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“We're like the nightingales. Don’t you see? We make our music in the dark.
But at least there’s music. At least we make it.”
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currently ugly sobbing over Restless Wanderer by intothesilentland
#I’m a changed woman#Destiel#restless wanderer#intothesilentland#fanfic#Destiel fanfic#Destiel Fanfic rec#Dean Winchester#castiel#deancas#supernatural#AU#spn#romance
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Devil, I Defy Thee
Following the death of his wife, John Winchester became New England's most notorious Witchfinder, taking his sons up and down the land to burn out evil. Dean has always sought to follow in his father's footsteps, and rid the world of the wickedness which killed his mother.
But on returning to their hometown, John senses the corruption of magic everywhere, while Sam is fascinated by it. Dean must toil to save his brother's soul from hell, as well as from their father's wrath. To do so, he pursues the man he suspects of leading his brother astray—a man who lives alone, on the wide, dark lake which sits at the feet of the town. But Dean's pursuit turns inch by inch into obsession. As the insatiable hunger in him grows, he is followed by horrors of the town which had, secret and unspoken, lain for decades under fathoms of dark water.
#i've started writing a new longfic!!#i am very excited about it#first long fic since restless wanderer in fact WOW#destiel#deancas#destiel fanfiction#chapter 3 will land on tuesday :)#destiel horror fic#intothesilentland
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Devil I Defy Thee
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ZGN8J1b
by intothesilentland
Following the death of his wife, John Winchester became New England's most notorious Witchfinder, taking his sons up and down the land to burn out evil. Dean has always sought to follow in his father's footsteps, and rid the world of the wickedness which killed his mother.
But on returning to their hometown, John senses the corruption of magic everywhere, while Sam is fascinated by it. Dean must toil to save his brother's soul from hell, as well as from their father's wrath. To do so, he pursues the man he suspects of leading his brother astray—a man who lives alone, on the wide, dark lake which sits at the feet of the town. But Dean's pursuit turns inch by inch into obsession. As the insatiable hunger in him grows, he is followed by horrors of the town which had, secret and unspoken, lain for decades under fathoms of dark water.
Words: 3241, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, John Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Cain (Supernatural), Anna Milton, Mary Winchester
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Enemies to Lovers, Enemy Lovers, Witchcraft, Magic, Salemcore, Psychological Horror, Terror, Psychological Trauma, Unreliable Narrator, Minor Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Trauma, Other Additional Tags to Be Added
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ZGN8J1b
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Love the fact that the song I listened to most by my top spotify wrapped artist is a song that I first put on a playlist because I saw a tumblr post saying that song matched a destiel fic I had just read extremly well.
#they were right btw#it's forever winter by taylor swift. and the fic is tbah#(to build a home by intothesilentland)#spotify wrapped#destiel#destiel fanfic
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AND WHILE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION if the entire spn fandom does not read Our New Skin by intothesilentland then what the fuck is the point.
#im being so fucking serious.#it is.#quite literally#life changing#IM TELLING YOU I FUCKING PROMISE#supernatural#spn#destiel#dean winchester#fanfic#ao3#fanfiction#deancas#castiel
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This is just mostly a handy little post for me but I asked people to rec me some destiel AU best friends to lovers fics and this is what I got:
Recs from ltleflrt:
okay, cupid. by orange_crushed
On Air by wincechesters
Just Turn Around and Go by @porcupine-girl
Version 2.0 by Elizabeth1985 aka @cocklesheadboop
Ignore the Butterflies: Best Friend Advice from Dean Winchester by impatient14
A Match Made (and Misunderstood) by surlybobbies
More Views. More Money. by herbivoredinosaur
Remember When by VioletHaze aka @scones-and-texting-and-murder
When In Vegas by Dmsilvis & TobytheWise
Recs from doctorprofessorsong
One of my favorite fics of all time is Evangelist by @valleydean. It's really enemies to friends to lovers but the enemies part becomes friends pretty quickly because they are deeply obsessed with each other.
