#might I add im an spn fan

[watchyourbuck]

Someone linked my Dear Maddie fic on Twitter with a cross reference to Spn and im crying tears of joy bc there’s people quoting it and everything and I feel so loved 😭

[spn-fanfic-reblog-writes]

(Updated 2024-07-27)

✍️ Writing Resources 📝

This will be updated as I come across more, and will add titles or brief descriptions as I can.

Interesting perspective on Aromantics and Asexuals when it come to relationships https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/753560136453324800/crypt

Reverse Trope Writing Prompts https://www.tumblr.com/out-of-jams/747204416306806784/reverse-trope-writing-prompts

how to write and research mental illness: https://www.tumblr.com/hayatheauthor/712950945678524416/how-to-write-and-research-mental-illnesses

@littlewhispersofsolitude ‘s OTP Prompts: Gestures/Phrases of Appreciation

OTP Prompts: Physical Affection

OTP Prompts: Failing to Hide Mental Break https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/757122490700070912/this-might-be-too-specific-but-could-i-ask-for-a

OTP Prompts: Long Distance Relationships https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/715822104469274624/otp-prompts-long-distance-relationships

OTP Prompts: Vulnerability https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/718070826712416256/otp-prompts-fighting

OTP Prompts: Height differences https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/718171652079419392/otp-prompts-height-differences

OTP Prompts: Kisses https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/718826612085358593/otp-prompts-kisses

OTP Prompts: Smut https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/720154490097041408/otp-prompts-sex

OTP Prompts: Road Trips https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/721993031725776896/otp-prompts-road-trips

OTP prompts: Arguments https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/722455459125133312/otp-prompts-arguments

OTP Prompts: Touch Starvation https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/733580783585017856/otp-prompts-touch-starvation

OTP Prompts: Relationship Progression https://www.tumblr.com/littlewhispersofsolitude/730951252628881408/otp-prompts

Dean Winchester Whump List, Season 1-14

Different Writing Prompts

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/731980344484560896/saving-for-later

https://www.tumblr.com/creativepromptsforwriting/731891013263736832

@creativepromptsforwriting ‘s how to write a story

@creativepromptsforwriting ‘s Master Prompt list

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/753917743487762432

What is Whump

Other Writing Resources https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/753629611597905920/writing-resource-spnfanficpond-fanficocean

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/753549049600344064/avian-misdemeanors-meinenaffenhosen

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/753029417271443456/oh-the-things-thank-you-so-much

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/752938530623438848/im-saving-this-to-read-later-when-i-have-time

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/752680835449257984/oooo-like-a-challenge-almost

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/752503082307518464

Dean Winchester https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/752318883861610496/masochism-is-another-he-likes-to-be-slapped

Inspiration and snippets from Mark Rosenfelder https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/751460464981082112/now-that-it-writer-inspiration-spnfanficpond

5 things your characters can’t do while speaking

Common mistakes in writing https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/751386389803909120/good-stuff-guys-i-edit-professionally-this-list

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/751322758361825280/spnfanficpond-fanficocean

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/750996846602829824/spnfanficpond-fanficocean

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/750995529984606208/spnfanficpond-fanficocean

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/750644246754754560/i-love-science

SPN Cosmos

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/750024063023480833/northern-sparrow-all-right-i-was-forced-to

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/748584348899475456/i-never-thought-of-it-that-way-i-wonder-how-it

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/748196584402173952

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/747701241413566464/lovetheirloves-so-you-want-to-write-about-the

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/747701067072094208/i-mean-when-i-say-he-plays-the-most-accurate

https://www.tumblr.com/spn-fanfic-reblog-writes/747700722569723904/waywardfanficwriter-superlology-safiyabat

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/747563875375972352/silvergryphonart-riptidepublishing

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/747419977899032576/this-is-so-spot-on

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/747402328562368512

Side Note to Fanfic Authors

Spn Headcanon https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/742865604003971072/headcanon-accepted

Omega verse worldbuilding tools

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/739528032588611584/this-has-saved-me-so-many-headaches-because-i-can

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/739094601922740225

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/739094567645757440

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/738982483727728640

Fanfic Writers https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/734251608704172032/i-feel-this-is-important-for-fic-writers

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/745146140066004992/spnfanficpond-thought-you-might-wanna-see?is_related_post=1

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/726762546062835712/spnfanficpond?is_related_post=1

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/714912936095875072/spnfanficpond?is_related_post=1

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/731534063386689536/reblog?is_related_post=1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18TkgdoWKxpPxrs2E5-7CPtkA5zJEu15aCaesfLKQzgQ/edit?usp=sharing

A Master Prompt List https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/732570661708578816/master-prompt-list

How to write a story

Tips on writing ASL

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/732386244195237888/yes-awesome-spnfanficpond

How not to write smut

Over 600 dialogue prompts without a cut

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/731980344484560896/saving-for-later

https://spn-fanfic-reblog-writes.tumblr.com/post/729487681253408768

@cevansbaby-dove ‘s https://www.tumblr.com/cevansbaby-dove/754007306214260736

@falloutcoys ‘ reasons not to kiss him

A viewpoint on RPFs

@deancrowleycas Season 1 Known Aliases and References https://www.tumblr.com/deancrowleycas/132286561719/supernatural-known-aliases

Archive Of Our Own Helpful Resources

How to comment on ao3 stories

How to lock all your ao3 works at once

Ideas on how to make a profile that can be used for ao3

A Lesson Learned on Tumblr

[weaknwanting]

heyy, i’ve just read joey’s interview on digital spy, i’ve come to share my grief AHAHAH help

basically he says “its important that their relationship is fully platonic & when you lose a friend it can feel like a break up” joey why you do this to us😭 at this point im just confused cause the way he acts around geralt esp in that reunion scene is not straight sjsjsjsjs

i’ve never seen that interview!! i totally agree with you that the reunion scene is very non platonic; i can’t imagine ever saying ‘fuck it’ before throwing all my mental stability and independence out the window and bear hugging my (thick asf) best friend with tears in my eyes because i can’t ever bear to say no to him and stay away even if it will hurt me and break my heart. like, friends don’t do that, or feel that. i don’t think. and they definitely don’t scream a song that they wrote about their ‘friend breakup’ with tears in their eyes and a hoarse voice and sink to the ground and stare into the distance thinking about what they lost. they don’t.

listen…. burn butcher burn’s a break up song. straight up. okay maybe they intended for it to be platonic but you don’t sing ‘what for do you yearn’ to someone who you AREN’T yearning for. but we know that these writers think that they are creating one thing when when they’re actually writing another - the producer lauren hissen said that she really thought that geralt comes off as appearing though he really loves jaskier - but that doesn’t come across on screen nearly as much as she thought.

of course, i don’t actually think any of the writers or actors think that they are writing geralt and jaskier, or literally any of the non-canon relationships, in the way we see them. BUT the show is so weirdly put together that there are so many bits sticking out that create lines and scenarios and comparisons that do make it seem as though jaskier is at least kind of in love with geralt. to add to that the fact that joey (and henry, and anya) is such an expressive actor and has crazy chemistry with everyone, and you’ve got a recipe for accidentally creating a homoerotic, pining character in jaskier and with a generally suspicious looking relationship that is a bit too romantic to slide (it’s the same thing that happened with bbc sherlock, and with spn. sorry to bring them into it but it’s true).

BUT. i am a firm believer that like - it doesn’t completely matter what the writers want or intend or anything. the whole thing with fandom, the whole point basically, is to make it what you want. they make the characters and you take them and they’re yours and they are different. and i for one love that we can do that. so! even if they think it is platonic, it’s really down to us to take material we like and use it and look at it how we like (and this goes for other things other than just geraskier - i accept the ‘jaskier is immortal headcanon’! cause the writers aren’t explaining it, and that is how it sounds, so we’re accepting it!). obvi there are limits (if i saw a single jaskier/ciri thing that was based even roughly in canon i might die and explode) but generally it’s like - thanks for the characters guys! you aren’t taking care of them, so i will! i know them better than u. :)

tl;dr show writers of the witcher accidentally created a homoerotic character and relationship because they don’t know how to write the characters or the show and it’s fine that fans interpret it how they want (within bounds)

[demonbloodhrt]

Sending asks for you mwah

1. If you had to replace any spn character’s clothes with a cave man costume who would it be and why

2. Does apple coffee sound good?? I heard it’s a thing idk if sounds appetizing

3. How are you like really 🥺

4. Would you rather throw katza into a pot of soup or into a pot of oatmeal (both have the same consistency, warm but not hot)

5. Did you drink enough water today?

6. Did you get enough to eat today?

7. You have to eat one famous celebrity who is it and why

8. You become very famous and a restaurant wants to name a sandwich after you- what goes on the Gabriel sandwich and how much would it cost!

9. Not a question but i love u very much!!

OMG HIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE THERES SO MANY IM SO HYPE OK IM GONNA PUT IN A READMORE SO MY FANS DONT ABANDON ME

1. If you had to replace any spn character’s clothes with a cave man costume who would it be and why

sam so i can Look😳 or maybe cas bc that would be funnie. important that for sams caveman costume he has to have a little tufty high ponytail with a bone hairclip

2. Does apple coffee sound good?? I heard it’s a thing idk if sounds appetizing

im not a coffee person but i feel like the sweetness of the apple might help with the bitterness of the coffee and give it a nice complex flavor profile

3. How are you like really 🥺

im ok!! feeling a little off but i think its bc i keep having stress nightmares and im not super proud of how the video turned out in the end

4. Would you rather throw katza into a pot of soup or into a pot of oatmeal (both have the same consistency, warm but not hot)

so... soup with oatmeal consistency sounds like a nightmare... or does the oatmeal have soup consistency??? either way i think soup bc that at least is tasty n he could eat his way out

5. Did you drink enough water today?

no but ill catch up!!

6. Did you get enough to eat today?

not rly but its a lazy day so i dont need that much energy

7. You have to eat one famous celebrity who is it and why

jennifer lawrence bc i never forgave her for playing katniss in the hunger games n also shes the least bony white person i could think of so shed probably taste best

8. You become very famous and a restaurant wants to name a sandwich after you- what goes on the Gabriel sandwich and how much would it cost!

