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Let's see...3 random facts about me...
I love chocolates
Water bodies scare me shitless
Pretty and bloody swords are my absolute fav (you can kidnap me with one)
- I love thunderstorms and meteorology. I can talk about tornados and the different kinds of clouds for hours. (On that note, I have been in both a hurricane and a tornado!)
- I can put both legs behind my head. One of my cool Ehlers Danlos party tricks.
• I like bones. Like. A lot. Both in a scientific way and also I would genuinely wear a necklace made of bones if my family would not fucking freak out about it
• I've been writing for twelve years, which is over half my life
💜 im a crazy green witch! Plants-plants-plants! I need them all!! I buy them every time, receive them as gifts, steal them (sometimes))0)), so I have a little botanic garden in my apartment
💜Always thirsty! I can drink 4-6 cups of coffee a day, 4L of water and a couple of cans of energy drinks
💜My best skills are being fool, making weird jokes and memes
1. I’m an avid baker, I like challenging baked goods to relax.
2. I’m a former catholic sunday school teacher who was once kicked out of church for keeping the girls from being stopped from taking part in service and teaching my students that god loved queer people. (This was before I came out).
3. I grew up with a very witchy grandmother I learned from. (I didn’t realize her notoriety in my city until I was much older 😂)
Answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send this to the last 7 people in your notifs! Let’s get to know each other better! (Anon or not, it doesn’t matter)
I was once escorted out of Red Square by the police
I am a traditionally and independently published author
I think that peri- and full-on menopause is liberating and revolutionary in its feralness. And yes, I speak from experience.
Thank you to all our incredible creators this round for the Destiel AU Reverse Big Bang! We had an amazing number of teams successfully post this year, resulting in 2,455,203 words of Destiel fic in 74 stories & banners, 196 art pieces, and one video edit!
Below the cut you'll find the full list of this round's collaborations. And if you missed out participating, have no fear and stay tuned: sign-ups for the 26-27 edition of this bang will be opening later this month! So watch this space for announcements, tell your friends...and artists, start getting those AU ideas fired up!
Your mod team: @friendofcarlotta, @faren, @wanderingcas, @hawkland and @valdelion
“half a world away” - Author: LoversAntiquities / @tragidean, Artist: Witchy-Worm / @witchy-worm
last song: According to Spotify it was "Woman" by Kesha Featuring The Dap-Kings Horns.
favorite color: Lavender or Lilac.
currently watching: I only have two episodes left of Wu Xie's Private Notes/Time Raiders 2025! I'd watch them if I had a bit more time to myself. My Mom and Sister are watching reruns of Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Hell on the shared TV, so I am too.
currently reading: I'm on Vol. 4 of Heaven Official's Blessing/Tian Guan Ci Fu. I've kind of gotten a little bit spoiled for what happens with He Xuan, Shi Qingxuan, and Shi Wudu. I don't know (or understand) too many of the details and have no idea what Hualian is supposed to be doing while all of this is going on (other than making out as indicated by the cover), so don't give me any more spoilers! I want to be surprised!
For fics, right now I'm reading this Xicheng mpreg! fic (don't judge me) and this Banana Fish fic that is just breaking my heart.
current obsession: Napping. No, seriously, I've spent two days in bed non-stop napping. I've had a migraine and stomach upset. Also been using it to avoid interacting with people I don't want to, so that's probably healthy.
currently working on: Three fics. One has been outlined, and I'm currently writing the second chapter. One, I'm in the process of outlining. One, I've just been saying "fuck outlining" and riding with the vibes. Although I'm probably going to have to make an outline for that one soon, because I haven't really figured out my end goal.
last google search: "what happened to the river rock inn hotel hell"
Thank you for the tag @beautiful--feathered--wings 🩷 I love tag games!
Last Song: 16:12 by The Left Rights bc my husband sang a bit of it and I had to listen again
Favorite Color: Princess Peach Pink 🩷
Currently Watching: Justified (love me a cowboy)
Currently Reading: In the Middle by @whoipretended2b
Heaven Came Down by @bethmints
Sacred Things by @farenmaddox and @stonelions
and looking at 833772 other Destiel fics with a special emphasis on @xev3n works
Current Obsession: Playing Breath Of The Wild
Currently Working On: Fic for the Over 40 Bang and a Dean/OC a lovely reader of mine requested 😍
Last Google Search: if it's 12est what time is it in my timezone? (I don't want to be late to art claims for Horrorfest so I needed to put it in my calendar)
I'm on mobile and not sure I know ten people, so I'm just extending the game to the people I already tagged!
Currently Watching: lmao, I'm watching a video essay about fanfiction on YT (hopeless)
Currently Reading:
No Man's Land - @akaalaisabel (western horror <3)
Horror Vacui - @kickflaw (season 16 fic w/ a very compelling premise)
You, On Your Good Days - @flatcokeao3 (professor/construction worker rom-com)
The Middle - @whoipretended2b (emo cas/bartender dean)
Return to Sender - @sicksicksixx (epistolary fic that has me FOAMING AT THE MOUTH)
(and an additional 22 open tabs that I haven't started reading yet 😭 peachy, I am also planning to binge @xev3n fics soon lol, I'm behind)
As for non-fanfiction, I'm reading Pride & Prejudice and the Gravitation manga series.
Current Obsession:
Supernatural 😶🌫️
Currently Working On:
Heaven Came Down - HunterCorp Dean/Endverse Cas WIP
Several bangs
Restraintstiel Week
Another POLLSPN fic
Sequels to Knockoff Constantine and Scenic Route
Last Google Search: "best halara coupon codes" (basic bitch alert 😔)
tagging:
@shes-beauty-shes-ace
@deweys-posts
@lioness-of-hadasht
@bleuzombie
@scifiromance7
@tea-or-die
@lazarus-rose
@nezyy78
@blackhorsedances
@creamycarbonara2459
(and also everyone tagged above—sorry if y'all dislike tag games <3 and if you just wanna do this, feel free!! tag me bc i'm nosy!!)