One of the classics if you haven't read it is To Build a Home. Childhood friends who broke up and find themselves back in each other’s life. It is very angsty but they have a lifelong friendship so you get a lot of childhood and teenage friendship moments.
If I may self recommend, I just wrote Can't Fight the Moonlight in which they are in this post canon partnership and both want to add sexual intimacy but the partnership is soft so you get some really fun platonic intimacy. It's not AU, obviously, but may have something of what you want.
Seraph by @dothraki-shieldmaiden is a superhero au where they are friends and roommates to lovers. It has great world building.
More than Kisses by @friendofcarlotta is a friends to lovers epistolary romance. Dean and Cas are pen pals and they share an absolutely gorgeous emotional intimacy.
Tiamatv has a few that fit the bill. I'm gonna mention Marchen because I love the world built in that one. Dean Winchester is a prince locked in a tower.
Feel free to also skim my fic recs. @riversrecs
Recs by castiellesbian:
tiamatv's "It's the End of the World (As We Know It)" is a friends to enemies to lovers if that counts? They were childhood best friends in that one
"A Midterms Night's Dream" by Englandwouldfall is an au where they're roommates (oh my god they were rommates).
"In Some Sacred Place" by schmerzerling is a good one where they're friends throughout most of the fic, but it's kind of depressing overall
Recs from porcupine-girl
Just Turn Around And Go (roommates-slash-best-friends): https://archiveofourown.org/works/4228830
Like four weddings and a funeral but without the funeral (Sam POV, Sam is clueless and doesn’t realize they’re together): https://archiveofourown.org/works/6225625
Go Down With This Ship (online fandom besties, don’t realize they know each other irl): https://archiveofourown.org/works/8023642
Rec by trampledundercas
#i thought of ‘ready to fall’ by lemonsorbae on ao3
A whole bunch of recs from dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you
A Tale of Two Tropes by Amelia_Clark (E, 7k)
As You Walk On By by MercyBraavos (E, 23k)
Are We Any Different? by LeviathanBlue, SerpentCountess (T, 41k)
More Than Kisses by FriendofCarlotta (E, 29k)
things i knew when i was young by stormwarnings (T, 16k)
Alright by turningthepages (T, 46k)
To Build a Home by intothesilentland (M, 383k)
When In Vegas by Dmsilvis, TobytheWise (E, 16k)
The Ocean Between Us by noxsoulmate (E, 27k)
Room for Two (The Mattress AU) by almaasi (E, 14k)
Honey-Baked by mishaminion69, sydkn3e (E, 89k)
The Ones We Choose by lightmyway (E, 82k)
EDIT: MORE:
Recs by bexfangirlforlife:
The Graveyard Shift by riseofthefallenone. PurgatoryJar
Evangelist by embrancsxx0
Stay with me Sweetheart by Mandalarose
We are what we pretend we are by tricia_16
Tricks of the Trade by Trenchcoat_Impala
Recs by impaledbeetle:
okay, cupid by orange_crushed
Seek to Know You Better (E) by ahurston
Après (E) by Imogenbynight
Here's a couple aus that i really really enjoy that aren't necessarily best friends to lovers:
spirit of the west (M) by teen_dean
Parachutes (E) by chaoticdean (this one literally changed my life it is so good)
And This, Your Living Kiss (M) by opal_bullets (again, this is life changing)
Roll With It (E) by saltnhalo (this is a The Proposal (movie) au)
Shut Up (Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is) (E) by kototyph
Recs by butch--dean:
spirit of the west by teen-dean (everyone should read this 90's horse girl dean au where he befriends cas, a local veterinarian)
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart) by unicornpoe (I am a sucker for all "cas using dean as a vessel" fics)
Après by imogenbynight (surely everyone has read this? dean and cas in paris what more can you ask for)
under the midnight sun by northernsparrow (dean is the caretaker of a research station in the arctic and cas is a mysterious bird researcher) (I also rec you can keep holding on by this author but be warned that it is very grief-driven - but it is an in-depth study of the way they care for each other)
though the course may change by imogenbynight (fake dating AU at a couple's retreat - another one that everyone has probably read but is so worth mentioning in case you haven't)
there's no cell service in the afterlife by screamsintothesun (cas gets back from the empty and his phone blows up with dean's voicemails & texts)
Gold in the Edges of Our Vision by SewingNatural (dean and cas eat peaches together on a hot summer evening. The writing style on this one is really really lovely)
these are just a few from my bookmarks but also there is a really good rec list here & here (this one has a link to a specific friends to lovers list here) that I refer to often when looking for new fics/authors to dig through!!
