#endverse is my favourite

[katherinehoughtoncastle47]

5.04 - THE END

[itwasnightwhenyoudied]

A NOT-COMPLETELY-HEARTBREAKING ENDVERSE!DESTIEL FIC

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EXCERPT:

Before all this end of the world fuckery, and not that long after the Angel of Thursday soared in on awesome black wings—jackknifing into Dean's jacked-up life—Dean had been so goddamn grateful at realising he had his first real friend, that his lusting over dark hair and the bluest of all baby-blues had just been an inconvenient itch, one he'd simply decided not to scratch. He had a good thing going with Cas. Didn’t want to jeopardize it. So, a mostly closeted but wholly bisexual Dean had put on a plastic jolly-joker mask and ignored the whole damn thing like a seasoned winner. After all, he was the master of pulling on his own puppet-strings to twist his mind and smash his dreams.

But that shit just wouldn't go away.

Instead, it grew. Like bluegrass down by the creek, at the edge of slow-moving water where it was muggy and warm and the mud was soft. Until that sapling became more than just lust. The hardy weed was a constant ache of want growing in Dean's gut, a burning bush that Cas smote with his storm-blue light. And those flames, they caught and licked into Dean's every thought and move. Every decision of every day had an agender that spread so fast into a raging forest wildfire of protectiveness and need and—and something he'd told himself he'd never feel again after Cassie.

Dean knew he had to stop it. Needed to pull all the weapons he owned on its ass, take it down to the boneyard, battered and bound, and kill it. Dead fucking dead. He needed to bury the corpse, salt and goddamn burn it and leave the charcoal-grey ashes to disintegrate into the dirt and the nothingness, leaving only a burned-out hole; the one that now lived in his chest. Because Dean didn't know what to do with such emotion—and he sure as sin didn't deserve a return on it.

But here? Now? It was the sky that was cold and grey and cracking at its seams.

Walking side-by-side with death

The devil mocks their every step

Yeah, like some scene from the tale Led Zeppelin told in No Quarter, it was all about to ignite, to burn down and cave in on the few sorry Joes left in this permanent Halloween party. And Cas? Dean had been treating him like one of the goddamn Croats, keeping him at more than arm's length. Except when his expertise was needed. And that was—it wasn't right. Not like it ever had been but especially not now. At The End. Not when there was nothing left but a reality of fucked up images dreamed up in the mind of a drug-addled rockstar.

Dean should at least try and make amends. Hell, even just take a bunch of stolen flowers and a forced smile to the gravestone that was his and Cas' friendship. Not like he expected to be forgiven, though, let alone be treated like fucking royalty or some shit by Cas. Like he'd just welcome Dean back with loyal, open arms and they'd kiss and make-up as long-lost lovers do. Shit. But—but even if Dean just thanked the guy, at the very fucking least. 

Some things never really die. 

It was the literal end of the God-damned world and Dean was still hiding from himself.

Here we are. 

Yeah, and Dean Winchester was still a fucking coward.

So it goes.

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(still finding things to repost from when my main was my spn blog. originally written for jackie @winchester-reload <3)

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I'm back to reading Sam/Dean fics again and I gotta say my favourite ship in the fandom is Sam Winchester/apocalyptic Dean even though it's not something a lot of people have written about.

Endverse Dean knows what it's like to live (if you can call it living) in a world without Sammy and has gotten the time to realize and regret all the mistakes he made with Sam.

All the things he said/did and can't take back.

And then he time-travels to season 5 and gets to make everything right again with Sam, even though his past-alternate self keeps fucking everything up.

Clingy Dean who had to live without his soulmate for years/clingy sam who thinks his brother hates him makes for the perfect hurt/comfort fic, honestly.

Meanwhile, you've got Dean from the original timeline being jealous (because hey, that's his Sammy!) and not understanding how his other self is so open about his love for Sam.

Endverse Dean probably regrets turning down all the chick flick moments from before and regrets not having held Sam when he still had the chance... now that he finally has his little brother back? He's going to do everything right this time. Even if this Sammy already has a Dean, even if quitting hunting is what makes Sam happy.

Endverse Dean watching his alternate self still having a little brother and neglecting him:

Quick Endverse Dean/Sam Winchester rec:

Another Go Round by KassandraScarlett

[shona22]

Sterek fic rec: October edition (2024) 🐺 ⚓

Each month, I'll be sharing some of my favorite fics (and I'll make sure to backup and download them for safekeeping). Please note that I have a soft spot for darker themes, so warnings and tags will be plentiful - reader discretion advised!

Want specific recs? Feel free to send me an ask with your preferred tropes or genres, and I'll do my best to find some from my bookmarks. 