OH OH OH so first u start w garlic bread spread on a baguette. n then u put salami, mortadela, turkey breast, and teriyaki chicken on it. then u add rly low quality crafts cheddar THEN grate some high quality parm on it. THEN add hot sauce (must be seasoned!! cant just be peppers there has to be flavors!!!) and a little béchamel made with that parm from before. then iceberg lettuce, cucumbers loaded w olive oil salt n black pepper, red onions and two slices of very juicy tomato. eat that with a side of lays salt and vinegar (which you can should and must put in ur sammich for crunch) and an ice cold coke. thatll be free bc im a good person <3

9. Not a question but i love u very much!!

I LOVE U MORE IM GONNA GIVE U A MILLION KISSES

[sigurdjarlson]

Hm I think WoW has hit a problem that both the MCU and shows like SPN are/did hit.

‘We need to keep making an increasingly bigger and badder villain but its getting increasingly more absurd.’

When you’ve fought Death itself what comes next? Ultra death? Super ultra death? Oh okay let’s go with fighting whatever created death and then wherever created the thing that created death and so on.

You can go back to smaller conflicts after but they seem petty and underwhelming as a result.

Ex: We went from fighting and defeating the Legion one of the biggest threats in the WoW universe to..a faction war in BFA. They had to add elements of the old gods and shit at the end to raise the stakes and it didn’t really work. It ended up being underwhelming and causing the conflict itself to feel petty and pointless in the grand scheme of things

BFA may have worked as a story in WoW’s earlier years but directly after Legion? It just doesn’t seem to work.

Maybe this is something that says hey your series’ lifespan has run it’s course you’re beating a dead horse’ or maybe it’s just that the media currently relies too much on ‘making a new powerful big bad’ rather than telling an engaging and gripping story.

I won’t pretend I know how to fix the problem or if they even can at this point I’m not a video game designer or a professional writer.

(this is all just me speculating at absurdly late hours of the night because my sleep schedule is fucked)

I’m not being as despondent as this sounds now that I’m reading it over. Im not saying I want WoW to end because honestly I don’t, I just want to see it continue to improve rather than decline

I’m not even saying the writing is all terrible. I think it varies in quality wildly actually but my opinion is not fact (and it’s also not a personal attack on people who disagree. It’s just my personal opinion. You don’t agree that’s cool, honest. Agree to disagree!)

It’s also important to note so much of what constitutes a good story snd expansion is subjective.

I loved Warlords of Draenor. It was one of my favorite expansions but it’s also often called one of the worst expansions by a lot of other fans. So, you know, personal taste does play a role.

Earlier I saw someone say Legion was a terrible expansion. Legion is also one of my favorite expansions.

Some aspects aren’t necessarily subjective like obviously you want your story to make sense. But again some people might agree and disagree on whether or not it does make sense lmao.

Is the majority of your fanbase enjoying your game is kind of a way to measure quality I suppose. Individual opinions are subjective but if the majority of your players are unhappy or leaving in droves there might just be some problems you need to fix 😂

So idk just some thoughts I guess

But my mind keeps coming back to that problem. Where do we go from here? [Shadowlands]

[bippityboppitybibuck]

hey, yeah, what the FUCK happened this episode. i've been trying to follow along with the live blogs and its honestly just chaos

Hey anon!!!

Okay so a lot happened and a lot didn’t. And that was the problem, I’ve not been in the fandom long and honestly until about two months ago I had never heard the term bucklemming (and until two hours ago I didn't know it was two people).

However, the fandom has a long-standing issue with them because of pacing issues in their episodes and OOC writing (ie jack not giving two shits that Cas was still in the empty despite knowing about the deal and what would have happened to get him taken by it) and their absolute love of Lucifer.

So quick run down of plot, (apologies this did not stay as short as i planned)

Everyone in the world is dead, Dean tells Sam and Jack that Cas is gone and there are literally no questions asked, they go back to the bunker and a couple days have passed, Dean passes out surrounded by booze but that's pretty much all the mourning we see him do

They follow jacks ‘i feel an energy’ thing to a church but first they make a pit stop at a gas station where Dean finds a dog; Chuck then immediately kills the dog once Dean is all excited that something else survived with them

They go to the church and see Michael who tells them that Adam died in the rapture (yes what chuck did was the rapture) they head back to the bunker and Dean gets a call from Cas but its actually Lucifer at the door and he's here to fuck shit up but wait maybe he’s here to help, he pops a reaper into the bunker (her names betty) and then kills her immediately and she becomes the new death (because the first reaper to die after Death is killed takes over (which seems like a bad system considering decades might go by before a reaper is killed after a death dies but alas) no one questions what happened to all the other reapers by the way but that's not currently relevant) 

Because only death can read the death books betty starts reading chucks and after a few sentences luci kills her (rip betty 2020) luci reveals that he wasn't on their side (shocker there folks) and he and Michael duke it out, Luci dies (thankfully) and Sam starts to translate the book because not only is death the only one who can read the book but they are the only ones who can OPEN the book to meaning that the book had been sealed this whole time

Sam works out a spell and its ingredients and they (the three of them and Michael) go to the literal same place they burned Cas’ body in 13x01 because why not (btw this is not ever addressed) and set the spell up but it doesn't work

Chuck shows up and kills Michael for consorting with dean sam and jack (even tho he was still working for chuck and trying to do right by his father) and proceeds to beat the fucking shit out of dean and sam, they refuse to give in and keep standing up (on several broken limbs might i add) this goes on so long it feels like when luci was beating dean to a pulp in swan song. 

Finally they confuse chuck enough to make him turn around and jack is up and looking like he wants to fuck shit up. he ends up doing the same move to chuck as he did Michael while he was possessing rowena in s14 and chuck collapses

Dean responds to chucks comment about being a killing machine by saying “no I'm not” which we all think is a call back to Cas’ speech before he died. 

The heroes explain that jack had become a power vacuum (actual dialogue) (remember the flowers jack killed in the silo?) and that over these past days he's been absorbing the power that is let off by things, ie, luci and Michael fighting, the plants and flowers, chuck pummeling dean and sam (bc why rip off just infinity war when you can rip off the entire lore behind the black panther suit/ vibranium too)  

Chuck is left powerless after this and dean sam and jack drive off as a now human chuck essentially grovels on the ground. they head into town and jack brings back everyone who was killed by god in the previous episode and then gives a really weird speech that confirms that he is in fact the new god (and that amara is now in him and they are in harmony) but says he's gonna be hands off and legit just glows a bunch and disappears. 

Dean and sam go back to the bunker and realize they don't have to worry about chucks control on them, we get a like four min montage of the entire show and then they literally drive off into the sunset.  

some important notes, Cas was not brought back to life despite it being stated clearly in the episode that god has the power to bring angels back from the empty, no one even asks jack to do it and jack doesnt do it on his own

there is no mention of Bobby Donna Charlie Eileen or anyone else that was killed in 15x18

Sam never asks dean about cas, having apparently gotten all the info he needed in the sentence ‘cas is gone, the empty took him’ 

honestly the only plot thread wrapped in this ep was god’s and while that might seem big its not really enough like the episode was lacking in a lot of areas

Its been said that Bucklemming hates both Cas and Misha, and that they are literally obsessed with bibro (loving sam and dean equally- a fan made term to stop the sam girls and dean girls from fighting i think) and that they are really really into the whole ‘the show is about two brothers and the open road’ which the show hasn't been about since maybe season two or three 

I'm not sure if you can tell from my synopsis (Again sorry it got so long) that a lot of the characters seemed off, Jack not caring that Cas was still dead, Dean not mourning, sam not giving two shits either way, sam not caring to check in on eileen, neither of them checking in with their hunter friends, Michael switching back over to chucks side despite his actions in 15x09, the fact that no one mentioned the plot holes in the ep (by that i mean within the episode no one had questions about the things that didn't fit, like Michael never questioned how a book that could only be read by death was being decoded by Sam)

overall the episode was bad, objectively, not from a destiel shipper standpoint bad. there are many ideas floating around about 15x20 considering this episode really felt like the end of spn, people are mentioning that the relationship arcs are unfinished and that Dabb (whos writing the next one and who has written many of the quinticential destiel episodes) will save the day. Im holding out hope that 15x20 will be better (which should be too hard to achieve after that shit show) 

I'm sorry if this is a mess I'm a bit all over the place but I wanted to make sure you got even a partial answer

[mrswhozeewhatsis]

2019 Louden Swain FanFic/FanArt Project (feat. The Station Breaks)

This project is finished!!!

See the completed book online HERE.

Rob was sweet, as always, and very sad to hear we won’t be doing any more of these. He said he’s enjoyed reading them, but he understands not being able to keep churning them out. Even though we can’t do more, I’m proud of us!!

Rules for the project, as well as links to the original posts for all of the stories and art, are under the cut!

If you’re new to this project, check out previous projects:

2016 - Masterpost - Finished book

2017 - Masterpost - Finished book

2018 - Masterpost - Finished book

Let’s show Rob and the band some love by letting their songs inspire us!

I’m looking for BOTH writers and artists for this! Every project so far, we’ve had art/aesthetics/edits for every story and I’d love to do the same this year. Whether you’re drawing or making aesthetics or doing something else, WE WANT YOU. All art and stories will be put together, printed, put in a snazzy binder, and presented to the band at #SPNDC in November! (Anything related to The Station Breaks will also be included in the project given to Jason Manns.)

Here’s the schedule:

6/22/19 5:00PM EDT - I will post the rules and regs and open the projects up so you guys can start claiming songs. Only one song request at a time (though you can list a backup song or two if your first request is already taken). Once you have finished and posted your first request, then you may make a second request. (Note: Due to a mistake on my part last year, the fic for She Waits has already been written, so this song is not available this year.)

9/2/19 Midnight EDT - Deadline for writers. This gives writers 10 weeks, plus the US Labor Day holiday.

