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Thank you so much for running this challenge; I had a blast <3
Sheith || 6.6k || Rated Teen and Up || Summary: A dog steals a sandwich and the results are cosmic
Word Count: 401,000 Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Jess, one instance of Dean/Lisa
In the spring of 1944, the 104th Medical Battalion of the United States Army is disbanded, and its men reassigned to various infantry companies in preparation for their invasion of occupied France. For First Lieutenant Novak, this is less than helpful, as he has so far met his platoon’s designated medic a grand total of twice, and has both times found Sergeant Winchester to be the optimum combination of reckless, arrogant, and downright insufferable so as to make cohesive platoon function near impossible. When the time comes to move out, however, Castiel has to reconcile himself to the fact that men are going to go down and trust that Dean Winchester may well be the only person who can put them back together again.
Tags: WW2 ETO au, significant character death (which is not the same as MCD), slowburn, graphic military violence, bottom!cas, a shit-ton of other horrifying things that I would recommend you definitely absolutely view in full on my contents warning page before reading!!
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Inevitable Homoeroticism in Spanish Romantic Heroes by prosopopeya AO3 link Rating: NC-17 Word Count: 41,700 Summary: Dean is a grad student studying for his MA in Spanish literature, and he’s pretty content with his sexuality as it is – that is, fairly undefined and also secret. His attraction to Castiel, a professor to the undergrads, doesn’t seem like a big deal until it becomes a very big deal, and Dean scrambles to keep his head above water. We’ve unofficially recced this a few times, but here’s the official review. Definitely the most believable college AUs I’ve read. I don’t usually let it get in the way of me enjoying a fic, but there have been several where it’s obvious the author has either never gone to college or never gone to college in the US. You can tell the author is a grad student (or was at some point). The interactions between professors and grad students is highly accurate. It’s really well written and I loved the fact that Dean and Cas have a more balanced relationship (one of the things that kind of irked me about 300 Things). A great courtship story with a bit of a bisexual and commitment freak out along the way. (I just love stories with an extended flirty stage.) My only problem with the fic was wanting it to keep going just a bit (felt it wrapped up too quickly).
A SPN J2 BB 2012 fic Fanworks inspired by this fanfic at destielfanworks (other fanworks by title)
Monthly reminder that you should read Ninety One Whiskey if you have not started yet.
bloody, but unbowed. part ¼. deancas, samjess. canon divergent. sam and dean mend bridges.
Sam doesn’t know what to expect when hewalks into the courtroom. But of all the possibilities, he would never have imagined this one: his brother, grinning like the devil, in the defendant’s chair.
“Dean,” Sam says, the word lost in the tumult of the courtroom. His stomach feels suddenly, painfully twisted. It’s been six years, but Dean looks much the same – careless grin, restless hands. And Sam knows, in that moment, that his life is about to come apart at the seams.
Dean can’t be – he can’t be here, not in Palo Alto. This is Sam’s home; he’s made a life for himself. Dean being here, in court, can only mean trouble.
Then Mr. McKelvie, Sam’s mentor and the point lawyer for the case, steps up and claps Sam on the shoulder. “Well, Winchester,” he says, “are you ready for your first day in a courtroom?”
And oh, God no, Sam isn’t ready for this. Dean means Dad and Dad means the demon and he can’t, he can’t, he can’t be pulled back into that life. Not when his own is just about to start.
Dean turns, just slightly, and their eyes lock. Dean’s smile falters. It’s slight, subtle, something no one save Sam would notice, but he does. Then Dean’s face hardens, he blinks twice, and turns away again without acknowledgment.
Love is Another Country | TFWBB 2014 Author: arxettutissimanobis (tumblr) Artist: mycolour Rating: T Word Count: 35879 Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel, Dorothy/Charlie, a bit of Sam/Jess Warnings: None
Summary: Castiel is happy with his routine working at his family’s clothing manufacturing corporation, so when he’s sent to New Ulm, Minnesota to oversee the automation of their outdated factory, he’s in for a bit of a shock. He never knew it could get so cold, or that the employees at the factory would be so resistant to change when he’s just trying to do his job. After immediately getting off on the wrong foot with union representative Dean Winchester, Castiel is certain it’s going to be the longest winter of his life - until a near death experience makes him realize he may have been wrong about the people in this quirky little town. When the factory is threatened with a shutdown, he’s surprised to find that some things are worth fighting for. A human AU based on the movie New in Town.
