This year for the @deancasbigbang I got paired with the amazing @aishitara and her amazingly beautiful fic that has Dean realizing Heaven isn’t Heaven without Cas. A new chance presents itself to him, but not without it’s own price. It’s a new chance to live free. Please Check it out on Ao3!!!! I had so much fun finding ways to do the art for this!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42060882/chapters/105603807

Puffed Rice Does Not Belong In Your Hair

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/6VqP2Qh by aishitara Team Free Will 2.0 celebrates Dean's 45th birthday! Words: 609, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Sam Winchester, Jack Kline Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Team Free Will 2.0, Drabble, Drabbles, birthday shenanigans, Birthday Fluff, Fluff, Schmoop, completely tooth-rotting, Castiel in the kitchen, Castiel Bakes, jack knit a scarf, dean winchester turns 45, and his family celebrates him, because he deserves good things, this is short and silly, but i love dean, and i wanted something nice for him today, some amorphous time post-canon, canonverse, because did i mention dean winchester deserves good things?, Finale? I Don't Know Her, Rated T for language read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/6VqP2Qh

The last chapter of my Christmas fic is out!! 🎄💚💙🎄

Have fun reading it 🙂

As promised I said I'll give you fic recs to celebrate the fact that I have more than 100 followers now. Again, thanks a lot! This makes me happy! :)

So now, here's my gift to you:

Every fucking fic by xylodemon

The writing is always perfect! I'm not kidding, this is my favorite writer so far! I've never been disappointed by their fics. NEVER! I haven't finish to read all of them but I certainly attend to.

Fics written by deancaskiss

If you like reading about Cas and Dean "just" kissing, then you should try reading those, if you haven't done it yet. I haven't read all of them yet, I read only around 10 fics for now, but same I'll attend to read more.

Then, more specifically:

Blackberries Wild by SaltyWords (agent4hire22) Angst, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Canon divergent after 13x12, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, brief mention of suicidal ideation - around 2500 words

This is so well written, the descriptions are everything, especially the ones for the kisses. It could totally happened like that. It's very true to their character if you ask me.

a kiss for every season (literally) by sobsicles and it is also available as a podfic here read by Scintillating Gatria (LadyLoralye) Canon typical level of violence, Canon Compliant, Brief Dean Winchester/Benny Lafitte - Freeform, Angst with a Happy Ending, Kisses, Smut - around 22000 words

The title says it all, a kiss between Cas and Dean happens every season and since there's never enough kisses between these two, that fic is therefore perfect.

People Who Are Good Like Pie by sobsicles Blowjob, NSFW, Castiel is a Little Shit, Dean is In Over His Head, Flustered Dean, Confused Dean, Creatively ties eating pie into sex, Sounds disgusting but it's really not I promise, it's hilarious, fluff and porn - around 1800 words

And it is indeed hilarious imo as well as very hot. It's short and easy to read, really different from the above. But it's human!cas and I'm weak for him in a sense that there is so much potential with him in a fic and that I love him.

You and I Know the Way by aishitara Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Series, Canon Compliant through 15x18, Fluff, a smidgen of angst, PWP, Porn with Feelings, Castiel Loves Dean Winchester, Mentions of Blood, Mild Hurt/Comfort - around 4300 words

There is human!cas in there too, so yeah I'm sold. Plus some amazing, beautiful, stunning art from winchester-reload is included in the fic so it's even more perfect. This is smut yes, but, BUT you can really see all the love there is between them and that fucks me up. That's the type of porn that makes me cry. I never thought I could say that about porn one day. But maybe it's because it isn't, this is just LOVE!

Humans Do It Better by Hatteress Episode: s06e10 Caged Heat (Supernatural), Excessive Drinking, Light Angst, First Kiss, Second more heated kiss, Kinda Funny.

