#author: thebatmandiaries

[rewritetheages]

Posting in April!

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Fic title: Snitches and Talkers (Get Stitches and Walkers)

Author: @thebatmandiaries

Artist: @zybynarx

Rating: M

Warnings: Graphic Violence 

Tags: Prohibition Era, Major Illness, Hospitals, Organized Crime, The 1920’s, Mob Related Violence

Summary: Dean Winchester was a lot of things, but a criminal wasn’t one of them. The closest he got to illegal activity was the speakeasy he owned. So getting tied up with the mob wasn’t something he ever planned on. But a brush with a blue eyed mobster, along with Sam’s increasing medical bills may change all of that. 

[destieltaggedfic]

howdy! I know you’ve mentioned before that you also like asshole/unsupportive sam fics sometimes so I was wondering if you could rec some more? Its hard to search for these cause there isn’t really a tag to go through on ao3

Can I ever! 😃 I've been waiting ages for someone to take me up on that offer. In general there are 2 authors I love who write really good Sam being an entitled asshole both in canonverse or AU. They are thebatmandiaries and AshwinMeird

Four Rings and a One Man Apocalypse – FunnyWings   Ao3

Set S6AU.  After an angel asks for his help in healing Cas after an injury he had, Dean’s isolation in his retired life with Lisa doesn’t work anymore and while he wants to stay out of hunting he wants Cas back in his life, even if Cas is busy fighting a war Dean only just found out about.  

Word Count: 58k                              No Sex

These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruins p- BlackUnicorn   Ao3

Nonspecific timeframe. Sam’s life takes a turn when his latest girlfriend leaves him, so he decides to try and find his brother.  He doesn’t expect to find him living in a bunker in Kansas living a very domestic and different life to what he expected.

Word Count: 25k                              No Sex

The Drive - InnocentVash, PaleRedWings   Ao3

Nonspecific timeframe.  Dean got seriously hurt on a hunt and Sam has no time for anything other than keeping Dean alive on the journey back to Bobby’s, especially since he blames Dean’s injury on the recently human Cas.

Word Count: 3k                                 No Sex

champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends – thebatmandiaries   Ao3

Canonverse AU.  The demon didn’t kill Mary, but Dean’s family was never the same again because John started hunting secretly and forced Dean to do so as well, while Sam grew up to be the pampered darling.  As he gets closer to the end of high school Dean is caring less and less about his so-called family and their treatment of him.

Word Count: 72k                              No Sex

Reputation and Redirection - AshwinMeird   Ao3

AU.  Sam’s always known he was the best son and his career is on the up but when he does some illegal stuff on a deal he loses both his job and his wife in quick succession.  With his parents on vacation he feels its Dean’s responsibility to help support him despite them not really having a relationship since they were teenagers.  Dean’s not so keen on that idea though.

Word Count: 26k                                Non-Graphic Sex

Small Everyday Deeds – Featherthief   Ao3

Set S13 AU.  3 years ago baby Jack was born and in the action of the day, Cas was left human and Dean had a shattered leg that never recovered.  Now they are living in a small town where everyone believes they are married and Sam has finally come to visit.  But there seems to be something different about them and he’s determined to find out what it is.  But it wasn’t easy for Dean to get where he is today. (This is included here because I absolutely HATE the way Sam treats Dean in this fic especially when he starts dictating what Dean must do in the aftermath of the injury)

Word Count: 297k                            Non-Graphic Sex

[zybynarx]

Here are the art pieces I did for the @rewritetheages bang event! I got to work with the amazing @thebatmandiaries who came up with an incredible story, which you can read HERE!

More artist comments under the "Read more" break, but long story short, I had a blast reading through the story and working with my partner on this! It's been super fun and I'm happy and proud of what we came up with!

Alright... so, once upon a time when I got into the Supernatural fandom... I myself had come up with a Destiel 1920's AU. The AU plagued my mind for a good couple of years! I drew fanart, I attempted to write stuff out, but ultimately I just sort of "wrote it in my head" and then left it at that when it was done.

This was back in like... 2014... fast-forward to 10 years later, and the summary for a 1920's DeanCas AU caught my eye during art claims. I thought the summary was really intriguing and I like the vibes for those Prohibition days (I slightly blame my older sis for her fascination of the mafia and their history rubbing off on me XD ). As I began drawing, I knew I needed the right mood music to keep me in the zone. I remembered jamming out to the Great Gatsby soundtrack when it first came out, so I thought it would work. As soon as the first song played, I was INSTANTLY transported to my earlier SPN fandom days and I remembered this AU.

It felt like such a sweet little celebration for me, and it made me want to do justice to my author's fantastic story even more! Seriously, I was hooked from only the first few paragraphs! I love the description and the pacing of the story. The scenes that always stood out to me the most was when Dean and Cas were talking, so I knew that was what I wanted to try and bring to life with my main drawing.

This was the colored version I had initially done for the bang, but then I thought, "Heh, wouldn't it be funny if I made it black & white too? Just like in the old times!" I sent both versions to my author and they loved the vibe of the black & white drawing, so we decided to go with that! I still wanted to show off the colored version though! So here you are!

Both the main artwork and the banner had their challenges. There were times when my bestie and art bestie had to cheer me on as I was screaming in a slight panicked confusion on how the heck I was going to get everything looking right. But I really am happy with how both of these turned out! And I feel so incredibly grateful and honored to have been able to work with such a talented author!

With that being said, again, go check out the story!

