SPN Folklore Bang

SPN Folklore Bang

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Welcome to SPN Folklore Bang!

folklore noun folk·​lore | ˈfōk-ˌlȯr 1 : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people. 1a. The coyote appears in much of Native American folklore. 1b. Paul Bunyan is a figure from folklore. 2 : a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore; a specialist in folklore.

The SPN Folklore Bang is exactly that: a bang challenge focused on folklore with a Supernatural spin. Authors and artists sign up, authors write a fic and then the fic is claimed by an artist. This bang was thought up by Sushi, because she wanted one. Oriana just did the technical stuff.

Authors have to write a minimum of 10k words. Artists will create 1 piece of art. However: you are not limited to those amounts.

Signups begin January 15th! View the countdown timer here.

Signups end February 15th for authors and March 20th for artists!

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Folklore Bang 2024 Master List

Well, folks, that wraps us up for the Supernatural Folklore Bang 2024 round! A master list of the fics and artwork is below.

1. Lonely In Your Nightmare

Written by @ravenfuchs, art by @arlington-chamber-of-gay

Fic here | Art available in fic

2. A Dog-Eat-Dog World

Written by @thefastestqueeralive, art by Mab

Fic here | Art available in fic

3. Full Snow Moon

Written by @mbqnoyolo, art by @golby-moon

Fic here | Art here

4. When the Rain Washes You Clean You'll Know 

Written by @alulangel, art by @anyreiart and @thestarsmakemedream-art

Fic here | Art here and here

5. From the Ocean Depths

Written by @celestialstarlight27, art by @twinone1221

Fic here | Art here

6. Star-Crossed

Written by @12gittens, art by @sourkitkat73

Fic here | Art here

7. Time Running

Written by @tea-or-die and @wolfiepyxie, art by @sagee-sketches

Fic here | Art available in fic

We're so grateful to all our participants, and to all of you for following along. We'll be sure to announce when we have the next round planned, so stay tuned!

[12gittens]

Folklore SPN Bang fic!

Here's my fic for this great collaboration, along with the lovely art made by my bang partner, @sourkitkat73!

The banner art, of course!

The main art piece...

And an extra one, to show the passage of time, I loved the idea.

Oh, and before I forget, here's the fic:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Is your web browser tab count crying yet? Well TOO BAD, because you're not going to want to miss this penultimate entry in the Supernatural Folklore Bang, from @sourkitkat73 and @12gittens!

[twinone1221]

Hello!! Today I bring art for @spnfolklorebang!!

I had the fortune of creating art for @celestialstarlight27, their story can be found here. Go read it! :D

Enjoy everyone!

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Another dose of folklore, coming to you fresh from @twinone1221 and @celestialstarlight27!

[thestarsmakemedream-art]

ART MASTERPOST FOR SPN FOLKLORE BANG

Dreams come true, even the wildest one. If you want to see how our boys are handling this and lose yourself in incredible places, you should definitely read When the Rain Washes You Clean You'll Know by audacious_squid ( @alulangel ).

This was a really awesome and honestly cozy project, with wonderful teammates. Unlike most of the bangs, in @spnfolklorebang this year were more artists than fics, so we got in the same team with fantastic @anyreiart . We were blessed with a long list of awesome visuals by audacious_squid, this fic is really a dream for any artist.

Anyrei's art is here.

Mine as you can see was the luscious jungle scene and the bubble field. These art prompts made me really happy.

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Look look look!

[anyreiart]

Art Masterpost for SPN Folklore Bang

I had the incredible pleasure of working with @thestarsmakemedream-art and @alulangel for the @spnfolklorebang. Our author @alulangel had given @thestarsmakemedream-art and me a lot of beautiful scenes to play with and it was an amazing experience to work with another artist for a change on a fic. It was so much fun coming up with a cohesive art style and it was a true collaboration, an absolute joy to be creative that way.

I made a banner for the fic and I also made an animation for it. Which is a very new teritory for me as an artist but it was a lot of fun. (I didn't loop the animation when I exported it but for some reason tumblr plays it in a endless loop which is a bit annyoing. But at least I've learned a lot for the next time)

And this is my art for the fic:

To see the full set of art for this fic please have a look here on @thestarsmakemedream-art's blog: https://www.tumblr.com/thestarsmakemedream-art/755326534891470848/dreams-come-true-even-the-wildest-one-if-you?source=share

And of course here is the link to the amazing fic that we claimed:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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The latest installation of the Folklore 2024 collection is live! @alulangel's fic was graced by the talent of TWO artists. @thestarsmakemedream-art's will be our next reblog!

