Dean is a thief and Cas is the detective who has been chasing him for years. And Dean -- well, he’s getting older, slowing down. He’s not bouncing back from jumping out of second story windows like he used to. Those gaps between rooftops seem to stretch a little further than before.
Dean’s thinking about retiring. He has enough money. Sam’s long-since graduated from college and has a good job. The loans are all paid off.
The only thing stopping him is Cas.
Because if Dean quit, he’d never have a reason to see Cas again.
So he keeps going, longer than he should. He has to ice his knees every night. His back is so stiff, sometimes he lays on the floor to stretch it out.
It gets so bad that even Sam, who doesn’t entirely know what he does - but knows enough - pulls him aside one day and tells him, “You have to stop moonlighting as a superhero before it kills you.” Sam’s getting married, has a kid on the way. He plays dirty when he tells Dean, “You’re niece needs her uncle.”
So Dean decides on one last caper. It’s an easy job, taking back a piece of art from a rich guy’s house. He’s almost done. He’s deposited the art at the drop site, when he trips over the wing of a gargoyle and falls right off a roof into an alley not two blocks from the mansion.
He breaks his leg. The nerves scream. He feels on fire. He’s going to pass out. But he can’t. Not here. Not so close.
His niece needs him.
He shouldn’t have taken this job. Cas didn’t even show.
He stares up at the stars, bitterly, hating himself for his pride. Then the world goes dark.
When he wakes up again, he’s in the hospital. His legs are wrapped up and he’s tucked in. He lifts his hands, surprised when there’s no handcuffs. More so when he looks to his right, to a chair against the wall - to Cas, slouching and asleep.
Dean’s heart picks up speed and the monitor beeps in rhythm.
Cas startles awake. Dean freezes as Cas blinks a few times and focuses on him.
Dean doesn’t know what to do. Does Cas know who he is? What he does? He must, right? If he found Dean. If he saw his black clothes and his equipment - his lockpicks, his glass cutter. None of which Dean sees in the room.
“You’re safe,” Cas says, leaning forward. There’s a hint of a smile on his lips that Dean doesn’t understand.
Dean swallows. “Am I under arrest?”
Cas hums, “Did you want to be?”
“No.”
“Good.”
Dean frowns. He has no idea what is happening here.
“You have to quit,” Cas says. “That’s my only condition.”
“I... Huh?”
“It’s non-negotiable.”
“I have no idea what you are talking about Cas - er, Detective.” Dean clears his throat. “I am an upstanding citizen.” At Cas’s flat look, Dean amends, “Starting now.”
Cas drags his chair closer. “Promise?”
“Yeah.” Dean shrugs. “This was going to be my last shot anyway. I should have quit a long time ago.”
“Why didn’t you?” Cas is so close, within reach, chair pulled right up to the side of the bed. Dean could touch him, if he just...
“Don’t make me say it,” Dean says.
Cas’s lips twitch. Another smile. “Say what?”
Dean rolls his eyes. “Come on, Cas. You know I don’t... Well, how are we supposed to say goodbye?”
Nodding, Cas reaches out. He places his hand at the edge of the bed, so close to Dean’s, but not touching. “Maybe we don’t have to.”
“You just told me to quit.”
“Not that, Dean.”
Dean has an idea what he really means, but he’s not about to voice it and be wrong. “What do you mean, then?”
“Go on a date with me,” Cas says, so confident for a moment, before he falters, starts to pull back. “Not that... If you’d rather not, it’s fine. I’m not going to... You don’t have to.” He’s withdrawing his hand, and no. No.
Dean catches it, lacing their fingers together. His heart’s racing, the monitor betraying him, but Cas is smiling at him all sunshine and rainbows. It’s hard to be embarrassed when all he wants to do is finally kiss him.
“I caught you, Dean Winchester,” Cas says, leaning close.
And Dean smirks. “I think I caught you first, Detective Castiel.”
