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Destiel Fic Starter Pack
Never watched Supernatural but wondering what all the hype is about? Then this is the post for you. If you have been on tumblr for some time or just from November 5, 2020, you may have seen a gif set or two or a hundred with destiel aka Dean and Castiel from Supernatural. @fandom​ even made a Destiel Is Canon post with short overview of basic facts! Are you interested but have no idea where to start? We know, we know. Life is hectic, 2020 is taxing and Supernatural has too many episodes to watch. 15 seasons and 327 to be precise but who’s counting? Say no more, we got your back, fam! You don’t need to have ever watched SPN to enjoy the fics on this rec post.
For fans who have never watched SPN, some basic facts - 1x01 starts with Dean Winchester (26 yo) professional monster hunter, picking up his brother Sam (22 yo), student at Stanford, and going on a one off monster hunt. For the next 3 seasons they travel around the country in their black Impala 67 hunting monsters, saving people. Castiel, Angel of the Lord and the interdimensional wavelength of light, arrives in 4x01.The rest is shipping history. Check this 36 min YT video, The Story of Dean and Castiel  by deansbansee with all the best destiel scenes from S4-15. And now, fics!
All title links go to our fully tagged reviews.
1. If you want to read fics that are set in Supernatural universe but are not canon specific, your best bet is pre season 4 (our tag) and solo hunter Dean (our tag) fics where young Dean meets Castiel differently from the show, and fics that are very loosely tied to a specific season. And, if you’ll decide to watch the show later, you still won’t be spoiled!
A Distant Mirror by zatnikatel [NC-17, 14,700 word count, time travel, humor, smut, posted 2013]
Ad Astra - latin; “to the stars” by nhixxie [T, 17,400 word count, Castiel is a Star, posted 2013]
Broadway Musical by Griftings [M, 12,400 word count, humor, Heavenly Host, posted 2014]
Carnival Oasis series by violue [NC-17, 47,000 word count, 10 works, creature!cas, posted 2016-20]
Convenient Husbands by Annie D (scaramouche) [NC-17, 39,000 word count, garuda!cas, hurt comfort, posted 2012]
Do What Feels Good by catchclaw & cymbalism [NC-17, 12,500 word count, smut smut smut, posted 2014]
Everyone Is Trying to Get to the Bar by balder12 [NC-17, 8,400 word count, true form!cas, posted 2012]
Good One’s Gonna Be by remmyme [NC-17, 37,000 word count, professor Cas, posted 2017]
Kiss You When It’s Dangerous by zoemathemata [NC-17, 58,000 word count, FBI agent Cas, posted 2012]
Professional Couple Only by saltyfeathers [M, 37,000 word count, pretend boyfriends on a case, posted 2015]
The Request by cloudyjenn [T, 36,000 word count, wing!fic, posted 2012]
Some Assembly Required by narrow_staircase [M, 47,000 word count, student Cas, posted 2016]
Unknown Quantities by xylodemon [NC-17, 8,600 word count, fluff, posted 2014]
2. If you don’t want to bother with Supernatural canon at all, then you are still in for a treat. With 92,500 fics (December 12, 2020) and counting, destiel is currently the biggest ship on AO3. Destiel fics cover a lot of popular tropes and kinks but some are more popular than others among destiel fans. Angst, miscommunication, exploration of Dean’s low self esteem, Cas’s rusty people skills and general otherness are a staple of AU fics. But also exploration of one’s sexuality - internalized homophobia, coming out, bisexuality and asexuality are common themes.