Pay by the hour, but don't leave so soon by JettieBettie 

"This is the last time," he tells her, heading toward the door.

"That’s what you always say. But I end up wearing his face for you again and again.”

Note: an incredibly hot pwp. I won't spoil much, but it does have an amazing Stiles voice regardless of being so short. 

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Step towards me, step away by Areiton 

The truth is, he’s been more than a little bit in love with Derek Hale for a long time.

Note: A compelling exploration of an unconventional relationship. Complex characters, angst, and favourite tropes (Derek angsting over age gap, Kate comparisons) lead to a satisfying ending. Worth the read!

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I found you hidden in plain sight (why'd I take so long?) by Gorgeousgreymatter 

Stiles is pretty sure he’s hallucinating. He’s got to be. There’s no other plausible explanation, he thinks, as he sits on the sidelines of the lacrosse field and feels the cold, hard bench underneath him, the roar of the crowd at his back like the worst white noise machine in the world.

There’s no other reason why he sees it, the hulking, black figure of a wolf peering at him from the treeline behind the bleachers. Its eyes flare in the glaring glow of the stadium lights, but they’re the wrong color, he thinks: blood-moon red instead of cobalt blue, but the familiarity of it all makes his stomach roll and clench.

Note: Gods. Another one my favourite trope, where Derek gets his alpha spark back because of Stiles. The line, the one which had me gnawing my pillow at 3AM:

“Jesus, Stiles. You never stopped being mine, did you?”

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Somebody that I used to know by Percybyssheshelly

Stiles and Derek have been together for months.

The trouble is, they weren't yesterday.

Note: short, but packs a punch. If you're having a bad day and want some relatively short angst with happy ending fics, this one's for you. 

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We live (not as we wish to) as we can by Endrversed

“I’m not a closet case,” Derek repeats, teeth gritted.

“Oh, yeah?” Stiles taunts, daring Derek with his eyes. “You coulda fooled me.”

“I’m not – gay.”

Derek spits that word out. Stiles snorts, no humour in it.

“Sure. You’re totally straight, dude. You just get all up in my personal space every time we’re alone. Stare at my lips any time you think no one’s looking. Well, I’m looking, Derek, and I know what you want. I know what you really want is to bend me over and fuck me.”

Derek is a closeted frat boy, and Stiles gets under his skin. Enemies to fuckbuds to <3

Note: Heed the tags. After DBC, I've been craving closeted frat boy Derek with the perfect Stiles voice. This one delivers. Endversed's mastery seals the deal.

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UST (an unfortunate series of tropes) 

Stiles and Derek sitting in a tree, M-A-R-R-I-E-D.

Wait, what?

Or: Stiles thought he and Derek were finally getting to be bros, and then Deaton had to go and ruin everything with his stupid spell.

Note: Amazing Stiles voice + mature Derek. Re-read worthy! Accidental soul bonding and more - my ultimate tropes. 10/10, left craving more.

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Stronger in numbers by bloodwrites

Stiles doesn't want to be the Alpha's mate, he doesn't want to be locked up for his own protection, and he's damn sure he doesn't want to be dealing with blood and werewolf parts on a weekly basis, but somehow that's what his life has become.

That's not going to change, unless he can convince Derek to trust Scott and the hunters, because it's the only way they're going to chase the Alpha Pack out of town.

Of course, that only solves two out of three.

Note: please heed ALL the tags. Also, remember, Derek’s somewhat of a certified jerk in this. And yet, somehow, that's the fic’s appeal. It honestly has the feels of a classic 2010-2014 fics, and that makes me eat it up even more. Also, it's HOT. 

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Werewolf love songs, vol 1 by aggybird. 

Peter decides to use the power of Barry Manilow's music to make Stiles and Derek fall in love.

Meanwhile, there are monsters and stuff, and Stiles and Derek are stupid.

Note: amazing fic very close to my heart. I love meddling uncle Peter, and the gradual progression of their relationship. It's also such a classic early sterek fic, and like the other ones, I'm always starving for it. It's funny and incredible with Stiles’ voice. 

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Rapture, sweet rapture (won't you put your hands on me) by queerly_it_is

Somewhere in the stringy mesh of his overactive brain cells, Stiles is sure there must be memories of what it was like to not have a totally possessive creeper with a leather fixation for an adopted brother.

Note: please heed the warnings. It's pseudo-incest! 

[cliophilyra]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @firehose118 - thank you Sam! 😊

How many works on AO3? 62

What’s your total AO3 word count? 228215

What fandoms do you write for? At the moment only 911 but in the past I’ve written for Supernatural, Sandman, Spiderman, Deadpool, other Marvel stuff & Sherlock.

