On the House by relucant
Wordcount: 34,424
Rating: E
Summary: "In a past life," the guy at the end of the bar began, "I lived in Kansas. Was a hunter. Hunted things. Hunted things." He stared into his glass, swirling the liquid.
Castiel sighed inwardly. The morose drunks were always the hardest to gauge. Some wanted sympathy; some wanted to get angry; some wanted to be cheered up. Some just wanted to talk.This guy wasn't sloppy-drunk, at least. Didn't seem particularly drunk at all, really, though in general hitting the whiskey at 6:30 on a Tuesday afternoon wasn't a good sign.
And anyway, Cas was perfectly willing to admit, if he had to play bartender-therapist, it's nice when his patron-patient's disgustingly attractive.
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The time when I started reading SPN fic has become hazy over the years and the millions of words I’ve consumed since then, but I’m fairly certain this was one of the first WIPs I followed as it updated. It will always have a special place in my heart for that reason, but also, it’s just really good.
Plotwise, it’s pretty straightforward: Dean and Cas meet, talk, feel an attraction. But things are complicated by the fact that Dean is just passing through town, so they have to go about getting to know each other without spending time in each other’s physical presence. All of the long distance communication is pitch-perfect, with plenty of humour and scorching hot sexual tension to illustrate just how good these two could be together. Overall, it’s a pretty fluffy story, rounded out with excellent supporting characters (I’m always fond of Castiel being friends with Charlie first and then adding Dean into their circle.) Also, did I mention how hot (and frequent-- it’s not quite a PWP, but it’s a pretty smut-heavy story) the smutty bits are? But more than that, they also convey a sense of genuine fun, making them even more memorable.