I invented the tags here because it isn't on AO3. I need to mention this fic because it was like one of the first fics I read. It was more than a year ago and I still remember it. Maybe because I wished it had a next FUCKING chapter. I want to read more about it. I want to see what happened when they meet again later. I want to see what's going on in Dean's mind the next morning when he realized what he did, thinking about how he corrupted a fucking angel. Feeling guilty about it because it's Dean. I - I, maybe I'll fucking write this second chapter one day. But I don't know if it's a thing, you know, writing a sequel to someone else's fic.

Anyway, I hope you'll like reading those if it's not already done. I for sure have more fics to recommend but I have to save some for the 200 followers I guess lmao. One can dream.

BUT if you need specific fics, like from an episode in particular for example, you can still ask me because I sort them by episode tag too.

DESTIEL TROPE COLLECTION 2023 | DAY 31 | Fake Dating

Made up, like my fiancé | @blanketforcas

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 2,834 Main Tags/Warnings: Fluff, First Kiss, Touch-Starved Dean Winchester, make-up date Summary: Cas and Dean find out how much they like make-up (and each other)

under covers | @demonmary

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 6,588 Main Tags/Warnings: AU: No Supernatural, Federal Agents, Undercover as Married , Co-workers , Flirting , Smut , Older Castiel (Supernatural) Summary: inspired by an episode of NCIS, Dean and Cas go undercover for some good ol' fashioned fake dating.

We were always meant to say goodbye (please don't go) | @readingprofoundbonds

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 8,210 Main Tags/Warnings: Misunderstandings, Second Chances Summary: When Castiel hears that Dean Smith will date anyone who asks him out for exactly one week, he's curious. He tests the waters and sees if 'anyone' will include male co-workers from Accounting.

Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love | @aishitara

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 14,882 Main Tags/Warnings: Idiots to lovers, mutual pining, best friends to lovers, but they were roommates!, pretend relationship, misunderstanding, mild angst with a happy ending. Summary: Dean clears his throat and says, “I have an idea for how to deal with your mom.” He looks away as he takes a long swallow of beer. “But you’re probably not gonna like it.” Castiel grunts. “Tell me anyway. You’ve got one idea more than me.” Huffing a small laugh, Dean says, “Yeah, well, we’ll see.” He looks over at Castiel, lower lip caught between his teeth. “I’ll go with you,” he says earnestly. “To Thanksgiving.” Castiel stares at Dean blankly, not following. “Y’know,” Dean says, suddenly interested in removing the label from his beer. “As your boyfriend.”

swing with you for the fences | @fifthstiel

Rating: Mature Word Count: 27,637 Main Tags/Warnings: canon divergence (season 14), de-aging, kid jack, fake relationship, pining, getting together, case fic Summary: With elementary school parents falling mysteriously ill in Pennsylvania, a little magical aid allows a de-aged Jack and devoted single father Cas to play the perfect bait. However, a misunderstanding shortly after arriving leaves Dean reluctantly saddled with undercover parenthood right along with Cas. Now Dean has to survive the petty drama of suburbia while trying to track down whatever’s responsible for targeting parents in the community - and navigating his feelings about the family he didn’t think he’d ever get to have.

Lavender Pines | @thisisapaige

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 30,609 Main Tags/Warnings: Fake/Pretend Relationship (Platonic Cas & Rowena), Secret Relationship (Sam/Rowena), Idiots to Lovers (Cas/Dean), Case Fic, Post-Episode: s12e11 Regarding Dean Summary: Rowena calls Sam, asking for help. Her former lover, the powerful witch Leon O'Leary, has something of hers and she wants it back. When Sam agrees to help, the last thing he expects is for her to pull out a ring and propose. To Cas. Cas and Rowena move into the wealthy suburb of Lavender Pines and work to become the most well-liked newlywed couple on the block. Sam and Dean support them from the bunker. It’s a milk run of a case. Simple. Easy. It’s not.

WIP wheeeeeee!

I finally have something I can share. Tagged by @cr-noble-writes

Single dad Dean is coping with having his 6-year-old daughter, Emma, home with a concussion after being bullied at school, and she's not taking to the "resting" part well.