Last Song: Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome by The Mountain Goats
Favorite Color: I like blue
Currently watching: Hannibal (again) and Hell’s Kitchen because watching Gordon Ramsey yell makes med feel less like yelling
Currently reading:
Malformations by @malmuses
Break by @whoipretended2b
Sorrow’s in the Marrow by @valandrawrites
Which Could Mean Nothing by @doctorprofessorsong
This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days by John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats (I’ve read it three times since I got it for Christmas)
Current Obsession: the same ones as usual? Supernatural, Hannibal, Horror Films. Normal things.
Currently working on
Indie Darlings for the @destielaureversebb. Fake dating, actor Castiel and Dean AU set in the 90s. It comes out on April 15th with amazing art by @oftennix
Some stuff for bangs I can’t talk about but if you like horror give me a follow because I’m going to have some good stuff for you
Last Google Search: cotard’s syndrome - which is a neurological disorder where people believe they are dead, are rotting, do not exist, have no blood, or not internal organs.
@cr-noble-writes
@imbiowaresbitch
@nickelkeep
@kingdumbass
@eyesofatragedy67
@zissie
@trinitylinncaanen
And anyone who is tagged above or sees this and wants to play
last song: La Vie Boem from the Original Cast recording of Rent
favorite color: Dark, almost black purple
currently watching: The Boys and For All Mankind
currently reading: Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice: Holy Days and Shabbat by Rabbi Goldie Milgram. - This is a slow read because you don't "read" it but delve into each holiday throughout the year.
current fanfic: I just finished Indie Darlings by @bleuzombie. Heated Medicine by @salamitsunami1, Seasons don't fear by Dothraki_Shieldmaiden (if you know Tumblr links, please tag them since I don't. Thanks!). All three are HIGHLY recommended.
current obsession: I've been making resin suncatchers. Right now I'm making a rainbow one.
currently working on: Backseat Driver. A companion piece to Driving Sideways
last google search: I don't even know, I use it so much it's hard to guess and I don't know how to look it up. I'm old and a Luddite.
Check it out! A new collab with @envydean for the @destielaureversebb.
Read the Fic
See the Art
Words: 70,379
Rating: Explicit
Summary:
Dean runs a black-market modification clinic in the shadow of Malak Corp, stitching mods into bone and breaking the law every night to keep his dying brother alive.
Castiel is one of Malak’s top agents hunting men like Dean. Instead of turning him in, he’s been trusting him with nerve, blood, and more. When Cas starts talking about replacing his impossible blue eyes, it twists Dean’s gut. What started as business has turned into something neither of them can have.
When Malak makes a move, and Dean is thrown into a situation that could ruin everything, Dean finally has to decide how much more he’s willing to sacrifice.
READ IT NOW
And behold some of the awesome art! This one is my personal favorite. There are three characters in this shot, can you find them all?
Rating: Explicit
Archive warnings: Graphic depictions of violence
Length: 45,000 words
Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Surgeon Dean Winchester, Dangerous Castiel (Supernatural)
Relationships: Dean/Castiel
Summary:
Illegal implants and back-alley deals keep Dean alive. Every night, he cuts into bodies, weaving mech into bone, siphoning biomatter while his patients sleep. It’s worth it if Sam wakes breathing. But his time is running short as he flirts with the law, hunting a cure.
Castiel is the enemy. Malak Corp’s agent, who vanishes men like Dean, yet he lies bare on Dean’s surgical table, trusting him with bone, nerve, and blood. When Cas starts talking about replacing his impossible blue eyes, it twists Dean’s gut, scraping raw.
The risk is insane, but letting Cas go? Not an option.
Excerpt:
When the vendor handed over the skewers wrapped in foil and wax paper, Cas paid without looking at the number that flashed briefly on the chipped screen. He passed one to Dean.
“Alright,” Dean said, peeling back the foil. “I’ll pay you back for mine.”
Cas lifted his own skewer. “You’re welcome to try. This is my treat.”
Dean frowned and took a bite.
The meat was smoky and blistered at the edges, tender inside, soaked through with spice and heat and something sweet that cut through the grease. He made a sound he absolutely did not mean to make out loud. At least not in public.
Cas stilled, his eyes on Dean’s mouth as he chewed. “Good?”
Dean swallowed, then licked his lips. He clocked how Cas’ eyes followed his tongue, how he leaned forward slightly, eyes sharp, breath hot. “Delicious,”
Cas breathed, eyes moving up over Dean’s jaw and cheek with fierce eyes.
“Castiel,” Dean sputtered, ears flaring hot.
He looked down, a pink flush spread across his cheeks. Being gay wasn't outlawed like it had been in the old cities, but it wasn't exactly common. He'd never been sure about Castiel. The man didn't give much away.
This felt different
They ate as they walked around the market, and fell into an easy, companionable rhythm, the city roaring and whispering around them. Dean hadn’t realized how tightly wound he’d been until the tension started bleeding out of him.
“This is dirty pool,” he told Cas. “You can’t just feed people like this.”
Cas glanced at him sideways. “Is that what you feel right now? Manipulated?”
“…Maybe I just don’t know what you want, and that makes me nervous,” he admitted.
“Maybe I don’t want anything. I just want exactly what I’ve said.”
I did the first half of the year in June, so here's the second half. This is not in any order and is not comprehensive. I've read way too amazing fics this year to possibly fit them all in one post. There were tons of kickass bangs, which I won't list because I know I'll forget some, and really great WIPs to follow; I've been super spoiled.
Comment at the end and let me know if you read any of these and what you thought, and if you have recommendations for ones I should check out!