Recs by mercurialkitty for some reason tumblr won't allow me to add them to my post so just click on their name to go to their post!
These are all the ones i've gotten up til now but will def edit if I get any more. If you see this post and think of a Destiel AU best friend to lovers fic that isn't on here or just a Destiel AU (no abo) fic that isn't on here: PLEASEEEEEE GIVE ME ALL THE DESTIEL AU FIC RECS (no abo)
Also i didn't tag the people who recommended it cuz I don't wanna annoy them but I linked back to all of their original posts or comments!
A hugeeeeeeee thank you to everyone who replied to my annoying messages for fic recs cuz I really really appreciate it. thank you all so so so much!!!!
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best friends to lovers destiel au fic recs list for @thetiredstuff :D
A Tale of Two Tropes by Amelia_Clark (E, 7k)
“Am I going to regret this?” Cas asked from the passenger seat.
They’d just pulled up outside Dean’s grandmother’s house, a tidy Craftsman bungalow painted a cheerful yellow. It didn’t look threatening; there was a porch swing with crocheted cushions and a cement statue of a goose on the porch. The goose was wearing a rain slicker and hat the same color as the house.
In this fic: fake dating, bed-sharing, the doting grandmother Dean Winchester never had, a cement goose with a wardrobe, a contemptuous cat, and a lot of sexual tension that's unresolved until it isn't.
As You Walk On By by MercyBraavos (E, 23k)
Dean and Castiel grew up together. Fell in love together. Lost their virginity together. Made plans for the future, their future, together. There’s only one problem:
Castiel doesn’t remember any of it.
Are We Any Different? by LeviathanBlue, SerpentCountess (T, 41k)
Cas adopts (steals) a cow. Dean helps.
“Cas… There’s a… There’s a cow. In my room.”
“Yes, Dean.”
“Why?”
“Because.”
"Right."
More Than Kisses by FriendofCarlotta (E, 29k)
1996: Dean joins his high school’s pen pal program as a last-ditch effort to keep from repeating the eleventh grade. But soon, the letters he trades with Castiel, a fellow high schooler from Chicago, become the most important constant of his life.
2005: Castiel has been in love with his pen pal Dean for years now. But he’s reluctant to upset the balance of their relationship, so when a new work opportunity takes him to Dean’s city, he keeps it a secret. Will these two ever find their way to each other?
things i knew when i was young by stormwarnings (T, 16k)
Ok, so Castiel's in love with his best friend.
Which is what puts them here, in Dean’s car, eight hours into a nine and a half hour drive up north to bury Castiel’s mother on the grounds that he grew up on. Because it’s been eight years since Castiel cut ties with his family and left, supposedly for college, and there hasn’t been a word of communication since. Because Dean is, at his core, a good person and a better friend, and when he heard that Castiel’s mother had died and that he would need to return to his childhood home over Thanksgiving break, he knew enough to say he’d go with him.
This is, for sure, not helping Castiel get over his inappropriately persistent feelings.
(more under the cut)
Alright by turningthepages (T, 46k)
Dean is a good kid living in a good town surrounded by good friends and good family. Castiel is the new kid in town and has never truly had a friend before.
Dean comes along and starts to change things for him.
To Build a Home by intothesilentland (M, 383k)
Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection.
Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speaking, of no acknowledgement, no interaction, no closure, no peace. No happiness. Nine years of Dean’s life entering motions, going through them, constant, cold and mechanic, like clockwork. Nine years of alone.
God. Nine years. A lot has changed. And yet Dean still loves Cas just the same. Even if his heart hurts all kinds of different.
On the day of Jimmy Novak's funeral, Dean sees Cas for the first time in nine years. He adored Castiel the moment he met him, at only four years old. But after fourteen years of friendship destroyed by one moment of heartbreak, and after nine years of silence, Dean is convinced Cas will want nothing to do with him. And it's killing him.
When In Vegas by Dmsilvis, TobytheWise (E, 16k)
Dean has figured out the most perfect prank. The prank to top every other prank. Ever. Getting his best friend drunk and then convincing him they’d gotten married in their drunken stupor was easy. Dealing with Castiel telling him he’s been in love with Dean for years? Well, that’s a different thing entirely.
Castiel wakes up married to the love of his life who he’s been secretly pining over for years. Now he just has to convince Dean that he’ll be the best husband ever, making sure Dean will never regret the decision he made that night.
Things take a terrible turn when Castiel finds out everything was a lie in the name of a prank just as Dean realizes how much he truly loves Castiel back. Will they be able to overcome this misunderstanding or was their relationship doomed before it even started?
The Ocean Between Us by noxsoulmate (E, 27k)
Living a hermit life, Dean Winchester didn’t need much. The only things important to him were his position in the business that was once owned by his family, his boat, and his friendship with Castiel, Charlie, and Gabriel. If only there wasn’t a whole ocean between them, then maybe he could even give his feelings for Castiel a chance …
Room for Two (The Mattress AU) by almaasi (E, 14k)
✔ College roommates
✔ Buying a mattress together
✔ Faking a relationship to get a discount
✔ Sharing a bed
✔ Roleplaying as a couple to "test the bed"
✔ Fake kissing becomes real kissing
✔ Fake sex is Way Too Real
✔ Cuddling
✔ Wet dreams
✔ "Oh no I thought I was dreaming but it was real life"
✔ Matchmakers Sam & Charlie
✔ Cas seems kinda clueless but actually understands everything
✔ Mutual respect, support, and understanding
✔ Friends to lovers
✔ Mutual pining
✔ Go౦ԁ sHit
Honey-Baked by mishaminion69, sydkn3e (E, 89k)
There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it...Cas is a weird, tactless, ornery guy. His idea of a job is selling weed out of their shared cabin, his idea of fun is occasional orgies, and he has more creepy dolls and crystals than anyone of their age ever should.
But he's also Dean's childhood best friend, and now he's the star of all Dean's wildest fantasies.
Then there's the whole "being in love with him" thing.
The Ones We Choose by lightmyway (E, 82k)
After telling his family he’s gay, Castiel winds up homeless. With the help of his best friend, Cas finds himself a home and a new family. He also finds himself in love with his best friend. A love that endures no matter the circumstances of their lives, even in the wake of Dean’s rejection.
Despite knowing how Cas feels, Dean clings to his best friend through the years. In high school and college. As roommates. Through Cas becoming a firefighter and his own journey to become a business owner. With shared time and space, Dean begins to see Cas in a new light. His attraction grows, along with his feelings.
Letting those feelings spill out one night, Dean changes the trajectory of their lives. As their relationship grows, they are confronted by Cas’s past and must relive a painful and damaging event in Dean’s life. But it is the life-changing fire, which is their greatest challenge, making them face their deepest fears and test the strength of their love.
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My boy deserved to hear this again and again and again! Sksks
The Golden apples of the Sun by intothesilentland
#dean Winchester#all for the gay#spn#sam winchester#destiel#supernatural#castiel#spn text post#spn 15x20#spn 15x18#fix it#fic#ao3
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Healing - Part 5
Hit The Ground - Aaron_The_8th_Demon Ao3
Set S6. About to get his ass handed to him on a hunt, Dean calls for Cas, the angel shows up but is a little worse for wear from recent angelic battles, so Dean insists he comes with them to get patched up the human way.
