#artist: seidenapfel

[spnangelbang]

A preview of... “The Care and Reaping of Souls” 

Author: @friendofcarlotta

Artist: @seidenapfel

Rating: Explicit

Archive warnings: None

Featured characters: Dean, Cas, Sam, Eileen, OG Death

Featured relationships: Dean/Cas, Sam/Eileen, Tessa/Jessica the Reaper

Length:  32,000

Tags:  Reaper Dean, Human Cas, Grief/Mourning, Temporary MCD

Summary:  Dean is a reaper. Escorting souls to the afterlife is more than just a job to him — it’s a calling. Not always an easy one either, but he copes just fine until the day he reaps the soul of Naomi Novak and meets her grieving son, Castiel. 

Castiel is kind, handsome, and Dean can’t stop thinking about him. 

As time goes on, Dean finds it harder and harder to resist the pull Castiel seems to exert on him. But is he ready to face the cosmic consequences that result when a human and a reaper fall in love?

Excerpt:

According to Naomi’s death books, she dies right here in this bed, at 3:47 p.m. on March 2, 2025. The clock on her bedside table shows 3:46. 

Dean raises his hand to touch Naomi’s forehead, just below the colorful shawl wrapped around the few white wisps of hair that still remain to her. He’s halfway through the motion when the door to Naomi’s room opens and a man steps inside, clutching two styrofoam cups of coffee. 

“Hi,” he says, in a voice as deep and lovely as the reapers’ song of lament. “Sorry that took so long. The machine down the hall was broken, so I had to go to a different floor.”

“It’s fine,” Anna tells him, looking up. “Thanks, Cas.”

Naomi doesn’t react to her son’s return. She’s too close to death already. 

Dean can feel her soul just beneath the surface of her skin, straining to meet his hovering hand. He can give it another moment. The clock has only just ticked over to 3:47. 

As he waits, he watches Castiel approach the bed. His eyes are very blue, especially in contrast with his dark stubble and the purple shadows under his eyes. He hasn’t been sleeping well, and no wonder. Even the gentlest brush of Dean’s grace finds his mind awash with memories of his mother: playing with her in a garden when her hair was auburn and her body full and healthy. Being embraced by her as he cried over a heartbreak he barely remembers now. Going shopping with her to choose cheerful shawls after her illness started to affect her. 

He’s going to miss her even more than Anna will. Growing up, he was often singled out for being shy and awkward, and his mother—

With a shake of his head, Dean pulls away from Castiel’s thoughts. He’s getting dangerously close to intruding on emotions and memories beyond what he needs to know.

Posting date: February 3, 2025!

[deancaspinefest]

Given to Fly | Explicit | 60,952

Author: mittensmorgul (MittenWraith) | Artist: seidenapfel (also on ao3)

It only upsets Dean's comfortable routine a little bit when Claire's illustrious uncle moves down to Norfolk to run his airfield. That is, until he meets his new boss face to face and can barely make words happen. Cas isn't doing much better, even if he knows exactly what he'd say to Dean if only he weren't Dean's commanding officer...

Test pilot instructor Cas (who's afraid of boats) ran from his Air Force family to join the Navy, Dean ran from his Marine Corps father to work on airplanes for the Navy— just as long as he doesn't have to fly in one, he's fine. They've met in the middle, but also in an impossible circumstance. It seems as if the one thing they want is something they can't have.

Unless solving one impossible mystery could free them...

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Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester, background Claire/Kaia, Sam/Eileen, Benny/Andrea

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, not realistic to how the navy actually works

Tags: Alternate Universe - Navy, season 7 vibes but everyone is human

[dadstielminibang]

Always Memorable

Author: golby-moon (@golby-moon)

Artist: seidenapfel (@seidenapfel)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Featured characters: Dean, Sam, Castiel, Jack, Claire, Jody, Donna, Alex

Featured relationships: Dean/Cas, Sam and Dean, Jack and Cas, Sam and Dean and Cas and Jack

Length: 10,110 words

Tags: Cas is a Mess, Cas Tries, Supportive Dean, Jack's Birthday :0, Cas Does Not Understand, Jack is a Winchester, Cas is also a Winchester

Summary: Dean should be used to Cas asking weird questions by now, but he is not expecting Cas to approach him one day to say he needs to know everything about children's birthday parties ASAP. Maybe he should've expected it given what a dork Cas is, but in his defense, Jack isn't exactly kid-shaped…

(Or Cas tries to throw Jack a birthday party, Dean tries to keep anything from exploding, and they both only kind of succeed.)

