You changed me, Destiel

Emms, 30 yo, she/her. I ship Destiel and THAT will never change. Since I've watched Supernatural I'm not the same anymore. You'll witness me rambling about Destiel (and Cockles sometimes). I discovered that I love writing, so yeah, here's my AO3 account: youchangedmedestiel

[youchangedmedestiel]

Tags to find different types of posts on my blog

Well, hello there! 👋

I'm glad you ended up here. Basically, you'll see me: lose my shit, write fics, share thoughts and reblog others' amazing posts.

✒️To find my fics: my AO3 account

🗨️To talk about Supernatural, Destiel or Cockles, my ask box is open (here's a little help with some asks ideas)

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Before the destiel tag below, you can find all the specific tags I use on my posts to sort them the best way possible. I hope it'll help and you'll enjoy what I post. (It'll probably evolve in the future). Here's Dean winking, just because why not.

[szlez]

A Destielification

of this one as requested on The Destiel AU Reverse Big Bang discord

Reblog to let prev know their presence is wanted

[watchandread02]

Destiel infographics Season 7

Cas is only in 5 episodes of season 7. And yet there's still so much destiel in there (also calling it 5 is very generous since in episode 2 he just walks into the lake)

There's something in here about the trenchcoat framing Cas' abscense from Dean's life. You know picking it up, folding and cradling it gently. Carrying it around the US all while switching cars multiple times and basically having to leave everything else of your "normal" life behind (no more rock aliases, no more motel rooms, ditching the car that's practically your home). But you allow yourself that one little indulgence because it's the only thing you have left of him. And then you find him, but he doesn't remember you. So you have to hold out just a little longer so that you can finally give it back to him. All while grappling with the fact that he betrayed you and you don't know if you'll ever be able to trust him again (you will).

Or well abscence makes the heart grow fonder or whatever

(As always I don't guarantee that all of this is 100% correct. Wie immer alle Angaben ohne Gewähr.)

Masterpost for the other seasons

Taglist

@scifiromance7 @agentzeppelin @supernaturalrandomness @whelp-gay4angels @whimblixseven

@zahnie @deadwoodaj @kassybee @blanketforcas @chocolate-chexburger

@youchangedmedestiel @a-ray-of-hope @pattywinchester @mercurialkitty @strat0stat

@deancas @dralruni @lavenderleahy @my-flying-sister @themagicoakleaf

@blueeyesblueties @pinguinscanfly @snowieu @mishasmokinggrass @airconner

@zei-spn @akavishi @dieseldrakilis @meeshsen @chevroletdean

@t4tdestiel @madness-for-real @tincar87

[angelsdean]

the absolute trust shown though dean tossing the impala keys over to cas just moments after they'd been at each other's throats because cas had gone behind his back and stolen the colt. all of that is already forgiven as he casually tosses the keys to his childhood home, his safe place, and also symbolically his body and soul. it means so much.

[greeneyedgrasshopperandhisangel]

When you get this, list 5 of your favorite songs, publish. Send this ask to 10 of your favorite mutuals!

@whoipretended2b 😊 thxx

Fire on fire

Daechwita

Willow

Life goes on

A thousand years

Well, I mostly listen to songs in the regional dialects in my country, like around 4 languages+ kpop largely BTS, then only comes english.

@sirpompet

@lazarrusrising

@classic-cevans

@nezyy78

@youchangedmesoicared

@catzigue

@werepire05

@thenerdy-1

@thejukeboxzero

@farenmaddox

@friendofcarlotta

@julz221b

@jenmishlvr44

[nezyy78]

When you get this, list 5 of your favorite songs, publish. Send this ask to 10 of your favorite mutuals!

