#author: nickelkeep

[nickelkeep]

Someone to Punish Me

Story by @nickelkeep Illustrated by @alicetallula Written for @deancashorrorfest

Rating: Explicit Tags/Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Dubious Consent (Briefly, then extremely consensual), Stanford Era Dean, Alternate Canon, Creature Castiel, Dean Winchester POV, Monsterfucker Dean Winchester, Silent Hill Crossover, John Winchester's A+ Parenting, Sex as Repayment, Ambiguous Ending. Summary: Dean's chasing another lead for his old man, this time ending up in Maine, searching for the town of Silent Hill. Residents of nearby Cushing tell him to stop looking, but he can't help it. He's got a job to do, after all. After a resident finally points him in the right direction, Dean finds his way up the mountain to Silent Hill. But there's so much more to the town than John let on. And so much more that Dean needs to learn about himself. Teaser: "I still have no fucking clue who you are." Dean pushed himself up on his elbows, his fear barely covered by the false bravado he shoved to the front. "Or what the fuck you are." The broad-shouldered man— Dean was assuming; it was hard to tell when the guy was wearing a giant fucking pyramid on his head. How could he even see through that thing?! —yanked his sword out of the dead, mutilated, dog-like thing and pointed it at Dean. Dean swallowed sharply and started to inch back as quickly as he could before bumping into the fence that the original monster had backed him into.

A deep and quiet voice growled from under the oddly shaped helmet. "I'm the one who just saved your life. I think you should show me some respect."

[dadstielminibang]

Moonlight on the Water, Sunlight in the Sky

Author: nickelkeep (@nickelkeep) Artist: seidenapfel (@seidenapfel) Rating: Teen and Up Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Featured characters: Castiel, Emma, Dean Featured relationships: Castiel & Emma, Castiel/Dean Winchester Length: 8,368 words Tags:  Canon Divergence, Purgatory, Emma Lives, Castiel takes care of Emma, Purgatory Escape, Post-Purgatory

Summary:  Things are dark and dreary in Purgatory. Time has no meaning, and every choice can be life or death.

To give Dean a fighting chance at life, Cas made a choice. Cas ran. While it wasn't his proudest moment, it was the best he could do.

In the mire and depression that has become his constant, a second chance comes in an unexpected meeting.

Emma, Dean's daughter.

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[deancasswitchbang]

You, Me, and the Dog Make Three

Author: nickelkeep (@nickelkeep​) Artist: Hexentaenzerin (@hexentaenzerin​) No Major Archive Warnings Tags:  AU - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers to Friends to Lovers, Dean and Cas need to use their words MORE, Dean and Cas raise a dog together, Past Cas/Inias, Brief Cas/Inias, Angst with a happy ending, Comfortably Queer Castiel, Comfortably Bi Dean, Team Everyone Switches forever

Summary: Cas thinks he has it all. He has a great job, he's got some of the best friends a guy can ask for, and the most loving, devoted boyfriend one can ask for.

Until it all comes crashing down.

When Inias dumps Cas to take a job across the country, it'll take a Miracle to bring the pieces back together. A miracle in the form of a four-legged fluff ball, brought to Cas by no other than his best friend Dean. Can Dean and Miracle help Cas heal? Or will something come between them and cause everything to fall apart?

Preview: “Impatient much?” Cas called back as he unlocked the door. “And loud? My neighbors are going to kill you.” He opened the door, finding the spot where Dean should be standing strangely empty. Cas looked down, and his eyes widened as he saw Dean crouching next to something small and fluffy. “Dean? What are you doing? What’s that?”

Dean looked up and smiled before letting go of the mysterious item. “Surprise?”

“Wha—” Cas gasped as a small, tan puppy with curly fur ran to him and started jumping on him, resting its paws on his leg and yapping happily at him. “Dean? What’s this?”

“This is your new best friend, Cas.” Dean stood up, groaning as his knees popped.