Square(s) Filled: Detective!Cas for @spnaubingo and Castiel for Heaven & Hell Bingo
Warnings: Swearing, robbery at gunpoint, gun shot wounds, blood, Dean gets shot (This all sounds very angsty, but I swear it isn’t!). I think it’s quite funny.
Summary: Dean has a rough day breaking in his new partner.
Pairing: None
Word Count:
Written for: @spnaubingo, @heavenandhellbingo
Unbeta’d - all mistakes are mine.
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“Castiel?” Dean scoffed. “What kind of name is Castiel?”
“It’s actually the name of the angel of Thursday,” a deep voice sounded behind him. Dean swung around to face the unfamiliar voice. “But also means ‘the cover of God’.”
“Winchester, meet your new partner, Castiel Novak,” Captain Turner chuckled lightly from behind his large wooden desk. “Now get out. I know you’ve got a backed up case load Winchester.”
“Yes, sir,” Dean grumbled and stormed out of the captain’s office, the angel of Thursday hot on his heels.
For the next two hours, Dean reluctantly went over his case files with his new partner. Dean had been juggling newbies for the last six months since his last partner, Benny, transferred from the homicide division to fraud when his wife told him she was pregnant. Now he had his hands full with a rookie detective and one with a weird name at that.
Castiel was awkward at best as Dean watched him interact with people, just over the phone. He looked at his new partner, a confused look on his face.
“My people skills are rusty,” Castiel shrugged, placing the handset back in the cradle.
Oh this ought to be a fun fucking day, Dean thought to himself.
The rest of the day was spent running down a couple of fresh leads that had come in on a recent murder investigation. Dean spent the entire day trying to figure out how this guy got out of bed in the morning without hurting himself. He was clueless. His tie was crooked and turned ass backwards. Every single time he badged someone, the damn thing was upside down. Dean sighed as he called in their dinner break and they sat down at a local joint that had great burgers.
“Listen, I’m not saying you don’t know what you’re doing, but how come I ain’t heard nothing about you before today?” Dean questioned his new partner like he would a perpetrator.
“Cash. Now! Empty it!” A loud voice boomed through the small storefront just as their food was delivered. Dean waved the server to hide and he reached his hand down to unholster his weapon, flipping the safety off as he surveyed the scene.
“Hey, cover me,” Dean whispered to Castiel as he slid from the booth, his eyes never leaving the criminal at the cash register. Quick and sure footed, he moved stealthily until he was right behind the would be thief. “Police, put your hands up and no one gets hurt, okay?” His gun was pressed into the man’s back.
“I don’t think so, pig,” the man disagreed, his voice cocky for a man who had a gun pointed at him.
“Lawrence PD. Don’t move and I won’t have to hurt you for resisting arrest,” Dean informed him. Just then he heard the distinct sound of shotgun cocking.
The cashier stood wide eyed, a wad of cash in his hand as he looked from Dean to the gunman, to what Dean assumed was another gunman behind him.
“Lawrence Police! Drop the weapon and put your hands behind your head!” Castiel called out.
A shot rang out, followed by another. Dean fell to the ground, a burning sensation running up the back of his leg and into his right butt cheek. “Son of a bitch!”
Before Dean could register what happened, Castiel had cuffed both perps, the second one bleeding from a gunshot wound to the left leg.
“What the hell?” Dean looked from Castiel to the cuffed men.
“My people skills might be rusty, but I graduated at the top of my class. I’m good at what I do,” Castiel smirked.
“So, I guess I owe you an apology, huh?” Dean said to Castiel as he was being loaded into the ambulance.
“No apology necessary, Dean. A thank you would be nice, though,” he smiled, his bright blue eyes shining in the fading sunlight.
“Hey, Cas? I’m sorry, and thanks,” Dean shook his head, not sure how he had read his new partner so wrong.