Ooo this is hard! Thank you for the tag @greeneyedgrasshopperandhisangel 🥰

Tourniquet by Evanescence

Papercut by Linkin Park

Stay by NNAVY

Mango by Kamauu

Dance in the Dark by Lady Gaga

This is just a couple in English that I love, doesn’t include any of the ones in other languages I adore. My music taste is really varied 😂

@bethmints @king-lena @th3grunchler @shallowseeker @youchangedmedestiel @sam-wilsons-couch @em-bitterred @deweys-posts @lesbiandean @auperntural +free tag whoever would like to share please do! I need more songs to get obsessed with 💙💚

[youchangedmedestiel]

Oooh nice! Thanks for the tag @nezyy78

That's so hard to choose only 5 but here they are:

Human by Rag'N'Bone Man

Feeling Good by Nina Simone

Simple Man (Jensen Ackles' version)

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica

Let 'Em Cry by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Your turn @morallygreyintrovert @mygenderisthattrenchcoat @peachyhalloween @bangtanzucchini @i-miss-poptropica @inacatastrophicmind @imaginaryprotagonist @vannythedragon @here4thetrama @jensenacklesmybeloved and anyone else who wants to participate!

[casdeans-pie]

If I said that I've been planning an Actors AU where Dean is a really successful actor, but recently he's been cast as the lead in a load of action movies and his agent (Gabriel) doesn't want him to get typecast, so he agrees for Dean to star in something totally different... A Western Romance movie that's due to release for next year's Valentines Day.

The studio behind it thinks that it's going to be a big hit - the romance genre is making a lot of money right now, and a Western Romance released on Valentines Day starring Dean Winchester as one of the romantic leads is almost guaranteed to get them huge box office success. But! They're having trouble casting the right person to star alongside him as the other romantic lead.

The studio hasn't really got anyone specifically in mind for the part, so they've called in a bunch of actors who got through auditions and callbacks to have a chemistry read with Dean......

There's a lot of money riding on this, and a lot of a romance movie's success is largely due to the chemistry between the leads, so they're very invested in who to cast for this other role. Which is why the studio execs, the director, head writer, and casting director are all going to be sitting in the room to watch the chemistry reads.

No pressure.

Dean thinks being in a romance movie is kinda lame, but he's a professional and he will do. his. job.

Anyway, he reads his lines with a few different actors - Cassie, Lisa, Pamela, Tessa... and he thinks he's had chemistry with them all. (He thinks he has chemistry with everyone though.)

The last actor to be called in is announced as 'Castiel' and Dean is just thinking, 'huh weird name', when he's stunned speechless as a guy walks in.

Uh. No. Absolutely not. He's not starring in a romance movie with a guy!

But the room is full of top studio execs (including Crowley) and the very famous director of the movie (Balthazar) and he really can't make a fuss if he wants to keep working in the industry. It's not that he's homophobic or anything, he just doesn't personally, as a straight man (yeah okay) want to be act as a gay character. But Dean does his job and he grits his teeth and reads his lines.

He thinks it goes really really badly.

This Castiel dude is so weird - he keeps holding really intense eye contact, and then Dean gets kind of twitchy about it, so he keeps slipping out of the eye contact and looking down at his nose (not his lips. not his lips). And like, who does this guy thinks he is - he's performing the stage directions during a chemistry read, who does he think he's impressing?? So Dean matches his energy and acts right back.

By the end of the scene their characters are supposed to be leaning in for a light kiss, but somehow that's changed into something way more dramatic - Castiel is holding onto his shoulder with one hand, the other has tipped his chin up. One of Dean's hands has found its way into his hair somehow (when did that happen) and the other is curled around his waist.

The script ends there so Castiel steps back and thanks the room for their time.

Dean is left reeling, breathing heavily, and feels kinda like he's been left hanging.

Gabriel gives him double thumbs up from across the room while the execs all clap, and Castiel excuses himself from the room as they talk excitedly amongst themselves.

Who does that guy think he is?????

Dean is convinced after all that 'over-acting' there's no way that Castiel will get the role. They had no chemistry at all.

Guess who's starring in the Western Romance with Dean??

ofc the internet is buzzing with this new gay cowboy romance movie and they all think there's a secret thing going on between the two lead actors. Which there isn't!! ...... (Until there is)

Cas deliberately pushes Dean's buttons while they're in scenes together, because he knows how much Dean didn't want him to get the role in the first place (also why he played up at the chemistry read) so they're both as bad as each other honestly.

