#dean cas fests

[bragginball-z]

“I won’t let you die a virgin. Not on my watch.” oh I bet girl. I bet.

[wigglebox]

Suptober [Extended] - Day 27 || Books

[phantom--brainz]

SUPERNATURAL SEASON 15, EPSIDE 18 SPOILERS!!!

I NEED TO YAP ABOUT CAS'S DEATH BECAUSE IK I'VE SEEN PEOPLE BEING LIKE "oh, he sacrificed himself so Dean could live and it was all for nothing because he still went and died on a hunt" and while it's funny to see jokes of people design Cas in Heaven being like "wtf Dean? This is it? I did all that, and this is how you fucking die?" But I've seen people, especially back when the episodes first came out, seeing it as just a sacrifice to save Dean's life and saying it all went to waste but it DIDN'T. Castiel's sacrifice did what he meant for it to do.

While, yes, it was a sacrifice to save Dean's life, in part, it also was a final admission of how important Dean is to Castiel, and his deep love for Dean. It was a confession more than it was a sacrifice. A final message of love.

He tells Dean that he would be taken into the empty once he found out what made him the happiest, and he spent so long searching for one specific thing, but then, he realized, it was never a something, not even just a someone. Just his experience and his existence with Dean. He tells Dean he changed him, and tells Dean through his finals words that his time with him, and this life with him was his happiness. He tells Dean "I love you." And let's himself be taken into the empty, taking the reaper with him and saving Dean from death one final time, with ONE FINAL ADMISSION TO DEAN OF JUST HOW DEEPLY HE LOVED AND CARED FOR HIM, HOW IMPORTANT DEAN IS TO HIM, AND HOW MUCH HE'S DONE FOR HIM!!! IT WAS NOT JUST A SACRIFICE, AND IN NO WAY WAS IT A WASTE!!! HE SAVED DEAN ONE LAST TIME AND GAVE HIM ONE LAST SHOW OF ADMIRATION AND A DEEP, PASSIONATE LOVE FOR DEAN!!!!!!!! CASTIEL'S FINAL SACRIFICE DID NOT GO TO WASTE!!!! AND IT WAS NOT JUST A SACRIFICE TO SAVE DEAN, BUT A FINAL ADMISSION OF LOVE!!!!!!! AND DEAN ABSOLUTELY GOT THAT MESSAGE!!!!!! HE IS FUCKING HEARTBROKEN AND HE KNOWS!!!!HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT CASTIEL WAS CONFESSING TO HIM!!!!!! MESSAGE RECEIVED!!!!! CASTIEL DID NOT DIE FOR NOTHING, HE DIED SHOWING DEAN JUST HOW MUCH HE TRULY MEANS TO HIM AND HOW MUCH HE LOVES HIM AND HE ABSOLUTELY GOT HIS MESSAGE ACROSS!!!! HE DIDN'T DIE FOR NOTHING!!!!SHUT THE FUCK UP RAAAAHGGGFG

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[bluehandprint]

Okay 4 years ago i'd have jump all around my appartment and screamed in the streets if we had got this ending. But now 4 years after. Now that i know that dean reciprocating with a vague phrasing and a small romanting gesture could still be taken as non romantic? No way. It won't be fulfilling enough anymore. I need those two men to kiss

[windingpathsfic]

the father, the father, the son

(deanjackcas, 1240 words, e)

ft. spitroasting, creampie, rimming, gaping, sloppy seconds written for @dadfuckerfest fun in the son prompt "prophecy" also posted on ao3

The visions that overtake Castiel's consciousness are dizzying. Though maybe 'vision' is the wrong word, because it's not only foresight he's being granted. It's everything. It's sound, taste, scent, touch, emotion.

With Kelly's small hand in his own, her delicate fingers curled into his palm, he's transported. Lifted grace and mind from this moment to another. Taken, so gently, out of his vessel in the present day and slipped beneath the skin of his future self, an unwitting passenger of his own experience.

He's not sure precisely where he is, or when. Not sure, even, if any time is passing where he's standing with Kelly at the gate to Heaven at a playground in Arkansas, facing off against Dagon as Sam and Dean lie helpless in the dirt.

All he knows is that he's seeing brief glimpses of things as they will be. As they can be, should he let them.

It's Kelly he sees first. She's still pregnant, and she's standing in the surf, ankle deep in seawater and smiling when she glances back to where he stands at the edge of the beach. Behind him, a path leads back toward a cabin called home, at least for now. He doesn't look back.