For context, Lydia died when Emma was 3.

Much to Emma’s disappointment, when Sunday rolled around she hadn't slept well the night before, so was feeling tired and cranky. She still wanted to go on a playdate with Jack and his big cousin Claire – apparently dads were superfluous – but Dean put his foot down. With Emma in her room, crying and throwing her stuffies at the door, Dean pulled out his phone to text Cas. Dean: hey Sunshine. Emma’s having a very bad morning. Think she overdid it yesterday refusing to have a nap. It's just not a good plan to take her out, I don't want her to feel worse. Dean heard the heavy thump of something more substantial hitting Emma’s door and sighed, rubbing at his eyes. He knew she’d be upset even before he told her they couldn't see Jack, and Dean was just glad he hadn't mentioned the Butterfly Conservatory to her. Still, throwing stuffies was one thing. Other things could be broken, and that wasn't okay. He knocked on her door, being a stickler for giving her privacy, then opened the door. He found her sitting on her bed, her arms crossed as she glared at him, an adorable pout on her tear-streaked face. The door bumped against something more solid than a plush toy, and he glanced down. Her tiny black shoes – Charlie called them Mary Janes – sat behind the door, and there was a black streak on the door from the soles.  “Hey, sweetpea,” Dean said softly, picking up her shoes and tucking them back into her closet. He picked up a couple of her stuffies and set them back on her bed, then dropped to a crouch in front of her. “I know you're mad at me, Emma, but no wrecking your things. Your stuffies can't break, but you could knock over something, like one of your music boxes, and break it.” Fresh tears welled in her eyes, and she stared at him, her lip quivering. Lydia had given her the music boxes she had, and he knew the idea of something happening to them would be scary. Her tears spilled over, and she started to sob. Dean felt a pang of guilt. Maybe he should have mentioned the Star Wars lamp from Charlie and Stevie instead, but too late now. He held out his arms, and she fell into them, hiccoughing as she burrowed against his chest.

Tagging @aishitara @nickelkeep @bleuzombie @dwinchester1979 @winchester-reload. Share whatever, or not. 💕

20 questions for fan creators

Thanks for tagging me, @rhea314!

How many works do you have on ao3? 112 fics!

What’s your total Ao3 word count? 1,360,000, holy smokes.

What fandoms do you create for? Motorcity and Homestuck!

Top 5 Works by Kudos: Top fic is Diamonds for Princes, then comes Heredity and Blackmail (even though I didn't finish it), What it takes to satisfy a Turk, shadows spreading where you stand, and Chilton 2.0.

Do you respond to comments? All except for cowritten fics sometimes! All the rest, I may answer two years late but I WILL RESPOND!!

What is the work you’ve made with the angstiest ending? Probably the first of my whump shortfics! Here's to major character death, babyyyy

What’s the work you’ve made with the happiest ending? I try to write most of my fics with happy endings, but honestly I have no idea which one is the happy-EST. Maybe Shadows spreading where you stand? Or In the Lost Age Where the Jewels Hide!

Do you get hate on your works? Nope!

Do you create smut? Hell yes I do! Happy pornographer here.

Craziest crossover? I'm pretty sure the only crossover that might be termed "crazy" is Taking the Helm, with Motorcity characters in a Homestuck setting (as trolls).

Have you ever had a work stolen? Not that I'm aware of, fortunately.

Have you ever had a work inspired by your works? Yes!! A number of awesome people have drawn art from my fics or made podfics of them, and there've been one or two inspired fics. <3

Have you co-recorded/co-written/co-vidded before? I have three wonderful cowriters who I click very well with! Cowriting is a very different process from writing alone, and I enjoy it a lot.

All time favorite ship? Right now, Mike Chilton/Chuck.

What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? Honestly I'm beset with doubt about many of my wips at all times... ToT Maybe my (non)soulmates fic.

