It's been a busy month and I didn't read near as much as I did in June. Been doing a lot of writing for bangs! I still have like a dozen tabs open that I need to catch up on, stuff I've gotten emails about but haven't had time to read.
Regardless—here's what I read this month!
All Destiel unless otherwise noted! AUs are marked with asterisks, all others are canonverse <3
WIPs
All Them Horses by @foundmyhome - New WIP obsession. Cas comes back from the Empty but he's only awake for one hour a day.
with most strings attached by @wanderingcas - S12 Dean and Cas are fuck buddies, and no they aren't going to talk about it lmao
Putting the Pieces Together by @deweys-posts - creepy extras from Filling in the Blanks!
*your dead end by @wanderingcas - Human Cas is Bobby's adopted son and he and Dean have a complicated history
Going going gone by @shallowseeker - Dean and Cas get a swanky hotel upgrade after taking care of a haunting at a baseball stadium
Let Love In by @mab-morrigan - s13-15 rewrite where Dean unthinkingly kisses Cas when he comes back from the Empty (also - more Claire, Kaia, and Jody, and some other changes from canon)
If you can't fix it you have to stand it by @2fear2gach - Cas comes back from the Empty too late, Dean is dead and everything is weird
*come alive in the heat by @sicksicksixx - This one needs no introduction I believe ;) The genesis of Trailer Park Tuesdays
A Communal Digging of a Very Shallow Grave by @beatsheetromanroy - Dean learns about Cas's deal with the Empty in s14 and they find a very painful workaround (but it's also soooo much more than this too!)
More below the cut!
One-shots
crossroads series by @mab-morrigan - Smutty episode codas!
*Blame it on the Goombas by @deweys-posts - An adorable and hilarious Super Mario Bros crossover
Brother, it's 10 AM on a Tuesday... by @deweys-posts - Post-canon married Dean and Cas doing some high-risk, high-reward roleplay lol
darlin', your head's not right by @em-bitterred - S7 Megstiel with snarky asshole Meg doing her best to make Dean jealous. I love this fic <3
*Old Mattress, New Discoveries by @worrynoodle - Roommates and massage, what more could you ask for really??
The Pleasure of Reduction by @envydean - when I asked Jenny to share a kink that Destiel got her into, she wrote this smutty fic and gifted it to me!! Scorching and worth a read!
scire et utendus by @kickflaw - I asked Flaw the same question and received another gift of free use Dean and BAMF Cas 😍
Unexpected moments by @mercurialkitty - A sweet Cas/Kelly smut fic that was gifted to me after I posted my Cas/Kelly fic.
Yes, somehow I managed to score THREE smutty gifts this month. It's been a good one lol <3 I'm feeling the love!!
Multi-chapter fics
EAT. by @gedandagiveemhellattitude - Godstiel captures Dean and keeps him hostage in Heaven
Do You Think I Have Forgotten? (About You) by spinsomnia - Cas shows up in a female vessel and breaks Dean's brain
Destiel Drabbles by @kickflaw - I read a couple of these little morsels. They are very tasty and SO well-written
plenty of ways to know you're not dying by @em-bitterred - Complicated and angsty little Dean/Lisa/Castiel triangle set in the Endverse
My new stuff
to lay claim
2.5K, complete
The 'Cas/Kelly with weird Destiel feelings' fic. Kelly doesn't want Lucifer to be the last person she ever has sex with, Castiel feels compelled to symbolically claim their child. An episode coda for 12x19 'The Future.'
Heaven Came Down Ch 12
~77K for now, WIP
HunterCorp Dean finds himself in the Endverse after stepping through a rift he thought would bring him home. He meets a strange version of the angel Castiel, and has to wrestle with his growing feelings for him while dealing with a dark secret about the Castiel from his home world.
*Homecoming
1.2K, complete
Scenic Route 1.5. Cas has a job interview that goes really, really well.
Other fun things
I also did an interview for @carryonauthor about Heaven Came Down and how I got into the fandom! Be sure to check out the other interviews and podcasts too <3
And I made silly art (the first I've shared publicly!) for Blame it on the Goombas! Here's Toad Cas in his little mushroom cap and vest.
ALSO, I'm organizing a very casual Midam event for my second favorite (and, imo, the most sorely underrated) SPN ship <3 @midamfest will start on September 23 and conclude on September 29, which is Michaelmas and Adam's birthday! Even if you're not a Midam fan, I'd really really appreciate a reblog of the stickied post on the @midamfest account to help get the word out <3
Here's everything I read and loved this month. Every single fic on this list is worth reading, but I recommend starting with some authors you haven't read before!!