An unPractical Guide to Angel Care by Xev3n @xev3n
Dean’s always wanted a supernatural companion. Something strange and maybe a little dangerous - the kind of pet that would make people stop and stare. Now that he’s finally settled into a place of his own, it feels like the right time, but the supernatural creature he ends up taking home isn’t what he imagined.
Hidden in the back of the emporium, caged and collared, is an angel with dirt-matted feathers, half-healed bruises, and eyes that burn cold when they finally meet Dean’s. Dean knows he’s in no way prepared for this, but he also knows he can’t just leave him there.
ex nihilo by Duckyboos
**NOTE - this is a True Blood Fusion but isn't tagged
Dean Winchester is nothing special. He’s the kind of guy who spends his days and nights working multiple shitty jobs in Nowhere, Kansas. For him, the supernatural isn’t extraordinary either — it's just another part of everyday existence, like taxes and Madge Carrigan’s homophobia. All except angels, that is — they're rare and powerful and dangerous as fuck.
Which is why it's a monumental inconvenience when a devastatingly handsome and mysterious angel walks into the bar where Dean works. Suddenly, Dean's life is a bizarre interspecies romance novel — all stolen glances, intense conversations, casual murder, and a dizzying, fast-track fall into love. In fact, Castiel is everything Dean never knew he wanted, right down to the scary, otherworldly perfection.
All is not what it seems, however, as when Dean finally gets a peek behind the heavenly curtain, he discovers Cas has a secret that's not merely a lie, but a stunning, earth-shaking betrayal that threatens to destroy everything Dean just started to believe in.
The Android by WhoIPretended2Be @whoipretended2b
Dean Winchester fixes things. Keeps his head down. Follows orders, mostly. Doesn’t ask questions. He can’t afford to, not with a father watching his every move, a brother he’s desperate to protect, and a past sealed behind a NDA.
So when a repair job sends him to a brothel on the edge of town, he tells himself it’s just work. Just another job.
But the android he’s sent to fix doesn’t behave like the others. It looks at him too long. Hesitates before it speaks. And when it touches him, Dean forgets that machines aren’t supposed to feel.
He knows better than to get involved. He does it anyway.
Now he’s tangled in something bigger. He’ll have to decide if being human is about what you’re made of or the choices you make.
A Cave full of Shadows by tanis-in-a-trenchcoat (TanisVs) @tanis-in-a-trenchcoat
Dean has burned Cas' body and that makes his death definite. The only thing left for him to do is to drown himself in alcohol and hunting, a pale echo of his father. So when Sam finds the strange case of a town that no one seems to be able to get out of, Dean goes with him to investigate with only white noise in his head.
But something strange happens when Dean crosses the town's municipal boundary without realizing it. He suddenly finds himself living a life that isn't technically his own but feels like it's his: he's survived the Hunt, has a house, a white picket fence, and an happy apple pie on the windowsill.
And most importantly.
Cas is alive.
Tinkerbell who? by cheesecakekiss @cheesecakekiss
Dean's pretty hot shit at the whole Fae thing, if he does say so himself.
Right up until he meets a human so polite, so completely and utterly unable to defend against anything supernatural that he finds himself giving the guy ADVICE.
Did this Castiel seriously just offer his entire goddamn name on a plate?
Colors of Paradise by HazelBite @hazel0bite
It’s summer 1978. Dean Winchester is twenty-three and fresh out of prison, ready to establish a life he’d never gotten a chance to start. He arrives in Copper Creek, Wisconsin, hoping to reconnect with his brother Sam after five years apart. He soon meets a mysterious man who lives alone in the woods and has his own secrets to hide. Neither set out to befriend the other but it happens anyway, almost without them realizing it.
Inspired by “The Spitfire Grill”, this is the story of two damaged men, each with a troubled past, who are trying to figure out how to start over. But they won’t have to do it alone. Not only do they now have each other, but they have the close-knit community of Copper Creek and a little diner called The Spitfire Grill.
Dark Inspirations by entropic_saudade
Dean Winchester put a lot on the line when he decided to quit working in his father's auto shop and pursue a degree in creative writing: his family’s respect, his future, money, time. If he doesn’t impress his advisor with a solid thesis idea soon, he’s screwed. It doesn’t help that he’s outperformed by his cliquey peers from more privileged backgrounds.
When one of said peers invites him to an underground workshop, he discovers that the secret to their success lies not in their own merit, but in the entities they summon to work through them. Invoking the muses is a tradition going back to the Ancient Greeks, they argue. Dean is skeptical, but after his first night of offering himself up as a medium, he’s hooked. He lets himself be subject to various influences, each darker than the one before, reveling in the work they make together. There’s no going back—not even when a particularly bloodthirsty demon named Alastair latches onto him, wanting to be his personal mentor.
Until one night, when Dean becomes host to something no one in the group has ever been possessed by before: an angel of the Lord, who warns them to stop before they lose themselves to muses much worse than Alastair.
Subduction by SomethingBlue42 @bowlegsandbiceps
No dwelling, no matter how fortified, stays neutral forever. Time seeps in. It settles. Carves intention into stone, affection into wiring, resentment into the walls themselves. The Bunker had no name, no face, no heart - until it was asked to love. And it loved them terribly.
After Dean is paralyzed and broken, The Bunker tenderly stitches their lives back together - resurrecting Cas, healing wounds, holding them close - until talk of leaving awakens something possessive, warping reality, weaponizing love, and turning their sanctuary into a cage they may never escape.
Walk A Broken Line by cheesecakekiss @cheesecakekiss
Kinda How to Train Your Dragon meets Monsters University. If, you know, there was more Gay Stuff.
Welcome to Prospero College! A safe haven for Monsters to further their education!
Dean's a thoroughly reluctant undercover hunter, tasked with bringing back info or bodies, whichever comes first. Should be easy, right?
A story about our actions, our nature, and the distance between the two.