“That eager to replace yourself?” Cas laughed as he choked back a sob. “I mean… I don’t understand.”

“Dude. You’ve always wanted a dog. Inias wouldn’t let you have one. That asshole’s gone, and you mentioned last night that you didn’t want to be alone.” Dean rubbed the back of his neck as he smiled. “I figured, two birds, one stone.” He pointed into the apartment. “Can I come in? I got some stuff for you and your new girl.”

Cas stared a moment longer before nodding. “You didn’t have to do this, Dean.”

“Sure I did. You remember my parent’s neighbor, Missouri? Her dog had puppies, and they needed a good home. Everything lined up perfectly.” Dean bent down and grabbed a bag before walking inside. “I made sure to get you some food and some toys for her. She’s already housebroken, but I got you some pads, too, just in case. She is still a puppy, after all.”

“Dean…” Cas walked over to the sofa and sat down. His smile grew broader as his puppy followed and tried to jump on him again. He leaned down and picked her up, placing her in his lap as he scratched behind her ears. “I don’t know what to say.”

“Well, I mean, you can say ‘thank you,’ but it’s not really needed.” He reached into the bag, pulled out a small stuffed toy, and squeaked it, causing the puppy to bark excitedly. “She really liked this one in the store.”

“You keep saying ‘she.’ Didn’t you name her?”

Dean shook his head. “No. She’s your dog, Cas. I may have picked her, but she’s all yours.”

“It’s a miracle how everything just fell in place.” Cas felt the proverbial light bulb go off over his head. He scratched behind the pup's ears again and spoke to her. “Hey there, Miracle.”

“Interesting choice of name there.” Dean handed the toy to Cas, a smile on his face. “I’m glad I wasn’t entirely presumptuous when I got her. It was kind of a last-minute decision.”

“You got me a Miracle when I needed one, Dean. That says a lot about you.” Cas squeaked the toy, causing Miracle to yap and pounce at it. “While she doesn’t heal everything, she’s a very welcome balm.”

POSTING BETWEEN APRIL 23rd AND MAY 6th, 2023!

[deancaspinefest]

Lavender Pines | Explicit | 30,609

Author: thisisapaige

Artist: nickelkeep

Rowena calls Sam, asking for help. Her former lover, the powerful witch Leon O'Leary, has something of hers and she wants it back. When Sam agrees to help, the last thing he expects is for her to pull out a ring and propose.

To Cas.

Cas and Rowena move into the wealthy suburb of Lavender Pines and work to become the most well-liked newlywed couple on the block. Sam and Dean support them from the bunker. It’s a milk run of a case. Simple. Easy.

It’s not.

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Pairings: Dean/Cas, Sam/Rowena

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship (Platonic Cas & Rowena), Secret Relationship (Sam/Rowena), Idiots to Lovers (Cas/Dean), Case Fic, Post-Episode: s12e11 Regarding Dean

[destielomegaversebigbang]

The Initial Spark

Author: Tossukka

Artist: Nickelkeep

Rating: Explicit

Summary: Castiel has never felt sexual attraction or understood why everyone else seems to go wild over people they meet for the first time. When his mother pressures him towards finding a mate and settling down, Castiel’s friend Dean offers to arrange some dates for him. Since Castiel likes the thought of finding love, at least in theory, he agrees.

With Dean’s help, Castiel keeps going on first dates, trying to find the magic spark he thinks he’s missing. What he finds may not be exactly what he was looking for.

