#Deancas rec list

[thevioletcaptain]

Day one of the @spnficrecfest called for rec lists featuring fics set in a specific season or era, so here are five of my all-time favorite Purgatory era Dean/Cas fics! I'm also including fics which deal with the immediate aftermath of Dean & Cas' time in Purgatory, as I consider those to be part of the era as well :)

The Legend of the White Light by EllenOfOz | Explicit | 50k Angsty, pine-filled alternate season 8 fic with a happy ending! This was written for the Pinefest a few years back, and it quickly earned a place on my favorite Purgatory fics list. (Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, explicit sexual content)

Ritual by takadainmate | Teen | 10.8k This is a really unique fic that follows Dean, Benny, and an extremely changed Cas through Purgatory. I don't quite know how to describe this one without spoiling it, but... possibly sentient lightning wants Cas dead? Just go read it, it's strange and lovely. (Warnings: none)

Just After, But Before by cymbalism | Explicit | 8.7k As the title says, this fic is set just after Dean and Cas escape from Purgatory -- and unlike the show, they get out together. It's a short and sweet hurt/comfort fic, with Dean looking after Cas after the journey through the portal leaves him weak and injured. (Warnings: explicit sexual content)

What Fun It All Would Be by 8sword | Mature | 22.5k A Purgatory fic that deals with the fact that Dean's half-Amazon daughter Emma must be there, and a really inventive and twisty one at that. When you start reading you're going to be confused. Stick with it. Enjoy the journey -- but mind the tags, and be prepared for pain. This one doesn't have a happy ending. (Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, major character death, body horror, supernatural "drug" use)

Tales of Brave Ulysses by snarklyboojum | Teen | 55.9k This one is just beautifully written -- one of those fics that, despite not having re-read it in a while, I can still picture specific moments perfectly in my mind's eye. It's not an entirely happy ending, but it is a hopeful one, and there's some Where the Wild Things Are stuff in there that's especially fun. (Warnings: graphic depictions of violence)

...AND A BONUS SIXTH FIC:

Redemption Road by multiple authors | Explicit | 652k Technically, this sprawling, slow-burn, round robin masterpiece was written long before Purgatory ever appeared on screen, with fans starting the project during the hiatus between seasons six and seven. The central story follows Dean as he tries to bring Cas back to him after he's been driven to megalomania by the monster souls he consumed during season six. Seeing as a significant part of the story takes place in Purgatory, and it's still one of my all time favorite fics 13 years after it was published, it gets an honorary place on this list. (Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, explicit sexual content)

Check under the cut for links to all of the rec lists I make for this fest! I'll update with new links as I post them :)

Day One - Purgatory Era Day Two - Dean's Canon Kinks Day Three - Long Fics Day Four - Alternate Universes Day Five - Rare Pairs Day Six - Case Fics Day Seven - Tropes Day Eight - Gen Fics Day Nine - Vintage Fics Day Ten - Coda Fics Day Eleven - Mystery List

[cthulhum]

need to look forward to reading a fic in 3 days its the only thing thatll help me get throught these trying times (calc midterm) i fear. any recs. pls.

[rayraywillis]

My ultimate Destiel playlist to make u smile!

https://youtu.be/h9si3_dnOpM

https://youtu.be/FEr_DOLefYo

https://youtu.be/gLp1VCQtnHI

https://youtu.be/xHFp2KWQTds

https://youtu.be/0Fym0SiMwh8

https://youtu.be/WhHPiXXnQsw

https://youtu.be/OqGzl6AUjJk

https://youtu.be/dverh1SaLSA

*& Same w/ fanart*

https://youtu.be/U0YoNvqtPEc

https://youtu.be/dMy3nsAClqs

https://youtu.be/eWSWofCai8Q

https://youtu.be/C5vpT44EsLA

https://youtu.be/NOpoq1f70h0

*Is a little sad but, so is just THEM to a T! *

https://youtu.be/YeeO6JYGsQs

* I swear she has got to be the biggest destiel shipper, it’s like she is sitting watching the show and writing her songs all about them. I mean it's spooky how much they seem to be about THEM.*

https://youtu.be/NMqKPPD5TW4

https://youtu.be/E8SauhAA4o0

*This is just 😘🤌*chef’s kiss* perfect! I mean it is like they write every word with them in mind and the scenes sync up so perfectly. 👏👏👏*

https://youtu.be/eRTox0KtAv4

https://youtu.be/9DjqZXtoAFo

*W/ fantastic fanart*

https://youtu.be/TH733MyeUrs

*W/More fanart*

https://youtu.be/ZJGr-rKD6s0

https://youtu.be/HtugPoCdIXg

https://youtu.be/0Fym0SiMwh8

*More fan art these are so adorable!*

https://youtu.be/q_aS__dlhXw

https://youtu.be/0Fym0SiMwh8

*W/Fanart*

https://youtu.be/HZafa8p_Ass

https://youtu.be/DPOmk4e5OV4

https://youtu.be/Q08sHiK2Mts

https://youtu.be/rGKfrgqWcv0

https://youtu.be/0BBPFca0-mM

https://youtu.be/tr-7bGTxk6s

https://youtu.be/WGRF5rk6SGk

https://youtu.be/un2AAqNCYtw

https://youtu.be/ElHXZiJmeaI

https://youtu.be/LgF7iKypaq4

[thevioletcaptain]

Here are some of my faves!

(This is an extremely incomplete list and I know I'll wish I included something else about five minutes after I hit reblog, but it's a start.)