What are you top 5 fics by kudos? Implausible Deniability (Spideypool) Put you mouth where your money is (Spideypool) Sex, Lies & Arguing About Chores (Spideypool WIP) Accidentally On Purpose (Spideypool) Sensing a theme here? The Other Shoe (Destiel)

Do you respond to comments? Yes! Always if I can.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Probably either When you’re tasting’ what he’s drinking (Saltommy - link below) or Therefore Love Moderately (Deanbenny SPN - link below) but I have a few.

What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Probably - If it comes back (Saltommy - link below) - but most of my one shots have fairly happy endings.

Do you get hate on fics? Touch wood - No

Do you write smut? If so what kind? Yessss. Only M/M so far. I think I’m best at it when I don’t over think it and just write what I think is hot. I’m probably not good at the kind of smut that drives plot/character etc. Definitely want to try my hand at more kink stuff soon.

Do you write crossovers? Never have - I like reading some of them but I’m very picky :-/

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yes, by the dreaded Wattpad 🙄

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! Two as far as I remember - one into Russian and one into Chinese.

Have you ever cowritten a fic before? Not properly, I have worked with Betas pretty closely in past but I would love to have a go at properly writing something with someone else!

What’s your all time favourite ship? I know there’s probably a bit of recency bias here but it’s genuinely a tie between Bucktommy & Saltommy. Obviously in total I have written more for Destiel and they will always be super important to me but there is something about the upwelling of ideas and inspiration for these two ships that has been amazing. I basically had writers block for about 5 years. In that time I wrote about 15 fics - almost all of which were super short. In the last 6 months that I’ve had 911 I’ve written 12!

What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Sex, Lies and Arguing About Chores - that was the one that brought on the writers block I think. I wrote myself into a sort of corner and got all stuck on peoples expectations of it and just froze up.

What are your writing strengths? I think I’m good at smut when I’m in the right mood and I like creating a sense of place and atmosphere and also I usually like my dialogue.

What are you writing weaknesses? PLOT. I suck at anything that requires a complicated plot or planning. Hence I don’t have many multi chapter things. Also character analysis - I always think other people are much better at this than me.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I haven’t done it much. Definitely wouldn’t attempt more than a couple of words without checking with a native speaker. I do not put it in italics lol

First fandom you wrote for? Sherlock (BBC)

Favourite fics you’ve written? Oh god this changes all the time, but today my top 6 would be: If It Comes Back - Saltommy second-chance reunion fic. When you’re tasting what he’s drinkin’ (are you thinkin’ bout me?) - angry jealous past-saltommy angst Calendar Boy - light hearted bucktommy fire calender PWP Like A Circus Wheel - saltommy secret relationship PWP Therefore Love Moderately - SPN Dean/Benny angsty PWP Implausible Deniability - silly smutty & occasionally angsty Spideypool adventure thing that I wrote as I posted it and was really happy with how it came out.

Also honourable mention to I’m Wasted (and I can’t find my way home) - Destiel endverse WIP which may never be finished but I really like what I have so far.

Tagging: @rdng1230 @thecarrott @rcmclachlan @alchemistc @nine-one-wanton @judymarch15

@marvelousbuckley @bangpop91 @racerchix21 @girlwonder-writes and anyone else who wants to play!

[fatallyaddictedtofiction]

Im just gonna allow myself to yap about supernatural and see where destiny takes me. SIDENOTE IF U WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS WITH ME LITERALLY PLEASE I WANT TO PLEASE INTERACT WITH ME.

Okay first of all im starting with the start (s1+2). BEST LIGHTING TO MOOD EVER EVER EVER. Like you want dark scary monsters??? ITS THERE. I remember there being a reason they changed the lighting (smugly: yes i listen to the podcast) but i CANT REMEMBER. The characterisation of the macho eldest son coded scared eldest daughter Dean is unreal and parallel in epicness to repressed queer allegory something is inherently wrong with him little brother. The brief moments of emotional vulnerability. Dont get me STARTED on Dean's monologue in the s2 finale i'll start crying. It's crazy how rude john is to Dean like excuse me he raised your kid and now ur bitching about him? Try saying thank you for once. I think the only reason john actually said im proud of you was because he realised when azazel said it dean was like "ur not my dad" and to john it was a little "oh shit" moment. Sam has every right to be angry but every time he gets angry at dean something in me shatters a little because deans trying so hard for himself and sam and sam doesnt know who or how to lash out (emotional dysregulation baybee) so aims for deans jugular like nooo honeyyyy noooooo. This era was the best sam in my opinion.