Warnings/Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Temporary Castiel/Mick Davies, Temporary Castiel/Other(s), Past Dean Winchester/Other(s), Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Alpha, Alpha Castiel, Alpha Dean Winchester, Demisexual Castiel, Alternate Universe- No Supernatural, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers, idiots to lovers, Angst and Romance, Humor, finding identity, Internalized Acephobia, Coffee Shops, Restaurants, Bar Nights, Office Worker Dean Winchester, Office Worker Castiel, First Dates, Oblivious Castiel, Pining, Miscommunication, Confused Castiel

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[honkytonkangelsspn]

Goodbye Doug

Piper_Halliwell1979 (@lulu1102) | nickelkeep (@nickelkeep) Title: Goodbye Doug Rating: Mature Paring(s): Donna/Jody, Donna/Doug Kontos, Jody/Bobby (past), Donna & Dean, Castiel/Dean (background) Word Count: 6,407 Archive Warnings: None Tags: AU, Minor Character Death, Friends to Lovers, Closeted Characters, Closeted Donna, Closeted Dean, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Abusive Relationships, Physical Abuse, Secrets, Murder Wives, Happy Ending Summary: 

Donna and Jody were the best of friends. After high school, Jody left to pursue her dreams. Donna was too afraid of being “out” to do anything but accept Doug’s proposal. After his abuse put her in the hospital, Jody comes back to help her get out of a bad marriage. Permanently.

Inspired by “Goodbye Earl” by The Chicks

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[mixtapebookclub]

Episode 47 is here, time to adapt! 

Come join @malmuses and @ellen-of-oz as they chat with guest author @nickelkeep about fics inspired by other media.

Check out the discussed fics below!

Direct website link to the episode.

The main fics we discuss in this episode are:

Dean and Cas Make a Porno by @nickelkeep

Fallout: Supernatural by @maggiemaybe160 and insominia The Best Judge of Happiness by @tsujiharu Revelation 13 by @casgore

For a full list of fics discussed, check out the blog post!

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Enjoy!

Do you love Supernatural? Are you a fan of Dean and Castiel, and their relationship? Do you enjoy reading Destiel fanfiction? This is the podcast for you!

You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.

A warning: adult themes and swear words are mentioned in this podcast.

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[spnbangbang]

Face the Pain

Author: nickelkeep

Artist: tallula03

Primary Ship:  Bobby/Crowley

Other Ships:  Jody/Donna

Length: 5,000

Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings 

Tags: AU- Modern, AU- BDSM, Submissive Bobby, Dom Crowley, Finding Love Later in Life, Classic BDSM Tropes, Impact Play, Praise Kink, Wax Play, Gay Sex

Summary After a long and stressful day at his salvage yard, Bobby Singer needs one of his 'special' breaks— a trip to Juliet's, Sioux Falls' best little BDSM dungeon no one has ever heard of. However, when he gets there, his Domme, Mistress Jody, isn't available. Wound up and stressed out, Bobby is about to leave when another Dom, a gentleman who introduces himself as Crowley, offers his services for the night, even offering them for free when Bobby politely says he doesn't swing for the same team.

But free is free, and what should be a one-off session turns out to be a life-changing moment for Bobby.

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[golby-moon]

I am a very simple single brain celled-organism: I see pokemon, I click. this time for the @deancasanimebang whoo

due to having way more artists than authors, this bang had kind of a weird system where two artists were paired to each fic. for this one, @keikakudom did the banner and some bonus character designs (and also had the idea to do pixel art to reference the game which was definitely a fun change) and I did some silly art pieces for it

here's Dean and Cas meeting in the fic. I'm not too great at pixel art really since my style in general is pretty two dimensional and I don't do much as far as shading or color blending goes but idk I think it turned out okay. I especially like how Cas' Cubone turned out here since it actually kinda looks like a Cubone. Chansey too really though most of it is off-screen. tried to do a simple Pokemon Center-y background that keeps the colored line art thing I had going on originally before swapping it to black outlines (which is a lot more eye-catching)

I did another little piece for this fic with Dean and Cas walking out of Raphael's gym and off into a new life together (with Chansey and Cubone ofc). I kinda based the background off of Pokemon Platinum's Veilstone fighting type gym with the tires and punching bags and...boxing rings? idk fighting types man who knows

but yeah it was fun collaborating on this. never worked on a team before this bang so it was fun to try that out

the fic this is made for is called "Catch" by @nickelkeep for the deancas anime bang