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[destielaureversebb]

Coming soon for the @destielaureversebb: “The Most Qualified Interrogator” 

Author: @seidenapfel Artist: sidewinder @hawkland

Rating: Explicit Archive warnings: Chose not to use archive warnings Length:  30,000 words Tags:   AU – Canon Divergence, Hell, Angst with a Happy Ending, Torture, Dubious Consent Relationships: Dean/Castiel, Ruby/Sam

Summary: 

Castiel has come off the line with a crack in his chassis. Constantly going against his heavenly commands, not even wiping his mind can control him.

Instead of killing or incarcerating him, Heaven decides to redeploy him to get rid of the problem, forever. Mind wiped and stripped from all his heavenly duties and ranks, Castiel falls — to Hell.

Inexorably, he becomes the master of the Pit. The filthiest souls suffer and shatter under his hands. He is relentless. Nothing threatens to break through his programming. What he does, feels right. It’s justified.

Until the Righteous Man arrives in Hell.

Excerpt: 

Castiel turned around and glared at the gathering in front of him. The demon closest to him was smote right away, when Lilith herself stepped forward.

“It’s time,” she stated.

Castiel frowned. “Time for what?”

“His coming is near as he has arrived among us.”

Two demons stepped forward. Between them they carried a human form torn to shreds. Its soul was barely recognisable under the carnage the hellhounds had wreaked.

Glowering at the fresh meat, Castiel snarled in disdain at the intruders. “I don’t do weaklings. Your petty deals are beyond me.”

Lilith growled. Anger distorted her form as she rose to her full size. When her wings burst through the veil hiding them, Hell shook and roared. Fires erupted and Castiel’s finely tuned orchestra of agony ended up in discord, but, for once, he took no notice.

The Queen of Crossroad was towering 50 feet above him. White eyes glared at him as she bared her fangs. “You will obey me, angel.”

Castiel gulped, but kept his stance.

“This matter is of utmost importance. The fate of Hell lies in your hands. You will break the Righteous Man. And you will do so in record time. As much as it pains me, you are the best Hell has to offer, Castiel. Do not disappoint me. I expect immediate results. The first seal must break to bring the Apocalypse upon us.”

She turned on her heels and walked away. Her henchmen tossed the beaten soul into the pit. As he landed in front of Castiel’s feet, the human whimpered.

Despite his tattered form, the man pushed himself up on his arms. Retching blood, he coughed while his body slowly mended itself to a replica of its original form.

“Son of a bitch,” the human hissed, “that hurt.”

Posting date:  March 5, 2025

[seidenapfel]

Coffee and Christmas Miracles Created for @destiel-shit-post-mini-bang

Artist: @wideeyedloner Author: @seidenapfel Rating: Teen and Up Parings: Castiel/Dean Winchester Length: 2,488

Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode: s15e18 Despair, Fix-It, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Grieving Dean Winchester Summary: Spending Christmas Eve alone with Miracle in his own home away from the Bunker, Dean is staring at the falling snow when the doorbell rings. He has no idea what Christmas miracle is awaiting him at his doorstep.

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[deancasswitchbang]

TITLE: Your Dreams Are My Reality AUTHOR: seidenapfel (@seidenapfel) ARTIST: Sailorsallyart (@sailorsallyart)

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PAIRINGS: Dean/Cas MAJOR ARCHIVE WARNINGS: N/A TAGS: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode: s15e11 The Gamblers (Supernatural), Alternate Timelines, Post-Episode: s15e20 Carry On (Supernatural), Angst and Fluff and Smut, Idiots in Love, Castiel and Dean Winchester Use Their Words, Angel Wings, Angelic Grace-Powered Orgasms (Supernatural), Castiel’s True Form (Supernatural), Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Shower Sex, Anal Sex

SUMMARY:

“When are you finally gonna tell him?”Sam’s words hit home. Dean starts to wonder and watches Cas. Paying closer attention, he sees things, little hints that give him hope and make him bolder.But when he finally flirts with Cas and receives reciprocation, he panics and flees. Cas finds him hiding in the bathroom. With the door between them, they begin to talk. Cas mentions a promise Dean once made: He wouldn’t die a virgin.When they finally seal the deal, it’s too good to be true. Cas is fully powered, and happy.It’s a dream, or isn’t it?

