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pallasperilous · 1 year
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I finally had the privilege of arting for @deancaspinefest! I loved drawing for @fallenangelandpie's canon-divergent fic Djinn and Tonic, which is full of post-15x18 Dean pining (mmm yes my favorite kind of pain). It also deploys one of my favorite devices from the show, djinn-induced dream worlds, as a pathway from self-destruction to self-acceptance. And also kissing. I loved getting to play with visual distortions, divergent styles, and surreal image elements, and it was an even bigger bonus to include a nonbinary hunter character. I hope y'all enjoy the story as much as I did!
Read on AO3.
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deancaspinefest · 1 year
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Djinn & Tonic |  Not Rated |  20,106
Author: Fallenangelandpie Artist: PallasPerilous
Dean regrets not being able to tell Cas that he loves him. He is trying to live life for Cas, but when he hears about a djinn in town he gets the wild idea that may just give him the opportunity to tell Cas his feelings.
Link to fic | Link to art (also on Tumblr)
Pairings: Dean/Cas Warnings: N/A Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Fix-it
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queermania · 10 months
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Girl I know you read more than just Ninety One Whiskey don't lie
i mean yeah but most of the fic i've read is popular and has already been rec'd a bajillion times anyway. nobody is gonna discover a new gem through me lol
there are only a handful of fics that i can even name off the top of my head because i like them enough to think about them (in a positive way) and they are as follows:
ninety one whiskey by komodbits
the issues series by everandanon
the dean winchester beat sheet by saltyfeathers
down to agincount by seperis
with interest by everandanon
the cheapest room in the house by biggaybenny
epistolary by tiamtv
occursus by pallasperilous
fools and pilgrims by lagaudiere
christmas countdown by ozonecologne
of shampoo and fruit flies by almaasi
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educatedinyellow · 5 months
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Theme: Rec a fic that starts with the same letter as your username.
I spotted this rec theme on another blog and it sounded charmingly random and fun! I had a good time looking through my bookmarks and sorting out this little collection of mismatched seashells :)
Every Man's Got a Right by MollyC (SPN, Destiel, Endverse!Cas, time travel, 78K, E) In this one, Endverse!Cas is given a second chance to stop the world, and the people he loves, from going irretrievably off the rails -- he finds himself, without explanation, dropped straight into Season 2 and the first outbreak of the Croatoan virus. Watching him rediscover just how much Dean means to him and how far he's willing to go in order to change things for the better is beautiful. (Written in first-person, for those for whom that is a deal-breaker. It really shouldn't be, though!)
Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart by PallasPerilous (SPN, Destiel, musician!AU, 18K, T) Distinguished by Pallas's inimitable comedy-prose, this thing is an unhinged delight from start to finish. Dean is jumpy as shit. Why one possibly Icelandic beep-boop specialist has him on edge while Mick Jagger’s own vocal coach barely got his heart rate over 55bpm is a goddamn mystery. Maybe it’s the harp solos from that sample track; maybe Dean’s nervous that this is his last shot and if this guy can’t save Dean from filling out the back end of his contract with “Best Of” and “Live In Concert” compilations he might as well walk into the fucking sea.
Engineering 101 by Mara (Batman, Dick Grayson, early days, 4K, G) A clever use of extended metaphor to take a look at the process by which Bruce trains the first child he raises to be Robin and begins to realize what he risks breaking. (I'd say it largely embraces comic book logic in that it does not try to critique the whole premise of child crime fighting as an essentially bad thing, but it sprinkles in traces of real-life concerns. It doesn't vilify Bruce, but it does add some shades of gray to the creation of the dynamic duo.) "Engineering is about testing to destruction," Bruce said, settling into lecture mode. "You don't understand how you can do things better until you understand when and why they break apart."
The Eleventh Hour by Azdak (Man From UNCLE (TV), Napoleon-centric, 4K, G). OK, so, in the TV series there was an episode called 'The Gurnius Affair' wherein Illya had to go undercover as a bad guy, and -- long-story short -- things went wrong, Napoleon got caught, and in order to salvage his own cover and thereby the mission, Illya had to straight-up torture Napoleon. And he did so. Both of them were aware that he had to, both of them were horrified by the experience, and being 1960s television, there was never any adequate follow-up or emotional resolution. A lot of fanfic writers have tackled the aftermath of that disaster in different ways, and this is a fun and interesting take. Napoleon's narrative voice is many things here -- it's petty and angry in a way he rarely is, because his self-image and his pride have been so hurt and he's on ego overdrive here. But it's also wry, and self-dramatizing, and stubborn, and optimistic against all odds. Meanwhile, the narrative commentary of the femme fatale is a load of fun, too. A prickly, funny, angry, and ultimately triumphant brush with death is just what Napoleon needed, it turns out, to settle back into himself.
An Evening of Little Luxuries by otherhawk (MFU, Illya-centric, character study, 7K, G) Oh, I love this one, such a good look at Illya and what it means to him to live between cultures. Before the war he'd been more or less bilingual. He'd grown up speaking Ukrainian at home to his family and Russian everywhere else. After the war there had been no home left, and Russian had been the only language he heard, the language he thought and dreamed in. Now Ukrainian was simply another language he spoke, no different in his head from German or Japanese. His heart was a different matter, and he regretted that loss, regretted that when he dreamed of his parents, his sister, they spoke to him in a language that was no longer his own. Now, more and more, he found himself dreaming in English, and yes, that bothered him. He had no wish to lose Russian the way he'd lost Ukrainian. And so he let himself have evenings like this – the simplest things that felt like decadence – amid his fellow countrymen, many of whom, he suspected, were here for similar reasons.
Escape Velocity by Vehemently (Firefly, Simon Tam, character study, 5K, G) Such concise and vivid world-building, and a poignant look at how Simon grapples with how to accept the loss of the sister he once knew as he takes small, reluctant steps toward facing up to his own over-protectiveness toward the very different person River has now become.