9/29/19 Midnight EDT - Deadline for artists. This give artists 4 extra weeks after the writing is done.

This schedule then gives me about three weeks to put everything together and prep for the con.

Here are the rules (below the cut):

Deadlines are final. NO LATE ENTRIES! If you find you need more time, let me know and we can try to work something out. I’m not going to make a deadline to sign up, but if you sign up the week before the end, you will only have a week to complete your part. If you want to do two, you must finish your first before you will be allowed to reserve a second song.

Artists: - You will be expected to work with writers so the art reflects the story. Whether you pick a song you like and get together with the writer, or pick a writer you like and get together on a song, it doesn’t matter to me. - If you’d like me to pair you with a writer, let me know, and I will match you up with someone. Most times, I have more writers than artists. If you are willing to work for multiple writers, I would be most grateful!!! In the past, I’ve had a pool of artists, and I tried to divvy up assignments as fairly as possible so no one artist gets all the work. - SEND ME AN ASK or an IM or whatever and let me know what you want to do. Whether you’re working with a writer on one, or willing to be part of a pool that works on multiple, just let me know! - When you’re making your art, keep in mind that it will be pasted into a Word document, printed on letter-sized paper, and put into a sheet protector in a binder. You might want to print out what you make to see how it looks on the page.  - You can post your art in your own post and tag me and #2019 Louden Swain FanFic FanArt Project or submit it to me through my blog or send it to me via carrier pigeon (please don’t send it via carrier pigeon, I have cats) or drop me a line and I’ll give you an email address to send it to. - I would love some original cover art! If you have an idea for cover art, let me know, and we can talk!

Writers: - Can be any pairing or ship, reader-insert or OC, or even no pairing, whatever floats your boat. Please no RPF. - Please no smut. Anything else is up for grabs. Or maybe just a headcanon kind of thing. - Pick a song and SEND ME AN ASK with the song you have picked to sign up. I will update this post with the songs taken. Songs will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. - You can’t write for the same song you wrote about last year. This is to ensure variety in the stories from year to year. In honor of their album, Splitting the Seams, if you would like to rework an old story, or write a new story based on a song you have previously written for, go for it! These stories will be in a separate section of the book, and the introduction to each one will reference your previous story.  - Tag me in your fic, plus use the tag #2019 Louden Swain FanFic FanArt Project. You can also submit your fic to me through my blog, or send me a message and we can discuss the pigeon and email options. (Really prefer no pigeons.) - You must use a Keep Reading feature if your fic is posted to Tumblr and over 500 words. - Your fic can either be a story based on the song or just have it somehow highlight the song. Since Rob will get to read these, I’d rather the fics be more relevant than just a song playing on the radio in the background, but do what you can. - Your fic can also be a part of another challenge, BUT make your fic relevant to the song you choose, please! (Basically, please do more for this challenge than having a Louden Swain song playing in the background.) - If I haven’t liked or reblogged your post within a couple days, let me know I missed it! - I will give your work a basic grammar/spelling proofreading before adding it to the project. If you would like, I can beta read your story for you before you post it, too. Just let me know!

Everyone: - If you would like to include a short summary of why you like the song you picked, especially if the song has some special meaning to you, I will add that to your submission in the final project. If you look at the last three (links are at the top of this post), you can see the kind of thing I’m talking about at the top of some of the stories. Please keep these brief, though.

And now, for something completely different: If you are interested in doing something completely different than a Supernatural-related story or art/edit, talk to me about it, and I’ll figure out a way to include it. Letters to the band or stories that are not SPN-related can be printed out and presented separately, and a list of links to posted audio or video submissions can be added.

As songs are claimed, this list will be updated!

Able-Legged Heroes

Make Believe Starin’ at the Middle Paper, Plastic Head Check Grandma’s Song Yeah, Well St. Louis  When I’m Gone - @winchestergirl-13 (fic)  (art) Three Car Garage  In Like Finn Undergrad Prom 

Overachiever

Cast Off  Neurosis  Codependent Only Lyin’ Overachiever Uncle Bob Blank Card No Hero  Boy In Need

Suit And Tie

Suit And Tie Operator Gina Knows Blind A Lot To Learn  Rock Song - @waywardnerd67 (fic and art) Rockit Real Life Long Way St. Louis Walk It Off Homesick 

A Brand New Hurt

Better All I Need  Pop Tart Heart Kind Of Guy Downtown Letdown Mrs. Vance Election Day Silverspoon Holiday Ready Steady Alright  Medicated  Something To Say - @winchestergirl-13​ (fic)  (art) Wasted Afternoon

Help You (single)

Help You 

Eskimo

Like the Heart Goes  Eskimo  Carpool Lane CA Nation Cigarette Mamma’s Jam  Worlds Collide - @writingfromkitchenator (fic and art) She Waits - @leatherwhiskeycoffeeplaid (fic)  @alaskanartist​ (art) January Gamma Ray Be Me Wave  Past Perfect 

Sky Alive

Reunion - @impala-dreamer​ (fic and art) Lucky Cool if I Come Over  Hot Times Big One Fifteen Hey Darlin  Bandaged Hand Crooked Wheel Trigger Finger Honey Bee - @atc74 (fic and art) Angela - 

No Time Like The Present

Present Time Change The Locks Amazing  Taxi Driver Over Before It Began Leg Up  Roll Me Over Fair  This Is How - @mrswhozeewhatsis (fic)  @impala-dreamer​ (art) Night Light Juliet  Numb 

Splitting The Seams

Another Fool - @impala-dreamer​ (fic and art)  Too Far Away 

The Station Breaks

Slightest Thing Gone The Rest Free - @andromytta (fic)  @winchestergirl-13​ (art) They Ain’t You  Just Walk Away Stowaway Not Giving My Heart Away - @mandilion76 (fic and art) Old Neighborhood  Autumn Back 

Cover art by @alaskanartist​ 

Tagging past participants and possibly interesting people:  @a-winchester-fairtytale @adriellej @alangel1895 @andromytta @anotherwinchesterfangirl @archangel-with-a-shotgun @archangelsanonymous @atc74 @brothersinsync @castiels-forbidden-angel @crashdevlin @curliesallovertheplace @deansleather @dont-hate-relate-pls @ellen-reincarnated1967 @enchantedstarfleet @take-my-crookedwheel @growningupgeek @hideyourdemoneyes @i-cant-believe-its-not-satan @i-dont-understand-that-url @icecream-and-gadreel @iwantthedean @jelly-beans-and-gstrings @jpadjackles-mishamark @leatherwhiskeycoffeeplaid @lifeonsarz @littlegreenplasticsoldier @loudenswainfangirl @manawhaat @mandilion76 @multi-fan-dom-madness @mysupernaturalfics @narrettwist @notnaturalanahi @oriona75 @padamooseandgrasshopper @pastelspn @personal-boogeyman @purgatoan @robbenedictandco @roxy-davenport @samanddeanwinchester67 @sams-little-toy @samsexualdeancurious @saritaa-chan @scorpiongirl1 @sinceriouslyamellpadalecki @smmywinchester45 @stunt-idjit-number-two @thing-you-do-with-that-thing @toastiel @tricia-16 @trollhunter94 @waywardnerd67 @wideawakeandwriting @winchestergirl-13 @writingfromkitchenator @ilostmyshoe-79 @wingedcatninja @desiraelovesdestiel @impala-dreamer

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god ik its a wm au but I would Love to hear more about beauyasha in this au.. also like what has yasha been up to on earth? how does she interact with beau and caleb before molly arrives? 💜🕊

>:)))! i can absolutely do so!!

so in the first two or so seasons before all the heaven/apocalypse stuff, beau and caleb met yasha in an episode. she never SAID she was a valkyrie but that’s what they assumed she was, since she had a lot of viking stuff on her and the accent and she sort of implied that. it’s what made sense at the time, especially because they had no signs that angels are a real thing.

then molly happens, and then when yasha shows back up again they recognize each other and WHAT! YASHA’S AN ANGEL ACTUALLY?? crazy.

basically what happened is that at around 200 bce or so, yasha fell in love. i’m gonna say that zuala was another angel in her garrison, and angels aren’t supposed to fall in love. they’re supposed to be conforming divine warriors who don’t have all the flaws (or strengths, or texture, or spark) that humans do.

zuala was painted as the main culprit in this transgression. rather than making her Fall (les mis voice) as lucifer fell (because by that point they didn’t want to add any more True demons to hell’s side) for punishment, they decide to just obliterate her a la the hellfire in the last scene of the good omens tv show. it isn’t pretty. yasha is made to watch. she screams, and it makes the sun flare.

the rest of the angels are going to have their memories wiped of her - including yasha - but she learns of this in time and breaks through the floor of heaven and plummets to earth. molly helps her escape, but manages to avoid getting caught doing so.

molly was in the same garrison as them, and his memory of zuala was wiped with the rest of them. he remembers yasha, remembers being fond of her, remembers that she left heaven voluntarily and that he helped her, but there’s so many blank spots. they have him move garrisons to the tomb-takers after that, who are very elite and militant, and he becomes a demon-killing expert. it’s meant to drown out all that. and it kind of works; molly remembers more of yasha when he sees her again on earth.

yasha falls and falls and her angel blade slips from her hand as she dematerializes. it plummets and falls deep into some wilderness. a glint streaking down from the shooting star in the sky that night.

what happens next is the thing that happened with anna - yasha has no vessel lined up and she wasn’t given permission to leave, and is swiftly getting her grace cut off by heaven, and her being is transformed into a human baby. she is born, and grows up in a little scandinavian village a little bit strange. her parents tell her how there was a huge shooting star the night she was born, how they think it’s a good omen form the gods, and she has a sense that she’s different - special. she’s strong and naturally gifted with the club and the axe and especially the sword - anything they put in her hands.

when she’s old enough, she’s chosen to go on their clan’s raids. she excels at getting the resources her village needs from the southern peoples. she’s a terror, and everyone knows that she’s blessed from above.

then one year, she gets separated from the raiding party and is making her way through the forest trying to make it back to the coast so she can find their boat. and out of the corner of her eye she sees a strange glint, and something in her pulls her to go to it. it’s a strange sword embedded in the rock, and she puts her hand on it, and pulls –

and memories and power flood into her. memories of zuala, of creation, of molly, of heaven’s gleaming pathways, of zuala, of the first things that crawled on land, of zuala, of the face of god, of zuala, zuala, zuala. smiling, flying, fighting, touching, burning. she screams. her howl echoes through the woods.

her people have been waiting for her back at the boat, because they can’t leave their best warrior behind. when she strides out of the woods, she’s different. she walks different, and has this power radiating from her. she climbs on the boat, tells them to go. she’s almost glowing a little bit. they row away, and yasha spends the entire journey staring up at the sky, out at the horizon.

after that day she’s different. even quieter. everyone assumes she had a holy experience that day, and she doesn’t disagree, because, well. after that day she’s keenly aware of the norse gods’ presences, and doesn’t age. when she realizes that everyone is moving forward towards death without her (humans seem so small now - she loves her human parents, she does, but remembering what the sun looked like in its infancy changes a viking), she leaves, and goes to asgard, and pledges herself to the ranks of valkyries. she’s not nearly as strong as she once was, but she’s strong enough to fit in with her new people, so she finds herself a place there among the aesir.