Word Count: 2k No Sex
soul of all things – deitybird Ao3
Nonspecific timeframe. A hiccup in Cas’ grace means he can’t heal using his hands, so he starts healing Dean with a kiss.
Word Count: 2k No Sex
our new skin – intothesilentland Ao3
Nonspecific timeframe. One day after healing him, Dean kisses Cas’ hand in thanks. Slowly that changes them as they take opportunities to touch just a little more whenever Dean needs healing. Even after they get Cas back from the empty, Dean still feels that those little touches are all he deserves and all Cas wants to give him so he keeps hunting just so Cas can keep healing him.
Word Count: 24k Graphic Sexual Acts
We are the Waiting – GreyWrenn Ao3
Set S12 AU. Mary and Cas had a plan to get the boys out of prison, and it worked but it left Cas unconscious and possibly human so they take him to a hospital just to be safe.
Word Count: 4k No Sex
a dwindling, mercurial high – acollectionofdaydreams Ao3
Set S5 AU. Between getting regularly healed and Cas using his grace when they have sex, Dean develops an addiction to grace very similar to Sam’s over demon blood addiction.
Word Count: 9k Graphic Sexual Acts
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To Build a Home
To build a Home by intothesilentland (@norestwithoutlove)
Rating: Mature
Word count: 383k
Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection.
Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speaking, of no acknowledgement, no interaction, no closure, no peace. No happiness. Nine years of Dean’s life entering motions, going through them, constant, cold and mechanic, like clockwork. Nine years of alone.
God. Nine years. A lot has changed. And yet Dean still loves Cas just the same. Even if his heart hurts all kinds of different.
On the day of Jimmy Novak's funeral, Dean sees Cas for the first time in nine years. He adored Castiel the moment he met him, at only four years old. But after fourteen years of friendship destroyed by one moment of heartbreak, and after nine years of silence, Dean is convinced Cas will want nothing to do with him. And it's killing him.
Dean and Castiel meet when they are only four years old and they become best friends instantly. They do everything together, and they are everything to each other for fourteen years. Until everything is ruined in a single moment. A single moment after which they both have to pick up their broken pieces and try and live their lives, apart this time, with the whole of the Atlantic Ocean between them. Until Castiel's father dies, and Castiel returns home for the funeral. And Dean and Cas meet again.
In this gorgeous story, we follow Castiel and Dean through their lives. Told in alternating timelines, we see the before the incident and the after. How Castiel and Dean grew up together and became inseparable, how they broke apart, how they came together again, and everything it took to finally work through their shit and figure out they're meant to be. The moment you start reading you won't be able to put it down, and you will cry. There will be so much crying, just be prepared for this and do what you gotta do.
It's a story about soulmates reuniting, but it's also so much more. It's about grief and fathers. About family, both biological and found. About death and goodbyes, hellos, and welcome-backs. Mostly, it's a story about redemption and forgiving, especially when the one we have to forgive is ourself.
