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Weekly Pond Newsletter

For those in the US, Turkey Day is approaching! Have you taken your turkey out of the freezer, yet? If not, go do it now!

Old Business:

Secret Santa - Admin Marie has notified everyone about their giftee, so if you haven't gotten back to her to confirm, then please send her a message now! A reminder that because these are Santa gifts, the due date is December 25th. If you think you will not be able to finish your gift, please let Marie know ASAP! Thank you!

Last week's #TweetFicTues prompts -

New Business:

Fishing For Treasures - The theme for December will be Original Writing! Anything that is not fan fiction is welcome! (Tumblr posts are preferred for easier reblogging.) Click here for all the details!

Manta Ray chat - On Monday at noon EST, Manta Ray Laili will be hanging out in the Discord server to chat with you! Come hang out and talk about how your writing is going, or not going!

Angel Fish Awards - Nominations for this month's Angel Fish Awards will be due next weekend. Be sure to get your nominations in to be eligible to win the raffle! Don't know what the Angel Fish Awards are? Click here for all the details!

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That’s all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there’s something you want to see on the calendar that’s not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @heavenssexiestangel, and @spn-fanfic-reblog-writes!

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Jared Padalecki for Entertainment Weekly, 2016.

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It’s been a while, huh?

I missed last Sunday (9/29) due to the leftover craziness of the book signing! It was a great success, and I sold out of hardbacks, which I totally didn’t expect.

I posted Turn the Car Around on 09/11, and I updated Through the Gate (extremely late) on 10/02, followed by a new Cataclysm story, Writing on the Wall, yesterday (10/05)! For fanfiction, we’ve only got one more chapter of Through the Gate coming, and once that’s done, I’ve got another Xal oneshot lined up, and then we’re going to start with the first chapter of Rehearsing Tragedies!

I also have to update Sparkling Eyes and Cigarette Burns, but, ah… Rehearsing Tragedies!

Rehearsing Tragedies is a Slave!Castiel story I’ve been working on where our favorite angel is a seething ball of rage and hatred who really wants to kill Sam and Dean even though they saved him from being euthanized. You all know about Haven, which was a Slave!Castiel story with a much more timid, fearful Castiel, and I loved it, but I wanted to try going to the other end of the spectrum.

As always, the best way to support me is to check out my book, Cataclysm! It’s available on several platforms, and I’m also still offering the link to the ARC.

Thanks for reading, guys!!

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Explicit

Summary:

Dean Winchester's life is no fairy tale. Forced to give up his dream of a degree in political science to work in the family business, he's relegated to janitorial duties at a Pirate Pete's burger joint by his absent father's business partner Azazel and his two unbearable sons. But a newly elected president in nationwide search of a political advisor and a mysterious stranger who stumbles into Pirate Pete's late one evening have Dean exploring new possibilities for both his professional and personal future.

Cas Milton is the newest and most reluctant US President - feeling shackled by his responsibilities, he sends out a nationwide call for an advisor to help ease his professional burdens. His hunger for escape - and burgers - leads Cas to a Pirate Pete's in Lawrenceville, Kansas, where he meets an enigmatic janitor who's unaware of his real identity. Upon hearing Dean's aspirations for his future, Cas encourages him to chase his dreams. He returns to his office to find those dreams include an application to the very role he's looking to fill, making a relationship between them impossible.

A Destiel love story inspired by Cinderella and a prompt by Misha Collins.

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obsessing about michael holing up in a body that is not his own in a dark church and dean folding in on himself every time and neither of them doing anything until prompted with a way for revenge or to get them back

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Fight for The Winchesters

After news of cancellation, the cast and executive producers of The Winchesters gathered on social media to fuel the already burning fire that's been lit beneath the SPN Family. Samantha Highfill of Entertainment Weekly spoke with the leads and co-captain of this ship to offer what valuable lessons they mined from their time on the show.

Check out the article below, keep tagging #SaveTheWinchesters across all platforms, and never stop fighing.

Excerpts from The Winchesters interview:

Yes, [The Winchesters’] potential is massive, even after the show's cancellation by The CW, because [Jensen Ackles] and the cast have already launched a #SaveTheWinchesters campaign to find the story a new home. "There's a lot of story to tell here and there's a huge fan base that is very actively engaged and willing to support it," he says. ... It's a passion that Ackles saw the instant he tweeted out the news that the show had been canceled. "They are fired up," he says of the fans. "I love that about this fandom. I love that they are so passionate about this world and this universe and these characters that they are willing to go to the mat for a show like this. I think that speaks volumes, especially to those who are willing to listen and have the power to do something about it."