Enduring, Quiet, and Calm by thesardine (BBC Sherlock, Johnlock, strange tenderness, 1K, G) A little gem of a sick fic -- so odd, so sweet. Has that hazy feeling of very late-night exhaustion.
Empty Houses by PlaidAdder (BBC Sherlock, Johnlock, case fic, 45K, T) A clever and involving case fic and the first story to feature PlaidAdder's wonderful take on Harry Watson. Written in that golden moment between Series 2 and Series 3 when we all imagined our own post-Reichenbach reunions and the possibilities for tenderness and healing were still wide open. This fic is rich in humor, compassion, and new beginnings, while also offering a darker take on some bits of canon than the show ultimately pursued.
Elevator Down by vikki (Inception, Arthur & Cobb, LJ fic, 10K, T) I really like this meditation on Arthur's backstory with the Cobbs. Psychologically interesting and elegantly written, and to me there's something touching about the thought that Dom's subconscious keeps lashing out at Arthur because, on some level, he knows it's Arthur who's working hardest to keep him alive. Arthur dreams up paradoxes. Cobb dreams up his late wife. One of these things is not like the other. One of these things is not safe.
Early Returns by rageprufrock (Inception, Arthur/Eames, journalist!AU, 15K, M) Rageprufrock is another author whose comedy-prose is always a pleasure. I love this one for the grouchy journalism malaise in which the embers of inextinguishable principle still smolder, lovingly described as only an insider can <3 For reasons that don't bear discussion, Arthur ends up at Safeway at a 6:30 p.m. on his way home for the night still carrying his messenger bag with his headphones around his neck, standing in one of the aisles looking at 200 different brands of plastic tableware and double-ply picnic dishes. He's been a journalist his entire professional career, so of course he's been this depressed before, but there's something profound when you mix the sinking misery of mortification with the heady, dizzying blur of self-directed fury, and it makes him feel numb down to the fingertips and toes.
If anyone else would like to play this meme, I'd be glad to see your recs!
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destieltaggedfic · 11 months
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I love your rec lists, especially since we like a lot of the same fic tropes! Do you have any recs for fic about Cas rescuing Dean from Hell?
oh this was good. I found a fic that I apparently hadn't saved, but really enjoyed the first time I read it, so thanks for this request.
Paved with Good Intentions – crystamartin   LiveJournal Ao3
Set Pre S4.  By the time Castiel found Dean in hell, he was a demon and needing rehabilitation before being taken back to earth.  It takes them spending 5 years in purgatory to restore the soul of Dean Winchester.
Word Count: 30k                              Graphic Sexual Acts
His Damned Soul - spacegirlstuff   Ao3
Set Pre S4.  An angel rescues The Righteous Man from hell, but needs his help to get them both out.  A bond is forged in the process.
Word Count: 1k                       No Sex
With This Stab I Thee Wed – TheSilverQueen   Ao3
Set S4 AU.  If Dean had known that stabbing the angel in front of him was going to leave them married, he probably wouldn’t have done it.
Word Count: 8k                                 No Sex
How I Met Your Brother – Tibbins   Ao3
Set S14.  As Sam is grieving for the hunters killed by Michael, Cas recounts for him the story of the assault on hell to rescue The Righteous Man.  (I also recommend reading the fic this is a missing scene from Let the Actions Speak)
Word Count: 10k                     No Sex
Marked - Blind_Author   Ao3
Set S5.  After getting free of Gabriel in Changing Channels, Cas recounts the story of how Dean was rescued from hell and how during the process Dean was so clingy with Cas that the only way he would go back to his body is if Cas promised to leave some of his Grace with Dean, creating the handprint.
Word Count: 4k                                 No Sex
Occursus – PallasPerilous   Ao3
Set Post S15.  Reunited in heaven, Dean asks if he can finally see Cas’ true form and offers to show Cas his soul in return, only to find out that Cas has always been able to see it because of the bond that formed between then in hell.
Word Count: 4k                                 No Sex
to hell and back – myaimistrue   Ao3
Nonspecific timeframe.  Safe in their bed, Dean likes it when Cas tells him the story of how they met in hell.
Word Count: 1k                       No Sex
Begin Again - Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound   Ao3
Set Pre S4.  Having expended the last of his energy freeing Dean, Castiel needs time to heal himself and Dean’s soul before they can escape hell.  Sheltering in a cave while they are healing they get to know one another and fall in love
Word Count: 14k                     No Sex
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liapher · 2 years
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as requested, the fic recs for @thecascast
Cas-centric fic recs with little to no Dean POV
Sorted more or less by season. Apologies if any of these contain trace amounts of Dean POV
seedlings (gi09) -- a brief moment in s4 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27491650
So Says the Sword (komodobits) -- (look I'm sure you've all read this one anyway but I didn't want to skip it) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/12597892/chapters/28695592
The Cuckoo Father (anactoria) -- 7.17 but Cas gets ID'ed as Jimmy and returns to the Novaks -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/5614744
the doorway to a thousand churches (sonatine) -- 8.17 goodbye stranger :))) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31905883
Rinse, Repeat (Ias) -- 8.17 training montage -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/750017
Telephone Game (Annie D)  -- another short s8 lobotomy fic :) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/682326
a place for the left behind (marloesy) -- s9 rewrite, Dean drops Cas off at a hunter's lodge. one of the few long fics on this list!! -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32710105/chapters/81149371
shelter (howevernot) -- s9 human Cas -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32247688
laying on of hands. (outpastthemoat) -- 9.06 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1058765
There's a science to walking through windows (marxandangels) -- I'm sure you already know this one. 9.06 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/30375123
Adaptation (cadignan) -- 9.06 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1047347
sink (crackers4jenn) -- I swear this is the last 9.06 fic -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1046327
stars round his wrists (perilously) -- 11.10 coda, Lucifer POV of the Casifer possession -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/5796175
white chalk baphomet (bmblb) -- 11.11 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31946323
Get Out In Times of Declared Emergency (Jayne L) -- post Casifer -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6813187
back after these messages (perilously) -- 11.18 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6496921
White Noise (domesticadventures) -- 11.18 post-possession coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6491161
Cuckoo and Nest (komodobits) -- 🥺😫 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8423959
First Reckoning (xylodemon) -- early s12 Mary meeting Cas -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8233262
Star of the Sea (ExpatGirl) -- another Mary POV fic of Mary and Cas meeting -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/7930114
to the child (a_good_soldier) -- Cas & Mary talk, Dadstiel! -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32353489
Twenty Questions (PallasPerilous) -- Cas and Sam talk -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/17675318
weights on my ankles (dothraki_shieldmaiden) -- 9.06 angst in the middle of 15.03 angst hohey :) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/21181697
First Date (aeli_kindara) -- 15.14 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27185362
The River (hal_incandenza) -- 15.09 rewrite -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/33639964/chapters/83595943
in a week (renrub) -- 15.18 coda, Cas in the Empty -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27561418
ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? (everytuesday) -- 15.18 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27781771/chapters/68009917
Kingdom Come (ahurston) -- 15.18 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27510970/chapters/67273813
Like Real People Do (prosopopeya) -- post 15.18. well well well if it isn't the consequences of Cas's actions -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27439753
you got a lonesome road to walk (straddling_the_atmosphere) -- 15.18 coda, in the Empty -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27635218
what you know is true (remmyme) -- laundry time. I love when fic romanticizes household chores -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27651670
The Love Story of the Runner Up (Margo_Kim) -- I think this is another fic everyone definitely has read. Outsider POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/28217919
AH. So many of these are in the 1k--15k range. Where are the Cas-centric longfics!
