Take the Long Way Home  | Mature  | 42,436 words
Author: sidewinder
Artist: caught-a-dragonfly
Two months ago, the world didnât end.
But for Dean Winchester, who fully expected to sacrifice not just his life but his very soul in order to stop Amara? The celebration has been clouded by the disappearance of his best friend, Casâthe friend heâd started to realize meant more to him than heâd been willing to accept until now.
The last anyoneâs seen of Castiel was when he was banished from the bunker by Toni Bevell. The Brits swear they donât have him. Neither Heaven nor Hell claim to know of his whereabouts. All of Deanâs calls, texts and prayers to the angel have gone unanswered, and Dean canât help but worry that a âWinchester winâ has once again come at a terrible price.
One day hope finally arrives in a lead from an unexpected if not always trustworthy ally. However finding Cas might end up being only the first step in saving himânot simply from the forces holding him captive, but from the prison of his own mind.
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Pairings: Dean/Cas, (minor Sam/Rowena)
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Tags: Alternative Season 12, hurt!Cas, rescue mission
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Iâm so excited to share these pieces with you all. This is my first time participating in an event like this, and I was pretty nervous about it, but I was very lucky to be paired with @hawkland, who has made so many beautiful pieces for fic herself and knows exactly what itâs like to be on the other side of this. Her chill was such a balm for my nervous energy, I canât even tell you.
This fic just has all the ingredients that I adore, it honestly felt tailor made. Set in season 12, a nice good whump fic. Pining, Mary, Rowena and Sam AND a heist? Like, count me in. Thereâs mystery and action, all balanced with such sweet moments of tenderness. Canât recommend it enough.
Go give it a read here
Take The Long Way Home
A story by sidewinder | @hawkland
With art by me made for @deancaspinefest!
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Absolutely adore this fic and I can't wait til you all get to read it â¨đ
And of course, a lot of other great stories coming up with Pinefest this year too (when I tell you it was so hard to choose). I'll be sharing the posters for those over at my sideblog @caught-a-ghost, so come join me there or check out the Pinefest page directly :3
Take The Long Way Home
Author:Â sidewinder | Artist:Â caught-a-dragonfly (Sarah)
Posting on Monday April 15
Two months ago, the world didnât end.
But for Dean Winchester, who fully expected to sacrifice not just his life but his very soul in order to stop Amara? The celebration has been clouded by the disappearance of his best friend, Casâthe friend heâd started to realize meant more to him than heâd been willing to accept until now.
The last anyoneâs seen of Castiel was when he was banished from the bunker by Toni Bevell. The Brits swear they donât have him. Neither Heaven nor Hell claim to know of his whereabouts. All of Deanâs calls, texts and prayers to the angel have gone unanswered, and Dean canât help but worry that a "Winchester win" has once again come at a terrible price.
One day hope finally arrives in a lead from an unexpected if not always trustworthy ally. However finding Cas might end up being only the first step in saving himânot simply from the forces holding him captive, but from the prison of his own mind.
Keep reading for a sneak preview!
As Dean approached the galley, he saw the light on there already, meaning he wasnât the only early bird up and about today. His mood brightened with a momentary spark of hopeâCas rarely slept, and when he was around the bunker, he usually enjoyed hanging around in the kitchen to read or watch cat videos and shit all night on one of their laptops. But Deanâs bubble of hope burst when he saw it was just his brother, sitting there in his sweatpants and a ratty old t-shirt, chugging a disgusting-looking green smoothie. Sam was no doubt ready to head out on his morning self-imposed torture sessionâthat is, a five-mile run looping around the bunker to Lebanon and back.
Kid seriously had to be the devilâs vessel if he found that kind of physical torment enjoyable.
âHey,â Dean grunted at his brother.
Sam looked up from his laptop at Dean and nodded. âHey. Youâre up early.â
âYou too. Couldnât sleep?â
âRarely do.â
Yeah, that was something they had in common. âAnything up?â Dean asked on his way to fill the coffeepot with water.Â
âNot really. Just restless, I guess. I found a case, maybe. Not that I was looking for one,â Sam added quickly. âBut while I was searching for any signs of Cas, or Lucifer, I came across a news story about some strange deaths in Wichita. Itâs not far from here, andââ
âIf you wanna go hunt whatever it is, go for it,â Dean cut him off. âTake mom. I know sheâs itching to get out of here and do somethinâ other than stare at our ugly mugs all day.âÂ
âDeanââ
âNo, Sam. I mean it. Until I know where Cas is, I just canât. My headâs not in the game.â A distracted hunter was a dead hunter. That was the rule their father had drilled into them as soon as they each could carry a weapon, and learn about the things that went bump in the night being real. A week ago, Dean had let Sam talk him into going on a âmilk runâ hunt to clear out a small vampire nest near Toledo and heâd nearly lost his neck thanks to not fully concentrating on the job at hand.
âOkay, I get it.â
âDo you?â Dean snapped. âCas has been missing for two months, Sam! We have no idea where he is, if he evenââ
Dean cut himself off. He couldnât say it. Not out loud.
If he even survived.
(continue reading on Ao3 on Monday April 15)
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LIVING for your suptober art btw.
cas watching over dean, dean in the pumpkin patch đđ it's all so gorgeous!!
WAH THANK YOU đđ
and i am so in love with your lighthouse fic btw it's so good i can't wait to catch up!!! đ
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Art raffle prize for @milfycas for donating to the fundraiser to demine Ukraine đ Thank you so much @sailorsallyart and @lamiasage for organising this raffle đ
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