Dean knows what he is.
A Dragon.
He has a Dragon across the hall from him, possibly one of the last fucking ones in existence. And he just pissed it off so badly he doubts it’ll even look at him again.
His dad was going to kill him.
Lycan Soldiers by Cheerful_Shinigami @cheerfulripley
Based on Love, Death,+ Robots 1.10 Shapeshifters
Sergeants Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester are part of the new 300th Lycan-only military company. They’re a bonded pair, but Winchester can still be a pain in Castiel’s side. Things change, however, when a routine mission goes horribly wrong, and they realize that they are not the only ones in the desert packing claws and fangs.
We Are by FriendofCarlotta @friendofcarlotta
1642. 1947. 1351. England. America. Germany.
In year after year, place after place, a man named Dean dies. He can’t remember anything but the here and now — not even the man with blue eyes who always seems to find him just a little too late.
In year after year, place after place, a man named Castiel is locked in a race against time: to make his husband remember the truth or lose him forever.
BONUS REC, not from 2025 but too good not to mention, seriously, it's damn near perfect, go read it.
Valley of God by emmbrancsxx0, valleydean (emmbrancsxx0) @valleydean
Dean and Castiel have been dating for a little under a year, and things are going great - or, at least, that's what Dean thought. On the weekend before the summer solstice, Cas is hired to take a group of campers on an excursion through the Appalachian Trail in the Hundred-Mile Wilderness. Much to Cas' shock, Dean tags along. When the campers are attacked by mysterious forces in the forest, they end up in a peculiar town hidden under an eternal mist. Soon, members of their group start to go missing, and Dean can't shake the feeling that something led them to town for a purpose.
Now for something a little different. Older Dean/Younger Cas. Explicit content with no touching (what?) and just a huge scoop of sweetness. Check out The Weight of Watching.
Thank you @arlington-chamber-of-gay for the epic art. Perfectly captures the mood and moment.
Written for the @spnbangbang
Summary In the dim glow of Casa Cazzo’s dim lights, Castiel couldn’t ignore the man at the end of the bar. Dean—rugged, older, with calloused hands and steady green eyes—was nothing like the usual crowd. Where others peacocked in their search for a man to spend the night with, Dean simply watched, his quiet intensity enigmatic and inviting. When Dean finally spoke, his voice was low and unguarded: “I like to watch.”
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
thank you for the tags LOVE you guys and hit me up on my disc for a kiss: @gojodickbig @fayerie @sugurusladyknightt @fear-is-truth
currently reading: haha who reads lol...
last song: cowboy gangster politican - goldie boutilier
last film: superman
last series: overcompensating
sweet/savory/salty: spicy i make my own rules
tea or coffee: anything with caffeine to keep me going
working on: getting over this gosh darn cold that wants to keep me shackled in my bedroom
✦ nine no pressure tags my loves: @prosypepper @joemama-2 @letteremi @hellowoolf @redrrem @getouyuri @eraserbread @nialovessatoru @kunareads
I suck at tagging games but lets give it ago. (Thank you for the tag love)
Currently Reading: Destiel fanfiction. Depending on the size, I read like 5 or 6 fics a day. If they're smaller its more.
Last Song: Threat Level Orange by Earth to Eve. Its anti-trump, anti-fascist and just a good song.
Last Film: The Black Phone (the first one)
Last series: Supernatural obvi but aside from that (because I watch it all the time) so Resident Alien
Sweet, savory, or salty: It depends. I have low BP so I eat alot of salty stuff
Tea or Coffee: Dr. Pepper? I love both tea and coffee.
Workin on: myself 🤣🤣 I have three Destiel WIP. I'm splitting my time between, and none of them are going to be done anytime soon.
@that-stanford-girlie @galaxyedging @swansong67 @bereft-reeling @perfectanamentality @mercurialkitty (and open tag. I picked the first ones I remembered off the top of my head 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)
Currently (re)reading: Lockwood and Co. by Jonathan Stroud
Last song: Disasterology by Pierce the Veil
Last film: Hocus Pocus
last series: Supernatural, and Psych
salty, savory, or sweet: SWEET. I have the sweet tooth of the trickster/archangel Gabriel
Tea or Coffee: I’m actually a coffee addict 🫠
Working on: Getting my law degree (yes, the lawyer who is a total nerd)
Tags: (no pressure guys it’s just for fun) @dandelions4dew, @caffeinatedwolf84, @doctorprofessorsong, @lazarus-rose, @demetriustheangel,@littlefangs00, and @superslutural, off the top of my head 🫠
@bleuzombie Tagged me in a fun meme, but ya'll are going to realize how boring I am.
Currently Reading: The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt
Last Song: Blood Thinner by Ruby Waters
Last Film: House of David
Last Series: The Frankenstein Chronicles
Salty, Savory, or Sweet: No thank you, pleasee develop a human version of bunny pellets so I don't have to ever deal with food again.
Tea or Coffee: Chai
Working on: In what regard? Fanfic? The AU Reverse Bang with @envydean. For work work, off to a conference this afternoon until Sunday. I'm tired already.
Dean🔪Cas Horrorfest IV: The Reckoning MASTERPOST 🩸
Come one, come all to the fourth annual commencement of the DeanCas Horrorfest! By now, you probably know what we’re all about here, but I can assure you, you won’t want to miss any of the works created this round. 🎃
Horror? Of course!
Fucked up relationship dynamics? We got it.
Blood? Buckets of the stuff!
Sometimes even as lube!
Haha, unless..
MASTERPOST below the cut:
1. Before They Do Unto You | 5.9k | Rated M | story by @ravenfuchs & art by @were-makin-it-up-as-we-go
It’s been ten years since the high school clique calling themselves the Knights of Hell has seen each other. They are gathered for a reunion of sorts at a two story house off of a bayou.Ten years ago the brother of one of the Knights was driven to suicide (or was he?) - everyone gathered for the weekend had some part to play in the untimely demise of Castiel Novak.