[nickelkeep]

The Hunter and the Stag Masterpost

Author: @nickelkeep | Artist: @anyreiart Title: The Hunter and the Stag Rating: Explicit Word count: 6881 Paring: Dean/Cas Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings Major tags: Druid Castiel, Cursed Dean Winchester, Minor Animal Injury Summary: Castiel lives a simple life, protecting the deep forest from the harm of humans and the humans from the dangers of the deep forest. But his life is made so much better by the presence of his faithful companion. A beautiful white stag he named Gleann. But life isn't always what it seems, especially not when everything is turned upside down by the presence of two hunters, looking for a lost family member.

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[deancasanimebang]

Catch

Anime: Pokémon

Author: @nickelkeep​

Banner Artist: @keikakudom​

Story Artist: @golby-moon​

Beta: @imbiowaresbitch​ (Redamber79)

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 10,814

Pairing: Dean/Cas

Warnings: Pokémon Battle, Incredibly injured Pokémon. (No major archive warnings)

Additional Tags: AU - Fusion, Pokémon Trainer Cas, Pokémon Nurse Dean, Soulmate Adjacent, Fun with Pokémon Lore

Summary:

Castiel Shurley could have it all. His family practically rules the Tengoku Region, they run the gyms, the Pokécenters, the Pokémarts… everything. You can’t throw a stone without hitting something with the Shurley name on it.

But what’s life if you live it in a gilded cage?

So he does what he can. He keeps his head low, catches Pokémon and learns about them, and even occasionally challenges one of his siblings to earn a Gym Badge. But everything changes when he meets a Travelling Pokémon Nurse by the name of Dean.

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[deancasswitchbang]

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It's that time! Sign-ups for the 2025 round of the Dean/Cas Switch Bang are now open. Sign-ups will stay open until March 8th for Authors, and until April 13th for Artists!

As a reminder, the Switch Bang is in regards to Dean and Cas switching roles: they both must be the top and bottom at some in the story written for this bang. They must also be the endgame pairing. So they can be with other people in the fic, but they must be together in the end. Otherwise, the story is yours to command. Canonverse, Endverse, AU? The choice is yours.

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[hoziernaturalevents]

The Love, The Dark, The Light, The Flame

Hozier Song: As It Was

Author: @raimykeller

Artist: @nickelkeep

Beta Reader: @quizasvivamos

Main Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Sam Winchester, Jack Kline, The Shadow (appears to Dean as Mary Winchester and John Winchester), Original Characters

Pairing/s: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Tags/Warnings: Angst, Case Fic, Monster of the Week, Dean has self esteem issues, John Winchester’s A+ parenting, Getting Together, First Kiss, Castiel is saved from the Empty, Happy Ending, Fix-It, 15x19 doesn’t exist

Summary: After Dean, Sam, and Jack defeat Chuck, Jack opens a portal to let Dean try to rescue Castiel from the Empty. The Shadow will let Castiel go on one condition: Dean has to solve a case.

Dean is transported back into his 19-year-old body to hunt whatever monster is killing young, gay teens in San Francisco. But, Dean must face much more than supernatural monsters if he wants to free Castiel from the grip of the Empty and eternal slumber.

[bsideminibang]

Only Physical Author: nickelkeep | Artist: PetraAmia Rating: Explicit Word count: 4,470 Tags/warnings: No Major Warnings, Modern AU, Friends with Benefits, Cas and Dean need to use their words, Cas and Dean use their words, Love Confession Summary: 

Cas and Dean have been best friends for as long as Cas can remember. He's always wanted more, and when he and Dean slip into the friends-with-benefits category, he knew he could be satisfied with that.

Until he wasn't.