[deancasbigbang]

Highly Unprofessional

Author: seidenapfel

Artist: Sasanka-27

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester, past Castiel & Kelly (mentioned), past Castiel/Inias (mentioned)

Length: 25565

Warnings: No archive warnings apply, mentions of Dean being a recovering alcoholic

Tags: Professor Castiel, College Student Dean Winchester, Mutual Pining, Castiel is Jack Kline’s Parent, Dean Winchester Has Self-Worth Issues

Summary: On his first day of college, Dean feels like a fish out of water. After years of working his ass off with several jobs at once to fund his brother’s studies, his family and friends have decided to pay him back. That’s how he finds himself panicking in the lecture hall. Thankfully, a fellow student distracts him. She promptly becomes a good friend, and Dean has no idea how badly he will need her. The moment he lays eyes on his physics professor, Dean is lost. Castiel Novak seems like the man of his dreams. And when the professor’s son appears from under the podium, several lives take an unsuspected turn.

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[deancas-stabfest]

Monsters and Men

Author: FriendofCarlotta Artist: seidenapfel Rating: E Word Count: 50,783 Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel

Tags: Alternate Canon (Season 2/3 Era), Hunters Dean and Sam, Shapeshifters, Kid Fic, Angst with a Happy Ending

Summary

With Dad dead and Azazel out of the picture, Dean has been feeling depressed and directionless. Sam is pushing them from hunt to hunt, but Dean is starting to wonder what it’s all for. When a shapeshifter case takes them to a small town in North Carolina, life takes a sudden turn for the better. The shapeshifter has been impersonating Castiel Novak, a handsome employee at the local science museum who has Dean thinking unusual thoughts about dating and settling down. But Dean soon discovers that nothing about this case is straightforward. Getting to the truth will mean challenging his most deeply held assumptions — and discovering the true meaning of love.

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[xpurdyglambertx]

Watchin' Over Me

Fic by @xpurdyglambertx , art by @seidenapfel

My story for the @the-fluffstiel-bang is LIVE!!! Link to fic here~

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63064837

The angel begins to speak, lips brushing along the hunter's skin, his stubble exciting goosebumps in his wake. "I put this body back together, piece by piece - from soul, to bone, to every scar, dimple, and mark." Dean cards his fingers through Castiel's hair as the angel moves down his body, groaning in response to all of this. He felt like he was swimming, his brain in a fog of lust, disbelief, and excitement, while also trying to register physical sensations that felt so fucking good to receive. "I have had my hands on every atom of your being, but none of that can even begin to compare to how I've desired to touch you like this, right now." He purrs, his voice deep and husky in a way that takes Dean by surprise.

Thank you so so much to the bang mods, and my AMAZING artist @seidenapfel , who absolutely knocked the art pieces out of the park! The work is beautiful, and I am so so thankful to have been partnered to someone so amazing for this round of the bang! Link to their art master post here!

[midambang24]

Midam Bang 2024 Masterpost!

After months in the works, it's time to finally put out the masterpost with all of the submissions for the first ever Midam Bang! While there were definitely some bumps, and there are a few missed submissions, here is the collection that has been submitted to us of the works completed! (And, in case you're looking for a longer or shorter read, there's a slightly separate list under the cut for big versus mini bang submissions.) Breaking Light - A Future Earned ; Masoena & Seidenapfel Lullaby For A Rainstorm ; tellmetheskyisblue & MidnightSilver Art by e-mio (missing fic submission) ; e-mio-arts Ante Incendium ; MBQ & blueboy Is It Okay To Date An FBI Agent When You're A Suspected Murderer? ; ispridestillasin (missing artist) Crowley Corners ; tweetthang and butterflyslinky (missing artist) Beside You ; quicksilver-castiel & aceing-on-the-cake The Loss ; AvalonSilver & jaysweirdart Art by blueboy (missing fic submission) ; blueboy

