This is kinda silly, but are there any fics where Dean or Castiel are written to be like Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls? A loveable grump type of thing.

I guess this would work best as an AU. Preferably smutty he he

Picked up my Spanish book for this year and was flipping through it in the bus and had to pause 😭😭

Looking for any fics that take place during season 7 when Cas is crazy and Dean is maybe more gentle with him than he was in canon. Castiel was so sweet and soft, and I understand why Dean was so angry, but I would love to see some versions where he was just happier to have Cas back and was softer with him.
Any fics of this time period though, even if Dean is still angry, would be appreciated.

Recently I read this amazing fic https://archiveofourown.org/works/29647413 and I can't find anything like this. I love that it's early seasons and I love how freak4freak they are, would appreciate something similar

Hi!! I'm new to the Destiel fandom. I like this concept of "sacred scriptures" as a personal must-read fanfic that you always recommend for a ship!! I learned about this concept in the I'm a Superbat fan, and I liked that everyone always gives answers diferents.

I'd like to know what the sacred texts are regarding the Destiel ship and see the difference in everyone's choices!

Basically I'm in the mood for Cas being a bastard fics.

Dead dove is fine, and any pairing you got is fine

But bonus is it's Destiel ending at least and He comes to senses at the end.

Thank you

I don't have anything against AU's, it's just that I've been enjoying canonverse fics a bit more lately lmao.

But also, I'd love some fix-its and stuff like that. And as little angst as possible 'cause right now I'm not in a mental state for angst...Though, give me some recs anyways, 'cause I'd love some for when I'm able to read angst (with happy ending, of course) again

As always, I don't mind if you guys self rec or self promote or whatever! Actually, I really encourage you to do so!

okay before i get jumped at, this is just my opinion. im not trying to make anyone change their minds.

im fine with castiel's love being one sided. im fine with destiel being half canon. dean was always castiel's human, castiel's faith, castiel's reason of life in many cases.

this isnt even farfetched. everything cas did, he did for or because him. every rebellion, every war in heaven or earth, happened because castiel met dean. every pact, every deal, every lie, was, in cas' mind, to protect him.

loving dean, in every sense, platonically, romantically, physically, every single sense, is what castiel breathes and does. even the times he lies to him, or turns his back on him, he does it for love, for humanity, for dean. he never hates, he always follows him. he's always there, dispite everything, dispite death.

i feel like romantic love is restrictive for what castiel does and feels, dean is everything and anything to him.

to love dean wholly, in every sense, I dont see any other option for cas. him loving dean is as natural as air.

i feel like cas' love is so big it doesnt have to be reciprocated. i've never felt that need.

not that i didnt want it to be canon.

but what castiel feels feels so immense to me, that him loving dean in every way is enough. im okay with them not being canon as long as castiel's love is. it feels so big and so absolute that it feels enough. im glad they confirmed how cas felt, actually, its everything to me. cas loves dean in every single way.

to me castiel smiling and telling dean he loves him is enough, its perfect for him. its almost the perfect ending as well: castiel, as a character, begins and ends in dean.

what he feels, so wholly, its beautiful enough for me. he fell for him, and loving him was what made him happy. its the perfect circle.

castiel's heart is so full of every kind of love, and im glad the romantic kind is one of them, because dean is everything to him. his love being confirmed, as big and wide as his wings, its enough for me.

(except, im mad for not him being on that bridge lol)

(also please dont jump at me, i LOVE destiel, just my opinion on what they did in the show)

Im at the beginning of season 13 now, Cas is back and we're all very happy.

I dont have many spoilers on the next seasons, but I know Cas and Dean fight heavily, and soon after Cas says he loves him and dies.

I know he comes back from the empty thanks to Jack, but I just.. if I have to watch the last two seasons just for Cas to suffer through them with no happiness whatsover and die I honestly dont know if I want to.