Word Count: 14.5k Rating: Mature Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Characters: Sam Winchester Additional Tags: Road Trips, Vacation, First Kiss, First Time, Romance, Grief/Mourning, Soul Bond
Summary: There’s no time for nerves, no time for second guessing. There’s only right now, and right now he has Cas.
(OR in which Dean and Cas get over their shit & take a road trip.)
For sixbucksandwingless <3
HUGE thanks to sconesforjustice and kirihana for the beta, and to fictional-clue for brainstorming.
dcbb: pacific art masterpost [also on LJ]
authors: moosefeels, anti_ela
summary: It’s been eight years since Dean Winchester has seen his little brother, nearly five since he actually set foot on solid ground. When John dies, Dean sets out on a trip from the very corner of Maine to California to let him know. On the way, he picks up Castiel, who pulls up in him those things from his childhood he’s tried to shove away. And Dean pulls up in Castiel the kind of sensation he’s been trying to hide for four years.
It’s a long trip. A lot can happen.
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(wooo!!! this is a beautiful beautiful story and i’m so honored to have gotten a chance to do the art for it. you guys should check it out and let these guys know what a good job they did, both authors worked incredibly hard and the outcome is wonderful)
oh my god forget-me-not blues is so freaking good wahhhhh ;u;
If Only Tonight We Could Dream | DCBB 2014 Author: arxettutissimanobis Artist: writercas Fandom/Genre: Supernatural, Tortall (Tamora Pierce) Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester/Jessica Moore (background), mention of past Cas/Balthazar Rating: Mature Word Count: 26,485 Warnings: Temporary character death, dreams and nightmares (including dream sex), John is a jerk Summary: A crossover of SPN AU and the book The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce. Castiel is the King of Dreams, living a lonely existence creating good dreams as well as nightmares for mortals until a powerful sorcerer destroys the barrier between realms and supernatural creatures are released into the Mortal Realms. After rescuing Dean from a nightmare about the fire that killed his mother, Castiel spends more and more time in Dean’s dreams over the years, both of them creating fantastical scenarios and impressive creatures. They have enough to worry about trying to figure out how their relationship can work, considering one of them is a god who can’t speak to mortals outside of dreams, but their lives become even more complicated when something sinister comes through from the Divine Realms.
Title: The Path of Fireflies
Author: museaway | Artist: nonexistenz Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/OFC
Summery: After his humanity is restored, Dean wakes up in bed with Castiel, a wedding ring, and no memory of the past twelve years.
Chapters: 14/14 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Mature Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Benny Lafitte/Meg Masters, Amelia Richardson/Sam Winchester, Dorothy Baum/Charlie Bradbury Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Benny Lafitte, Sam Winchester, Jody Mills, Charlie Bradbury, Meg Masters, Amelia (Supernatural), Victor Henriksen, Dorothy Baum Additional Tags: AU, Homeless Castiel, Soldier Dean, Depression, eating disorder mentioned, bar/pub, Angst, Loss of Limbs - previous to the story, Drama, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Soldier Castiel, Complete Summary:
Dean's life is all work. He's either at the bar that's been left to him, serving drinks and cooking with his friend and partner Benny, or tinkering with prosthetic limbs. The rest of his life is one unhappy mess after another. Finding a stranger in the bathroom of his bar, after hours, doesn't necessarily improve anything.
This story was angsty and painful and beautiful and so very well written. It's extremely slow burn in the best way, absolutely gorgeous characterization, and has lots of canon parallels even though it's an AU. Definitely give this one a read!!