Also! While I'm at it! In the last ep, you mentioned the angel ozone smell that's brought up in a lot of fics (I googled ozone smell when I first happened upon that description in a fic, and the results ranged from 'basically petrichor' to 'like a swimming pool' (chloride???) so idk). Anyway---I like fics where angels are weird and of otherworldly and have strange effects on their environment (other than leaving a faint scent of petrichor), so here are also a couple fics with that:
Hell is a Place on Earth (pollutedstar) -- Mary POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/25873384
Angels Americana (pollutedstar) -- s4/5, Dean POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/26098816
stranger (ozonecologne) -- more Mary POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/7582681
Five times Mary Winchester tried to wrap her head around Castiel, Angel of the Lord, and one time she didn’t (karoffelbrei89) -- I mean, the title really does say it all -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8023084
take the bones, begin anew (JustStandingHere) -- post-canon. lots of Dean POV I think, but ahhh Cas and Dean are raising a young half-angel. so. -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31364132/chapters/77558561
(Also I hear there's this fic that has really good Cas POV scenes and angel lore etc called Down to Aginc---)
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fanfic-corner · 1 year
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Lesser Known Destiel Fics pt 3
You guys really liked the last list... so here are some more lesser known Destiel fics! This time, we're doing ones with less than 10k hits :)
You Deserve To Be Loved by sandean_cas (1k)
Castiel senses Dean's longing and meets him on the bridge.
Loving Castiel by dinluke (1.9k)
“How did you find me?” Dean asks. Castiel squints and looks at him like he’s the sun.
“Your, uh, yearning was pretty loud,” he says sheepishly.
Mister Scarecrow Hates Halloween by Carrieosity (3.1k)
Castiel hates Halloween, so being roped into working in costume at a pumpkin patch has him seething in misery. And now, of all things, the object of his unrequited crush is walking toward him, and Cas is praying the costume will hide him just a bit longer.
Boneless Wings by PallasPerilous (4.3k)
For those of you perving along at home, Dean could absolutely provide a list of the hundred or so ways that having a boyfriend with giant fucking actual wings is super hot and/or awesome.
This is not that list.
Grace by july_19th_club (5.1k)
A man dies. What happens next will shock you.
a covenant of salt by museaway (5.1k)
They didn’t put up a tree on Cas’s first Christmas in the bunker.
Enhanced Extraction Techniques by goldenraeofsun (5.7k)
The Empty takes Meg’s shape, Samandriel’s, Duma’s, every one of the thousands of angels Cas killed up in heaven. But in the middle of lecturing Cas in the form of Balthazar, it explodes in a burst of light and sound.
Dean Winchester stands in the aftermath.
New All Over Again by Castielslostwings (5.7k)
Dean and Cas as childhood sweethearts separated as teenagers who have been searching for each other for years without success. Against all odds, they reunite in the middle of Times Square at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
The Cry of Elisha after Elijah by intothesilentland (5.8k)
The kicker is, Dean had been trying to live.
Really live. And not bite out in anger at the fraying of his heart: Cas, gone, Jack, gone—all that was left was him and his brother, and Dean had been trying to live, in spite, in light of that.
In a world like the unsteady first steps of a child, apprehensive arms and hands cradling the air around them, ready for a slip, excited for a step, Dean had been trying to walk forward, too. Though every step had meant every pain.
Upon his death, and arrival in heaven, Dean sets out to find the angel. He has to tell him. Cas has to know.
(un)conventional by imogenbynight (6.1k)
Spec Lit Con--Speckly Con, to it’s regular attendees--is an annual weekend-long event held in Chicago, dedicated to science fiction, fantasy and otherwise speculative literature. This year Dean's favorite author, C.J. Novak, is appearing as a panelist. Naturally, he shells out the cash for an all access pass.
Event Horizon by Winglesss (6.4k)
Castiel couldn't have helped his sister. That's why being offered a chance to help somebody else dealing with suicidal thoughts he took it without hesitation.
When he gets the first text from someone who needs his help, nothing goes as he expected.
My Own Little World by tale_to_tell (6.8k)
Castiel stumbles into a local café in order to avoid the rain, and during the process he meets a very attractive barista by the name of Dean Winchester. It doesn't take long for Castiel to fall in love with Dean's wit and charm.
Too bad that Dean has a boyfriend.