(side note im keeping my distance from how this world interacts with non-abrahamic religions - thats SO not my business - just know theyve got their own power and their own places that aren’t like. Beneath that of abrahamic god. because iirc spn was terrible about that) (also i say abrahamic bc iirc islam has a lot of angels and demonology in its culture but thats all im gonna say bc again: i am not a theology major, and this au is much more about the surface fun of it all rather than making any statements or assertions about ACTUAL religions (past or present) obviously) (also i’m never gonna mention jesus or the antichrist or whatever)

the angel blade is tied to her grace. her grace still exists up in heaven, locked away in the archives, so the blade still has its source. it also contains her love for zuala and molly and - and all that she loved before she was torn apart - and that fuels it, connects it to her. gives her access to its power. she’s mostly just sort of supernaturally stronger and can take more of a beating than a normal human, and on certain days/times of year she can fly short distances. days that were holy to her. she carves norse runes on her blade, because it’s hers now. she can’t age or die of old age, but she still does have human needs - food, water, sleep. she’s tough, but if she’s unlucky then she can be killed. luckily, she’s very good at fighting.

her wings… they’re not like they once were. being with the valkyries makes humans see them like other valkyries’, but the aesir can see them for what they are - decayed, fragile, skeletal things, with what remaining feathers there are barely hanging on. like her feathers in cr proper.

after ragnarok, when the surviving aesir meet in the fields of asgard, yasha thanks them for their hospitality, and returns to midgard. she wanders for a while, mostly by herself. she helps when she sees people who need her help, but mostly she just keeps herself alive and moving. quiet, contemplative. loving god’s creation even though heaven hurt her deeply. she spends years not speaking to anyone. what happened to the aesir was traumatizing to her, and she’s secure enough that she doesn’t need what they gave her when she was “younger.”

at some point she makes her way to north america. she wanders, builds cabins, and when she stumbles upon the opportunity she watches over what she once watched over. she’s aware of Hunters but is uninterested in them - they’re not hunting for food and while they help widows and the grieving that’s not their Business. not her business.

flash forward to early season 2. we know beau and caleb by this point and the basic premise of the show and the world. on a hunt in montana beau and caleb take shelter in a cabin during a snowstorm, and in the middle of the night the door opens. beau is taking watch and shoves a gun up in the intruder’s face - but it’s just yasha, holding a deer carcass and looking distinctly unimpressed. “you’re in my house.”

beau stutters an apology, caught entirely off guard by the 6′5″ mountain of a woman, and yasha shoulders past her to the table to stoke the fire and clean her kill. it’s her dinner for next month, yasha gruffly explains when beau asks what she’s doing. don’t like supermarkets.

caleb wakes up to beau helping yasha cut away the entrails. he is very frightened and confused, but when beau gives the all-clear he calms down a little. not entirely, because he knows this woman is beau’s type, and they’re still on a hunt.

they explain what they’re up to to yasha, who nods. says she’s noticed things have been strange. and beau helped her, so. she’ll help them. she’s also bored, and has a good feeling about these two.

so she helps out with the hunt, and throughout the episode beau clumsily flirts with her and yasha never turns her down but also never Flirts back. there’s a tension that’s mostly powered by beau but isn’t shut down by yasha (yasha thinks beau’s sweet and attractive, and she’s taken some human lovers over the last two millennia, but is still devoted to the memory of zuala. the audience doesn’t know that thought). she and caleb connect on a We Are Both Quiet Introverts level, like they do in actual cr (reminiscent of the shaving scene after bowlgate).

it isn’t until the end that caleb and beau think she’s anything but a mountain lady. then she pulls out a HUGE GLOWING SWORD carved with RUNES and THERE’S SOMETHING BEHIND HER THAT LOOKS LIKE WINGS? and then she nods, says goodbye, and walks away into the woods before caleb and beau can pepper her with questions about what the fuck just happened.

they run after her, but can’t find her or the cabin again. in the car ride back to civilization, caleb theorizes that she might be a valkyrie, and beau’s like yeah that sounds appropriately sexy.

yasha is a fan favorite. she had a whole focus episode and she was so mysterious and cool! the audience clamors for her to be brought back, and are sad when she doesn’t show up for the rest of season 2. beau and caleb mention her a couple times, so it’s made plain that she isn’t TOTALLY a one-off, but… hm!

beaujester shippers already existed by this point (jester was in season 1 and again in season 2), and beauyasha gains some popularity. beau having attractions to both of them is present in the show, but she isn’t dating either of them. there’s significance to both of them - they’re both people beau thinks of when she thinks of having Somebody.

a lot of fic about yasha is written between seasons 2 and 4, theorizing about her life as a valkyrie and what her and beau meeting up would be like… which is all then jossed when angels happen in season 4.

caleb gets taken to hell at the end of season 3 because of ikithon and for beau. during his last couple days on earth, he begs beau to find jester. or hell, yasha. don’t be alone, please. live and be happy. go get - go get powerlifted by one or both of them. i heard you sleeptalk enough about that. and beau tells him to shut up, don’t talk like that, i’ll - i’ll find a way to bring you back. and then you can see me get gay married or whatever it is you want me to do. because i’m gonna get you out of there. and caleb smiles, and his eyes say we both know you won’t.

there’s a whole genre of fic about jester or yasha (or both) comforting beau and settling into hunting/domesticity with her or helping her rescue caleb after caleb gets dragged away btw. idk why im making up fake fic about this au but you know what. i deserve this.

yasha is sort of put out of mind in the heaven excitement of season 4 and the arrival of molly as a third companion, turning their duo into a trio half the time. the apocalypse stuff isn’t quite happening yet btw (this is where i start diverging from the seasonal structure of spn), it’s just angels being real and caleb and beau being mysteriously important to them.

there is one point where during the beginning of an episode about halfway through the season where they’re regaling molly with a story of one of their hunts - beau is trying to embarrass caleb with a time he got enthralled by a siren, and caleb bats back with well, at least i didn’t let a giant woman with a dead deer push my gun aside so she could skin the thing with no enchantments on me at all. and beau’s like AW CMON DUDE DONT BRING YASH INTO THIS.

then there’s a shot where their bickering dialogue continues but the camera is focused on molly, who tilts his head a little, considering, then takes a sip of his orange juice (he hates coffee - too bitter! if he’s going to consume something to keep up the idea that he’s human, it’ll be something that tastes good!). then it cuts to the car.

it’s intentionally ambiguous if that’s about caleb getting seduced by a siren, beau being embarrassed, or whatever - it’s just an odd little moment. which is significant when they’re up north again, four episodes later, in a little restaurant off the highway, and they’ve just finished their meal and talk about the season plotline is happening when the door SLAMS open, and booted feet stomp across the dirty tile, strong legs in worn jeans, a huge backpack - beau’s eyes widen - and there’s yasha, striding directly to their table with a look of utmost focus and determination.

beau goes to stand, caleb’s brow furrows - yasha, what are you doing here - what’s going on - when, before they can act, molly stands up, causing the table to rock and their cups to slosh over. yashael! he exclaims, his face split in incredulous delight. you’re alive! you survived! you’re okay - it’s been millennia! what are you doing here?! oh, i don’t care, get over here. and he goes to her, and she hugs him, and beau and caleb are standing there, slack-jawed, as stony stoic yasha cracks a wide smile and hugs molly and lifts him off the ground.

did… did mollymauk just say ‘yashael?’ caleb says, stunned. molly is cradling yasha’s face in his hands, and her cheeks are round with joy. beau’s imagination could never have given her this smile, and she’s jealous a little bit, but also in awe, but mostly also trying to process the two puzzle pieces that just locked themselves together that she thought were totally separate from each other.

(relevant posts to their reunion: art, text, text)

from then on yasha is part of their group, at least for that season. there’s a lot of caleb and beau commiserating over their attraction to two LITERAL ANGELS - especially when the truth of yasha’s fall is revealed. beau is torn up inside about all of it - an ANGEL, for the first part, and her dead angel lover (how could beau ever compete with an ANGEL) and, oh christ, molly’s odd humoring of her crush on yasha is cast in a new light now.

and then jester comes back and… well, now beau’s torn between two hot girls who are both important in the grand scheme of things! yipes!

it takes a long time and there’s probably also some romantic drama in that triangle etc, but beauyaster is endgame. because i have a huge fucking brain.

