Fic Recs for the Fangirl Soul

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Playin' For Keeps by Artemis_Day

Summary:The year is 1987. Jane Foster is just another struggling grad student, trying to reach her dreams and resist the urge to kill her crazy metal loving best friend. Until said friend drags her along to her favorite band's concert, and one very mysterious and sexy guitarist throws her whole life out of order.

I never knew I wanted Loki/Jane until this fic. Really, it was an indulgence of mine after watching Rock of Ages for the thousandth time but it was so worth it.

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Fingers Tap Into What We Were Once by 20facrime24

Author's Summary: Human!AU. Castiel never expected to see Dean again, the man from one marvelous one-night stand. However when Dean walks back into Castiel’s life on the arm of his twin sister, Anna, a year later, Castiel’s world is turned upside down as he realizes just how much Dean affects him.

I only vaguely remember reading this, it was so long ago, but I remember it being awesome. Definitely worth it, 'cause there's plenty of family drama and relationship drama and also sex.

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In This Secluded Spot I Respond As I Wouldn't Dare Elsewhere by RhymePhile

Author's Summary: It's 1995, and Castiel's high school years are destined to be difficult: home-schooled until eighth grade, he is awkward, shy, and socially inept. The weird kid with the funny name would rather isolate himself and draw in his sketchbook than deal with the constant bullying he faces every day. Things only get worse in his junior year when he excels in home economics class, leading the captain of the baseball team, Alastair, to start taunting him for being gay.

Then new student Dean Winchester arrives at Flour Bluff High School, sharing many of Castiel's classes. Castiel has seen his type before -- handsome, athletic, arrogant, and sure to be the most popular kid in school. But Castiel eventually learns that he and Dean have more in common than he thought, and they form an unlikely friendship.

Slow build. Friends-to-more-than-friends. High school AU. Artist!Cas. (sort of) Jock!Dean. In summation: PERFECT.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/128106

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Out of the Deep by riseofthefallenone

Author's Summary: Stay away from the light-beds. Stay in the deep.

It is the first thing hatchlings are taught the moment their fans unfurl and they can swim without their parents to buoy them along. It is the first rule, the first law. It is the beginning of every boogey-monster bedtime story told when they settle against the cliffs to sleep.

Castiel should have listened better.

(Updates Sundays CST)

(Dean's Drabbles - certain scenes from Dean's POV.)

Mermaids. Mermaids. MERMAIDS. I just. This story is so good. Nothing like The Little Mermaid AT ALL. Don't let the mermaid thing weird you out, give it a try but if you start and it really bothers you then I'm sorry, but you're missing out on a GREAT fic.

Dean's Drabbles goes along with it. I don't think it's as good but it's helpful when the chapters coincide.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/548878/chapters/977676

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Don't Ever Play With Guns by Athena_Ergane

Author's Summary: 1940s prison AU. A WWII veteran known as Dean Winchester is locked away for a horrific crime. Extreme physical and emotional suffering beset him in prison and only his fellow inmates, Gabriel and Castiel, can comfort him. The mysterious Castiel, in particular, becomes important to Dean.

  Okay so this story isn't finished yet but it's SOOOO good! Inspired by Shawshank Redemption (but you don't have to know anything about it to enjoy it, I hadn't seen the movie when I started reading the fic). It's just...it's really good and I can't wait to see what happens.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/609545/chapters/1098289

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Teacher's Pet by Rehfan

Author's Summary: Captain John Watson decides to teach Anatomy and Physiology at Sherlock's uni.

Lucky for Sherlock.

I'm not really that into teacher/student fics but this one was really good. Lots of tags for lots of different types of sex. Triggers for student/teacher relationships (obviously). Overall really good and it has a really good story that's not just about Sherlock and John having sex on his desk.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/513916/chapters/906658

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With a Final Breath by hudmelberrysonnyc

Author's summary: A promise from Percy and a line from the prophecy sent my mind into overdrive. So, if you’re not already in enough pain, here’s another 1400+ words. Spoilers for MoA; spec for book five.

  I read this immediately after finishing Mark of Athena and oh my god. It made me cry even harder. It's short and painful and worth it.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/528544

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Samskeyti by brokentoy

Author's summary: It starts when they're sixteen: Dean is flunking his classes and Castiel is his strangely persistent tutor. They grow into best friends, and now that they're adults (or at least they're supposed to be) into best friends with benefits. They agree: no strings attached, no feelings to complicate the fantastic sex.

Things are supposed to be simple, and yet they aren't.

  It's been a while since I read this but I remember it being really good. It's kind of a traditional "friends that become more than friends" story but not really. Plus there's art work so that's fun.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/546634

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How (thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (accidentally) raised each other (and Sam). by Vera (Vera_DragonMuse)

Author's summary: In which, Gabriel meddles with the time line and Castiel becomes Dean's angel rather sooner than intended.

  I don't even know how to really describe this other than it starts off super cute because Dean and Sam are kids but then they grow up and this less cute and more sexy, which I liked it was really good.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/540915/chapters/961503

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Mirror, Mirror by LadyVader

Author's summary: A gay muggle sex club, a twoway mirror and a long overdue rendez-vous.

  This is straight-up porn. Really good porn, I would read it again. Vouyerism.Exhibitionism. Good stuff.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/496431

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Freefall by lastknownwriter

Author's summary: AU. The most exciting kindergarten teacher Dean Winchester's life ever gets is when he plays mechanic in his uncle Bobby's shop on the weekends. That is until a birthday party goes tequila-nova and he trips into a one-night stand with an incredibly hot firefighter named Castiel. Dean's life gets a lot more exciting after that.

  Oh my god everyone needs to read this story it is so good I just can't even. firefighter!Cas! Teacher!Dean! They have kids (not Mpreg)! Sabriel! Samifer (kinda, just read it)! I just...it's fluffy and sexy and pornographic but well-written and just really, really good.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/724307/chapters/1343804

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Servile by calrissian18

Author's summary: I would love anything you gifted me, My Lord, but this,” silver eyes, the same shade as the dragon that marked Harry's arm, glinted in his direction under the Death Eater’s hood, “is exquisite.”

  This story is dark as shit. Like, if you don't like dark!Harry Potter universe then don't even go near this. This has triggers out the ASS and so many tags about all the shit that goes down BUT (and the author says this) none of the icky scary stuff is between Draco and Harry, it's between other people.

Canon divergent, one of the darkest things I've ever read, and probably one of the best.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/825613

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Standard Deviation by jennagrins, karengrins

Author's summary: Okay, so maybe Steve isn't Professor Stark's biggest fan at the start of term but first impressions can be mistaken.

Now Steve doesn't care what Clint says, Tony is not his boyfriend.

This story is really cool because Tony's a professor, but he's the same age as Steve and the gang, so a bit of the teacher kink without the age difference if that's what makes you squeamish. Very nice overall plotline and the characters are true to canon. Just a generally good collegeAU.

Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/562493/chapters/1005225

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Vita Nuova by worldaccordingtofangirls

Author's Summary: AU. Dean Winchester takes a job as a teaching assistant to get his little brother into a prestigious academy. He doesn't quite expect such long nights and snobby kids, but the real surprise is professor Castiel Novak: or falling in love with him, that is.

  This story is really great because it has a sort of slow build with Dean being resistant to the relationship, and not for obvious reasons. It really brings out that Dean is smart and totally capable of going to college and making himself into an intellectual if he wanted to. The characterization is very good and consistent and it reads like a real book.

  Link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/617705/chapters/1114399