all duct tape and safety pins inside

Title: Talking Through A Layer Of Confusion
Genre: h/c, drama, angst
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): Alcohol abuse, language
Word count: A little over 4300
Prompt: This is written for ladygreytowers for the fandomaid Sandy Relief auction. She asked for h/c, Dean & Sam and amulet and/or voicemail fix-it
Beta: obsidian_moon All remaining mistakes are my own!
Disclaimer: Don’t own, never happened, not true, nu-uh
A/N: Takes place right after 5x20 (The Devil You Know) and before 5x21 (Two Minutes To Midnight), before they meet up with Cas and Bobby again
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Summary and link: With the apocalypse so near, Sam can't keep everything they swept under the rug from crushing him. Getting drunk always worked for dean, so why does it blow up in Sam's face now? Everything he kept hidden comes to the surface; literally, amulet and voicemail and all.