OK folks, I had the most scathingly brilliant brain flash listening to Hey, Mickey! in the car. Destiel high school AU, but it’s male cheerleader!cas and quarterback!dean.
So Castiel is a math nerd, but one who hit puberty and came out the other side with surprising strength, big biceps, thic thighs, and somehow the perfect body for making amazing basket tosses. After he’s recruited by cheer coach Jody Mills, the female cheerleaders are amazed at how fabulous he makes them look in partner stunts. Head cheerleader April, is like “mine bitches” and practically glues herself to Castiel. The whole school thinks that Castiel and April are a couple/match made in heaven which she plays up. Of course the cheer team, including April herself, knows he’s not that into her, but nobody rocks the boat. Cas goes along with it ‘cause 1) April is a force of nature who is intent on getting the team to nationals her senior year, 2) he’s not interested in anybody else anyway, 3) it is kinda nice to be Mr. Popular and nobody rags on him or any of his nerd friends anymore. April is not dumb enough to try to come between him and his friends, and in fact pretty much guarantees Cas’ loyalty by making sure nobody harasses the math team or theater kids. (She’s scary and effective when she wants to be.) His junior year was everything a high school kid should want, and yet Cas feels like he’s missing something, or someone.
The football team had it’s share of recent glory when Michael (Castiel’s older brother who’s now in college) was quarterback. They do have a fabulous defensive line due to Benny and his crew, but their offense kinda sucks right now. Then they go in shock when their current quarterback, Cole, gets seriously injured when he drinks and drives after an end of school party. Coach Singer has his summer full with helping the kids cope, training camp, and settling in his honorary nephews, who are making the move from Lawrence to Sioux Falls. When John Winchester hit bottom, Bobby made sure he got guardianship of Sam and Dean. John was always into football and made sure Dean had an arm. Dean’s knows he’s good, but he’s not into the football scene because of toxic!dad. Bobby gets it and tells him he doesn’t have to try out, and he can have a part-time summer job at the garage he technically co-owns (but doesn’t have time to run) with Rufus, if he wants, since Dean thinks he might want to be a mechanic. But if he wants to meet some of the guys on the team (Bobby thinks the world of Benny and his crew) and see the summer training camp activities he can.
For Chuck knows why, Dean does come for the facilities tour, and lo and behold, who’s on the other side of the weight room but the cheerleaders. Benny who is chill and well-liked (totally obsessed with his girlfriend Andrea though) tells Dean about how the football team appreciates the cheerleader eye candy during the summer, and he can introduce Dean around. Dean cannot get over the hot guy with the intense blue eyes, and sexy dark hair who’s doing lunges, and thinks maybe spending his summer in the gym and on the field might not be a bad thing after all.