He has the feeling as he looks at Kelly, as the wet sand shifts under his feet, and sweet scent of pine and stone and cold air surrounds him, that he could linger in this moment if he wanted. But something compels him forward. Beckons him, almost, like something greater is waiting just out of reach. Something that will make him understand that the nephilim's continued existence will be a blessing.

He lifts. Scatters from his body like ocean spray. Settles into himself again in some other time. Some other place.

A field. Waist high grass rustles against his coat and tickles his fingers as he's warmed through by the high sun, and he hears the pounding of feet moments before Sam appears. He's running, but not fearful. Not exercising. He's playing, Castiel realizes. Chasing someone or something, but only for the joy of it.

It's a pleasing sight, but it's not the thing that's truly calling him, so he leaves it behind. Floats up and out on the summery breeze until he's drawn somewhere else, clicking into place like it's precisely where he's supposed to be, and oh...

This is it. This is the future that he's been hurtling towards.

The first thing he knows is a swelling warmth, throbbing tension low in his gut, in the hard length between his thighs, enveloped by wet heat. Sensation slams into him, arousal so strong that he's certain his future self has been in this moment a long time already. He's envious at first. Wants to find some way to extract himself and go back to the beginning so he doesn't miss anything. But then the heat undulates, ripples around him, and he truly takes in his surroundings, and he knows he couldn't pull himself away from this if his life depended on it, even for a moment.

He's in the bunker, or somewhere like it. Heavy concrete walls and dim lighting and a hard, unforgiving floor, and Dean is there, leaning into his space, close but not close enough to be the source of the sensations. He's naked. Flushed and glistening with sweat as he bites his lip and meets Castiel's gaze to deliver a breathless thank you before he looks down between them, and Castiel follows his eyeline, and knows the reason for his gratitue. Because between them is a boy, maybe 20 years old at Castiel's estimation, and he's their son. He knows it implicitly, like he knows the weight of his blade in his hand. Their son. The nephilim. Jack.

His sandy brown hair is clinging to his sweaty forehead, and he's on his hands and knees, and he's gazing up at Castiel with golden-bright eyes as his mouth stretches wide around him, spit leaking from the corners of his mouth and dripping down Castiel's cock. Behind him, Dean's hips are pressed flushed against his ass, and he's rolling deep and steady as his fingers dig bruises into his sides to pull him back into each thrust.

"Fuck, he feels so good, Cas," Dean grunts out as he shoves in a little harder. The motion knocks Jack forward, forcing Castiel's cock further down his throat so he chokes a little, but he doesn't pull off. Just hums and whimpers, the sounds sending vibrations through his body and making his balls ache with the need to release as they grind against Jack's chin. "He's so- so fucking soft inside."

Reaching down, Castiel traces his fingertips over Jack's cheek where he can feel his own cock sliding under the skin. Jack's eyes glitter as a thought drifts up to him. To both of them. A projection or a prayer.

I made myself that way for you, daddy, he prays, and Dean groans, throaty and low. Castiel slides his hand down to feel his throat. Made myself your perfect hole.

"Oh, fuck," Dean pants. "Yeah, baby. You're perfect."

"Fill him for me," Castiel hears himself saying, and Dean nods, frantic as he picks up the pace. Switches from slow, heavy rolls to fast, hard thrusts that have Jack whining his pleasure into Castiel's groin.

When Dean comes it's with a heavy shudder, and he's still spurting when he pulls out, trailing the last thick pulses of cum over Jacks ass before he slumps back onto the floor with his legs spread, wet cock twitching as it slowly softens against his thigh. Jack pulls off of Castiel, then, looking up at him and licking his lips before he turns around to lower his mouth to Dean's spent cock, tilting his ass up in invitation as he swallows Dean whole.

Castiel doesn't hesitate, taking Jack's cheeks in his hands and spreading them. His hole is puffy and pink, glazed white with Dean's cum and gaping open. Waiting for him. He leans down, breathing in the heady, musky scent of his sweat and Dean's arousal, then swipes his tongue through the cum that's already leaked out. Laps it up, sucking on his rim until Jack's thighs start shaking. Fighting the urge to swallow, he savors it, rolling Dean's cum over his tongue before he spits it directly back into Jack's gaping hole, then shuffles in closer, gripping his cock and swiping it back and forth along Jack's taint before sinking inside.