[missjackil]

SPN Did Something Pretty Amazing

One thing I have always liked about Supenatural, is that theyre willing to try things no other shows have done. Most of the time it works, sometimes it doesnt, but theyre not affraid to think outside the box. Things like having a cross-over with Scooby Doo, or episodes like The French Mistake, or Fan Fiction, are great, though theyre doable only because of the premise of the show. In the supernatural world, nothing is impossible. The heros die and come back a lot, old characters come back in various ways, in dreams, time travel, or even as the same character, and this is ok because again, in the supernatural world nothing is impossible. However, this newest amazing thing, at its core, didnt come to pass because of supenatural influence, but because of human actions, and viewer acceptance.  Two brothers and their Angel buddy, adopt an adult orphan son.  Think about that. What show has ever done such a thing? None. In similar cases, like 3 Men and a Baby, Full House, Two and a half Men, there is one defined Father, and then the other men are uncles or support for the one father. But not on SPN, all 3 have been defined as this kid’s father, even though none of them are biologically his father. Even before Luficer died, we saw this beginning. And even stranger still, there were always strong efforts to keep Jack away from his biological father, which is also not a common practice. When dealing with an older child, theres always a “let them chose” clause. But thats never really been the case on SPN, it was always “Keep Lucifer away from this kid” and justifiably so, I might add, but its still strange for TV isnt it? Yet, somehow this all worked. Now, this isnt a debate on who deserves to be Jacks main father, which would obviously be Sam but to just talk about how the show managed to make this happen and be completely accepted by the viewers. 

I work with several SPN fans, though Im the only one who wouldnt really be considered a casual viewer, meaning Im the only obssessed one LOL but the others arent involved in SPN SM on tumblr or twitter, they dont go to conventions and none of them are into shipping. (thats right, it seems most casual viewers dont ship the characters) yet all of them think its cool that Sam, Dean and Cas are Jack’s fathers, none of them think its creepy, incestuous, or gay. One did joke that it sounded like the synopsis of a very bad porno, (2 brothers, and their buddy take in a young adult orphan as their own) but then said that its a very cool concept.  What I think made it work, is everything thats gone down in the last 13 years. I dont care if youre a wincest shipper or not, but theres no closer relationship on the show than Sam and Dean. We know now they are “stuck” with each other, they wont be finding a significant other and building their own family, and even in the end, they’ll be together. Be it on Earth, in Heaven, Hell or the Empty. Also, they have no closer companion than Cas. Whether or not you like the character, canonically, Cas is their best friend that they love as a brother.  Since the show revolves around family dynamics, good ones and bad ones, we’ve seen Sam and Dean in every position. As brothers, sons, cousins, friends, and even as husbands breifly to Lisa and Amelia. we never really got to see them as fathers. The show could have remedied this by having one of their ex girlfriends show up with a kid “Surprize!!” but Im glad they didnt. This would automatically put one brother in the position of Dad, and the other as Uncle and Cas is just that buddy in the trench coat. The way it was done, put all 3 men in a fatherly position that developed over different time lines and circumstances.  Im going to try to break this down in an unbias manner. We can all feel free to disagree with the outcome, but its how the show itself unfolded this little highly unorthodox family. Cas was the one appointed to be Jack’s father. Kelly gave this duty to him when she decided to allow herself to die to let her son be born, and Cas accepted. So it looked as though Cas would be this boy’s father, but as it was, Cas was dead when Jack was born.  Sam came to the plate next. His relationship developed organically with Jack. Some may not have seen it coming, but Sam was determined long before Jack was born, to NOT kill him, but to try to let him be born without the worry that he would be evil. When it was apparent they couldnt take his grace and make him human, Sam knew it didnt mean Jack HAD to be evil. Sam took the role as mentor right away. Caring for Jack and having genuine compassion for him. We were given the hint Sam felt fatherly when they showed him reading a parenting book. (my god that was the cutest thing) So the writers flipped the script and gave Sam a head start in the father field. Also, with Sam being first, it added this layer of beauty, because Sam fell in paternal love with the son of his torturer. He wasnt enlisted, or pushed, it just happened, and thats beautiful. Dean came last, and as a story teller, I can see why they chose this route. It had been established since S1 that Dean is good with kids and naturally paternal. To have him be the first “father” would leave Cas and Sam on unlevel ground through lack of experience. For Dean to follow up second from Cas, would make it too shippy, and Sam would probably never make it out from under the  “uncle” title. and wouldnt we always wonder if Sam held a little resentment inside? Jack being the son of Lucifer for starters, and Dean taking him in as a son? Over the seasons, Sam has made it very clear, he never wants to be #2 in Dean’s eyes, and this could bring around some bad brother drama.  Dean starts off hating Jack. Indeed he was way too nasty to him in the beginning. Not even gonna debate that, but for Sam, Dean gives the kid a shot. He discovers that yes, Jack is a good kid and now Deans natural paternal side clicks on. And keep in mind he didnt try to step onSam and take over. Yes they showed Dean and Jack bonding more than they did Sam, but he didnt take over. He made sure taking Jack out was ok with Sam, so did Cas. They both respected that Sam has been Jacks primary care giver since day 1, and Sam isnt selfish or possessive (over anyone/anything else besides Dean) so Sam is happy to share Jack so he can have as much positive influence as he can.  So I give TPTB credit for coming up with this formula, my only complaint being that they didnt need to make Dean as hateful as he was, they could have just made him hessitant and standoffish at first and that would have been enough but it is what it is, and that part is over thank Chuck. Now, most of us knew the “3 dads” thing was coming because the cast talked about it a lot, but those of us who dont follow the cons and interviews, still were pleasently surprised that this came about. I havent heard anyone complain that its creepy, even though if you tell someone whos never seen the show “On my show, the 2 brothers and their friend adopted an 18 yr old kid” they’d look at you funny.  We complain about the writers all the time because they do screw up a lot, but I like to give them credit when I can. This is one of those situations. They made something that seems creepy on the outside, not only acceptable, but wonderful, simply by how it was written. I feel the same way about how they handled the return of Mary. It didnt pan out as well as it could have, and thats really a whole other meta, but Im glad they didnt take an easy route with her making her a zombie, or Super Mom and put her in a really human position of a mother meeting her adult sons for the first time, but Ill save that for another post :)

[invinciblepod]

About ToS #63: 1) it would have been easy to add to Tony's thoughts something like "And if I'm ruined, my employees are going to lose their jobs too!" 2) I got a "Notice me senpai" vibe from Birch: he had a crush on Tony. About ToS #64: I knew that Hawkeye and BW started as IM's vilains, but it's still strange reading it. Do you think they'll ever adress it once they're all on the same side? "Remember that time you keep trying to kill me? That was awkward." Also, hi fellow disgruntled SPN fan!

1) Well exactly! An addition like that would completely change the tone of his complaints, and be much more aligned with the depiction of Tony as boss that we've gotten so far.

2) OMG YES.

As far as Hawkeye and Widow, I definitely will be interested to see how their change in roles comes about. With Widow I feel like the way they might get away with not making a huge thing about her defection is that Tony already seems to realize she doesn't really believe in the side she's fighting for. Hawkeye, though...yeah, that'll be an interesting one.

And hello there, fellow SPNer! I'm so glad that at least one person didn't mind that slightly weird tangent I went on baha.

[thing-you-do-with-that-thing]

Baking

Characters: Y/N Collins Ackles, Misha Collins, Jensen Ackles, Orion Collins Ackles (omc), Abrial Collins Ackles (ofc).

Pairing: Cockles x Reader

Warnings: Daddy!Misha, Daddy!Jensen.   

Word Count: 1100ish

A/N: It is Misha’s birthday so this is written in honor of the weirdo real life angel that will always have a special place in my heart.

If you wanna be tagged in my future cockles x reader fics add yourselves here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KFJSHVZgCYlX5RQsVi8F_pWqwQOq24o0CiHU7P4iEfU/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks a billion to @torn-and-frayed for betaing this and throwing odd baby names at me.

***My fics are not to be saved nor posted on any other sites without my express written permission.***

Cooking with your children was always a bit of a challenge. They were so full of energy and during dinner time that was one thing, but at 7am, you couldn’t really keep up. Today you decided it didn’t matter though. It was their papa’s birthday and you loved how excited they were about surprising him.

Your 5 year old son, Orion, who was usually the more rambunctious one of the two was being unbelievably patient with his sister Abrial, as he showed her how to make different shapes of the pancakes. The kids were most definitely their fathers’ kids. Ori with his wild brown hair and piercing blue eyes. He was a handful on a good day and a tornado on others, but he was kind and compassionate. A trait he shared with his more shy, yet strong willed little sister. Blonde little Abri with her shining emerald eyes stood up for what she believed in, punching older kids in the face when they tried to pick on her, on occasion, odd older brother.

They did everything together despite the two year age gap. Their appearances didn’t hide the fact of who their biological parents were. You didn’t plan for them to not have the same father, but it also didn’t matter. Both your husbands were their dads, no matter what biology showed and the kids knew that.   

You were smiling trying to keep the kitchen semi orderly as the two little chipmunks were plotting making their father an entire zoo of pancakes for breakfast.

It took everything you had not to intervene in their process. Their dads, especially the one you were trying to surprise, were so much better at giving up control to the kids while in the kitchen. You had decided that today you wouldn’t worry about the mess. You could clean that up later or maybe trick Jensen into doing it for you, but for now you sticked to chopping up the fruit and brewing the coffee while the little ones handled the pancakes, making sure no one was getting burned out of the corner of your eye.

“Morning honey,” you smiled as you felt your husband’s strong arms close around your waist, pulling you back against his chest.

“Morning Jay,” you tilted your head back resting it against his shoulder, loving the happy twinkle in his eyes as he leaned down kissing your lips.

“Daddy we don’t have time for that,” Orion scolded, making you giggle against Jensen’s lips and him smile against yours.

“He’s as bossy as his mom,” Jensen grinned playfully slapping your ass, making you squeal and send him a scolding look, which he just ignored with a grin.

“So do you think he suspects anything?” Jensen asked, making you shake your head.

“No. did you find the shirts?” you asked and Jensen held out the bag you had hidden in the backseat yesterday. Jensen stole a strawberry off your plate, dropping a kiss to your shoulder and smiling sweetly at you, making it impossible to be mad at him.

“Get the kids dressed and I’ll handle this mess?” he offered, making you happily peck his lips before you grabbed your daughter and shooed your son in front of you. It was a minor miracle the four of you had been able to keep this secret from Misha for three days but you had succeeded.