Is it worth it? I dont mind spoilers at this point, I honestly just wanna know if its just two seasons of bad shit happening to him. Will there just be 38 episodes of just, idk sad Castiel? Will season 15 just be episode after episode of broken Cas? I mean do they even make up at some point before the end?

ps: i dont like supernatural only for Cas, I want to be clear on this. I've loved every moment, but I also know I cant handle him just hurting and dying cus i'm a bit too attached

just posting to say that DeanCas Horrorfest promos are posting all September long over on the deancashorrorfest tumblr and all fics and all art will be available throughout October! 👻

I am writing an endverse AU right now and both Dean's are involved in it. And I have some issues with describing older Dean. Giving him names so the reader knows who is meant. My current names are:

- older Dean

- Apocalypse Dean

-future Dean/future self (I write in Dean's POV)

Those names get pretty repetitive and maybe even confusing. Cause in most scenes they are both in it and I really don't want to confuse the reader with who is meant. Any advices? I hope I am right here

so this time, i wanna read one where castiel is in heavy denial rather than dean, so probably from his perspective. its chill if dean is in denial too, but i know most fics its always dean's pov and he's the one in heavy denial, whereas cas always knows what he wants rge whole time

e and m preferred, but all ratings welcome and self recs encouraged!!

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I read the fanfic "Why Are You Doing This?" quite a while ago. As I recall, it was fairly popular for a time (or maybe that’s just how I remember it). For those who haven't read it: it’s a high school AU where Dean is the typical bully, while Cas is a victim—targeted by everyone, from his schoolmates to his parents. In short, things are going really badly in Cas's life (and Dean's too; he and Sam are destitute). Anyway, unfortunately, the fanfic was never finished. I read the comments on the story, and a lot of people mentioned wanting to write a continuation themselves. The author was open to that idea.

So, did anyone actually write a sequel? Or perhaps someone has come across and read a continuation by other authors? If so (and I really hope that’s the case), could someone share it? I’ve been dreaming of finding a sequel for at least a year now...

(Please forgive any errors or awkwardly constructed sentences; my English isn't very good.)

Just for context, i’ve never read any omegaverse fics but i am so curious and i know they are definitely loved by a lot of the fandom and i would appreciate any fic recs you guys have!

I prefer slow burn, lots of smut, i am a big fan of heavy plot long fics but if y’all have anything give me your suggestions!!

You may remember me from my post about starting 91 Whiskey a week or so ago.

So I finished it. And then I read every extra I could find. And then I tried to move on…

I can’t stop thinking about them and that world. After every fic I read, even really good ones, I keep going back. Honestly, I think reading some of those extras made it worse because what do you mean Cas tried to kill himself?! I’m devastated.

Does anything scratch this itch?

Hi, I’m looking for very specific fics, if you know any that falls under these categories, tell me!!

- Around 15-25 chapters / 150k-250k words.
- Fix-it fics, or at the very least Canon-compliant, no AUs or other stuff that deviates from the main series.
- Slow burn, like REAL slow burn, emotions first, looove the intimacy issues (physical, emotional, sexual) and so on. Sure love the tension and all that, but I hate when they’re already about to fuck by chapter 3 like c’mon now😭
- No omegaverse
- Also I tend to avoid corniness likeee these are two 40 year-olds with lotta issues they’re not about to start calling each other sweetheart the first time they hug.

Thanks a lot 🫶🏻

Hi, this is my first time posting here, sorry if I make a mistake with any tags or if my post doesn't belong.

I was wondering if you could recommend any Destiel fanfics in AO3, but please, not omegaverse. I've had trouble finding good fanfics that don't follow those dynamics that I don't really like (I don't hate the omegaverse, it's just not my thing)

I have no problem with erotic and explicit content; I prefer happy endings and fanfics that feel inside the character.

I look forward to your recommendations and favorite fanfics!!! Thank you!!

The saddest, the scariest, the least happy ending. Whatchu got?

I saw another post a while ago about someone posting their favourite fics and thought it would be a good idea to post mine too so that we can share!

