hello these previous recs are the bomb!!! this specific genre of destiel fics is all i consumed for the entirety of 2021 so if i might :
On Labor by a_good_soldier (E, 25k)
DEAN POV - FINALE FIX-IT - so this fic. is absolutely insane. and it’s sooooo something that dean would do that. it makes it even MORE insane. you are NOT ready for the level of insanity dean shows here. sam and cas aren’t either. it’s not even repression at this point. it’s insanity.
SUMMARY : cas is back from the Empty. dean knows how to be grateful (copy pasted author’s summary because… INSANE)
Tall Grass by aeli_kindara (E, 57k)
DEAN POV - POST-SERIES - super-good dean characterization. stellar ocs. one of my fave things was the very special kind of intimacy they have with each other.
SUMMARY : dean and cas live alone in the bunker now. dean dreads what the future will bring. cas plants a garden.
in present tenses by foccaciabread (E, 31k)
DEAN POV - POST-SERIES - very similar to On Labor in its plot, but the execution is different. very poetic descriptions of cas through dean’s pov, some paraphrases made me gasp. dean is in his usual denial, though maybe he’s a bit more aware than in other fics. one of the best i’ve read for this particular trope. Ft : clueless sam, chickens, and a lovers-in-the-rain scene.
by the way sorting fics i've read and reccing them has sorta become a hobby so here i am shamelessly dropping my fic rec google doc (sorted by genre, with suggestions of other fics to read based on which ones you liked!) (i try to update it every time i read a really good one)