Goodbye Doug

Piper_Halliwell1979 (@lulu1102) | nickelkeep (@nickelkeep) Title: Goodbye Doug Rating: Mature Paring(s): Donna/Jody, Donna/Doug Kontos, Jody/Bobby (past), Donna & Dean, Castiel/Dean (background) Word Count: 6,407 Archive Warnings: None Tags: AU, Minor Character Death, Friends to Lovers, Closeted Characters, Closeted Donna, Closeted Dean, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Abusive Relationships, Physical Abuse, Secrets, Murder Wives, Happy Ending Summary: 

Donna and Jody were the best of friends. After high school, Jody left to pursue her dreams. Donna was too afraid of being “out” to do anything but accept Doug’s proposal. After his abuse put her in the hospital, Jody comes back to help her get out of a bad marriage. Permanently.

Inspired by “Goodbye Earl” by The Chicks

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Posting: April 17th!

Author: @CoyDahlia | Artist: @ladyrandombox

Warnings: None

Relationships:  Castiel/Dean Winchester

Tags: 

alternate universe - wild west

Making Out

Fluff

Strip Poker

Except it's Monte instead of Poker to be more historically accurate

that is the only historically accurate part of this fic

Minor Gabriel/Sam Winchester

Minor Balthazar/Ramiel (Supernatural)

you read that right

Ramiel deserved better

Impala is a horse

Cowboys

Dead John Winchester

Summary:

Dean is drunk. It’s the only explanation for why he’s in a fancy-pants hotel suite, playing strip 4-card monte with three professional gamblers, a gunslinger, and his little brother Sammy. He just trying to forget about the news of his father's death.

Castiel is killing time on his way to California where he and his cousin can separate some miners from their coins.

This meeting may show both of them that freedom isn't what they thought it was. 

It Started With a Red Carnation Masterpost

@butterflyslinky, @i-am-sleepless-chaos | @Hectatess

Title: It Started With a Red Carnation

Rating: Explicit

Paring: Crowley/Dean Winchester

Word Count: 14496

Archive Warnings: Dubious Consent, Canon-Typical Violence, Alcoholism

Tags: Alternate Universe--Canon Divergence, Mark of Cain!Dean, First-Person Narration (Alternating)

Summary: Dean has retired from Hunting. He has the Mark of Cain locked down, but it's starting to itch. He needs stress-relief, and finds it with a demon.

Crowley wants to meet the man who got Abaddon to back down. He's determined to corrupt her Knight for his own purposes.

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Author Rex_Writes | Artist Zis

Rhythms, Refrains & Revelations

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 23.469

No Archive Warnings

Tags: Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle, Alternate Universe-Modern Setting, Homophobic Language, First Kiss, High School Flashbacks, Arthur Ketch is an Asshole. 

Summary: When Jo Harvelle was in high school, she fell in love with her best friend. In a moment of weakness, Jo allowed small-town prejudices and high school bullies to tear them apart and while Charlie Bradbury disappeared from Jo’s life, Jo never forgot her.

Ten years later, in Nashville, Jo’s trying to make her dreams of being a country music star come true when she finds an old notebook of Charlie’s filled with her poetry. With Charlie’s words on her mind, Jo can’t help but wonder: could the talented poet C.R. Thompson that Jo interviews be her former best friend, and is there any chance that the person in C.R.’s poetry is Jo?

Can Jo and Charlie find their way back to each other through the rhythms and refrains of life?

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Applejack (Teen & Up, 3k)

Story by Hectatess | Art by Solstheimart

As a little girl, momma took me, Evelyn-Rose, to an orchard where I met this old man whom I called Applejack. He kinda became the centre of my life for many years to come, and even after I left for educational reasons, I still visited him before my own family. Then my momma called me with disturbing news. All I had left now were my memories, and I kept them alive in my own way until the day I died. I never would have guessed how my afterlife would be...

No Archive Warnings Apply, Song fic, Title From a Country Song, First Person Perspective, Spn oc, Alternative Universe-Canon Divergence, Fake Character Death, POV First Person, POV Original Female Character

Applejack (April 12th)

Author: @hecatess | Artist: Solsthiem Warnnings: OC First Person Fic Summary: As a little girl, momma took me, Evelyn-Rose, to an orchard where I met this old man whom I called Applejack. He kinda became the centre of my life for years to come, and even after I left for educational reasons, I still visited him before my own family. Then my momma called me with disturbing news. All I had left now were my memories, and I kept them alive in my own way until the day I died. I never would have guessed how my afterlife would be… Coming April 12th! Check below the line for a Snippet!