Strandlines by aeli_kindara

some blueberry pie life* by soft_pine

What It Means to Be Alive by LeandraLocke

Everywhere by LoversAntiquities

where there is darkness by quiettewandering

The Inexhaustible Silence of Houses by Askance

Purgatory, director's cut by runsinthefamily

please just pretend with me* by YourMinecraftBoyfriend

Also, some shameless self promo (I'm imogenbynight on Ao3):

As A Friend*, Isosceles*, Frisky Business, Kind of a Buddy of Mine, Toes In The Sand, Fault Line, Coals Aglow, So Much Tangled Thread, Though The Course May Change, Phantom, Jacob's Ladder, Circadia, Qualia, A Place Where Nothing Moves, There Are Many Things, Après, and Dark Side of the Moon.

* asterisked fics are works in progress :)

Yall PLEASE give me destiel fic recommendations. I've read most the big ones like 91 whiskey, four letter word for intercourse ect. I don't do mpreg or omegaverse stuff, freaks me out to much lmao. Anyways I'm also not exclusively looking for smvt, I love angsty shit and even just fluffy comfort. Feel free to self promo, post fics you love, and use this post as a rec spot im just desperate for something to read lol

Ps. I also love Sabriel (preferably not bottom Sam if it's gonna be smvt) and anything involving Benny. Benny is my bitch, I love Benny.

[autisticandroids]

are u a down to agincourt guy at all? i notice it’s not on any of ur rec lists (which is valid even if u do like it lmao it’s everywhere so there’s no need to let the people know about it) any chance ur a hater and want to let loose a little 👀

i mean, i'm not really a hater? i'm more an ambivalent.

first of all, to be clear, i've only read map of the world. i tapped out after that, partly because i just wasn't that into it but mostly because there was some unspeakably stupid stuff about godstiel at the end and i was in my sensitive era about godstiel things.

i also tapped out because i had heard some rather withering reviews from two friends who both tried it and had the same reaction, which is that the narrative of dta lacks tension and forward-movement. i, having only read map of the world, agreed with this, because that's certainly true of map of the world. most notably, it's true that dta actively removes tension by taking the basic premise of the story - that cas' dean and dean's cas are both gone - and just.... removing as much friction from that as possible. endverse cas and endverse dean, in dta, had so little positive relationship that seperis had to invent a way of being soulmates (also. cinemasins ding. i hate soulmates. partly for exactly this reason: they're a copout in terms of the messy and therefore narratively interesting work of relationship building) in order to justify why cas was attached to dean. dean seems perfectly happy to stay where he is and is not panicking about losing his sammy at all, samlucifer haunting him in the white suit doesn't even bother him that much! and he's actively happy to start over with a different cas, because he comes from a post-godstiel time and doesn't like his cas anymore.

personally i really disliked the whole dean and godstiel element for obvious reasons, not least because it annoys me that seperis chose to portray dean as *afraid* of godstiel and not just. enraged at him. however i think the much bigger problem, narratively, is the lack of love lost between endverse cas and endverse dean.

the first reason for this is pretty simple. dta dean is not my little guy and he has no relation to my little guy. he's a nice dude for cas to glom onto. and this isn't a crime, generally speaking fics will do this to one or the other of the dudes, and i'm happy to see it done to dean instead of cas for a change. but it means that dean's characterization doesn't matter as much.

the second reason is that dean didn't just lose cas, he lost literally his whole world. his entire timeline. and he should be upset about that, not cas in specific. i would still say he's insufficiently upset, but it's not as specific and personal.

but like.... if dta is about anything, it's about dta cas. and that means the tensions at the heart of cas' character matter. and he should have WAY more trouble slotting new dean into his life!!! like, the reason for thing #2 on this list is basically just me vagueing dta. in canon, the point of divergence for endverse is ftbyam. when cas and dean already have an intense, close, and sweet relationship. it's soured by the time endverse rolls around, but there was something to sour, inititally! and like to me it's also an excuse to like. use the classic deancas trope of having dean give cas a bunch of mundane firsts that he receives with childlike wonder. like in dta dean teaches cas to enjoy food. and like, that's against the spirit! of endverse cas! the point is that he's already HAD all those experiences with another dean but then things went sour!!!! AUGH.

anyway. making endverse dean Just A Bastard With No Redeeming qualities is like. a serious copout. imo. and it's symptomatic of a broader aversion to conflict and therefore a broader aversion to tension and movement and change. and so what you end up with, (again in map of the world at least, but from other people's reviews i suspect the rest remains the same), is a hundred thousand words of portraiture. it's beautiful, and it's lovingly painted. but it's not a story, because nothing happens in it or is being set up to happen.

but also, i wanna be clear. i REALLY liked elements of the portraiture. i think generally speaking people in fandom get their heads easily turned by pretty prose. like if the story is poetic at a paragraph level, they will give it wildly undue credit. but dta's prose really worked for me in a way a lot of other celebrated poetic fics' prose doesn't. like the density of it really adds something meaningful to the story i think. as a character portrait for cas, it really pulls you in.

and the cas characterization is so..... like it's so powerful, to me. for me i think it's more a characterization for canon cas than for endverse cas but also endverse cas is just canon cas with a few different experiences so like it still completely works. like i love the cas stuff.

the magic worldbuilding is like awesome to me. the thing about me is i love a magic system. i will risk it all for a good magic system. one time i was like, to my friend who liked dta, hey is seperis a programmer? and they were like yeah. and i was like yeah i figured. anyway. magic system <3.

and then also i like that endverse cas Lives In A Society. i like all the ocs and the relationships and the history. i wish that was more consistent, like i wish the endverse cas on the page felt more like he was situated in his history, rather than a new man born into his circumstances (so for example, i like that dta cas Quit Every Drug immediately at the start because endverse fic is so weird about drugs so not touching them is a nice choice imo, but it's also a symptom of this disconnect: cas is not weighed down by old habits and old wounds the way he should be. he's not stuck in place. and like that's the POINT of endverse cas: that he has history. and dta cas feels disconnected from that. and this is also wrapped in with my main criticism of how endverse dean and endverse deancas is handled). but i still like that he lives in a society and i think over the course of map of the world seperis becomes a little better at situating cas in a history in small ways instead of disconnecting him.

anyway in the end, dta is simply not my bag, and this is why. but i also get why people like it, because i also like parts of it.

