Perfect Pair Bang

The Perfect Pair Bang was created to encourage artists and authors to team up based on chemistry!! Join us this September and find your perfect fandom companion!

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Hi, everybody.

Usually it would be around this time that we would start preparing for another round of PPB. However, as we all know 2020 wasn't very kind, and while 2021 is maybe getting better, the truth is that your mods are all exhausted from dealing with Real Life, the Pandemic, and the aftermath of the Pandemic. We really love PPB and we really don't want to give up on it, but we need a break. For this reason we won't be hosting PPB this year. For now we plan to come back in 2022, so please stay tuned.

In the meantime we want to encourage you to keep working on collaborative fan works, it's a rewarding and fun experience. As always, any previous member of the bang is welcome to send their post bang collabs our way and we will add them to the collection and reblog them if you want. Feel free to hit me up for that on Discord.

Love,

Matchmaker PieDarling

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Title: My Bodyguard Author: NotfunnyDean (ao3/tumblr) Artist: Jaeh (ao3/tumblr) Wordcount: 11727 Rating: Explicit Genre: A/B/O, Fluff, Romance Major Pairings: Destiel Fic Warnings: None Art Warnings: NSFW Relevant tags: Alpha!Cas, Omega!Dean, Actor Dean, Bodyguard Cas, Bottom!Dean, Top!Cas, fake mating scar, heat sex, virgin!Cas, true mates Summary: Omega actor Dean pretends to be mated all his life so Alphas don’t bother him and his father leaves him alone. When he meets his new bodyguard, everything seems to change in his life and suddenly Dean hates the fake scar on his neck more than everything. And then he goes into heat... Link to fic Link to art

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My bodyguard

Author: @notfunnydean

Artist: @ineffablynoice

Word count: 10.949

Genre: A/B/O dynamics, Fluff/Romance

Rating: Explicit

Fic Warnings: none

Art Warnings: NSFW art

Relevant tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Omega, Omega Dean Winchester, Alpha Castiel (Supernatural),Alpha Castiel/Omega Dean Winchester, Actor Dean Winchester, Bodyguard Castiel (Supernatural), pretending to be mated, fake mating scar, John Winchester Being an Asshole, NSFW, NSFW Art, Heat Sex, True Mates, Knotting, Bottom Dean Winchester, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Top Castiel (Supernatural), Virgin Castiel (Supernatural)

Summary: Omega actor Dean pretends to be mated all his life so Alphas don’t bother him and his father leaves him alone. When he meets his new bodyguard, everything seems to change in his life and suddenly Dean hates the fake scar on his neck more than everything. And then he goes into heat...

Read the fic here

View the art here

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Title: All In

Author: @banshee1013

Artist: @hectatess

Wordcount: 33.365

Rating: General audience

Genre: Bond AU

Major Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Fic Warnings: canon typical violence

Art Warnings: mild NSFW for beachside kissing

Relevant tags: bondAU Leviathans Poker Tournaments American Men of Letters British Men of Letters Men of Letters Bunker (Supernatural) Road Trips POV Dean Winchester Dean is 007 Cas says he’s an accountant But Is He Really? Cock & Ball Torture Tortured Dean Winchester

Summary: Leviathans have been taking over high-profile positions in government and business, and even though it’s Dean’s job to put down monsters, putting down the big-timers requires skill and finesse – and a ‘license to kill’. When Dick Roman, head of Roman Enterprises and a Leviathan, has Dean’s foster father and head of the American Men of Letters killed for getting too close, Dean seeks revenge; traveling to London to train with the BMoL to obtain his license to take Dick down.

But just getting his license is not enough – they need to take down his whole organization. When Roman hosts a high-profile poker tournament at Purgatory, his new casino in Las Vegas, the BMoL agrees to stake Dean in the game – as long as they can send one of their own with him to keep an eye on the money. Enter Castiel Novak, accountant and the hottest guy Dean’s ever seen.

While Dean’s not too thrilled with the idea of being accountable to an accountant - no matter how hot he is - his desire to put an end to the Leviathan organization and exact personal revenge on Roman is too great, so he goes along with the plan. But when the chips are down, the nerdy accountant proves to be oh so much more than Dean could have counted on – or hoped for.

