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When Dean first traveled back in time to 1973 where he encounters his parents as young adults. , Dean comments that his mother is very attractive.<ref name="four03>[[4.03 In The the Beginning]]</ref>

'''Dean:''' Sammy, wherever you are - Mom is a babe! I'm so going to hell. Again.

Also in this episode, when [[Azazel]] possess possesses [[Samuel Campbell]], Mary's father, he kisses her to seal the deal to save [[John]]'s life, technically providing a canonical example of Wincest (or strictly speaking Campbellcest). In the Season 5 episode [[5.13 The Song Remains The the Same]], Sam also gets to meet both his parents and remarks how beautiful Mary is - "in a platonic, totally not weird way," Dean helpfully clarifies.

[[Adam Milligan]] is the son of [[John Winchester]] and [[Kate Milligan]].<ref name="four19>[[4.19 Jump The the Shark]] </ref>.The LiveJournal community "Wincest" has stated [http://community.livejournal.com/wincest/2399013.html here] that pairings involving Adam count in their definition of Wincest.

[[Wee!cest]] refers to Wincest where one or both of the boys are teenagersunderage.

* 2005.09.14: Within hours of the [[Pilot]] airing , the first Sam/Dean fic is posted as the first fic at [http://community.livejournal.com/supernaturalfic supernatural_fic] and sn_slash. The story is [http://supernaturalfic.livejournal.com/550.html 'Reunion' by janedavitt]

* 2005.10.16 First recorded use of the term ''Wincest'' as a [[Fic Warning]] in [http://joyfulgirl41.livejournal.com/261178.html Can’t just walk awayJust Walk Away] by joyfulgirl41.

* 2005.10.25 Fic Community community [http://community.livejournal.com/wincest/ Wincest] opens.

In December 2006 Sera Gamble admitted to teasing Eric Kripke by referring to the story the writers were telling as [[The Epic Love Story of Sam and Dean]], a phrase later used by Eric himself in the [[Season 5 DVD]] commentary to [[5.04 The End|The End]].

Obviously pairing Sam and Dean in a sexual relationship is something does not appeal to all fans, and some are strongly opposed to it. On [[Livejournal]], the centre of the fandom for writing, art and vidding, Wincest and non-Wincest fans have generally co-existed peacefully in the fandom and there has been very little [[wank]]. From the start of the fandom, many authors have written across both [[Gen]] and Wincest genres, which probably lessened the likelihood of opposing camps arising.

''Supernatural'' is certainly not the first fandom to feature a popular incestuous pairing. There's the Weasleys, Draco and Lucius Malfoy and the Black family from ''Harry Potter'', Simon and River Tam from ''Firefly'', the Eppes brothers in ''Numb3rs'', all the Peterellis Petrellis in ''Heroes'', and not forgetting Luke and Leia in ''Star Wars''. In [[RPF]] Gerard and Mikey Way from ''My Chemical Romance'' have been a popular pairing in recent years.

Stories which feature Sam and Dean in a sexual relationship cover a wide range of themes , but many explore how and why Sam and Dean have developed a sexual relationship, and what that relationship is like. Themes in these stories include:

* We couldn't help ourselves - aka [[Kink|sex pollen, curses, or mystical forces]] make them do it, or the brothers have to pretend to be gay for a case and things develop * [[And then they had sex]] - Sex is often used within slash fics in general to allow closure or resolution to conflict. In Wincest, the boys will frequently have sex following an argument or fight. As such, they are often written to codas to episodes where conflict is unresolved.

One of the most important aspect aspects of Wincest fan fiction is the theme of "More than just brothers" - the ultimate trust. Part of the fascination with the relationship between the boys comes from the level of connection they seem to have (they are the their only family left, they don't have any other meaningful relationships in their lives, no friends are there to stay, they usually can't reveal their true identity to others). Sam and Dean are portrayed as each others' absolutes in the show, something that calls forward the ultimate, romantic love, the love that would give everything and the love that is everything.

In the [[Top/Bottom]] sexual roles commonly assigned in Fanficfanfic, generally Sam is the top, and Dean is the bottom.

Wincest also appears in various types of [[Fan Art]] including both digital manipulations, drawings and paintings. and [[Fan Vids]] which may imply a sexual relationship through clever editing, or the use of manips. No [[Fan Craft|cross stitch]] samplers have yet been seen, but are sure to exist.

Shippers often seek validation of the character pairing they are interested in from canon. Wincest fans haven't had to look too hard. In fact in December 2006 [[Sera Gamble]] referred to Supernatural as [[The Epic Love Story of Sam and Dean]]. On the [[Season 5 DVD]] commentary for [[5.04 The End]], Kripke, speaking about the brothers' relationship dynamics in the season, says: "they're going to come together and then in the second half of the season they're going to start drifting apart... the boys are kind of like The Defiant Ones in that they're kind of chained together and one moves ahead and drags the other one with him and then they reverse and...it's the epic love story of Sam and Dean."