So now Dean finds Castiel difficult to work with and complains about him all the time to Gabriel (also Cas's cousin - he's the one that got him into the casting call in the first place by pulling some strings).

Much to Dean's dismay they have to work with an intimacy coordinator (Charlie) during their intimate scenes, and he seems to be the only one bothered by all of this!! But he can't say anything to anyone but Gabe because he doesn't want it to get around that Dean Winchester has a problem playing a gay character (because he doesn't okay! It's just that this Castiel guy is getting under his skin!!!) Dean is practically hissing he's so mad about this whole situation (he's lying to himself).

HOWEVER

as time goes on, and they work so closely together, Dean comes to some pretty life altering revelations about himself and his sexuality and just how fond of his costar he is.

they spend a lot of time with each other (especially during the press tour - Dean loves it, Cas hates it), they come to respect each other, their acting of having feelings for each other becomes real, they practice lines in each other's trailers, the movie is a big big success! The enemies become lovers !!!!

Dean and Cas in a Western Romance !!!!!

[watchandread02]

Supernatural Season 7 infographics

Distance calculated with DistanceFromTo. This is not the actual driving path and just the shortest distance between the two points. Take the timeline with a grain of salt because this one was hard to figure out and sometimes I just estimated which month it could be.

Taglist | Masterpost (for the other seasons and destiel focused infographics)

(As always I don't guarantee that all of this is 100% correct. Wie immer alle Angaben ohne Gewähr.)

[rolls-of-the-tongue-nicely]

Destiel - Fauve by andersss

I am very nervous because it’s my first serious erotic work. And my first Destiel. Because it’s my dear OTP, I waited to increase my skills to draw them… Of course, I used a reference (a gif on tumblr, I think ^^’) and a real wallpaper (on papierpeintdirect.com)

[lazarrusrising]

They should have had a scene where the bad guy throws Dean (likely scenario) and Cas goes to catch him but halfway through Dean's arc through the air Cas remembers that a human man moving at speed towards an immovable object (angel) will hurt just as much as the wall he's trying to protect him from, so Dean hits Cas and he just folds like laundry, cradling Dean's body so tenderly even as they both hit the ground, and it works, the impact is swallowed in the soft heat of Cas's arms and Dean is so genuinely flustered that he just lays there on top of Cas even as the bad guy advances on them and Cas has to roll over Dean and shield him from a blow, and then he does get a little murderous because How Dare you think you can touch Dean Winchester? and he smites the fuck out of the bad guy and Dean is still laying on the ground just bright fucking red and wide eyed

[pbeeanjay]

just being

[destieltropecollection]

DESTIEL TROPE COLLECTION 2026 | MASTERLIST

Thank you to everyone who participated this year. There was a total of 295 fics submitted across the tropes which is so great to see the number up higher again! Please remember to comment and kudos on the fics you read! Happy Reading!

Day 1 | Coming Out Fic Day 2 | Meet Cute Day 3 | First Responder AU Day 4 | College AU Day 5 | Crack/Humour Day 6 | Western/Cowboy/Ranch Day 7 | Childhood Friends Day 8 | Drunken Confessions Day 9 | Time Travel AU Day 10 | Secret Dating Day 11 | Two Person Love Triangle Day 12 | First kiss Day 13 | Coffeeshop AU Day 14 | Sam Ships It Day 15 | BDSM Day 16 | Roommates Day 17 | Bed Sharing Day 18 | Domestic Day 19 | Canon Compliant Day 20 | Enemies to Lovers Day 21 | Omegaverse Day 22 | Soulmate Day 23 | Case Fic Day 24 | Everyone Knows But Them Day 25 | Fix-it Day 26 | Hurt/Comfort and Whump Day 27 | Slow Burn Day 28 | Mutual Pining Day 29 | Fake Dating Day 30 | Wing Fic Day 31 | Friends to Lovers

[sinkat-arts]

The Fall

Coming in just under the wire for restraintstielweek, but better late than never? Flipped version - which makes more sense gravitationally but is less Symbolic - under the cut.