[golby-moon]

made a thingy for the @spnfolklorebang and dumped uh a lot of art on it. I now never wanna see and/or draw snow again (good thing it's July ig fghjfhfg)

so first up is the banner, in which I reuse the putting credits on trees thing because I'm very original with banners (at least it wasn't a desk this time gdfgdf). for some reason that sign with the title gives me Club Penguin vibes and I have no idea why, though I'm thinking idk maybe the colors? also look at me forcing myself to get better at drawing forests using that greyed out outline-less object method

drawing the Impala is Hard no matter the angle so I actually used a reference for once yay. just now realizing Dean might be too small but ehh. for this one, I really wanted to emphasize the fact that Cas isn't there at this point in the fic so I drew a lot of empty space in the Impala as opposed to zooming in on Dean and relieving myself of the burden of drawing more Vehicle. also this is my first time drawing snow like that how's it look. also also what no I totally didn't distort various sections of the banner to make the trees in the background what are you talking about

(bonus sketch but I originally just had the Impala all frosty like this and idk I was still somewhat fond of this version even if the fic had the Impala more snow-covered. looking at this now, the frost looks more like salt from the road than anything though :/)

oh no look away it's my attempt at drawing people squatting down ,_, (never a good thing though neither is me trying to shade stuff). nah but I actually found references of Dean and Cas squatting shockingly easily and tried to copy those. still doesn't look quite right imo but an attempt was made so that they could actually see the tiny prints in the snow which I think came out suspiciously well considering. the weird section of snow on the bottom right is supposed to be a slushy sort of river that's partially melted but not really so I tried to make it look kinda melted. also am I the only one who never realized until now that we never saw any of the main characters wearing any sort of winter clothes? they're up to their ears in flannel but don't have a coat or a warm hat??

bonus art piece thingy featuring Phillippe LeChat (the familiar from That One spn episode, since my boy Phillippe is featured in the fic). houses never come out looking quite right and the roof is a disaster but an attempt was made and yeah I did give him huge anime-ish eyes I don't make the rules

the fic this is made for is called "Full Snow Moon" by @mbqnoyolo

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

(07/06/24)]

[mbqnoyolo]

hey yoooooo

@spnfolklorebang @kayliemalinza

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Check it out, y'all - the next installation in our Folklore 2024 collection, by @mbqnoyolo with art by @golby-moon!

[thefastestqueeralive]

A Dog-Eat-Dog World

Announcing my piece for the @spnfolklorebang!

It was so much fun creating this story and there is a stunning piece of artwork to go along with it by the incredibly talented Mab!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[spnfolklorebang]

Our second entry in the SPN Folklore Bang 2024 collection is live! Check it out, folks!

[ravenfuchs]

Lonely In Your Nightmare

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Twenty-one year old Dean Winchester is plagued by nightmares that are taking a toll on his sleep and his health. Castiel Novak is a dream-walking cambion who work at his brother's sleep clinic. It soon becomes apparent that Castiel will have to use his talents and special knowledge to save his childhood friend from being taken by the Wild Hunt. In securing Dean's future unpleasant truths about the past will be revealed - including a deep betrayal. The two will have to travel to the High Court of Merlin to attend a trial that will decide one man's fate and bring justice to a family torn apart by greed and indifference.

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First fic is up, with art by @arlington-chamber-of-gay! Check it out!

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Posting July 10th: Time Running by @tea-or-die, @wolfiepyxie, and @sagee-sketches

Word Count: 21,000

Tags: Castiel/Dean, Explicit sexual content, knives, threat of death, photographer Dean Winchester, Professor Castiel

Archive Warnings: Depictions of violence 

Summary: Visiting an old monastery should be a nice, simple sightseeing trip. Even if it's on the ruins of an ancient Pagan temple. Nothing could go wrong, right? Right??

Husbands Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak went into their trip to Poland thinking they’d get to see some sights and spend a bit of quality time with one another. That is, until Dean accidentally falls into a rift in time that sends him back to days of old where Paganism was at its peak. Now it's a race against time, and opposing forces, as Dean and Castiel fight to return to one another.

Will Castiel be able to save his husband in time, or will Dean be lost to history forever?

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Posting July 9th: Star-Crossed by @12gittens and @sourkitkat73

Word Count: 14,710

Tags: Sam/Eileen, Dean/Castiel, talks about suicide and self-harm, post-canon, canon-compliant, case fic, Destiel without Castiel, Romanian folklore

Archive Warnings: None given

Summary: A hunter’s life is restless by its nature, but Sam still doesn’t like seeing his brother pushing himself to the human limits. Ever since Cas died, Dean has been burying himself in hunting without allowing any breaks and all Sam can do about it is be by his side. Their latest case is not easy to crack since it involves women ending their own lives or just being found dead in the morning with no injuries other than a bruise. But once the two brothers meet a woman nicknamed Cat, they find out that they are dealing with a being from Romania called the Flyer, also known as The Evening Star. Since it’s described by their sources as a symbol of unfulfilled love and a star-like creature that tempts heartbroken people and feeds on their life force, the Winchesters end up thinking about their own love issues. For Sam that means his desire and hesitance to propose to Eileen and for Dean it is the weight of all the unsaid words around Castiel’s death. As the night on which they plan to stop the Flyer arrives, complications appear and Dean needs to confront all his feelings about the now absent angel if they want to complete this hunt.