All the Way by cadignan [NC-17, 81,000 word count, college AU, posted 2013]
Cinderwings by bendingsignpost [M, 182,000 word count, wing!fic, masquerade ball, posted 2017]
Kiss the Baker by ltleflrt [NC-17, 111,000 word count, rom com, posted 2015]
Not Part of the Plan by Annie D (scaramouche) [NC-17, 338,000 word count, 8 works, arranged marriage, posted 2013-18]
Oh What A Beautiful City by moosefeels [M, 27,200, a/b/o, omega Cas, arranged marriage, posted 2014]
Passing Ships by quiettewandering [M, 78,000 word count, not traditional soulmate AU, posted 2017]
Peace and Good Luck To All Men by kismetjeska [T, 32,400 word count, humor, Xmas fic, posted 2013]
The Return Policy by castielrisingabove [M, 32,500 word count, incubus!dean, ace witch!cas, posted 2018]
The Sawdust Men by linoresearch [NC-17, 123,000 word count, dystopian angst, posted 2014]
Scars by lemonsorbae [NC-17, 148,000 word count, young adults - punk!dean, nerd!cas, posted 2018]
Three Funerals and a Wedding by engaldnwouldfall [M, 25,300 word count, friends to lovers, LARPing, posted 2016]
True as It Can Be by whelvenwings [NC-17, 72,000 word count, modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, posted 2016]
Unsolicited verse by dangerousnotbroken [NC-17, 68,700 word count, 5 works, posted 2016-18, smut smut smut]
Unwritten by porcupinegirl [NC-17, 75,800 word count, a/b/o, alpha/alpha pairing, posted 2015]
3. Lastly, for all fans who watched SPN finale and were left with a raging wtf was that? feeling, here’s 4 fics where Dean and Cas did a better job at restoring Heaven and 2 fics where living with disability was not the end of the world.
The Dance of Inanna by peppermintwind [NC-17, 106,000 word count, humor and adventures, posted 2012]
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by amarillogrande [M, 22,200 word count, Dean arrives in Heaven and meets his loved ones, posted 2014]
Holy!Dean Verse by bunnycaccool [NC-17, 120,300 word count, 5 works, very Dean centric, posted 2011-15]
These Are Not Real Problems by Annie D (scaramouche) [NC-17, 30,500 word count, post godstiel Cas arrives in Heaven, posted 2011]
The Breath Of All Things by kismetjeska [T, 65,400 word count, Dean in a wheelchair, posted 2013]
Kingdom Come by cheesewithmy [M/NC-17, 97,700 word count, Dean has a prosthetic arm, posted 2014]
4. Other fun things to check out. Destielfanfic has been a part of destiel community since 2012, and while we used to be much more active (see this post), we are still kicking around. Please visit our Tags Page and explore all the goodies there. We even have separate tags for every season so you can avoid spoilers when necessary. Some useful links:
Tags PageÂ
ask about iconic destiel fics for folks who just joined fandom
thematic fic rec lists with art (college, creatures, a/b/o, Hogwarts, Christmas - you name it, we have it)
check out our Pride posts for more fics that explore sexuality - Pride 2017, Pride 2018, Pride 2019 and Pride 2020.
Still can’t decide which destiel fic to read? Try this brand new random fic generator  (not affiliated with DFF) or try Random button on our blog - top right corner and the sidebar (see this post )
also, check out the latest destiel fanart at our sister blog @destielfanworks​ - Cas with rainbow wings can be found on #cas with wings tag and fanart that was created after 15x18 can be found on #destiel 2020 and #theysilencedyou tags, we also have a general #season 15 tag.
and here’s another destiel fic rec list for new fans by a destiel fic writer and a long time contributor to our blog, our friend  @no-gorms​ aka Annie D (scaramouche)
And last but not least. Thank you, Elena, @purgatory-jar​, for letting us to use your beautiful art! Link to the original art post.Â
If you enjoyed the fic, please drop by the archive (AO3) and let the author know with your comments and/or kudos! Â Please support artists by Liking and Reblogging their art posts! And if you found our recs useful, let us know by Liking and/or Reblogging our posts!
To our new followers - our anon is switched off for good but we are happy to answer your fic related asks privately. Don’t be shy and tell us which destiel fic made you into a shipper. We may even make a rec post if we get enough fic suggestions!
another one bites the dust :)))))
im so tired
supernatural 15x20
not to keep harping (but also i’ll never shut up about it) but the fact that a 15 year old show on network tv from a totally different era of the media landscape, that everyone thought would go down as a queerbait, just like… made a queer ship canon and made one of their leads gay?? it’s shocking in the best way. it’s unheard of. i mean, storytelling-wise, this season is extremely unique from anything else i’ve ever seen on tv - but something like this? i can’t even put into words how revolutionary this is. i wish i was still in college so i could hand in a term paper about this to one of my media professors. deadass considering doing a masters now just for that reason lmaoo
How non-fans think the destiel confession scene went:
Cas: dean I'm going to say something gay
Dean: ew I'm literally holding back a slur right now
Cas: Im in love with you
Dean: and I'm homophobic
Satan: I'm here to take you to hell now, cas. You were too gay and now you must come with me to ultra mega super hell for being gay.
