saltnhalo’s 2018 writing
I made one of these roundups last year, so I figured I’d do the same this year. Between travelling and being in the hospital for a while, I didn’t get quite as much done, but I’m still damn proud of all my words.
Fics on A03
Roll With It (January)
8,086 words this year, 72k total (Explicit)
For two years, Dean’s been slaving away beneath his boss – many label him a secretary, but he fucking hates that and feels like it only applies to someone wearing a pencil skirt, so he insists on his title of Executive Assistant. And for what? In the vain hope that one day he’ll manage to become an editor for Sandover Publishing, and that he’ll see the manuscript that he’s slaved over since college finally realized in print.
That’s the dream, anyway.
Right now, he’s fucking late.
Dean wants to be an editor. Castiel just wants to stay in the country. ‘The Proposal’ – as you’ve never seen it before.
(Editor!Cas, Assistant!Dean)
I Don’t Know Why (January-February)
10,710 words this year, 16.5k total
Dean gets home from a long job to find a note on his front step. He knows exactly who it’s from and what it means; it promises fun and danger and a fucking good time, and there’s no way he can turn down this invitation.
He can never say no to the Angel.
(Assassin!Cas, Spy!Dean)
Flowers (February)
1,004 words, 3.4k total, co-written with destimushi and cryptomoon (Teen)
Three times Dean gave Cas flowers. Well. Kinda.
(Canon compliant, Valentine’s Day)
The Galaxy’s Most Wanted (March)
10,155 words (Explicit)
Dean had been the one always up to mischief, running around with his father’s broken laser pistol and constantly getting into places he shouldn’t have been. Sam, in comparison, always seemed to be the smart, studious one – until he reprogrammed the AI in their neighbours’ house to play ‘Happy Birthday’ at the loudest possible volume while keeping all the doors and windows firmly locked. It had taken two experts seven hours to undo the coding that Sam had managed to integrate into the house’s programming.
So, yes. They had been exceptional even from the beginning. And when John Winchester crossed one too many people, his sons inherited his beloved ship, and took to the cosmos doing what they knew best: stealing.
And they were damn good at it too. Almost unrivalled, across their own galaxy and even those neighbouring.
Almost.
(Space pirates, enemies to lovers)
Ensnared (April)
1,543 this year, 10k total (Mature)
As the current pulls him a little closer to the island, the singing grows stronger. It’s deep and lyrical and the most beautiful thing he’s ever heard and he’s suddenly overcome by the desperate, searing need to be closer, to hear it in all its intended glory.
And as he passes a single spur of rock that juts out a little further into the ocean than the others, Dean sees him.
(Siren!Cas, shipwrecked!Dean)
A Lesson In Obedience (April)
6,396 words (Explicit)
Castiel helps Dean to relax after a long and stressful day at work.
(Sub!Dean, Dom!Cas)
Little Blue Dragon (April)
23,820 words (Explicit)
Dean Winchester may have a reputation for being a skilled craftsman and blacksmith, but his life is just like anyone else’s. He’s over-worked and under-slept, and it’s all because of the niggling feeling in the back of his mind that tells him he’s… forgetting something. Still, he can’t let his weird dreams or errant thoughts get in the way of his work and his love for his craft. The strange feeling goes ignored.
That is, until he meets a man with jewel-blue eyes and an aura of intrigue. Castiel slots into his life in a way that Dean had never thought possible, and Dean grows accustomed to the mysterious man’s visits and brilliant smiles and tales of far-away places.
He’d never known he was missing a piece of himself until he met Castiel, and he thinks that Cas might feel the same way.
Until Castiel disappears from Dean’s life completely.
(Blacksmith!Dean, dragon!Cas)
Worst Impressions (May)
15,061 words, co-written with thepopeisdope (Explicit)
It should be a simple story: they meet, they click (or don’t), and they move forward with their lives from there. It happens every day.