He's perfect, like Dean said. Hot and wet and so, so, soft, and the sounds he's making as Cas fucks into him have him on the edge of orgasm within seconds. He pushes deep when it overcomes him. Pumps cum into him, mixing with Dean's, and he has the wild, twisted, irrational thought that they're breeding him. Making him theirs, wholly, in flesh and blood.

Dean is watching him when he pulls out, Jack slumped, satisfied and pliant in his lap, and the sight of them both makes love surge through his veins.

Being dragged back into the present, into the cold, dark of the playground, feels like losing his grace all over again. With the promise of a perfect future at the forefront of his mind, he draws on the power Jack is extending to him and destroys Dagon where she stands. Kelly was right. Jack needs to be born.

The best possible future depends on it.

[spn-fanfic-reblog-writes]

🎨📝🧛🧟🦄 Bangs and Fests 🐦‍🔥🐲🧚🏾🧜‍♀️🧞‍♂️

2025 || Artist/Illustrator

Nothing, so far.

2025 || Author/Writer 📝

Nothing, so far.

2024 || Moderator

@spnsabrielbang || Supernatural Sabriel REVERSE Bang 2024 || 2024 Masterpost || Completed

2024 || Artist/Illustrator 🎨

@fobnatura1 A Fall Out Boy Multifandom Bang || Partner: @celestialstarlight27 || Art Post || Story || Completed

@rewritetheages History [REDACTED]: Rewrite the Ages (Big bang and mini bang) || Partner: @friendofcarlotta || Art Post || Story || Completed

@cdrcrossoverbang Cas Dean Reverse Crossover Bang || Partner: @hectatess || Art Post || Masterpost || Story || Completed

@destielsoulmatebang Destiel Soulmate Bang || Artist || Partners: @anyreiart & @queerwolfsstuff || Art Post || Story || Complete

@dadstielminibang Dadstiel Mini Bang || Artist || Partner: @valandrawrites || Art Post || Story || Complete

@deancasbigbang Dean Cas Big Bang 2024 || Partner: @teeparadigm67 || Artist || Story || Art Post || Complete

@destielomegaversebigbang Destiel Omegaverse Big Bang 2024, Round 1 (mini and big bang) || Artist || Partners: #1 @crematosis & #2 @spnisthewayoflife (ao3 mydestielbabies_67) (2 fics) || #1 Art Post || #1 Story || #2 Art Post || #2 Story || Complete

@dcbtv Dean Cas Bang (Taylor’s Version) 2024 || Artist || Partner @hectatess || Art Post https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/762264766302584832/dcbtv-art-post-title-death-doth-us-bond-author || Fic || Complete

2024 || Author/Writer 📝

@destielvalentineexchange2024 Destiel Valentine Exchange (SFW)|| Story || Complete

(Discord/Ao3) Artsy (Streamer) Summer Exchange (SFW) || Author (1k word min.) || Fic || Complete

@spnsabrielbang SPN Sabriel Reverse Bang || Author (2K word min.) || Partner: @bakh_meliorism || Masterpost || Complete

@profoundnet PB Exchange, Round 11 || Author (Destiel & Jack; 500 word min.)|| Story || Complete

Previous Years (below)

2023 || Artist/Illustrator

@spnmusicalbang Supernatural:the Musical, Musical Theatre Bang Fic #1 Fic #2 || Completed

@deancasbigbang Dean Cas Big Bang || Assigned (1) an Author || Art Post || Link to fic || Completed

@dcbtv Dean Cas Bang (Taylor’s Version) || Assigned Two (2) Authors/Partners || Art Post #1 || Story #1 || Art Post #2 || Story #2 || Completed

@spnangelbang Spn Angel (Mini) Bang || Assigned (1) Author/Partner || Art Post Only || Completed

@monsterfluffersrus Monsterfluffers R Us Fest || Assigned (2) Author/Partner || #1 Art Post || #2 Art Post|| Completed

@spnproshipbang SPN Pro-Ship Bang || Rules || Art Post || Story || Completed

2023 || Writer/Author

(Discord/ao3) Xmes Exchange Quicky, A Detroit: Become Human + Spn + Genish Impact Mash up Event || Author/Writer || ao3 link || Completish (still need to finish the third chapter)

[amaranthhiding]

Forest Fever is online now!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43749622 Pairings: Dean/Castiel, also friendship Dean&Cas, Sam&Cas Words: 8,586 (finished) Rating: Explicit Tags: Canon Universe, Monster of the Week, Forests, Mystery (a little), Hallucinations, Angst, Romance, Humor, Action, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, First Time, Post-12x10, Dean POV, Sam POV, Happy Ending Summary: After the crushing events of episode 12x10 "Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets", Castiel is low on grace and morale. In an attempt to restore at least one of these two, Sam and Dean take him on a hunt. Things start going wrong when Sam gets injured and Cas seemingly disappears. They get worse when Dean turns from hunter to prey for something feeling far more at home in this dark, rainy forest than he does. My entry for the Dean/Cas Stab Fest 2022, with art by the incredibly talented SUNINJANG.