[preseriesdean]

ahhh, you’re so nice Svenja 🥰 your tags always make my day. I want to thank you for the fic recs, I went with anon because I didn’t want to impose or pressure you. That list is so thoughtful, thank you! Some of them are new to me so yay. I haven’t read dean/cas yet but I’m going to give them a try :)

i love your gifs and edits so much ❤️

and thank you for asking me about fics, truly!! i hadn't read any in so long and going through my bookmarks was a lot of fun. i was surprised how many i still remembered quite well even about a year later. and if you like a particular theme or trope or kind i would be genuinely delighted to find more for you ☺️ when i returned to spn fandom i spent a few months absolutely devouring as much new fic as i could find, but the sheer mass of what's out there can be quite daunting i think

as for deancas: i think it's worth a try, really!! i was hesitant at first because i dislike the tropey cheesy sort of destiel and so many fics are AUs which i don't enjoy, but i do have a soft spot for certain dark-ish ideas. the possession fic was exactly what i was looking for and the casifer fics were delicious (i have more of both of those tropes bookmarked if anyone is interested)

i actually remembered two more deancas fics i liked so i'm just taking this opportunity to link them dhsbdvdv (absolutely no pressure to read my recs ever, by the way!!)

Dark Side of the Moon by imogenbynight (2013, 37k, E, horror, astronaut au) Five months into his six month mission, an accident leaves Flight Engineer Dean Winchester stranded on the moon. It comes down to a man he has never met to bring him home.

Broadway Musical by Griftings (2014, 12.5k, M, humor) The romantic comedy where Dean Winchester and Jo Harvelle are destined to get married, Castiel is given the task of playing matchmaker and fails terribly, the entire Heavenly Host becomes a sitcom audience, God warns against male pregnancy, and Jimmy Novak is incredibly unimpressed with angels in general.

[redleavesinthewind]

ELLIOT’S 2022 FIC WRAP-UP

reading version / click here for the writing version

i have read so many fics in 2022 i wanted to make a little (it’s not that little) fic rec list of my favourites of the year because all these deserve so much love!!

to start off, some fun facts (you can just skip these of course, i just think they’re interesting and i like numbers): 

i have a spreadsheet that kind of functions as my fic library (i am totally normal about fics why are you asking), so i know that this year i have read approximately 6,248k words in 425 fics across 16 fandoms

the month i read the most words in is JULY with 1,384k words across 62 fics. i don’t know how i did it. shockingly, it’s followed by DECEMBER with 860k words in 79 fics, which..... that was the most stressful month of my life, HOW did i have the time to read all those fics. it’s some sort of coping mechanism i guess

my top 5 fandoms are very funny to me for various reasons:

at first place, we have STRANGER THINGS with 119 fics. listen. i knew i read a lot of st fics this year... but 119?? making it my top fandom??????? sounds fake

i am delighted to report that i managed to get YOUNG ROYALS to the second spot with 107 fics considering that i only started reading for this fandom in late october. that’s what mixing the release of an excellent new season with a very stressful exam period does to a person

sigh... i was expecting this one to be in first place, but alas, it’s only 103 fics for SUPERNATURAL this year... it’s very much possible that i read more spn fic in terms of words, but calculating that would have taken too much time

then we have BLACK SAILS with 31 fics. not really any surprises here tbh, this is the only one where i was like yeah. this fandom is where it’s supposed to be (it is however very funny how much i jumped in terms of numbers between bs and spn)

and spot number 5 with 17 fics goes to... BRIDGERTON????????? it’s not so much the number that surprises me, it’s more the fact that of the remaining fandoms, it’s bridgerton that’s managed to get into the top 5. like what is up with that. i though either 911 (14 fics) or a:tla (9 fics) would be up here, but bridgerton??? nah

and now without further ado, the actual FIC REC LIST (under the cut cause it’s a lot)

JANUARY 

time passes for him by @emeraldcas | spn, deancas | gen | 4k words

this may be one of the most evil fics i’ve ever read but i am obsessed with it. i keep rereading it and thinking about it cause it’s sad yeah, but it’s also written so well. damn

spreadsheet notes: this is evil it made me hurt i loved it

I Follow the Path that You Choose by I_bite_my_thumb_at_thee | the witcher, geraskier | mature | 76k words

it’s a choose your own adventure fic! and it’s so fun! and so well executed on the writer’s part (much respect for that, it seems very complicated). this one is very fluffy and you can only get good endings, but the author has another one that’s a bit more risky (i killed both jaskier and geralt when i read that one for the first time). it’s really cool to run through it again and choose different paths to see what else can happen

spreadsheet notes: choose your own adventure fics might be my new favourite thing this was so fun and i'm definitely gonna reread to see what other ending i can get. i got ending 8 and it was very soft and beautiful

Death of a salesman by @fellshish | spn, deancas | teen&up | 4k words

very unhinged behaviour from cas, i highly approve. this made me laugh so much, i had such a great time reading it

spreadsheet notes: for once it's cas who's insane and not dean

FEBRUARY

And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets | spn, deancas | mature | 57k words

yeah i don’t even know what to say, this fic is just... it has such a beautiful and warm vibe, my mind is blank i can’t even say anything except that i fell in love with everything about this fic, the writing, the conflict, the characterisations... go read it right now

spreadsheet notes: mind blank beautiful

Summer Camp Chitaqua by @urne-buriall | spn, deancas | teen&up | 38k words

a supernatural summer camp fic!!! and it is such a joy to read!!! i love how the plot fits in so well and how dean and cas’ relationship develops and how all the kids play a small role and can shine through. the whole atmosphere made me think of summer and i remember taking breaks from watching lectures to read a chapter and it transported my into a wonderful world for a while

spreadsheet notes: this one is so coooool! summer camp!