[lenaarting]

one more 🫣

[destieltropecollection]

Destiel Trope Collection 2026 | Day 31: Friends to Lovers

What the Heart Misses | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: General Word Count: 5,546 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon Divergent, S15E14 Last Holiday, Fluff, No Empty Deal Summary: After learning that the Winchesters and Jack celebrated Christmas with Mrs. Butters, Castiel takes the opportunity to give Dean a Christmas present. Which then prompts Dean to reflect on the nature of their bond.

The Fortune Donut | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 7,130 Main Tags/Warnings: Modern Settings AU, Love Confession, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Dean Winchester Has a Crush on Castiel Summary: Dean decides that it’s high time for him to tell his best friend Castiel that he’s kinda tiny-bit in love with him. Nervous about how he should go at it, he settles on a new—and corny—feature offered at his favourite bakery: a fortune donut. And the best part? It can be personalized.

My "Straight" Ex-Boyfriend | @em-bitterred Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 7,425 Main Tags/Warnings: Epistolary, Reddit Fic, Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Angst, AU - No Supernatural, Lovers to Friends, Humor Summary: After getting a call from her ex-boyfriend saying he slept with his best friend, Lisa Braeden writes into Reddit to share.

Wasn't it obvious? | @youchangedmedestiel Rating: Explicit Word Count: 9,414 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - High School, Minor Jessica Moore/Sam Winchester, Camping, Summer, Late Night Conversations, Drinking, Underage Drinking, Drinking Games, Games, Never Have I Ever, First Kiss, Fluff and Smut, Castiel Loves Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Loves Castiel, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Light Angst, Happy Ending Summary: Dean decides to organize a camping trip, just one late summer night in the woods with his friends, before some of them leave to college soon. They share secrets, have fun and drink around the fire, until Cas and Dean find themselves in the same tent. They share more than secrets.

I'm No Good at Goodbyes | @imaginaryprotagonist Rating: Explicit Word Count: 15,501 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Strangers to Lovers, Internalized Homophobia, POV Alternating, Smut, Oral Sex, Mutual Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, Past Dean/Ash Summary: When Dean was a teenager, he met Castiel Novak on a family vacation. The pair formed a fast friendship, which came to an abrupt end when Castiel confessed romantic feelings and Dean told him he didn’t feel the same way. It was an act seeped in regret, with Dean realizing he had in fact fallen for the other boy once he had come to terms with his bisexuality. Fourteen years later, a thirty-year-old Dean may have another chance when he runs into Castiel on his train ride home.

Indeana Jones and the Tear of Pele | @amaranthhiding Rating: Explicit Word Count: 32,679 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon Universe, Beach Vacation, Mythology of Hawai’i, Action/Adventure, Humor, Angst with Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Magic, Mystery, Fallen Angel Castiel, Castiel's True Form, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Dean in Denial, Dean Makes up Ridiculous Excuses for Touch, Slow Burn, Castiel's Wings, Protective Dean, Protective Castiel, Castiel Uses Sarcasm, First Kiss, First Time, Grace-Powered Orgasm, Castiel Goes Missing, Castiel and Dean save each other, Minor Sam/Rowena, Post-Season 11, Canon Divergence, POV Alternating, Dean POV, Castiel POV Summary: What starts as a relaxing beach vacation in Hawai’i turns into a journey of self-discovery for Castiel and Dean. To save the world from the Darkness, they both faced what they thought to be their imminent demise and came out the other side very much still alive. So now they have to ponder the really big questions, such as what a bucket list is, what place in the world a fallen angel has, and how Indiana Jones ever managed to keep that hat on his head. The island seems to have a way of making the barrier of touch crumble to dust until they're sliding toward the edge of something new and fragile between them that neither of them dares to put a name to, lest it might disappear. When what really disappears is Castiel, there's very little Dean wouldn't do to get the angel back.