Excerpt under the cut:

The angel sank to his knees with the blade still stuck in his chest, pure white glowing in place of his eyes and mouth.

Loss slowly carved its way through Dean’s body like an icy rivulet and he couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think, couldn’t accept that he had really killed Cas.

So he just reacted. No thought, no plan—the only thing that mattered was keeping the grace in as he let himself fall into that dying body in front of him, knocking them both fully to the ground.

His hands trembling in desperation and his own eyes barely functional in the blinding brightness, Dean reached for the blade with his good hand. The movement of pulling it out of Cas’s chest was the stuff of nightmares creeping over into reality. He let the offending metal drop to the ground. 

Then he pressed his palms against the glowing eyeholes, effectively shutting off the stream of light. There was heat under his fingers, but not the kind that burned skin. And even if it did, he couldn’t have cared less at this moment because he saw the ember outline of wings appear beneath Cas’s body, turning blades of grass to ash as a herald of death.

Cas, don’t leave, dontleavedontleavemeNO, Dean thought and prayed and begged indiscriminately.

He’d give anything. Anything.

For lack of more hands to stop the flow of grace, he covered Cas’s mouth with his own, another string of thoughts shouting through his head.

Stay, you have to stay. Ishim got it all wrong, you have a home. You’re home, Cas. Use my soul, do it, heal yourself, dontmakemeloseyouPLEASE! CASTIEL!

Something latched inside of him and the icy despair in Dean’s veins heated up rapidly, turned into searing lava that coalesced in his chest. It was like getting torn apart from the inside and he could no longer hold back a dull scream straight into Cas’s mouth. His voice unleashed all of his pain and fear and desperation, his affection and longing and love until the fire passed from his lips to Castiel’s. Read the full story on AO3.

[billiewena]

FOUR YEARS SINCE NOV 5TH, 2020, as summed up by Supernatural

past recaps: year one / year two / year three / year four

full context and sources below:

various explanations + resources/sources/extra reading on this year's recap:

balls deep: misha collins says the quiet part out loud at Cross Roads 8 Supernatural Convention, saying "if the CW wasn't so homophobic dean and cas would've been balls deep for sure" at a con (x) (x) (x)

garthbenny canon: supernatural actors DJ Qualls (who played hunter-turned-werewolf Garth Fitzgerald) and Ty Olsson (who played the vampire Benny Lafitte) reveal they're married, delighting crack shippers like myself everywhere (x)

spn spooky picture book: official supernatural children's picture book is released, retconning things like john winchester as a happy father figure and castiel being their cowardly childhood friend who sorta hangs around (x) (x)

boop button: tumblr introduces a feature people enjoy for once for april fool's day and halloween and allows users to boop each other, spn bloggers re-awake like sleeper agents to use it in full force (x) (x)

bedlund speaks on destiel: former spn writer ben edlund goes on a tweet fest replying to fans, talking about destiel multiple times including this profound tweet (x)

clear text, not subtext: jensen speaks out again on the confession at Purcon 8, this time taking a more open stance on how the relationship was textual, his take on dean's feelings about cas's feelings, and how the scene with cas deserved a resolution (x)

bury your gays: famed author chuck tingle (known for his plethora of highly specific and delightfully inclusive, if strange, indie erotica novels) publishes his second mainstream horror novel, inspired by TV network studios' infamous history of censoring LGBT relationships and openly killing off queer characters. In a non-subtle nod to supernatural fans, the main character is named misha. (sidenote: did end up reading this and this book is actually really good commentary on the industry in general and really good, 10/10 recommend) (x) also someone got the book signed by misha, to further break the fourth wall (x)

tracker: jensen ackles begins starring in a CBS show where he is basically csoplaying dean winchester, with the show featuring many non-subtle spn references (i.e. him pretending to almost get in an impala before going to his truck, characters wearing spn necklaces, etc.) (x) (x) (x) (special shout-out to clarice @youre-only-gay-once for expertly tracking the tracker show and these easter eggs, highly recommend their tag for their show)