Since Season One, Sam and Dean have been mistaken for a gay couple on a couple of several occasions: by a Realtor in realtor<ref name="one08">[[1.08 Bugs]]</ref>, by [[Young Michael]] in <ref name="one18">[[1.18 Something Wicked]]</ref> at the motel who cheekily asks if Dean and Sam want a "King or two queens? " and by the inn owner [[Susan Thompson]] <ref name="two11">[[2.11 Playthings]]</ref> who asks if Sam and Dean if they are in the area antiquing and whether they want a king sized bed. This later encounter causes Dean to ask

As the show started breaking the fourth wall , Wincest fanfic entered canon.<ref name="four18">[[4.18 The Monster At The at the End Of of This Book]]</ref>

'''Sam:''' As in Sam slash Dean, together.<br>'''Dean:''' Like together, together? They do know we are brothers , right?<br>

'''Dean:''' Well , that's just sick!<br>

Next we meet one of these Slash slash writers - fangirl [[Becky Rosen]]. She is a fan of [[The Supernatural Books]] by Carver Edlund aka [[Chuck Shurley]] and runs a website called morethanbrothers.net.<ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy For The for the Devil]]</ref> She is first seen writing a [[Wincest]] fic which can be read [[Becky Rosen|here]]. The fact that the writers of Supernatural, had now themselves written Wincest fanfic caused much delight amongst Wincest fans.

When Becky later invites Sam and Dean to a Supernatural Convention convention the MC announces that there will be a session on "The homoerotic subtext of Supernatural". The two fanboys featured in the episode [[Demian and Barnes]], who are role playing as Sam and Dean at the convention, are revealed at the end of the episode to be lovers.<ref name="five09">[[5.09 The Real Ghostbusters]]</ref>

The Supernatural writers even hint a close metaphysical conenction when they show Sam and Dean share the same "heaven", a situation Ash points out occurs between soulmates. <ref name="five16"> [[5.16 Dark Side Of The of the Moon]]</ref>

[[Zachariah]] is less subtle, when . When trying to make sure a resurrected [[Adam]] doesn't side with the Winchesters, he says: "So you know you can't trust them, right? You know Sam and Dean Winchester are psychotically, irrationally, ''erotically'' codependent on each other, right?" <ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point Of of No Return]]</ref>. Even [[Lisa]] says to Dean of his relationship with Sam: "You two have the most unhealthy, tangled up, crazy thing that I've ever seen". <ref name="six06">[[6.06 You Can't Handle The the Truth]]</ref>

In [[8.04 Bitten]] , students [[Michael Wheeler]] and [[Brian Wilcox]] film Sam and Dean who are posing as FBI agents investigating a case. Michael comments to Brian on first seeing them: "Is it just me or are you getting a workplace romance vibe from those two?" Later, after watching Sam and Dean in a cafe, Brian reports back to Michael: "They just sat and talked about how they’ve been apart for a year. You were probably right about that whole office romance thing."

"Some of those fan fictions have some very, very crazy ideas. And sometimes very...disturbing ideas. One of my favorites is, uh, Wincest...I-I only hope that my grandmother never reads those. Jared and I had a good laugh about that one. It was only brought to our attention because [[Kim Manners]] posted it. So um...that's that." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdYh2wJh7vE Video of quote]

"with With fan fiction and RPGs, it's like sort of an aspect of what I was talking about earlier, that everyoneabout how everybody's taking a part in Supernatural, and they're not just watching it.. ..and they're really passionate about the show, and especially for the fans of Supernatural , it's great... it's a great learning tool, and exploring tool to explore this world. So I'm supportive." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkAG3N5lM0 Video of quote]

On October 6, 2009, Entertainment Weekly named Supernatural as one of the 25 top cult TV shows of all time. And only the Supernatural fandom was picked out for the fans ' creativity:

On 6 November 2011, [[Jim Beaver]] responded to some [[Tin Hats]] on [[Twitter]] with this comment: For the record, I think slash fiction is cool, and if Wincest is what you dig, more power to you. But regardez vous: fiction ISN'T real life . [https://twitter.com/#!/jumblejim/status/133132542814597120 source].

::The CW’s Supernatural— Supernatural — which owes its seven season to a fiercely loyal an dynamic fan base— base — has periodically winked at its “Wincesters,” shippers who write sexually charged fan fiction about bogeyman-hunting brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester. “We have no judgement about that,” say exec producer Sera Gamble. “We’re glad we spark people’s creativity.”

Early in Season 8, TV Guide again bought up Wincest, with its review of the first couple of episodes entitled "Is Wincest Dead?". The article provided a handy definition of Wincest, although it actually focused on the rift between the brothers. It ended with the salutation "So get well soon, Wincest! We miss you already." <ref name="TVGuide Oct 2012">[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Season8-Wincest-Sam-Dean-Winchester-1054745.aspx]</ref>

On the imageboard 4chan incest is referred to as Wincest although this is not related to the Supernatural fandom . [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrotherSisterIncest source].