Link to fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31555232/

Link to art: https://twitter.com/hectatess/status/1397611660970536963?s=21

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Title: Golden leaves

Author: @blueraven06

Artist: @soluscheese

Wordcount:  10k

Rating: General audience

Genre: Fantasy

Major Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Fic Warnings: No fic warnings

Art Warnings: No art warnings

Relevant tags: Witch!Dean, Dryad!Castiel, mpreg

Summary: Dean's niece is sick and whatever he tried, and no no one found a way to heal her. When Dean founds out a way to help her, he meets Castiel, a dryad.

Link to fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31048337

Link to art: https://soluscheese.tumblr.com/post/652062087672102912/golden-leaves-by-blueraven06-for-the

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Who's Counting?

Author: shipperofdarkness

Artist: SoloArcana

Wordcount: 25k+

Rating: Mature

Genre: Modern AU, Romantic Comedy AU, Soulmates

Major Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel; Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy

Fic Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply 

Art Warnings: Partial Nudity

Tags: Castiel/Dean UST; Angst w/ a Happy Ending, Bisexual Dean Winchester; Queer Castiel; Soulmate-Identifying Marks; Misunderstandings; Pining; Meet-Cute; Background (Charlie/Jo), (Benny/Andrea)

Summary:

What’s a guy do when his number puts him in danger of never finding his soulmate? For Dean, a 30-something with 30-something lovers to his name, he’s never thought much of settling down but he’s not ready to let that door close forever. Good thing private eye Castiel Novak is around to help Dean find Mrs. Right. What could go wrong?

A ‘What’s Your Number?’ Destiel Soulmate AU

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Title: Hogwarts: A Mystery Author: @kitmistry Artist: @noxsoulmate Wordcount:  53869 Rating: Teen and Up Genre: Crime/Romance Major Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester Fic Warnings: No Major Warnings Apply, Mild Gore Art Warnings: None Relevant tags: Murder Mystery, Minor Character Death, Pining, Light Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending Summary: 

A school full of memories, a thief who can walk through walls, and a mysterious death.

When Auror Dean Winchester is summoned to investigate a possible murder at Hogwarts, the place he once called home, he finds that nothing in this case is as it seems. Meeting his once best friend after a decade of silence, Dean now also has to face the realization that his feelings for Castiel are as strong as ever. And that said feelings might not let him see who his number one suspect is.

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Title: Life's a Beach Author: tfw_cas Artist: honeywolf Wordcount: 13k+ Rating: Explicit Genre: Romance/Happy ever after Major Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester Fic Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Art Warnings: None Relevant tags: Canon Divergent After 15x13, Romance, Fluff, Smut, Castiel/Dean Winchester First Time Having Sex, Dean and Cas Get The Ending They Deserve, Sand! Sea! Sun! Ice Creams!, Sam Ships It, Semi-Public Sex

Summary: Chuck’s defeated, the world is safe, and TFW 2.0 go to the beach to experience toes in the sand, fancy drinks with umbrellas, matching Hawaiian shirts, and so much more. Watch as Dean appreciates the vision that is Cas in shorts. Marvel as they explore an underwater paradise. Sigh with happiness as they finally act on their feelings for one another. Link to fic Link to art

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Title: You Pined For each Other All Night Long? Author: Winchester_destiel Artist: dmsilvis Wordcount: 10067 Rating: Mature Genre: Case Fic, Major Pairings: Dean Winchester/ Castiel Fic Warnings: Creator chose not to use Archive warnings (canon-typical violence, nothing too explicit)

Art Warnings: none Relevant tags: PPB21, Idiots in Love, Destiel, Mutual Pining, Destiel fanart, Destiel fanfic, case fic. Summary:

Team Free Will are working on a new case. After burning the supposed body, the killings don’t stop which forces them to do further investigations. All throughout, Cas and Dean are pining for each other, both too blind to realise they both want the same thing. Will they be able to finally pull their heads out of their asses and confess to each other? Link to fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31120241/chapters/76893416 Link to art: https://dmsilvisart.tumblr.com/post/651170032597991424/my-second-fic-for-the-perfectpairbang-this-year

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Personal Space

Author:  Oriana1990  

Artist: @headust​

Wordcount: 20,039

Rating: Explicit

Genre: Romance, Dance!AU

Major Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel

Fic Warnings: No archive warnings apply 

Art Warnings: Partial nudity

Tags: Human!AU; Internalised Homophobia; Castiel/Dean UST; Light Angst; Background (Sam/Eileen), (Charlie/Gilda)

Summary: When Dean is promoted to Principal Dancer at the Averno Ballet Company, he feels like he's finally made it. Except that the powers that be insist that he's too rigid, and they send him off to get some extra coaching. Enter Castiel Krushnic, Latin dance teacher, tasked with breaking down Dean’s creative barriers. With Castiel’s help, surely Dean can shine as the shameless bisexual drifter, Luca, in the Company’s newest production. But Castiel is nothing like Dean expects, and the lines between Dean and his character begin to blur.