[deancasanimebang]

Anime: My Hero Academia

Author: @golby-moon​

Banner Artist: @zybynarx​

Story Artist: @verobatto​

Beta: @thebatmandiaries​

Rating: T

Word Count: 21,524

Pairing/s: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Warnings:

Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply

Additional Tags:

Hero Castiel (Supernatural), Police Officer Dean Winchester, Undercover Police Officer Dean Winchester kind of, Vigilante Castiel (Supernatural), Winged Castiel (Supernatural), Coffee Shop Owner Castiel (Supernatural), Secret Identity, Protective Dean Winchester, Protective Castiel (Supernatural), Castiel and Dean Winchester Being Idiots, dipping into the romcom territory with this one, Happy Ending, Canon-Typical ViolenceImplied/Referenced Child Neglect, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, (just a sentence really but still), Leviathans, Castiel and Dean Winchester Behave Like a Married Couple, My Hero Academia AU, POV Dean Winchester

Summary:

Dean might not have a Quirk of his own in a world where about 80% of the population does, but he’s still good at his job as a sort of Vigilante bounty hunter and has a good sense of right and wrong, and smiting people definitely falls into the second category no matter how strange the circumstances. Then he meets the Vigilante responsible in person and sees the unholy…mouth-faces he’s up against and things get…complicated. And just how does the dorky owner of a nearby coffee shop fit into all this?

(Cas is a Vigilante and Dean’s supposed to be hunting him down and forcing him to register as a Hero, but falls in love with him instead. Oops.)

My Hero Academia AU

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[thebatmandiaries]

It’s officially spooky season, so you know what that means! It’s @deancashorrorfest time!

Title: The (After) Life of the Party

Author: @thebatmandiaries https://archiveofourown.org/works/50721253

Artist: @milfycas https://www.tumblr.com/milfycas/730819162677657601/its-horrorfest-time-i-had-an-absolute-blast

Rating: M

Word Count: 35,000

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Torture, Angst

Summary:

After a fight with Sam one night, Dean wakes up in a world he is unfamiliar with. This world only has one rule: kill or be killed. As a designated Killer, he must kill all the Survivors before they have a chance to complete their task. If he doesn’t, he ruins the risk of becoming a Survivor himself. With the help of Charlie and Benny, other Killers, he slowly finds his footing in the new world he was thrust into. If only there wasn’t a strange blue eyed man to distract him…

[thebatmandiaries]

Title: The (After) Life of the Party

coming to @deancashorrorfest this october!

Author: @thebatmandiaries

Artist: @milfycas

Rating: M

Word Count: 35,000

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Torture, Angst

Summary: After a fight with Sam one night, Dean wakes up in a world he is unfamiliar with. This world only has one rule: kill or be killed. As a designated Killer, he must kill all the Survivors before they have a chance to complete their task. If he doesn’t, he ruins the risk of becoming a Survivor himself. With the help of Charlie and Benny, other Killers, he slowly finds his footing in the new world he was thrust into. If only there wasn’t a strange blue eyed man to distract him…

Excerpt under the cut:

A few weeks had passed since he met that guy, and Dean was frustrated. All these random people popping up, giving cryptic messages and then disappearing like that was going to actually make him do anything. He scowled as he walked down the dimly lit plath. It was the usual sunset red that bleed into the sky, leaving the area with a ghost town feel.

Dean sighed again. He hated doing what he was “meant” to do, but he really didn’t want to tempt the consequences. He may have been also hoping that one guy came back and talked to him. He thought back to the piercing blue eyes and the instant connection he had felt. It was unsettling in the fact that it wasn’t unsettling. Like he had felt a bond, or something.

It worried him that he was getting used to this place. But he could also feel that the longer he was there, the more the place influenced him. He could almost feel the corruption seeping into his skin. It felt like a thin layer of grime covered him and he couldn’t wash it off no matter how hard he tried.

“Fancy meeting you here.” The man said, causing Dean to turn around, startled. For some reason, he was holding a sucker in his hand.

Dean couldn’t help but frown. “Oh, it’s you.”

The man rolled his eyes. “Don't sound too excited.” He uncrossed his arms. “I know I’m not the one you wanted to see, but I wanted to congratulate you on winning that last trial. It was close.”

Dean scowled. “Yeah, well. It happens.”

The man shook his head. “Not here it doesn’t. You’re lucky you managed to scrape a win out of that one. If you ever want the chance to escape, you’re going to have to do a better job.”

That information had Dean perking up. “I can leave?”

“Maybe, if you do the job well enough.” The man shrugged. Dean really needed to learn his name so he didn't always think of him as ‘the man’. “But as of right now, you’re not even mediocre.”

Dean set his shoulders. “Fine. If it gets me closer to getting out of here, I’ll play your game.”

The man clapped his hands together. “Glad to see you’ve finally seen reason Dean-o. Good to have you in the ranks.”

Dean frowned at him. “What did you say your name was?”

The man winked. “I didn’t. But maybe if you’re good I’ll tell it to you some time.” The man smirked. “Consider this a test, Dean. You’ve got an okay streak in those last three trials. Try and really work for this so I know you’re serious. I’ll know if you don’t.”

Dean let out a sigh and before he could blink again, the man disappeared. He’s not sure this was not a hallucination brought on by the environment here, but time would only tell.

[zybynarx]

Snitches and Talkers (Get Stitches and Walkers)

Author: @thebatmandiaries

Artist: @zybynarx

Rating: M

Warnings: Graphic Violence 

Tags: Prohibition Era, Major Illness, Hospitals, Organized Crime, The 1920’s, Mob Related Violence

Summary: Dean Winchester was a lot of things, but a criminal wasn’t one of them. The closest he got to illegal activity was the speakeasy he owned. So getting tied up with the mob wasn’t something he ever planned on. But a brush with a blue eyed mobster, along with Sam’s increasing medical bills may change all of that. 

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