You tugged your kids’ into their new shirts before you let them return to the kitchen at full speed, laughing to yourself when you heard Jensen grunt at impact.

“You got the food? I got these things,” Jensen teased as he saw you, Orion hanging over his shoulder and Abrial hanging upside down from his arm. You laughed, shaking your head and nodded at him following behind him as he lead the way to your bedroom.

As soon as Jensen opened the door your kids jumped onto the bed and their papa, making a string of cries and suffering noises erupt from under the covers. The kids were giggling as they jumped on him, having a blast as they tried to uncover their father who did his best to stay hidden from the little howler monkeys invading your bed.

Jensen chuckled, wrapping his arm around your shoulder, the two of you smilingly watching the kids slowly win the battle as Misha appeared from his hiding place, forcing both kids onto the bed starting to tickle them before he froze.

“What’s… Y/N?… Are you?” Misha stuttered as he read the shirts your kids had on.

“We’re having a baby!” Abrial proudly announced, making you and Jensen laugh as you sat down on the bed with Misha and the kids.

“Well technically, I am,” you teased, kissing your daughter’s cheek as you glanced at Misha. His eyes were tearing up and you and Jensen instinctively took one of his hands each.

“That’s happy tears right Mish? I know I usually tell the two of you at the same time but…” you started, now a little worried about your decision to keep this hidden from him.

“But I sorta guessed,” Jensen added reaching out, giving your knee a squeeze, “and I convinced her to wait until today so if you wanna yell at someone,” Jensen shrugged making Misha punch his arm.

“I’m not yelling,” he growled with a grin, “we’re having another baby.” Before you knew it you were wrapped in Misha’s arms as he kissed you deeply, not even letting you go completely as one of his arms went around Jensen’s neck. You smiled as your husband’s lips collided and you kissed Misha’s cheek before wiggling free of their hold hugging your son and daughter.

“Wanna show papa what you made him?” you asked the kids who instantly jumped off the bed, starting to serve oddly shaped animal pancakes for the three of you. You smiled happily as you watched the two men gush about the peculiar shapes, making your two kids the happiest children in the world.

Your relationship might not be conventional and in the beginning it might have caused you your fair share of tears as the tabloids stuck their noses where they didn’t belong. As you watched the two men with your son and daughter, instinctively covering your still flat belly with your hand, there was nowhere in the world you’d rather be and no other people you would rather spend your life with. Your kids were the luckiest little beings in the world, not only to have the love of two parents, but of three, and their dads were the best fathers any child could possibly wish for. It might be Misha’s birthday, but you felt as if the four, soon five, of them were the best gifts you could have ever hoped for.

Tagging my Jensen and Misha tag teams this once only. Sorry if I tagged you and it is not your thing. I won’t do it again less you ask. I now have a Cockles x Reader taglist. Add yourself if you want to be tagged in this pairing in the future! SEE A/N! 

Jensen Tag Team (CLOSED)

@mysupernaturalfics @blacktithe7 @percywinchester27 @torn-and-frayed @docharleythegeekqueen @hexparker @deanxfuckingadorablexwinchester @feelmyroarrrr @starswirlblitz @akshi8278 @jpadjackles @crushing83 @flufy07 @quiddy-writes @akshi8278 @sleep-silent-angel @d-s-winchester @fuckyeahfeysand @lenaabs @iamnotsaneatall @jpadjackles @petrovadixon @blanketmadeofstar @arryn-nyxx @winchesters-flannels @winchester-writes @ruprecht0420 @tas898 @emilywritesaboutdean @mogaruke @emoryhemsworth @tennesseewhiskey-and-pie @supernatural-jackles @jojo-nz @riakie @anokhi07 @adriellej @michirutenshi @dance4angels @charliebradbury1104 @jayankles @mouselovesmusic @jensenackesl @twistnshoutx @ivvitm1109 @sinbadcat83 @winchestdiaries @thebunkerismyhome @iwriteaboutdean @winchesterprincessbride @captainradicalpassion @redunicorn10 @brooke-supernatural16 @haleyhay96 @becauseimawinchester @deansbaekaz2y5 @mamapeterson @spn-fan-girl-173 @be-amaziing @sandlee44 @profkmoriarty13 @secretlyfurrydragon @bringmesomepie56 @sonofabitch-spn @gecko9596 @impala-dreamer @jensen-jarpad @deansleather @yoursmilemakesmeloveyou @icequeen1371 @phoenixia67 @chickenmcsade @chaos-and-the-calm67 @brihughes4 @aiaranradnay @angelsdeadromance @katarinfrost @castiels-broken-fool @bemyqueenofdarkness @moonstar86 @ashleydivine @winter-hunters @smoothdogsgirl @niamandthings @wayward-marvel-sommer1196 @alicat-life @4401lnc @spnmariiscake @cobrakai1967 @immostlyconfused @mcdaring @jordaanella-blog @benzilla-94 @im-a-light-child @soulslaststand @itsmyeffingstory @maui137 @molleighs24 @itsbubbaog

Misha Tag Team

@mysupernaturalfics @blacktithe7 @percywinchester27  @docharleythegeekqueen @hexparker @fellmyroarrrr @starswirlblitz @d-s-winchester @deanxfuckingadorablexwinchester @fuckyeahfeysand @winchesters-flannels @tennesseewhiskey-and-pie @supernatural-jackles @adriellej @dance4angels @jayankles @mouselovesmusic @twistnshoutx @redunicorn10 @atc74 @sandlee44 @gecko9596 @jensen-jarpad @deansleather @phoenixia67 @chaos-and-the-calm67 @aiaranradnay @castiels-broken-fool @bemyqueenofdarkness @bbgmichael @ashleydivine @smoothdogsgirl @maui137 @molleighs24 @itsbubbaog @trashforwinchesters @gemini75eeyore

[theythemsam]

spn 11x16, liveblog, collected posts (all 29 of them) or as i like to call it: Haunted House, Big Sexy, also I love lesbians in haunted houses (if you do too, listen to Mabel, great podcast.)

Uhhh Rufus centric intro?

#will my dude come back? PLS!!!

 The little kid is so cute!!!

#but I am afraid for her #@spn don’t kill this little girl

 Female Character: “my wife”

Me, Borat voice: “May Wife?”

#but also hell yeah!!! #also that’s how you add great LGBT representation to a show! #also I think this character is the first wlw of color? #cause you know we haven’t met Kaia yet #nice

 Hell yeah Rufus is back!!! I love Rufus so much!

#its officially none of your damn business ma’am

 “Where you ever nice?”

“1985. Worst year of my life.” asdfghjk

 I love that they bring up Rufus Jewishness more in this episode

 Dean has so much faith in Cas… It hurts me

#like I also get why Sam is broken up about it #Cas literally told him that he chose this #like that’s the utmost betrayal

 Bobby digging with the digger is great!

#smart!!!

 “I’m worried about my boys.”

“Papa Bear.” Ahhhhhh

#AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 Sam and Dean digging up two useless graves is so funny

#its called workout my guys!

 Oh no, now Naoki is in the hospital too

 Hell yeah, more Winsync!!!

 The idea of the haunted house where everything was like the house, but not like the house… Hell yeah!!!

#thats one of my fav tropes!!! #also uhhh this gives me Mabel vibes #might just be the wlw haunted house aesthethic #pls listen to Mabel if you haven’t!!!

 Uhhhh Dean’s flannel is really nice in this scene

 “you cut your hand and you paint this bad boy in the house” asdfgh, Sam stop talking like me

#me always: this bad boy here this bad boy there

 Uhhh smart boys, the collected blood so they could do the painting easier

 “You wanna hold my hand” and then Bobby actually reaches out and fakes Rufus out asdfg I love those two grumpy men

 “Come and get me, you son of a bitch” & “Stay away from you, you son of a bitch” asdfg I Love This

#the parallels are done really well

 Oh no, Bobby seeing Sam and Dean dead… AHHHHHHHH

#his boys dead is Bobby’s worst fear

 The ghost speak is creepy af

 Like… Both Rufus & Sam…. Focus on doing the art and finish it before the monster gets you too!

 I don’t really like the “here’s my name, so now im no longer a stranger” idk it feels creepy to me, you’re still a strange adult that those kids don’t know, so uhhhhh go away!

#like I know its necessary but ufff

 The possessed eyes are creepy, but I love them!

 Also can Sam hurry up, like he’s taking forever to paint this!!!

 Uhhh but Jensen’s “I can’t let you finish that finger painting, boy” with his creepy reverbing voice is kinda hot

#im such a fan of deep growly voices #one of my fav horror podcast episodes has a possessed brother hunt/scare his little sister in a really creepy manner #and the voice actors voice is so deep and growly when he’s possessed #that was like three years ago & the only time i questioned if maybe i am a kinsey 5 instead of a 6 asdfghj in over 4 now

 Finally Rufus is hurrying up with the painting

 Wrassling boys!!!

#Sam just hitting possessed!Dean with a chair is good actually

 I am so glad that Kat and Naoki could be saved!

 The way Sam wraps himself around Dean… I Am SoftTM

 I love that we get to see the entire family!!! Maya, Naoki and their daughter… I’m love them. Also Maya cuddling Kat is so cute!!!

#im love lesbians!!!

[curioussubjects]

Ok alright ok I said I was gonna come back to  this and I have some HORRIBLE TERRIBLE THINGS to add

So, you know how we’re getting a Cas-centric episode that might be kinda flashbacky? What was it? 15.17? wELL

Let’s take for granted for a sec that SPN is going how it’s being proposed here and we’re all freaking out for the right reasons. I can’t help but be reminded of the lead up to the last Important Climax to Chuck’s story, also known as the end of s14: 14.17 Game Night: everything is hunky dory until shit hits the fan and Jack’s accidentally kills Mary.

14.18 Absence: Mary-centric episode about her time with tfw 2.0, we’re all reeling with the absence of Mary and Concerned about the absence of Jack’s soul.