As all the Knights are gathered an electronically altered voice alerts them that they are there to atone for the part they each played in Castiel’s fate ten years ago. They are joined by Dean Winchester who was another tool used in their torment as the knights went after every support Castiel had at school and ran off his friends.
They soon discover that none of their group sent out the invites and that something more sinister is at play.
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2. Once Upon A Nightmare | 9k | Rated E | story by @ishipdestiel & art by @j-k-t-e
Dean and Castiel Winchester, along with their five year old son, Jack, start being visited by an inhuman entity. What starts as sleep paralysis quickly turns into much more.
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3. Among Us | 25.2k | Rated E | story by @motherofdragonflies & art by @fruuitvampire
The captain of the Skeld, a deep space exploration vessel, is discovered dismembered and accusations fly thick and fast. But when another crewmate is later found dead, they realise an Imposter, a shapeshifting alien being bent on killing everyone, is on board. Can Dean Winchester and the rest of the crew discover which one of them is the Imposter before it kills them all? And how is Dean supposed to do all this while dealing with the fact that the man that he had a mind-blowing one-night stand with the night before he left for his mission is now his commanding officer?
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4. The Night He Came Home | 28.5k | Rated E | story by @friendofcarlotta & art by @all6pistols
Five years have passed since Castiel Milton killed the co-founders of the homophobic Haddonfield Baptist Church, also known as his parents. Five years that Castiel has spent in total silence on the secure ward at Smith’s Grove Sanitarium.
But when Castiel’s psychiatrist (and aspiring true crime writer) Chuck Shurley reveals that Haddonfield Baptist Church is going to be resurrected under new leadership, Castiel escapes the sanitarium. His goal: to cut the head off the snake once again.
He doesn’t expect to meet and fall for Haddonfield resident Dean Winchester, who turns out to be a kindred spirit in ways Castiel could never have guessed.
Shame there are a few things that stand in the way of their happy ending: two hateful pastors, an irritating co-worker, the ghosts of childhood, and a writer who’s determined to make himself the hero of the story.
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5. The Object of My Obsession | 28k | Rated E | story by @avonlady42 & art by @socks-in-bed
Dean Winchester is an FBI agent living with his high school sweetheart for the past 16 years, and for the past 5 years he has been investigating a serial killer they nicknamed Angel. He’s thankful he has Castiel to go home to every night.
Castiel Novak has been hiding who he truly is from his boyfriend, Dean, for the past 16 years. Everything he does is for the man who holds the key to his heart, the man who he has been obsessed with since he laid eyes on him.
When Dean discovers the true identity of the man he has been hunting, will he be able to arrest him, or will Castiel succeed in getting Dean to join him with a secret captive that has haunted Dean’s dreams since he was four?
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6. The Summer of ‘97 | 10.6k | Rated E | story by @xpurdyglambertx & art by @thestarsmakemedream-art
Dean Winchester has always known something was wrong with him, has always known there was a darkness inside him that no one would understand. The White Rabbit is a local legend said to roam the woods surrounding Camp Willamette - a masked serial killer in a bunny mask. This killer knows the darkness that Dean tries so hard to hide; knows things about Dean's past that are impossible for anyone to know. When Dean's darkest secrets are revealed, what path will he choose? Will he continue on wearing a mask of his own, or will he finally give into his dark side?
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7. Basket Case | 51.8k | Rated E | story by @an-android-in-a-tutu & art by @basketcasebetty
What is the secret Sam Winchester is hiding in the Basket?
Riding into New York City on a bus from Sioux Falls, a wide-eyed gangly young man checks himself into a hotel that calls itself the Roadhouse. He seems like one more kid from the boonies, ready to be dazzled by the city lights or chewed up in her shadows, but strange happenings follow in his footsteps.
Sam Winchester says he won't be in town long, and he carries an odd wicker basket under his arm, he smiles easily, and dodges questions even easier.
It's not even two days before trouble finds him, his room ransacked in the middle of the day and another tenant found dead across the hall, savaged with what looks like claws.
Sam couldn't have had a thing to do with it, of course, he was out all day.
But the basket wasn't.
Who is Sam? What brought him to New York? What secrets hide behind the innocent puppydog looks?
And most importantly...
What's in the Basket?
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8. One More Time to Kill the Pain | 10k | Rated E | story by @valandrawrites & art by @alicetallula
From the moment Dean Winchester arrived at Castiel’s high school, beautiful and untouchable, Cas was obsessed. He watched from shadowed hallways, wanting something he knew he could never have. When Dean finally touched him, it was behind closed doors—secret and savage. But Castiel was willing to kneel for scraps of Dean’s affection.
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9. Bound to Follow | 12.3k | Rated M | story by @baileys101 & art by @szlez
Stepping into the dark and ruined house was, in hindsight, not one of Castiel’s better ideas.
But he wanted to prove himself.
He would hunt the thing. Save whoever needed saving and earn his place in the bunker. Castiel had told himself that if the case didn’t require 'people skills,’ he’d manage just fine on his own.
As it turned out, he was wrong.
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10. Out of Body, Out of Time | 8k | Rated E | story by @seidenapfel & art by @onowey
The door to the Bunker falls shut and Dean finds himself in a place of total darkness. All his senses are gone. Only touch remains, but it quickly dwindles.
Dean is trapped. Confined to a body that isn't his any longer, he starts to question all that ever was, most of all himself.
He has almost given up, when a draft tickles his skin. Something is out there. Laughing. At him.
And, suddenly, blue eyes light up.
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11. Subduction | 26.2k | Rated M | story by @bowlegsandbiceps & art by @hawkland
No dwelling, no matter how fortified, stays neutral forever. Time seeps in. It settles. Carves intention into stone, affection into wiring, resentment into the walls themselves. The Bunker had no name, no face, no heart - until it was asked to love. And it loved them terribly.
