#hoziernaturalevents

[brothersinablackcar]

Ah, HozierNatural, my beloved. What a perfect meeting of tuneful wailing and poetry, and goddamned Supernatural. (This piece was an experiment, in that I painted it entirely in the Procreate program to force myself to *try* to learn to use it. Lettering was still via Photoshop. Gonna work on that too.) The lovely and patient AmyPond45 wrote a banger! A tasty nugget of mystery and melancholy and pretty men. Perfect start to this event... BEFORE THE OTHERNESS CAME, inspired by 'As It Was'. (larger version with no fontwork, under cut)

[masoena]

A Life All Our Own

A fic written for the HozierNatural Multi-Ship Bang by @hoziernaturalevents

I was paired with the talented @i-already-know-im-going-2-hell for this bang and it's been a fabulous collaboration. Thank you for the gorgeous set of banner and in-story art.

Hozier Song: To Noise Making (Sing)

Author: Masoena

Beta: Dean4Me

Artist: i-already-know-im-going-2-hell

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 15,417

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester

Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Arthur Ketch, Lady Toni Bevell, Crowley, Castiel, Mick Davies, Amara (Supernatural), Chuck, Rowena MacLeod

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Additional Tags: Roadtrip, Music Festivals, Self-Discovery, First Kiss, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: Dean was a human explosive, that much he remembers, and then he simply wasn't after Chuck removed all those souls from his chest in the prettiest of manicured gardens, when he and Amara decided to not kill each other. However, Dean was not fine, was not keeping it together but he felt like the bomb had gone off, his very being breaking at the seams with all the stress, weight of the world and every other piece of responsibility that he had been shouldering all his life. This is the story where Dean breaks down but reaching rock-bottom is the beginning of a wonderful journey that takes the Winchester brothers to finding a life of their own and ultimately to finding what Amara promised Dean canonically; the thing he needed most in life which is decidedly not Mama Winchester. 

Link to Fic | Link to Art AO3 | Tumblr

[morokollisyo]

Link to fic in AO3 Sammichgirl's @sammichgirl story inspired me to experiment with a technique: I have done quite a few monoprints with acrylic, and then continued to work with watercolours and watercolour paste. I'm also clearly inspired by the heads.

The theme of the story is light: that's why I put a lot of flashes of light in the pictures. I also played with colours to some extent: when Sam is in hell, he is blue (Lucifer's cold). In the cover art, Sam is surrounded by a yellow halo: the halo reflects the colours of the YED and Sam's abilities.

There is also variation in paper, colour and quality. Even if the paper is otherwise unsuitable for watercolour, acrylic changes the situation.

[quickreaver]

UR MAH GURD, I’M SMITTEN ALREADY. I am SO doing this...

Sign-Ups for the Hoziernatural Multi-Ship Bang are now open!!

You can now sign up HERE as an author, artist, beta, or pinch-hitter!

All ships, gen fics, and x reader fics are all welcome! (We are including characters from the prequel, too, by the way! If they exist within the Supernatural universe, they're welcome. Wanna write that fic where Sam and Dean actually get to grow up with Carlos and Lata around? DO IT.)

Sign-ups will be open from now until March 31st. After that, participants will be matched based on the preferences (favorite Hozier songs, ships/characters, ratings, etc.) they list in the sign-up form, and mods will begin sending out Autor/Artist team assignments on April 2nd.

Our full Schedule and Info can be found here. If you have any questions, concerns, or need any clarification, please send us an ask any time.

[witchy-worm]

Here's my art for my the Hoziernatural Multiship bang! I was paired up with the author @mbqnoyolo! and beta @mattzerella-sticks on this one. Go check out the fic! LINK TO FIC

Banner and fic info behind the cut

Thanks to the @hoziernaturalevents mods for running the event!

Story by @mbqnoyolo

Beta: @mattzerella-sticks

Artist: @witchy-worm

Rating: Mature

Summary: Dean wrestles with himself and his memories of a better time after Castiel's sacrifice while Sam tries to reach his brother in his grief and Jack waits for answers that may never come.