MARCH

in tight places (series) by @pinknatural | spn | teen&up | 45k words

genuinely just such a feel good fic, and i don’t just say that because i love claire so so much. but really, if you wanna read about two badass girls driving around in the impala and finding a family along the way, this is the fic for you. especially the second installment is making me feel so many feelings

spreadsheet notes: LOVE LOVE LOVE THEY STEAL THE IMPALA AND GO ON A ROADTRIP LOOOOOOOVE & 100000% more competent winchesters i love to see it. ALSO HOBBES

My Week by @chapeldean | spn | teen&up | n/a

A BULLET JOURNAL AU. and the individual pages look so damn good and like so much care has gone into the little details, it’s beautiful and i’m still in awe <3 and there’s even a little bit of plot going on!!

spreadsheet notes: this was soooooo cooooool

i might believe a good deal of it too by @dykebonny | black sails, flinthamilton | mature | 9k words

autistic flint!!! or well, james mcgraw rather. this fic is set during the london era and it gives me such a sense of comfort just... the way james and thomas interact, i can’t... too many feelings. also this is the first ever black sails fic i read <3

spreadsheet notes: no but yesss they are soft (and let me ignore the tragedy of their ending)

APRIL

Oils on Canvas by sospes | bridgerton, benedict/henry | explicit | 56k words (227k words in the series)

just. hmmm you know, what should have happened after those scenes in the art studio in season 1. i’m just saying. but while also trudging through misunderstandings, confusing feelings, and having to navigate annoying siblings (erm anthony) finding out about gay people and overreacting. love everything all around!

spreadsheet notes: THIS IS SOOOOO-- ghaaa queer historical stories really is my niche, omg i love this so muchhhh

operation: barista (series) by @grantairesbottle | bridgerton, various ships | various ratings | 122k words

a modern au that is quite honestly my favourite bridgerton fic ever. the series has 4 installments in total, two of which are massive group chat fics that i am a little in love with. like there is so much happening and it’s all over text and the characters still sound so much like themselves and... and aaaallll the sibling shenanigans <3 like i once said i mainly watch bridgerton because of the sibling dynamics and oh boy there be so many sibling dynamics stuffed into this one. this is also the fic that had me realise that i am in fact invested in kathony which. okay i can accept that. HOWEVER my favourite part of the series is the one centering on benedict and henry (i am nothing if not predictable) because while their relationship is not the endgame of the series it is still handled with so much care and love and i genuinely cannot get enough of them in this verse

spreadsheet notes: A GROUPCHAT FIC and what a delight this was. sooo many good sibling interactions! fran! i love her! and ghaaa eloise and benedict's sad gay gc & whyyy am i so invested in a straight ship it's not healthy for me & this verse is literally everything this fic is written so beautifully i'm obsessed & chatfic of all times. colin is so fucking stupid

the proof is in the pudding by @badjoices | spn, deancas | mature | 50k words

a fic in which sam has the brilliant (stupid! very very stupid!) idea to pretend to be gay and bring a friend to pretend to be his boyfriend home for christmas to piss off john, only to send dean into a million spirals instead. because not only does he now have to mediate between sam and john but also. sam’s pretend boyfriend is cas. who dean has hooked up with before. fun times all around

spreadsheet notes: somehow this was fun while also being super stressful wtf

MAY

The ao3 of knowledge by @fellshish | spn, deancas | teen&up | 2k words

i don’t know what more to say than this is brilliant go read it and have a wonderful time

spreadsheet notes: this is the most hilarious shit ever, cas is insane and i love him, cannot believe his plan worked out

The Tale of Derek Hale by @ihni | teen wolf | not rated | 130 words

it’s a poem that i love so much that i reread it every few months even though it makes me so fucking sad

spreadsheet notes: fun little poem (fun..... fun....... okay it's really sad actually)

JUNE

bad moon rising & rising sun blues by gone_girl | spn | not rated | 168k words

rewrite of spn season 1 and 2 with dean and sam being arab. guys i am not kidding when i say that this fic is the best piece of writing i have laid my eyes on all year. everyone needs to read this

spreadsheet notes: don't think i'll ever be over this one

swords of fate, pride of heart by @zukkababey | a:tla, zukka | teen&up | 14k words

two idiots (affectionate <3) fall in love over zoom. this one’s just a good time

spreadsheet notes: i'm in love with this concept!! they're all so stupid, i love them!!