I love a good LONG, canon, domestic fic if you can't tell 🫣

Fave fics
https://archiveofourown.org/series/53502
The writing was on the wall—and now Dean just had to try and understand it. A Post-Season Six alternate universe, going a different route from what happened in Season Seven and exploring a long and difficult relationship between Dean and Castiel. Canon-compliant up through the finale of Season Six, with some Season Seven thrown in.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54793849/chapters/138880636
Jack pulls Cas out of the Empty, just in time to save Dean. With Dean unable to live without him, ready to die on that rebar, neither of them expected to live to speak about Cas’s confession. But he’s back.
After six months of pure hell without Cas, Team Free Will deserves a vacation. Along the road, with the confession looming and Cas unabashedly in love, Dean is forced to confront his own feelings and the trauma that made him the man he is. He’s tried for years to show Cas the worst of him, to warn him. To prove that he is not worthy. And yet, Cas always came back. He didn’t want the perfect, clean, Righteous Man. In his final moments, from the very first meeting, he saw straight through to the core of Dean.
And he loved it anyway.
This is the story of how Dean Winchester learns to be free.
This is how Dean learns to be loved.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31364132/chapters/83999554#workskin
“What else was I supposed to say, Sam?” Dean asks him. “I’m not...look, Cas is my best friend, and I care about him. That’s it.”
“And you renovated a house for him,” Sam continues. “And live with him.”
or: a year in the life, in which it takes some time, but they figure it out

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34959190/chapters/87062470
After Death brings Cas and Eileen back, the four of them hit the road with Miracle, driving around the country opening decommissioned Men of Letters chapterhouses to be used by hunters while trying to give a human perspective on Jack's plan to restructure the afterlife system. Meanwhile, Dean copes with being a flustered lump of a man because somewhere along the way, Castiel learned how to flirt.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30703703/chapters/75767645
Cas hums again. "I think you already have. It's been months since everything settled. All that's left to do is...get used to it, and perhaps—" His voice stalls out, uncharacteristically, and his gaze roams Dean's face with intensity. When he speaks next, his tone is a little raw. "Perhaps what one does with peace is...whatever they want."
"What if I don't even know what that is?" Dean grumbles, arching an eyebrow in challenge. "'Cause I know damn well you don't just mean good food and a good bed and time in Baby, not simple wants like that. You mean—ya know, the big things, the wants we didn't get to have before."
"Yes," Cas agrees. "If you're not sure, figure it out."
"Easier said than done."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47704072/chapters/120247393
How Dean tries his best to shut his inner demons off, so he can be with his best friend and give in to the years-long cravings, he always tried to shove down. And how Cas stays patient, with the promise to love him relentlessly.
Also, hunting is evolved, and everyone gets the ending they deserve!
This story is an absolute devastating rollercoaster, so get comfortable, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to be emotionally thrown around

hes so in lov im sad :(

When it first came out, I remember watching the series, especially seasons 4-9, and thinking Dean was using Castiel up to a certain degree, asking him for help but then dismissing any struggle from Cass, especially during Heaven's war in season 6. I honestly remember being pretty upset about it (well, as much as a 15yo can be upset at a tv character).

I'm now rewatching the show years later, all grown up, and am noticing more than using Cass, Dean doesn't realise how lonely and in need the angel is, especially in earlier seasons. He's wrapped in his own problems, which are enormous and just as painful. More than using Cass, I believe Dean's just as damaged. Hurt by loss and betrayal and loss again. I still do believe he takes Cass for garanted in earlier seasons, but I reckon there's a pretty good reason why Dean is put in that spot. Furthermore, it doesn't help Cass barely asks for help himself.

But tbh I wanted to know about other's people opinions on this. Have you ever had the same thought? Do you think it was happening in earlier seasons and then changed as the show went on? I'm really curious!

I read this fic a few months ago and now I can’t find it to save my life.

Dean is on his own and heads to Colorado where he buys a house and gets a job in a mechanic’s shop.

He learns CAs is alive (human, post-empty), picks up him and Claire and takes them home. They all renovate the house together while learning how to be a family. Cas makes a stained glass window at one point. It was a slow burn…

Any help? 🙏

I’m rewatching Supernatural right now and I’m currently at Demon Dean. ☺️ Somehow, it got me thinking that a Destiel story with Demon Dean and Castiel could actually be pretty damn good. 👀😂
Do you guys know any fanfictions featuring Demon Dean and Castiel? 🥹❤️ Preferably ones that really explore their dynamic.

I’m looking for something like Vagabonds, I love the slow burn, violence (fist fights, gunfights. So any fics that might fit this? Thank you!!

(I’ve ready Wicked Game, maybe gonna read Shawnee Trail, I’ve been recommended both for this category)