The Good Samaritan | @farenmaddox Rating: Mature Word Count: 43,574 Main Tags/Warnings: Pastor Castiel, Professor Castiel, Former Army Service Member Dean Winchester, Mechanic Dean Winchester, Disabled Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Has PTSD, Castiel Has Self-Worth Issues, Bisexual Castiel, Gay Dean Winchester Summary: When Dean falls off a ladder trying to put up some Christmas lights, he finally gets to meet the next-door neighbor he'd been avoiding. Turns out Pastor Novak isn't a pastor anymore and is struggling to sort his life out just as much as Dean is. Neither of them is very good at accepting help, but they manage to get past each other's defenses and quickly become close. They decide to have a friendly competition to see who can have a better upcoming year. May the best man win.

Me, Wanting, & You | @bethmints Rating: Explicit Word Count: 46,778 Main Tags/Warnings: Accountant Castiel, Openly Gay Castiel, Mechanic Dean Winchester, Openly Bisexual Dean Winchester, Jealous Dean Winchester, Kid Fic, Idiots in Love, Friends to Lovers, Alternate Universe - No Supernatural, Crack Treated Seriously, Miscommunication, Group Chats, Tragic Backstory, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester Summary: Castiel Novak is an overworked, undersexed single father of two. He's also desperately in love with his best friend Dean Winchester, but knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that Dean will never love him back. That is, until Castiel decides to try his hand at dating again... and Dean starts foaming at the mouth with jealousy. (A friends-to-lovers rom-com AU chock full of miscommunication, mutual pining, and meddling-but-well-intentioned friends.)

Mr. Fix It | @mittensmorgul Rating: Mature Word Count: 54,383 Main Tags/Warnings: Mutual Pining, Busybody Minimall AU Repair Shop Owner Dean Winchester, Bartender Castiel (Supernatural), Castiel in Witness Protection, Fluff, Minor Donna Hanscum/Jody Mills, Minor Charlie Bradbury/Rowena MacLeod, POV Alternating, Gabriel's healing cookies, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Strangers to Lovers Summary: When Dean opened up shop as Mr. Fix It, he never expected his biggest, slowest, and possibly most important project would be the quietly beguiling owner of the bar at the other end of the strip mall. Getting Steve to open up to him would prove tougher than hacking into the NSA. Five years after fleeing his corrupt family and starting life over as an unassuming bartender named Steve, Cas still regretfully maintained his policy of keeping everyone at arm's length-- most regretfully of all, Dean. It seems like a sound strategy for survival until his old life comes crashing through his front door. Are there any problems too big for Mr. Fix It to solve?

Scent Me Some Lovin' | @flatcokeao3 Rating: Explicit Word Count: 70,201 Main Tags/Warnings: Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics, Omegaverse, Alpha Castiel, Omega Dean, Friends to Lovers, Mpreg, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Domestic Fluff, Getting Together, Past Fertility Issues, Smut, Past Abusive Relationship, Angst, Slow Burn Summary: Castiel has been best friends with Dean for seven years. He has been in love with him for seven years. Quietly, hopelessly, and with no expectation of it ever being returned. Awkward and avoidant, Alpha Castiel has always known where he stands. And Dean, confident Omega with a complicated past, has never given any indication that there could be more than friendship between them. That is until Dean unexpectedly goes into heat one night and asks Castiel to stay and help him through it. What begins as a night of instinctive need quickly spirals into something deeper; something tender, complicated, and impossible to ignore. Now, with boundaries blurred and feelings rising to the surface, Castiel has to navigate what it means to go from two best friends to a family of three.

[destieltropecollection]

Destiel Trope Collection 2026 | Day 30: Wing Fic

Taking Flight | @iamianweareme Rating: Explicit Word Count: 2,343 Main Tags/Warnings: Top Castiel/Bottom Dean, Dom/Sub, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Anal sex, Oral Sex Summary: The prompt asked for a Wing/Strength Kink Destiel fic where Dean encounters Castiel's wings for the first time, and it unlocks some new feelings for both. I hope this fills the prompt and scratches the itch-

faith healer (come put your hands all over me) | @ksoleil7 Rating: Mature Word Count: 8,264 Main Tags/Warnings: One Shot, Fluff, Massage, Wing Fic, Angel Wings, Dean Winchester Can See Castiel's Wings, Half-Human Castiel (Supernatural), Men of Letters Bunker (Supernatural), Non-Explicit Sex, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Hurt Castiel (Supernatural), Getting Together, Emotional Vulnerability, Domesticity in the Men of Letters Bunker (Supernatural), Canon Universe, First Kiss Summary: Cas is half-angel, half sore shoulders after a long hunt. Naturally, Dean offers to help him out.