What are your podficcing/writing/vidding strengths? I'm getting better at humor! My action scenes are fairly gripping, when I bother to write one, and my porn is hot or cute or both.

What are your podficcing/writing/vidding weaknesses? I almost never describe settings, I don't vary my sentence structure or paragraph beginnings enough, my fics tend to be light on plot, and my writing is neither lyrical nor vivid and visceral. It's, like... workmanlike. It gets the job done, that's it.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? Depends! If it's just a brief bit in a fic, totally, go for it, but if there are long chunks written in a different language (one I undoubtedly don't speak), that irritates me for multiple reasons. (I found Lolita's narrator incredibly irritating and full of himself for his habit of constantly dropping in long quotes in other languages.) If you're doing it because that's the language they'd be speaking, but your POV character doesn't understand, you can convey the annoyance of that just as well with skillful writing, and if the POV does understand... just translate.

First fandom you podficced/wrote in/vidded? Oh man, an age ago I started and didn't finish a number of Slayers fics, and then Gundam Wing.

Favorite work you’ve made? I... I can't pick just one! I still adore my naga fic hold you down until you're amazed, and Ace Up the Sleeve, and my (second) werewolf gangbang fic A Gregarious Species, and then there's my king/knight fic All Manner of Indignities...

No, wait. My fav fic of all is the short one where the Burners end up messing with the Duke: Spite, that great motivator. XD Even now, it makes me giggle.

Uhhh I tag @aishitara and @aspenonthecoast, and anyone else if you're around and feel like it!

WIP Tag Game

Thank you @rauko-is-a-free-elf for the tag.

Rules: In a new post, post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell us about it. Then tag as many people as you have WIPs. If you don't write, list your art WIPs!

I don't have much because I write one work at the time ( I learned my lesson years ago, with blood and tears 😂). That way I can focus on just one story until I finish it.

The only WIPs I couldn't take back again (for now) are part of a trilogy, they are:

1) LEGEND II: The Hymn of the Condemned.

2) LEGEND III: The Court of the Guardians.

And then my current Boys Love Showbiz light novel (I pretend to finish tonight, yay!)

3) Side Effect.

I have to tag 3 fellow writers, so here I go.

@aishitara @fanficburner and @freedom-of-speech333 .

Passel

Passel https://ift.tt/M1Ne3nQ by aishitara The place to drop my entries for Suptober 2023! Words: 556, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Suptober 2023, suptober 23, suptober2023, suptober23, Take Two, Mature for Some Explicit Language, post-as-I-go, no beta we die like men, tags will change, additional tags in individual chapters, Additional Tags to Be Added, Post-Series, canonverse, AU, Alternate Universe via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/0Mb9HRp October 01, 2023 at 08:06AM

Creatures of Light

Author: aishitara

Artist: LeafZelindor

Rating: Mature

Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel mentions of Saileen, blink-and-you-miss-it Midam

Length: 44074

Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Temporary Canonical MCD

Tags: Dean and Castiel have a profound bond, trueform!Castiel, THEE handprint, long simmer, Dean is thirsty for Cas’ trueform, heavy reference to episodes in s15 including 18, 19, & 20, Jack!whump, angst with a happy ending, post-series, finale what finale.

Summary: Dean is in Heaven. He’s got everything he could ever want at his fingertips, a literal eternity of peace laid before him for the having, but he can’t help thinking — how can it really be his Heaven if Cas isn’t there? Then one day, Dean goes for a drive. And at the end of it he finds something he truly did not expect.  Another chance, maybe, to find Cas and confront him about his parting words to Dean. To figure out what it is he wants and to take it, for once, without guilt or shame. Another chance to live free.