If you're in for a long or a shorter fic, here's the fic posts separated by big bang and mini bang submissions! Big Bang : Breaking Light - A Future Earned - Masoena Beside You - quicksilver-castiel The Loss - AvalonSilver Mini Bang : Lullaby For A Rainstorm - tellmetheskyisblue Ante Incendium - MBQ Is It Okay To Date An FBI Agent When You're A Suspected Murderer? - ispridestillasin Crowley Corners - tweetthang and butterflyslinky

[spnangelbang]

“The Care and Reaping of Souls” 

Author: FriendofCarlotta  @friendofcarlotta

Artist: @seidenapfel

Rating: Explicit

Archive warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Featured characters: Dean, Castiel, Sam, Eileen, OG Death, Tessa, Billie

Featured relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy, Tessa/Jessica the Reaper

Length:  31,686 words

Tags:  Reaper Dean Winchester, Human Castiel, Grief/Mourning, Character Death

Summary:  Dean is a reaper. Escorting souls to the afterlife is more than just a job to him — it’s a calling. Not always an easy one either, but he copes just fine until the day he reaps the soul of Naomi Novak and meets her grieving son, Castiel. Castiel is kind, handsome, and Dean can’t stop thinking about him. As time goes on, Dean finds it harder and harder to resist the pull Castiel seems to exert on him. But is he ready to face the cosmic consequences that result when a human and a reaper fall in love?

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[deancaspinefest]

Given to Fly

Author: MittenWraith (mittensmorgul) | Artist: seidenapfel

Posting on Sunday April 14

It only upsets Dean's comfortable routine a little bit when Claire's illustrious uncle moves down to Norfolk to run his airfield. That is, until he meets his new boss face to face and can barely make words happen. Cas isn't doing much better, even if he knows exactly what he'd say to Dean if only he weren't Dean's commanding officer... Test pilot instructor Cas (who's afraid of boats) ran from his Air Force family to join the Navy, Dean ran from his Marine Corps father to work on airplanes for the Navy-- just as long as he doesn't have to fly in one, he's fine. They've met in the middle, but also in an impossible circumstance. It seems as if the one thing they want is something they can't have. Unless solving one impossible mystery could free them...

Keep reading for a sneak preview!

Dean arrived at work bright and early the next morning, expecting to have a little time to get ready before Captain Castiel Novak was expected to make a general inspection with Rufus in advance of handing over the reins to him. Unfortunately for Dean, he was a little too late for that. He walked into his office to find Rufus sitting in his chair, having a cup of his coffee. That in itself wasn’t surprising, but the fact he was sharing a cup while having a chat with the illustrious and storied Captain Novak was. He was so entirely caught off guard he almost forgot to salute as Rufus got to his feet.

“Chief Winchester, we weren’t expecting you in for another half hour or so,” Rufus said as Captain Novak stood up and turned around to be introduced and saluted. Dean was grateful to Rufus for babbling on for a bit before getting to business, because the second Dean saw the man’s face he lost the power of speech. “Captain Novak wanted to know where to get the best cup of coffee on base, so of course I led him straight to your office. Captain Castiel Novak, this is Chief Petty Officer Dean Winchester, mechanic extraordinaire and keeper of primo coffee beans.”

Dean managed another salute, which Novak returned.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Chief Winchester,” Castiel said, looking just as knocked off balance as he shook himself off as Dean felt. “I understand we’ll be working closely together.”

Since Dean was standing there rather dumbly nodding back at him, Rufus broke the tension by clearing his throat and sitting back down at Dean’s desk.

“Captain Novak will be shadowing me for the next few days, and then taking over full time by the end of next week,” Rufus said. “Though I’m sure you don’t need me teaching you the ropes on how an airfield runs.”

Novak let out a little huff of a laugh at that. “Hopefully not. Though it is a new working environment, and the transition can be difficult for everyone involved. It’s well known you’re a beloved leader to your crew, and filling those shoes is never easy. Though the excellent coffee doesn’t hurt,” he added, taking his seat and toasting Dean with his cup.

Dean just stood there looking at Novak’s shoes before finally shaking himself off and noticing the apologetic smile on his new boss’s face falter just a little. Novak glanced at Rufus before looking back at Dean.

“I hope we haven’t overstepped, invading your space like this…”

“No, sir. My door is always open for anyone who needs it,” Dean finally managed, starting to feel like a human being and not a walking x-ray scan. Novak was still staring at him, though, and he knew he must be making a terrible impression. He pulled himself together and stood up a little straighter. “Even if they just need a decent cup of joe.”

