#episode variation

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8.17 Goodbye Stranger variations

Goodbye Stranger was the first episode I ever watched and I've been having feels about it again so here are all fic that cover the lead up to it and after.

the world, it flows [series] - NotEvenALittle, ourple_man   Ao3

Set S8.  After snapping out of the mind control, Cas takes Dean and the tablet on the run with him because he worries that the angels will try to finish the job that Naomi started.

Word Count: 17k                              No Sex 

Break Through - Sapphire_Princess   Ao3

Set S8.  In the crypt Cas admits to Dean what broke Naomi’s control.  Knowing that the safest place for both Cas and the angel tablet is the bunker, they help Meg and Sam kill Crowley and find Kevin before continuing the trials.  Now that they both know what they feel Dean and Cas take the opportunity to change their relationship too.

Word Count: 49k                              Non-Graphic Sex

Forgive me (even if I won’t forgive myself) – SeaFlowerLily   Ao3

Set S8 AU.  Dean may have gotten through to Cas in the crypt, but it doesn’t entirely erase what he did to his boyfriend.

Word Count: 3k                                 No Sex

Hands, From Which All Things Are Built – MajorEnglishEsquire   Ao3

Set S8.  With Cas on the run with the angel tablet, he one day reaches out to Dean via text message, over the next few weeks they exchange messages as they criss-cross the country separately, figuring out along the way how much they need each other.

Word Count: 15k                              No Sex

I Will Be Your Message From God - Aaron_The_8th_Demon   Ao3

Set S8 & S6.  On the run with the angel tablet, Cas starts time hopping to avoid Naomi, meeting earlier versions of Dean along the way, when he gets the idea to try and change the way things went down with his purgatory deal.

Word Count: 32k                              No Sex

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Stuck in the Middle with You variations - Part 1

I don't think enough was made of Cas' first I love you, but here are a bunch of codas or variations for that ep

What's a little dying between friends? – carnationqueen   Ao3

Set S12 AU.  What Crowley knows is that breaking the lance of Michael will cure Cas.  But he also knows that dying will take a long time and that having an ever shrinking amount of time left between them might actually kick Dean and Cas into admitting their feelings for each other.

Word Count: 27k                              No Sex

The Mixtape – blackblueberries   Ao3

Set S12.  Unable to verbally respond to Cas’ deathbed love confession, Dean instead takes his Top 13 Zepp Traxx tape and records a mixtape of songs over the top to tell Cas how he feels.

Word Count: 4k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

just let the sun in – muItifandomjess   Ao3

Set S12.  In the wake of the incident with Ramiel, Dean takes Cas home to look after him and makes an admission of his own.

Word Count: 2k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Say it Again? - Real_Life_Mermaid   Ao3

Set S12.  Unimpressed with the timing of Cas’ deathbed confession of feelings, Dean has a few words to say about it when they get back to the bunker.  Luckily for Cas those words are how he feels the same, and to show Dean how much he actually feels they touch soul and grace. 

Word Count: 8k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

a sip of home truth - bubblewrapstargirl   Ao3

Set S12.  When he finds out that the BMoL and by extension Mary, was responsible for Cas’ near death, Dean kicks her out of the bunker.

Word Count: 2k                                 No Sex

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Do you have anything based on "Free to be you and me"? Anything surrounding that episode, really. Thanks :)

Ooh I have a few posts about that under both the Episode Variation tag and more specifically Free to be you and me tag

Carve Your Name Into My Bedpost - the_oncoming_stormageddon   Ao3

Set S5.  When the brothel didn’t work, Dean took a more hands on approach to deflowering the angel.  In the aftermath he realises that he might want more with Cas.

Word Count: 1k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Rule Number One – afrodolphin   Ao3

Set S5.  Plan B for getting rid of Cas’ virginity is for Dean to give him a totally normal, best friend blowjob.

Word Count: 1k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

Simply Shoveling Sand - Lucha_Pseud   Ao3

Set S13 AU & S5.  In the process of burning Cas Dean wishes he could have told Cas he loved him and ends up on the night he took Cas to the brothel and with Dean’s memories Cas finds a new way to stop the apocalypse

Word Count: 6k                                                 No Sex

Revelations and Rapture – SetsunaNoroi   Ao3

Set S5.  In the aftermath of their showdown with Raphael, both Dean and Cas are soaked.  Cas’ attention to Dean getting changed makes Dean think that the angel may be interested in sex after all.