Lost and Found by whelvenwings (7.7k)
“Chuck Shurley? Sure, I’ve read his books. Kinda Vonnegut, but like, Kilgore-Trout Vonnegut, you know?” Dean took another gulp of his whisky, and smacked his lips like an adult. The guy sitting beside him at the bar, however, did not look suitably impressed. In fact, he was staring down into the bubbles of his cider, not even noticing the way that Dean was smiling at him, giving him the eyes.
“I thought his stuff was pretty good, in a kinda metamodern way,” Dean added airily, and a little more loudly.
The guy only nodded gloomily. Dean almost clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth in frustration. C’mon, dude, I’m trying to impress you. Twenty minutes of talking and all Dean had to show for it was a weird first name, a series of dour stares and the strangest need to know more about this – Castiel.
In the House of the Rising Bun by starryiedd (9k)
Dean Winchester only has three rules concerning the cafe he and his brother Sam own, "House of the Rising Bun".
1. Any and all opportunities to make a pun will be taken.
2. Free regular coffee with your student ID (If you want some of that fancy nonsense you gotta pay, sorry kids).
3. Anyone and everyone is always welcome.
Between Dean running the shop full-time and Sam helping out whenever he isn't in class, there really isn't a whole lot of time for romance for either of them. But that all changes when they gain a new regular - some writer from London - who may or may not have the bluest eyes Dean's ever seen.
Once Upon a Time in a Christmas Bakery by noxsoulmate (10k)
What would Christmas Time be without a little fun in a Christmas Bakery?
akasha by quillquiver (14k)
Five years ago, an angel fell off the coast of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Dean’s coming off a vamp nest in Boise when he gets the call on his Other Other Cell: two dead, definitely his kinda thing. But when he arrives in town, what originally looks like a cut-and-dry case soon turns up more questions than it does answers: What kind of monster uses medical equipment to exsanguinate its victims? Why is this monster here in the first place?
And what the hell is up with the witch at the end of the street?
Something Icky This Way Comes by almaasi (21k)
Charlie Bradbury is a professional investigator of supernatural happenings, and Dean Winchester is her work partner and best friend, currently bunking in their office. Requiring insight for a particularly bizarre case on the night before Halloween, they call their go-to FBI lab guy, Castiel – who Dean hates. Totally and completely despises. And yet somehow they’ve always gotten along perfectly well in the heat of the moment. Anyway, there’s an ectoplasm-producing rabbit high on catnip floating around the office, and the creature’s predicament really needs to be addressed, or Charlie’s Halloween party will have to be cancelled. And nobody wants that. Least of all, Cas.
Serendipity by whelvenwings (23k)
Stuck on opposite sides of the country, Dean and Cas make big sacrifices to be together at a special time of the year. However, when they realise that their joint idea of paying a surprise visit to each other's faraway home has left them still trapped miles away from each other, they have to find some way to meet in the middle - and it has to be before midnight if it's going to be perfect...
Lucky Winner by natmoose (31k)
Dean wins a trip to Paris. In and of itself, that’s an amazing thing, but the problem is: he isn’t in a relationship with Lisa anymore, and the trip requires a romantic partner. The obvious choice is Cas, his roommate and best friend of 3 years, but coming with that are some very very complicated feelings and things Dean absolutely doesn’t want to deal with.
But Dean isn’t selfish and also really wants to give his overworked best friend a well deserved holiday, so the only and best solution is to take Cas to Paris, romantic theme be damned. What Dean doesn’t know is that their whole trip will be documented by a photographer from the company - so to avoid their vacation being cut short, Dean and Cas will have to convincingly play a couple.
4545 by anyrei and queerwerewolf (120k)
Albert Einstein predicted that, while he didn’t know with what weapons World War III would be fought, World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. He wasn’t far off.
Humanity is surviving in a world without daylight, in a society where emotions are a luxury no one is allowed to have. But how important is surviving when you have nothing to live for? Two hunters find the answer to that question when they stumble over a miracle in the shape of a strange, blue-eyed man in a beige coat bearing… chocolate? Whatever that is.
I hope you enjoy reading these hidden gems! Thank you to all the amazing writers who share their work with us, and happy reading!
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profoundbondfanfic · 2 years
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Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart
Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart by PallasPerilous (@pallasperilous) Rating: Teen Word count: 18k
Dean is jumpy as shit. Why one possibly Icelandic beep-boop specialist has him on edge while Mick Jagger’s own vocal coach barely got his heart rate over 55bpm is a goddamn mystery. Maybe it’s the harp solos from that sample track; maybe Dean’s nervous that this is his last shot and if this guy can’t save Dean from filling out the back end of his contract with “Best Of” and “Live In Concert” compilations he might as well walk into the fucking sea.
This is a brand new offering from the one and only PallasPerilous, featuring her signature snappy wit and spot-on character voices, managing such literary magic tricks as describing entire musical genres in ways that instantly make you say "I know that song!"
It's always fun to watch these two numbskulls dance around each other, but in this one, you get nervous motor-mouth Dean who's hanging on by a thread and trying to deny it every second, contending with cucumber-cool eccentric probably-genius Cas who's his last hope before he slips into irrelevancy. And obviously it turns out Cas is completely right about what Dean needs, and it's not at all what Dean, or anybody else, expects.
The way Pallas has constructed a whole history and an entire life for Dean, Cas, Sam, and even Crowley is really something special. Possibly my favorite inclusion is Rowena, who never actually appears "on screen" but who has her wiggly little nose in everybody's business. Definitely treat yourself to this little gem!