Good One’s Gonna Be by remmyme | spn, deancas | explicit | 37k words

i lost it a bit about this one ngl. it’s just. alternate season 3. dean texts a wrong number and suddenly he has this endearing professor named after an angel in his life. and he might be catching feelings for him. BUT IT’S SEASON 3

spreadsheet notes: ohhhh alternative s3 alway makes my brain go brrr

JULY

peace came upon me (and it leaves me weak) by @outdean | spn, deancas | explicit | 74k words

the way this fic is written gives me so much comfort. it’s beautiful and slow in a way that fits so well. dean actively works on making things better with jack, cas works through his struggles with humanity. a story about recovery and love and forgiveness and family <3

spreadsheet notes: soooo fucking good holy shit

The Road Between Action and Inaction by Donvex | a:tla, zukka | teen&up | 18k words

the story of how two strangers begin a journey and have fallen in love by the end of it. in which zuko is slow to warm but warms nonetheless, and sokka is a ridiculous man with very questionable playlists. i don’t think this story has much of a plot, it is just vibes and feelings of comfort and warmth and the sun on your skin and listening to music on long car rides

spreadsheet notes: basically just 18k of good vibes

Baby Steps by @ihni | stranger things, harringrove | not rated | 71k words

huh. i’m sorry but. give any one of my favourite characters a baby and i will black out i’m not lying. not only does this fic give me so many happy and soft feelings, it’s also about a kid who’s been dealt a shitty hand finding his place and bettering himself and coming to peace with his life. all while there’s a baby. i’m sorry i don’t know what it is with me and babies but there’s a BABY

spreadsheet notes: crying i love this so fucking much. he has a son....

Butterscotch (series) by robotboy | black sails, silverflint, silverflinthamilton | various ratings | 80k words

okay hold my chai latte. GO READ THIS FIC ASAP IT WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU’VE EVER READ I SWEAR. okay i’m good now. continue

spreadsheet notes (there will be lots for this one, 16 works in this series): in love with this & the halloweekend :)))) & head in my hands the BACKSTORY. also woodes rogers dieeee & soooo sweet & hmmmmm just comfort & ..... billy is such an idiot omg & THERE WERE CATS! INK!!!! & hmmmm i love themmmm & okay okay okay & kind of lost it reading this. kinda insane & flint was just patiently waiting for this to happen & birthday surprise :)))) & hmmm early silverflint in this verse is just sooo gooood & PRIDE & hm yeah & PERFECT LAST INSTALLMENT I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS WHOLE VERSE

AUGUST

Keep the Car Running by halfempty | stranger things | teen&up | 12k words

you know it’s actually really easy to make me happy with fics. just give me complicated sibling relationships and i’m good. make those siblings max and billy and i’m even better. write it from max’ pov and i’ll marry you. i don’t know why i’m so fascinated with those two but max is my favourite stranger things character and billy is genuinely so interesting so there you have it i guess

spreadsheet notes: i looove the way this is written i looove max so much i looove her interactions with billy, love love looooove

God is (not) at your local Gas N’ Sip by @queerstudiesnatural | spn | not rated | 722 words

a short one, but it’s genuinely so good? also yes cas is god

spreadsheet notes: cas deserves someone thinking he's god

SEPTEMBER

January - Max by @lilies-in-a-vase | stranger things | teen&up | 8k words

what i’ve said about max and billy two fics previously but x10. i cannot begin to explain why this fic is so important to me. it’s just. max coming to certain realisations. and the horror of oh fuck have i just done something bad. and the rationalisations and thought processes to explain away a shitty family. i’m having way too many feelings about this

spreadsheet notes: kinda went insane with this one, ngl

preach electric to a microphone by HearJessRoar | stranger things, eddissy | teen&up | 6k

just an incredible sweet fic for a pairing i did not think i’d get invested in. but hello? watch those scenes between chrissy and eddie and tell me they wouldn’t be completely adorable. also just. bonding over music <33

spreadsheet notes: they are soooo cute, this is sooo sweet, love itttt

blue minutes by @hauntedpearl | spn, deancas | gen | 2k words

i don’t know what to say this fic is beauty and comfort and stardust. written so wonderfully i feel transported into a soft and dim and lovely world

spreadsheet notes: doe writes so beautifully wtf

everything’s coming up milhouse by @henswilsons | 911, buddie | teen&up | 4k words

SOCIAL MEDIA FIC OF ALL TIMES cannot believe that people got obsessed with the guy who runs lafd updates and got front seats to the absolute mess that is eddie and buck

spreadsheet notes: HILARIOUS!!! SO TRUE BESTIE!!!!

OCTOBER

Obtain Your Faith, Ye Who Departs From Here by @sobernatural | spn, deancas | gen | 1k words

hello this is beautiful and they really do love each other so much i can’t

spreadsheet notes: SANA WHY

NOVEMBER

We Left Footprints When We Passed By by This_time_its_just_me | young royals, wilmon | explicit | 132k words

like. i don’t condone cheating but i’m not gonna lie and say i didn’t cheer when it happened. because simon and wille belong together. could they have gone about it better. sure. but i’m not complaining. in fact, the emotional turmoil in this fic is delicious. for me. the characters are suffering, but i am delighted. i am having a great time. also i’ve fallen in love with one of the ocs because she’s epic

spreadsheet notes: OBSESSED. WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. OBSESSED

call me up late by @royalwilmon | young royals, wilmon | teen&up | 29k words

i think we’ve already established that i love group chat/texting fics but ohhh boy this one. this one is having me feel so many feelings. just imagine, imagine for a second, you think you’re texting your friend but you mess up the number and suddenly you regularly talk to a guy who you fist think is involved with the mafia or something but then turns out to be the prince of the country and you’ve kinda fallen in love with him. oh and also he keeps making horse jokes. it’s brilliant

spreadsheet notes: have never seen so many horse jokes in one place. wille has a problem <3

everybody’s talking about last night by @toffeelemon | young royals, wilmon | gen | 9k words

just some queer solidarity and unfounded jealousy and table shenanigans, it’s hilarious really

spreadsheet notes: SIMON YOU'RE STEALING NILS' MOMENT!!!!