Warning/Tags: Grief/Mourning, Post 15x19, Angst, Established Castiel/Dean Winchester, Domestic Castiel/Dean Winchester, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Feels, POV Multiple, Anal Sex

[thestarsmakemedream-art]

ART MASTERPOST: Rebirth by thisisapaige

In the Woods somewhere there is a creature. A creature that lures people deep in the forest. Sam Winchester, Dean's ill, little brother follows the temptation and it changes his and his brother's life forever. If you want to see what happens with the brothers later and also reading about one of the most interesting entity in the forest, than you should definitely check out Rebirth from @thisisapaige on AO3.

Not just the brothers but I was also lured in by this mysterious creature of the woods. I loved everything about it/him (?) and loved the idea of it being actually the forest. As someone who lives in the northern hemisfere and saw these kinda forests it was fascinating to learn how diverse they could be depending on the exact location. I was looking for plants, animals and fungi and chosen a lot of them to build up Castiel's character. One of the first reason to claim this fic, beside obviously the awesome story, was the opportunity to draw Castiel with flowers and moss. :D On the second art you can see one of my favourite characters of this fic, the little will'o'wisp.

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[bluebluejay]

For this year's @hoziernaturalevents I had the pleasure of working with @lazarus-rose and her INCREDIBLE story*!! (beta-ed by @thisisapaige)

as companion pieces to this banner (and also so you can take a sneak peek before running to read it), here's a few illustrated scenes from Laz's fic!! 🥰❤️

[i-already-know-im-going-2-hell]

It's posting day again!!!! (Ik they're really short periods of time apart, but they're for the same bang, @hoziernaturalevents 😌)

This time I got to work with @masoena again!!!

This one is a canon divergent au where Sam and Dean get to escape hunting life and settle into each other. It had a lot of sweet moments of the two. And dancing. Lots of dancing and music.

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Fic | Art AO3 Masterpost | Author's Tumblr

[happilyfeatherafter]

Happilyfeatherafter’s ficrec Fridays

Welcome back to a new week of fics that I’ve read and loved recently.

If you missed last week’s you can find my previous rec lists here for more!

23 February 2024

A Call To Motion by @banshee1013 (art by @nickelkeep) is a delightful dancer fic from the @hoziernaturalevents mini bang! After becoming mesmerised by modern dance when passing by the studio on his way to work, Dean becomes Rowena's protege student. She tells him about an opportunity at a dance company in Kansas City, alongside Castiel Shurley, the man who's audition for the Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York inspired him to pursue his new-found passion. Cas is going through his own turmoil, having been cheated on by his former lover Ishim. With no one to dance his love inspired duet with, he's left adrift. But that all changes when Dean dances into the picture. So much great tension, camaraderie and the love inherit in a shared passion for dance. I adored it.

Mourning Doves by abstractthinking (@cascigarette) for @destielvalentinesexchange: 'The mourning dove symbolizes spirituality, hope, peace, freedom, and love. Some believe they are messages from angels.' This is a really sweet, quiet in the best way little valentine's one shot. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and Dean wants to make it special for Cas. He's not really gone in for Valentine's Day before, but he's ready to fully embrace the romance of the occasion. Cas is somewhat befuddled by the need to manufacture romance, when their lives are already inherently romantic when in each other's company. Together they find a gentle balance of appreciation.

We Are Either Here Or Not Here by @hufflepuffdean (art by @armellin) is a 2017 @deancasbigbang fic post-12x23, in which Mary brings an AU!Cas back to a mourning Dean. Castiel is stubborn, judgmental, infuriating - and the best shot Dean has at getting Cas back. The conversations start as Dean’s last hope, but they soon turn into his version of catharsis. When Cas does find his way back, he comes along with stories of his own. I love the way this fic takes a possible spin on season 13 canon, leaning into the ensemble cast, and through it all keeping such a wonderful thread of yearning between Dean and Cas as they set out on a journey to forgive and better understand each other, between the universes.

