After an explosive fight with his wife, Castiel Novak finds himself divorced and unemployed at thirty-four years old. Reduced to living with his cousin, Gabriel, he runs into the last person he expected to see: his ex-roommate and best friend, Dean Winchester. In a fit of generosity, Dean makes an offer to Castiel: move out of Gabriel's house and into his. At least until he gets back on his feet.
Living with Dean is easy, and almost immediately, Castiel and Dean fall back into their old friendship. And living with Dean awakens other feelings in Castiel, ones that he once thought impossible (doesn't everyone appreciate the aesthetic qualities of their roommates?). But the specter of one disastrous night in college hangs over them both, making it impossible for them to truly reflect on their friendship--and maybe making it impossible for them to move forward into anything real.
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“Not for nothing, but the bear claws here are to die for,” a deep voice says from behind Castiel.
Something warm sinks into Castiel at the sound of that voice a second before cold recognition has him snapping upright.
No. Surely not. Surely his luck isn’t that bad. College was years ago, time enough to have had at least two reunions of their graduating class. In that time, surely Dean Winchester has moved onto different pastures. Surely he isn’t still in Lawrence, waiting to make an already unpleasant day truly awful with the awkward memories of past mistakes and regrets.
But if the past months have taught Castiel anything, it is that whatever luck he might have once possessed has truly abandoned him. He turns around and comes face to face with Dean Winchester.
The years have been… kind to Dean, to say the least. Castiel doesn’t think it’s inappropriate to say that he envied Dean his looks when they were in college — the combination of coltish charm and softness proved a tempting catnip for many girls — but now Dean has grown into himself. His shoulders and jaw are both broader, the latter with an almost delicate five o’clock shadow that makes Castiel’s own facial hair feel unkempt by comparison. There are fine lines crinkling around his eyes and mouth, but instead of adding age, it feels as though they just add character to Dean’s face. The suit he’s wearing comes as a surprise — the Dean Castiel knew wouldn’t be caught dead in what he called a ‘monkey-suit’ — but he wears it well.
(Castiel thinks with some shame about his suits, all of them just slightly too big for his frame, sitting crumpled in Gabriel's coat closet. When he has need to wear them, he’ll get them dry-cleaned and pressed. Really, he will.)
Mostly, Dean looks comfortable in his skin in a way that Castiel can never remember him being throughout college. The contrast is striking, like Dean in college was always trying to fit himself into a body that was just a size too small. Now, it’s as though Dean has room to stretch out, and he’s found that he enjoys the extra space. It makes Castiel sad, for the split-second that he takes to ponder the past, to think that all the time he knew Dean, he was never comfortable.
Of course, why think about the past when the present is so much more complicated and immediate?
When Castiel straightens, he finds that he and Dean are standing closer than he originally thought. It’s skirting the edge of too-close, but still within the bounds of propriety, though Dean’s proximity does make Castiel’s heart beat with an extra edge to it. He’s also standing close enough to see the upwards twitch of Dean’s eyebrows and the quick sweep of Dean’s eyes — still one of the brightest greens Castiel ever had the privilege to witness — over his body. It’s not vanity that makes Castiel think he sees appreciation in Dean’s gaze — he’s close enough to see the lift of Dean’s mouth in the beginnings of a charming smile he knows all too well.
And he’s standing close enough to see the moment when vague impersonal interest turns into recognition. Dean’s eyes flare wide, and a hiss of surprise escapes through his clenched teeth.
“Cas?” he asks, taking a step backwards to put a healthy amount of space between them.
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Story by: @malicmalic | Art by: @deancodedcastielenby
Master post: here
Summary Dean’s life changes drastically on the day his Master Alistair, one of the Italian Mafia Bosses, takes him out to show off his friends. While most of the changes are for the better, Dean can’t believe the curveballs life is throwing at him. Dealing with the Italians, the Russians, and he Feds would be enough on its own, but throw in the changes to his own biology? It’s a lot. Thankfully Dean’s not alone in this, and with his soulmate Castiel, he is going from the bottom of the organization to the top!
Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional A/B/O Dynamics, Alpha Castiel, Russian Castiel, Russian Mafia, Omega Dean Winchester, Slave Dean Winchester, Alistair Dies, Soulmate AU Mating Cycles/ Heat, heat and rut, Oral sex, Anal sex, Smut, Lots of it, mating, top Castiel/ Bottom Dean, switching, Sam is a nerd, Lucifer is an okay guy, Healing, Happy Ending, not much angst, BAMF Castiel
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by PetraAmia
As a witch in the new age, Dean Winchester knows that the changes of finding a familiar are slim to none. So When his herb garden keeps getting broken into and the catnip disturbed, all he is hoping for is potentially a new animal companion. What he happens to find is the hottest man he had ever seen, and never thought he would see again.