The Curse of the Fiery Cross | @seidenapfel Rating: Explicit Word Count: 28,057 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Pirate, Golden Age of Piracy, Age of Sail, Angel Castiel (Supernatural), Wings, Treasure Hunting, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Curses, Minor Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle, Semi-Public Sex, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester Summary: Captain Dean Winchester is a myth. Where others commit mutiny to escape the malice of their superiors and become the bane of the Sea and the Crown, Dean stands out. He doesn’t settle for ransacking ships and boarding vessels. Dean retrieves booties. On his search for the biggest treasure known to pirates, Dean locates a piece of the prize: a golden cross. Though, when he touches it, he lifts its curse and frees an angel. They come to an agreement. If Dean helps Castiel to find his way home, the angel will help him uncover the treasure Dean’s heart desires.

Calming the Weather | @seidenapfel Rating: Explicit Word Count: 35,490 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post 15x18 – Despair, the finale never happened, Angel Dean Winchester, Human Castiel (Supernatural), Angel Wings, Repressed Dean, Internalized Homophobia, Fluff and Angst, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Dean Winchester in Denial About Sexuality, Dean Winchester Has Sexuality Realizations, Domestic Castiel/Dean Winchester, Eventual Smut, Kid Jack Kline, Minor Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester, First Kiss, Castiel and Dean Winchester Use Their Words, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Angelic Grace (Supernatural), Castiel's True Form (Supernatural), Castiel/Dean Winchester Wing Kink, Wing Kink, Mild Smut, Angel Castiel (Supernatural) Summary: Rescued from the Empty, Cas is fully human, and miserable. So, rather than acknowledge what happened in the dungeon, Dean searches for a way to change that. He finds it in a simple spell. The spell gives ordinary humans a limited dose of angelic powers. Too afraid it might harm Cas, Dean tests it on himself. But it backfires. Thanks to a piece of Grace bound to his soul, Dean wakes up fully powered, wings and all. With their roles reversed, it is up to Castiel to teach Dean how to wield angelic powers, and for Dean to share the peaks and lows of humanity with Castiel. Misconceptions come to light as they learn from each other. Meanwhile, a storm is brewing. In order to stop it, Dean not only has to get a hold on his emotions, but he must face a revelation about himself, one he had repressed all his life.

Sacred Things | @farenmaddox Rating: Explicit Word Count: 45,313 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Professor Dean Winchester, Summer Romance, Wing Kink, Body Worship Summary: Dean is something a late bloomer, so it makes sense that he doesn’t start university until he’s already in his late twenties. He’d planned for a business degree, something that will give him a mooring in an unstable life, but an unexplainable encounter during a class trip leads him down a different path. Fifteen years later, history professor Dean Winchester and his best friend Charlie are both fresh off a divorce and heading back to Rome to try to recreate the magic of that long-ago summer. Older, heavier, but probably no wiser, Dean goes back to the strange statue that he’s been obsessing over to tell it how it changed his life. He’s not sure what he expected, but it certainly wasn’t for the statue to reciprocate. Or to ask Dean to show him the pleasures of the city he’s stood sentinel over for centuries.