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The lobby is uncharacteristically busy for the time of day, the building usually near-deserted while everyone refuels for the afternoon sessions. With height on his side amongst a swarm of diminutive ballerinas, Dean cranes his neck to see what’s drawing everyone’s attention. 

A glimpse of red hair to rival Charlie’s gives away the Director’s presence at the centre of the gaggle. 

Oh, shit. 

“Charlie,” hisses Dean. “It’s the list.”

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Title: Stop and Smell the Roses Author: tfw_cas

Artist: honeywolf

Wordcount: 41k+

Rating: Explicit

Genre: Drama/Romance/Case Fic

Major Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Fic Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Art Warnings: None

Relevant tags: Canon Divergent After 15x19, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Fluff, Smut, Angst, Slow Burn, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Miscommunication Is The Real Villain Here, Castiel/Dean Winchester First Time Having Sex Summary:

After Castiel’s declaration of love before being sucked into the Empty, Dean is grief stricken, and also convinced that Castiel didn’t mean love love. Angels don’t feel things in the same way as humans, after all. When Castiel unexpectedly returns, Dean decides that the best way to deal with the uncertainty of said declaration is to avoid it, making for a very awkward atmosphere between them. Things only become more awkward when they get involved in a case in which they have to live as a couple in a quirky old house and a garden Castiel can’t help filling with roses. Other than the ghost they’ve yet to deal with, it’s everything both of them have ever wanted… if only their feelings weren’t one sided, it would be perfect.

  Or

  What happens when a pair of dumbasses don’t communicate, and take misunderstanding each other to a new level.

Link to fic https://archiveofourown.org/works/30598910 Link to art https://honeywolf.tumblr.com/post/650511596740902912/finally-an-art-master-post-i-got-to-work-on-not

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I feel like there’s needs to be, like, handbook for authors who post on Ao3 for effective metatext.

By metatext I mean like tagging, summary, and authors notes (especially initial authors notes at the beginning of a fic). The means by which we communicate to our readers what they’re getting into.

Because we kind of all have to learn it by osmosis and there are conventions but nobody’s really taught them at the start, so there’s inconsistencies and misunderstandings or people just not knowing things through no fault of their own.

This ends up breeding frustration and confusion and in the worst cases resentment, hurt, and aggression.

I’m severely tempted to make such a handbook and get it circulating.

I think it would do fandom a lot of good.

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Good news, I’m writing it

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Update:

I’m at 9680 words, roughly 16 pages single spaced, with two or three sections to go.

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Update:

First draft done. 11,100 words, 29 pages with formatting

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The final draft is getting cleaned up right now. I’ll probably be figuring out how to post it tomorrow.

On which note, anybody know the best way to make a PDF available online?

[icannotreadcursive]

Okay it is done!

Go here for the PDF, or here to view the whole document as a tumblr post.

I recommend the PDF.

Related note: the post length limit on tumblr is apparently more than 13,000 words.

[mikkeneko]

Worth a read; even as a long-time fandom veteran I encountered things I didn’t know were in use, like the “& Related Fandoms” tags.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Flipping through it, seems to be a quality reference doc!

[perfectpairbang]

Awesome! Will recommend to fellow writers!!!

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Hunters of Letters

Author: @hectatess

Artist: @dmsilvisart

Wordcount: 10.8K

Rating: T

Genre: Canon divergent

Major pairing: Dean/Cas

Fic/Art Major Warnings: No major warnings apply

Relevant tags: Fluff, Marriage, Canon divergent, Bunker domestic life, Background Sabriel, Background Jonna (Jody/Donna), minor injuries

Summary: When Dean gets hurt on a hunt, Baby breaks down, and Cas worries over him, Dean starts to think about the future, and how that might pan out, now they are getting older. Luckily Cas, Sam and Gabriel have their ideas too.