“Well, Winchester, since you’re here, would you mind going through morning inspection with the Captain?” Rufus asked, after it was clear that Dean and Cas would otherwise just continue to stare at each other if left to their own devices.

Dean was doubly grateful that he’d already stopped for breakfast on his way in and hadn’t brought it with him to eat at his desk. He dropped his gear bag beside his desk and grabbed the inspection roster off the shelf beside the door.

“Ready when you are, Captain. One fifty cent tour, coming right up.”

(continue reading on Ao3 on Sunday April 14)

[dadstielminibang]

Make a Wish

Author: Avonlady (@avonlady42)

Artist: seidenapfel (@seidenapfel)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Featured characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester, Jack Kline, Charlie Bradbury

Featured relationships: Dean Winchester/Castiel, Andrea Kormos/Benny Lafitte, Charlie Bradbury/Stevie

Length: 15,650 words

Tags: AU - Make A Wish; Jack has cancer, but lives; Gay Castiel; Bisexual Dean Winchester; Dean Winchester is Batman; Angst and Hurt and Comfort; Mild Smut; Castiel and Charlie friendship

Summary: Castiel Novak’s son, Jack, is battling with a leukemia diagnosis and the only chance he has of recovering isn’t covered by insurance and Castiel is out of options to save him. With all hope lost he reaches out to the Make A Wish foundation to fulfill his son’s wish of meeting his favorite actor, Dean Winchester, who plays Batman. Then, an anonymous donation for Jack to be placed into the clinical trial to cure his leukemia is made and he ends up pulling through. Castiel will forever be indebted to this kind stranger who gave him the gift of his son back, even if he might never be able to discover who it is.

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[sasanka-27]

Another dcbb posting day is here!! This is my second artist time for dcbb this year but this fic was actually the first of the two that I claimed. Had a lovely time to partner up with @seidenapfel as the writer for the story. Thank you for being so amazing and answering all my questions, you were amazing to work with and it was really great to have a chance to work with you! Now everyone go read the fic now>>> Here is the link

[queer-dancing-fandom-nerd]

Rudolph, The Red-Nosed ReinDEAN Created for @destiel-shit-post-mini-bang

Artist: @seidenapfel Author: @queer-dancing-fandom-nerd (BunheadKitKat19) Rating: Teen and Up Parings: Castiel/Dean Winchester Length: 2,339

Tags: Men of Letters Bunker (Supernatural), Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff and Crack, Domestic Fluff, Humor, Cuddling, Castiel Loves Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Loves Castiel, Dean Winchester Being an Idiot, Idiots in Love, Cursed Dean Winchester, prank gone wrong Summary: Sometimes, Dean Winchester is an absolute idiot. But it's not his fault that cataloguing all the old junk the Men of Letters left behind is somehow mind-numbingly boring. The clown nose was RIGHT THERE, and the file on it DID say 'safe to touch'... OR: Dean Winchester gets turned into a reindeer. Sort of.

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[wigglebox]

High Time for a Romantic Adventure

Written by @seidenapfel | Illustrated by @wigglebox

SPN Regency Big Bang 2023 @spnregencybb

Rating: E | Words: 12,301 | Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode AU: s15e18 Despair (Supernatural), the finale never happened, Time Travel, Case Fic (if you squint), Regency, Angel Wings, Love Confessions, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Smut, Wing Kink, Anal Sex, Bottom Castiel/Top Dean Winchester, Topping from the Bottom, Fix-It, Minor Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester, Castiel and Dean Winchester Use Their Words, POV Dean Winchester

Summary:

Yanked to 1814 England, Sam, Dean and Cas have no idea how or why they ended up there. While they try to solve the mystery of their time travel to Jane Austen Land, a body lands in front of their feet. Ghosts, demons — nothing seems to add up when some old friends appear. But Dean and Cas barely pay attention. After all, there’s an unresolved confession to deal with, and the setting is undoubtedly very romantic.

Read the full story on AO3!

Artist note:

This was a delightful read and like the summary said, a perfect setting to address those feelings we got from 15x18! I recommend this story if you want that post “Despair” conversation in a wonderful setting! It was a joy to illustrate for this fic and I hope you enjoy it!