#destiel#fic rec#1k follower celebration#favorite fics#>100k#mature#au#as kids#high school#domestic#modern setting#angst with a happy ending#fluff#misunderstandings#slow burn#enemies to lovers#friends to lovers#neighbors#reunion#underage!castiel#underage!dean#minor character death#drug use#bad parent john winchester#coming out#homophobia#musician!dean#writer!castiel#hurt!dean#pining!dean
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So I just finished reading Restless Wanderer from Intothesilentland and I immediately started reading The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers for the first time and THE CONTRAST IM LOSING MY MIND💀💀💀
#like they’re both so good#and I love them both#but it’s just so funny to me the absolute left turn I took#beat sheet#the Dean Winchester beat sheet#tdwbs#Destiel#Destiel fanfic#fanfic#fanfiction#Dean Winchester#castiel#restless wanderer#saltyfeathers#intothesilentland
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hello I just wanna say that your writing is so fucking gorgeous, dude. I’ve read tbah and many the lost (last night) and I’m getting to restless wanderer when I can dedicate the time it deserves. every line is killer, and your words ride the line between devastating and heartwarming with such ease. any tips + advice for how to develop such a kick-ass style of writing would be forever appreciated, as I cannot get past how beautifully crafted your stories are! much love x
hi! thank you so much, this was lovely to receive. and i'm glad you liked them both. many the lost honestly feels like a big accomplishment and although always retrospectively with a fic i'll think 'fuck why didn't i go down this angle?!' i am definitely really proud of that one and how it turned out <3
sorry for the delay replying to this, too, i was trying to gather thoughts on writing and if i actually do have any concrete advice for people beyond "practice loads :D" which is what i always say. also developing a personal style of writing is a (wonderfully) specific question in comparison to "how can you write well?" which i never know the answer to.
okay sorry. VERY long winded answer up ahead.
i guess the first point for developing a personal style (and one that you like) would be to figure out what you like. so yeah my first tip for writing is read widely, and unfortunately im gonna circle back to this one haha because i think it's often true. some writers who were big for me in finding what style i liked were Toni Morrison who i think has an incredible writing voice which is generally just so pleasurable to read (linked is the first book of hers i ever read) R S Thomas who i think is a master of metaphor and made me realise i love writing about things through images of other things, and James Baldwin, who i want to write more like, for his ability to be brief and understated and still gut you completely. Others who i discovered and found I wanted to emulate more recently (as in, the past 3 years) were Alexis Wright, Tim Winton and Hanif Abdurraqib. read across time, form, and genre. write what you like about your wide reading, and find what aspects of it suit your own voice, or could be made part of your style.
so read widely, find what you like, and find what you don't like. underline phrases you love. flag up pages that stay with you. and pay attention to why you like something, why something else falls short. then emulate it. practice writing in different styles and for different genres until you find your voice, and refine it. read over your work after leaving it for a few days, or a week, or longer, and ask yourself where it's weak. this one's hard and i don't do it as much as i should but i do think it's important! the distance that time gap has created will help you see your writing more clearly.
also i love listening to music while i write, and if i didnt have it, i think i would be a shit shit writer. i make a long playlist for every piece of work i write, and while i write i play music that matches the mood of each scene. movie scores, folk songs, whatever mirrors the tone the scene has in my head. nine times out of ten you'll know the vibe of what you want to write in your head, and if you can get music to write to that matches that tone, you'll have an easier time translating it into writing. this is what i find, at least, lol. for this reason though, spotify's radio function is definitely your friend ! you can get songs that are similar or related to the song you're listening to using the song radio feature. also, once you have a song that say, matches the mood of nostalgia, or familial warmth, or longing, or regret, you can potentially listen to this when you're writing with that mood for other things. i would listen to this song when i was writing tbah, during the scenes dean was hurting over family, or longing for it. and i went on to listen to it a BUNCH while writing restless wanderer. this method helps me nail the mood of any scene, and the playlist aspect lets me think about what vibe i want the whole story to have. it also helps guide you on how you want the tone of your story to change, over the course of the narrative, because moods evolve and shift. and the mood of each fic will impact the style you write in. im not so good at changing style, but hopefully the style of restless wanderer is distinct from the style of many the lost, etc, to indicate that they're different stories from different people, untangling different things.
also, and i cannot emphasise this enough, just get into and have fun because writing is basically a giant imaginary sandbox and why the fuck shouldnt you have a blast?!