Rest of the show down here:

Onto S3-5. Cant remember jack about season 3. Season 4 CASTIEL MY BELOVED MY LIGHT MY LIFE MY REASON FOR LIVING. Absolutely loved everything about Weird Cas and i wanted more of him why did they have to domesticate him. His and Deans dynamic was impeccable and yk something??? I wanted to see Dean in hell torturing people i wanted to see it on his face how much he hated that he enjoyed it and i wanted to see Cas' face at watching the righteous man lose. Like the best we got was Yellow Fever GOD I LOVED THAT bit when he was hallucinating the book and it said "you gonna cry?" Like so many people think thats a funny episode but it makes me so sad because he is DYING and from such a young age hes been told to stow it away, lock it down to the point hes HALLUCINATING IT. Cas falling for dean. Im sorry i just. They are the best love story. LUCIFER. He was scarier back then, but i do love later seasons lucy too. Something about the peeling skin and the "we will always end up right here" just slapped. ENDVERSE EPSIODE god so good can we just take a moment to think about it. Okay cool thanks okay. Demon blood Sam arc was fun but had unfulfilled potential. Cant give you specifcs rn its late and my brain needs to get this all out so if you know you know. The whole meta stuff with Chuck was eh until he was confirmed as god and then i was like duuude the faint strings of marionettes are glistening in the sunrise like how do we know --- im getting ahead of myself.

S6-11. I know, its a big chunk. But basically the whole thing could be renamed "Crowley's unrequited love story". Cas and crowley were the best duo i almost forgot like they are genuinely so funny together and i bet it would be great to be tortured by them UMM THE BETRAYAL i honestly loved Cas' episode the only thing i didn't like was how the reveal itself was done like... Idk just a bit... Kryptonite???? Anywho i Loved the tension between Dean and Cas DEAN LOOKED BACK. Um leviathans were my favourite monster but they became so dumbbbb after washing up liquid killed them. BOBBYS EPISODE ALWAYS MAKES ME SOB MY EYES OUT "i raised two boys and they became heroes" allow me to DIE. Also damn impressed a shot to the head didnt take him down but it was lovely to see Deans first world, first solid rock properly crumble around him (forgetting john okay he wasnt a healthy rock) . PURGATORY DEAN JDJSJDJDJD kill me please his fight or flight mode was SO. So sad we didnt get more of purgatory like i would pay to see more i would kill probably but we'll overlook that. Benny my beloved. They definitely all got together Cas included like who wouldnt at that point. Smth i didnt like is how wheneer they went back to purgatory, unlike how dean described it "360 battle 24/7" or some shit like that it was EMPTY. Like please,, i know the plot needs convenience BUT PURGATORY ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE CONVENIENT. But dean recrafting his own memories to make himself believe that he failed to save Cas rather than what he perceived as Cas giving up on him- hang on i dropped my jaw somewhere, gimme a sec i need to go find it-- LIKE. HHHH. The whole mind control shit going on with Cas because his ties to Dean had been severed (saw a post about that and loved it but cant rmb it) and HIM BEING THE ONE TO BREAK IT. The crypt scene mmmm i love. Want more. Mark of Cain dean was literally my favourite. A violent, mentally unstable man who also has bad mental health and is often covered in blood? Yes pls. Cas being with him every step of the way. I havent mentioned Sam in a while. Hes just kind of been there. Hate that he slowly became 2D. Far away in the background hes got his worried expression and is rocking, saying "Dean? Dean? Cas? Jack? Dean?" Like writers why did u strip his personality except for worry. Do Not get me started on the whole Amelia thing ill stab someone. But yeah cas saying he'll watch dean murder the world is my universe :). If someone said that to me id say "omg really?" And develop a huge fat crush (somehow). CHARLIE DYING WAS AN ABOMINATION When they brought back Eileen why not charlie like. Dont bring characters back at this point because theres all sorts of issues grr. Amara was cool af but i didnt like the whole amara x dean stuff because it was just weird. Luciferrrrr hes so girlypop i love him DEAN DIDNT KNOW IT WASNT CAS but thats only because lucy purposefully wore less clothes around him to distract him.

S12-14. Im running out of steam. MARYYY. It hurt to see Sam get along with Mary becsuse he never knew her as anything else while all dean wanted was a mom and that wasnt who she really was anymore. He loved her so much but couldnt break through that barrier of "it wasnt the perfect marriage until after she died" vibes. God that scene in s5 where its suggested dean saw +/ smelled what happened to Mary and he was literally backing himself into a corner BROKE me. Havent mentioned the Wayward sisters but please know they are so important to me they are my everything. Jack is also. Loved Kelly, very sad she had to die. Wanted Jack to be a baby but thats not good for television is it. But i love Jack so much hes such a sweetie who can kill with a thought. Alternate universe michael and Michael!Dean was epic af but michael dying like that was so anticlimactic gonna be honest i think they were just reaching for ways to lose Jacks soul. Garth GARTH!!! Hes so cute. I loved all those "hand recorded" episodes btw like ghostfacers and that one teen wolf type stuff. Dean hiding in his room is so me. Free Will Theory is so fucked up at this point ur sat there saying gods been pulling the strings this whole time and i supposed to be okay with it?? I so get why deans angry but i definitely think thats something Chuck emphasised (crappy excuse for crappy writing) to an extreme level because WHAT. Like dude. I cant even describe how out of character he felt at some times.