Snippet: We drove out to the outskirts of town and past the town line. “Now, darlin’, you be nice to the old man on the farm, ya hear? He’s been around these parts forever and a day. So he deserves some respect.”

I nodded and shifted in my seat. Forever and a day… he must be ancient! Sometimes I took colloquials a bit too literally. But when we pulled up and momma walked up to the person that was standing balanced perilously on a steep ladder, I was in awe. The man indeed looked like he had been around forever. Yet his whole demeanour was youthful. He raised a hand in greeting and cheerfully added a bright “Hello!” to it. He had kind, twinkling blue eyes and a sweet smile on his wrinkly face. 

Momma smiled back and bent over to me. “Say ‘hi’, Evy dear,” she urged me gently. I stuttered my greeting. Satisfied I wasn’t a complete clout, momma turned to the old man. “Hello, Jack. I’m gonna be needing’ some nice apples for my pie.”

Jack nodded and pointed to the farm. “My niece Claire will help ya. She knows which apples are the best for yer pie.” He glanced down at me and winked joyfully. “I’ll keep an eye on young Evy here for ya, so you can get your apples in peace.”  It only occurred to me years later, that this was actually kind of blunt and pretty rude towards me. At that time though, I wanted nothing more. This old man had me in awe and I wanted to know if he’d seen actual dinosaurs.

As soon as momma was far enough to not hear me, I blurted out that question. Jack picked an apple and handed it to me after he’d easily stepped down the ladder. “Good question, little one,” he said, picking up a banjo that had been leaning against the tree trunk. He sat down smoothly and rested his back against that same trunk. “I actually didn’t, but my dad did. He saw them and even saw the very first ones. Yeah…” His blue eyes grew distant. “Castiel saw it all.” 

Friends in Low Places (April 11th)

Author: @hullosweetpea | Artist: @soloarcana Warnings: Dean Winchester / Castiel, past Dean Winchester / Michael / Bela Talbot, AU - Modern, Drinking, Hand Jobs, One Night Stand Summary: Novak weddings are known for being stuffy, long, and ostentatious. So far the only exciting moment for Castiel was a flirtatious encounter with beautiful green-eyed stranger at the bar. And now that stranger is about to make a wedding speech. Coming April 11th! Check below the line for a snippet!

Snippet: Cas swirled the champagne in his glass. Family duty required Michael and Bela to extend him an invitation to their wedding, and him to accept, but it didn't protect him from scrutiny. It didn't go unnoticed that he was seated with the rest of the Novak outcasts at the back. Aunt Amara hustled a passing waiter for a wine refill. Cousin Gabriel openly browsed through Grindr. Cousin Alfie looked like he might pass out any minute. Possibly from family pressure, more likely from the looks Balthazar’s plus one gave him. Castiel downed his glass and stood to make his way to the open bar. "Whiskey, neat." The bartender nodded. "A man after my own heart." Castiel angled his head down the bar. The man leaned against the bar; his cream cowboy hat perched on tousled hair, sharp suit pinched at his neck with a gold bolo tie. "And you are?" The man grinned. "Just Dean," He sniffed his glass before drinking. "Which half of the happy couple do you know?" The bartender dropped off Castiel's whiskey. "Unfortunately, the groom is my brother. You?" Dean smiled, sly and sweet. "Both." "Not to be rude, but you don't seem like the kind of person Michael would associate himself with." Castiel stepped closer. "Michael would probably say the same. I met him through Bela.” This time Dean’s smile looked like he was letting Castiel in on a secret joke. Interesting. “And how did you meet Bela?” “Art gallery opening.” Castiel nodded. Bela’s art gallery, while sometimes panache in its choices, was well received in the Novak-Talbot circles. Her art gallery and Michael’s recent rise to CEO of Seraph Tech made them a to beat power couple. Just as Michael always wanted. “Are you an artist?” Dean finished his glass. “Depends on who’s talking. Me, I certainly like to think so.” “Would I have seen any of your work?” Dean laughed: head back, eyes shining, voice deep. “Oh sweetheart, I don’t think you have.”

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