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pallasperilous · 2 years
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In a wanton display of extra-ness I have recreated the Rowena concert poster which plays a minor, but I would argue pivotal, cockblocking role in my recent Rock Star!Dean Destiel AU, Everybody's Got A Hungry Heart (original post with the fic) Can't you almost smell the musky branded incense at the merch table? Can't you almost visualize the extremely tiny pants worn by her cadre of backup dancers, all of whom appear to be dating each other? Imagine the mid-song costume changes. The special insurance necessary to cover all the fog machines. The sparkly purple grand piano with a velvet chaise longue installed on top which she likes to heavily imply was a gift from Prince. 2015 was a hell of a year. And, as an extra-extra bonus, here is a photorealistic recreation of Dean's response to seeing it
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deancaspinefest · 1 year
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Djinn & Tonic
Author: fallenangelandpie | Artist: PallasPerilous Posting on Saturday March 4
Dean regrets not being able to tell Cas that he loves him. He is trying to live life for Cas, but when he hears about a djinn in town he gets the wild idea that may just give him the opportunity to tell Cas his feelings.
Keep reading for a sneak preview!
One hundred and eighty two days had passed since him and Sam had finally brought God to his knees and Jack took control of Heaven. A little longer since he had he lost Cas. The first couple of months were the hardest: Sam moved Eileen into the bunker, and, while Dean was happy for his brother, he couldn't be around anyone in a happy relationship. Not after losing Cas and not being able to tell him that he loved him back. Dean hid away in his room, phoning Cas's number just to hear his voice on his voicemail. He cried himself to sleep every night as he prayed, hoping that maybe, just maybe, there was a way that Cas could still hear him. He prayed to Jack for a while, too, to have him rescue Cas and return him to the bunker alive, but Jack never answered. Sam and Eileen poured through every book in the library, trying to find any way of rescuing someone from the Empty, but they could find nothing. Dean knew there was no solution in the bunker, as he had been pouring through the same books as they slept. Night time was the only time he left his room. The bunker was quiet and he would draw his fingers over the carving of Castiel's name he had etched in the table as he would sip his beer. He stopped watching the security footage of that night after a while. It broke his heart too much to replay one of the saddest nights of his life. Sam locked the door to the dungeon after he found Dean passed out amid a pile of empty beer bottles. He locked the key away in his room. Dean never mentioned it, but he was secretly glad that his brother had done that. It was hard even just walking by that room.
 [continue reading on Ao3 on Saturday March 4]
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jupiterjames · 5 years
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*steeples fingers, looks over glasses* Vampire and Ghost. Destiel oBvIoUsLy
*puts on glasses, cracks knuckles*
“Go away,” Dean says.
“No,” Castiel answers.
“I have salt,” Dean says.
“That’ll buy you an hour, and I’ll only come back singing show tunes,” Castiel answers.
Dean sighs. He knows Castiel is telling the truth.
Castiel sighs. He hates singing show tunes.
“Go away,” Dean says again.
“I have eternity to learn every single musical ever made,” Castiel answers.
Dean scrubs both hands over his face. He groans. “I’m sorry I bled you dry, okay? I’m sorry, now please go rest in peace. Or. Whatever it is you people who can actually die do.”
“You can die,” Castiel reminds him flippantly. He saunters into the motel’s bathroom, glad that he’s no longer concerned with germs and dirt since he’s dead. He leans over Dean’s shoulder and blows gently onto the mirror. It crackles over with a thin sheet of ice.
Dean shivers at the proximity of icy breath and cold death. “Dude.”
Castiel draws a smiley face with fangs with the tip of his finger in the ice. It’s no better than a preschooler’s doodle. “That’s what you look like, in case you’ve forgotten.”
“Vampires have a reflection, dipshit,” Dean snaps.
“Ghosts do, too,” Castiel muses, doodling one next to the face. It looks like a melting marshmallow. He just doesn’t like looking at himself now that he’s dead.
Dean pushes back from the sink harshly to lean against the far wall. It looks very unsanitary, but apparently vampires don’t have to worry about dirt, either. “What am I supposed to do that’ll make this right?”
Castiel perches on the lip of the sink, legs swinging. “Why haven’t you burned my bones?”
“I don’t know where they are,” he mutters.
Castiel’s hauntingly crystalline eyes narrow. “Yes, you do. You’re a terrible liar.”
“I’m a kickass liar,” Dean counters. “That’s why no one knows I’m a fucking vampire.”
“You are a good liar,” Castiel admits. “I watched you bury me. It’s a nice spot you chose, so thank you for that. I suppose. You could have just dumped me somewhere. No one would have looked for me.”
Dean grimaces. “Cas, come on,” he says softly.
“It’s true,” Castiel says mildly. “I only had you. You were the only one who cared.”
“And I fucking ate you!” Dean yells.
“I let you,” Castiel says.
“You never wanted me to kill you,” Dean says bitterly. “And I didn’t wanna kill you.”
Castiel rolls his eyes. He steps down off the sink and approaches Dean. It takes two steps. “You didn’t kill me,” he says firmly. “Your nest did. And then you killed them. You avenged me. That was a loving thing to do.”
“Then why are you still here?” Dean demands. “Why didn’t you go into the light, or whatever?”
“Because you weren’t dead.” He says it so easily. Like it’s so easy. “I’m not going anywhere without you. I believe I told you that ages ago. Before all this.”
Pained, Dean says, “even... even if I could die, we wouldn’t go to the same place.”
“Then I’m staying,” Castiel says. It sounds awfully final.
“What if you go vengeful?” Dean argues.
Castiel shrugs. “Then you can burn my bones. I won’t care then, anyway. Can we please stop arguing about this? We have this conversation every time and I’d rather not for the rest of eternity.”
Dean puffs a breath and slinks into the bedroom. The blackout curtains are drawn and he’s duct taped the edges so that no light leaks through. “What’d you rather do?” he asks tiredly.
Perking right up now that he’s gotten his way, Castiel flops down on the bed. “Did you know that ghosts can possess people?”
Dean flops down beside him. “Yeah, I knew that.”
“Good, because there’s something I wanna do.”
Dean side eyes him. “Going vengeful already?”
Castiel reaches up and touches two fingers to Dean’s forehead, making him shiver again. “Only if you don’t like my idea. I just thought... I...” For the first time since he died, he sounds unsure.
Interest piqued, Dean tilts his head a little in silent encouragement.
