Dean/Cas Reverse Bang

The Dean/Cas Reverse Bang is a reverse bang challenge in Supernatural fandom, focused on the pairing of Dean/Castiel. Artists had to create a minimum of one large piece, writers had to write a minimum 3000 words based on the art.
==Masterlists==
===2016===
Title Rescue Me
Author: Desirae saltnsage
Artist: kuwlshadow
Pairing: Castiel & Dean Winchester
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 3755
Warnings/Tags: Established relationship, Angst, Fluff & Smut, Violence, Humor
Summary: Dean goes missing after an argument with Castiel. All Cas can do now is wait for a prayer.
Art Title: Bonding
Author: louistoef AmbecaWatson
Artist: kuwlshadow
Fic Title: Bonding
Fandom/Genre: SPN
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 3217
Warnings/Tags :Alcohol Abuse, Frottage
Summary: Sam was being a pain in Dean's ass as usual, faking a case that got him stuck in something as stupid as bonding therapy. And why does the stupid therapist give him the homework to bond with Cas, who after Sam calls him down, just won't let go anymore? And why does Dean actually not find this completely awful?
Title: Angel and the Badman
Author: angelofthemoor1
Artist: thearronaut
Fandom/Genre: SPN/Western AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 6874
Warnings: A couple of gruesome sights, sexual talk, and sexual content
Summary: Father Castiel Novak has a secret friend, Dean Winchester, who has taken to visiting the priest to confess his misdeeds. Despite Dean's actions, Castiel believes the outlaw has a good heart. One night, Dean tells Castiel about his latest mission, one that promises to be deadly. Castiel is heartsick afterward, but what can he do?
Title: The Secrets of a Garden
Author: casual_distance 
Artist: Aceriee 
Fandom/Genre: SPN/Magical Fantasy
Pairing(s): Dean/Cas (John/Anna (arranged); John/Mary (past); Ellen/Bobby (background))
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 27k
Warnings: canon character death, brief canon-typical violence
Summary: At the request of the Witches, Dean's father is to remarry a woman from a neighboring land. Neither Sam nor Dean are excited for it, but Anna and her children are just as leery, even if they are more accepting of the situation. When Dean finds himself drawn to the woman's youngest son, Dean thinks the situation can't get any worse. Then, Anna gets sick... and nothing seems to help.
Title: Match
Author: greybriana
Artist: jayi aka nonexistenz
Fandom/Genre: Soulmate AU
Pairing(s): Cas/Dean
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: Everyone is born with a specific mark. Some have a type of star, some have a circle, and some just have a random shape. Dean Winchester, on the other hand, has a hand print.
Only two people on the entire earth share a mark. These people are soulmates, either romantically or platonically. Either way, every person is always trying to find their soulmate. Sometimes the challenge is hard, as Dean knows for a fact. He refuses to give up just yet, keeping an eye out every day at his work place. But little does he know that his soulmate is only about a mile away…
Title: Skazka - A Woodland Fairytale
Author: angrysouffle
Artist nikavarta 
Fic Title : Skazka - A Woodland Fairytale
Fandom/Genre : SPN, Fantasy, Creature Fic, Fluff
Pairing(s) : Destiel DeanXCas
Rating : NC-17
Word Count : 17,600
Warnings/Tags : Graphic Depictions of Violence, Wolves, Fire, Flood, Temporary Character Death.
Summary: Satyr Dean's seemingly idyllic existence of getting drunk and debauching virgins is chanllenged when he meets Dryad Cas. Friction and embarassing leaf munching ensues. Throw in a half-Demonling brother who is keen to look up tree sex in the lore and Cas' suspiciously sexy sensing root, Dean is about to take phallic worship to a new level. Will this unlikely couple find their happily ever after?
Title: A Bee And Revery
Art Title: Come on Cas
Artist: JENN_BPJ12
Fic Title: A Bee And Revery
Author: Angrysouffle
Fandom/Genre: SPN, Romance, AU
Pairing(s): Dean winchester/Castiel
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 8132
Summary: Castiel is a TV journalist famous for his popular feel good newsreports about bumble bees and such. Dean is his new cameraman with a severe crush. Despite Castiel's PTSD, they enjoy working together. Increasingly their encounters become more like romantic dates. Till Castiel begins to wonder just why Dean feels such an urge to protect him and attend to his every need.
Enchanted Tea Emporium 
Art Title: Bumblebeez
Artist: mazedoodle
Fic Title: Enchanted Tea Emporium
Author: violue
Fandom/Genre: SPN Fantasy-ish AU
Pairing(s): Destiel
Rating: T
Word Count: 10,178
Warnings/Tags: Warning for fantasy portrayal of witches?
Summary: As an experienced witch, Castiel has seen many captivating sights in his life. However, nothing he's seen has ever had him quite as entranced as the sight of the man in the flower shop across the road, unloading items from the back of a truck.
Title: You Need a Sous Chef
Author: SpearyWrites
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural
Pairing(s): Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak
Rating: M
Word Count: 31k
Warnings: None
Artist: Victorian Hoecake
Summary: Cas Novak runs a popular restaurant. His world is running along beautifully until the night that his sous chef quits to start a new restaurant. To make matters worse, he takes many of the staff with him.
Enter Dean. He works for the nearby dive, The Roadhouse. Late one night Cas stops in for a bite and from that moment, everything changes. Cas needs a sous chef, and Dean deserves an opportunity.
At Novak’s, with Dean in the role of sous chef, a whole lot starts cooking despite the efforts that Cas makes to keep everything professional.
Title: Happiness in the Darkest of Places
Art Title: Bonheur
Artist: miilchtee
Fic Title: Happiness in the Darkest of Places
Author: videogamerobot
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Non-Hunter AU
Pairing(s): Destiel
Rating: T
Word Count: 3,850
Warnings/Tags: Death
Summary: Dean collapses one day and goes to the hospital. He's given bad news there: he's got cancer. But there's one good thing that comes out of it: his doctor is the incredibly sexy Dr. Castiel Novak.
Title: No Extreme Measures
Author: Wannaliveindeansdimples
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural/Angst
Pairing(s): Destiel, DeanCas
Rating: Mature/R
Word Count: 7509
Warnings: Suicidal thoughts
Artist: Isis_McGee
Summary: Dean and Cas have been best friends since always, but they've only been husbands for a month and a half when a car accident nearly destroys Dean's whole world.
Title: Sailor's Folly
Author: messier51
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural/Fantasy AU-Mermaid AU
Pairing(s): Dean Winchester/Castiel
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 4,359
Warnings: Implied Major Character Death, Drowning, (Non-explicit) Sex, Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics
Artist: chargetransfer
Summary: Dean gets hired to sail an odd man from Florida to the other side of the Bermuda triangle. Dean is drawn to Castiel and they work together well; but Dean's never had this much trouble in the devil's triangle before. Maybe the stories are true?
Title: Animal Affinity
Art Title: Destiel Dolphin Transformation
Artist: Psynatural | psynatural
Fic Title: Animal Affinity
Author: majestic_duck | majestic_duxk
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural
Pairing(s): pre Castiel/Dean
Rating: T
Word Count: 5.5k
Warnings/Tags: animal transformation, humour, loss of control, fluff
Summary: Dean and Cas get changed into dolphins. And surprisingly? This isn’t a bad thing.
Title: Meet the Family
Art Title: Family Reunion
Artist: chargetransfer
Fic Title: Meet the Family
Author: majestic_duxk
Fandom/Genre: fluff, humour,
Pairing(s): Dean Winchester/Castiel, Sam Winchester/Jessica Moore
Rating: T
Word Count: 5336
Warnings/Tags: serial dating, au, bartender!dean, humour, mild angst, family relations, barista!castiel, previous Dean/Cassie, previous Dean/Benny, previous Dean/Amara, fluff, unadulterated fluff, romance, family
Summary: Dean gets caught in a pair of sparkling eyes. But he is not going to date a customer again. It’s just not happening.
Title: Across the Universe
Art Title: Purgatory!Dean and Hippie!Cas
Artist: thearronaut
Fic Title: Across the Universe
Author: uncacreamy, aka Paintmeahero and Grumpyphoenix
Fandom/Genre: SPN
Pairing(s): Endverse!Cas/Dean Winchester
Rating: M
Word Count: 7337
Warnings/Tags: recreational drug use
Summary: Dean and Benny blaze a trail through Purgatory. Dean claims he can feel a pull towards Castiel, but once they find him, Dean still feels it, leading him to a place and a time he'd long ago forgotten, and into the arms of someone he didn't even know he missed.
Title: He Who Made the Lamb
Art Title: A Note of Forgiveness
Artist: lekoppa
Fic Title: He Who Made the Lamb
Author: alx_diamond
Fandom/Genre: SPN; Angst, Romance
Pairing(s): Dean/Cas
Rating: NC-17/Explicit
Word Count: 5k
Warnings/Tags: Implied/Future Major Character Death
Summary: When Dean gets thrust forward into a vision of ruin, he disrupts the careful equilibrium of apathy and resentment that has become the norm between his future self and Castiel. In a moment of respite at the end of the world, a broken shell that used to hold an angel and a desperate leader who lost everything but his cause find absolution in a bond that, though tangled and frayed, has never severed.
Title: Paradise Birds
Art Title: Paradise Birds
Artist vinnie_cha
Fic Title: Paradise Birds
Author: ivycole
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural AU, Romance, Humour, Smut
Pairing(s): Destiel
Rating: R
Word Count: 39k
Warnings/Tags: sex scene
Summary: Castiel Novak is a successful fashion designer specializing in haute couture. When he decides to start a bespoke menswear line, it's suggested he hire a spokes-model in order to win the industry over with his eccentric designs. When Castiel chooses male model Dean Winchester to represent the brand, he gets a little more than Dean's good looks.
Title: How Many More Times
Art Title: We Don't Fight Fair
Artist: suchcandor
Fic Title: How Many More Times
Author: casandsip
Fandom/Genre: SPN, romance
Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Winchester
Rating: Teen & Up Audiences
Word Count: 10631
Warnings/Tags: alcohol use, bad decisions and general irresponsibility
Summary: Dean is the lead guitarist in a wildly popular Led Zeppelin tribute band, and is best known for his crazy stunts on stage and at the after parties to his shows. After Dean gets his name in the papers one too many times, the studio sends new record executive Castiel Novak to straighten him out. Dean's furious and doesn't want anything to do with Castiel, and he's horrified to find himself falling for the guy who's obviously only around to ruin his life.
Title: Damaged Wings and Other Things
Art Title: Damaged Wings and Other Things
Artist: jayi aka nonexistenz
Fic Title: Damaged Wings and Other Things
Author: cptnbunnicula
Fandom/Genre: SPN
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: T
Word Count: 5,505
Warnings/Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Wing!fic
Summary: Between his run-in with the Darkness and Lucifer wearing him as a prom dress, Castiel is left with damaged wings and a damaged psyche. Dean must find a way to make Castiel understand that he is more than just another weapon in the Winchester arsenal.
Title: The Lonely Sea and The Sky
Art Title: Interspecies Mating Rituals
Artist: paxdracona
Fic Title: The Lonely Sea and The Sky
Author: whelvenwings
Fandom/Genre: SPN/Fantasy
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count: 22586
Warnings/Tags: Warnings: N/A; Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy; Merman Dean; Angel Castiel; Star Castiel; Angelic Grace; Fluff and Angst; Angst with a Happy Ending; Pining; Mutual Pining
Summary: When Dean, a little lost and a little lonely, finds himself wishing on a star one night, he doesn't expect anything to come of it, and certainly not for the star in question to fall right out of the sky. The very last thing that he could have possibly anticipated is Castiel - winged, angry and looking for the grace that he lost in the fall, so that he can get back to Heaven.
Dean's a little fascinated by Castiel, and Castiel is intrigued by Dean and his seafaring life. But Castiel has to go back to Heaven, and finding the grace has to be his first priority, even though it often seems he would rather put Dean first. But Dean knows it's foolish to hope. After all, a bird may fall in love with a fish - but where would they live?
Title: Interesting Times
Author: dassalamander (LadySalamander)
Fandom/Genre:Supernatural/Medieval Fantasy AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: M
Word Count: 23813
Warnings:Violence, abuse of historical facts
Artist: alecjmarsh
Summary: And lo, Castiel, Angel of the Lord appeared to Dean and said, "You are tasked with travelling to the Holy City, to lead God's armies to this land and drive back the darkness that lays upon it."
And Dean replied, "Fuck that."
Sorry this is only part one of two; length got longer than expected and I am getting just absolutely railed by university. Turns out a masters degree is hard, who knew. If you're angry you can go to the grave of Siegfried Kracauer and scream "Science fiction is metaphor you thick fuck!"
Title: Fallen
Art Title: Catch
Artist: topieornottopie 
Fic Title: Fallen
Author: piefeathers Tumblr
Fandom/Genre: SPN/Fantasy AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 6,681
Warnings/Tags: NA
Summary: While out hunting one day, Dean finds a creature named Castiel who is alone and naked in the forest. He takes him home to learn Castiel is an angel and invites him to stay. But Castiel wasn't in that forest for no reason, he is on the run and he has no where to go now without the help of Dean.
Title: The Edge of the Earth
Art Title: The Edge of the Earth
Artist: padaleckhi
Fic Title: The Edge of the Earth
Author: arrrghpocalypse
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural, Fantasy
Pairing(s): Dean Winchester/Castiel
Rating: Teen and Up
Word Count: 9511
Warnings/Tags: :Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death, Merman Castiel, Hunter Dean Winchester, Hunter Sam Winchester, Alternate Universe
Summary: :The Winchesters are investigating a case involving missing people and legends of the sea. When Dean falls into the water and Sam can't save him, Castiel makes a decision that will change his life forever.
Title: Ad Interim
Art Title: Ad Interim
Artist: aceriee
Fic Title: Ad Interim
Author: emwebb17
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural/Modern AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel; Charlie/Ozma
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~89K
Warnings/Tags: minor PTSD; closeted character; brief semi-graphic violence; switch Dean/Cas
Summary: Castiel is invited to study at the prestigious International Academy of Art and is one of the very select few who is told about the real power of Art: people and events can be influenced by the stroke of a paintbrush. As Castiel learns more about this power, he realizes he can do a lot more than what he's being taught in the classroom. Maybe even interact with the beautiful, expressive subject of his favorite four hundred year old painting.
Title: Bourbon and Grace
Art Title: I Know What An Angel Like You Is Doing In a Place Like This
Artist: isis_mcgee
Fic Title: Bourbon and Grace
Author: violue
Fandom/Genre: SPN AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 5,728
Warnings/Tags: past character death
Summary: It should be just another night of Dean sucking down bourbon, staring at the wall, and contemplating his immortality, but a man on a Harley is about to shake everything up.
Title: A Thousand Crimson Years
Fic Title: A Thousand Crimson Years
Author: awed_frog
Artist: sastmk
Fandom/Genre: SPN, Post-Canon
Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean, Gadreel/Sam, Crowley/Jody
Rating: T
Word Count: 25629
Warnings: None
Summary: The one where Amara has been defeated, and Lucifer cast down in the Empty. Also the one where Cas is cursed, and Lucifer is their only hope, because life is funny like that. And, yeah, the one where Dean has just about had enough - of Cas dying on him, of Sam’s bullshit, and mostly of his own (unfair, totally undeserved, deafening as fuck) feelings.
Title: First Time (Wanting)
Art Title: Wanted
Artist: kumofu
Fic Title: First Time (Wanting)
Author: realjanewatson
Fandom/Genre: SPN post-s5 AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel, background Bobby/Ellen
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 27,211
Warnings/Tags: Drinking, sex, frottage, violence, angst, explosions, praying, alcohol lowering inhibitions, post-Apocalypse AU, minor Bobby/Ellen, Sam/Jo if you squint.
Summary: The Apocalypse comes and goes with no major deaths. Now Team Free Will, Bobby, Ellen and Jo have a future to look forward to. The uncertainty looms over Dean and Castiel who suddenly realize for the first time that they're allowed to want a future. Could that future include each other?
Title: At Last
Art Title: Finally
Artist sastmk
Fic Title: At Last
Author: kaeos_tennyo
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural, action/romance
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 7300
Warnings/Tags: season 11, Canon compliant through at least ep. 16, Amara does that control thing to Dean, Cas doesn’t like it, nobody likes it, show-level violence and blood, kissing, feelings, they watch some Sense8, frottage, bottom!Cas, bottoming from the top
Summary: When they almost lose Castiel in defeating Amara, certain emotions finally come to the surface for Dean.
===2017===
Title: 20 Year Class Reunion
Author: calin_durus or Deadlykittenkay on Ao3
Fandom/Genre: Angst/Romance
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Mature for language and adult situations
Word Count: 16,400
Artist: dmsilvis
Summary: When someone gets a letter from their high school’s alumni committee; two reactions are expected. Excitement: being able to catch up with friends and show everyone what you’ve accomplished – or – Dread: Did you live up to the expectations for your peers and do you really want to see those horrible people again?
For Dean, he was in the group of dread when the familiar logo flashed on the envelope. 20 years. 20 years of making the love of his life feel less than worthy. Perhaps this was a chance to give everything he ever wanted to Castiel but was too afraid to give.
Fic: A drop of gold
Artist: jdragon122
Author: randomdestielfangirl
Summary: On a stormy Winter’s night, Prince Castiel of Preterra disappears mysteriously. His distressed parents, King Michael and Queen Naomi announce a reward for their only son’s safe return.
Half the Kingdom.
Among the slew of other hopefuls is the son of one of the Palace guards, hoping against hope that he finds his missing best friend and lover.
Title: A Study in Motion 
Author: K_K_TiBal
Artist: Aceriee
Summery: Castiel Novak’s one true passion is photography, though he’s still considered just an amateur with dreams of something more. When one of his professors gives the class the assignment of effortlessly capturing the idea of motion in a photograph, Castiel finds himself without a muse until his study partner, one Sam Winchester, volunteers his brother - a professional figure skater with dreams of his own and a past that held him back.
Title: Traveling Airline Blues
Author: Powerfulweak 
Artist: wondering_why_i 	
Summery: Dean and Castiel both spend a lot of time in airports, thanks to their jobs. After one chance encounter leads to another, a connection forms between them that is more than either man bargained for. Cas and Dean soon discover, though, that even the smoothest flights must face some turbulence.
Title: After the Rain
Art Title: I'm Here
Artist: kuwlshadow
Story Title: After the Rain
Author: hearts_n_roses
Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel
Summary: Watching your best friend almost die in front of you makes for pretty much the worst night ever.Back at the bunker, Dean just wants to get a decent night’s sleep and then pretend it never happened. Unfortunately, Dean rarely gets what he wants and apparently Cas hasn’t already been through enough.
Title: At First Sight
Author: xHaruka17x 
Artist: Knowmefirst
Summery: A surveillance job for a successful photographer turns quite interesting when it involves a stalker and a solo cam show porn star.
Title: Beloved
Author: Hekate1308
ArtistL T1gerlilly
Summery: They are what their choices have made them: angel, demon, human. But more than anything else, they choose to love each other. And that choice will transform them.
Title: Desperation
Author: mysticmajestic
Artist: chvystiel
Summery: After a near-miss, all Dean wants is to be close to Castiel.
Title: Emerging Wings
Author: FormidablePassion
Artist: pherryt 
Summery: When Dean’s back starts causing him trouble, he just thought he was getting on in age. Nothing could have prepared him for the truth.
Or how it would free him
Title: I Dream of Dean
Author: Knowmefirst
Astist: delicirony
Summary: Cas tells his friend how he meet Dean, but in reality is anything but.
Title: His Saving Grace
Author: Desirae
Artist: Sastmk
Summary: "It is not too late, Dean. You are in there somewhere. I dragged your soul out of hell once before, I can do it again.”
Dean laughed in genuine amusement. “You can’t fix me, Cas.”
“Watch me.”
When Dean becomes a demon, a fully powered Castiel makes it his mission to bring Dean back from the brink and prove that love is the best cure of all. A season 10 canon divergent fic.
Title: Longing
Author: Desirae
Artist: Sastmk
Summary: Dean and Castiel have been a couple for nearly a year now. Sam can't help but notice how clingy Dean is with the former angel, or how absolutely okay with that Castiel is.
Title: Kerouac and Thursdays
Author: dilangley
Artist: somuchcolour
Summary: "You think God thinks this is a sin?"
Castiel stared down his entire lifetime's worth of beliefs and denied them. "No."
"Me neither."
They met on September 11, 1959. The beginning was clear, but for Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester, the ending was anything but.
A non-linear look at a love story.
Title: Learning Brave
Author: profound-boning (farawaystardust)
Artist: jayi aka nonexistenz
Summary:
I am always a groom
just learning to pull my own weight
without wishing my past weighs less than it does.
Learning Brave
is a hand-me-down suit from Terrified As Hell.
from "Elbows" by Andrea Gibson
Title: Lost Boys And Their Toys
Author: ZRobnett
Artist: Loracine
Summary: Doctor Dean Winchester was part of a secret program called The Peter Pan Project, (3P for short) The program researched anti-aging and meta-sciences. He made a revolutionary discovery calling it “Neverland”. Using nanite technology, a serum that could cure all disease. Fearing for the cosmic consequences, Castiel (‘Thursday’ to his fellow soldiers) along with the rest of his team, was contracted with obliterating the 3P facility and wiping any trace of Neverland off the map. As Thursday and the rest of the Angel squad were flying away from the site, he spotted a man running full tilt from the wreckage carrying a vial of blue swirling liquid. Castiel swooped back around to intercept the man and complete his mission.
Title: Unconditional Things 
Artist: jayi aka nonexistenz
Fic Title: Unconditional Things
Author: crazyfoolstiney
Fandom/Genre: Soulmate AU
Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 6690
Warnings/Tags : None
Summary: Dean's not gonna let his life be defined by some stupid soulmate mark... or his complete lack thereof. It shouldn't matter anyway, right?
Title: ...and Taste Its Choice Fruits
Author: TrekChik
Artist: ohcassie21 
Summary: Deacon Castiel Novak has just six months to go before he completes his seminary and becomes a priest. He is assigned to Father Dean Winchester's parish, and he's not sure he can make it.
Title : Paradise Birds
Author: thestarsarefalling aka dr-johnwatson​
Rating: NC-17 (Explicit)
Word Count: ~39001
Warnings: Sexual Content, Traumatic Experience, PTSD
Summary: Castiel Novak is a successful fashion designer specializing in haute couture. When he decides to start a bespoke menswear line, it’s suggested he hire a spokes-model in order to win the industry over with his eccentric designs. When Castiel chooses male model Dean Winchester to represent the brand, he gets a little more than Dean’s good looks
Title: Second Star to the Right
Author: TaymeeLove
Artist: dustydaydream
Summary: Castiel is a Flora Fairy and Dean is a Fauna fairy, this is a little tale of what happens when the Spring Fairies aren't working to make Spring come to life.
Title: Seven Tears of a Lonely Soul
Author: amazinmango
Artist: thearronaut
Summary: It's said that if a truly lonely soul weeps seven tears into the ocean, a selkie will come ashore to be the lover of the one who wept. It's just a legend—until it's not.
Title: Shove Me Down
Author: raths_kitten
Artist: emmatheslayer
Summary: When Castiel gets send to Dean’s prison as an inmate, he has to use unconventional methods to keep him safe.
Title: Star-Crossed
Author: ljunattainable
Astist: cassmatazz
Summary: Dean's an astronaut on the ISS and although he believes aliens are out there somewhere he doesn't actually expect to meet one, let alone fall in love with one.
Title: The Man Beneath The Mark
Author: flutterby_cupcake_26
Artist: wondering_why_i
Summary: Charlie has gone, Dean has hurt Cas, the Mark of Cain is threatening to consume the hunter again. Castiel hopes that one last talk with his favourite human will make some kind of difference, and bring his humanity back.
Title: The Middle of the Ride
Author: SunriseRose1023
Artist: emmatheslayer
Summary: Cas and Dean have been friends forever, and Cas has been in love with Dean for just about as long. When they're getting ready to graduate high school, life begins hitting Cas especially hard. Can he gather up the courage to tell Dean how he feels? And what's more, will he discover that Dean just might feel the same way too?
Title: The Miracle of Minor Mercies
Author: A_Diamond
Artist: Impalartsociopath
Summary: Cas is gone, dissolved into the monsters he let loose on the world, but Dean’s busy dealing with the way he broke Sam, and how the doctors don’t know if there’s anything they can do for him. Desperation leads him to a small parish in Montana and a priest who can perform miracles. What he finds instead is an angel who thinks he’s human, who doesn’t remember who he is or what he’s done.
Father Emmanuel only knows what the bishop has told him about his life before the accident. But he’s been blessed with a miraculous gift ever since, and it’s his duty to channel God’s healing to those most in need—no matter what the cost to him. When a man comes to beg help for his dying brother, Emmanuel feels compelled to travel with him and offer his aid. At every Divinely inspired stop they make along the way, Emmanuel’s gift leaves him weaker and the villains whispering darkness inside his mind that much stronger.
Title: The Pulse in My Veins
Author: AngelOfTheMoor
Artist: dustydaydream
Summary: Heaven and Hell are perpetually at war. In both realms, the Soulmate Ceremony is a rite of passage. During his, the angel Castiel discovers his soulmate is a demon, while the demon Dean Winchester learns that his soulmate is an angel.
Seven years later, Castiel travels to Hell on a mission, and he and Dean meet their soulmates during the skirmish—each other. Soon, they realize their bond is something more than the usual soulmate connection, and they unwittingly become key players in the conflict between Heaven and Hell.
Title: Ties That Bind
Author: squirrel_loves_wings
Artist: Aceriee
Summary: His whole village loves the angels and uses magic to help their lives. But Dean knows better. He knows the angels aren’t their friends. The angels have stolen Sam and countless children before and after him to be slaves in their city in the mountains. Dean is determined to save his little brother and prove to his fellow villagers that the angels are untrustworthy. But are the things he’s believed his whole life true? When Dean is confronted with evidence that rocks his entire world, who will he believe and how will he make peace within his own heart?
Title: Tired
Author: noxsoulmate
Artist: artceey
Summary: Tired from their last call, firefighter Castiel wants nothing more than to sleep for the rest of his shift. But when a maniac starts a fire during a hostage situation, Castiel and his crew are on their feet again. As the call comes in, he knows exactly who he’ll see on the scene: FBI Agent Dean Winchester.
Title: True as It Can Be
Author: whelvenwings
Astist: delicirony
Summary: Growing up in a small town in Kansas, Dean learned from a young age that there was only one rule that couldn’t be broken, one place he couldn’t go - through the forest, to the long-abandoned Angel’s Hollow. But when Sam disappears, Dean’s left with no choice but to follow his brother's tracks through the dangers of the wood; little does he know that the most dangerous creature of all lurks not among the trees, but in the Hollow itself. Dean sets Sam free, at the cost of his own liberty - and, bound by magic, resigns himself to living out the rest of his days in the Hollow, at the mercy of the being within. The angel of Angel’s Hollow, however, has a story - is a prisoner, too, as much as Dean is. Only one thing can free them both - but it is impossible. For, after all: who could ever learn to love a beast?
Title: Under Construction
Author: thestarsarefalling
Artist: Maria
Summary: Castiel's been quietly haunting the house in which he's met his untimely demise for a long time. Up until this moment, he's only had to deal with squatters and adventurous teenagers, who were easy to drive out with some spooky moans and creepy words scratched into walls. But when his building is slated to become a construction site, Castiel encounters Dean, the contractor and new owner of the home, someone who doesn't scare easy.
Title: Victor's Secret Fashion Show
Author: TaymeeLove
Artist: OhCassie21
Summary: Castiel was a seasoned model, but when an eighteen year old named Dean came around, Cas felt his job was being threatened. Will all end well, or will Castiel be pushed out of the fashion industry for good?
Title; What You Need Most
Author: Ainikki
Artist: Kuwlshadow
Summary: AU of Season 11 Finale, "Alpha and Omega." The Darkness offers to give Dean what he needs most, and Dean finds himself ten years in the past with Sam dead, Azazel on the loose and, seemingly, nothing that he needs. When he and Castiel meet, they form an uneasy truce to rescue Sam—but nothing goes as planned. Dean learns that what he wants and what he needs are not always the same—and comes to understand the gift the Darkness has given him.
Title: Worth a Thousand Words
Author: a_dusky_gold
Artist: Ren_Malis 
Summary: Entertainment news is a competitive fucking business, but there are some stories which deserve to be told. When closeted, kinky actor Dean Winchester meets billionaire businessman Castiel Novak, sparks fly. But will a single leaked photograph ruin things forever?
Title: Written On Your Skin
Author: noxsoulmate
Artist: purgatory-jar 
Summary: When the handprint Cas left on his shoulder flares back to life, Dean knows something is wrong. Moving Heaven and Hell, he’s able to find his best friend – imprisoned and covered in writing. Every meaningful word ever spoken between them is etched into Cas’ skin, fading slowly, one line at a time. A battle against time begins because once the last line vanishes Castiel’s memories will be gone with it. Not only of Dean, but of everything he has ever learned from him about humanity, love, and free will.
===2018===
Title: Blond Ambition
Artist: dmsilvisart
Author: zaphodsgirl
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 8264
Warnings: None
Tags: Season/Series 13, Alternate Canon, Prank Wars, Misunderstandings
Summary: ​An offhand remark by Sam leads to Cas getting involved in the latest prank war, but it also leads Dean to to an unexpected confession.
Title: Astra et Luna
Artist: TheFriendlyPigeon
Author: LoversAntiquities
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Wordcount: 6401
Summary: Years upon years of abuse both at home and at school have all led to this—Dean Winchester, driving through rural Kansas, in search of any place to rest and quell his pain. On his travels, he finds a cemetery outside of Topeka that he starts to visit every chance he gets, the monotony of such a small plot of land one of his only comforts. Only now, among the graves, he finds a new visitor constructed entirely of concrete—and radiating heat. This statue will soon be Dean’s confidant, best friend, and maybe something more.
Title: To Show That Here Is Home
Artist: akobel
Author: mansikka
Rating: General Audience
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Wordcount: 12600
Warnings: none
Summary: Something is wrong with Cas. Dean sees it in each masked expression and hears it in every unfinished sentence between them. And no matter what he tries he never gets his words out right to ask. But this case involving days on the road and nights in motels means there has to be a moment where they can really talk alone. So why can he still not find what he needs to say to Cas?
Title: Angel in the Impala 
Artist: foxymoley
Author: supernatural9917fic
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 12886
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Angel (AKA Castiel Novak) and Impala (AKA Dean Winchester) are rival cam boys for Gabriel Shurley’s Casa Erotica adult entertainment company. When Gabriel suggests that they pair up, neither one is exactly keen, but the promise of more cash convinces them to give a try. Much porn ensues- but what happens when feelings get added to the mix?
Title: Right By Your Side
Artist: Dragonpressgraphics
Author: scones-and-texting-and-murder
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 12692
Warnings: none
Summary: Dean Winchester knows he’s supposed to stay away from the river that serves as an enchanted barrier to the forbidden forest where the monsters live. After a fight with his father, he finds himself there anyhow, and discovers some new and unexpected friends.
Title: The Starting Place
Artist: deancebra
Author: daydreamdestiel
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Eileen, Charlie/Dorothy)
Wordcount: 40,735
Warnings: No archive warnings (but there are a lot of semi-spoilery tags on the fic that you should check if you need to.)
Summary: Going back to Lawrence was on Dean’s list of things to never, ever do. Unfortunately, life—or in this case, death—made a mockery of even the best laid plans. Still, when he went home for his dad’s funeral with Sam, Dean had no idea who would be waiting there to turn his entire world upside down.
Cas had spent so many of his teenage years in love with his best friend Sam’s big brother that he was half-convinced he’d embellished Dean’s attributes in his memory. Too bad for his heart that when Dean came back, he’d only gotten more attractive with age. He was still the best looking omega Cas’d ever known. Even worse was that Dean was attracted to him too because no matter how much Cas wanted him, Dean was only there until he fixed up John’s house, then he was headed back to California.
So the question was, could they keep their hearts from breaking when he did?
Title: These waves are mine
Artist: whichstiel
Author: anyrei and mugglerock (the-real-anyrock)
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 20,976
Warnings: Canon typical violence and explicit language
Summary: Castiel and Dean investigate a case involving some grave desecrations and vandalism in Utah (of all places). While they have differing opinions on whether or not this is their kind of case, what they’re going to find is so much more than a possible supernatural prankster.
Title: Hidden Bones and Broken Wings
Written by Desirae
Art by ShadowPaintedRose
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 9858
Warnings: No Archive warnings applicable
Summary: Things had been quiet around the Bunker ever since the demise of Lucifer, with many demons going to ground as Hell tried to reorganize. Dean and Castiel were tip-toeing around each other but seemed to be on the verge of something momentous.
When a slew of cattle mutilations crops up along the coast, Team Free Will investigates, with the unexpected help of Rowena. Rumors of wild dogs only heard, never seen, leads them to an old cemetery in Maine.
After splitting up to search, and armed with special glasses, Dean stumbles upon a familiar beast cornering Castiel, and his heart shatters at the sight of the angel’s broken wings. Now not only is Dean determined to solve the case, he’s resolute to be there for the man he loves, and help Cas heal; physically and emotionally.
Title: Angel in the Arsenal 
Artist: oh-cassie
Author: thatpeculiarone
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Word Count: 28265
Major Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non Con (not between Dean and Cas)
Summary:
“Sometimes the path that has been laid out before you, doesn’t always mean that it’s the path you are destined to choose.”
Dean gets a call from a couple of hunters who need some extra backup on a case. When he meets up with them, Dean learns that these guys have enslaved an angel who helps them out on hunts.
Dean is aware that hunters sometimes force vamps and werewolves and the like to help them on hunts, but this is the first time he’s encountered an angel. Dean is pretty indifferent about it, he’s got other things to worry about. Except, he sees first hand the way these hunters treat the angel, Castiel, and the longer the hunt goes on, the more time he spends with the angel. Bottom line: Castiel doesn’t deserve the abuse he’s receiving.
As time goes on, Dean discovers he has to come to terms with the feelings he has for Castiel and go against the ideologies of the whole hunter community; which demand that all monsters are evil and should either be enslaved or put down.
He has to come to terms with the fact that maybe it’s not just monsters who are evil. Sometimes humans are too.
Title: The Dragon and the Cop
Artist: Potatofu
Author: NavajoLovesDestiel
Rating: T
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3497
Summary: He saw something, maybe a person, laying on the floor. He walked slowly up and saw that it was a man. He wondered if the guy was even still alive, but then the guy moaned.
Dean squatted down next to the guy. He saw that the man’s hands were tied behind his back. The guys’ eyes were closed, but Dean could see the rise and fall of the man’s chest.
He hurried to untie the guy’s hands and roll him over on his back.
The man’s eyes slowly opened and Dean was startled by the blue glow that came from them.
“Uh, hey, I’m only here to help, okay?”
Maybe Someday
Art by: InsomniaticFrenchToast
Written by: tricia-16
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 22,630
Warnings: No warnings apply
Summary: Dean’s doing a really shitty job of dealing with Castiel’s death. He can’t eat, he can’t sleep, and he can’t stop drinking. But worst of all, he can’t stop kicking himself for thinking he had more time. He should’ve known better. Every day’s a gamble living the way they do, and Cas had lost in the worst possible way. Now Dean’s stuck drowning in the aftermath, telling himself over and over that he’d do things differently if he just had one more chance.
The Winchesters wouldn’t have any luck if it weren’t for bad luck, though, so he really shouldn’t be surprised when the angel he’s been pining for shows up with a familiar face but absolutely no memories. How’s he supposed to make things right and keep his promise to himself when Cas doesn’t even know who he is? And how’s he supposed to keep his distance when Cas keeps looking at him like that?
Title: Collide
Artist: museaway
Author: andromytta
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean Smith/Jimmy Novak; Dean Smith/Castiel
Claire Novak/Kevin Tran
Wordcount: 6,425
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence
Summary: Dean Smith’s normal, boring, mundane life comes crashing to a halt when he witnesses his new neighbor jump from the balcony.
Title: The Spoils of War
Artist: theaeronaut
Author: jhoomwrites
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3.7k 
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Dean enjoys being a prominent God of War… up until another god starts to usurp his authority.
Title: The Core
Artist: whichstiel
Author: karlo (idkkarlo)
Rating: Gen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 6005
Warnings: No warnings apply
Summary: Dean misses Cas, so he asks him to come visit. When Dean realizes something else, he unintentionally upsets Cas, but all they need to do is talk it out.
Title: Who’ll Stop the Rain
Artist: Kuwlshadow
Author: Zoelily
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3,423
Warnings: None
Summary: Knowing he held Dean’s life in his hands, Castiel stared up at the bright, glowing portal and the awareness of what was on the other side gave him the last shred of determination he needed. He had to do this. He WOULD NOT LET DEAN DIE!
Title: A Choice of One’s Own
Artist: Ddff0111 (yayeeh1344)
Author: MsCaptainWinchester
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 12825
Warnings: Canon-level Violence
Summary: When youngest heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Angels presents as omega, the surrounding kingdoms are eager to offer their best alphas to become his mate, but when the demons do not take kindly to Castiel’s rejection, war is declared. To keep him safe while the army is away in battle, the first son and heir of the wolves, Dean Winchester, is assigned as Castiel’s bodyguard. Castiel doesn’t think he needs a bodyguard, and Dean would much rather be with his warriors, fighting. Will they ever be able to find common ground, and can Dean keep Castiel safe from kidnapping?
Title: Your Fire, Your Soul
Artist: dragonpressgraphics
Author: lebearpolar
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 14,510
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Dean tries not to think too closely about the monsters that his father keeps. If he looks them in the eye, or speaks to them, they cease to be faceless terrors and become instead… people. People who’ve maimed and murdered humans, to be sure, but people nevertheless. Dean can’t let himself think that way. It’s easier to think of John’s prisoners as one many-limbed, faceless, fanged entity.
But when he reaches the last cell in the barn, the largest and most secure, and glimpses for the second time the creature crouching just beyond the bars, Dean knows that he won’t be able to distance himself from this one the way he does with the others. This one is different.
The angel looks up.
