Every month, all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words. (Click here to learn more about how to nominate a fic for an award!)
Keep reading for some awesome fic recs!
Nominated by @flanneledfae
Sulk by @chevroletdean
ChevroletDean is a wizard when it comes to angst and hurt/comfort. The way they have written this fic is 100% relatable, and the feelings are just so real. I loved it so much.
Santa's Delights by @chevroletdean
This story is just the cutest! I am a sucker for Destiel and Fluff. This fic was perfect for that! And the artwork to go with it was amazing!
Of Rage And Rot by @xpurdyglambertx
Head's up, this fic is VERY dark and twisted. But it is so heartbreaking in the most beautiful way. I love it more every time I read it. (Please heed the tags.)
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Nominated by @heavenssexiestangel
Drunk Calls by @castielscaplan
Caplan fills my heart with some good Ketch stories. I am always so happy when she publishes more. They're all short, and it means I can read them even when I'm overwhelmed with stuff to do, and they always hit righttt.
Flowers For You by @castielscaplan
I just love me some soft Ketch and I needed this okay? Mkay.
Heart Shaped Pancakes by @castielscaplan
This was so cute. Especially the beginning felt very domestic with the mention of the little sounds that make you aware a person shares your space, and I found that so cute. Ikd it was very soft and nice, and a perfect treat for Valentine's
Purgatory Confessions by @castielscaplan
These two just make me insane.
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Nominated by @kazsrm67
As You Wish by @zepskies
This fic grabbed my attention because the title, "As you wish," is a line from the movie Princess Bride, which is one of my favorite movies. I don't often read fics about knights and princesses, but this one pulled me in. I loved it from start to end, and I think you will too.
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Nominated by @leatafandom
joy to the world (let the earth receive her king) by entropic_saudade
This was so dark and so beautifully written. The concept was just fantastic and so well executed. I love a vampire au and when mixed with wincest and boy king Sam its just perfection. This hits so many marks for me, not to mention the beautiful art that goes with it. Just a must-read! ❤️
Stuffed by @xpurdyglambertx
Oh man, just so hot and perfect, wonderful, wonderful tentacle smut, and I adore it! If you like Dean or if you just love tentacles, give this puppy a read; it is fan-flipping-tastic.
Divine Intervention by @xpurdyglambertx
More tentacles!!! So fantastic and with Demon Dean?! God, it's perfection. I really enjoy some trueform fuckery, and this was fantastically done and so well written! It was such a treat to read. I highly recommend this one for anyone who loves tentacles, Demon Dean, and/or some really wonderful grace play.
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Nominated by @mrswhozeewhatsis
Should've Just Asked by Annie D (scaramouche)
If you enjoy secondhand embarrassment, you will LOVE this Destiel fic! So many misunderstandings, SO MUCH PINING, and it's all told from Cas's POV. Here's the thing, though, Cas does NOT understand that reference. We may get what people are saying, but he very much does not know even what he's saying, half the time. It's hilarious, but filled with awkward moments which will make you cringe and hide under the covers in your bed. Totally worth it!!
it's only death that's all (what is that to love) by need_more_meta
This is just a beautiful Wincest fic. Post-finale, Sam writes letters to Dean, and Dean hears them while he drives in Heaven. Just gorgeous!
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Nominated by @rusearusco
It's Been A Long Time by @leatafandom
Midam, my beloved! I always love fics about this pairing, and this was so sweet! Having it from the POV of Raphael was really cool; they did so little in the show, but the fandom's really brought them to life. This was just an all-around amazing fic, as always!!!
To Keep Soulless Sam by @masoena
I love fics where the Winchesters are just... dangerously good at their jobs. One wink from Dean and the pair of them knew exactly how to destroy this entire group, even with a knife to his throat. This was such a satisfying story to read and a great way of showing what kind of hunter Sam was when he was wandering around without his soul.
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Nominated by @trevelies
MacLeod's Hunters Special by @walkingaline
One of the best and most fun fics I've ever read. STACKED with creative magic, incredible humor, it colors in Crowley's lines in such a fun way. I am obsessed with walkingaline's writing and would happily read an entire fic of their characters just watching paint dry. This fic is post-canon; a hilarious premise of Crowley and Cas reluctantly-and-not-so-reluctantly partnering on a mechanic shop for hunters, but it still has so much heart, charm, and humor. Love intensely.
I Was Bored by @leatafandom
This was so fun - I really LOVE how Leata writes Gabriel: so much heart and humor. I read a quote once to the effect of: comedic actors can play serious roles better than serious actors can play comedic roles. And I think that's something Leata captures really wonderfully in her Gabriel fics. She captures someone that is SO EASY to write or dismiss as "goofy," and she shows some of his cracks even in a light-hearted fic, and puts a smidge of a broken-hearted angel underneath, and I think that's SO incredible.
Blindly Faithful But Following None by @lawsofoptics
This fic was SO unbelievably good. The premise does such an incredible job of showing that "knife's edge" of Supernatural: how quickly it can go from campy humor to a TRUE psychological horror where if you look too directly at the narrative, you'll go insane. LawOfOptics is SUCH an incredible writer and obviously lives and breathes this super close narrative analysis - and WOW I could talk for days about it.
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Nominated by @walkingaline
All On You by @trevelies
It's a story from a while back that plays into the expectations created by a trailer for an episode in season 14. Michael, Dean, and that ominous feeling we had while watching find so much space in this fic! It's both interesting and a good nostalgic reminder of how fun it was to play around with the snippets we got from trailers. The voices are spot on, and the atmospheres are just perfect. A must-read!
You Are What You Eat by @blondie20000
This story is sweet, in the strictest sense of the word. It also starts as a crack thing, but it rapidly slips into the perfect brand of sinister and vaguely horrifying that was so well done on the show. The voices of Sam and Dean are so spot on that you will be profoundly grateful for Bobby. I promise you!
When I Think About The Future by @rusearusco
I rarely read Weechesters, but this one was such a captivating take that I just couldn't ignore it. I love the way Russo looks into Sam's fears and growing awareness, down to the super snappy ending. A fantastic read!
(Divider by @glygriffe)
THANK YOU ALL, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK, AND AS ALWAYS, HAPPY WRITING!
i know that misha loves castiel or whatever but he’s nowhere near the deranged level of adoration that jackles has for dean. like he would never throw a birthday party for castiel with cas’s favorite food and drink and wear a party hat while the cast of his show sings happy birthday to him and then he blows out the candles. all on the same night where the show he created that’s basically a fix-it fic by now resurrects his character. i cannot believe that out of the two of them misha’s the normal one about this