cw's walker cancelled: fans rejoiced upon hearing the cancellation news for jared's post-supernatural show, walker, a remake of "walker texas ranger." in addition to generally being a copaganda show for the notoriously racist texas rangers, jared's inspiration for the show's direction caused much concern. the actor himself said the show was inspired by the US border crisis, not by the immigrant families affected by the separation and internment, but instead wanting exploring the POV of the law enforcement agents working at the border and the moral dilemmas they had to face (x)

pro-destiel Wonder Woman: Lynda Carter (aka the iconic and beloved original actress for Wonder Woman, not the z*onist one) says she could "go for some Destiel" when promoting #GeeksandNerdsforHarrisWalz and Misha's involvement (x) the rest of the spn cast and original Showrunner Kripke were also a big part of this event

chili's backfire: the chain restaurant chili's drags destiel while interacting with 9-1-1 bucktommy shippers on twitter, immediately gets backfire. notably, their stock takes a dip the next day. coincidence? maybe so, maybe not (x) (x)

samgirl voting fraud: "who is the gayest spn character" tumblr poll surprisingly gets heated, with a blogger straight-up admitting they used a bot on the "castiel vs. sam" poll to rig the poll in sam's favor, which they apparently also did for w*ncest in another poll in the past, and posting a guide on how anyone could do the same. luckily democracy wins in this one instance and castiel prevails anyways, leading to an also contested "castiel vs. charlie bradbury" round (x) (x)

pink pony jarpad: jared is spotted at lesbian pop star chappell roan's set at a festival, un-likely place for him to be (x) also may have been one of the "boring" people called out by chappell? (x)

pro-kamala castiel: in a last-ditch effort to get out the vote, misha uses the power of castiel photo ops to campaign for harris-walz and even shouts-out destiel. I feel depressed writing this sentence, if you've made it this long in your read and you're in the states I hope you're doing alright! maybe by the time I wake up things will be a little different though. (x)

[rubyvhs]

stars (castiel novak)

pairing; castiel novak x reader tags; fluff, hardly any angst, inexperienced cas summary; you find cas after his argument with dean and one thing leads to another.

masterlist

Screw the Winchesters for ever hurting Cas. Dean just— he yells, and screams, and he doesn’t stop until he or the person in front of him are hurt. It sucks. Because more often than not, Sam or Cas are that person. Thank God Dean respects women as much as he does because a vamp nest i can take— a screaming fest? Sign me out.

But he isn’t easy on the boys, especially Cas. The angel had to prove himself to Dean— to all of us, really, so many times it should’ve worn him out years ago, but he’s still here, despite it all, and this is the thanks he gets for saving our asses all the time? It isn’t right.

Usually after Dean has an episode Cas likes to disappear. Sam went with his brother while I followed Cas to see that he’s thankfully still there. In the astronomy room. We found it a few months ago and I got to name it. The men of letters seemed to have a knack for stars because the projection on the ceiling is a live image of the stars at the moment. It’s beautiful. 

It’s also special. I’ve never sat in this room with anyone other than Cas. It’s our thing, at least for me, I’m not sure what his thoughts on the room are. 

“Cas?” He doesn’t look at me from his spot leaning on the wall, staring up at the ceiling. “Cas,” I whisper thoughtfully this time, and he faces me. “Can I sit?” 

He shrugs and it’s all the invitation I need. Castiel has learned to understand and deal with human emotions so well over the years that sometimes I forget he isn’t one. He’s responds to Dean so expertly. Especially Dean. Profound bond and whatnot. “Dean is being ridiculous, obviously.”

He doesn’t respond. “C’mon, you know how he is, he gets mad at something as. Waits for someone to blow up on—”

“I know that. I’m not sulking.”

“Then what are you doing here?” No response. “Cas, are you okay?”

“The stars, they’re beautiful.”

“You didn’t answer my question.”

“I don’t want to lie to you.” I sigh, moving only a little closer, “I do not care what Dean does, or his opinion on the matter, what I did was what we needed.”

“You almost melted the guy’s brain, but yeah, I get it.”

“He will live, and Dean will learn to be alright. It is you who I fear would not forgive me.” My eyes widened. Me? First of all, what the hell does that mean, since when does an Angel of the Lord care if I forgive him? Second, forgive him for what? I just said I get it. “You are the only soul on earth who I haven’t looked at directly.” 