The Day in the Palm of Our Hands by tabaqui - A DeanVictor fic! I'm normally a total otp fic girlie, but I love the possibilities inherent in Dean and Victor Henriksen's early seasons storyline dynamics, and what could have been had we got to keep him. Their chemistry is so great. So here's that story. Victor can't shake the supernatural world, and turns to Dean and Sam to learn hunter 101. Along the way his and Dean's heated eye contact trips into something more. A lovely glimpse at a possible canon timeline divergence circa season 3.

[rauko-creates]

I had so much fun doing art for and beta-ing this fic by @sunshine-zenith for @hoziernaturalevents 💚💚💚

Inspired by Hozier's Jackie and Wilson. Everyone should seriously go check it out

[brothersinablackcar]

Lo and behold, the @hoziernaturalevents is here, on this lovely nigh-full moon night! With fic by @nonastrega and art by @rauko-creates (I helped on the banner front), please enjoy this playfully gruesome case!fic! The Look of Mischief in your Eyes on AO3

Just a little zoom-in on the boys' pretty faces, just cuz:

[samanddean76]

Be Good (HozierNatural 2024)

Hozier Song: It Will Come Back

Author: SamandDean76

Beta: jdl71

Artist: i-already-know-im-going-2-hell

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 12,210

Pairing/s: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester, Sam Winchester/Rory Gilmore

Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Dean Forester, Rory Gilmore, Bobby Singer, John Winchester, Barbara Forester, Lorelai Gilmore, Original Characters

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Additional Tags: Pre-Series Sam Winchester, Pre-Series Dean Winchester, Emotionally Hurt Sam Winchester, Protective Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester Is Not Okay, Minor Character Death, First Time

Summary: John leaves Sam and Dean at a motel to go on a hunt. After spending a week alone, the owner calls CPS and the boys are taken into custody. The last thing Dean tells 8-year-old Sam is to ‘be good’, and once separated Sam does his best to do just that. But once Sam realizes that he won’t be going back to either John or Dean ever again, his stubborn streak kicks in and he will only answer to the name Dean. Sam gets adopted by the Foresters, who move to Chicago and then Stars Hollow. Where he meets Rory Gilmore.

Dean is left to rot in the system, after being deemed too violent, and eventually ages out. He tries to find Sam but fails as Sam Winchester no longer exists. Dean seeks out Bobby, and ends up moving in with the hunter, working as a mechanic in between searching for Sam.

A lucky break results in Dean finding a small-town newspaper that features the MVP of the Stars Hollow High School hockey team, who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Dean heads out to Connecticut and finds Sam, safe and sound, but thoroughly humiliated by his crush. Before they leave, they seek the revenge that soothes Sam’s soul. And leaves Dean wondering what the hell happened to the innocent little boy he used to know.

Link to Fic | Link to Art

I would like to give a great big thank you to @i-already-know-im-going-2-hell for creating such amazing art for the story! It was a real treat to be able to work with them! And thanks to jdl71 for being an awesome beta! I also want to thank the mods who ran the @hoziernaturalevents bang this year! They kept everything in order and made a warm and welcoming atmosphere for everyone to enjoy!

[morokollisyo]

Sam Winchester looks towards the light from above. This image is one of the Hoziernatural illustrations, but it was left out of the actual contribution.

All summer I've been experimenting with different monoprint techniques, where I use a monoprint to make a base and then continue working forward with other media.

[morokollisyo]

I'm taking part too.

MEET THE ARTISTS!

These lovely people are hard at work creating beautiful pieces of art to go with the fics they've claimed. They can't share those with you just yet, but have a peek at some of their past work as a preview! Give them some love and help us cheer them on as we near the finish line!

@adisappointmenttocatch

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@brothersinablackcar

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@celestial-space-bee

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@i-already-know-im-going-2-hell

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@morokollisyo

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@thestarsmakemedream-art

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@witchy-worm

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@youknowthelines

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[squirrelofcelestialintent]

It’s finally time! Check out the incredible story Mad Dog Caged, written by my partner @mbqnoyolo for @hoziernaturalevents this year. Our song was “Like Real People Do” and it was made for Destiel, the art basically did itself.

[deancodedcastielenby]

For the @hoziernaturalevents bang I got to work with LazarousRose on their fic!