“We’re partners Dean. I will always have your back, or in this case, your backside,” Castiel smiled as the medic closed the door, not missing the look of confusion on Dean’s face.
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Summary: Castiel has been mated to Michael for eight years. He loves his alpha just as much as Michael loves him and so what if Michael broke his arm because he spilled hot coffee in his lap? It would heal. Castiel probably deserved it anyway for being so clumsy. He doesn't understand why his friends keep saying they're concerned about him.
The one thing he does understand is that Dean is a criminal. A thief and the biggest annoyance Detective Castiel Novak has ever faced. Dean Winchester deserves to be locked up and the key melted. He hates Dean Winchester because the alpha is the best thief in all of America and everyone knows it, especially Dean.
So why does Dean keep calling the station and asking for him? Why does Dean keep flirting with him every time they speak? Why can't the blasted alpha just turn himself in already?
"Hello, Dean."
"Hey, Cas! I knew there was an Angel watching over me today!"
Comments: 10/10. It’s an awesome story with an amazing plot. Dean has a massive crush on Cas, and Cas is in a very abusive relationship with Michael. They grow closer and closer through untraceable phone calls and talks in the park, and Cas finds that he can’t bring himself to arrest Dean. This is an amazing read, Cas’s relationship with Michael is heartbreaking and infuriating, while his relationship with Dean is heartwarming and so so sweet. Don’t worry though, this is a happy ending despite them being on opposite sides of the law. I recommend this a lot and it’s amazing. WARNINGS: Abusive relationship, both sexual and physical between Cas and Michael.
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Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Balthazar (Supernatural), Garth Fitzgerald IV, Bela Talbot, Gordon Walker, Bobby Singer, Jody Mills, Lucifer (Supernatural) Additional Tags: Dom/sub, dom/sub biology, Serial killer case, Dom Dean, Sub Castiel, Suspense, Kidnapping, Subspace, Hand Feeding, Kneeling, Spanking, Facials, Detective Castiel, Safeword Use, Origami, Graphic Description of Corpses, multiple corpses, some small amount of torture, DCBB, Dcbb 2017, Dean/Cas Big Bang Challenge, Biologically Necessary Submission, biologically necessary domination Series: Part 1 of The Echoes of Submission Summary: Castiel Novak, the city’s only Submissive homicide detective, balances navigating a career believed to be a Dominant’s domain and keeping his physical needs in check. When another team drops the ball and a series of gruesome murders lands in Castiel’s lap, it’s simply another day on the job. Only this isn’t like any case Castiel has ever worked. Collecting clues and running leads gets him nowhere, until the day he receives a phone call from Dean Winchester, Editor-in-Chief of the popular magazine Cruisin’ Classics. It’s a phone call that has the power to blow the case wide open. Castiel races against the clock as the killer ups the ante, but Dean—rich, drop-dead gorgeous, and a famously unconventional Dominant to boot—proves to be a distraction he can’t afford. As the danger grows, Castiel finds himself torn between upholding his beliefs and giving in to his desires. Can he resist his urges long enough to find the killer, or will his biology consume him?
Finished this fanart for Supernatural. A detective noir AU, where Castiel is the grumpy detective and Dean is the seductive femme fatale. I might need to do more of the AU.
More Destiel fanart, Noir AU. Decided to do this one in black and white to show off the lighting effect of the cigarettes. Also open top dean anybody? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 9/?
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Bobby Singer, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Kevin Tran
Additional Tags: Detective Castiel, Thief Dean, Past Relationship(s), Ocean's Twelve au
Summary:
Cas and Dean were once a thing, back when Cas was still an up-and-comer in the Italian police force and Dean was just a low-level thief trying to carve a name for himself.
Now Cas is a big detective in Amsterdam and Dean's one of the biggest names in the game, and a deadly cat-and-mouse game has yanked Dean back over to Europe. When the detective and the thief are thrown together, old sparks fly and new flames ignite.