S15. Currently rewatching and cant rmb much of it. 3 characters dead in the first 3 episodes. They either kill off all side characters or we dont hear from them at all to tie up or shove away loose ends. I cant even talk abiut the finale please i cant rn im way too tired. It straight up didnt need to exist, it could've only been 19 eps. Cas. Castiel. He did want you my darling.

[magpiewithinternetaccess]

What is your favourite WIP you are creating of any kind for any fandom?

Hi!! (I got overexcited about your question so long answer incoming hope you don’t mind)

the supernatural brainrot runs deep so all my wips both art/writing are exclusively about that 😅

current notable favourites (aka ones I look at longingly in my doc but procrastinate working on) include:

The apocalypse fic I’ve got in progress on ao3 which is particularly close to my heart

A season 6 era christmas fic I’ll hopefully write in December

An endverse fic revolving around a DnD campaign

A Despair time loop fix it fic

A Cassie centric fic about her getting into hunting

A witch-Sam Stanford era thing that’s pure chaos

And too many more aus and character studies to even count!!

However my actual reigning favourite is top secret and by that I mean I’ve been too intimidated to start working on it because I love the idea too much and don’t want to psyche myself out by mentioning it anywhere 😭😂

it’s a post 15 fic and what I like most about it is that it’s a story that can ONLY be fanfiction if that makes sense - as in, the actual plot and idea can only happen if it’s Dean Winchester and co. having gone through 15 seasons of television and now this continuation of mine.

I write a lot of original fiction alongside my fan works and multiple times now I’ve been developing something for a fic that I realise can actually be a novel so I pivot and create new characters etc, but I love this particular idea because I can’t do that with this concept. It has to be Dean. It has to be Cas. It has to come after everything else they’ve gone through.

Fanfiction is something pretty new to me but I’ve fallen in love with writing it so quickly because it’s such a fun and interesting way to construct stories and ugh I just have such an undying appreciation for it!!

ok rant over now 🤐

Thank you so much for the question!! I love getting to connect with people over our creative ideas, that really is what fandom is for 💚💙

I’d LOVE to hear if there’s anything else you’re working on/brainstorming at the moment too!! (that goes out to anyone who happens to stumble upon this post as well)

[armandgender]

what are your ultimate spn fic recs? like, great writing, great plot, great characterisation, instant favourites?

my top 8 right now because i couldn't pick 5:

Fracture mechanics - very angsty post 15x18 fix it. one of those fics where it's hurt/comfort except the author is the one hurting and then comforting you

Spirit of the west - AU, Dean is eighteen and works on his dad’s ranch taking care of horses. Cas, a childhood friend, comes back to town. teen_dean's writing is always phenomenal

Canticles - what happens after dean and cas leave the brothel in free to be you and me. i regularly go back to this fic just to feel the heartache all over again Where black stars rise (also by teen_dean)- dean and cas explore a canyon. Interstellar vibes. Cas wears cute little hiking shorts

Swimming with the fish pond fish - amazing shorter (25k) post canon fix-it fic with trans dean

Psalm 40:2 - after 15x18 cas goes back in time to meet stanford era dean. Angsty. Young dean is like a fragile little bird i love him so much

You and me and the war of the end times - endverse grace shotgunning fic + jupernatural!

Put them in a box somewhere - 5k, technically a Mary fic but also a kid Dean study. consider it a backstory to why dean was so interested in those ballet shoes

others that are also amazing:

So Says the Sword - Cas is ordered to watch over the michael sword and ends up falling in love with him (of course)

Everyone’s a critic - fluffy AU with a lot of miscommunication. Dean runs a restaurant, Cas is a food critic who calls his garlic bread closeted

Games of skill and fortune - I haven’t actually read this one in a couple of years but I remember really enjoying it. Dean says yes to michael. 