DECEMBER

play my song by @ishotforthestars | young royals, wilmon | gen | 55k words

it’s a fic about wille finding comfort in simon’s late night radio show but it is also a fic that brought me comfort during one of the most stressful times of my life so it has such a special space in my heart i love it so much. it also made me realise that i’m kinda weak for fics where simon initially has no idea who wille is, it like. gives them equal footing in a way

spreadsheet notes: this is so sweet!!! oh to be the insomniac crown prince of sweden and fall in love with the anti-monarchist late night radio host

oh christmas tree by @ishotforthestars | young royals, wilmon | not rated | 7k words

heh. best meet cute ever. i guess it’s worth getting a concussion from a christmas tree falling on you when you get a cute boyfriend out of it

spreadsheet notes: this is a work of art i love it so much SIMON IS A MEME. A GIF EVEN

we could follow the sparks, i’ll drive by @markofalover | 911, buddie | gen | 7k words

love it when people make assumptions that are kinda wrong but also true at the same time and the two guys that the assumptions are made about decide to be lying liars who lie. yes eddie and buck are married that is the truth you assumed correctly

spreadsheet notes: mr. diaz hell yeah !!!

histoire à tiroirs by straddling_the_atmosphere | black sails | teen&up | 3k words

just..... max. incredibly well written origin story, and it fill some blanks from the show. a little obsessed

spreadsheet notes: maaaaaax

meet me halfway to your heart by @reluming | black sails, maxanne | mature | 3k words

aaahhh a fun little maxanne fic! so many feelings! so many shenanigans with the hat! and it’s also a little sad. but ugh i love them so much!!!

spreadsheet notes: the loves of my life!!!!!!!!!!

Ex by stretchoutandwait | young royals, wilmon | explicit | 53k words

hhhhhh i have so many things to say about this one. first of all, sweden is a republic!!!! second of all, wille is a very horny dude. have i sold you on this one yet? anyway this fic is a wonderful time and i feel like the smut is written as realistically as you can get in fanfiction which was an interesting change of pace ngl and also. the author is british. yes i can tell. read the fic and you can tell too. it gives the whole thing a sort of familiarity to me and i quite like that. in fact i’m obsessed

spreadsheet notes: wille is sooooo horny. but also SWEDEN IS A REPUBLIC HELL YEAH

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(quick note: i’ve tried to find everyone’s tumblr handle, but i’m aware that not all the authors have tumblr/have it on their ao3, however if i somehow missed someone, i can go back and rectify that!)

if you’ve made it all the way down here i am giving you a kiss <3

[were-wolverine]

aight so ig i’m making a fic recs list

for the specifics, here’s a list of what i have saved

- dc, mcu, a:tla (fandoms)

- zukka, deancas, merthur, spideypool, cherik, sterek, birdflash, superbat, sambucky, steddie, erasermic (ships)

[l0veisadoingword]

Ok deancas hellers and destielers, i watched supernatural up to season 8 when it was airing, but ive been rewatching and i want to experience destiel hell.

Is there a list out there of spn episodes to watch after s5. A list that has the best episodes, with a special focus on destiel. Any recs are appreciated thank you.

[stardustnfreckles]

To celebrate the DeanCas100k on ao3 here's a list of my all-time favourite Destiel fanfictions:

CANON VERSE

A turn of the earth Dean’s your typical half-orphaned, monster-killing 22-year-old until a trenchcoated stranger crashes into his back windshield one September night, claiming he’s an angel that knows him from the future and that he’s on the run.

Early seasons!Dean keeps meeting Cas at the most random moments, till he isn’t anymore... Definetly a must read.

In the shadow of your wings

Set after the S11 finale. Dean kinda breaks Cas’ heart. Because sometimes he can be thick SOB. The Cas finds a new shiny and witty italian boyfriend and Dean’s not happy about it. and now Sam is missing, Mary is back and Dean has a mixed bag of feelings he has to deal with. Probably my favorite canonverse ever.

Like moses and batman and James Dean dean used to turn tricks. over a decade later, he met cas.

A masterpiece in characterization by saltyfeathers. I loved everything, The dialogues, the flashbacks, the way Dean and Cas emotions are portrayed. There’s angst and internalized homophobia but also confort and IT IS JUST SO GOOD OK?

The best bang for your buck It’s not like Castiel knows who this GotImpala67 person is. There’s no personal information listed on their profile. Except that they’re male, thirty-seven, from Kansas and, apparently, they like inserting things inside themselves.

Cas plays dumb even tho he really is not and I love him for it. Dean is the kind of buyer who leaves detailed reviews of the products he buys (which is the best kind if you ask me) I love the writer’s style and their sense of humor. It’s short although I never get tired of re-reading this one. Also Bring up the deep & Till the juice runs from the same author are with mentioning.

Kisses by sunflowers beds by fanforfanatics & Watched by K_K_TiBal

This two fics have a on thing in common: At the end of both you’ll be asking yourself how can less than 5k hurt you so much?

I cried, then I smiled and cried some more. This fics will crush you in the best way possible.

Take me home country roads The most IC Deamon!Dean I’ve ever read. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions.

What’s missing is found (our souls can exhale now) by sobsicles aka queen of post S15 fix-it fics

That black dog ache A simple case turns Dean upside down as he attempts to deal with the effects of a particularly strange love spell.

The perfect gift Castiel has a big problem concerning Dean... thankfully, Sam is always around to help

Really short Crack!Fic about Cas being clueless and adorable.

So says the sword by komodobits

Actually I suggest to go on their ao3 profile and read EVERYTHING.

The profet must die

Dean starts reading Chuck’s book out of curiosity and ends up having a epiphany about his apparently not so much platonic relationship with a certain angel of the lord.