After Dean is paralyzed and broken, The Bunker tenderly stitches their lives back together - resurrecting Cas, healing wounds, holding them close - until talk of leaving awakens something possessive, warping reality, weaponizing love, and turning their sanctuary into a cage they may never escape.
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12. Clench Thy Teeth | 13.2k | Rated M | story by @geraniumsky & art by @alicetallula
Newly-human Castiel is in bitter exile from the bunker but he’s not resentful enough to turn Dean down when he invites him on a hunt. The hunt in question, in a small Pennsylvania town, involves missing children, and a history of child disappearances going back to the early nineteenth century.
Something has its teeth sunk deep in the town, and maybe sunk deep in Dean too, who’s troubled by a sense of déjà vu. Castiel, all too human, is troubled by half-buried angelic memories as well, some useful, and some painful and likely to be potentially crippling at just the wrong, dangerous, moment.
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13. Cassie the Murder Doll | 13.4k | Rated E | story by @basketcasebetty & art by @xfancyfranart
This is a classic meet cute (in which Cas, AKA the Mill City Butcher, starts stalking Dean after transferring his soul into a Good Guy doll) where our protagonists fall in love at first sight (or rather, Castiel develops an unhinged obsession with Dean) and have an eventual happily ever after where everyone lives and nothing bad happens**
**Exceptions: Dean’s entire family dies young, Dean’s best friends die bloody, and Dean’s crush is possessed by the most infamous serial killer in Twin Cities history.
Or
A Bloody Awful Child's Play AU.
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14. Strange Animal | 42.6k | Rated E | story by @thisisapaige & art by @witchy-worm
It's 1999 and twenty-year-old Dean Winchester is doing his best to take care of Sam after their parents' deaths two years ago. It was tough at first but, after settling into his job as a closing supervisor at Hunter's Hollow's one grocery store, he's kept his head above water. Mostly.
But, come September, Dean's car stops working for no discernible reason. When he's walking home one night, the forest pitch black, he feels someone— something— breathing down his neck. Terrified, he runs.
When he emerges into the light, a strange man named Castiel approaches him. He's odd, this Castiel, with his piercings, combat boots, battered old trench coat covered in homemade patches, and bright blue eyes that shine golden in a glint of the light. The handsome stranger stirs feelings within Dean best left buried. Dean makes the man leave, certain he will never see that weirdo again.
But the moment in the forest isn't an isolated incident. Dean is in danger. Something out there wants him dead. Or worse.
Good thing Cas is always there to save him.
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15. Formaldehyde Kiss | 16k | Rated E | story by @bleuzombie & art by @kingdumbass
Castiel has had an affinity for the dead since he was a child. His first kiss and only sexual experiences have been with the bodies he has access to at LaMort Mortuary & Crematorium. Castiel is perfectly content with his choice of lovers. But fellow medical student Dean Winchester is about to ruin everything.
For the first time in his life Castiel is drawn to someone living. Dean is enthralled by the strange and mysterious Castiel. He will do anything to give Castiel the love he craves.
Anything.
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16. Affliction | 31k | Rated E | story by @artemis-73 & art by @lamiasage
In 1839, Dean Winchester has left behind the night terrors of his childhood and the unnatural desires that ultimately drove his family from England.
Now in Nuremberg, he enjoys a quiet life with his brother, sister-in-law, and pious fiancee. As a favor to his solicitor brother, he travels to Transylvania to meet with a client, Count Orlok. In the looming, decaying castle blanketed in snow, Dean finds the count to be a lonely figure seemingly desperate for human connection.
As Dean's health declines, he is plagued by strange, vivid dreams that span the castle's history, his own memories, and fantasies he had hoped to leave years in the past and an ocean away. While his life and sanity crumble, he must choose between what he should want and what he fears.]
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17. Dark Inspirations | 33.6k | Rated E | story by @entropic-saudade & art by @zissie
Dean Winchester put a lot on the line when he decided to quit working in his father's auto shop and pursue a degree in creative writing: his family’s respect, his future, money, time. If he doesn’t impress his advisor with a solid thesis idea soon, he’s screwed. It doesn’t help that he’s outperformed by his cliquey peers from more privileged backgrounds.
When one of said peers invites him to an underground workshop, he discovers that the secret to their success lies not in their own merit, but in the entities they summon to work through them. Invoking the muses is a tradition going back to the Ancient Greeks, they argue. Dean is skeptical, but after his first night of offering himself up as a medium, he’s hooked. He lets himself be subject to various influences, each darker than the one before, reveling in the work they make together. There’s no going back—not even when a particularly bloodthirsty demon named Alastair latches onto him, wanting to be his personal mentor.
Until one night, when Dean becomes host to something no one in the group has ever been possessed by before: an angel of the Lord, who warns them to stop before they lose themselves to muses much worse than Alastair.
Tags: Demi-Sexual Castiel, Voyeur Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester is older than Castiel, Bartender Castiel, Masturbation
Posting Date: 11/12/2025
Summary
In the dim glow of Casa Cazzo’s dim lights, Castiel couldn’t ignore the man at the end of the bar. Dean—rugged, older, with calloused hands and steady green eyes—was nothing like the usual crowd. Where others peacocked in their search for a man to spend the night with, Dean simply watched, his quiet intensity enigmatic and inviting.
When Dean finally spoke, his voice was low and unguarded: “I like to watch.”
Excerpt
“Cas,” he began, the word drawn out like a plea. “You’ve got no idea what you do to me, just standing there. I been watching you so many nights. I wanna know everything about you.”
“Tell me,” Castiel said before thinking better of it. The words felt like a risk, but they rolled out of him as though drawn by gravity. He didn’t want to guess. He wanted to know.