In the shadow of your wings - the one where cas gets an italian boyfriend

If wishes were horses - postcanon fix-it by thee teen_dean who cannot miss

The reddit thread fic 

Angelus cruorem - just a horny fic where dean drinks cas’ blood

Here, bullet, here - angsty and excellent dean study 

Let the old ways die - au where dean is in a band and cas is an ex music producer who now works on a farm. This fic made me go sit on a log in the sun and listen to music for an hour 

Seek to know you better - dean and cas go through those questions that are supposed to make you fall in love. But, you know, they’re in love the whole time anyway 

Take the bones, begin anew - everything you could want from a fix-it fic

All this and heaven too - author describes it as a love letter to every trans person who ever projected onto dean. i go back to it a lot :^)

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: The world's already over and they're already dead. All they're doing now is marking time until the end.

Author: @seperis

Note from submitter: An absolutely amazing fic with a fandom of it's own. It's an AU where s7 Dean time travels to Endverse times again. It's my all time favourite (post) apocalyptic/zombie au fic. The worldbuilding.... The characters... You want to read a fic that goes in depth on how to rebuild society? And how to hope? Please please please read this.

[destieltropecollection]

DESTIEL TROPE COLLECTION 2023 | DAY 11 | Coming of Age

changing my major | @demonmary

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,335 Main Tags/Warnings: AU: College/University, First Time, Fluff, Light Angst, Sleepy Cuddles Summary: College is supposed to change you, sure. Castiel knew that going in, he expected the typical experience of finding new friends and going through a short period of self-discovery that might end with a tattoo he’d regret later. He absolutely did not expect to be… here.

intricate rituals | @sharkfish

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 2,049 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Pre-Slash, Dean Winchester Has Realizations, Oblivious Dean Winchester, Friends to Lovers Summary: “You contrive situations that allow you to touch other men, precisely because you won’t admit that you want to touch other men.”

Drag Can Bee For Everyone | @sunshine-zenith

Rating: General Word Count: 2,629 Main Tags/Warnings: Nonbinary Cas, Queer Dean, Married Cas and Dean, Drag Performer Cas, Parents Cas and Dean, references to homophobia, references to gender dysphoria, Fluff Summary: As Dean helps set up for the all age drag show his partner will be part of, he reminisces on how lucky he feels to have them in his life

Wrong Room | @peanutbutterjelly-pie

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 13,611 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe, Strangers to Lovers, Sexuality Crisis, Masturbation, Accidental Voyeurism, Bottom Castiel, Implied Bottom Dean, Coming Out Summary: Since Dean is not the greatest fan of traveling for work he just wants to check into his hotel room for the night after a long day of driving and enjoy some peace and quiet. What he finds, however, is a naked man in his bed. It only spirals out of control from there.

Life Skills | @angelinthefire

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 26,052 Main Tags/Warnings: season 9, canon divergent, human!cas, F/M/M threesomes, light dom/sub, sub dean winchester, sub castiel, top castiel/bottom dean winchester, bottom castiel/top dean winchester Summary: After his grace is stolen Cas comes to live in the bunker, Dean spends a lot of time with him, sharing all of his favourite things. Dean can't help it if sharing things with Cas just makes everything better. Besides, it's Dean's job as Cas' friend to introduce him to the joys of human life. To teach him how to be human. And if one of the experiences they end up sharing is sex with women, well... that's just part of Dean's job as Cas' friend too, right? The desire is triangulated, the rituals are intricate.

The Dream's the Thing (Wherein He’ll Catch the Subconscious of Our Dean) | @li-izumi

Rating: Mature Word Count: 30,073 Main Tags/Warnings: Post-Season/Series 05 Canon Divergence, Cupid Marks, God Ships It, Dean in Denial, Bisexual Dean Winchester, Internalized Homophobia, Temporarily Female Castiel (Supernatural), References to Croatoan/Endverse, Dean is Bad at Feelings, Dean is forced to confront his feelings Summary: Dean finds himself in a crowded ballroom with only the sense that he needs to choose someone. In between this and other strange visions, Dean remembers that the Apocalypse is over. Sam, Bobby, and Cas are alive but going their separate ways. Dean’s dying. But if his supernatural death flu is the price for the return of his family, why does Dean get better around Cas?

[m-y--p-a-s-s-i-o-n-s]

20 questions for fic writers

tagged by @saybiwithme :)

How many works do you have on ao3?

184

2. What fandoms do you write for?

Supernatural

Sherlock

Teen Wolf

Marvel

James Bond

Star Trek

Merlin

Harry Potter

Primeval

House MD

Venom

The Old Guard

Detroit Become Human

The Witcher

Good Omens

Lucifer

Hannibal

Our Flag Means Death

Ted Lasso

Staged

Carnival Row

Doctor Who

The Umbrella Academy

True Blood

So, just a few XD

3. Top five fics by kudos:

1- Meant To Be (Star Trek AOS)

2- Making Love (Venom)

3- 5 Times Jim Forgot About Vulcan Hand Sensitivity & 1 Time He Didn't (Star Trek AOS)

4- Lunch Break (House M.D.)