My breath hitches in my throat and I can’t even process his words. I didn’t know he could even control that. “I can not control who’s souls I can and can not see— but for all the years I have been with the Winchesters they’ve been very open with me, they bared their souls to me. Well, Dean didn’t have a choice, but Sam saw Angels as some kind of saving graces, he eagerly showed me himself. You have too, to some extent, but I haven’t been able to let my grace free when I’m around you.”

That’s two years of holding his breath when I’m around. Two years of not being comfortable when I’m there and two years of no eye contact. Most of the time all I get is a glance. Most of the time I don’t get anything at all. 

“Why?”

“Because your soul will—” he lets out a small laugh (i decide it is my favorite sound in the world) and shakes his head, he whispers my name, “it will blind me.”

“Cas,” I mumble. We’re both moving closer. His lips are so close. “What does that mean?”

“That I’m scared to lose you as I am the Winchesters,” I swallow nothing and try to calm my nerves but he’s doing that thing Dean taught him with his eyes and they’re going from my lips to my eyes and fuck, its chemical. “I am worried to lose any part of you. Your affection for me, however different from mine to you.”

“Cas. Kiss me.” It takes him a while to understand that it’s an order, and that I am consenting, but when he does— God, I don’t want to say it’s fireworks (it is), or that his lips taste like cotton candy (they do, courtesy of Dean’s gum), or that it kind of maybe changes me completely. 

He pulls away first. “I tried when I was human, and once when I was an angel, a long time ago, but was that correct?”

I don’t know if I want to kiss him again or compliment and affirm to him that everything he does is correct till tomorrow. I choose the former but promise the latter that we will meet again. We move against each other, smoother than i ever have considering I don’t do this often, and he’s so good you would never know just how inexperienced he is. 

“My soul?” I smile into it.

“Blindingly beautiful.” I’m sure he can’t actually see it right at this moment with his eyes only half open to stare at my lips, but it’s enough for me.

It takes longer but I pull away this time. His hand is still on my cheek and he’s slowly pulling me in and out, just brushing his lips against mine while I try to talk. Where did he learn to do all of this? “Cas, what does— Cas—”

Talking’s always been overrated. Especially when we don’t have time.

[t0mbst0ne]

the man who would be king is crazy. cas doing everything to save dean while knowing he’ll hurt him in the process. “freedom is a length of rope and god wants you to hang yourself with it” dean finding him out because he knows how cas acts. “I WAS THERE. WHERE WERE YOU?” deans orpheus turn back to cas. cas coming back to dean to explain-

they had to add “…you are like a brother to me.” to quiet the zest fest

[babygirlwolverine]

Surprise!!!

I hinted months ago that I was signing up to do something exciting and I can finally tell you all about it!!

my new fic, love is a cowboy, will be out on april 15th and I can’t wait for you all to read it!!!

Love is a Cowboy

By deancaskiss | @deancaskiss Art by thestarsmakemedream

Coming to Ao3 on April 15th, 2024

Rated Teen | 8,200 words | No Archive Warnings Apply

Retirement. Something Dean never expected he’d get to have, especially with Cas by his side. But here they are, and Dean knows it’s finally time. After months of searching, when Cas finds them the perfect forever home to make their own, it feels too good to be true. But it’s real. And it’s all theirs to start something new together. What was once bags packed with weapons and salt becomes cowboy boots, baskets of homegrown herbs, and feed for the animals. But Cas knows there’s one part of the hunting business that Dean still needs. Saving things. And luckily Cas knows exactly how to make that happen to turn their ranch into a home to create their own found family.

[Keep reading for a sneak preview!]

“No,” Dean said, pushing the paper across the table with a frown. “We ruled that one out last week. You’re just getting desperate putting it back on the table.”

Cas dropped his head back, casting his eyes up towards the ceiling with a long sigh. “Dean. There isn’t anything else within a 50-mile radius that has enough rooms to fit everyone, and is the right distance between Sam and Eileen, and Jody, Donna, and the girls.”

Dean shoved his chair back, stalking across the kitchen and leaning against the sink with his back to his husband. “We discussed this, though. A million times, Cas. That house is too dark. It feels like this bunker all over again. And slap bang in the middle of a cookie-cutter neighborhood. That’s not us, man. We can’t do the whole ‘friendly with neighbors' crap. And if something ever does track us down, it just puts hundreds of people in danger.”