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[locallysourcedstardust]

Nickname: oh I have many- Star, starfish, Jo, Jojo, Star Jo…

Sign: Capricorn/Aquarius cusp

Last google search: synonyms for “having sex”- it was for a joke. I then misspelled it as “fortification” because, dyslexic

Song stuck in head: FAAAAAAIR WELL WANDERLUST, you’ve been oh so kind- (Fairwell Wanderlust, the Amazing Devil)

(I’m the Cupid of things / that you just didn’t get / that you struggle to say /I’m the saint of the paint / that was left in the pot / I’m your Angel ellipsis , your devil of dots / every time that you fumble, I’m the laugh from the back / when you think about him , my wings stop to flap /when you make a mistake, my feet lift from the floor / wand when you like there awake every night love I soar / i promise you I’ll be better, I promise you I’ll try/ but like rubbing wine stains into rugs, it’s my curse / to try and make it better, but by trying make it worse/ I’m the heartbreak that aches far too much to be shunned/ all those letters unsent and that garden ungrown/ I’m the captain of courage, you’ve eternally lacked / im the Jesus of wishing to Christ he’ll come back/ because Farewell Wanderlust you’ve been, oh so kind/ you brought me to this party but you’ve left me here behind / so long to the person you begged me to be / she’s gone, she’s dead)

- seriously, great song

Dream job: full time, permanent archaeologist for some park or estate

Wearing: plaid pj pants and a black tank top

Favorite song: farewell wanderlust, again

THIS HERE IS NOT SINGING ITS JUST SCREAMING IN TUNE

Favorite instrument: violin?

Aesthetic: rustic academic ? Is that a thing? Think old farmhouse with a touch witchy

Favorite authors: *pulls up ao3* uh, currently on @inexplicifics BEAST of a wonderful glorious series so shout out, bestie ✌️

And of course the usual suspects. @jemariel @cadenceimperfect @youkeepthose @nickelkeep and many more

Favorite animal sounds: cat purrs and bird songs

Last song: take a fucking guess fam

Last series: the Witcher

Random: guys I get my stitches out tomorrow 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[spnbangbang]

Face the Pain

Author: nickelkeep

Artist: tallula03

Primary Ship:  Bobby/Crowley

Other Ships:  Jody/Donna

Length: 5,000

Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings 

Tags: AU- Modern, AU- BDSM, Submissive Bobby, Dom Crowley, Finding Love Later in Life, Classic BDSM Tropes, Impact Play, Praise Kink, Wax Play, Gay Sex

Posting Date: November 21, 2024

Summary After a long and stressful day at his salvage yard, Bobby Singer needs one of his 'special' breaks— a trip to Juliet's, Sioux Falls' best little BDSM dungeon no one has ever heard of. However, when he gets there, his Domme, Mistress Jody, isn't available. Wound up and stressed out, Bobby is about to leave when another Dom, a gentleman who introduces himself as Crowley, offers his services for the night, even offering them for free when Bobby politely says he doesn't swing for the same team.

But free is free, and what should be a one-off session turns out to be a life-changing moment for Bobby.

Excerpt ""I'm sorry, Mr. Singer. Mistress Jody took this evening and tomorrow evening off. She'll be back next week."" Cecily smiled apologetically. ""Her girlfriend, now fiancee, proposed, and they took a last-minute trip to celebrate.""

Bobby frowned. He’d be damned if he lost his cool, but he needed this. He rubbed the back of his neck as he inhaled deeply before counting to five as he breathed out. “I know I don’t usually go with anyone else…”

“I can take a look, but I believe the staff is booked. You’re more than welcome to mingle, and we’ll facilitate contracts for the evening.”

“I’m free, Cecily.” A raspy, accented baritone came from the doorway behind the hostess. Bobby’s head snapped up to attention. “I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure, Mr. Singer.” The man that stood there took a few steps forward and held out his hand. “Crowley.”

Bobby hesitantly took Crowley’s hand. “Bobby. And I apologize, but I don’t exactly bat for your team.”