Got any extremely feel-good happy summer fics? Like Kind of a Forever Deal, but not necessarily taking in a summer camp - vacations and road trips and basically summed.
We thought you’d never ask! Here is a mini summer heat fic rec list for your vacation destiel needs. The mods picked the fics based on following very serious criteria - summer vacation, heat, beach, and happies.
I. Reviewed and unofficially submitted or recced fics:
Après by imogenbynight [unintended summer vacation in France!]
Castiel Novak: Tomb Rider by emwebb17 [Cas is searching for Dean all over the world!]
Carnival Oasis by violue [summer carnival and tulips]
Crossroads State by mercy [teacher Cas summer romance]
The Distance of the Setting Sun by murron [frolicking at the beach, international vacation]
Domesticated by kototyph [zoo keeping in summer heat]
Drop Anchor by almaasi (unofficially recced here) [pirate au, deserted island]
The Great Escapist by 8sword [college au summer vacation]
Imperfect Proposals by fallen_angel_meg [pretend boyfriends on a road trip, what could go wrong?]
Kind Of A Forever Deal by komodobits [ultimate summer camp story!]
The Knights and their Bees by niitza [countryside beekeeping!]
The Least Bad Option by thestoryinsideme (submitted rec)[pretend boyfriends and beach!]
Love in the Wild by thursdaysfallenangel (submitted rec) [reality TV in jungles of Costa Rica]
Never Not Fantastic by thestoryinsideme [beach, turtles and a secret affair]
Of Sun And Sea And You by jinxedambition [beach and surfing!]
Out to Drift by beenghosting [summer heat and dusty motels]
Pacific by moosefeels [eerie summer heat road trip]
Pies and Prejudice by linoresearch [baking tv show in summer heat]
Ready to Fall by lemonsorbae (submitted rec) [pretend boyfriends on summer vacation]
Should’ve Just Asked by scaramouche [Cas’ summer stay at Winchester mansion is so confusing]
The Summer Holds A Song (We Might Sing Forever) by obsinatrix & annundriel [smutty beachside vacation!]
Though the Course May Change by imogenbynight (submitted rec) [pretend boyfriends at couples resort]
Three Funerals and a Wedding by englandnwouldfall [LARPing is like summer camp, right?]
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth by mishafied (submitted rec) [Jurassic Park dinosaurs, duh!]
Feel Good by justkeeponwriting [T, 9,290 word count]
Dean and Castiel first meet at a summer camp.
Go Out and See What You Can Find series by endlessrain [NC-17, 61,600 word count]
The thing about summers is that they seem like they last forever, then suddenly it’s slipping through your fingers, and you’re scrambling to enjoy the end. Dean learns that this is true for other things as well, as he works as a counselor at Camp Kripke, the summer after high school. In an enclosed environment like Kripke, rumors fly faster than the zip line, and suddenly everyone’s talking about him and the attractive head chef.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by aileenrose [M, 9,600 word count]
Just like every summer, Dean and Sam are tracking tornadoes. Surprisingly, it’s the nerdy computer scientist that sweeps Dean off his feet.
Ten summers by belwrites [M, 33,000 word count ]
Dean is thirteen when he starts going to Uncle Bobby’s summer camp, and when he meets his best friend, Cas Novak. Over the next ten summers, Camp Wooded Falls becomes the backdrop for friendships, romances, and drama as they move from high school to college and ultimately into adulthood.
Check out these related tags from our tag page - celebrity, pretend boyfriends, road trip, vacation, pirate au, bath shower, crossovers.
Dean and Cas go abroad fic rec post
Destiel Smut Brigade (DSB) - Summer Heat Fic Dump - Writers and the prompts are here and the fics themselves can be found here.
UPDATE: July, 2019 - here’s some more summer related fics from our latest recs!
Pride 2019 destiel fic rec list
Destiel AU, vol.1 - Summer reading List
The Return Policy by castielrisingabove [impromptu road trip to break accidental bonding, how about that?]
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