Except in reality, for them, it’s not nearly that simple. It’s more like: they meet, they hate each other with a passion, and then suddenly a firefighter is on a date with a librarian, and somehow that isn’t the most unexpected development of their relationship.
From the instant Dean saw that the drop-dead-gorgeous firefighter had horns and a tail, he knew he was fucked.
(Angel!Dean, demon!Cas)
Trouble In The Best Way (July)
2,173 words (Teen)
When Dean is called in to see Emma's principal about his daughter's behaviour, he's not expecting to encounter one of the most attractive guys he's ever met in Castiel Novak, the father of Emma's partner-in-crime.
(Single parents, strangers to lovers)
Through The Fire (June-September)
30,444 words, WIP (Explicit)
When John Winchester strikes a deal with the Alpha of another pack, Dean is the one forced to take the hit for his family. He suddenly finds himself betrothed to the infamous mafioso Castiel Krushnic—an alpha with a terrifying reputation, who commands respect from all those who meet him. Once mated, Dean and Castiel must find a balance in the dynamics of their relationship, or risk bringing the whole of the Krushnic empire to its knees.
The challenges thrown their way have to be handled together, for better or for worse.
(Mafia AU, A/B/O)
Kiss Me, Kill Me (September)
4668 words (Mature)
Seasoned hitman Castiel Novak is just looking to take out his target and get paid, but should've accounted for the fact that he may not be the only assassin at tonight's party...
Cue the mysterious, green-eyed man who is more of a match for Castiel than anyone he's ever met.
(Assassin AU, A/B/O)
What The Rain Brings (October)
6,043 words (Explicit)
In which Castiel's new roommate—supposed to be an alpha, under the guidelines of the college dorms—turns out to be a) late, and b) a beautiful, sarcastic, drenched omega.
(College AU, A/B/O)
Such Familiar Magic (December)
6,333 words (Teen)
When solitary witch Castiel finds an injured dog unconscious in his garden, he takes it in. He's expecting to heal it, look after it for a few days, then perhaps return it to its owners.
He's not expecting it to be one of the strongest familiars he's ever met.
(Witch!Cas, familiar!Dean)
Fics on Tumblr
Blowjob (353, NSFW)
College stress (1,055)
Bondage (264, NSFW)
Rimming (540, NSFW)
Exhibitionism (1,354, NSFW)
Edging (497, NSFW)
Movie night (579)
Sexting (1,025, NSFW)
Riding (342, NSFW)
Cas in suspenders (164)
Café meet-cute (721)
Micestiel (502)
Witch Cas/Familiar Dean (822)
Captured spy Dean (1,705)
T-shirt (494)
Stitches (500)
High school love (847) Ending 1 | Ending 2
Art thief Dean (1,421)
Fallen Cas (419)
High school reunion (711)
Fake dating (854)
Yoga (857, based on these gifs)
Baking (509)
Sleeping hunters (435, inspired by this beautiful art)
Nude model (703)
Angel Dean/Demon Cas (785)
Suspension (720, NSFW-ish)
Stargazing (461)
Bar pining (604)
Moving house (466)
Beach vacation (926)
Nesting (708)
Noctuary (1,885)
Quidditch (839)
Love confession (2,172, NSFW-ish)
Sam gets a dog (480)
Actors AU (2,636, NSFW-ish)
Reverse!verse (284)
Art student Cas (980)
Motel (494)
Prom invite (1,197)
Dancing (1,176)
Mistletoe (509)
Deaf Dean (816)
Find all my tumblr fics collated on AO3 here
Words posted to AO3: 126,436 Words posted to tumblr: 35,811 Words posted in total: 162,247
Thank you so much to every single person who has read, kudosed, liked, reblogged or commented this year. Your support means the absolute world to me, as without people to read and enjoy what I put out onto the internet, I probably wouldn’t still be writing today. You guys are all so special to me, and I can’t wait to see what 2019 brings for us all.
