gardenforcas writing masterpost
I’ve been diving back into writing (on the fanfiction front) and sharing some of my SPN-inspired/SPN-adjacent poetry, as well. Because my tagging is inconsistent and search is useless, here’s my masterpost. I’ll update as regularly as I can.
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Thank you for celebrating #recoveryfest with me.
Master list is under the cut.
Poetry:
There was a light once: Post-15x18 poem between Dean and Cas. (Version signed by Jensen and Misha here.)
“Is any of this real,” you asked: Saileen Wedding Day poem. But could easily be read as Dean/Cas if that’s your preference.
You see yourself shaped of pain: A still beautiful, still Dean Winchester tribute from Cas’ POV.
Losing him left a scar: Dean processes the loss of Cas.
We can fix it, I said, holding onto hope: The Man Who Would Be King, from Dean’s perspective.
Our love was never meant to be: Post-[OMITTED] - Dean/Cas tearing up the narrative.
You can only see what I gave up: Endverse!Cas/2009!Dean share a moment before Cas goes to his fate.
In a streetlight confessional: From “don’t ever change” to “you changed me.”
I stay there, kneeling by your side: Widower arc Dean from Cas’ death to their reunion.
I couldn’t say a word: Widower arc Dean talks to Cas in the meadow where he scattered his ashes.
Take what you need, love: Dean/Cas sharing love and burdens. “I did it, all of it, for you / Everything you have ever done, the good and the bad, you have done for love”
One touch was all it took to fall: Cas POV to Dean. This is a love story.
There’s a place: Widower arc Dean POV in the meadow. Companion poem to beneath the rainflower.
I tried to box you away: Non-SPN poem that has serious Dean-during-widower-arc vibes. CW: alcohol/alcoholism.
My earliest impression was flame and ash: Dean Winchester-POV Dean/Cas poem from the prompt “walls that are no longer home.”
Into the veil you went willingly: Cas to Death!Dean, inspired by Angels Don’t Fear the Reaper.
This my last divine act: 6 month anniversary of Despair. Cas gives up his last bit of grace for Dean.
Blow after blow, I don’t bend, can’t break: Cas to MOC!Dean on the anniversary of The Prisoner.
I learned choice from the moment I met him: What Jack has learned from his family, in celebration of his fourth birthday.
I watched the bees: Happy World Bee Day. Cas watches the bees.
Pull the threads of our past: Dean/Cas, memory loss. Inspired by The Pull of Us.
I promised myself it would be enough: Cas POV on “because the one thing I want... it's something I know I can't have.”
Everything we ever wanted: Dean POV from All Along the Watchtower script release.
Never could imagine my own happiness: Pride Month. “It's in just being. It's in just saying it.”
Never gave much thought to who I could be: Dean POV for spnprideweek prompt “Acceptance”
Tell me about the stars shining bright above us: Dean POV to Cas. destielsummerbash prompt: the beach/the stars
In between the lines: Goodbye Stranger script-inspired Dean POV on “I forgive you. ... I love you.” -> “I need you.”
When you only want to save the world: Birthday poem in honor of Misha Collins.
I’ve sent your ashes skyward: Dean mourns Cas. CW: character death, suicidal thoughts.
We found more than belief in each other: Cas saw love in Dean’s eyes.
They will write our story: Lazarus Rising anniversary poem. The beginning.
I haunt this place: Dean POV on 11 month anniversary of Despair. It’s about them, but it’s also us.
Left alone on the cold stone floor: Despair/La Verdad. Dean POV for one year anniversary of “y yo a ti.”
Fiction:
protect you with the truth (SPN): Post-15x19 fix-it fic. Dean rescues Cas from the Empty, but that’s the easy part. They haven’t magically figured out how to communicate. Angst with a happy ending. CW: canon-typical violence and alcoholism.
never written to be (SPN): One month after Dean and Cas are married. A soft, quiet lakehouse ficlet.
nothing goes according to plan (SPN): Saileen wedding day ficlet. A little bit crack fic, a little bit fluff.
reunion (SPN): Post-15x20 DeanCas reunion ficlet, inspired by headcanons from Jensen and Misha, specifically the gift that was thee most authentic, loving hug. Very brief angst with a happy ending. CW: canon-typical depression and alcoholism mentions.
i’ve been waiting so long (SPN): Set between 10x10 and 10x11, Cas helps Dean take his mind off the Mark of Cain. Mature content. (Credit to @adhdeancas for planting the idea in my head: “i want a scene from after season 9 where cas is like “yeah being human was so weird but i just had to get used to the everyday stuff, y’know, brushing your teeth, eating, sleeping, jacking off in the shower” and dean has an aneurysm.”)
beneath the rainflower (SPN): Tombstone script-inspired meadow Dean/Cas ficlet.
save the earth (SPN): Soft, fluffy Earth Day Dean/Cas ficlet. Lakehouse endgame. Post-series.
you got me right here (SPN): Happy 3 months to Dean/Cas. This one goes out to those who celebrate the Friday holidays. Explicit content.
you ran off with it all (SPN): This fic was inspired by a couple of posts that wouldn’t get out of my mind: @tearsofgrace asking if Dean prayed out loud in Purgatory and if Benny heard him and @hellerism bringing up the very valid point that the full horny potential of DeanBenny is not explored enough. Beyond that, I wanted to explore the idea of Purgatory as a “pure” place and what that means for Dean, Benny, and Cas. Explicit content.
you make me light up like a firefly (SPN): Cas watches lightning bugs on the 7 month anniversary of Despair and thinks about how Dean has illuminated his life.
untitled big spoon/little spoon ficlet (SPN): Dean/Cas, post-Despair, learn to ask for comfort and allow themselves to be comforted. Based on this post.
bring us back together (when the day is done) (SPN): Dean reflects on the family he's gathered over the years. spnprideweek prompt: free space/found family.
the four right chords can make me cry (SPN): As an angel, Castiel understands music as a concept; with his growing feelings and ties to humanity, he begins to understand the full emotional experience that music can evoke. ask box prompt: music.
in full bloom (SPN): After Cas is brought back to Earth, he and Dean struggle with the after. Cas gardens and gets the happiness he deserves and Dean is an idiot but he plays through that. Post-15x19 fix-it ficlet.
named them love (SPN): Post-canon, unspecified time, established relationship Dean/Cas. Cas and Dean stargaze, while Cas tells Dean the story of Vega and Altair.
their story to tell (SPN): 100K fic celebration. Cas, searching online for any sign of Chuck, stumbles upon 100K of Dean/Cas fanfic.
it lasts longer (SPN): Dean takes a photo of Cas during their time in Tombstone.
movie night (SPN): Cas and Charlie bond during a Star Wars marathon.
batch made in heaven (SPN): Valentine’s Day gift exchange. What if instead of an apocalypse, the big show down was a bake off? It's season four/five - but instead of Supernatural, it's a baking reality TV show.
we didn’t happen the way we were supposed to (WWDITS): Post-season 5 angst, where Nandor tries to show Guillermo how he feels, misses the mark, and Guillermo wants to forget it all.
maybe then you’ll know (your love is real) (911): Eddie, still reeling from the loss of Christopher, goes to the LA Pride Parade and finds himself unable to continue avoiding the truth about his feelings for Buck.
Snippets:
Dean tells Cas to leave after bringing him back from the Empty / Cas moves to stay with an old acquaintance.
From the same story: Cas breaks down in a familiar spot.
Other:
You can find my original poetry on Instagram at fracturesandmemories. You’ll recognize some of the above, as well as some non-SPN-inspired work.