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Title: We Are All Made of Stars

Author: Nickelkeep 

Artist: soluscheese

Genre: Space Opera AU

Warnings: Body Horror, Major Character Injury, Oviposition, Mpreg, Explicit Art

Posting Date: May 31st, 2021

Summary: 

Dean Winchester has never had what most would consider a ‘normal’ life. He and his brother Sam were raised by a conspiracy theorist. They were always on the road, taught how to shoot guns, and told to fear the stars. There were aliens out there, and they were bastards. What they never expected was for their father’s conspiracies to come true. Nearly fifteen years after their father’s death, the unimaginable happened. The aliens that John Winchester spent their childhood warning them about returned to Earth. Their father’s warnings were nothing compared to what the actual bastards - dubbed Seraphs for their angel-like wings - were actually like. Now, humans are scattered across the Earth, living in small city states. Dean and Sam have taken up refuge in Sioux Falls, one of the most prominent city states left in America. Their surrogate father, Bobby Singer, runs a tight ship and along with Sam and Dean will do anything to keep their home safe. However, when a scavenge run goes wrong, and Sam is embedded with alien technology, Dean undertakes a mission that’s not only dangerous but life changing. He had barely hoped to capture a Seraph, let alone convince it to remove the tech from Sam. And never, in a million years, would he ever thought he’d find a companion in one.

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Title: Ocean Eyes

Author: Nickelkeep

Artist: @starfleetcadet1​

Genre: Pirate AU

Warnings: N/A

Posting Date: May 30th, 2021

Summary:

The Pirates of The Hunter Fleet are considered some of the most feared pirates. King Charles of Caelum has a Kill on Sight order for any ship flying the Hunter Fleet's colors. When the flagship of Caelum - Heaven's Gate - corners and attacks the Impala, they’ve added a notch to their victory. Until their Surgeon Castiel is kidnapped. Thrown into maelstrom with the sworn enemies of the crown, Castiel expects to be used, abused, and discarded. What he doesn’t expect is the kindness of the Hunters. Castiel is treated well, trusted, and above all - given the option to make his own decisions. As Castiel uses the opportunity he’s received, he learns about the Hunters, their homeland of Mundus, and that not everything is as it seems. When given the option to return home, will Castiel go blindly or use his newly gained free will to permanently join the crew of the Impala and a certain green-eyed Captain?

Fic-Teaser:

Castiel pushed himself up from his seat and headed towards the exit. He had been kept in his station, in case anyone was injured, and hadn’t seen any of the battle. Not that he wanted to. Seeing the blood and wounds of his crewmates as he patched them up was enough for him. Castiel walked out of the tavern, content to head back to the ship and call it a night. Lucifer and Michael and Raphael could boast. He wanted nothing to do with it. As he approached the dock the Heaven’s Gate was moored to, a pair of men walked up to him. The broader, dark haired man stopped in front of him, while the blonde with long hair appeared to keep walking. “Sorry to bother you, mate. You happen to have a light?” “No. I don’t.” Castiel attempted to keep walking, but was blocked by the stranger.

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Title: My Bodyguard

Author: @notfunnydean

Artist: @ineffablynoice

Genre: A/B/O, Fluff, Romance 

Warnings: None

Posting Date: May 28th, 2021

Summary: 

Omega actor Dean pretends to be mated all his life so Alphas don’t bother him and his father leaves him alone. When he meets his new bodyguard, everything seems to change in his life and suddenly Dean hates the fake scar on his neck more than everything. And then he goes into heat...

Fic-Teaser:

"This is your new Bodyguard.” Mary says, another easy smile on her lips, while Dean’s eyes widen, because he is sure that he just misheard her saying that. “What?” “I hired him for you, since apparently you can’t protect yourself. Mister Novak is an Alpha, so it should be way easier for him. He starts his job tomorrow.” John says, from where he walks into the room behind them. “Oh hell no.” Dean says, embarrassed his father makes him sound like such a weak Omega. Like he always does. “If I may? A bodyguard could really help you, Mr. Winchester. Your father told me about the incident last week and it’s dangerous for Omegas on their own.” Novak says and Dean wants to strangle him already. “I think I can protect myself. Even as an Omega, thank you.” Dean says and he can’t help it when it sounds like a tiny growl.

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Title: Golden leaves

Author: @blueraven06​

Artist: @soluscheese​

Genre: Fantasy

Warnings: No major warnings

Posting Date: May 24th, 2021

Summary:

Dean's niece is sick and whatever he tried, and no no one found a way to heal her. When Dean founds out a way to help her, he meets Castiel, a dryad.

Fic-Teaser:

Dean held out his hand and took some leaves. The next thing he knew, he was upside down, a branch holding his foot. He looked around him, startled. A man appeared in front of him. He had yellow leaves in his dark brown hair and his hands seemed to be made of wood. “Hello? Can you put me down, please?” Dean tried.

Art-Teaser: