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[norahastuff]

#all of these and so many more #I adore her in more ways than I can describe #but #god doesn’t want you but I still do #is fucking banger of a line #that whole scene was sublime #angel the series #Darla #my girl

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#yeah but dean was always sanctimonious as self righteous at him #which kevin would consider a much bigger crime #honestly if in the finale #one of the vamp mimes took off his mask #and revealed himself to be kevin #and shoved dean onto the rebar #i would have been fine with it

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Song: Heat lightning

Tags: Post canon

15x20 does not exist

Except for Cas to subvert

Late night conversations

Motels

Wine bar dates

Author: norahastuff

Artist: kingdumbass

Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Rating: Mature

Word count: 14k

Posting date: 23rd April 2024

Maybe Dean was crazy. He was smoking a Newport that had burned down to its filter and having a one-sided conversation with a potentially non-existent celestial being that lived in the sky. He owed the bible-thumpers an apology; turned out faith was easier to fall victim to than he’d thought.

Winning is the easy part. Since the end is no longer nigh, all that’s left to do is live. Easier said than done, but Dean’s not giving up. Not when he’s on the verge of getting everything he’d never even dreamed of letting himself want. There’s no margin for error here. Not now. Not with Cas. He has to get it right this time.

For Castiel, duty has always come before anything else. His wants, his desires have never really been relevant. Dean seems to think they are, though, and Castiel has no idea what to with that. Though, maybe it’s about time he let himself figure it out.

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Find the author at @norahastuff

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#srb #spn fic #destiel

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 Title: this is a dream (where i can scream how i love you)

Author: thekaeleesi

Artist: thestarsmakesmedream

Song: I Want You

Posting date: April 22nd

Rating: Mature

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel 

Any archive warnings: None

Top 10 main tags: hurt/comfort, magic, hallucinations, post 15x18, grief, horrific but cute, fluff, happy ending, dean bathes castiel, road trip 

Summary:

Where do you go when the nightmares consume you? 

It’s the end of the world and Dean is devastated by the loss of Castiel, haunted by what was and what could be. When Jimmy appears to Dean to at his lowest, he hits the road for some answers, even making new friends along the way. His quest ends in a trial by fire and an ending he never could’ve dreamed of: Dean finally allows himself to want. 

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Find artist here: @thestarsmakemedream-art​

Find author here: @rise-like-a-sparrow

#Wooh #mitskinatural #spn fic #destiel

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art made for @mitskinaturalbang

I tried to capture the vibes of pink fluorescence on a hot summer night. The fic is a wonderful combination of sweet and sultry in its descriptions and I was hoping to capture that as well.

Read it here

#so beautiful #awesome art #was so great to work with you #mitskinatural

[norahastuff]

Song: Heat lightning

Tags: Post canon

15x20 does not exist

Except for Cas to subvert

Late night conversations

Motels

Wine bar dates

Author: norahastuff

Artist: kingdumbass

Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Rating: Mature

Word count: 14k

Posting date: 23rd April 2024

Maybe Dean was crazy. He was smoking a Newport that had burned down to its filter and having a one-sided conversation with a potentially non-existent celestial being that lived in the sky. He owed the bible-thumpers an apology; turned out faith was easier to fall victim to than he’d thought.

Winning is the easy part. Since the end is no longer nigh, all that’s left to do is live. Easier said than done, but Dean’s not giving up. Not when he’s on the verge of getting everything he’d never even dreamed of letting himself want. There’s no margin for error here. Not now. Not with Cas. He has to get it right this time.

For Castiel, duty has always come before anything else. His wants, his desires have never really been relevant. Dean seems to think they are, though, and Castiel has no idea what to with that. Though, maybe it’s about time he let himself figure it out.

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Find the author at @norahastuff

Find the artist at @kingdumbass

#it’s here #had some fun with this one #do yourself a favour and check out the art #it’s amazing #mitskinatural #spn fic #my stuff

[norahastuff]

Song: Heat Lightning

Tags: Post canon, 15x20 does not exist, Well except for Cas to subvert, Late night conversations, Motels, Wine bar dates, The power of love TM

Author: norahastuff

Artist: kingdumbass

Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Rating: Mature

Word count: 14k

Posting date: 23rd April 2024

Summary:

Maybe Dean was crazy. He was smoking a Newport that had burned down to its filter and having a one-sided conversation with a potentially non-existent celestial being that lived in the sky. He owed the bible-thumpers an apology; turned out faith was easier to fall victim to than he’d thought.