also, this thread has some great advice, but it starts here and i think this is the most important stuff:
ummm to give an example of this. for restless wanderer (if you want to go into it not knowing anything about it then skip this part, but it's not a spoiler, more a premise thing) i knew i wanted to write a victorian shepherding au, and i knew i wanted dean to arrive somewhere alien where the vibe was eccentric and a little uncanny. i wasnt exactly sure how i would create this mood, and only knew it was something i wanted to evoke. initially i was going to have the farmhouse be nicknamed 'the chapel' by everyone in the village, but i went on a walk and cleared my head and jumped on and off some tree stumps and the idea arrived that bobby should nurse dozens and dozens of birds back to health in his home, and that consequently everyone in the village should call the house 'the eyrie', punning on eeriness and the obvious fact of hundreds of birds living in the house. that became such a beloved aspect of the story to me, and vital to its structuring, (as in, i cannot imagine the story having legs WITHOUT this detail, and it definitely wouldn't be as thematically sound) that the reality that i arrived at it simply because i went on a walk, that if i hadnt gone on that walk, the fic would be completely different is terrifying and a little miraculous. goes to show the good a walk can do.
another example of this is obviously tbah. it took me four years to write, so ideas had plenty of time to percolate. the biggest scenes in it, and the scenes that generally seem to have stuck with readers most, were the ones that i would rehearse in my head for months and sometimes years before ever getting the chance to write them down. i'll like, rehearse stories in my head before i fall asleep, and this gives a chance to see what works and what doesn't in a given scene or narrative arc.
and again with many the lost - i planned on writing it for like, a year, before i finally shared it, which is a long time for just 30,000 words. but if i hadnt given it that time, i wouldnt have included any of the stuff about les miserables, which was a really necessary structuring device in the story, and a great way of showing jimmy and sam's relationship, which also demonstrated why sam was in such a bad place after jimmy died.
so yeah, sorry for the rambling essay, hopefully some of that was useful though! loads of love. thanks so much for this question :) <3
to build a home
many the lost
restless wanderer
#tbah#intothesilentland#writing tips#i guess?#generous way to describe this lol#answered#anon#restless wanderer#many the lost
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It's You I Like
It's You I Like
https://ift.tt/H8J6fCd
by intothesilentland
Parenthood is something Dean didn’t grow into, it’s something that grew Dean. Dean grew out of it, grew into himself, thinks he’s more like himself than he’s ever been allowed to be. Ever allowed himself to be.
Castiel is a Mr Rogers-style host of the children's TV show, The Sanctuary. The show is Ben's favourite - and his single father, Dean's, too. Okay, he's a little besotted with the gentle, earnest, cardigained and a little eccentric host. He even has a guest starring fox on the show, every few weeks.
So, when the chance arises for Dean to take his son to see Castiel at a meet-and-greet, he jumps on it. But in line, Dean panics, nearly faints, and is taken to sit in a quiet corner with some water while his son says hi to Castiel. Naturally, Dean's kicking himself for the rest of the day - until Castiel, watching Dean as he carries Ben on his shoulders, decides to approach and ask if he's recovered. And if, maybe, he'd like to grab a coffee.