Title: Somewhere Only We Know
Artist: purgatory-jar
Author: youaresunlight (puppycastiel)
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4435
Warnings: None
Summary: Five times Dean and Cas almost kissed in the Hogwarts Greenhouses, and one time they did.
Title: A different Blue
Artist: Jdragon122
Author: Neonbat666
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 23017
Warnings: No major archive tags
Summary: Everyone knows of the lone island miles out from the coast, a no man’s land where ship after ship has met their end on the jagged rocks surrounding it. Local folklore warns fishermen away, and anyone with half a brain knows to listen- Except Dean Winchester.
Dean Winchester is a second generation fisherman making do with his lot in life. After Sam leaves him for college, Dean admits, he’s struggling, but this is all he knows. He never expected a solo trip out on a tip would upset his life in ways he could never fathom.
Title: Mementos&Memories
Artist: CryptoMoon (PantyDean)
Author: NadiaHart (HartlessFiction)
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Word Count: 17,182
Warnings: (cannon typical but) Graphic Depiction of Violence 
Summary: There is a distance between memory and reality and it doesn’t always look as you’d expect it to. Sometimes it’s a tangible thing, a long stretch of deserted back roads. Pavement, patched and faded from years of weather and wear. Sometimes, it doesn’t have a look at all, but a sound. The whirr and buzz of an old Polaroid camera printing a photo.
There is a distance between then and now. Sometimes the distance is small, just the space of an exhale. Sometimes it’s fathomless, like the fall from heaven to earth.
Castiel is a man making his way across the chasm between divinity and humanity. A distance between who he was, and who he is now. Along the way he learns about himself, the family he finds, the memories he makes, and all of the moments he manages to capture in-between.
Title: Wheat Fields and Jars of Light
Artist: kelisab/krisham
Author: violue
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Wordcount: 15,900
Warnings: some blood and violence, some smut
Summary: It’s the mid-1880s. Grieving the loss of his twin brother, Castiel Novak is on a journey across Kansas to search for those responsible for his death. By horse, by carriage, by foot, he won’t stop until he’s hunted them down and gotten his revenge. What he finds, though, is that nothing in the world is quite what he thought it was.
Title: Unholy Ground
Artist: ricketyjukeboxer
Author: teacass
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 15054
Warnings: Temporary MCD (at first, Castiel is a supernatural being and isn’t technically alive. His death in the past is mentioned, but no details are given).
Summary: “And I’m not a vandal,” the man shoots back. “My name’s Dean. And I think there’s been a misunderstanding—”
“No,” Castiel hisses. “I have watched you. I have seen you creep around with your shovel and your gun and I have seen you trying to desecrate the graves, my graves, so do not talk to me about a misunderstanding—”
Dean holds his hands up and shakes his head. “Shit, man, I swear I’m not trying to—”
Castiel has had enough, though, so he flicks his wrist and pushes Dean over one of the tombstones and down to the ground. Dean falls with a grunt and tries to stand up quickly, but Castiel keeps him pinned to the ground with a raise of his eyebrow.
“I am the guardian of this cemetery,” he states when he stops and looks down on the struggling man. “I will not be made a fool of, especially not by someone like you.”
Title: Broomstick Cowboy
Artist: cardinalwrites (cardinalwrites)
Author: JupiterJames (jupiterjames)
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Word Count: 16911
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Dean Winchester is one of the finest circuit riders of his generation, right after his legendary father. He’s got the life he loves, with the exception of one thing - one person: his biggest sponsor, Castiel Milton. Despite being a ranch owner, Milton is only interested in one thing, and that’s making money, even at the expense of animals past their prime. At least, that’s what Dean’s animosity has been lead to believe. However, coming face to face with his misunderstanding makes him reevaluate a lot of things, including his feelings for Castiel.
Title: the muse
Artist: busysquirrel (bs-acorns)
Author: d_claiborne (d-claiborne)
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas (side Anna/Garth)
Wordcount: 30k
Warnings: very minor mentions of off-screen period-typical homophobia
Summary: At the dawn of 1884, Castiel decides to leave New York and pursue his dream of becoming an artist. At the dawn of 1884, the night before he is to board the ship that will carry him across the ocean from America to England, Castiel meets Dean Winchester. At the dawn of 1884, Castiel falls in love for the first time.
Title: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Artist: Aceriee
Author: profound-boning
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4086
Warnings: domestic au, mental health issues-depression and anxiety, break up? and reconciliation, sad with a happy ending
Summary: Getting into bed at three in the afternoon is generally frowned upon.
So Dean lies on the couch instead.
Title: Wait Until You’re Ready
Artist: dreamsfromthebunker
Author: thisisntreallymeimnotreallyhere
Rating: General
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 8K
Warnings: memory loss (briefly)
Summary: Dean is unfairly thrown overboard after being falsely accused of a crime. Luckily, a merman named Cas is there to rescue him. Unluckily, Dean loses his memory so now Cas is going to have to take care of him until help arrives. Just the two of them in an isolated, one room cabin. What could possible happen?
Title: into the woods
Artist: SketchyDean
Author: icarusinflight
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 14,242
Summary: When John sends Dean and Sam out to the forest with instructions to make it through the night and meet him the next day, Dean thinks he has it under control.Until it starts snowing.
Luckily they find a cabin, and a stranger willing to take them in for the night.Dean thinks that’s the end of it - until years later when a familiar looking person turns up on his door.
Title: Where Have All The Angels Gone?
Artist: amberdreams 
Author: Legendsofsnark
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4034
Warnings: No major archive tags
Summary: The Winchester brothers are working for the Angel Bureau of Investigation on a case. Several angels have gone missing and University Professor Castiel Novak appears to be their prime suspect - that is until Dean goes missing too, and Sam and Castiel have to team up to find him.
Title: Malzeraphem
Artist: Cloud Wolfbane
Author: TaymeeLove
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4115
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Dean and Sam spent their whole lives running from the demons. Being an Angel/Demon hybrid, or Malzeraphem, they were hunted, for one was the boy king, the one who would be able to kill all Demons or Angels if they so chose or just rule over them as they please. They searched for years for the entrance to the Angel’s kingdom to seek asylum, and run into Castiel on the way there.
Will Sam be the boy king, or is it Dean? Will they chose to rule or will they chose to kill?
Title: Light My Way
Artist: Humongouscandycoffee
Author: Wayward AF
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Wordcount: 6043
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Summary: Dean and Castiel have finally retired from hunting. Sam still mans the bunker, while Cas and Dean live in a little house on the outskirts of town. Cas gave up his grace and lives as a human until one chance encounter changes everything.
Title: Make You Feel My Love
Artist: cas-watches-over-you
Author: sternchencas
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas, (Sam/Eileen)
Wordcount: 24370
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Summary: For the first time in his life, Dean has a ticket to the ‘Heaven on Earth Music Festival’ and after enjoying a weekend full of music, fast food, and freaky people, he takes a late night walk over the festival grounds to say goodbye. Little does he know that the weekend is far from over and that fate has a gift for him - a tall, dark, and tattooed gift. Castiel regrets many things in his life, but in the midst of a sea of tents, he makes a choice that leads fate to finally give him a break - a hot, sweet break, in need of an angel.
Title: These Days of Dust
Artist: ricketyjukeboxer
Author: Grumpyphoenix
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Jessica)
Wordcount: 11754
Warnings: Minor Character Death, minor period-typical homophobia
Summary: After author Chuck Shurley dies, his son Robert Shurley returns to his childhood home, hoping to find answers about who his father really was. He meets a stranger named Emmanuel, who has a story to tell him about his father, and the origin of the 1970s classic pulp novels, Supernatural. Hidden underneath the novels is a story about monsters, Angels, secrets, heroes, and true love
Title: Partnered
Artist: vyxon7
Author: thebloggerbloggerfun (K_K_TiBal)
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Donna/Jody, Sam/Eileen)
Wordcount: 28,112
Warnings: (Drug usage and overdose - but not by either Dean or Cas)
Summary: Dean didn’t think that his life as a detective could get much worse after Castiel was promoted to lieutenant.