Dean’s breath hitched, and for a moment, he didn’t answer. Then, his voice dropped low, rich with unspoken hunger. “You’re… different. Everything about you. The way you move, the way you look at me, like I’m the only thing in the room. It makes me feel like I don’t know, like I’m 14 again with my first crush, and I don’t know what to do with myself.”
Castiel’s chest tightened, his fingers itched to reach out, to touch, to reassure, but he was afraid the snowball would start an avalanche. “I don’t think you realize what you do to me, either,” he admitted, his voice quieter than he intended.
Dean finished his water, setting it down silently on the counter, and stepped closer. He didn’t crowd Cas or try to box him in, just slid into his space, a shy smile on his face. “I liked the hand holding,” he said sweetly.
Cas blinked back emotions he didn’t expect to feel at such a simple admission.
“How would you feel about a kiss?” Dean’s voice was sincere, not seductive or posturing like most men, just a question.
“Nervous,” Cas admitted. “Maybe like the other night?”
“Don’t gotta,” Dean’s head dipped, catching Castiel’s eyes. “I mean it, man. Don’t do shit just because you think I want you to. I just wanna be here. I’m askin’ so I don’t make you uncomfortable. Don’t want you to decide I ain’t worth keepin’ around. Would hate for that to happen cause you feel like I’m demandin’ something. We don’t gotta do nothin’.”
“But you want to watch,” Cas smirked as an irrepressible shudder went through Dean’s body, and his eyes closed at the mention of it.
“Yeah.” His voice dropped, scratchy and strained. “But I can live without it. I’ve been happy watchin’ you at the bar, think I’d be happy watchin’ you fold laundry.”
The first — but not last — round of the Destiel AU Reverse Big Bang is now complete! Please be sure to check out all of the amazing collaborations between our artists and authors listed below...
"The Long Haul" — fic by @tragidean, art by @wellwatersurprise
“Exodus 3:2” — fic by @9x20, art by @medicatedmaniac
“Hello, Goodbye, Hello Again” — fic by @tsujiharu, art by @colorlessjay
"Last Call" — fic by @baileys101, art by @leafzelindor
“Chef's Kiss” — fic by @tea-or-die, art by @raw-detergent
“Where We Belong” — fic by @wanderingcas, art by @eggchef
“Taking a Chance on Love” — fic by @ravenfuchs, art by @girlinthemirrorbluenight-library
“Darwin Never Tried This” — fic by @valandrawrites and @bleuzombie, art by @kayliemalinza
“Pink Pony Club” — fic by @casblackfeathers, art by @witchy-worm
“Call Back” — fic by @scifiromance7, art by @verobatto
“Eternally Yours” — fic by @avonlady42, art by @wigglebox
“Seolnlîd” —fic by @adunaphel-the-quiet, art by @anyreiart
“Take the Lead” — fic by @okayfinehereiam, art by @adromelke
“The Big One” — fic by @doctorprofessorsong, art by @nahpkmp
“Sugar” — fic by coveryourheads, art by @all6pistols
“Hallowed Grounds” — fic by @darcydelaney, art by @thestarsmakemedream-art
"Master of My Fate" — fic by @friendofcarlotta, art by @universalcas
“The Armageddon Code” — fic by @blackhorsedances, art by @marvfortytwo
“Don’t Say it!” — fic by @teeparadigm67, art by @neversleepuntilfive
“Cutting it” — fic by @hectatess, art by @sheepstiel
“Decoherence” — fic by @farenmaddox, art by @envydean
“Classified Unexplained Phenomena (Type B)” — fic by @folkbloodbaths, art by @bucketofli
“All That’s Buried” — fic by @haus_seeblick, art by @magpiewithinternetaccess
“Light A Fire (In My Heart)” — fic by @lazarus-rose, art by @twinone1221
“The Lines Of Duty” — fic by @gay_dinosaur_1701, art by @verobatto
“Shifting States” — fic by @artemis-73, art by @rezal-art
"And All The Devils Are Here” — fic by @entropic-saudade, art by
@basketcasebetty
“The Most Qualified Interrogator” — fic by @seidenapfel, art by
@hawkland
“Not Safe for Work” — fic by @salamitsunami1, art by @witchy-worm
“A Sorcery of Starlight” — fic by @malmuses, art by @unfamiliar-reference
“so much to put an answer to (but that’s just what we do)” — fic by @deanogie, art by @morokollisyo
“Till the end of times” — fic by @malicmalic, art by @goat-fanatic
“Station 49" — fic by itztigress3, art by @xfancyfranart
“Regarding Beasts" — fic by @aty-altiria, art by @colorlessjay
“Angels of the Red Sand" — fic by @bleuzombie and @valandrawrites, art by @kisris
“Burn Without Flame" — fic by @sitruunavohveli, art by aggiedoll
“Pickup Lines" — fic by @b7bubby, art by @dakotafoxart
“His for the Holidays" — fic by @tea-or-die, art by @witchy-worm
“The Spectre on the Fourth Floor" — fic by @ellen-of-oz, art by @thestarsmakemedream-art
“Crash" — fic by tiamatv, art by @stonelions
“Here’s To Never Growing Up" — fic by GhoulsnHalos, art by @bucketofli
“Where the Oakhearts roam” — fic by @wolfiepyxie, art by @anyreiart
“Evenfall” — fic by @macy2me, art by @thence-we-came-forth
“Come Home With Me” — fic by @MalMuses, art by @daffodilsonaprettystring
“A Shock to the System” — fic by @mrbotanyb, art by @alicetallula
“as we go” — fic by @dothwrites, art by @marsajar
“The Spirit of Radio” — fic by @hawkland, art by @mercurialkitty
Thank you to all our artsts, authors, beta readers and cheerleaders for making this such a successful innaugural event. Stay tuned and keep following this tumblr, as @friendofcarlotta and @hawkland plan to announce the next round's schedule soon (most likely beginning in July '25).
