strength and Dean's steadfast support. That said, when Lucifer brought him back in that tunnel, of course Sam would have understood his choice was no choice, that Lucifer would never let him die a true death, that once again he was helpless to do anything but submit. And of course Lucifer would force him to submit sexually as the absolute most degrading thing he could imagine. Because he truly can't imagine how strong Sam is. In his sense of self, of worth that can survive even absolute surrender to stay alive and go on fighting, Sam is the strongest person his brother has ever known. Dean could face it, to save Sam. But not, I think, to save himself. He is a truly selfless man, existing as he always has, only in what he can give to others. He understands how much Sam would need to deal with what happened, to say the words to someone. How Sam's courage would work against him in trying to hide how broken he was just now. You captured both men and their symbiotic relationship beautifully. And how desperately Sam needs to see Lucifer gone, to end the terror he has bourne for so long. As we will see, Dean will sacrifice anything to give Sam that finality. Thank you for this tale.

Okay, what I do like: the logistics of a bunker full of folks. Dean keeping an eye on Sam. Sam's ways of coping (or lack thereof). And Dean's motel plan, which is awesome. :) And your usual top-notch writing, of course.

But this is your first fic that I'm not crazy about, not for poor writing but for content. It never would have occurred to me that Lucifer might have gotten...physical with Sam in the tunnel, and I wish it still hadn't. I don't quite buy it, not with his not having tried anything before in the bunker, not with him being on good behavior (at that point) for Jack's sake, and not in this context. But most of all, I don't like it because why subject Sam to that? Weren't the memories and the surrender enough to resurrect nightmares?

I do like the rest, though. I just wish this hadn't gone so far, you know?

Such a powerful one-shot! Really showed Dean in his big brother roll!

Great story. You handled a difficult subject very gracefully. Well done.

Yup, as usual, you have these guys down so perfectly. The quips, the brother moments, the worry, the anger, etc. perfect characterization. Love how you handled such a sensitive and emotional issue here and then wrapping it up in such a way that just topped off the story. Awesome as always!

This was AMAZING! I loved it :D

This was really, really good. Traumatising doesn't even begin to describe the events of those episodes for either of the brothers, and the consequences were there in their actions in the finale. You handled the repercussions for Sam and Dean really well here, and Dean's response. Wonderful!

Very nicely written! You addressed a few things I have not seen anyone get to yet. The top one to me being what the hell happened in that tunnel that Cass and Gabriel were nowhere to be found when the vampires attacked?! I love them both but seriously, I can't get over that stupidity. And I still cannot bring myself to believe Dean would just leave Sam there or that Cass would just be like 'sorry, no time, gotta go'. SMH at these writers. Also, Bobby. It really is great to have him back, but also heartbreakingit's not REAL Bobby, and it's kinda like a tease. I can imagine it would feel about the same to the boys.

I love Sam and Dean going off by themselves, even if Dean had to trick Sam. After all that you would think they'd need some time to unwind away from it all. The only problem I see is that at the moment I think Lucifer was more interested in getting to Jack rather than torture Sam more, but if you don't think about that I'd say this was believable. Also gives more reason for Dean to be so desperate to accept Micheal at the end there. Very nicely thought out and written, you kept the boys beautifully in character and I love the maturity you show in Dean not pressing Sam to talk but giving him space and time. Keep the season 13 tags coming, we got 4 months left to get through!

powerful and well written :)

Ohhh my godddd this hurt in so many ways. Poor Sam! I know he got tortured for so long in the cage but I didn’t think of it happening again in the tunnel. You really ripped my heart out but it was amazing. Great job!