Happy(?) Cas Confession Day for tomorrow and this week. I know the US election is very scary, so I have something I feel might be healing in these trying times.
My fic Contingency is a few years old, but I feel its a good time to talk about it again! Why? Well, it's equal parts Destiel's Greatest Hits (unintentional while writing but hilarious upon reading) and the closure we needed for both 15.18 and 15.20.
The fic is a rewrite of s4 and 5, where Dean pops out of Hell early before he breaks by a mysterious stranger named Castiel. However, Castiel isn't all he seems either.
It's 123k of humor, angst, healthy brotherly bonding, Cas in black trenchcoat, Sam getting the Power/Witch arc he desperately needed, and love for both Gabriel and Anna.
Oh, and the action scenes are Hollywood level!
Yes I'm channeling my inner car salesman a little bit, but trust me, this fic is fun, itsa ngst with a happy ending. And the smut is pretty unique 😏
Look, I just think we need some good vibes right now, and If writing this fic was hella healing for me, I think it will be to you 💚💙
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My destiel fanfic 'Contingency' is now available as a printed book!!
It's a s4 retelling where Cas possesses Dean so they can escape Hell and save Sam as they struggle to stop the Apocalypse. It's a humorous adventure with romance, healthy brotherly bonding, Cas in a waistcoat, Sabriel (if you squint) and some angst with a happy ending. It's 123k words, 417 pages.
Edited by @stxticsxturn
Typset by @chaoticdean
Cover art by @varlovian
Original fic link:
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If you'd like a copy, please dm me :3
In the meantime I'm gonna cry in the corner over how pretty she is
I have an entire sequel to Contingency planned out and I just have been a smidge afraid to work on it 😅 I mean, Contingency is so good and hits on so many themes and wonderful ideas. It's like a TFW/Destiel greatest hits list and yeah, I'm a little concerned about it doing the first fic justice.
But there's so many things to explore, now! Cas has a body and now he and Dean can have a actual relationship! How does that look, with no fate but what they make for themselves?
What about Sam?
What about the demon deal?
What about the fact that Dean still has powers and Cas is learning the ropes as a human hunter?
What about the fact that Cas looks like a celebrity?
Every morning, my writing discord has a prompt.or question to promote engagement. This morning's question was really fun so I decided to share my tangent from there.
The question was:
What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself? (x)
And so I want to share this tidbit of behind-the-scenes lore from my destiel fic Contingecy. It's a possession fic and a s4 rewrite, where Cas is a fallen angel in hell who finds Dean and pulls them both early to stop the Apocalypse. But there's a bit of backstop for Cas I didn't get to include in the fic itself that I wanna share here. The discussion is under the cut, and there will be spoilers to Cas backstory.
So, in chapter 6, Cas is talking about how he's spent millennium hiding on earth, helping people and running from Heaven for reasons.
Later on in the fic there's a music lesson scene. Sam is breaking down the meaning of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and explained to both Dean and Cas how the lyrics talk about Freddie Mercury as a bi man. Dean tries to cut him off, thinking that Cas will get smitey if Sam keeps talking about queers. We get to see a very impassioned response from Cas.
If you're a gardener, do you care which of the ants have sex together? No, it's literally beneath you, which is how angels view most human relationships. Cas cares because he loves people and cares for them, even if they are just ants to something so cosmic.
So, Cas is partially correct that Heaven doesn't care, but it's just because they *don't care.*
CW homophobia, murder (temporarily)
Anyways, the bit of lore I wanted to include but didn't was that many millenia ago Cas ran across a lesbian couple whi treated him kindly and helped him. A man in their village hated these women and when they spurned his advances, he led a mob that killed them.
Cas found out and returned to the village, making a point to not hide his righteous fury. He made sure that everyone knew he was an angel from Heaven and those women were protected. He resurrected them, and killed the man instead. He made sure everyone in town understood he was their guardian angel.
In the fic Cas is labeled in lore as the Angel of the Downtrodden, but he's now also considered an angel of queer protection.
Like I said, it never made it into the fic but yeah. Maybe he can tell this story in part 2 (bc there is a part 2 full fleshed put in my mind.
Here's a link to the fic if you want to read more :3
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