Cas: it's okay, I deserve it because I'm gay
Dean: that's right you stupid gay
What actually happened:
Dean: oh God cas we're going to die!
Cas: I made a deal with the empty, and because of it I'm going to die when I let myself be happy.
Dean: wh-wh- what the hell are you saying what's going on we're about to die what is happenin-
Cas: you're amazing.
Dean: what the actual fuck is HAPPENING-
Cas: you are perfect. You're selfless and you're kind. I cared about the whole world because I cared about you. I thought I would never be happy because what I wanted, I couldn't have. I wanted you, dean. Now I release I can be happy in just accepting my love. I love you.
Dean: error-error-he loves me back-error-does not compute
Cas: goodbye dean
The empty: time to die now
Dean: CAN I HAVE ONE SECOND TO PROCESS THIS-
cas: no.
Cas: throws dean across the room, smiles, and gets swallowed up by the empty.
dean: error message
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....cries
I personally am happy about last nights episode. I’m disappointed other people are saying Dean’s reaction was not good enough? The man is a emotionally stunted, trauma ridden soldier who doesn’t think he deserves to be loved. That reaction is as good as Dean was ever gonna get. And at the last second when he turns away from the empty to look at Cas, u can tell he wants to say something. Maybe not a confession, or maybe, but something. He is scared cause he is losing Cas. Jensen played it right.
i agree, i think there is absolutely NO REASON to shit on jensens acting or dean's reaction in this scene. people who are doing so are either watching the clip out of context, or not watching the show at all. i will literally fight people who come after dean like that, because of all the things to point out are problems with the scene/plot, it is NOT that.
also did these people not see dean sobbing on the floor at the end of the episode? how is that not good enough i ask you
Dean is saying don’t do this (to me, don’t leave me like this). His best friend is sacrificing himself, death or breaking through the door. This was perfect.
So like I see a lot of people being like deans so homophobic because of how he acted when Cas confessed and I might be the only one but like no? How would you react if your best friends who has been through actual hell for you told you he was going to sacrifice himself for you even when you fucked up told you he loved you then fucking died. Like I’d be pretty frozen and not know how to process that.
So, first of all, that scene in 15x18 was beautiful and profound and no amount of anti-destiel crosstalk is gonna minimize it for me -- especially not a heaping spoonful of garbage like the idea that Dean’s reaction to Cas’ admission was homophobic in some way.
The thing is, Castiel’s soul-dump wasn’t a love confession to be accepted or rejected at all. What it was, was a chance for Cas to tell his truth and say goodbye to save the man he loves. In fact, his assumption upon saying it was that it wasn’t reciprocated.Â
But the thing is, Dean’s reaction PROVES that it IS-- I mean, even having that line in there seeds the idea that this is coming back around-- but, what we see in the moment is Dean locking up.
Because CANNONICALLY Dean has never been able to say goodbye to Cas and when confronted with it, he clams up every time. Take 14x12 as an example and the scene when Cas confronts Dean over his stupid Ma’lak box idea and what that means for them:
And the reason this is so important is best illustrated by our hallmark “will they/won’t they” couple Ross and Rachel:
As Cas presses on and Dean gets the L-bomb dropped on him, we get a soft, broken:
Which is not to say “don’t say it” but more of a “please don’t drop this on me and then leave”.Â
It’s not that Dean doesn’t have a response for Cas, it’s that we don’t have enough time see it - HE doesn’t have enough time to give it. The negative space on his side of the conversation is narratively intentional, and it’s something that I can guarantee is coming back around in the finale.Â
And to drive the point home on just how Dean feels, we close out the episode with this shot:
(actual episode subtitles) Dean ignoring Sam’s calls as he sobs in the corner - which is something not even Sam stopped to do after Eileen disappeared - which, I’ll remind you, is a canonically reciprocal relationship (too).
So, yeah, destiel is canon and the antis can go home.
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