We Shall Not Overcome

Author: Chaoticdean (@chaoticdean) Artist: Deancodedcastielenby (@deancodedcastielenby​) No Major Archive Warnings Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Soccer AU, soccer player Castiel, soccer player Dean Winchester, secret relationship, homophobia, bisexual Dean Winchester, pansexual Castiel, team everyone switches forever, come play

Summary: Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester have virtually nothing in common: they’re both from different countries (Cas would argue that Canada and the US aren’t that different but Dean begs to differ), they come from wildly different types of families, and where Castiel excelled at school Dean failed. When it comes to their social skills they’re also diametrically opposed: Dean is outgoing, funny and easy-going; Castiel is more of an introvert who likes books and still has to see any Star Wars movie. In real life though, Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester are both professional soccer players with the same position in concurrent teams. It would be complicated enough as it is, but Dean and Cas have also been a couple for several years, hiding their relationship from the public and homophobia in the world of soccer while living in Europe away from their families. Can they make it through another season without cracking? Preview: “OFFSIDE?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘OFFSIDE’?!” Castiel yells as the linesman waves his stupid little flag, indicating that the goal he just scored doesn’t actually count. It was a fucking magnificent goal- the ball was coming from Balt on the left side and Cas managed to get rid of three defenders on his own before he put the ball right into the top corner. A Novak special, if you will. “It means we have one more chance to beat your ass,” a voice he knows too well fake-whisper next to him. Castiel turns around and immediately slams into the body of his opponent of the day- Atletico Madrid’s number 11, the one and only Dean Winchester. “Fuck off,” he says as he and Dean size each other up, both of their forehead coming to rest against the other. Dean wears a black jersey, indicating that he’s not playing home today- despite the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium and the Metropolitano only being 15 minutes away from each other. Cas is wearing his favorite jersey- the white and gold one, his home jersey, sporting number 7. Winchester flashes a smile at him, one of those cocky ones that make Cas’ blood boil. But right before he does something about it, the referee is standing next to them and firmly pushes Dean off Cas. “Take a breather, you two, or I’m carding you both!” Cas trots away, still fuming, but not wanting to add on to the pile and potentially ruin the night by getting a red card. Half an hour later and the referee’s whistle signals the end of the game, with the win going to Cas’ adversaries. 1-2, Atletico takes the win. Winchester scored twice. Cas goes back to the dressing room angry at himself and the team. It’s only two hours later when Dean and Cas, back in the apartment they’ve been sharing for several years in downtown Madrid, settle their dispute on the counter of their kitchen. “I wanted to- ahh- punch you in the face,” Cas whines as Dean puts both of his legs on his shoulder, allowing him to hit that sweet spot right there inside of Cas. “Fuck, Dean-” “Yeah, you did?” Dean smiles, that same cocky smile he did on the field. “I wanted to kiss you so bad, shame the ref interrupted us honestly.” Cas can’t help the laugh that escapes him, right until it transforms into a whine because goddammit, Dean is too damn good at finding all the right moves to drive him crazy. The sound his cock makes as he pushes and pulls into Cas shouldn’t sound so hot, but neither should the way Cas can feel Dean’s heavy balls slap against his hole. “I swear if you don’t bend me in half and fuck me like a man already I’m going to go insane,” Cas snarls, right before Dean kisses him sloppily, all tongues and teeth. “Mhm, is that a request or an order, Novak?” Dean smiles against Cas’ lips as he pistons his hips faster into the warmth of Cas’ ass. “I wanna feel it when I train tomorrow- ah holy shit,” Cas whines as Dean complies, folding him in half over the table and letting his cock drag in and out of Cas’ puffy asshole. It barely takes them both a minute to come after that. Dean carries a half-asleep Cas to the shower and takes care of them both, before they head to bed. Together, like they’ve been doing for four years since they both came to Europe to play soccer. Together, but not for the camera, for which they’re both playing the game of being enemies that hate each other. But tonight, right before Cas falls asleep, the only thing he can feel is Dean, all warm and here against him. He brushes a kiss underneath Cas’ earlobe, that secret spot he loves so much, and hums an “I love you”, that Cas sleepily answers with a “me too” that barely sounds like something. It’s been their lives for the past four years. But Cas wonders if they have it in them to go on like this for a fifth.

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Hiii just wanted to pop on in and say I read your most recent fic “We Shall Not Overcome” a while ago and meant to send you an ask about how much I loved it but completely forgot 😭😭

But yeah, I enjoyed the fic immensely, especially as someone who loves when Benny is featured as Deans Best Friend in them, mostly because it’s a role that fits him so well and you capture their relationship PERFECTLY in my opinion. I always look forward to reading your characterizations of Benny, and this one was amazing!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

This made me so happy, I’m so so glad you liked it!! ❤️

doodles from last year..r these guys stupid?

i wonder if this scene has something to do with wille’s grief. wille appears to have all of his walls up and seems really angry or shut down in this scene. it could be directed at simon, but i think it’s likely and in character for him to be going through something deeper internally and unable to express that others yet. maybe it’s some kind of pressure building that he’s disappointing erik if he’s considering abdication? and maybe simon said something that hit a nerve and that’s why simon feels helpless - cause now wille’s shut him out. we’ve seen this behavior before in wille quite literally shutting his mom out of erik’s room to have a moment of missing his big brother, so it’s safe to say that’s a defense mechanism when he feels like someone doesn’t understand. and he seems to be having other moments in s3 where he’s also extremely frustrated and dysregulated, so could be a bunch of things boiling up at once.

After a chance encounter at an airport, Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones and music legend Joan Baez sing, "We Shall Overcome," a key anthem of the Black Civil Rights movement.

me and the rest of the tomgreg warriors after Coke Hand™

As the holiday season approaches and you whip out your seasonal music playlists, here’s your annual reminder that this song exists!

Joan Baez “We Shall Overcome” in concert for the BBC, June 5, 1965.

I have reached the point where I occasionally chant "unionize, unionize" in public...

We Shall Not Overcome

TITLE: We Shall Not Overcome AUTHOR: Chaoticdean (@chaoticdean​)  ARTIST: PetraAmia (@deancodedcastielenby​)

LINK TO FIC || LINK TO ART

PAIRINGS: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Benny Lafitte & Dean Winchester, Balthazar & Castiel (Supernatural)MAJOR ARCHIVE WARNINGS: No Archive Warnings ApplyTAGS: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Football | Soccer, Football | Soccer Player Dean Winchester, Football | Soccer Player Castiel (Supernatural), Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid CF, Homophobia, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Slurs, Coming Out, Secret Relationship, Enemies to Lovers, (even if it’s fake), Established Castiel/Dean Winchester, Healthy Relationships, Homophobia in football, Explicit Sexual Content, Bottom Castiel/Top Dean Winchester, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, author is a card carrying member of, team everyone switches forever, Dean/Cas Switch Bang 2023

SUMMARY:

Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester have virtually nothing in common: they’re both from different countries (Cas would argue that Canada and the US aren’t that different but Dean begs to differ), they come from wildly different types of families, and where Castiel excelled at school Dean failed. When it comes to their social skills they’re also diametrically opposed: Dean is outgoing, funny and easy-going; Castiel is more of an introvert who likes books and still has to see any Star Wars movie.

In real life though, Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester are both professional soccer players with the same position in concurrent teams.

It would be complicated enough as it is, but Dean and Cas have also been a couple for several years, hiding their relationship from the public and homophobia in the world of soccer while living in Europe away from their families.

Can they make it through another season without cracking? (now updated with the link to the art!)

Waste

You and I have something to hide

In this old town, the rot’s a glut

That fuzzes us. Drinks the juice that flows.

Easy to deride, to cut the nose

Shall we still stay all wrapped up?

In nonsense crap I try to map

the new old news, my future views.

Strapped or sapped, I’d tap no doubt

If I could pull my finger out.

And what’s to keep in you and me?

A rage, a right, we won’t give in without a fight

We know to squander would be easy

Squeeze my reason in this city -

Whisper it soft away from light.

When I was young I bit the lemons

Licked and drank and sucked them, down

Citron Pressé my drink of choice

And now I start to raise my voice.

The uncertain smiles with which we strain

Take miles and money to maintain.

And all the while, in piggish pearls, in dirty rain

I’ll tell you a secret I can taste

That you and I won’t go to waste.

How are we supposed to survive 3 whole months without Lestappen? I have to wait until March 2024 to see chaist/Maist holding, post race debriefs on the Max podcast featuring Maxplaining and Leclerifying? What is this life?

i know babes it’s quite maddening when you think about it. like we literally had the most lestappen interactions/content towards the end of the season and it was more than we’ve had since charles joined f1, altogether. i think i’m only 1 year old here.

but…hang in there i have a feeling we are going to see more of them holding each other way before the start of the new season and it’s going to be glorious. also hoping dts s6 won’t be a let down like s5.

Writer Gloria Steinem sitting cross-legged on floor w. sign We Shall Overcome re pop culture (Photo by Yale Joel/The LIFE Picture Collection © Meredith Corporation)

amelia lore btw is that i share a birthday with pj. it's one of the few things i have going for me in this world

Bruce Springsteen Re-releases “We Shall Overcome” to Mark MLK Day in United States

- Seeger Sessions Band performance hails from 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival

Bruce Springsteen re-released his 2006 performance of “We Shall Overcome” to mark Martin Luther King Day in the United States.

Backed by the Seeger Sessions Band at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival, Springsteen wrote an all-American arrangement featuring acoustic and pedal-steel guitars; brass; dual violins; upright bass and light percussion; and a chorus of male and female backgrounds to create a celebratory version of the often-a capella song of somber perseverance.

It’s a slow build, from Springsteen solo to full-band participation that seems a deliberate message within a message. For anyone who missed the point, Springsteen elaborated.

“There’s the beautiful quote by Dr. King that says the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” he said in a statement.

“I’ve lived long enough to see that in action and to put some faith in it. I’ve also lived long enough to know that arc doesn’t bend on its own. It needs all of us leaning on it, nudging it in the right direction day after day.”

1/16/24

Joan Baez performs "We Shall Overcome" at the March on Washington