Link to Fic | Link to Art

Naked Breakfast

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xyb2YOi by aishitara Cas’ ass in those goddamn undies is gonna be the death of Dean. But, he thinks, eyes roaming over Cas’ mostly naked body in the brilliant light, as he stands unaware of Dean’s presence and scrutiny, what a way to go. Words: 2958, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 4 of Creatures of Light 'Verse (Songs of the Sunrise) Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: PWP, Plot What Plot, Porn Without Plot, Seriously if you're looking for plot it's not here, cas in panties, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Bottom!Cas, top!dean, but really, Team Switch All the Way, creatures of light, Creatures of Light 'Verse, grace/soul bond, Grace/Soul Sex, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a More Profound Bond, Opportunistic Come As Lube, come-marking, Established Relationship, I'm Sure I've Forgotten More, possibly additional tags to be added, Smut, Fluff read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xyb2YOi

I hope you get to enjoy this winter holiday chill with some hot cup of cocoa, your favorite blanket, your dear pet, and maybe... some fics to keep you warm and happy. Happy Holidays, everyone, here are a few fics that feature the holiday spirit.🎄

‘tis the damn season by thelostbrontesister [Teen, 21k words]

“Do you think we’ll ever see each other again?” Dean asks, filling out the check and leaving a tip for the waitress. She was the same year as him; she didn’t graduate either. Of course we will. We’re best friends; we’ll always keep in touch. That’s what normal people say. But Castiel was never normal. He contemplates the question and answers truthfully, “I don’t know.”

A Date for The Holidays by WaywardAF67 [Explicit, 37k words]

Castiel would never have considered hiring an escort on his own. But when his friend and personal assistant, Charlie suggested he use the service for the upcoming holidays, Cas warmed to the idea. Having a companion to help him through his mother’s never-ending relationship questions, and the family drama that was sure to unfold was enough to push Cas to book a date with Succubus Escort service. He just wanted help getting through the holidays, but with Dean Winchester, Castiel Novak ended up with so much more.

Christmas in July by followyourenergy [Mature, 28k words]

When Dean Winchester follows a service dog who won’t leave him alone, he finds Cas Novak, passed out in a stairwell with a Christmas tree on top of him. A Christmas tree? In July? Who does that? Turns out that Cas does that. And once he gets to know the snarky, independent, handsome man, Dean can’t help but fall for him. A story about being seen.

Holidate by Kitmistry [Teen, 34k words]

Dean and Castiel hate the holidays! Their enduring singledom leaves them subject to the judgment of their meddling family members or stuck with clingy, awkward dates on each festive occasion. When these two meet, they pledge to be each other’s plus-ones for each holiday celebration over the course of the year.

Holiday Love by Castielslostwings [Explicit, 31k words]

Popular podcast host Castiel Novak has a secret. While his listeners see him as an expert on romance and the magic of the holidays, Castiel has never truly experienced any of that for himself. This year, that’s about to change, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. As Castiel is preparing to embark on a whirlwind promotional tour for his new book, he stops by his hometown to celebrate Christmas with his family. Unexpectedly, sparks ignite between him and beloved local jack-of-all-trades, Dean Winchester. This year, Castiel might be forced to learn what “Holiday Love” is really all about—but can he put his cynicism aside enough to let Dean in?

Let Me Come Home by prosopopeya [Explicit, 163k words]

It would be very inconvenient for Castiel to get a crush on Claire’s foster parent.

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love by aishitara [Explicit, 14k words]

Dean clears his throat and says, “I have an idea for how to deal with your mom.” He looks away as he takes a long swallow of beer. “But you’re probably not gonna like it.” Castiel grunts. “Tell me anyway. You’ve got one idea more than me.” Huffing a small laugh, Dean says, “Yeah, well, we’ll see.” He looks over at Castiel, lower lip caught between his teeth. “I’ll go with you,” he says earnestly. “To Thanksgiving.” Castiel stares at Dean blankly, not following. “Y’know,” Dean says, suddenly interested in removing the label from his beer. “As your boyfriend.”

The Little Things by followyourenergy [Teen, 11k words]

Dean Winchester made a New Year’s resolution to tell his best friend, Cas Novak, that he loves him. He’s almost out of time. So he devises a series of big, romantic ways to do it over the holidays. Of course, nothing goes to plan, and Dean is left morose…until Cas reminds him of something.

