#10

Title: "Defect" and "Hell and Back" by Kikkimax
Fandom: Supernatural/Criminal Minds
Pairing: gen
Categories: action, angst, case file, drama, family, friendship, hurt/comfort, supernatural, crossover
Length: Very Epic (~82,000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.fanfic.otherplaces.net/index.html

Review:
A month before the black dogs are scheduled to drag him to hell, Dean Winchester is captured. By a seventy-year-old sheriff and an ancient basset hound. Now the BAU is tasked with figuring out if Dean actually is the overachieving serial killer Agent Hendrickson claimed he was and why exactly he let himself get caught.

I absolutely adore plausible, realistic crossovers and this series is one of the most natural, seamless (if unexpected) crossovers I've ever read. Dean interacting with the BAU (of the Gideon era) is in turns hilarious, intriguing, and touching and seeing Dean, with all of his issues and secrets, getting profiled by objective (but increasingly sympathetic) experts is both fascinating and deeply satisfying.

Of course, a good premise isn't enough to carry a story on its own, so I'm happy to state that the plot and writing are both layered and interesting. Best of all, however, is the characterizations. With a cast that's nearly in the double digits, it's nothing short of amazing that Kikkimax managed to not only fully integrate all of the major characters from both shows, but to nail every single characterization. You can *hear* the characters voices as they talk and their behavior is all perfectly in character.

A long, meaty, deeply satisfying crossover, I highly recommend these fics for anyone who is a fan of either Supernatural or Criminal Minds (or both!)

Defect (pt. 1) (pt. 2)
Hell and Back