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Posting July 8th: From the Ocean Depths by Celestial_Starlight and TwinOne

Word Count: 10,223

Tags: Dean Winchester/Castiel, (some) body horror, body dysphoria, panic attack, selkie Dean, human Cas, fallen angel Cas, mechanic Dean, Dean has a panic attack, writer Cas, Dean and Charlie are best friends, Cas and Charlie are best friends, Charlie Bradbury is a badass

Archive Warnings: None given

Summary: In a raging storm, Cas saves an injured seal, only for it to transform into a man. As a fallen angel, Cas knows all about the supernatural – he takes the selkie inside expecting him to recover by morning. 

But things are far from that simple – the selkie barely remembers how to talk and has no recollection of having a human form. He can only remember his first name – Dean. Cas helps him recover, knowing exactly what it’s like to feel like the entire world is foreign, like your own body is the enemy. They chip away at the mysteries shrouding Dean’s past and become inextricably intertwined in the process.

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Posting July 7th: When the Rain Washes You Clean You'll Know by audacious_squid, @anyreiart, and @thestarsmakemedream-art

Word Count: 10,100

Tags: Dean/Castiel, Dreams, Post-canon, Mythology

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary: Cas came back.  But as happy as Dean is about it, things have been... strained.  Dean can't find the words, Cas is avoiding him, and Sam's at the end of his rope with the both of them.  When they stumble upon a case in West Virginia where people are falling asleep and disappearing, it seems like the perfect opportunity to force some cooperation.  It's a milk run.  Easy.  But with so much repressed, and so many dreams unrealized, Dean and Castiel soon find themselves caught up in something that may finally force them to confront what they've been trying to ignore ever since Cas came back.  And who knows - maybe this time, dreams really can come true.

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Posting July 6th: Full Snow Moon by @mbqnoyolo and @golby-moon 

Word Count: 15,925

Tags: Dean Winchester/Castiel, Claire/Kaia, magick, waheela, Indigenous mythology, domestic, mythical beasts

Archive Warnings: None given

Summary: Along the Canadian border, a little girl is missing from the small village of Ericsburg. Dean and Castiel cover for Jody and Donna to investigate the case only to find whispers of a mythical beast and villagers that are less than helpful. And to make matters worse, Castiel has flown the coop with no warning and Dean is left with too many questions with a little girl's life in his hands.

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Posting July 3rd: A Dog-Eat-Dog World by @thefastestqueeralive and Mab

Word Count: 16,800

Tags: Castiel/Dean Winchester (if you squint), Canon typical violence

Archive Warnings: None given

Summary: On a suspiciously quiet night before Halloween, the Winchester brothers are taking it easy before the nightmare they can expect from the most paranormally active night of the year. Their plans to kick back and relax with some movies and beers are drawn to a halt, however, when Castiel appears, injured and bleeding and barely conscious. After the brothers have patched up the angel, Castiel describes his attacker; a Hellbeast he’s not encountered before, and one that attacks humans seemingly without any cause. The celestial being had tried to intervene, managing to help the woman escape injured but alive.

Their research brings Team Free Will to the conclusion that they’re facing an ancient breed of Hellhound, so they naturally turn to Crowley for answers. When the King of Hell insists he isn’t behind this creature’s attacks, he’s reluctantly dragged into the battle against their now common enemy, as his Hellhounds have been acting unusually irritable—or more so than normal—and this new beast on the block must be the reason why.

It’s never as simple as discover a hinky death, open a book, match the modus operandi to a spectral entity and salt and burn its bones. This ancient Hellhound isn’t alone in its hunt for wrongdoers, and these hounds are taking orders from a powerful master, to boot. Upon further investigation, it’s discovered that the being in control of these attacks appears to be one of Crowley, King of Hell’s past flings; a scorned and jilted lover who can apparently hold a grudge for several hundred years, and will cross continents to get her revenge!

The best plan the team can come up with to trap this witch and her hounds? Use Crowley as bait to lure her out, separate her from her dogs, and use every witch-killing weapon they have.

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Posting July 1st: Lonely In Your Nightmare by @ravenfuchs and @arlington-chamber-of-gay

Word Count: 12,554

Tags: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Rowena/Chuck, John/Mary Winchester, rated Teen, AU, Wild Hunt, Cambions are offspring of an incubus and a human, Dream walking, Merlin, Fae, High Court on Avalon, Magic

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary: Twenty-one year old Dean Winchester is plagued by nightmares that are taking a toll on his sleep and his health. Castiel Novak is a dream-walking cambion who work at his brother's sleep clinic. It soon becomes apparent that Castiel will have to use his talents and special knowledge to save his childhood friend from being taken by the Wild Hunt. In securing Dean's future unpleasant truths about the past will be revealed - including a deep betrayal. The two will have to travel to the High Court of Merlin to attend a trial that will decide one man's fate and bring justice to a family torn apart by greed and indifference.

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