My Top Twenty Favorite Destiel Fics
In the last few months, I have read a lot of Destiel fics. A lot. So, so many. I think it’s only fair that I list my absolute favorites, to give the authors their due and to share their amazing-ness with everybody here (plus, I just love making lists). I was going to do a Top Ten, but I have so many favorites! So instead, I’m going to list my Top Ten AU fics and my Top Ten SPN Verse fics.
Also, I’m going to link the majority of fics to DestielFanfic because that’s where I found these, and that site is just amazing!
Here we go!
Top Ten AU Fics
10. In The Weeds by Nanoochka - NC17- Waiter!Dean & Chef!Cas- I love how sassy Cas is in this fic. Really, the back and forth between Cas and Dean makes this fic. Well, that and the hot sex.
9. The Ghosts of Blackthorn Hall by linoresearch - NC17- Jane Eyre AU - This was the first AU I read and it really opened my eyes to the possibilities of AU. Really well-done, atmospheric, romantic and hot.
8. Peanut Butter-Pumpkin Wedding Cake by sparseparsley - NC17 - Waiter!Dean & Writer!Cas - So sweet, so cute. Love it.
7. Crossroads State by Mercy - NC17- Mechanic!Dean & Teacher!Cas - My favorite thing about this fic, actually, is how Cas gets involved with Balthazar before he and Dean admit their feelings for each other. It makes for realistic angst and I do love angst!
6. Hello Night by almaasi - NC17 - Demon!Dean & Priest!Cas - I mean… who doesn’t want to read this?
5. Kiss You When It’s Dangerous by zoemathemata - NC17 - Hunter!Dean & Cop!Cas - This is a great AU and a great case fic. It’s just so well-written.
4. Have Love Will Travel by squeemonster - NC17- Stripper!Dean & Writer!Cas - The story is great, the slow-building romance is great and dear lord, the sex is great.
3.Taking Liberties Verse by cadigan - NC17 - Hunter!Dean & Aristocrat!Cas - 18th century France. The historical detail is fantastic, the case is intriguing and the secondary characters are full-fleshed. Plus, Ruby/Anna! This story made me long for more historical AU’s, it is so good.
2. Shootin’ You Straight by rockstarpeach - NC17 - Rockstar!Dean & Office Worker!Cas - From sex to love, this fic really does the angst and slow-build well. And it’s in Cas’s POV, which is great.
1. Metaphysical Gravity by zoemathemata - NC17 - Pub Owner!Dean & Vamp!Cas - This fic, you guys, this fic! It’s a Dark Shadows AU, but even if you’ve never seen or heard of Dark Shadows, this story is fantastic. Zoemathemata is a master of plotting and tension. And the historical flashbacks? Wonderful. I love this fic.
And now for my favorite…
Top Ten SPN Verse Fics
10. When Charlie Met Cas by riseofthefallenone - NC17 - I love Charlie and I love the idea of her and Sam scheming to get Dean and Cas together, so this fic is perfect. And funny!
9. Outrun My Gun by misachan - NC17 - A rewrite of Season 2. This is so angsty and so lovely.
8. The Law of Conservation of Energy by peroxidepest17 - PG - This fic was so good. There’s a case and emotions and oh, it’s just so sweet!
7. Thursday’s Child by strangnessandcharm - NC17- EndVerse - I have a weakness for the EndVerse, I really, really do. What would happen if Future!Dean managed to defeat Lucifer? This fic is a great look into that possibility.
6. The Dance of Inanna by peppermentwind - NC17 - Season 8 fic, which means Benny! And Kevin! And Sam and Benny becoming friends! Really, all the characters in this fic are fantastically written, and this fic is at times so funny, and so angsty, I just love it.
5. The Feast of All Saints Saga by oselle - NC17 - EndVerse! Such a great EndVerse fic! Read it! Prepare yourself for pain, but read it!
4. The Mirror by CloudyJenn - M - The idea of this fic is so intriguing and done so well! And Dean, as he slowly realizes what the universe(s) is trying to tell him, as well as what his own feelings are screaming, is written really convincingly. Every aspect of this fic is wonderful.
3. Except Thou Bless Me by architeuthis - NC17 - BAMF!Cas! This is so good and so sexy. I love it!
2. Redemption Road by Various - NC17 - Speculative Season 7. This is the most epic of all epic fics. The amount of work and cooperation that must have gone into this, I just… wow. Amazing.
1. Epilogue by Jayne L/serrico - NC17 - Endverse/2009. This is the sexiest fic I’ve read, but it’s the characterization of Future!Cas that makes this my absolute favorite fic. He is just so.. realistically broken but he loves Dean, even if the Dean he has is not his Dean. I absolutely love this fic!
Happy reading! I’d love to hear your recommendations, too!
