Word Count: 5k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

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Are there fics where Dean says the original line "I love you" instead of "I need you"? Canon-adjacent?

Heck yes there are!

One Word – angelofthequeers   Ao3

Set S8.  In the crypt, Dean sticks to his original script and tells Cas he loves him at the crucial moment.  But in the days that follow, just because he said it, doesn’t mean he’s going to do anything about it.  How will this one word change the events of S8?

Word Count: 43k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

Shining Like Brand New - fairy_tale_echo   Ao3

Set S8.  I love you.  With that one little change, Dean breaks through to Cas, now as they are completing the trials and gathering their friends around them, Dean can’t help but refer to Cas as his boyfriend to everyone.

Word Count: 47k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

Break Through - Sapphire_Princess   Ao3

Set S8.  In the crypt Cas admits to Dean what broke Naomi’s control.  Knowing that the safest place for both Cas and the angel tablet is the bunker, they help Meg and Sam kill Crowley and find Kevin before continuing the trials.  Now that they both know what they feel Dean and Cas take the opportunity to change their relationship too.

Word Count: 49k                              Non-Graphic Sex

I Will Be Your Message From God - Aaron_The_8th_Demon   Ao3

Set S8 & S6.  On the run with the angel tablet, Cas starts time hopping to avoid Naomi, meeting earlier versions of Dean along the way, when he gets the idea to try and change the way things went down with his purgatory deal.

Word Count: 32k                              No Sex

Forgive me (even if I won’t forgive myself) – SeaFlowerLily   Ao3

Set S8 AU.  Dean may have gotten through to Cas in the crypt, but it doesn’t entirely erase what he did to his boyfriend.

Word Count: 3k                                 No Sex

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5.03 Variations -Part 3

Two Muppets Walk into a Bar - zuzeca   Ao3

Set S5.  When the bartender at the brothel’s name is Bert, Cas thinks he understands what is going on.  After he explains why Dean has brought him here and why he misunderstood, Bert offers to fake it so Dean will let the topic go.  When they talk about it back in the car, Dean admits that if he’d known Cas was into guys he would have made sure himself that Cas’ first time was good.

Word Count: 5k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

IF I HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW – cooloddball   Ao3

Set S5.  Bereft on the floor of the dungeon, Dean reflects back on the one time he allowed himself to act on his feelings for Cas. When he helped the angel lose his virginity before facing Raphael.

Word Count: 2k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Never Knew Anybody ‘Til I Knew You – lefurlong   Ao3

Set S5.  Escaping the brothel, Dean had laid a kiss on Cas just so he had something.  But after getting away from Raphael, he couldn’t help but give Cas everything.

Word Count:2k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

Who's the little bitch now? – ValandraWrites   Ao3

Set S5.  Escaping the ring of fire, Raphael traps Cas and Dean together and curses Cas to succumb to his base urges or die within 24 hours.  Dean is determined to get Cas through it no matter what.

Word Count: 8k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

Last Night on Earth - the_communist_unicorn   Ao3

Set S5.  Questioning Cas about his sexual preferences Dean finds out that Cas has only ever been attracted to him, which is the opposite of a problem.  They were going to leave it at that until Dean sees what happens in a future where he pushes Cas away.  So instead Dean demands they keep it quiet due to a promise he made John years ago.

Word Count: 75k                              Graphic Sexual Acts 

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The French Mistake - Part 1

The boys in "Our" universe.

The French...Yeah That - i_amtheoutlaw   Ao3

Set S6.  You know that gifset from the French Mistake, this is set directly after it when Dean has kicked Sam out intent on enjoying his fake life with fake Cas.  Real Cas however is not impressed that Dean wants to have sex with someone who looks like him instead of actually him.