“The only thing that sucks about being a ghost is that I can’t touch you. That we can’t do anything to each other anymore. Y’know. Fun stuff. But... if I possessed you...”
Dean flashes a grin. “What are ya waiting for, then? Get on in here. My dick’s been collecting dust!”
Castiel scowls, but sits up properly. “It says a lot that I’m still willing to have sex with you after that, but I am. Are you ready?”
Dean shuts his eyes. Tilts up his chin. “I’m glad you’re still here with me, Cas.”
The last he hears Castiel say in his own voice for several hours is, “same here.”
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anyways, stream 50 Ways to Lose Your Lover by @pallasperilous (aka the first fix-it fic that made me laugh instead of cry, much needed at the time)
for @dadstiel and @hellodean’s fic celebration weekend
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Cas studies fic recs!!
Most of these turned out to be Cas angst, which is a kind of Cas studies, right?
these are organized by length. the stars note which fics are my absolute favorites.
Under 10k
Stories Are Made of Mistakes by wildhoneypie ✨
thee human Cas fic, featuring Cas being weird and idiosyncratic and Dean being completely head over heels in love while having no idea they’re dating, 6k
Occursus by PallasPerilous
post-s15e20, set in heaven, featuring Cas and Dean having an insane little conversation about angel trueforms and the handprint, 4k
Gone through the glass again by communistmishacollins
the author calls this: “A three part love letter to Castiel Gayngel of the Lord.” featuring human Cas and his human friends, 4k
Get Out In Times of Declared Emergency by Jayne L
Cas deals with the aftermath of being possessed by Lucifer and the resulting depression, 6k
built to roam by sleepyvan
author’s summary: “Cas’ Farewell Tour.” pre-s15e28, in which Cas tries to take a little of what he wants most before the empty takes him
Between 10k and 50k
Cuckoo And Nest by komodobits ✨
a fic about Dean needing Cas to stay and Cas needing Dean to tell him he’s wanted, my ultimate comfort fic, 10k
Scratchmarks by Bookkbaby
do you want some angst in your endverse threesome fic? do you want 2014!Dean with emotional intelligence and endverse!Cas hurting loudly? this fic is for you, 11k
The River by hal_incandenza
an incredibly good rewrite of s15e9 “The Trap,” dealing with Cas’s grief over losing Jack and Dean’s control issues with god, featuring bamf!Cas and hurt!Cas, 16k
Kingdom Come by ahurston ✨
author’s summary: “Cas wakes up on the coast of Maine. He makes his way home.” post-s15e18, Cas comes back from the empty and Dean comes to get him, 17k
He Can’t Sleep by 6or3dom ✨
ANGST angst angst, featuring human!Cas and Dean try to make their relationship work and it mostly goes poorly, they’re both astoundingly fucked up and for once it’s Cas struggling to talk about what’s wrong, 18k
The Tunnel of Love by xylodemon
a soft lovely get-together case fic, not strictly Cas studies but well worth a read, 21k
These Are Not Real Problems by Annie D
author’s summary: “Castiel used to be a god. Dean took that away from him, and now Castiel’s stuck in a hell of his own making. Future!fic, post-season 6.″ 30k
if it all fell to pieces tomrrow by spocklee
author’s summary: “After the Empty, Cas has to spend time alone. Orpheus tries to convince Eurydice over the phone that it’s okay to turn around now.” Cas struggles with being happy after coming back from the empty, 42k
To Be Restored by serenityfails
post-s15e18 fic where the empty sends Cas back in a different vessel, there’s a lot of Dean struggling with gender and sexuality, not strictly Cas studies but gives me a lot of trans!Cas feels, 47k
Superheroes verse: part 1 There’s A Limit, part 2 It’s The Fall That Kills You, part 3 Superheroes, part 4 Hole In Your Soul by strangenessandcharm (on dreamwidth) ✨
This series is from 2009 and it’s the first spn fic I remember reading. Lot’s of angst and whump. Cas becoming human in the worst way and Sam struggling with a magical sickness. It doesn’t have to be read in order and part 4 is my favorite.
Over 50k
These Forsaken Lands by destielpasta ✨
post-s9e18 a case fic about Cas’s guilt for what the did to heaven and his run as god with a side of MoC!Dean, a bittersweet ending, 53k
Galveston by lunarriviera
Cas built a life away from Dean, then Dean walks back into it, also a love letter to Galveston, Texas, 56k
Tall Grass by aeli_kindara
thee gardener Cas fic, featuring slow burn and found family, not strictly Cas studies but well worth the read, 57k
A Winter’s Tale by NorthernSparrow ✨
author’s summary: “Cas is sick and Dean finds a journal that Cas kept about his time alone as human.” a season 9 au that tries to make Cas’s time as a human more realistic (an subsequently much more angsty), gen!fic with a focus on Dean and Cas, epistolary, 64k
Memories Bring Back Memories (Bring Back You) by sobsicles
a fic that answers the question, “who are Cas and Dean without their memories? who are they to each other without all their baggage?” 66k
the cost of a thing by quiettewandering
a case fic where Dean and Cas have already fallen apart and they learn how to come back together, 74k
Human AUs
Honey-Baked by mishaminion69 and sydkn3e  ✨
a human!au where Cas and Dean are childhood friends and live in a cabin together and Cas is a stoner and Dean loves him dearly and they keep getting in their own way, a get-together fic, 89k
Love, Take Your Toll by aileenrose
a human!au where Cas is a lonely toll worker and Dean is his favorite motorist, 8k
BONUS
Down to Agincourt by speris ✨✨✨
A fic that’s about learning how to live with yourself after the world has already ended, Yes, it’s a million words and a WIP. Yes, it’s completely worth it.