Taking a deep breath, Cas made his way over to Dean, wrapping his arms around Dean’s waist and dropping his chin onto Dean’s shoulder. “Then maybe we broaden our horizons. Look at something different?” he murmured against the back of Dean’s neck.

Dean tensed up for a second, before the frustration ebbed away and he turned in Cas’ embrace. Cas was the one to tip their foreheads together, and Dean let him, letting his eyes flutter closed as Cas’ hands slipped under the hem of his shirt to trace patterns along Dean’s lower spine.

“Like what, Cas? What could possibly ever feel like home after all the shit we’ve been through? Nothing on Earth feels safe enough and normalcy isn’t something we can just mold into.”

Cas’ hand stilled on Dean’s back for a moment, before he inched closer, pressing a ghost of a kiss to the corner of Dean’s lips. “Do you trust me?”

“C’mon that’s not fair, this doesn’t have anything to do with—”

But Cas shook his head, the movement separating their lips, leaving Dean with a sudden ache to feel Cas’ mouth against his own again.

“Answer the question, Dean. Do you trust me?”

And wasn’t that a loaded question? All the truth and lies over the years. The betrayals and the forgiveness. The loss and heartbreak, clashing with faith and love.

There was no one Dean trusted more.

“Of course I do.”

Cas smiled, rewarding Dean by bringing their lips together into a kiss. “I’ve got an idea.”

[nights-ofren]

I genuinely don't understand why anybody (besides Jensen) is excited at the idea of more Supernatural. If they do bring it back it'll just be more of the same. It'll be worse than the finale, I guarantee it. It'll be written by the same shitty writers and directed by the same shitty directors and produced by the same boring old straight white paycheck-cashing producers. Misha either won't be in it at all or he'll be in it just enough for them to make a joke of his goodbye scene. I guarantee if the confession gets mentioned at all it'll be a one-scene awkward brush off with the cheesy its-a-joke! no homo! comedy segue music behind it. They'll have Cas and Dean both act embarrassed and agree to never mention it again and then cough bacon cough football cough guns haha oh no we're being attacked by monsters! Here's a shitty ten minute fight scene to fill time so we don't have to talk about this gay shit anymore! Seriously. It'll be a boring cringe fest, directed by Bob Singer. Just like the finale. But longer. NOTHING has changed in the three years since the show ended. Nothing. If it comes back it'll just be more of the same. You remember how Andrew Dabb said at Comic Con the year before the show ended "if you hated the end of Game of Thrones just wait!" and people thought he was joking? Yeah. That. But "if you hated the SPN ending just wait til you see the garbage we haven't got planned for the short season streaming reboot!" Oh you thought it couldn't get any worse than the finale? Just wait til you see what they can't do with an even LOWER budget now that all the white dudes involved are even OLDER and have LESS time to make it! You thought The Winchesters special effects were embarrassingly bad? Just wait! You thought we couldn't possibly treat Misha Collins any worse? Just wait!

*deep sigh*

I have to agree with you anon. As much as little day dreamer me would love a new season (or at least a better epilogue) where Cas returns, Dean declares his love, they get married a go live in a white picket fence house, we WON'T.

so I would honestly keep living in "fix-it" land where marvellous authors and artists give us the ending we all hoped for and deserved, but not get canon ruin it even more for us :(

[explainslowly]

Supernatural fic recs fest day 1 - specific era or season

see @spnficrecfest

I am going for canticles for a season specific fic rec, because it's of such a particular point in Destiel, ie - season five, free to be you and me. Look people know this one, but it's not illegal to talk about it, right? It's a classic for a reason. Lot of Dean gender derangements which are of special interest to me.

Season six is a very particular time in canon and spn plot that produces some pretty bonker fics. Let me recommend two:

the paradox of free will - destiel and deanlisa? cheating? heaven politics? I love this fic, everyone has a terrible time in it. Makes me crazy.

so much smoke in a hall of mirrors - some great yucky-disgusting exploration of season six Destiel from Cas POV.

there is a particular time in canon. The human Castiel time. Much to think about

Life skills - I think about this fic a LOT. Enough that I kind of wrote something inspired by it. The point is - Cas and Dean can't have sex with each other. So they have sex with the same women at the same time. Dean is so so so so normal in this. Much to chew on in his naration.