All Destiel unless otherwise noted! AUs are marked with asterisks, all others are canonverse <3
WIPs
Going going gone by @shallowseeker - Dean and Cas get a swanky hotel upgrade after taking care of a haunting at a baseball stadium
Do You Think I Have Forgotten? (About You) by spinsomnia - Cas shows up in a female vessel and breaks Dean's brain
Let Love In by @mab-morrigan - s13-15 rewrite where Dean unthinkingly kisses Cas when he comes back from the Empty (also - more Claire, Kaia, and Jody, and some other changes from canon)
If you can't fix it you have to stand it by @2fear2gach - Cas comes back from the Empty too late, Dean is dead and everything is weird
*come alive in the heat by @sicksicksixx - This one needs no introduction I believe ;) The genesis of Trailer Park Tuesdays
*That Which Burns by @kickflaw - modern-day fantasy in which Dean and Cas, best friends and former FWBs, are marked with matching "godmarks" and chosen to complete a mission for a god
*Big Bad Wolf by duckyboos - Dean moves back to his hometown, where he has to reckon with the force of nature that is his old flame Cas
A Communal Digging of a Very Shallow Grave by @beatsheetromanroy - Dean learns about Cas's deal with the Empty in s14 while dealing with Michael trauma, Hell trauma, and a crowded bunker
baby cut me open by @darknessfeeder - demon Dean and Crowley trap Cas for some fun (Destiel and Drowstiel)
One-shots
*Pocket Promises by @peachyhalloween - cuuuuute Pokemon crossover with lots of nostalgia
the good boy, the bad girl, and me by AreYouReady - Dean has a nice time watching Cas and Meg (Cas/Meg/Dean)
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe by @sicksicksixx - a Pride month fic dealing with Dean's acceptance of himself, his love for Cas, and coming out
Hey, nineteen. by angelsdean - s15 Cas visits and comforts pre-series Dean
Bare-boned and crazy by medicatedmaniac - retired, domestic Dean and Cas have still got it ;)
Failure conditions by @shallowseeker - Cas tries on a collar that suppresses his grace, and it leads to a big new step in their relationship
gentle sins by natprirodno - instead of going to the Empty, Cas goes back in time where he meets and hooks up with pre-series Dean (warning: unhappy ending)
Multi-chapter fics
*Castiel Novak's Office, This is Dean by emmbrancxx0 (I'm listening to the podfic by NerdyNerdenstein) - Dean sleeps with a dark-haired hottie, only to find out the next morning that said hottie is his new boss
*Debut by @farenmaddox - HunterCorp Dean helps siren Cas escape from a circus where he was being abused
*Murder by Invitation Only by @xev3n - a fun murder mystery featuring PI Cas and escort Dean
*Bibliosmia by @friendofcarlotta - omegaverse, HunterCorp Dean gets pregnant by librarian Cas
*Alpha Care by @valdelion - alpha Cas goes into rut, and conscientious nurse Dean offers to give him a hand
*The Middle by @whoipretended2b - emo Cas, older bartender Dean, and the bar where their relationship and Cas's music career blossomed
*Incandescent by @whoipretended2b - incubus Cas spends one night with Dean; Dean keeps coming back until Cas finally realizes they're dating
*The Man Behind the Curtain by @friendofcarlotta - It's 1985, and East German official Castiel Novak falls in love with the man he's spying on, playwright Dean Winchester
My new stuff
From All Ills
~60K, complete
A multiverse fix-it fic in which Castiel's sacrifice for Dean is the catalyst for Team Free Will to defeat Chuck. Featuring several flavors of Destiel, including Endverse, HunterCorp, and reverse-verse... and many, many sobbing men. (warning: several AU versions of Castiel die)
Heaven Came Down Ch 10 & Ch 11
~70K for now, WIP
HunterCorp Dean finds himself in the Endverse after stepping through a rift he thought would bring him home. He meets a strange version of the angel Castiel, and has to wrestle with his growing feelings for him while dealing with a dark secret about the Castiel from his home world.
Is there a trope or genre of fics that you were either hesitant or not interested in at all but your mind was changed after reading a particular story?
You don’t have to mention which fic it was if you don’t want to but if you do remember I’d love to know
Mpreg tbh. Never was a fan. Always said I would never read it. Just like omegaverse, and that went so well I'm writing for the omegaverse bang lol. 😂
Re: mpreg though... Honestly its not something I would seek out, but now that I've birthed 3 children it's not so bad to see the guys suffer those indignities lol 😂