14.19 Jack in the Box: get the thing that killed mom, shattered tfw 2.0, “you’re dead to me,” deancas divorce starts

14.20 Moriah: chuck thinks he’s GOT IT, but oop nope he doesn’t, welcome to the end, the final cycle.

Flash forward a ~year and we’re looking at:

15.16 Drag Me Away (From You)

15.17 Unity

15.18 Despair: whatever angst hell bobo will unleash on us

15.19 ???: Chuck’s end

15.20 ???: Our end

HMMMMMMMMMM 

outstanding plot points: cas’ empty deal as final emotional turning point (jack: get the thing that killed mom, dean: the Thing that he’s yet to say), chuck’s gravestone ending (tfw fractured, jack potentially not following billie’s/the shadow’s plan), chuck think’s he’s got it but oop--

im not saying 🤡 but you know 🤡

free me

A eureka moment hit and i cant wait to be on pc to metaspec

[profound-destiel-bond-blog]

WARNING: THIS CONTENT CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE, PLEASE BE ADVISED. -----------------------------------

Me 3 hours ago → Phase 1: Crying until your eyes are dry (I’m not even sure if this phase is over yet)

I feel empty inside after the finale. I’m watching it again because I’m in denial and I don’t think that they’re actually dead and maybe it was all a shit dream. Because I was pretty sure that Cas would die but I didn’t think he would actually die… And Crowley!? I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BOTH FUCKING DIE I THOUGHT ONE OF THEM. Anyway, when I was watching last night I screamed repeatedly when that blade was driven through our baby’s heart and I now HATE luci. I was screaming and throwing shit around my room after Cas died and that’s all I can think about. And Dean LITERALLY FELL TO HIS KNEES. It was so gay and so fucking depressing because Dean never actually said the words “I love you” to Cas and we all know that he loved Cas. I feel like a giant gaping hole has taken over my chest and I don’t want to eat or sleep I just want to cry and I don’t know how to fix this. In total I’ve cried 5 hours and 16 minutes over Cas’s death. My eyes are REALLY dry. I skipped school today because of all the feels. I literally just read the last two chapters of Twist and Shout again to read the letter because Cas didn’t get any final words and I also had to read through ++SPOILER ALERT FOR TWIST AND SHOUT!++ Cas dying again and my god it was painful. I just played Elvis for the past hour while crying and playing Cas’s death on spn over and over in my head. I was trying to make a sandwich and I fell to my knees screaming and crying because “Cas died on a Thursday.” In conclusion, I want Cas back next season or I’m deleting my account and I’m going to stop watching supernatural. I am disgusted by the writers right now. I’m also pretty pissed at the cast for agreeing to LET THEIR CHARACTERS DIE. Also did anyone else scream “NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO” into their pillow when EVERYONE DIED? I also want Rowena and Crowley back. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE CAS IS DEAD I WILL NOT SAY RIP. IT PHYSICALLY HURTS ME TO SAY THAT. I TRIED BUT I CAN’T DO IT. I knew this would happen. RIP Crowley and Rowena.

Me now → Phase 2: Anger

I MADE IT AS CLEAR AS AIR THAT I WOULD NOT CONTINUE WATCHING SUPERNATURAL IF CASTIEL DIES AND SO DID MANY OTHER FANS SO WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

I am so fucking done with this SHIT. The writers drag Cas through GLASS FILLED MUD ON FIRE every FUCKING Time they don’t know what to do. Tell me, what was the FUCKING POINT in killing Castiel.

OUR SWEET PERFECT ANGEL OF THE GODDAMN LORD IS DEAD BECAUSE SATAN FUCKING STABBED HIM RIGHT IN FRONT OF DEAN.

I WAS BAWLING FOR — LITERALLY IM NOT EVEN EXAGGERATING — FIVE FUCKING HOURS BECAUSE THOSE SONSOFBITCHES KILLED CAS.

ON A THURSDAY MIGHT I ADD.

I am SO FUCKING DONE with this FUCKED UP SHIT that happens to them every FUCKING WEEK. AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON DESTIEL. IM SO FUCKING PISSED OFF. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD THINK OF TO GET DESTIEL SHIPPERS TO STOP IS TO KILL HALF OF THE SHIP!?

I QUIT.

[mrswhozeewhatsis]

2019 Jason Manns FanFic FanArt Project

This project is finished!

See the completed book online HERE.

Jason was sweet about the book, as always, and was sad that this will be the last one. I think he’s finally gotten into the idea, but he understands that we can’t keep doing these forever. No matter what, though, I’m proud of what we’ve done! We rock!

Rules for the project, and links to the original posts with the stories and art are below the cut!

As I’ve done for Louden Swain in the past, so shall I do for Jason Manns! But only with your help!

Jason Manns has been an adjacent part of our show for over a decade, now. His music has been featured on the show, and he’s close friends with many of the cast, as well as a frequent collaborator with them, which has brought us so many projects with our favorites! In order to thank him for everything he does for us, I want us to do for him what we’ve done for Louden Swain.

If you’re new to this type of thing, check out previous Louden Swain projects:

2016 - Masterpost - Finished book

2017 - Masterpost - Finished book

2018 - Masterpost - Finished book

This is just like the Louden Swain Projects of the past, so if you’re familiar with them, this will be old hat for you.

This will NOT include any of his covers albums! This is for his original music, only!

I’m looking for BOTH writers and artists for this! For the Louden Swain projects, we’ve had art/aesthetics/edits for every story and I’d love to do the same with this. Whether you’re drawing or making aesthetics or doing something else, WE WANT YOU. All art and stories will be put together, printed, put in a snazzy binder, and presented to Jason in DC!

Everything you need to know is below the cut!

Here’s the schedule:

6/22/19 5:00PM EDT - I will post the rules and regs and open the projects up so you guys can start claiming songs. Only one song request at a time (though you can list a backup song or two if your first request is already taken). Once you have finished and posted your first request, then you may make a second request. (Note: Due to a mistake on my part last year, the fic for She Waits has already been written, so this song is not available this year.)

9/2/19 Midnight EDT - Deadline for writers. This gives writers 10 weeks, plus the US Labor Day holiday.

9/29/19 Midnight EDT - Deadline for artists. This give artists 4 extra weeks after the writing is done.

This schedule then gives me about three weeks to put everything together and prep for the con.

Here are the rules (below the cut):

Deadlines are final. NO LATE ENTRIES! If you find you need more time, let me know and we can try to work something out. I’m not going to make a deadline to sign up, but if you sign up the week before the end, you will only have a week to complete your part. If you want to do two, you must finish your first before you will be allowed to reserve a second song.

Artists: - You will be expected to work with writers so the art reflects the story. Whether you pick a song you like and get together with the writer, or pick a writer you like and get together on a song, it doesn’t matter to me. - If you’d like me to pair you with a writer, let me know, and I will match you up with someone. Most times, I have more writers than artists. If you are willing to work for multiple writers, I would be most grateful!!! In the past, I’ve had a pool of artists, and I tried to divvy up assignments as fairly as possible so no one artist gets all the work. -  SEND ME AN ASK or an IM or whatever and let me know what you want to do. Whether you’re working with a writer on one, or willing to be part of a pool that works on multiple, just let me know! - When you’re making your art, keep in mind that it will be pasted into a Word document, printed on letter-sized paper, and put into a sheet protector in a binder. You might want to print out what you make to see how it looks on the page. (You can check out the finished projects above for reference.) - You can post your art in your own post and tag me and #2019 Jason Manns FanFic FanArt Project or submit it to me through my blog or send it to me via carrier pigeon (please don’t send it via carrier pigeon, they poop a lot and I have cats) or drop me a line and I’ll give you an email address to send it to. - I would love some original cover art! If you are an artist and are interested in doing something, send me a message and we can talk concepts!!

Writers: - Can be any pairing or ship, reader-insert or OC, or even no pairing, whatever floats your boat. Please no RPF. - Please no smut. Anything else is up for grabs. Or maybe just a headcanon kind of thing. - Pick a song and SEND ME AN ASK with the song you have picked to sign up. I will update a masterpost on my blog with the songs taken. Songs will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. - You can’t write for the same song you wrote about in previous projects. This is to ensure variety in the stories from project to project. - Tag me in your fic, plus use the tag #2019 Jason Manns FanFic FanArt Project. You can also submit your fic to me through my blog, or send me a message and we can discuss the pigeon and email options. (Really prefer no pigeons.) - You must use a Keep Reading feature if your fic is posted to Tumblr and over 500 words. - Your fic can either be a story based on the song or just have it somehow highlight the song. Since Jason will get to read these, I’d rather the fics be more relevant than just a song playing on the radio in the background, but do what you can. - Your fic can also be a part of another challenge, BUT make your fic relevant to the song you choose, please! (Basically, please do more for this challenge than having a Jason Manns song playing in the background.) - If I haven’t liked or reblogged your post within a couple days, let me know I missed it!  - I will give your work a basic grammar/spelling proofreading before adding it to the project. If you would like, I can beta read your story for you before you post it, too. Just let me know!

Everyone: - If you would like to include a short summary of why you like the song you picked, especially if the song has some special meaning to you, I will add that to your submission in the final project. If you look at the previous projects (links are at the top of this post), you can see the kind of thing I’m talking about at the top of some of the stories. Please keep these brief, though.

And now, for something completely different: If you are interested in doing something completely different than a Supernatural-related story or art/edit, talk to me about it, and I’ll figure out a way to include it. Letters to the band or stories that are not SPN-related can be printed out and presented separately, and a list of links to posted audio or video submissions can be added.

I’m so excited to see what everyone does!! As songs are claimed, this list will be updated!

