Dean Winchester lived a content life in Erzla Cove, Rhode Island, running the family store. He had good friends, the best little brother, and a niece that he adored. The only thing missing was someone to share it with.
Castiel Novak had been through much over the years; the loss of his father, the incarceration of his brother, and subsequent guardianship of his nephew Jack, just to name a few. Something else that had affected him profoundly, was loosing touch with his childhood best friend, Dean Winchester: the one who got away.
But now Castiel was hoping to change that.
Spending summers with his father in Erzla Cove as a teenager had been the only time Castiel felt truly at home and he wanted that for Jack. Taking his late father's advice, Castiel was finally doing something for himself, and Jack as well. He was packing up their lives, and moving to the small coastal town, hoping to reconnect with old friends, provide a real home for Jack, and a second chance at love.
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The Keeper’s Quarters were originally just that. The quarters of the Glo Loholo lighthouse keeper. Nowadays, aside from the Boston Harbor, the beacons are automated, GPS making manned lighthouses obsolete. When Dean was a kid, The Baker family owned The Keeper's Quarters, and when Mildred Baker’s husband passed unexpectedly, she used the life insurance to put an addition on the property. She ran it as an inn up until retiring a few years back.
Mildred moved out with some girlfriends to a retirement community in Arizona, having quite enough New England winters without anyone to keep her warm–her words, not Dean’s. With no family to leave the Quarters to, it had remained on the market for years. Not that Dean was surprised, it was a pretty piece of property worth an even prettier penny.
Throughout the rest of the morning, Dean was told the news over and over again, and when his brother Sammy came by on his lunch break, Dean held up his hand.
“Nope. I already know. Someone bought the Keeper’s Quarters. So unless you know who it is…” Dean narrowed his eyes, noting the shit-eating grin on his brother’s dopey face. “You do?” Sam shrugged in faux nonchalance. “Sully may or may not have been one of the lawyers at the closing, on Mildred’s behalf.”
Dean rolled his eyes. “Don’t be a bitch Sammy,” he said and Sam laughed.
“Is that any way to speak to the guy who brought you a large regular from Lasa Moz?” Sam said, playfully waggling the take-out coffee cup in Dean’s face.
Dean snatched it out of Sam’s hand, his homemade coffee pushed aside like a redheaded stepchild. Sam stared at him, amused, as Dean took a healthy sip, and let out a gusty sigh of satisfaction.
“You two need a moment alone?”
“Yes, if you’re not gonna spill move along,” Dean said, waving his hand in a shooing motion.
Sam stared at him, flatly for a moment, then: “Okay, so get this: It’s Castiel Novak. Isn’t that great? You guys were like, best friends, weren’t you?“
For a moment, Dean lost his breath. Castiel Novak. That was a name he never thought he’d hear again.
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by Desirae
Castiel musing about Dean's love.
Words: 860, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Post Series, Post s15x18, Finale? What Finale?, we don't do that here - Freeform, cas centric, Introspection, Making Love, Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurts
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This week's episode of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast is now live! Join @malmuses, @ellen-of-oz, and author Desirae to chatter about Soulmate AUs!
The main fics discussed in this episode are:
Below Deck by Desirae
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27291085
Stripes and Stitches by tiamatv
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24729514
Syncopation by K_K_TiBal
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15388647
Don't Look Back by @goldenraeofsun https://archiveofourown.org/works/20353186
As always, see the post on the mixtapebookclub.com for a larger list of recommendations.
You can listen to the Mixtape Book Club podcast on our website, http://mixtapebookclub.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and most other popular podcasting apps. Enjoy!
Do you love Supernatural? Are you a fan of Dean and Castiel, and their relationship? Do you enjoy reading Destiel fanfiction? This is the podcast for you!
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
A warning: Adult themes and swear words are mentioned in this podcast.
