fic reading archive

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posting (almost) every fic i read!

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(also recommending some fics i've read in the past)

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Evenfall

Castiel/Dean Winchester

123k words

E rated

In the state of Washington, under a near-constant cover of clouds and rain, there's a small town named Forks. Apparently, it’s Dean’s home for the next six months. Great. Just when they’re close to finding Mary’s killer, John benches Dean to bumfuck nowhere, giving him one rule: look after Sammy. When Dean enrolls Sam in the local high school, he has a strange encounter with one of Sam’s teachers, Mr. Castiel Novak. The man’s erratic behavior makes Dean wonder if maybe this is a hunt and there are, in fact, supernatural monsters in Forks. But as Dean gets closer to Cas, he finds himself unnaturally drawn to him. When Cas saves his life from a runaway van, leaving behind a large imprint that looks oddly like wings, Dean’s defenses start to crumble, and before he knows it, he’s falling hard and fast for the creature he should be hunting.

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Heat Wave

Castiel/Dean Winchester

39k words

E rated

There's an old cabin in the woods, a worn and weathered thing, tucked away from prying eyes and unwanted responsibility. Officially, it's the Novak family's summer vacation home, but for a few days during the summer after graduation, Cas and Dean make it their own, spending their days dozing and swimming and hunting for snipes. The heat is relentless, the mosquitoes even more so, and it's the perfect place for Dean to settle into a niche he never thought he could fit.

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Not Safe for Work

Castiel/Dean Winchester

36k words

E rated

Castiel’s life is pretty well on-track for someone who’s just turned thirty, if he does say so himself — he’s got a great job at the university, he’s just finished his master’s degree, and he has it on good authority that he’s going to be accepted for his PhD next year. Things go slightly awry when he wakes up one morning with a neck so sore and so stiff that he can’t move his head. He’s not sure how he obtained a musculoskeletal injury while writing his thesis, but he is sure that the physiotherapist who will be treating the injury is quite literally the most attractive man he’s ever seen in his life. It only gets worse when Dean turns up as a tutor at the university, which, incidentally, he does at the same time that Castiel receives an unsolicited nude from an unknown number.

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Tricks of the Trade

Castiel/Dean Winchester

90k words

E rated

“I need you to find me a Dom.” Cas nearly choked on his pizza. “Excuse me?” Dean wants to see what the world of kinky sex is like so he turns to his best friend and roommate, Castiel Novak, who just so happens to be a Dom at a local BDSM club. Cas is happy to help Dean enter this new world, but when Dean has a bad experience with the Dom he’s paired with at the club, Cas takes it upon himself to show Dean the tricks of the trade. You know, as any good friend would do.

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don't care where you've been

Castiel/Dean Winchester

328k words

E rated

Dean's life is finally changing. After years of enduring Alastair's abuse, the alpha dies and Dean's married off to the next alpha the system pairs him with - Castiel. The man is strange and distant, but not exactly bad, and Dean's determined to be on his best behavior and not mess up the chance he was given. Soon enough, though, he fucks up anyway and has to call the alpha for help. Castiel's lived his entire life without an omega by his side, and he was fine with that. He doesn't know how to proceed once he's suddenly married to a beautiful man who's obviously been through a lot. Omegas were always a confusing subject to him, so he tries not to interfere much - neither of them is there by their choice. But when Dean calls for help, he understands he's going to have to set some things straight and engage more.

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White-Collar Contract

Castiel/Dean Winchester

165k words

E rated

Caught between the lesser of two evils, omega Dean Winchester is thrown into the orbit of Castiel Novak—a gorgeous, older, and incredibly wealthy businessman…and perhaps the only alpha who wants him for his brains, not his body. Castiel has no interest in bending Dean over the nearest surface and fucking his brains out, which is a first. Not that Dean cares about the alpha’s lack of interest. Nope. Uh-uh. He couldn’t care less.

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Between Love and Law

Castiel/Dean Winchester

47k words

E rated

Dean Winchester and his daughter Emma have a good life until Emma's absentee mother decides she wants custody of the young girl. Dean doesn't want to lose his daughter, so he hires lawyer Castiel Novak to represent him and hopefully win the case. As feelings between the two men develop, however, they worry about the professionalism and possible consequences of their dating. Will Dean succeed in maintaining custody? Will he and Castiel figure out their future together? Or will Emma's mother ruin everything?

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Catch Me If You Can

Castiel/Dean Winchester

13k words

E rated

Runs, when the idea was first proposed, were heavily protested, mostly by angry betas and omegas who thought the whole thing was disgraceful, disrespectful, humiliating and degrading. The first Run proved everyone wrong. It was emboldening, powerful, freeing. To pair omegas biologically with an alpha was not only smart, but diplomatic. To give them the opportunity to make the alpha work for what they wanted was a unique twist on the archaic gender roles and stereotypes, and over the next decade, Runs became a popular way for young and healthy people to find the mate best suited for them. As soon as Dean presented as an omega, he knew it was what he was destined for. Dean Winchester has never been caught.