Song List:

Album - Jason Manns Vision  Another Number Perfect Spot Journey I Remember Your Song The Same Reminders All I Ask Without You - @andromytta (fic)  @brothersinsync​ (art)

Album - Soul Soul Never Let You Go Hold On Me Real World Rooftop Rendevous - @wingedcatninja (fic and art)  Vagabond Blues You Take My Blues Away - @winchestergirl-13 (fic)  (art) He’ll Walk Away Breathe In Two Pictures

Album - Move Move Down Never Let You Leave Me (Again) Weary Man  Let Loose Need My Muse To Dance Put the Past Behind - @robbenedictandco (fic)  @espada-iv​ (art) The One Who Lifts Me Up - @winchestergirl-13 (fic)  (art) Let It Go

Single - When Did I Stop Believing 

Cover art by @alaskanartist​ 

Tagging past participants and other possibly interested people:  @a-winchester-fairtytale @adriellej @alangel1895 @andromytta @anotherwinchesterfangirl @archangel-with-a-shotgun @archangelsanonymous @atc74 @brothersinsync @castiels-forbidden-angel @crashdevlin @curliesallovertheplace @deansleather @dont-hate-relate-pls @ellen-reincarnated1967 @enchantedstarfleet @take-my-crookedwheel @growningupgeek @hideyourdemoneyes @i-cant-believe-its-not-satan @i-dont-understand-that-url @icecream-and-gadreel @iwantthedean @jelly-beans-and-gstrings @jpadjackles-mishamark @leatherwhiskeycoffeeplaid @lifeonsarz @littlegreenplasticsoldier @loudenswainfangirl @manawhaat @mandilion76 @multi-fan-dom-madness @mysupernaturalfics @narrettwist @notnaturalanahi @oriona75 @padamooseandgrasshopper @pastelspn @personal-boogeyman @purgatoan @robbenedictandco @roxy-davenport @samanddeanwinchester67 @sams-little-toy @samsexualdeancurious @saritaa-chan @scorpiongirl1 @sinceriouslyamellpadalecki @smmywinchester45 @stunt-idjit-number-two @thing-you-do-with-that-thing @toastiel @tricia-16 @trollhunter94 @waywardnerd67 @wideawakeandwriting @winchestergirl-13 @writingfromkitchenator @ilostmyshoe-79 @wingedcatninja @desiraelovesdestiel @impala-dreamer

[missjackil]

A Dose of SPN Positivity!

For those who know me, they know I love this show.... flaws and all! im critical sometimes, but not overly. Bottom line, I am addicted to the story and Im in love with Sam and Dean.  With Season 14 about to start, and we’re all getting antsy, too much negativity has been flying around, so I want to share some things i love most about the show, and maybe make some of you reflect for a moment and think “Yeah, that is pretty great” and smile.  Supernatural has been referred to as “The Little Show That Could” and to me, its such a fitting description. Logically, on the surface, it looks like it just can’t. I mean, how can a fantasy/horror show, survive with such a low budget, light special effects, and not very scary most of the time. I mean hell, they dont even have that many monsters that look like monsters, so why has it lasted longer than a season or 2? Let alone, 14 seasons with no signs of stopping yet. First and foremost is obvious. Sam and Dean and the actors who play them.  This essay will be full of gushing about these boys, so if you dont feel like enduring such a hardship, scroll on past. if that interests you.....

Yes these 2 fabulous men are the life blood of this show. Without them, we’d have nothing. THEY are the reason, this little show can, and does. Even those who like one and not the other, even if they dont realize it, the one they prefer is who they are because of the other. Both of their qualities and flaws can be directly linked to their influence on each other. If for some reason the other was gone for good, the one left will change drastically. As we see when one is dead or in grave danger, albeit temporarily, the other changes. Sam is no longer sweet, laid back and practical, and Dean is no longer funny, charming, and nurturing.  In fact, they both seem to become an amplified version of their brother. When Sam dies, Dean gets quiet, sometimes too quiet. He also gets methodical and focused. You may get lucky and just get shot in the back, but if he chooses to speak, he chooses his words to let you know shits gonna hit the fan. “You have my brother, and you have one chance, just one, to hand him over, and if he isnt in one peice, when I find you, and I WILL find you, I will take you apart” Sam on the other hand is boiling over with emotion. My boy becomes savage. He doesnt always choose a lot of words to say, he gets his whole point across most of the time with “WHERES MY BROTHER???!!!!” This... my friends, is good stuff! These things couldnt be done with such beauty without Jared and Jensen. Their offscreen relationship, whatever it may be, is wonderful. Theres no denying the love and respect they have for each other. They are very supportive of each other, and help make the other better at their job. They’re not typical actors who have a work relationship but otherwise spend time with each other. They genuinely enjoy being together, and this shows on screen. When two people are this good at their jobs, and with each other, you just have to keep watching. Other things I love about the show, are kinda small. Some maybe youve never noticed, but maybe now you will and enjoy them too, like... Brains vs Brawn: At first glance, we all go Sam=brains, Dean=brawn right? But thats not actually the case. Dean is far from stupid, and Sam is nowheres near a wimp. Dean teases Sam about being a nerd, and Sam doesnt mind, he kinda wears his nerdiness like a badge of honor. Dean will never admit to being a nerd, but he is. He’s read Vonnegut, knows every old west cowboy statistic, and likes LARPing. Sam, though a bookworm, is one tough mofo. hes tall and muscular and has shown to be a little freakishly strong. He can also take a great deal of pain. And though Dean is known more to be the fighter, he can be very warm and nurturing. And nerdy Sam can make you shit your pants with just a look if you piss him off just right. I absolutely LOVE this balance!! Its one of my favorite things! Old school vs New; A lot has changed in 14 seasons. The brothers have grown, as well as the story, but their roots are never forgotten. They’re still driving around in the same car. Hell. Baby has become the 3rd lead! Even though they have mom back, they never forgot her, or dad, and both were spoken of often throughout the series. They refer back to old days often, so we can all get a feel of nostalgia when we remember too. Most episodes bring the deep past up in one way or another, I love this! Loss and Death: I know so many of us complain that they die and come back too much, but I have a real appreciation for it, The circumstances are always different, and so are the methonds of coming back. Sometimes the death isnt serious, or they dont “seem” dead, like in First Blood or Dark Side of the Moon, when there may have been an initial “wtf?” we got to see them in heaven, and in first blood, they came right back. However there was deep seriousness in All Hell Breaks Loose, No Rest for the Wicked,  Do You Believe in Miracles, Swan Song, Red Meat and Beat The Devil that you felt the dying brother’s physical pain, and then the emotional pain of the surviving brother.  No matter how many times they die, they still hit these types of episodes out of the park. WE may know theyre coming back, but they dont. it still crushes them and I love this! Sam and Dean’s Sexuality: I love that their sexual natures are different, but theyre both okay. Dean is sexually active, enjoys porn and vocalizes some fantasies, Though Sam can tease him a little, its just brotherly ribbing, its not judgemental or trying to make Dean feel bad. Sam isnt overly sexual, he’s gone many seasons without sex at all. He doesnt appear to enjoy porn, we know he doesnt like strip clubs, and its NOT because he’s unattractive!! Dean teases him but he doesnt try to make him feel bad. When he has heavily suggested that Sam get laid, its just because he wants him to have fun. Dean even said he appreciated that Sam wanted to stay pure and waited. Otherwise, its okay that Sam is (at least kinda) asexual. Neither are shunned or judged because of their sexuality. Winsync: This is one of the greatest things. if they didnt do this, we wouldnt care, we would never say “It would be a much better show if the brothers mirrored each other, or did the same thing at the same time” but for whatever reason, TPTB wanted this, and it works so well! Its an intimacy we can see without the show going OTT bromantic. Its the connection, the closeness, and being soulmates. I LOVE this! Soulmates and Brothers: Normally a show will make soulmates out of lovers. It’s not often they do it with siblings. It helps justify their deep love and devotion. It adds an additional layer to their relationship. It makes them so tied together that they will share eternity in heaven together, and not just in their memories. This was a very good decision made by Kripke and crew, so we will all know they cant live without each other, even if they just lived in different homes. I love this! Meta Madness: Though I dont like all the meta episodes, I do love the fact they can do them, and DO do them. Because the whole premise is the supernatural, nothing is impossible, even AUs and cartoon worlds. Sometimes I might roll my eyes, but its awesome to me that they can experiment this way and see how it goes. I Love this!! The Bros are Oblivious: Sam and Dean have been through basically everything, and have seen and done everything, yet they seem shocked when people say theyre famous, or when they heard people tell stories about them. Occasionally they grasp their importance, like when they tell people they save the world, but they were impressed that Asa fixed killed 5 Wendigo, and had an Angel Blade, and Father Luca met the Pope. I mean God hung out at the bunker and made them pancakes! Their Heads Dont Get Too Big: Every once in a while, TPTB make sure we, and the boys, remember that they are only human. Even if they lock away Satan, kill Death, save God’s life, they’re just men. Remember when Bobby died and Dean was sure he wouldnt because “its just one bullet!” ? I can see how it would seem so silly to Dean, and even to us, that someone who has lived through so much, could die from a stupid little bullet. I think that one of the smartest things the show has done in ages, was to have Sam tortured by Toni and friend. Sam was so bold and cocky (and need I say sexy?) telling Toni he’d been tortured by the devil himself, and what could she do to him... He soon learned Hell torture or not,  cold showers still suck, blow torches to the feet still hurt like hell, and a mortal human can still fuck with his head. And Dean, well he can still be put on the injured reserve list from a jacked up leg. IMO S12 was great for re-humanizing the Winchesters. I love this! Comedy to Tragedy: Some of the best episodes, started out funny and ended in a tear jerker. Mystery Spot, Just My Imagination, and Beat The Devil top my list. I love the emotional rollar coaster, Coming away exhausted from an episode is the bestthing I can ask for! They havent tried it the other way around, tragedy to comedy, and thats good. If you are crying at the beginning and laughing later, it doesnt justify the grief and you may feel let down and hollow after. SPN is great with having some humor in even the most depressing episodes, but they know when using it and leaving it out is best. I love this! Brohugs: My #1 favorite thing, aside from the hug in 6.1, they have all been beautiful. Not once, have the boys lost the love, or even repeated the same hug. Each one conveys a different message, a different emotion, but all say “I love you more than everything” and I wont ever get tired of them! I would do anything for a single hug in my whole life that had such love in it, as any Winchester bro hug! I.LOVE.THIS!! Now I hope if you read this far, you got to smile a few times, and a spark was added to the fire that you fell in love with 14 seasons ago. Here’s to S14, i hope its filled with all of these wonderful things!