An unPractical Guide to Angel Care | @xev3n Rating: Explicit Word Count: 131,316 Main Tags/Warnings: Wing Grooming, Wing Oil, Wing Oil as Lube (Supernatural), Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Protective Dean Winchester, Healing Castiel, Pet Castiel (Supernatural), Angel Castiel (Supernatural), Angel ownership, Alternate Universe, POV Dean Winchester, Dean is a Natural Caregiver, Caretaker Dean Winchester, Emotional Recovery, Found Family, Dean Winchester falling in love, Dean Winchester is ignorant but trying, Touch-Starved Castiel (Supernatural), Past non-con (not Dean/Cas), Past Abuse, Implied/Referenced Sexual Abuse, Domestic Fluff, Nesting, Collars, Suppression devices, Unlearning dehumanization, Ownership, Sharing Clothes, Sharing a Bed, Bottom Dean Winchester, Top Castiel (Supernatural), Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Anal Sex, First Time, Marking, Possessive Castiel (Supernatural), Emotional Sex, Gentle Sex After Trauma, Come Eating, Shower Sex, Happy Ending, Blow Jobs Summary: 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.

[destieltropecollection]

Destiel Trope Collection 2026 | Day 29: Fake Dating

Amoretto Motel | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: General Word Count: 7,391 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon Divergence, Post-Episode S12E04, Fluff, Fake/pretend Relationship Summary: Feeling down after Mary left the bunker, Dean is eager to go on a hunt with Castiel, when he hears about unexplained missing couples in Arkansas. Unbeknownst to him, however, Castiel has an unusual idea how to approach this particular case. He wants to play bait. Together.

Retreat | @ampbwrites Rating: Explicit Word Count: 8,032 Main Tags/Warnings: fake/pretend relationship, case fic, undercover as a couple, idiots in love, unresolved/resolved sexual tension, there was only one bed, sassy Castiel, Dean Winchester is bad at feelings, Dean Winchester is protective of Castiel, happy ending Summary: At Sam's suggestion, Dean and a newly-human Castiel go undercover at a couples' retreat in Vermont to investigate several unexplained disappearances. Between listening to Cas affirm their relationship goals to a group of strangers and putting his hands all over Dean during couples' yoga, not to mention all the damn hippie food he's had to choke down, Dean's not sure he's ever felt more out of his element. Oh, and did he mention there was only one bed?

The Nikkah | @maxine_1703 Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 28,000 Main Tags/Warnings: No archive warnings apply, fake relationship, romcom, first kiss, mutual pining, humour, canon divergent after “Scoobynatural” Summary: "I love you, Castiel, will you marry me?" He's pretty sure he imagines the tears in Cas's eyes, when his friend nods his head. "Yes. Yes, Dean, I will marry you." Dean and Cas decide to fake an engagement and a romance to trick some djinns, only to discover their true feelings for each other. Also featuring: Sam with a djinn-induced toothache, some fluff and then some more, kisses, hugs, tears, and, like any great romance, Dean attempting to search a strange country for the love of his life.

White Wedding | @thejukeboxzero Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 40,166 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Arranged Marriage, runaway groom Castiel, Dean Winchester Has ADHD, Mechanic Dean Winchester, BAMF Castiel, Crack, Fake/Pretend Relationship for a hot sec Summary: Castiel sees his arranged marriage as the end of the line, and Dean is desperate to stop Sam from getting hitched to the wrong woman, when Cas' wedding gets interrupted by a confused, but well intentioned Winchester, he see's this as an opportunity to break out from under his families thumb and start fresh, even if that means running away with the guy who kidnapped him from the altar...

Perks & Benefits | @nessarose-thropp Rating: Mature Word Count: 43,383 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe, Domestic, Hurt/Comfort, Sickfic, Fake Marriage, Marriage of Convenience, Friends to Lovers, Roommates, Sharing a Bed, YouTuber Castiel, ASMRtist Castiel, Engineer Dean Winchester, Chronic Illness, Multilingual Castiel, Openly Bisexual Dean Winchester, Gay Castiel Summary: Castiel's life isn't going exactly as planned. It's not all bad, but it's certainly not what he pictured for himself. His career aspirations in linguistics have somehow transformed into a full-time gig as a YouTuber and ASMRtist. Instead of living in the beautiful, international, and expensive city of Geneva, Switzerland where he was raised, he's living in Columbus, Ohio. When an emergency lands him in the hospital with a life-changing diagnosis and a growing stack of medical bills, Cas is left treading water. Luckily, his best friend and roommate Dean is always there with a creative solution and offers to marry Cas. For the insurance benefits, of course.

