Grown-Ups Making Grown-Up Choices by Carrieosity
Fic link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/9227825/chapters/20927900
Relationships: Castiel/Dean
Word count: 81039
Rating: E
Warnings and key tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega, Alpha Castiel, Omega Dean, Lawyer Castiel, Mechanic Dean, Unhealthy coping mechanisms, Sexual harassment, Self-esteem issues, Awkward flirting, Misunderstandings, Fluff and Humor
Summary: Dean is a grown-ass man - he can take perfectly good care of himself, thank you very much. Well, except that sometimes the easier or more fun choices aren’t always the right or best ones, and, all right, maybe thinking ahead and working the long game isn’t his strongest suit. It’s fine! He’s fine.
When he meets Castiel, he realizes that flying by the seat of his pants may not be the best way to attract the super-serious (gorgeous, funny, genius) Alpha. Dean’s shrink has been telling him he needs to start making “grown-up choices,” and if that’s what he has to think about in order to make Cas fall for him, then he’ll give it a whirl.
This is my fave because: I had a blast writing the playful, fun relationship that developed between Cas and Dean in this, even while dealing with all the issues that are bound to arise in an A/B/O environment. The last thing I wanted to do was to make their secondary genders the main thrust of the plot - yeah, Dean’s an omega, and of course it has an impact on his life an on his history, but he’s so much more than that! A lot of people commented on how relatable they found him to be, and, honestly, I probably put a lot of myself into him; he’s aware of all his flaws, and he knows he can learn and grow from his mistakes, but sometimes it’s hard to see that other people don’t notice them nearly as much as you do, and nobody is a harsher judge of us than ourselves.
And there was so much fun in this story! Hot peppers, playing princess with Cas’s niece, a stoner bromance between Ash and Andy, so much awkwardness and silliness as Cas and Dean fall for each other more and more. It made me giggle to write a lot of it, and it seems like a lot of you guys liked that part of it, too. It was definitely a highlight of the year for me!
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