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Strandlines
By aeli_kindara @gravelghosts
On Archive of Our Own
Status: Complete; 40,546 words
Summary: It’s September 18, 2008. Castiel is being deployed to rescue Dean Winchester from Hell. He lands in Dean Winchester’s motel room in 2003. Things go from there.
My thoughts: Ah shit man.
Fic Covers | Teaching Poetry to Fish by @gravelghosts
In which Castiel teaches poetry to fish. Also, himself. Also, eventually, Dean.
fic rec list
(these are just my top fics as I continue reading new stuff! these are potentially subject to change/be added onto as I read more, the top 2 are pretty set in stone though- REMEMBER TO READ WARNINGS ON EACH FIC!)
#1, So Says The Sword by komodobits || 85k (this changed me so DEEPLY) ✿
#2, Four Letter Word for Intercourse by bendingsignpost || 194k ❖✧
#3, oh sooner or later it all comes down to faith by sobsicles || 62k @sobsicles ✿
#4, Sweet Dreams and Scattershot (series) by Elliedew || 528k (HEARTWRENCHING) ✧✿
#5, Ascend by quiettewandering || 50k @wanderingcas ♡
#6, Teaching Poetry To Fish by aeli_kindara || 52k (holy shit this opened my soul to the universe) ✿
#7, And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets || 56k (this made me get back into poetry & now im working on my own poetry book!) ❖✿
#8, Fire and Ice by Castielslostwings || 189k ❖✧(x2)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
I did it! It’s finally done!
Please check out my podfic of @gravelghosts (aeli_kindara on Ao3)’s magnificent story Teaching Poetry to Fish.
Summary:
In which Castiel teaches poetry to fish. Also, himself. Also, eventually, Dean.
(A series-long story, diverging slightly from canon after S14.)
well, I hit 600 destiel fics in 2021, with the year a little less than half over. whoops.
I have a lot of longer fics bookmarked, and I think I’m going to start in on some of them. if I keep going at this rate I’ll be done with 1000 by August. which would be a) embarrassing and b) a great time to start reading Down to Agincourt lol.
the 600th fic was Shelter by @gravelghosts, which I really liked. I loved the established deancas, the Sam POV, and I especially loved that Dean is making peace with his upbringing due to Cas’s influence.
That for this particular hurt, at this particular moment, Dean can carry it lightly because Cas has chosen to carry it hard.
if you want to send me longfic recs, my asks/dms are open. main/side ship has to be Castiel/Dean Winchester. canonverse or canon divergent is preferable. thanks!
contributor promo: dudewheresmypie + aeli_kindara
Artist Name: dudewheresmypie I Artist Social: @dudewheresmypie on Tumblr
Writer Name: aeli_kindara I Writer Social: @gravelghosts on Tumblr, aeli_kindara on on AO3
“You would think the marks might lose their permanence,” Cas muses, “with the reversal of my death.”
It's just dirt — just grains of soil, scorched black against dusty brown. They should scuff and scatter with time. Meld with everything else.
Dean could test it with the toe of his boot. He doesn't. Each feather is still perfect; the arch and sweep of Cas’ wings.
He remembers hefting Cas’ body from the center of them. One arm under his shoulderblades, one under his knees. Sure left a permanent fucking mark on me.
--from tracery (or: five times dean saw cas’ wings, and one time he didn’t) by aeli_kindara
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Teaching Poetry to Fish
Author: aeli_kindara
Rating: M
Word Count: 52,312
Summary: In which Castiel teaches poetry to fish. Also, himself. Also, eventually, Dean.
(A series-long story, diverging slightly from canon after S14.)
Commentary: Cas is so smart. He is so smart and so lovely and lovable. And this author gets it.
This story is a retelling of Castiel’s plot on the show, starting with a few scenes of before canon and continuing to a beautiful, beautiful scene of him raising Dean from Hell.
From then on, the fanfic tells the story of the show by Cas’ POV – and if you’re wondering why you’d read a story about a show you’ve already watched, oh boy…this is not what you’re expecting.
The author explores and expands on scenes and ideas of the show. Even on scenes where the dialogue is word for word the same of the show, the descriptions in between, Cas’ thoughts and feelings are so, so good.
Cas also observes Dean and it’s so fun to catch clues of Dean’s feelings for Cas, while Cas himself is mostly unaware of it.
When the story diverges from canon around season 14 – Dean is having trouble sleeping because of Michael, so Cas helps him and ends up sharing some of the deepest parts of him – Dean and Cas become intimate and it’s so nice, they’re so good with each other.
If you’re a fan of Cas lore exploration or just a fan of good writing in general, don’t skip this one.
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