Hooker, Line and Sinker | @flatcokeao3 Rating: Explicit Word Count: 48,246 Main Tags/Warnings: Strangers to Lovers, romcom, Business man Castiel, Escort Dean Winchester, Michael!Dean - in the way that Michael is Dean's escort name, Zachariah is a D-bag, Protective Cas, Alternative Universe - Office, Fluff, Age Difference, Misunderstandings, Annoying Christmas parties, Making Out, Masturbation in the Shower, This is about beach read, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Bad flier!Dean, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Rimming, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Fluff and Angst, low angst, like romcom level angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Dean is insecure and Castiel is very understanding and supportive, Semi-Public Sex, Golfing, Facials, Making Up, Making Love, Castiel has good friends Summary: Incredibly awkward and not ready to mingle Castiel finds himself in a bit of a pickle when his boss threatens to set him up with a relative, and Castiel's knee-jerk reaction is lying his way out of it. When the lie spreads like a high school rumour, Castiel finds it difficult to backtrack, but thankfully his sister, Anna, comes to his rescue with some sound advice. Hiring an escort to pretend to be your boyfriend might sound like the most expensive way to get out of a blind date, but Castiel discovers that it is the most emotional, confusing and rewarding way as well.

How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days | @labgeek2002 Rating: Explicit Word Count: 48,962 Main Tags/Warnings: Top Castiel/Bottom Dean, Bottom Castiel/Too Dean, Mechanic Dean, Writer Castiel, angst with a happy ending Summary: Two years into his career writing an advice column for the Advocate, Castiel Novak finds himself cynical and jaded when it comes to finding meaningful relationships which seem to crash and burn all around him. Forced to challenge his assumptions about twenty something males and humanity in general, Cas is assigned a project to find an attractive man and chase him away using all the methods and qualities he loathes in others. With a promotion on the line for the small price of cooperation with this degrading assignment, Castiel assumes the task. Sick of watching Dean tear through a string of meaningless hookups, Charlie bets her best friend Dean that he can't last ten dates with the same person before hitting the eject button. With something to prove, Dean takes the bet and finds the first handsome stranger he meets: a writer named Castiel. The only question is who will cave first?

A Game of Profound Pretence | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Explicit Word Count: 48,974 Main Tags/Warnings: Fake Dating AU, Enemies to Lovers, Second Chances, Small Towns, Family Drama, Fluff and Angst, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Sharing a Bed Summary: With a feud as legendary as the one between the Campbells and the Novaks, Dean and Castiel’s deep aversion to each other is nothing new to everyone in town. But when word gets out that the two are romantically involved, which is a blatant lie, the reaction of everyone around them isn’t what they expect. Met with celebrations and blessings from their families, they must begrudgingly put aside their differences and work together in order to keep the peace and avoid disappointing their families, until they can find a solution to this mess. It also gives them the opportunity to finally deal with a secret of their own, concerning the real reason for their animosity, which doesn’t stem from their families’ history, but rather from a past encounter years before.

Tales of Mishap (WIP) | @peanutbutterjelly-pie Rating: Mature Word Count: 110,826 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe, Witch Dean, Angel Castiel, Fake Relationship, Humor, Fluff, Romance, Angst, Disaster Bi Dean Summary: Dean is a witch who never has an easy time being subtle about his magic. After yet another incident of him almost exposing everything to the clueless public he finds himself reprimanded by his coven and swears to do better in the future. Only to end up breaking into the coven's library that very same night, absolutely wasted, with his vampire best friend in tow, in a weak attempt to somehow turn his life around. The sole thing he accomplishes in his inebriated state, though, is to mix up some spells and accidentally summon an actual angel of the Lord, without any idea how to send him back again. Great. So now Dean doesn't only have to deal with a very disgruntled heavenly creature but also needs to keep this all a secret from his family and the coven. And what cover would be more effective than telling everybody that the weird, blue-eyed guy who suddenly popped up in his life is his new boyfriend? What could possibly go wrong?