Words: 8183, Chapters: 3/4, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Ben Braeden
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Cas is like Mr Rogers, Dad Dean, Fluff, Dean Winchester is Good With Children, Castiel is Good With Children (Supernatural), pure fluff, (This is very out of character for me), (enjoy it while it lasts), Children's show host Castiel, Dean Winchester Has ADHD, Autistic Castiel (Supernatural), Mr Rogers Au, Children's Television Nostalgia, Communication, Autistic Ben
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A server bit. Fic keys under the cut:
ATYLK: And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets https://archiveofourown.org/works/18083927/chapters/42744872
DTA: Down to Agincourt (series) by seperis https://archiveofourown.org/series/110651
SSTS: So Says the Sword by komodobits https://archiveofourown.org/works/12597892/chapters/28695592
S&S: Satin and Sawdust by Ltlflrt https://archiveofourown.org/works/5622646/chapters/12950968
SWMS: Stay With Me, Sweetheart by MandalaRose https://archiveofourown.org/works/20554178/chapters/48790868
DWBS: Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers https://archiveofourown.org/works/19258594/chapters/45800209
T&S: Twist and Shout by gabriel, standbyme https://archiveofourown.org/works/537876/chapters/955188
POMH: Prince of My Heart by allmystars https://archiveofourown.org/works/20984627/chapters/49900583
ATOTE: a turn of the earth by microcomets https://archiveofourown.org/works/5138552/chapters/11825306
OOTD: Out of the Deep by riseofthefallenone https://archiveofourown.org/works/548878/chapters/977676
TBAH: To Build a Home by intothesilentland https://archiveofourown.org/works/8411608/chapters/19274926
91W: Ninety One Whiskey by komodobits https://archiveofourown.org/works/2362190/chapters/5214500
OSE: Oddly Shaped Empty by jemariel https://archiveofourown.org/works/14711096/chapters/33997874
TGYS: The Graveyard Shift by PurgatoryJar, riseofthefallenone https://archiveofourown.org/works/7973470/chapters/18239059
NPOTP: Not Part of the Plan (series) by Annie D (scaramouche) https://archiveofourown.org/series/56211
YCKHO: You Can Keep Holding On by NorthenSparrow https://archiveofourown.org/works/7233709/chapters/16421134
TGFE: The Girlfriend Experience by rageprufrock https://archiveofourown.org/works/91894
BBHMM: Bitch Better Have My Money (series) by Duckyboos https://archiveofourown.org/series/1690696
R&RQB: Rock ‘n’ Roll Queer Bar (series) by ChasingRabbits https://archiveofourown.org/series/68354
4LWFI: Four Letter Word for Intercourse by bendingsignpost https://archiveofourown.org/works/16086839/chapters/37568591
RR: Redemption Road (series) by spnredemption (multiple authors) https://archiveofourown.org/series/21665
AROOO: A Room Of One’s Own by NorthernSparrow https://archiveofourown.org/works/1417834/chapters/2978790
KTB: Kiss the Baker by Ltlflrt https://archiveofourown.org/series/244045
OBPL: Our Bodies, Possessed By Light by obstinatrix https://archiveofourown.org/works/260289
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Chapters: 31/31
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Adam Milligan, Ellen Harvelle, Jody Mills, Bobby Singer, John Winchester, Victor Henriksen, Benny Lafitte, Alastair (Supernatural)
Additional Tags: Slow Burn, 1870s, Farmer Dean Winchester, Shepherd Castiel, farmer au, Alternate Universe - Historical, Fluff, Angst, Happy Ending, Cornwall is beautiful, John Winchester Being an Asshole, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Enemies to Friends, Strangers to Lovers, First Meetings, Pining, Tenderness, Getting to Know Each Other, Descriptions of terminal illness, Shepherd AU, No MCD, Abusive John Winchester, Childhood Trauma, Friends to Lovers, Break Up, Getting Back Together, homophobic abuse, Past Child Abuse, Dean Winchester Has PTSD, Flashbacks to homophobic attacks, Danger/Threat, Very happy ending!, Love Confessions, Secret Relationship
Summary:
Just west of the town Porthgwarra, Cornwall, Robert Singer’s farm lies, a mess of ravaged land gaping out onto a fretting sea. Robert's orphaned godson, Dean Winchester, is named sole beneficiary of the farm - and though he hasn't seen his godfather in fifteen years, he travels across the Atlantic with his brother and half brother to care for Singer in his old age and tend to the farm. All of them hope to leave behind the squalor and famine of their old life.
What Dean meets is the bird-infested home of a widowed eccentric, and a new shepherd whom he can neither stand nor see any use for - stoic, rude and conceited, Dean plans to fire the mysterious and wandering Mr Novak the moment he comes into legal possession of the farm. But upon the shepherd's offer to teach him the trade, in anticipation of Dean replacing the man himself, Dean finds in the wild and roaming man a steadiness and certainty his own life has never yet contained. And one day Dean will have to ask, not tell, the shepherd to stay.
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