Winning is the easy part. Since the end is no longer nigh, all that’s left to do is live. Easier said than done, but Dean’s not giving up. Not when he’s on the verge of getting everything he’d never even dreamed of letting himself want. There’s no margin for error here. Not now. Not with Cas. He has to get it right this time.

For Castiel, duty has always come before anything else. His wants, his desires have never really been relevant. Dean seems to think they are, though, and Castiel has no idea what to with that. Though, maybe it’s about time he let himself figure it out.

Find the author at @norahastuff

Find the artist at @kingdumbass

#I had some fun writing this one #and wait till you see the art #hot damn #spn fic #my stuff #destiel

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 Title: this is a dream (where i can scream how i love you)

Author: thekaeleesi on ao3

Artist: thestarsmakesmedream

Song: I Want You

Posting date: April 22nd

Rating: Mature

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel 

Any archive warnings: None

Top 10 main tags: hurt/comfort, magic, hallucinations, post 15x18, grief, horrific but cute, fluff, happy ending, dean bathes castiel, road trip 

Summary:

Dean, devastated by the loss of Castiel, finds himself haunted by the thought of what was and what could be. At the request of an old friend, Dean hits the road for some answers. Making new friends along the way, Dean’s quest ends in a trial by fire with an ending even he couldn’t dream of. 

Find artist here: @thestarsmakemedream-art​

Find author here: @rise-like-a-sparrow​

#looking forward to this :) #mistkinaturalbang #spn fic #destiel

[norahastuff]

not putting cas in "regarding dean" was a crime.

we could've had dean looking for wings on cas after sam told him hes the angel friend.

we could've had cas explaining basic household objects or basic facts to dean but he doesnt really know what they do himself so they just sit there trying to figure out what a fake plant does.

#criminal really #12x11 #dean and cas #s12

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#yes but is he more horse than man #or more man than horse? #bojack horseman

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#i do need to learn how to do this #friday was the first time in forever I left work before 7pm #(I'm only officially supposed to be there till 6pm at the latest) #(if I'm not on nights) #it's a whole other world out there at 5.30pm on a friday #i've missed it

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something my husband has always gone along with but never really understood is the fact that i’m a chronic rewatcher. i’ll find something i enjoy and watch it on an endless loop for months. and even if he doesn’t understand my primal need to catch every single detail, he’s happy to just sit with me and listen to my theories and thoughts and explanations.

and then last night as we were watching something i’d seen probably 20 times before he turned to me in wide-eyed wonder and said, “oh my god, that was foreshadowing. i never realized, did you realize??” and i didn’t even have a chance to respond before he said, “stupid question of course you did, probably weeks ago.”

we shared a lil laugh and he turned back to the tv and i thought the conversation was over but a moment later he turned back to me and said, “oh. that’s why you watch stuff over and over again, isn’t it? the more times you watch it, the deeper the meaning gets.”

and that’s exactly it. he managed to sum up something i’d been struggling to adequately convey for months in a single sentence.

#yeah this #what makes a story work?

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Happilyfeatherafter’s ficrec Fridays

Happy Dean Winchester's 45th birthday week, and happy Friday! I was absolutely blown away by everyone's incredible posts for Dean this week, you guys. It made me all emotional.

Back with my fourth week of fics I've read and loved recently. If you missed last week’s you can find my previous rec lists here for more!

26 January 2024

american oracle by @handsliketruth and whiskeyjuniper (@satinsolace) I spent all last Sunday reading this one and it was such an immersive experience! An earthquake shakes something loose in the bunker, seemingly trapping Dean, Cas and Sam inside with it as they attempt to fix what's gone wrong, only the bunker isn't going to make it easy for them! Super creepy, twisty, reality bending and really beautifully, unsettlingly written. Whatever's happened is messing with their minds, and the creeping horror of real or not real persists, but even through that the Dean and Cas of it are really fascinating in how they navigate their intense feelings for each other. I was also incredibly impressed with how the effects of canon wrapping up were woven into the plot in such a powerfully potent way, exploring fate, free will, and the future. Really a stand out (and I know a lot of you have been reading it because I found this fic open in no less than three separate tabs in my bookmarks when I came to read it myself. So adding one more rec to the pile!)