Chapters: 70/70 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Sam Winchester, Anna Milton, Hester (Supernatural), Naomi (Supernatural), Zachariah (Supernatural), Inias (Supernatural), Lisa Braeden, Crowley (Supernatural), Ruby (Supernatural), Charlie Bradbury, Aaron Bass, Michael (Supernatural), Bobby Singer, Rufus Turner, Bela Talbot, Balthazar (Supernatural), Pamela Barnes, Victor Henriksen, Eleanor Visyak Additional Tags: Fluff, Domestic, Alternate Universe, Classical Music, Musicians, Alternate Universe - Classical Music, Virgin Castiel, Masturbation, Alternate Universe - College/University, Bondage, Rope Bondage, Explicit Consent, Consent, Oral Sex, Frottage, Rimming, Snowballing, Dom/sub Undertones, Phone Sex, Top Dean, Bottom Castiel, Anal Sex, Switch Dean, Switch Castiel, Paddling Summary:
Castiel leaves the religious commune of Heaven Farms to study classical piano after winning a full scholarship paid for by the Deanna Campbell Memorial Foundation, and answers an ad in the campus newspaper: 1 bedroom to let. Meals provided. 50mb wifi, quiet odd music student preferred.
I loved this fic so much, from the beautiful music scenes to the descriptions of life on the religious commune Castiel came from, to the desperately hot sex scenes (which feature a HUGE component of consent, discussion and negotiation which I loved) to the evolution of Dean and Cas' relationship.
Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Sam Winchester, Naomi (Supernatural), Charlie Bradbury Additional Tags: deliberate self-mutilation, simualted war crimes including death of prisoners and a child, limb amputation, minor gore, Body Horror, reference to nuclear warfare, deafness, situations similar to terminal illness Summary:
It’s been nineteen years since the beginning of the Last War, and the Alliance Army is losing land faster than it can supply good men to defend it. Their hope is the synthesis of Android Angeles, a series of humanoid machines designed without the capacity to feel, and thus enabling them to be the perfect super soldiers. In order to check their battle suitability, the first prototypes are sent down with a landing party of the men they will later replace, and Sergeant Dean Winchester is paired with Unit 5284-C-S-T-L for the assignment. Cas, as Dean nicknames him, is easy enough to work with - once you get past the emotional vacancy and blatant disregard for human life, that is - but as the squad's tour goes on, Dean gets to wondering whether the Android Angeles are really as unfeeling as he's been told, or if the fear of a reality in which malfunctioning prototypes will be shut down is too great for them to exist any other way.
This story was so beautiful, with some really well-written action scenes as well. Android!Cas' discovery of his newfound and very human feelings and thoughts and fears was incredibly moving and lovely and sad all at once.
Chapters: 14/14 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Castiel/Crowley, Lucifer/Sam Winchester Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Crowley (Supernatural), Sam Winchester, Lucifer (Supernatural), Gabriel (Supernatural), Balthazar (Supernatural), Ruby (Supernatural), Michael (Supernatural) Additional Tags: Drug Use, Underage Drinking, Language, Minor Character Death, References to Suicide, Explicit suicide attempt, Prostitution, Mental Health Issues Series: Part 1 of We Found Love Summary:
Dean and Sam Winchester struggle to survive when their alcoholic father abandons them. Castiel Novak has turned to drugs in his own father's absence. As their lives spiral out of control, can their new friendship save them, or will it be a catalyst for destruction?
This fic is enormous and probably the most painful fic I have read to date. However, if you can handle the potential triggers listed in the tags, and can deal with a LOT of pain with the promise of a really, truly beautiful happy ending where the author gives insight into a lot of the happiness and peace the characters are able to find in the end, I can't recommend it enough. The characters are so well rounded; all of them have flaws and faults (sometimes vast ones) but they have virtues as well. The voices and characterizations were excellent. And the ending is so beautiful and so hopeful, and means all the more after you have experienced the suffering the characters went through in order to get there.
Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester, others - Character Additional Tags: Pre-narrative character deaths, depictions of brain damage and mental illness, major angst, minor elements of dub-con. Summary:
In post-apocalyptic isolation, Castiel nurses Dean back to something like his former self, but will a time come when Dean's recovered --and rediscovered-- too much?
Sort of an alternate post-S5 fic, this fic explores what happened to Dean after the title fight between Michael and Lucifer went down. The characters were - in my opinion - pretty much as close to perfect as you can get. It's a majorly heartwrenching story (major angst is not an exaggeration) but it's absolutely worth it.
The Magnificent Jimmy Wonderman poster from orange_crushed’s Dean/Cas magicians!au Fearson’s Floating Cigarette (aka the poster Dean totally has in his closet)