[lavenderleahy]

My husband joined me in my most recent rewatch of supernatural and we finally reached the finale. I refuse to watch it, but he did. Here is his reaction:

Recap didn’t have carry on 0/10

Daily life montage 8/10

Pie fest 5/10

Sam mourning more for Cass than Dean 0/10

Knife murderer that's just some guys 2/10

Still doing FBI gig after 15 years 2/10

Jack resurrected monsters 0/10

Dad's journal lol? 3/10

Weird monster torture porn 1/10

Ninja star setup 9/10

Clown Ambush 2/10

Jenny callback meh/10

Monologue Jenny kill 3/10

Spike through heart 0/10

Dean having to explain to Sam that he's dying -1/10

Dean's goodbye monologue opening 2/10

Dean telling Sam not to bring him back because "you know it always ends bad" -100/10

Dean's monologue closing 6/10

"I did not think this would be the day" yeah me neither/10

"I need you to tell me it's okay" 2/10

Head/hand touch weird/10

Jared crying unintentionally funny/10

Dean's funeral only attended by dog 1/10

Post Dean lonely Sam morning routine 7/10

Dean gets into Heaven 5/10

Bobby telling and not showing 0/10

"It's the Heaven you deserve" barf/10

Cass not stopping by to say hi 0/10

Does Dean's dad also have a copy of Baby or did Dean steal it?

Carry on finally 8/10

Old Sam very funny/10

Thank you to fans 10/10

No Ninja star payoff -9/10

Some notes: He is GA-ish, but he always listens when i pause and tell him about destiel. He doesn't actively ship destiel, but he perceives it. That being said, please don't judge him too harshly for spelling Cas wrong, he doesn’t know better.

[stonenumberone]

SUPERNATURAL REC FEST (@spnficrecfest)

DAY 2 - KINKS OR WHUMP (BOTH)

Baton Rouge | @prince-of-elsinore (2021) (Rated E, 7.5k, Sam/Dean, wound tending, first time, s15) Sam and Dean drive into the heart of a storm.

Put Your Arms Around Me Like A Ring Around The Sun | t_fic (topaz) (2011) (Rated E, 15.7k, Sam/Dean, Sam/Dean/OFC, first time, sex magic) "I dunno, man," Dean says, after Sam literally shakes him to get him to focus. "I don't feel bad, just... not there all the time. Like there's a hole or something and it's sucking me down into it." They're a day-and-a-half drive from Bobby's; Sam make it in a little over eight hours.

All That I'm Good For | witling (2013) (Rated M, 3.5k, Sam/Dean, underage mention, morphine, alcohol) “You're kidding me,” he called, and then he had to get up, heave himself painfully out of the bed and find his balance—he was drunker than he'd thought—and go lean in the bathroom door. “Did you just…do we have a suicide pact, now?”

What Lasts | @zmediaoutlet/deadlybride (2021) (Rated M, 17.3k, Sam&Dean, gen, wound tending, s8) Not long after they move into the bunker, Dean loses a leg. Most of a leg. After the hospital, Sam brings him home, and they figure out how to live with what remains.

The Gold Room | @hathfrozen (2022) (Rated E, 31.5k, Sam/Dean, UST, wound tending, first time, ps-s2) Sam grew into wanting Dean the same way he grew into his bones. It isn’t something they can will or trick or ignore away. It isn’t something that can be undone.

These Things I Know Are True | killabeez (2011) (Rated E, 4.6k, Sam/Dean, first time, s6) Cas is off the rails, Sam's barely keeping it together, and Dean's trying to figure out where they go from here.

Just Like Heaven | @redmyeyes (2023) (Rated M, 6.8k, Sam/Dean, forced proximity, soulmates but it hurts, s5) They both went to heaven. Dean came back wrong.

Stay The Distance | lazy_daze (2011) (Rated E, 24k, Sam/Dean, nightmares, forced proximity, s6-7) "You know why. I'm not leaving my brother alone out there." Sam is dependent on Dean's touch and closeness after the wall falls - Dean's presence reminds him of why he chose to wake up, and keeps the memories at bay, allowing Sam to function.

Desiderata (WIP) | @dyed-red (2021) (Rated E, 45k, Sam/Dean, caretaking, first time) Dean is hit with a curse. It shouldn’t take that much to resolve, could be a gift under other circumstances, but life’s not that simple for the Winchesters.

You'll Never See Us Again | @according2thelore (2023) (Rated T, 5k, Sam&Dean, Sam/Dean, nightmares, touch-starved, s7) Sam suffers from nightmares and touch starvation post-Cage. They do their best to deal.

[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