The new chapter is out🤩

For the very first time we meet Clarence sister…

(well, this isn’t her outfit in the fic… 🤨 The way she looks like is inside my head - and in yours if you read the story…)

But him I got:

and him

and of course him: 🙂

and for a reason I will not tell you here ( Spoileralart!!!) : him.

Listen Up People!

Saint Valentine's Multifandom/Original work event for Artists and Writers...

Fanfic Lounge's Valentine's is here!

For this event we are exchanging love as art and fics!

Check the schedule:

Friday, 01.27.23 -Sign-up Deadline! At midnight (CET), UTC +1

Monday, 02.06.23 -Check in! Please let me know how far ahead you are with your Story/Art!

Sunday, 02.12.23 - Deadline for your works! It ends at midnight (CET), UTC +1

Tuesday, 02.14.23 - Your work will be given out to the chosen Person.

Check the Rules:

1) Sign-up to receive and write.

2) Min. 1.5k words - Max 5k words.

3) Try keeping Grammatical errors to a minimum and check punctuation!

4) Every Story/Art needs a title.

5) No NSFW works, and Trigger warnings if the story handles sensitive subjects!

6)Stories need to be submitted through Google Docs or Ao3 Links!

7) Use the character/OC of the receiver’s choosing (only 1 fandom!)

8) Beta reading is allowed as long the one receiving isn’t beta reading their own Gift.

9) You can choose Max. of 3 people to give a gift to!

10) Works need to be submitted by Sunday - 02.12.23 to Crysses by DM

11) Keep it a Secret - your secret Valentine will be revealed on Valentines Day!

This lovely event only runs in our beloved Discord Server! And another event is coming for Easter Eve!

If you are interested, join us on Discord and sign up following this link!

Tagging some friends to spread the word!

@spnsmile @magnificent-winged-beast @thebigbangblogproject @70thousandlightyearsfromhome

@fanficburner @amemipiacitu @aishitara @ladystiltskin67

DESTIEL TROPE COLLECTION 2023 | DAY 26 | Fluff

Early Morning Rain | @sunshine-zenith

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 2,403 Main Tags/Warnings: Newly Human Cas, Established Relationship, minor injuries Summary: A freshly human Castiel, an early morning conversation in the rain following a hunt, and a Dean that loves him so, so much

The Ghost of Christmas Present(s) | @mittensmorgul

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3,121 Main Tags/Warnings: Christmas Shopping, fluff, established Dean/Cas, Summary: Dean and Cas need to do some Christmas shopping. Neither of them are very good at it, but they finally figure out what to get each other. Basically, just each other.

Warmth In A Snowstorm | @aaronthe8thdemon

Rating: Mature Word Count: 3,794 Main Tags/Warnings: Nesting, Interspecies Relationship(s), Established Relationship, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Mild Sexual Content, Comfort No Hurt, Angel Mating (Supernatural), Grace-Soul Bonding (Supernatural) Summary: On the left is the room where they’re making the nest, plus a small little storage area. The nest is the entire reason Cas built this place, so that him and Dean could get angel-married. Legally speaking Dean’s dead and Cas doesn’t exist at all so they can’t get regular-married, but even if they could, he’s pretty sure he’d rather do this anyway. Actually he’s very sure he’d rather put together a nest and do a binding ritual with Cas than say a dumb pre-written script and eat a cake he doesn’t even like because pie is infinitely superior but weddings don’t have pie…