5- Truth Or Dare (Supernatural)

4. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, unless it's hate or I have not a single thing to say in response

5. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Off the top of my head, I think its gotta be:

Whatever This Is Between Us (Endverse SPN)

or

Pheromones (Good Omens)

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Now this one is problematic, how am I supposed to chose just one??? I specialise in happy endings XD Ummm, lets see...possibly...

The Umbrella (Good Omens)

or

The One That Got Away (TOS Star Trek)

or

Good News (DBH)

7. Do you get hate on fics?

Not often, but yes, I just delete the comment cause they're not worth my time.

8. Do you write smut?

Soooo much smut

9. Craziest crossover?

Hahahahahaha XD I love this question, not only is it my craziest crossover, its just my craziest fic in general XD

Convergence

Just imagine some crazy person (this bitch) decided to write a fic for all of their ships (up to that date), they all meet up and work together, and there's a lot of smut, and hot damn, there's even a plot.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Two that I'm aware of :D

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Fragments (Star Trek AOS) with @lizzy0305

and

Double Date (Star Trek AOS)

13. All time favourite ship?

Spirk <3

14. What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

A Destiel AU with cook!Dean and office job!Cas

15. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue I think, and fluff. And I think I can usually get their voices pretty spot on fairly quickly usually.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Details, I have to really think about putting in details. And I write quite slow.

17. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

Love it as long as a translation happens either within the fic, or in the author's notes so I know what it says. I use the Vulcan language a fair bit in my Trek fics.

18. First fandom you wrote in?

Technically it was Harry Potter before I knew what fanfiction even was. But it was Supernatural when I knew it was fanfiction I was writing, and it was the first fandom I posted fic for. My first fic: Acceptance (Supernatural)

19. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Oh boi this is a tough one...heres a couple of my favs...

An Artist and His Muse (Good Omens)

Something Special (Staged)

The One That Got Away (Star Trek TOS)

The Update (DBH)

Under the Shape of Dessert (BBC Sherlock)

What No Man Has Done Before (HP/ST AOS)

In Search of the Sun (Star Trek AOS)

20. What’s your total ao3 word count? (I missed this one at the top and just added it to the bottom XD)

698,179 words

TAGGING: @lizzy0305 @doonarose @ineffable-ezra and my other followers who write fics!

[romanticfistfightz]

hiii. so. ive read a LOT of fics. destiel mostly. and if i wanted to give you all my favourites. it would be too much. (its already too much i think) so i just went through the ones that i have saved on my phone in pdfs. i loved reading themm so muchhh . if you want more, just ask!!! or if you want to read something specific. <3333

short:

I CARRY YOUR HEART (I CARRY IT IN MY HEART) by unicornpoe - i know its 25k words but. for me its short. cas in dean . (possesing him. wink wink)

Professional Couple Only by saltyfeathers - dont look at the wordcount. shh. fakedating destiel au.

blessed arrangement by gracecomets (almondrose) - this one IS short! basically what happened when cas was getting dean out of hell. and what if dean remembered that.

And so we begin by Sequesters - bobbyrufus lebanon. like the ep in s14 where john comes back for a sec. so yeah . destiel is there too

Water Under The Bridge by beingforcedtolivebadwriting - season 9. god everytime i read something with ep 3 or 6 in it. i want to die. its so good tho

for the love of a triangle by dothraki_shieldmaiden - college au. cassie/dean/cas . idk if you like cassie but this fic is SO gooddd.

between sex and death and trying to keep the kitchen clean by ftmsteverogers - 15.18 fix it <3

In Case Of Emergency by HeddersTheOwl - season 5 cas meeting season 1 dean.

sweet creature by casiferfans - "And then it clicks. Oh. Oh. Cas was turned on by Dean acting like a pet."

long:

The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog - INSANE destiel fic thats all i will tell you.

a turn of the earth by microcomets - timetravel kind of again yay. i love this one so much its so good

All Alone In Your Holy Fire by zombiesam - reversefic. hunter cas angel dean you know the drill.

Contingency by Cheerful_Shinigami - season 4 but a little bit different. cas is possesing dean after getting him out of hell. its good trust me

the cost of a thing - quiettewandering. fucked me up. season 9 (cas is human) fakedating with angst.

Immigrant Song by trinityofone - au season6. so GOOD.