Nida Khurshid "Continuing the legacy of the hugely successful show, Supernatural, has not only been humbling and thrilling but also a way for me to represent my heritage proudly through the character I get to play. Fighting for what you believe in whether it be saving the world from monsters or standing up for your friends, I believe our show can inspire that sense of courage and direction to fight for what's right in a world that needs it."

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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happy sammy sunday 🥰 let's talk about our favorite girlboy. send me your favorite headcanons and/or a prompt for a drabble regarding sam!!

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I'm days late posting this but look at them!🥰🥰

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Supernatural star Jensen Ackles on playing Dean again in The Winchesters finale: 'It was a mixed bag'

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: If your return wasn't exciting enough, you guys also brought in Bobby (Jim Beaver) and Jack (Alexander Calvert), and it feels like you really managed to pull off that surprise.

JENSEN ACKLES: Yeah. People were like, "Are we gonna see more faces in the finale?" And I was like, "Of course you are, but I'm not telling you who." [Laughs] There's a treasure trove to choose from. And moving forward, God willing, there's been plenty of interest by folks that are deeply rooted in the Supernatural lore who were like, "Hey, why didn't I get a call?" I'm like, "Wait till season 2." Hopefully we can bring those familiar faces. We want to make the most entertaining show we can. That's what we set out to do in the beginning and what we hope to continue to accomplish.

Let's talk the alternate universe twist, which is a great way to sidestep canon.

That's the thing. Everybody's like, "I can't believe you're gonna mess with the show's lore," and it's like, "Hang on, just trust us." And in fact, it plays right into it. You've got Bobby, you've got Jack, you've got the fact that Sam is still on Earth, and here's Dean, literally in heaven trying to do things to protect the life his brother's living. So it furthers the lore.

And then it opens the door to other characters, a different Sam and Dean, etc.

Right. It would've been a fool's errand to try and box ourselves in with what had been created on Supernatural. We would be boxed in by that. In order to get our two heroes together and make it make sense in that timeframe, it had to be messed with. And the only way to really mess with that was just to make it a completely separate, alternate thing, which luckily the mothership had established with Chuck [Rob Benedict] when he was like, "I've made multiverses, and you guys are my favorite." So we knew that there was still stuff out there. And then also to tether it to the fact that, oh, if this was a fail safe that Chuck created, how many other fail safes does he have?

Obviously you played Dean in the pilot, but you didn't have any dialogue. You've been doing the narration. But what was it like to really be back playing him again in this setting?

It was a mixed bag. It's weird because we're in a different city, filming with a different crew. I'm working with different actors. Having Jim there and having Calvert there, it was almost like we were brought in from another team to come and show these new recruits how to play baseball. [Laughs] Like we weren't on our home turf. But it was a position that we were all very comfortable with jumping into and, how could you not be with playing those characters as long as we all have? It was like Dean was on location.

You really threw fans for a loop with that turtleneck and peacoat look.

[Laughs] Kerry Weinrauch from Supernatural is our costume designer on The Winchesters. When Kerry and I started talking about, "Well, what's that gonna look like when Dean hands the letter to his dad?" I was like, "What if he tries to pass as a sailor or somebody that's in the Navy? People wouldn't bat an eye if they saw somebody that looked like he just got off a boat." I was like, "I don't know, maybe peacoat?" [Laughs] She's like, "Yeah, we can get you peacoat." And then she had a turtleneck and she was like, "I mean, if we're gonna do it, let's do it." [Laughs]

It was also Dean with facial hair!

Without giving away too much, I'm supposed to do another character, and I needed that kind of facial growth and that hair to stick around. I didn't know if I should cut all my hair off and shave my beard. And [showrunner] Robbie [Thompson] was like, "Well, then don't." I think they did a good enough job of making it look like I've been in heaven for a while. In fact, Jim Beaver actually added a line in that scene in the train station where he's like, "I'm gonna go get the cavalry." And, I think I say like, "What do you mean?" He's like, "Well, you know, we gotta get some help." And then just before he walks away, he goes, "Nice try with the beard though." I think we were just running long on time and we had to shave every little bit of stuff away, so unfortunately that that didn't make it. But we got to have a little fun.

I'm assuming that was your Baby?

Yeah, that was number one, Dean's original car. It was funny. As I arrived on set, they were doing the the car screeching to a halt, the shot of it coming through the portal. Our stunt driver is a local stunt guy there in Louisiana, Tyler, he's one of our assistant coordinators. I walked up and I stood by the monitors for one take and they all cut and I'm like, "That's it! Get out of my car!" [Laughs] Tyler's like, "Dude, I saw you over there and I got really nervous."