Word Count: 2k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

The Kindness of Strangers – Jaelijn   Ao3

Set S8.  The Winchesters stumble across a guy who is the spitting image of Cas when investigating what looks like a demon case.  Misha doesn’t remember who he is or why he has blackouts but has apparently allowed Cas permission to possess him in order to save his life and the possession hasn’t been easy for either of them.  When he starts to remember it looks like he may not even be from this universe.

Word Count: 38k                              No Sex

Imitating Life – littlehollyleaf   LiveJournal

Set S6.  After Misha is miraculously saved, the Winchesters discover that they aren’t the only ones from their world trapped in this alternate reality.  Gabriel has been there since his “death” pretending to be Richard.  Now they just have to track down Virgil, except Misha may figure out that it isn’t Jensen he’s been cosying up to

Word Count: 60k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

French Mistake Rewrite – MissKimisha   Ao3

Set S6.  Stuck in the alternate universe where their lives are a TV show, Dean is not happy to find out that fake him is dating Misha.  Especially when he promises Misha a night of passion assuming they are going to go home before that can happen.

Word Count: 10k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

come home to my heart – acollectionofdaydreams   Ao3

Set S15.  The rift to purgatory actually took Dean and Cas back to the French Mistake universe where they end up trapped for 40 years.  40 happy years where they were together and raised a family.  Now they’re back but Cas’ deal with the empty is in play in this world so he has to lie.

Word Count: 25k                              No Sex

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5.03 Variations - Part 2

In a way it’s very surprising that there are a number of fics for this that don’t have sex.

Canticles - 2street2car   Ao3

Set S5.  The brothel was a bust, so if he can’t get Cas laid, Dean will at least show him what a good date is like.

Word Count: 10k                              No Sex

Wildfire – AnonGrimm   Ao3

Set S5.  At first Dean is just helping out a friend who shouldn’t die a virgin.  But when their connection is so good, he is going to have to face a few things he has just learned about himself and about what he wants from his friendship with Cas.

Word Count: 33k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

pretend it ends tomorrow – equestrianstatue   Ao3

Set S5.  Its what you’d do for your friend when he might die tomorrow and he isn’t interested in the prostitute you tried to buy him right?  You’d just get it done yourself.

Word Count: 5k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

last night on earth - hot_damn_louis   Ao3

Set S5.  After the Raphael encounter and with Dean and Sam still apart, Dean and Cas think it would be a good idea to get Vegas married and its all working out quite nicely.  However, when they reunite and he spots the ring, Sam is a little slow on the uptake as to who and why Dean got married.

Word Count: 3k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Physics and Biology - The_overlord_says_yes   Ao3

Set S5.  Cas mentioned that he felt no chemistry with Chastity and Dean made the mistake of assuming Cas didn’t know what that was.  Boy was he wrong.

Word Count: 1k                                 No Sex

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5.03 Variations - Part 1

Most episodes have Codas and what-ifs and of course one of the big ones is Free to Be You and Me and the whole Den of Iniquity thing.

Running Down a Dream - chucks_prophet   Ao3

Set S5.  While reliving their greatest hits in heaven, Sam and Dean turn up in Dean’s motel room after he and Cas got kicked out of the brothel.

Word Count: 1k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Fresh as the Bright Blue Sky by Sue_Snell   Ao3

Set S5.  Determined to relieve Cas of his ‘problem’ Dean finds a prostitute who is ok with Dean being there so that Cas doesn’t do anything embarrassing this time.  With Cas being a bit nervous, Dean offers to go first so Cas can see what he should be doing, they both seem more focused on each other though.

Word Count: 7k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

the one thing in the galaxy god didn't have his eyes on – Prufrock   Ao3

Set S5.  After they survive the showdown with Raphael, Dean decides to teach Cas to drive.

Word Count: 2k                                 No Sex

Fond Farewell – KaRaEa   Ao3

Set S5.  When he realises that Cas isn’t into Chastity, Dean calls the whole thing off.  But when Cas indicates he is instead attracted to Dean, well that’s something he can work with.  Even if he knows the memory is going to hurt once Cas is dead.

Word Count: 6k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

My First Fall – BadassCompany   Ao3

Set S5.  They didn’t die, but Dean is still concerned that he could have died without doing something he really wanted to.  So he pulls the car into a quiet spot and kisses Cas.

Word Count: 2k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts