I first got into SPN around 2012 (PEAK SuperWhoLock era), and back then mostly found my fics through the HoodieTime LJ. There are some fics that are still around and have been crossposted to Ao3, that even when I was out of fandom, had been so profound and formative that I'd think about them randomly:
Jai Guru Deva Om by Shariot (2013): https://archiveofourown.org/works/955608/chapters/1869996 and The Days and Nights Are Long by Sharlot (2015): https://archiveofourown.org/works/5394836
Both are Gen. Top is Stanford-era Dean who falls in with a cult, and bottom is S3 AU with Sam trying to save Dean.
-saudade (I cant find my old Dreamwidth login info and need to make a new acct at some point, but hi)
Fics I think about 10+ years later
Jai Guru Deva Om by Shariot (2013): https://archiveofourown.org/works/955608/chapters/1869996
and
The Days and Nights Are Long by Sharlot (2015): https://archiveofourown.org/works/5394836
Both are Gen. Top is Stanford-era Dean who falls in with a cult, and bottom is S3 AU with Sam trying to save Dean.
-saudade (I cant find my old Dreamwidth login info and need to make a new acct at some point, but hi)