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Dirty Laundry

Castiel/Dean Winchester

28k words

E rated

Perhaps intelligence comes with its own dose of insanity. Dr. Castiel James Novak is a leading name in the mental health community. When Dean Winchester, self-proclaimed Golden Gardens killer, lies down on his couch for the first time, Castiel feels it. Dean Winchester is exactly who he says he is. Castiel Novak is exactly who Dean makes him out to be.

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Passing Ships

Castiel/Dean Winchester

77k words

M rated

When Castiel commits a crime unforgivable, he is demoted from distinguished guardian angel to the role of cupid. His assignment: to pair Dean Winchester and Lisa Braeden together as soulmates. Adamantly against the idea, Dean proves to be a challenging assignment for Castiel - especially when he falls in love with him.

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Let Me Sleep (In Your Arms)

Castiel/Dean Winchester

105k words

E rated

Cas looks even more tired than Dean feels. His eyes are red and the bags under them are more prominent than ever. His hair is a hot mess, reminding Dean of the time when Cas was still able to take off any second with just a flick of his wings. The cut on his neck is covered with a white bandage now and he wears different clothes, a gray sweatpants and a black shirt with a hole on the collar, that Dean recognizes as one of his. It makes him look different. It makes him look soft. Dean likes it a lot. --- Cas is back and that is great. Except that it worries Dean how much Cas struggles to adjust to humanity, haunted by nightmares and memories every night. So it's just a gesture of their friendship, despite Castiel's feelings for him, when Dean offers Cas to stay with him at night.

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Hidden Messages

Castiel/Dean Winchester

30k words

E rated

Castiel loses his virginity to his first love, Dean Winchester. Dean joins the army and leaves a heartbroken Cas behind. Cas writes letters for two years, but never gets a response. Six years since he last saw him, Dean is coming home. Castiel is terrified to see the man who broke his heart, but he refuses to hide from him. Maybe he shouldn't have worried at all... “Nice to meet you.” He leaned forward and gave Jo a quick one armed hug. “And this is her best friend, Castiel.” He was sweating as Dean’s eyes roved over him. God he hoped he wouldn’t bring up the letters. Castiel stared in open mouth shock at what he said next. “Hi, nice to meet you. I’m Dean Winchester.”

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The Ripping of Seams

Castiel/Dean Winchester

117k words

E rated

This time, Dean didn't bother with a greeting. Once his eyes were open and his limbs were upright, he ignored the tightness in his chest to ask, "That dickbag Uriel know you're here?" Castiel didn't say a word as Dean got out of bed and threw on his jacket. He just hovered like he always did, perched and waiting, and Dean made a face at him as he fixed his collar and went to fetch his boots by the door. "No, and I would suggest you keep this between us," Cas said carefully. Dean laughed. "Yeah, I bet you do." Or, when Castiel raises Dean from Hell, his handprint bestows them with an accidental bond, and what starts as a decision to help Dean through his Hell nightmares, becomes an attachment neither of them is willing to break.

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wear the hat

Castiel/Dean Winchester

20k words

E rating

John dies, and instead of being smart about it, Dean goes back to Cas. “You’ll hurt yourself,” he mumbles. Cas just huffs. “You’re not heavy.” Well that’s a fucking lie, but Dean isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth, so he burrows closer instead of arguing the point, shamelessly burying his nose against Cas’ warm skin. Home. Even after three years apart he still smells like home.

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The Soul Burns Brighter Than The Sun

Castiel/Dean Winchester

284k words

E rating

Dean’s sitting at the kitchen table with Sam when his phone rings. Jody’s name flashes across the screen and he considers not picking up, but Sam’s there, and he’d start asking questions if he left the call alone. It’s not like Dean doesn’t want to talk to Jody, it's just that he can’t bear talking to anyone these days. “Hi, Jody,” Sam says. “Howdy, boys.” She greets them and begins talking about a case she’s asking them to take over. Dean doubts they will, Sam hasn’t let him pick up a gun or knife in months, not since their last hunt. Jody’s voice cuts through the phone. “Alright, if you boys don’t wanna take the case, I’ll see if Castiel will, but I think he’s helping Claire in Colorado–” Dean doesn’t hear a damn thing after that, and by the looks of it, Sam doesn’t either. For the first time in days, Dean opens his mouth and speaks. “Cas is alive?” Jody’s voice is quiet on the other end. “He didn’t tell you?” Cas is alive, and Dean is figuring out what he should do about that when they learn Cas's accidental jailbreak broke The Empty, letting out most of its occupants. Now that every villain they have ever fought is back, Team Free Will 3.0 has their work cut out for them.

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If Kisses Were Snowflakes

Castiel/Dean Winchester

17k words

T rating

When Cas's holiday plans fall through, Dean is all too happy to invite him along to Sam and Jess's for Christmas. What he doesn't take into account is how much Christmas seems to suit his best friend, what with the lights making Cas's eyes more beautiful, the themed sweaters making him cuter than he already is, how his cold hands are in permanent need of warming, and - yes, it's going to take everything Dean has not to kiss him senseless under the mistletoe.