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January and February 2022 Fic Recs
Last year, I wanted to do monthly round ups of fics I enjoyed reading during that month then talked myself out of it. This year, I forgot and now we're more than a week into March and maybe this is a bit late but here are some fics I enjoyed reading in January and February this year!
one and the same by vaudelin | rated T | 6k
Dean can handle how his knee creaks whenever the weather changes. He can handle the dull throb that builds as the day goes on, his thigh begging him to rest after he’s been up on it for an hour or two.
He’s fine with it all.
Cas has always given up more than his fair share for Dean anyways.
Dean’s not about to beg him for what’s left.
Funny Bone by PallasPerilous | M | 4.9k
It wasn’t even a particularly creepy skeleton; it was in kind of a “just chillin’” pose on the floor. One ankle was still locked up in a heavy iron cuff, at the end of a short chain leading back to the wall. Snoresville, as dead stuff goes; Dean’s seen worse at Disneyland.
It was the skeleton’s comment about Dean’s ass that really livened things up.
Carve Your Name Into My Arm by Misachan | T | 7k
When a fast talking witch hexes Dean to get rid of all his scars, he's surprised to find that includes the handprint, too. It's not until Castiel shows up that he realizes just how much trouble they're actually in.
That Black Dog Ache by SaltyWords | E | 28k
A simple case turns Dean upside down as he attempts to deal with the effects of a particularly strange love spell.
Don't Your Cry No More by FagurFiskur | T | 5k
It’s been three weeks since Chuck’s defeat and life has settled into a routine. Or maybe not a routine so much as a holding-pattern because Dean will be fucked if this becomes his new status quo.
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A rewrite of the Supernatural finale. Takes elements from the episode but shapes them into a different story.
The face of heaven. by orange_crushed | T | 9.7k
“This is the best day of my life,” Castiel tells him, when he comes back. “You’ve been so kind to me.” His cheeks are glowing a little from the cold, or maybe just because he’s an otherworldly being full of light. Dean doesn’t know. “If I burn another million years, I won’t forget it.”
“Oh,” says Dean. “Good.”
(In which Castiel is a fallen star.)
Love Languages by tiamatv | T | 9.1k
Castiel has always known that there are things that Dean can’t say.
So when he says "I love you," he never expects he'll hear it back.
Closer by SaltyWords | E | 2.8k
Dean knows there’s a whole lot right with a little experimentation, he just needs a little extra convincing for this.
Mutually Beneficial by ourlastnonsense | E | 2k
So the sex is fine. Good. Mind-blowing, honestly. And it's not complicated, at least while they're in it.
It was supposed to be a one-time thing, and then they just... didn't stop. Two warm bodies and two cold hearts. Mutually beneficial fucking, and their chemistry has always been something freaky, so. Dean's been getting his money's worth.
Except. Except they share a bed at night, even though Cas doesn't sleep. They don't cuddle, really, just rest in the same space. Dean's not under any delusion that this is love, or that it ever will be. Neither of them are human enough for that. But it is something.
keep my love close to yours by lookforanewangle | T | 2.2k
“I made a deal,” Cas says again, “when Jack was dying. A deal with the Empty. When I– when I finally felt happiness, true happiness, it would take me, in exchange for Jack’s life. I had to do it, Dean, and I won’t let you tell me otherwise.”
“And...and your happiness...is–”
Cas looks up at him sharply and Dean stutters to a halt, stomach fluttering anxiously. “Oh,” Dean says dumbly.
Oh.
or: Dean tries to confess to Cas in Purgatory, and Cas tells him about his deal, plus everything after
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Good Things Do Happen
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Good Things Do Happen - post 15x18 fic rec list with Cas being rescued/  already back from the Empty. Hopefully way less angsty than our previous  Happiness isn’t in the Having - 15x18 coda fic rec list. We all deserve good things. <3
All title links go to AO3, hashtag # indicates that this is also a tag on our Tags Page.
ours is the fire, all the warmth we can find by xylodemon [M, 6,800 word count] Dean POV, grief, #reunion
Sam brings it up as they're driving back from the steakhouse in Mankato. Dean cuts him a sharp, sideways glance. "You think I should what?" "I think you should try journaling." "Why the hell would I wanna do that?"
the rhyme of salvation by LymeandCoconut [T, 6,200 word count] Dean POV, #winged!dean, #reunion
“Nothing human can exist in the Empty,” Jack replied, shaking his head. “It would just - spit you back out, and probably kill you in the process.” “Then -” Dean pulled in a deep breath. Made his choice. “Then make me not human.”
Enhanced Extraction Techniques by goldenraeofsun [T, 5,800 word count] Cas POV, #reunion
The Empty takes Meg’s shape, Samandriel’s, Duma’s, every one of the thousands of angels Cas killed up in heaven. But in the middle of lecturing Cas in the form of Balthazar, it explodes in a burst of light and sound. Dean Winchester stands in the aftermath.
For Love by Bookkbaby [T, 1,200 word count] Dean POV, #reunion
With Chuck no longer a threat, there's just one thing left to do: get Cas out of the Empty.
Nothing Equals the Splendor by RurouniHime [NC-17, 7,700 word count] Dean POV, #djinn dream, #wing!fic, #reunion, smut
Maybe it’s the cynic in him. The hunter, always under the surface of any quietude he ever found. Or maybe it’s just that he has always had trouble with blind faith. But after a while (a blink? A decade? A century?), Dean raises his eyebrows, looks around, and says— “Uh. No.” It’s so close. Just so slightly imperfect. And maybe, he analyzes, maybe that’s the final knell of this bell called contentment. Dean’s experience with happiness has always been that last rise in the road, right before it turns. Right before fate comes barreling around the corner head on. He turns in his spot on the bridge, and suddenly Sam is like a cellophane film through which he can see the light streaming, and the taste of cheap beer on his tongue is much, much older a memory than it should be. “Oh, you’re good,” he says, and means it.
Up to Date? by whelvenwings [T, 5,200 word count] Cas POV, Dean POV, texting
It's three months after Castiel was brought back from the Empty after confessing his love to Dean, and things are awkward between them. They haven't talked about it. Castiel can feel how much Dean wants to, but he won't let himself, and Castiel can only wait. But one night, with Castiel halfway across the world, he gets a text from Dean that might change everything - even if Dean didn't quite mean it to.