You looking for some toxic relationships, Destiel goodness, and some serious DDDNE with body horror? I got you, babe. I got you.
One More Time To Kill The Pain is LIVE
Written by ME (@valandrawrites)
Art by @alicetallula
Write for: @deancashorrorfest
Fic Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71284296
Art Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71311936/chapters/185564206
Summary:
From the moment Dean Winchester arrived at Castiel’s high school, beautiful and untouchable, Cas was obsessed. He watched from shadowed hallways, wanting something he knew he could never have. When Dean finally touched him, it was behind closed doors—secret and savage. But Castiel was willing to kneel for scraps of Dean’s affection.
Relationships: Dean Winchester/Gadreel, Cain/Castiel, Charlie Bradbury/Dorothy Baum, Garth Fitzgerald IV/Benny Lafitte, Castiel/Cain/Meg, Eileen Leary/Sam Winchester, Donna Hanscum/Jody Mills
Tags: Coffee Shop AU, Trans Dean Winchester, Baker Dean Winchester, Genderfluid Gadreel, Homophobia, Garth’s Ears, Queer Themes, Queer Culture
Summary: When Dean's manager at the grocery store bakery dismisses his Pride-themed treat ideas as “perverse,” he quits. His queerness can only compromise so much.
He finds a position at Lavender Latte Cafe, a queer-friendly all-ages spot, where he meets Gadreel, the radiant, gender-fluid owner. His unapologetic self-acceptance inspires Dean to fully embrace his queerness.
Written by: @valandrawrites
Art by: @alicetallula
Written for: @deancashorrorfest
Rating: E
Wordcount: ~10k
Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel, Dean WInchester/Lisa Braeden
Major Archive Warnings: MCD, but you know, in the first sentence.
Tags: emotional abuse, dub con, coercion, sexual violence, MCD but in a sexy way, grief, body horror, disordered eating, necrophelia, cannibalism, DDDNE, Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Music Video)
Summary:
From the moment Dean Winchester arrived at Castiel’s high school, beautiful and untouchable, Cas was obsessed. He watched from shadowed hallways, wanting something he knew he could never have. When Dean finally touched him, it was behind closed doors—secret and savage. But Castiel was willing to kneel for scraps of Dean’s affection.
This is not a love story—it is a requiem.
Posting October 12th
Preview:
Dean had never even talked to him before, barely acknowledged he existed. All Cas had was the hope Dean didn’t actively hate him. Unlike most popular boys, Dean had never slammed a shoulder into him in the hallways or kicked him in the stomach after punching him on the walk home from school. He’d also never called Castiel a fa**ot the way his friends did.
Now, Castiel knew why.
Halfway through the second semester, Dean grabbed Castiel’s arm after school and pulled him into an empty classroom. He stared, mouth dry, heart pounding. Confusion silenced him as his eyes locked onto Dean’s, desperate to decipher the mystery before him.
“Don’t ever fucking tell anyone about this,” Dean hissed and then kissed him, pressing him hard against the wall like an assault.
The kiss was sloppy and frantic, Dean’s tongue pushing into Castiel’s mouth before they’d found a rhythm. He was absolutely okay with that. Dean slammed him against the wall when he tried to lean forward, take more, his hands gripping Castiel’s hips like he was holding on to a cliff face, trying not to fall. Never letting their bodies touch.
Castiel scrambled to find his footing, reaching for Dean’s shoulders only to have him pull away, taking his down-turned lips with him, darkness in his eyes. The muscles in his jaw tensed, and fingers dug painfully into Cas’ hips.
“I… I’m sorry, I won’t…”
Soon, Dean had Cas’ hands pinned above his head and a scowl on his face. Then he slowly leaned in and took Cas’ bottom lip in his mouth and bit down—hard. Hard enough to make tears come to Castiel’s eyes, but he didn’t move or make a sound. He didn’t struggle against Dean’s hands and just let him draw blood. It was his first communion.
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The Y-cut begins just below the tip of your collarbone. I have forgone the required gloves so I can feel the smoothness of your skin, the pleasure of touching you. I etch my love into the flesh of your chest. My hands are steady as the scalpel slices through your outer layers, treating your flesh with the obeisance it deserves. I cut two smooth lines that meet at the sternum. No blood wells up in the cuts or bubbles over onto your flesh. Your heart no longer pumps.
I've never seen somebody so perfectly still as you. I’ve worked with the dead long enough to appreciate the differences, but I remained indifferent, unaffected. But you’ve always been beautiful to me, striking. I could always find you in any crowd. Like this, you are an ethereal creature.
I cut a path down the center of your chest, past where your ribs used to rise and fall. They are motionless now, statuesque like a marble figure. I press deeper, purposeful, as I reach the soft rise of your stomach.
My incision reveals your raw beauty.
I reach within to hold your secrets in my hands, to know you as completely as one soul can know another.
Written for @cdrcrossoverbang
Author: @valandrawrites
Artist: @adromelke
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Rating: Explicit
Tags: Queer as Folk Fusion, 2000s, Everyone Wants Cas, Underage Dean - 17, Queer Culture, Homophobia, Gay Bashing, Happy Ending
Summary:
Cas Novak doesn’t do feelings. He’s got a good job, a luxury loft, and a steady rotation of hookups that never stick around long enough to expect more. That’s exactly how he likes it—until he meets Dean Winchester.
Dean’s seventeen, still in high school, and way too smart for his own good. What was supposed to be a one-time thing becomes complicated when Dean refuses to be another nameless man in Cas’ bed. He’s not afraid to call Cas out, push his buttons, or dig into the emotional disaster area Cas has spent years pretending doesn’t exist.
Cas never thought he wanted this kind of connection, but when there’s a violent attack, he is faced with the reality of what Dean really means to him.