A room of one’s own All Dean wants is a little privacy. Cas doesn't understand.

It mostly smut with a bit of healthy angst and great amount of humor.

My Roots Take Flight After forty years in Hell, Dean’s more than willing to accept the offer: become a guardian angel and earn his freedom. But his new ward seems destined to hunt alongside Sam, and there are secrets in Heaven that the angels don’t want found out. Dean’s going to have to choose between his duty and the people he loves- and to work out just where Castiel fits in.

Reverse!Verse set in season 4. It’s interesting to watch their relationship develop even if the roles are reversed.

The hands that bind me Dean is struggling with adjusting back into the civilized world after a year of fighting for his life in Purgatory. He's going to need some angelic assistance reining in his darker impulses.

If your’re into BDSM/Sub!Dean/Dom!Cas/Hurt/Confort/Dark themes then that’s the fic for you.

What has eight tentacles and isn’t allowed to eat pie? Dean is an octopus �� and it’s weird but also kinda sweet.

Cuckoo and nest For a long time, Castiel thought that every earthly possession other than the immediately necessary was excess to requirement. But Dean – Dean who named his car, who keeps a photograph of his mother in his wallet, some thirty-plus years after her death, who still has the crumpled ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign with a sleeping pelican emblazoned on it from the Microtel outside of Roanoke where he first kissed Castiel, clumsy and unsure, under the unsteady fluorescence of an exhausted bathroom bulb – is sentimental. it puzzles Castiel, where Dean draws the line between what is meaningful and what it is worthless.

Established relationship/ they’re really bad at communication/ fluff / hurt confort

Put up your dukes Dean can't sleep. Cas offers to tire him out.

Along my restless palms Ever since Cas started staying in the bunker, Dean’s been having these crazy dreams—dreams that feature him and Cas in absurd, tawdry scenarios like something out of a filthy paperback. Dean chalks it up to exhaustion, or some monster messing with his head, anything to ignore the real cause: Cas in his personal space, in various states of undress, and, wow, way more muscular than Dean would’ve expected. But if it’s just physical lust that’s the cause, then that’s an easy fix, right? No big deal. There’s definitely nothing else that his subconscious is trying to tell him. Absolutely not.

last but not least Pretty much anything by xylodemon. The atmosphere and the way characters are portrayed are *chef kiss* There are a lor of case fics and they really feels like actual episodes from supernatural just way less omophobic and more fun.

[destielreclists]

I'm looking for fics where Cas is rich, and Dean is poor, and they come together despite social status.

I know of a few! Thunder and Angels sounds like it’s exactly what you’re looking for. The others also foot the bill, though, so here you go:

Thunder and Angels by pm_lo (e, ~52.3k)

Don’t Walk on By by brimstonegold & virtualpersonal (e, ~61.5k)

300 Things (

Plus One by ceeainthereforthat (e, ~90.8k)

Have Love Will Travel by squeemonster (e, ~94k)

I Wanna Get Outside of Me by emwebb17 (e, ~142.7k)

Carry On (

Into Your Hideaway by the pinupchemist (e, ~176.5k)

The Walk by perseponeshadow (e, ~190k)

Additional resources include:

prostitute!Dean/prostitute tag

destielfanfic

destielreclists

lemonsorbae

deanxcasficrecs

ao3 (+ Dean/Cas as primary  pairing)

destielfanficrecs

destielfiction

destielrec

destieltales

artistcastiel

(I’ve included this tag because many, many sex worker!Dean fics feature him being a sex worker because he’s down on his luck.)

celebrity!Cas/celebrity tag

destielfanfic

destielfanworks

deancasfix

deanxcasficrecs

wealthy/rich!Cas tag

ao3 (+ Dean/Cas as primary pairing)

homeless tag

destielfanfic

ao3

miscl.

ask one and two about fics similar to what you’re looking for (on destielfanfic)

I hope you find something you like!

[scoobydoofenshmirtz]

fic recs for...no particular reason

Wild that after 15 seasons Supernatural never actually had a finale. Oh well, we have fanfic. Here's a collection of some of my fav fics that fill the void of never having a finale. Click here for my full rec list.

Recs under the cut sorted by category, listed by wordcount

Post-canon

dean's coworkers vs the heteronormative agenda by cowboydeanwinchester T, 4,106

Hey Stud by mrhd M, 4,715

Fixed and Consequent by Faillen T, 5106

Perihelion by someonetoanyone e, 11,610

Haircuts and Harboring Hope by City_Of_Paper_And_Ink T, 14,558

six hundred sundays (and many more) by sobsicles M, 15,689

Learning Curve (I just want to say I love you) by tsujiharu M, 20,206

Something Happening Somewhen by allthismusic T, 20,364

*thunder road by dothraki_shieldmaiden E, 20,883

Good Times, Bad Times, Past Times by LazarusRose E, 25,313

swimming with the fish pond fishes by februyuri E, 25,674

so good at crashing in by Wintertree M, 26,430

Fenario by ftmsteverogers E, 47,085

the home we make together by vaudelin E, 48,133

The Things You Cannot Change by marbleflan E, 67,867

Right Where You Left Me by outdean E, 93,581

*take the long way home by dothraki_shieldmaiden E, 95,043

take the bones, begin anew by JustStandingHere M, 103,254

dumbassery, denial, doing (the three d’s to the destination) by sobsicles E, 108,427