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by @norahastuff (art by @logsdrawsthings) is a brilliant and seamlessly written missing conversations DCBB fic set in seasons 4 and 5. The dialogue is so on point for that era Dean and Cas, at times I had to remind myself what came from the show and what was brand new. As they navigate their way towards the apocalypse, and Cas watches over Dean in reality and in dreams, it seems hard to find solace. But in getting to know one another better, they both question their parts in the grand plan, and also find peace, connection, and company in their deepening bond.

A Fic About Dean’s 45th Birthday by @scoobydoodean both does exactly what it says on the tin AND made me cry lol. After Mrs Butters plants the seed in his head that he's too old to celebrate his birthday, Dean gets a little upset, but he doesn't let on to anyone. The poor man just wants to be appreciated and celebrated on his birthday! But he feels guilty about causing a fuss, and anyway, he can still show his love through making sure everyone else's days are marked for the occasion. But on his 45th, his family is acting a little suspicious, and they seem to want him to stay away. Angsty, sweet, give that man his krispy treats!!!! Check out Dean with Scoobies.

found it here in your love by nevernevergirl (@yorkesteins) is another Dean's birthday ficlet, but taking a 180 spin on it. Cas has plans. LOTS of plans. Dean deserves to be celebrated. But some pesky snow has derailed Cas' thoughtfulness, and despite his best intentions he's awfully upset about letting Dean down. "In which learning to live your life after nearly two decades of saving the actual world is a process. They're doing it together, though." Sweet, domestic, heartwarming love (even when there's a tantrum involved.)

Plus shout out to @angelsdean's I spy Dean's birthday game, @dean-isms's birthday party watchlist, and ALL of the incredible fic, art, AMVs and edits you made. TALENT.

#aww thank you so much for including my fic #:) #spn fic #destiel

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Howdy! I posted chapter 2 of what will be a 3 chapter destiel supernatural fic, a-like so:

Title: one more time

Summary: Set during the s15 divorce arc. What if Cas got captured by a djinn. What if he experienced his moment of ‘true happiness’ while caught in its dream, and it summoned the Empty. What if Dean saved Cas from the djinn, only to have a portal of black goo open up in front of them?

“Dude, everything we’ve got going on and you—”

“I know.”

“A deal, Cas.” Dean’s hand strikes the steering wheel with a jolt.

Cas doesn’t say anything, letting his gaze move to the windshield where he focuses instead on the passing scenery through the slow side-to-side sweep of the windshield wipers. They’ve hit farmland, which means it’s mostly muddy hues of green and brown that surround them, desaturated because of the grey skies and lightly falling rain.

Since they disposed of the djinn, Dean has been distant. They removed its body, saving who they could, in silence. Dean had only communicated in the occasional directional grunt. When Cas had lingered outside of the abandoned mill, tempted to return to his truck—parked half a mile away, at the edge of a park where it would remain overlooked for some time—and continue as he had before, on his own, Dean must’ve sensed it because he finally uttered, “C’mon,” with the expectation Cas would follow.

After, the miles stretched by.

There was a gas station stop early on. Cas stayed in the car as Dean went through the motions of filling up the Impala’s tank. He had lingered outside the passenger window, hands in his coat pockets, but Cas ignored the olive branch he could see being offered so Dean left for the convenience store alone, shoulders hiked up to protect from the storm. When he came back, rain-speckled, he sank onto the Impala’s bucket seat holding a cup of coffee in each hand—one was passed over to Cas before he’d even fully settled, a “Here,” muttered softly.

And Cas had taken it, grasping that olive branch after all.

#yeah guys you should definitely be reading this #as you should all of crackers4jenn's fic #she gets it #spn fic #destiel

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#mean girls 2024 30 ROCK 2.08

#tina fey please #30 rock

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#okay this one got me #30 rock

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Cas should have been shirtless in 12x12 while he was dying and making his tearful deathbed goodbye speech, and I will die on that hill. I’m just remembering the behind the scenes photo of that ep where misha’s shirtless. I mean, the make up department even put the Enochian tattoo on him and we didn’t even get to see it. It would have added to the vulnerability of the scene, because Cas is putting himself out there and saying “I love you,” for the first time in his existence. He’s emotionally naked; would have been cool to have a visual representation of that.

Anyway, if Jeremy Carver had been around at that point he would have had Cas take his shirt off.

#my spn thoughts #12x12 #s12