The Novel by FriendofCarlotta [NC-17, 4,600 word count] Dean POV, #domestic
Dean, Cas, Sam and Eileen are happily retired and living their best lives. There's just one problem: Sam has decided to commemorate the Winchester brothers' adventures by writing a novel, and it's not very good at all. AKA the episode coda where 15x20 was nothing more than Dean reading a draft of his brother's first novel and becoming increasingly appalled.
Sorry Jimmy by K_K_TiBal [T, 2,200 word count] #heaven, #trueform!cas, #humor, #jimmy, #reunion
Based on the tumblr textpost: jellydeans: so are cas and jimmy novak just up in heaven existing at the same time; katebushstandean: #jimmy moves to heaven timbuku so that dean stops trying to make out with him every time they run into each other at the heaven grocery store. Thanks for letting me write it, guys!
Fifty Ways to Lose Your Lover by PallasPerilous [T, 1,106 word count] #humor
Castiel's love confession scene is proving difficult to nail down. SURELY the characters will settle down in the next draft. SURELY.
Other useful resources - there’s no time in the world for me to read all lovely season 15 coda and fix-it fics, so, check out these AO3 tags by yourself!
Episode: s15e18 Despair
Post-Episode: s15e18 Despair
Episode: s15e20 Carry On
Episode Fix-It: s15e20 Carry On
Post Episode: s15e20 Carry On
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Destiel Love Confession Fic Recs
Who doesn't love a dramatic romantic confession? Here are some of my favourite Destiel fics featuring them.
we'll find a new home by sleepyvan (7.8k)
After Cas comes home, Dean starts cooking like crazy. He thinks he might be compensating for something.
surely heaven wants for you by cenotaphy (3.7k)
Cas doesn't come to him.
Dean can't really argue with that, given the circumstances. In all the history of balls in courts, he thinks there might never have been a ball as thoroughly in a court as this one is in his.
He drives for what feels like a long time but might just be a single sunny afternoon, or maybe years (time's funny here, Bobby had said), just enjoying the music, the shifting landscape outside his window, the hum and creak of the engine.
Finally the forest opens up and the road narrows down in a way that he's fairly certain wouldn't typically happen on any kind of earthly interstate, and he glides the car to a halt at the edge of a lake.
Carry On by Castielslostwings (8k)
“I think I’ll go for a drive.”
This is what happened between that moment, and Dean meeting Sam on that bridge.
Occursus by PallasPerilous (4.3k)
“The natural environment of the human soul is a human body,” Cas says. “Humans have yet to meet a foreign substrate that they don’t immediately attempt to colonize. My form in Hell was not an exception.” Then he shuts his mouth very deliberately and gestures back to Dean like his mic is going live in three, two.
“Or the bit where my soul gave you some kind of STD?” Dean finishes.
“It was a poor analogy. I apologize.”
“So what’s a better one?”
Castiel drums his fingers for a second. “It’s more like…the way a parasitic jewel wasp injects a cockroach with venom, and transforms it into a willing host for wasp larvae.”
“Holy shit are you ever bad at this,” Dean says, with that signature brand of fond horror he special-orders just for Castiel, Angel of the Gourd.
Falling Home by sunshinewinchesters (15k)
The angels have fallen and all Dean knows is that he needs to find Castiel, blizzard and feelings be damned.
Keep Your Love Alive by dothraki_shieldmaiden and FriendofCarlotta (42k)
Dean gets to spend eternity sharing beers with Bobby on the Roadhouse porch and riding around in his Baby with Sam. He’s at peace… or he feels like he should be. But a few things nag at him: Where is Cas, and everybody else Dean had been hoping to see in Heaven? Why does he feel like he’s stuck in a loop, reliving the same memories over and over again? And who are the strangers wearing Sam’s and Bobby’s faces?
The Wings Of Time by RogueTranslator (116k)
A few weeks after rescuing Dean from Hell, Castiel begins to pay him nocturnal visits in hopes of curing his nightmares. Mixing the hunter's memories and his own experiences, he constructs sanctuaries in Dean's mind: a greasy spoon in New Mexico, a ski lodge in Colorado, a moonlit beach in Hawaii. Here, far from the impending apocalypse, the angel and the Righteous Man get to know each other in a world all their own.
As the rising of Lucifer grows closer, so do Dean and Castiel. Torn between his feelings for Dean and his fear of hurting him irrevocably, Castiel makes a fateful decision.
For over a decade, Castiel keeps this decision a secret. Then, The Empty comes for him.
You are my home by Desirae (4.7k)
Things have settled down since rescuing Sam. Mary is bonding with her sons, and Castiel is nearly back to full capacity, just needing a little sleep here and there. When Dean discovers Cas' unusual resting spot, what starts as a series confessions leads to the emotional healing they both needed.
Sleep Without You by turningthepages (60k)
Maybe he didn't need to wrap his arms around Cas at night. And maybe their legs didn't need to be so tangled. But Cas had read somewhere that being that close could synchronize their heartbeats and make them calmer at night and therefore it would help them sleep better. It was for scientific reasons that they were a heaped pile of grabby octopus legs and blankets every night.
Dean and Cas have been best friends since they were six. They're now twenty and in college and sharing a bed nearly every night. Yet, they still deny that they are together. Everyone around them knows Dean and Cas are in love with each other, they are just waiting for the two to figure it out for themselves.
The Care and Feeding of Castiel by MalMuses (24k)
Dean’s quiet time in the bunker is interrupted by some stranger-than-usual behavior from his angel.
Oh, and feathers...there are a lot of those, too.
There's some of my favourite love confession fics! I hope you enjoy them, and I have so many more that I could make a part 2 if you're interested. If there are any fics you think belong here or lists you'd like me to make in the future, let me know! And, as always, thank you so much to all the writers who shared these stories with us <3
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