You also had to show up and deliver so much exposition in what was also a really emotional scene for Dean.

I know. And the funny thing is, for the last like six seasons [of Supernatural], we hired guest stars to come on and deliver the exposition. [Laughs] Jared and I didn't have to do any of that s---. And here I am coming in as a guest star and having to deliver like, the biggest piece of exposition the show has ever seen. I'm just thankful it was Robbie's writing. His writing just slides right off the tongue.

Safe to say you guys opened up so many potential stories with that ending!

I'm hoping. We're in such a weird time right now with the network kind of changing guard and not knowing quite what the new format's gonna be and how that's all gonna pan out. I know that everybody did everything they could to make the best show that they could. I know I'm really proud of it and everybody involved is really proud of it. Hopefully we land on our feet in some capacity, but I don't know what that's gonna look like.

EW

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Things Dean'd say (and wear):

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Weekly Pond Newsletter

Happy 2025! Here's hoping this year brings us all the time, energy, peace, and inspiration that we need to finish that thing we've been wanting to finish since *checks notes* Seriously?!?! 2018? It's been 6 years? How about the other one... *checks notes* 2023. A year and a half. *SIGH* Yeah...let's get all the good shit for 2025 and finish this stuff.

Old Business:

Ummm.....There is none because we took time off for the holidays and back surgery and partying and adulting.

New Business:

Manta Rays chatting in the Discord server - We've got TWO Manta Rays chatting in the Discord server this week! Admin MJ will be in there in a few hours (11am EST), and Admin Marie will be in there on Friday at 8pm EST!

Competitive Writing Sprints - Manta Ray Arthur will be hosting a session of competitive writing sprints on Wednesday at 11am EST! Add words to your WIP and also win fabulous prizes!

SPN Rewatch: FanFic Edition - Next weekend, we will gather in the Discord server on Saturday at noon EST to discuss the final two episodes in the third season: 3.15 Time Is on My Side and 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked! Be sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and take notes! For more info and to see all of the notes we've gathered about previous episodes, check out The Archive.

Fishing For Treasures - Next weekend, the @fanficocean will be celebrating FFT with Underappreciated Works! We here at the Pond will be celebrating on the 18th and 19th. Keep an eye out for posts explaining how to participate!

Coming Soon - The New Member Spotlight for December, the Monthly Prompt, and the Angel Fish Awards will all be coming along soon! Some sooner than others. All late, but better late than never, right? (See above gif of Dean. No, not that gif, the other gif. Yeah.) ALSO, a writing challenge for Valentine's Day!!

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That’s all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there’s something you want to see on the calendar that’s not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @heavenssexiestangel, and @spn-fanfic-reblog-writes!

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Name of Work: The Meliai

Fandom: Supernatural

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Tags: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester, Castiel, AU, Greece, Greek Mythology, Meliai (wood nymphs), Creature Castiel, Human Dean WInchester, Oiti National Park, Hopeful Ending

Username(s): @wiseoldowl72

Summary: Dean is taking a well-earned trip after finishing his degree in mechanical engineering. He's hiking in the Oiti National Part when he slips and hits his head on an ash tree. What follows makes him question whether he dreamed it or could it possibly have been real.

Link:

[inkandpaperqwerty]

I really, really wish the chronic pain had hit me during the week instead of waiting for the Friday-Sunday stretch where I need to get all my non-paid work done.

Regardless! I posted the last chapter AND the epilogue for Sparkling Eyes and Cigarette Burns on Wednesday and Saturday. You guys have asked for a trilogy, so the third one will be coming, but probably not for a while. I want to revise both Bright Smiles and Bloody Lips as well as SECB before starting the third installment, and of course, I’ve got a lot of other ongoing stories right now, like…

Rehearsing Tragedies, which is going to be updated on Wednesday! I’m not going to give too much away, but Dean may or may not threaten to give Castiel a spanking (if you know me, I shouldn’t have to say this, but it’s a very non-sexy one) if he doesn’t get his act together. What Castiel has to do to push Dean to that point, well… you’ll find out on 12/11/2024.

Pray/hope/wish/send good vibes/do whatever you can to will into existence the reality of my pain being gone before my alarm goes off tomorrow morning. *finger guns*

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I read Down to Agincourt last year for the first time, and did not expect to be emotionally devastated by **another** post-apocalyptic queer love story where we see love blossom in some of the most dire circumstances–with subplots about gardening and sieges and caring for your sick partner–just a few months later