*written pre november 2020

Fix-its

We always were but never knew it by frightfullyrude G, 3,819

The Jensen Mistake by fellshish T, 5,087

foundations by rhinestoneangels (almondrose) T, 6,236

of fire and circles by rhinestoneangels (almondrose) T, 7,939

adam bites the apple by sicsempertyrannis T, 10,946

I'll Follow You Into the Dark by friendofcarlotta E, 15,008

the valley of the shadow of death (keep walking) by p1013 E, 16,006

Waveform Frequency by LeverDrift M, 20,419

On Labor by a_good_soldier E, 24,661

Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover by ImYourHoneyBee E, 26,300

Orbital Velocity Around a Celestial Body by LeverDrift, M, 26,718

things happen (they do, they do, they do) by sobsicles E, 27,918

according to all known laws of life/and he’s back (with a mind of his own) by sobsicles E, 29,727/38,219

straw house, straw dog by bsmith0708 E, 31,646

fools and pilgrims by lagaudiere T, 31,904

if it all fell to pieces tomorrow by spocklee M, 37,130

Fracture Mechanics by Rend_Herring E, 43,442

ascend by quiettewandering M, 53,277

between the essence / and the descent by tothewillofthepeople E, 67,547

Heart’s on Fire by chaoticdean, savetheclaypots E, 72,017

[thigholstercas]

The list of some of my favorite fics I read in 2021 (that no one asked for).

I've read so many fics over the year, some long, some ficlets or drabbles and I've loved every single one of them, that if I had the time I would rec them all, for real. And I know there are some amazing fics that are sitting in my marked for later list. So really to all the fic writers out there that are keeping Cas, Dean, Sam, Jack, and every other character alive, and honestly doing god's work (because you all could write the show a lot better), thank you <3

I hope no one mind me tagging them :)

Four letter words of intercourse by bendingsignpost (195k, Explicit)

I don't do AU's. I don't. I know that there must be really good AU's out there but I genuinely struggle with them. But after this gifset by @lengthofropes and the recs from @lulu-zodiac and @mishacollinsthighsss, I read it. And to summarize is gooood like I get why is well known in the fandom. I'd totally read it again. The whole series here.

Stay by @thisisapaige (15k, Explicit)

I found this back in February when the first chapter was posted and I absolutely fell in love with it, but I can be dumb sometimes and I lost track of it, so I spend like 6 months trying to find it because I needed to see the way it ended. One of my favorite fix-it. Sparky is so lovable (read it if you don't know what I'm talking about)

the more you love a memory by @starrynightdeancas (15k, Teen and Up Audiences)

If you know Bex and her writing, you know how amazing she writes. But if you ask me, she outdid herself with this one. Regarding Dean would have been so much better with Cas in it and if Bex had written it.

Truth be told by GatesKeeper (35k, Teen and Up Audiences)

Seek to know you better by ahurston (33k, Explicit)

Both of these use 36 questions that lead to love. The fics I enjoy the most are the ones where Dean and Cas just talk and talk because they are best friends but at the same time they are really dumb. Both of these are different, even when is the same idea, but I enjoyed them so much.

I want to do with you (what spring does with cherry trees) by @sobsicles (74k, Explicit)

Is sobsicles, like what else you want me to tell you. I love all of the sobsicles fics, but definitely, this one is my favorite. It broke me good and then it fix me.

Time has come today by teen_dean (175k, Teen and Up Audiences)

One of my favorite series. Young Dean and Dean are the same person but at the same time, they are not. Angst with a happy ending for both of them. For me, the best part is the bond that is formed between Young Dean and Cas. If you want to laugh, cry, and fell in love with Cas, Sam, and Dean all over again, this is the one.

Gimme Shelter by @jactingjoices (20k, Explicit)

I melt with fics where Dean is longing for Cas. And when Cas heals Dean in this one... really good. Angst, fluff, and smut are combined so well here.

I wish you a merry destielmas! by @emeraldcas (12k, General Audiences)

I didn't read many Christmas fics, but I really loved this one. The pining, the love, the family vibes, Dean and Cas are both dumb, everything was perfect. I enjoyed it so much. You can also read it here.

Fracture Mechanics by Rend_Herring (44k, Explicit)

Honestly, just read it if you haven´t.

Bonus:

The Frenching Mistake, The Jensen Mistake and Death by a salesman by @fellshish, I don't need to burn to keep you alight (so let me) by @blanketforcas, and this, and the cockles cabin fic (that I'm still waiting) by @mishacollinsthighsss

If you have some fics that you think I could like (pls promote yours if u want) let me know <3

[urne-buriall]

have you read or written any fantastic deancas case fics you'd like to rec? I want something fresh to crunch on. self-promo welcomed. here is a short list of five fics I loved, and here is my ao3, which is case fic heavy.

[hells-plaid-angel]

Writing Masterpost

My Fics

Passing Stranger  🌃

Mature - 83K 

There's more than one way to be in hell. There's more than one way to be lost. Sometimes all it takes to change a person’s life is meeting a stranger at the right place at the right time.

Dean Winchester is a brother, a son and a man without a purpose on a short road to nowhere. One night in a rundown diner off a Kansas highway he meets a hitchhiker in a tan trench coat with his sights set on anywhere but home. The two decide to head there together.

Be Not Afraid  🌻 

Mature - 136k 

The man was dead, and it was wrong.

A lot can happen in a day. A hunt leaves Dean broken, bleeding and clinging to life. In the days that follow, he finds his typical life of mundane monster-hunting turned on its head, as he is trailed by blue lights and radio static. To make matters worse he worries he might be becoming the very thing he's spent his life hunting.

Castiel is an angel with a mission. He needs to keep Dean alive, a task which is more difficult than he had anticipated. To rub salt in the wound, he might be falling from grace. Angels aren't meant to have human emotions but he is beginning to want things.

My Poetry ✨

SPN Poetry Month Complete Collection