Profoundly Different by by amireal, tiamatv - season 4 if cas was a fallen angel. like anna. i love itt

Home Is by Castielslostwings - normalauverse. sandover dean x endverse cas . and they are on a roadtrip together

ghosts that we knew by dothraki_shieldmaiden - hunter cas x hunter dean. but cas is a ghost. yay

Don't by tricia_16 - Catstiel. thats it

Scion of Stars by Aerlalaith - if cas had a kid with that daphne lady. and he didnt know about it until crowley kidnapped him lol

Gnome Place Like Home by teacass (Fushigi) - retired destiel. gnomes. POLISH REF!!!!!!!!!

Into the fire by Northernsparrow - THE greatest fic ever. Its been YEARS and I can't stop thinking about it.

soooo. if you cant find any of them, just ask me for a link.

enjoy <3333

YAYYY okay i found all of them <33 i havent read fics in sooo long last time i read some for dbda but i used to read SO much in middleschool/highschool and then . stopped. cringe tbh i added all of them to my marked for later but also i have fics there i marked for later in 2018 so asdfghm

[hellverse]

unpopular opinions spn?

alright here are a couple because at this point i’m not sure what’s unpopular and what isn’t

i love casifer. i haven’t rewatched that part of the show in a WHILE so my opinion on this might change, but as far as i remember? i liked it 🧍

jo and ellen would be much further down the list of my favourite characters if i was just a regular spn watcher, fan posts made me love them more than the show ever did. especially jo

i have a love/hate relationship with seasons 4-6 dean and cas. i will not expand any further on this

sam is fucking hilarious, clearly not a favourite, but he makes me laugh so much. also i was a bigger fan of his “serious moments” in earlier seasons, not so much later

i….don’t really care about endverse!spn that much

sabriel is a fun little ship but i never ever would’ve seen it on my own, just by watching the show

aaaaand the biggest issue i had with the show was the repeat/similar storylines

[michaelmilligan]

(Taken from this post) Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

... I just realized I have asks that are about a thousand years old and uuuuuh I'm so sorry. This one in particular I know I saw, thought 'I did one like this recently, I'll do it again when I've written something new!'

Anywayyyy. I am catching up now lol.

Sooo, my five favourite own fics, in no particular order:

No pleasure without pain: A Midamoul fic that combines cannibalism with sexy times. One-body Midam plus Ghoul having fun trying to goad Michael out into the driver's seat of the body.

May It Be: A Midam royal AU in which some people just do not understand that Adam is happy where he is, married to King Michael, thank you very much.

Cross my heart (and hope to love): A Midam tattoo artist/bakery AU that may have been the first fic I ever wrote in present tense. It has goth Hannah, background Destiel mutual pining, Raphael, Gabriel, and a very exhausted big brother Michael (who rocks black nail polish).

In the end: An Endverse Midam AU, written for 31 prompts of Endversetober. Containing an explanation for why Heaven was closed off during the episode 'The End', and showing what could have been happening at the same time as the events going down in Camp Chitaqua.

Battleship to lovers: A (pre-) Midamoul scifi AU in which Michael is an AI who made himself an android body that looks like Adam, Ghoul is still a flesh-eating, shapeshifting monster and Adam is stuck with these two on an abandoned space station. (This one has a prequel in the works.)

[achillestiel]

have u ever listened to Graceless by The National? very endverse 2 me

(also Heavenfaced & This is the Last Time from that same album are EXTREMELY deancas tbqh)

Trouble Will Find Me is one of my favourite albums, I love The National and you are SO RIGHT.

Fireproof from the same album is also SO DEANCAS.

[happilyfeatherafter]

A few!

THIS, The Beginning, my favourite endverse take of all time, a horror prequel to The End which made my heart ache with emotion for Dean and Cas as we see how our verse guys end up heading towards their inevitable fate, exquisitely written from the ever brilliant @valleydean. (Also shout out for Heavyweight verse, I love those guys so much!)

Asterism of an F-Series Ford Pick Up by @disabled-dean for a complicated, beautifully expressed exploration of Dean's psyche, trauma and how it winds up entwined with his attraction to Cas as he drives them on a case road trip during an ambiguously set time in season 12.

Cowboy's Sweetheart by @prosopopeya which is *fans self* really truly just pure filth cowboy kink d/s from start to finish with some of the best seduction work I've read. Hooboy.

and current wips in @friendofcarlotta' Fortunate Son and @wanderingcas' Where There Is Darkness and @luckshiptoshore's Are You Writing From the Heart?, Englandwouldfall's "Just" verse, and special shout out to @doctorprofessorsong and their ongoing commitment to writing pure debauchery in all configurations for spnsmutmas.

I know there's lots more I'm forgetting but these all sure left an impression!!!

okay everyone, now that we're almost at the end of 2023 i would LOVE to know what your favorite fanfic that you read for the first time this year was?

i'll go first, mine was The Benjamin Franklin Key-and-Kite Experiment