Accidental August | @aishitara

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 6,190 Main Tags/Warnings: Fluff, fluff and smut, established relationship, post-series, post-canon, bottom!Dean, top!Cas, Castiel and Dean Winchester have a profound bond, blow jobs, rimming, face-fucking, topping from the bottom, timestamp, Creatures of Light series. Summary: “Cas,” Dean says, the rich baritone of his voice settling sultry over Castiel’s skin. Calmly, Dean demands: “Look at me,” so Castiel does. In the dawning, Castiel can see Dean’s heart plain on his face, his soul thrumming with pleasure as he meets Castiel’s gaze. The feathery drag of Dean’s fingers over his collarbone becomes more deliberate, tripping along the length of Castiel’s neck and lighting a path along his every nerve. They hover over his throat, and Dean uses his index finger to push Castiel’s chin up, thumb settling with a possessive weight on his mouth. “Damn, you’re gorgeous,” Dean says, his voice barely loud enough for even an angel to hear, private. A moment passes and Dean’s voice becomes marginally louder. “And I love you so goddamned much,” he adds, leaning into Castiel’s space and kissing him. The air catches in Castiel’s lungs and a burst of love and euphoria kaleidoscopes inside him; it is still so new, this knowing that Dean loves him. That Dean wants Castiel as much as Castiel wants him. Castiel is incomprehensibly old, certainly to Dean and sometimes even to himself, but he has never in his life been so completely filled with joy as he is when the weight of Dean's love crashes into him.

The Right Words | @Kelsstiel

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 7,862 Main Tags/Warnings: Fluff, alternate universe - high school, deaf Castiel Summary: Dean Winchester screwed up. Not in a major way, not really. Running into a boy in the hall is hardly on the top of his "major screw ups" list, but when that boy happens to be deaf and absolutely beautiful in every single way, it suddenly is. And he's going to fix it.

Dean and the Doula | @whichstiel

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 8,432 Main Tags/Warnings: Doula Castiel, Uncle Dean, Alternate universe Summary: Castiel is Eileen's doula, and the yarn unspools from there.

Season's Greetings | @pluckydean

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 9,166 Main Tags/Warnings: Fluff, Pen Pals, Holidays, AU, Teacher!Dean, Teacher!Castiel Summary: Dean is ready to get back to work after winter break until the school administration reveals their New Year's resolution: bring teachers throughout the district together with an email exchange program. It's the last thing he wants to participate in, but a few emails with Castiel Novak might be enough to change his mind.

Cuddle Deprivation | Destielshipper4Cas (AO3)

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 14,222 Main Tags/Warnings: Creature Castiel, Fluff and Smut, Cuddling & Snuggling, Bottom Castiel, Top Dean, Alpha Dean, Omega Castiel, Pining, Human Dean, Happy Ending Summary: Cuddlibus Cas is in dire need of some alpha cuddles. He keeps running into his new neighbor who just so happens to be an excellent hugger. A mutually beneficial cuddle arrangement might lead to more than either of them bargained for.

Will You Be My Valentine? | @kcprexhatespshups-blog

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 15,147 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe-Modern Setting, Teacher Dean Winchester, Librarian Castiel, Fluff, idiots in love, Charlie can't deal with these idiots. Summary: Dean is a kindergarten teacher at NorthStar Elementary, Cas is the new librarian and Dean is head over heels. He doesn't make the best first impression and tries to make up for it with coffees and baked goods. Watch Dean fall over himself while convincing himself that Cas doesn't feel the same way. Caught in the middle of these idiots is Charlie. Will they ever realize they both feel the same way?

Daddy Dance Recital | @motherofdragonflies

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 16,234 Main Tags/Warnings: Modern!AU, Dance Dads, Castiel is Jack Kline's parent, Dad!Dean, Lust as first sight Summary: Single father Dean Winchester saves the day for his daughter Claire after joining her on stage at her ballet recital with baby Emma on his hip. Castiel, another single father in the audience, is instantly gone.

The Few Things | @huggybearsunshine

Rating: Mature Word Count: 18,372 Main Tags/Warnings: Human!Castiel, domesticity in the Men of Letters bunker, Castiel is saved from the empty, Dean is not okay Summary: Castiel has been saved and brought back to the bunker. Only thing is, Cas came back with a renewed sense of self and a need to be more open and honest about the things he wants. Dean isn't sure he's ready for this new, emboldened Castiel.