Words: 4294, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Sam Winchester, Gabriel (Supernatural)
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Witch Dean Wincheser, Familiar Castiel, Idiots in Love, Witchy meet cute, Oblivious Dean Winchester, Catstiel
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by PetraAmia
When Sam has had enough he enlists the help of a good witch to get Cas and Dean to get their stuff together.
Words: 1695, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Original Female Character(s)
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: fluff mostly, this was based on a prompt somewhere, romantic luck, Sam has had enough UST, they “talk” about their feelings sorta, what finale
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by PetraAmia
The war is over, Chuck is done and it's now the time where the Winchesters get peace... or is it. The war against God may be over, but that doesn't mean smooth sailing. Jack promises to be hands off, but there is a storm coming almost 12 years in the making. Sam knows something is wrong with Dean, it started out small, but now.... now it's become a problem so he enlists the aid of Rowena and Eileen, the only ones he can count on, to help him solve the mystery of Dean Winchester before its too late.
Words: 8108, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Eileen Leahy, Rowena MacLeod, Benny Lafitte, Alistair (Supernatural), Jack Kline, Amara (Supernatural), Michael as John Winchester, John Winchester
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Psychological Trauma, Psychological Torture, Psychological Horror, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Hurt/Eventual Comfort, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Nightmares, Psychosis, flash backs, John Winchester A+ parenting, Canon Divergence - Episode: s15e20 Carry On - Barn Scene (Supernatural), Magic, Poor Benny
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by PetraAmia
A collection of shorts for suptober 2023. Each chapter will have its own summary. Mind the tags, they will be added as the month progresses.
Words: 1464, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Suptober 2023 (Supernatural), The Empty (Supernatural), Dean Winchester to the Rescue, Emotional Constipation, Reunions
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by PetraAmia
Dean is the First Son of a powerful line, though he doesn’t always know how to use that information.
Castiel is just another Gargoyle, cursed by witch ages ago to never again see the light of day, and who has an issue with the one who got them here.
Meg is just a Fae who likes to mettle.
What is one to do with a prophecy, the Sight, and two emotionally constipated idiots? Save the world of course.
Words: 2452, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Charlie Bradbury, Michael (Supernatural), Adam Milligan, Meg Masters
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Mentions of Midam, Creature Castiel (Supernatural), Gargoyle Castiel, Fae being Fae, Bobby is Dean’s Parent, Witch Dean, Prophecy, michael is kind of a dick, Protective Castiel, Curses, Witchcraft, Idiots in Love, Emotional Constipation, First Kiss, its a gift, You keep those
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by PetraAmia
Dean was the only feline born into a pack of wolves, his mother's clan had feline blood but they were more human than shifter, so Dean was a surprise. His mother loved to take him to the park when she was pregnant with Sammy. One day another feline showed up! A boy named Castiel, and he and Dean became fast friends. Soon enough Cas had to go back to another country and Dean didn't want Cas to forget him so they snuck out to the park on a "mating moon" and had a best friends forever ceremony. They both made a little cut on their palm and swapped blood so that they will never forget each other.
Of course life happens and 20 years later Dean gets a visit from this flouncy feline in a suit telling him he needs to come to Russia immediately. Turns out that little ceremony mated them at a young age, bound by blood under the mating moon, and Cas is the heir to his throne.
Words: 24646, Chapters: 11/11, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Mary Winchester, Naomi (Supernatural), Bobby Singer (Supernatural), John Winchester, Jody Mills, Gabriel (Supernatural), Charlie Bradbury
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Additional Tags: Omegaverse, Alpha Castiel/Omega Dean Winchester, Alpha Castiel, Omega Dean Winchester, Cat/Human Hybrids, Russian Castiel (Supernatural), Royal Castiel, Suprise bond, children are cute, John Winchester's A+ Parenting, Mystery, 20 years later, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Weddings, Spice, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Phone Sex, Love Letters, Scents & Smells, Mating Bites, Dean Winchester Deserves to be Happy, Bobby Singer is Dean Winchester's Parent, Good Parent Naomi (Supernatural), Charlie Bradbury Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester
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