Castiel was a stickler for the rules, had no sense of humour, and never seemed to give Dean a break, even though they used to be partners.
But then, despite all of their questionable history, the two are asked to go undercover on a case in the wealthy suburbs of California… as a married couple.
Title: Growing Pains
Artist: boopliette
Author: surlybobbies
Rating: G
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Eileen)
Word count: 12,884
Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings
Summary: “Cas could hardly believe that less than a month prior he’d been in court pleading hoarsely through a stream of tears for permanent guardianship of Jack, the child that his closest friend Kelly hadn’t expected but had still loved with all of her heart.“
When Kelly Kline passes away in a car accident, leaving her infant son Jack orphaned, her best friend Cas petitions the courts for guardianship. This is how, with one bang of a gavel, Cas becomes for all intents and purposes a father.
Fatherhood, however, is more than a little challenging for a single man who has no experience with children. Enter Dean Winchester, the neighbor from across the hall, who proves himself to be good with Jack (and might be even better with Cas.)
Title: Black Labyrinth
Artist: quickreaver
Author: pantheonofdiscord
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 13,016
Warnings: canon-typical violence, horror, dubcon
Summary: A lacerated corpse and whispers of a monster draw Team Free Will to the west coast. Desperate for a break from Dean and Cas’ latest snit, Sam chases a lead on his own, only to vanish without a trace.
When the hours tick on and Sam doesn’t return, Dean and Cas set aside their issues and follow his trail to an old shipyard. What they find, however, is a twisting maze of illusion and torment, where the air reeks of death and the very walls tell lies. Reality shatters and reforms, over and over, putting their bond to the test – but they grow no closer to finding Sam.
Sam, meanwhile, sits face to face with a creature of nightmares, spinning deceptions all its own.
Title: A Tail Most Unusual
Artist: delicious-irony
Author: rustling_pages
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 9000 words
Warnings: none
Summary: It could be argued there are worse ways of meeting the love of your life than measuring their inseam for the fitting of a prosthetic merman tail, but if you asked Castiel about it, he’d probably disagree. Secretly being a merman in Hollywood was difficult enough, but working on the cheesiest tv show to ever exploit the worst tropes about merfolk - thank you, Gabriel - with annoyingly attractive soap opera star Dean Winchester was not how Castiel had envisioned his life going.
Title: A Dragon’s Treasure
Artist: Correlia-be
Author: Tobythewise
Rating: E
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 13418
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Summary: During a party, Dean Winchester meets a handsome stranger. When they touch, instant connections are made. Dean never in his wildest dreams thought love at first sight was real, but now his beliefs are changing. Maybe soulmates are real. Dean and Castiel’s relationship blossoms more rapidly than Dean knew was possible, but he doesn’t question it because there’s a pull in Dean’s core towards Castiel. He has to trust his gut. All the while Cas has a secret that he didn’t realize was a secret at all. Dean’s in for a shock that makes him reevaluate everything, including who he is. Thankfully, Castiel is there to help him along the way, always staying right by his side.
Title: Dream Big
Author: thefriendlypigeon
Author: whelvenwings
Rating: General
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 14k
Warnings: None
Summary: The worst has happened. Castiel is lost, alone, on the run - with no memory of who he is. Dean and Sam are desperate, driving through the night to try to get to him before he hurts himself or someone else. There’s no sign of him - until Dean starts having dreams, and around them strange things begin to happen. Things that give Dean hope. Hope that there’s a chance that Castiel isn’t completely gone - that maybe he could come back.
Title: For the Sake of Love
Artist: thedogsled
Author: thatwriterlady
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 28254
Warnings: Creature fic (Tenta!Cas); AU; Smut (with tentacles); John Winchester’s A+ Parenting; Castiel is intersex; Lifelong romance.
Summary: Dean’s just a little boy when he nearly drowns in the ocean on a family vacation. Were it not for meeting another little boy who saved his life by holding him up until his father could swim out to get him. This chance meeting leads to a lifelong friendship, but it leads to a whole lot more. When Dean accidentally puts himself and his new friend in danger, it leads to him needing to ask his uncle for help. This wasn’t the life Dean thought he’d have at just six years old, but it’s everything he ever wanted at 18.
Watch as Dean embarks on a life changing mission to protect the man he cares about more than anything. Everything he’s about to do is for the sake of love.
Title: Adrift
Artist: starmouse123
Author: alxdiamond
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 6,140
Warnings: MCD (Not Dean or Cas)
Summary: Dean Winchester left Earth with his parents twenty-five years ago aboard the colony ship St. Louis. Three years into the five-year journey, a freak energy wave decimated the ship’s inhabitants, cut off their communication with Earth, and destroyed their navigation system. Now, Dean and his best friend Jimmy are one of the teams who fly out to survey potential planets for habitability.
Dean’s pretty sure they’re not going to find one in his lifetime.
When something goes wrong on what should be a routine survey mission, Dean has to face Jimmy’s death, the existence of extraterrestrial life, and the truth about what killed his parents—all while trapped in a broken shuttle with an alien life form that’s taken over his friend’s corpse.
Title: Running Out of Time (But I Run to You)
Artist: Ddff0111
Author: a_dusky_gold
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Word count: 19600
Warnings: Internalized Homophobia, Period-Typical Sexism/Homophobia, Conversion Therapy/Camps, Minor Violence 
Summary: The last thing Dr. Castiel Novak expects is to be housing a criminal, wanted for murder by the very government program he helped set up. But when Dean Winchester turns up on his doorstep, that’s exactly what he finds himself doing.
Title: The Art of Apology
Artist: maskofcognito
Author: Aleeliah
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Bela)
Wordcount: 12,409
Warnings: none
Summary: New York City is a fantastic place, they say. The big apple. Multicultural melting pot. The home of some of the world’s greatest museums and art galleries. Somewhere to start anew, somewhere to disappear into the masses and reinvent yourself.
It’s fucking frightening, that’s what it is. Dean’s never felt more like a fish on dry land. All he’s gotta do is convince people that his art is great and secure his future. That’s all. Easy. He can do this.
Oh, boy.
Title: Should’ve Just Netflix ‘n’ Chilled
Artist: deliciousirony
Author: firefly124
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 14,717
Warnings: none
Summary: It had been a fun night out, seeing the latest Marvel movie with his brother, Cas, and Gabe. Dean should’ve known there was trouble around the corner.
Title: by the flowers in his eyes
Artist: migglangelus
Author: remmyme
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas (background Sam/Eileen)
Wordcount: 3523
Warnings: none
Summary: Dean is blind and (mostly) fine with it. He still managed to bag the hottest boyfriend in town.
Title: You and Me, and All the Stars That We Can See
Artist: foxymoley
Author: hazelnuts (fandom-madnessess)
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas (implied Eileen/Sam)
Wordcount: 6358
Warnings: Less than canon typical violence
Summary: Dean is the captain of the Hunter. He and his crew traverse the voids of space in search of jobs and lend a helping hand where they can. After helping out a young girl forced to marry a man she despises, the Hunter left barely space-worthy. Castiel, Dean’s pilot, knows a great place to get her fixed. And Dean, well, he’s never been much good at saying no to Cas.
Title: Bite the Bullet
Artist: idjitsaviors
Author: angelofthemoor
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 22211
Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings; heavy drinking and smoking
Summary: Jaded PI and former cop Castiel Novak receives a visit from Dean Winchester, a rookie police officer. Dean wants to hire Castiel to help him with an investigation into Frank Devereaux’s death. It’s been ruled a suicide, but Dean believes the man was murdered. Castiel takes a shine to him and, against his better judgment, agrees to help pro bono. As the two work together, they grow closer. But the case puts their newfound partnership to the test. How will Dean react when he learns Castiel’s secrets? Will they find out what really happened to Devereaux? And when they get caught in the crosshairs of some dangerous individuals, how will they survive?
Title: Blue is the Color of the Sky
Artist: Miggles
Author: Persephoney
Rating: T
Wordcount: 14,267
Warnings: some violence and torture
Summary: The Archangel Michael used to be heaven’s greatest weapon until he was trapped in the human world. Powerful sigils bound him and seals away most of his powers and memories. Going only with his new name: Dean, he struggles to return to his home, and most importantly to remember something or someone associated with a color he barely remembers: Blue.
Title: Two Righteous Men
Artist: Impalartsociopath
Author: Vera / Raths_kitten
Rating: R
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3800
Warnings: graphic violence
Summary: Instead of curing Dean of the Mark of Cain, Castiel realizes that Dean hasn’t lost his soul and is happier as a Knight of Hell. They just need to feed the Mark every now and then. And in doing so, Castiel has found a purpose as well.
Title: Daylight Gold
Artist: TheDogsled
Author: MistressPandora
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 8,515
Warnings: Canon Divergence, Wing Kink, Anal Sex (no other archive warnings apply)
Summary: It was Castiel’s prowess that saved Dean Winchester from the Fire, but it was his carelessness that left Dean forever changed. It is that change that brings them closer together. And just in time to work together against a powerful faction of angels intent on hurting Dean.
Title: Sovereign
Artist: Aceriee
Author: superhoney
Rating: E
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Jess)
Wordcount: 87,974
Warnings: N/A
Summary: When his brother embarks on a risky venture, Prince Dean of Pellia’s only choice is to enter into a marriage with the king of Arxelle in order to save Sam’s life as well as his own. King Castiel is severe, aloof, and no more happy about their hasty wedding than Dean. Marital bliss is the last state either of them expects to reach, but as Dean spends more time in his new home, he and Castiel slowly begin to settle into a partnership that allows them to put the needs of their kingdom before their own feelings. The longer they spend together, though, the more those feelings develop, daring them both to wonder if they might ever be husbands in more than just name.
Title: Apocalypse Born
Art by: BadWolfBeauty 
Fic by: crowleyhasfeels
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 7303
Warnings: None
Summary: In the battle against Michael and Lucifer, Dean finds himself with a whole lot more to worry about. Not only is the world coming to an end, he realizes he is in love with his best friend … his now pregnant best friend.
Title: The Cutting Edge
Artist: Pimentogirl
Author: Halzbarry
Rating: E
Wordcount: 23,955
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Castiel Novak has a routine. That routine consists of skating, conditioning, food and sleep, and more skating. He doesn’t make time for relationships and that’s worked just fine for him. It’s part of the reason he and Meg have made it as far as they have in the figure skating world.
His usual routine is thrown for a loop when he finds himself having to share his usual ice rink with the Kansas Hunters, and he comes face to face with the team captain and the greenest eyes Castiel has ever seen.
Dean Winchester isn’t the least bit shy about his attempts to get to know Castiel, and Castiel isn’t quite sure why he’s finding it so easy to get close to Dean. But maybe, Dean Winchester, local NHL celebrity, will be the one to breakdown the guard that Castiel has had up for so long.
Title: Time Still Exists
Artist: usarechan
Author: starespressos
Rating: E
Pairings: Dean/Cas (minor Sam/Jess, minor Charlie/Dorothy)
Wordcount: 32217
Warnings: none, but check the tags
Summary: Castiel Novak has dreamed of participating in a theater dancing project forever. When a spot opens at Rowena MacLeod’s theater, he jumps right in – even though it means taking over from someone who has recently passed away. Soon enough, he meets Dean, who spends almost as much time at the theater as Castiel does but refuses to share any details about himself. Castiel is intrigued by him, and not only because Dean is the first person in a long time to treat him with anything less than admiration. As their friendship and the mystery around Dean deepen over time, Castiel’s perception of both himself and the universe is changed forever.
Title: Heartstrings
Artist: knowmefirst
Author: Obsessive_Mishamigo
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3358
Warnings: None
Summary: When Castiel sees Dean for the first time since he went on tour, will all the feelings still be there?
Title: The Horse-King
Artist: cloud_wolfbane 
Author: opal_bullets 
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 78,000
Warnings: Graphic (but more or less canon-typical) violence, minor character death, temporary character death, animal abuse
Summary: When orphans Sam and Dean Winchester get jobs in Horsetown, they figure that being stable boys is just their lot in life. But when King Metatron takes a peculiar liking to an even more peculiar horse they find themselves in the middle of an intrigue they barely understand, leading to an adventure full of magic and mystery, faith and betrayal, and maybe - if they survive it - love.
Title: Impostor Syndrome
Artist: imtoobiforyou
Author: darkheartinthesky
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Words: 5.5k
Warnings: None
Summary: Somehow, Dean was given one more chance with Cas. Somehow Cas came back to him and Dean is not going to screw it up this time.
So of course it turns out Cas isn’t actually Cas.
Ensue the rescue mission.
Title: Luck of the Iris
Artist: Pimentogirl
Author: doodlegirll
Rating: E
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Words: 27,326
Warnings: None
Summary: “It’s scientific name isiris germanica, known more commonly as a bearded iris, from the family Iridaceae. They’re native to the temperate zones of the Northern hemisphere.” Castiel explains. “They’re a very common garden flower.”
Any item can be hexed or cursed to be lucky, even a seemingly innocuous iris at a farmer market, as Castiel soon comes to understand. While the Winchesters search for the witch responsible and try to find a cure, Castiel and Dean must come face to face with the feelings they have for one another, and realize that maybe with a little bit of luck and a little bit of love, good things do happen…even if it means carrying a four foot iris every where you go.
Title: Either the End (Or Maybe It’s Sanctuary)
Artist: Deancebra
Author: 60r3d0m
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3165
Warnings: mild violence
Summary: It takes Castiel three months to find him. Three months of desperation and losing his mind with worry, and then it is Dean’s longing that leads him to a run-down shed in the middle of the woods, where he finds Dean imprisoned, shivering and afraid.
And Castiel thinks it will be okay after that, except Dean looks at him as if he’s seeing a stranger. Except that Dean cowers from Castiel’s touch as if he thinks that Castiel will hurt him.
It’s the least of their problems.
Especially when they find themselves in a world where they are the last people left on Earth.
Title: Wings on Fire
Artist: Flightoftheseraph
Author: Darkheartinthesky
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3488
Warnings: Temporary Character Death
Summary: The spell from the Book of the Damned didn’t work. But Rowena has something else up her sleeve.
There are no ends to which Castiel won’t travel to save Dean Winchester.
Title: Redemption
Artist: sketchydean
Author: raths_kitten
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 5,431
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Summary: Castiel’s quiet life gets turned upside down when a wounded stranger seeks shelter in his church. Dean’s appearance threatens to unravel all that Castiel has built for himself, because, as it turns out, he has some secrets of his own.
===2019===
Title: The Art of Falling
Artist: Bees
Author: zipegs
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 39016
Warnings: graphic violence, body horror, temporary mcd, suicide attempt
Summary: What darkness befalls an angel when the world they knew is ripped away?
After being cast out of Heaven, Castiel wakes up in rural Nebraska injured, alone, and overwhelmed. Out of options, he begrudgingly accepts the aid of the hunter who finds him and holes up in a dingy little mobile home while his newly fragile body does its best to heal. But life as a human is harder to endure than Castiel expected, and despite Dean’s constant kindness, he finds himself struggling to reconcile what he was with what he is becoming.
Title: Higher Places
Artist: Gabester-sketch
Author: teacass
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 33k
Warnings: None
Summary: No one can ever know Castiel is a shapeshifter. Not King Michael, whose hatred and prejudice are known all across the kingdom. Not Castiel’s apprentices at the royal garden or any others living in the castle. And definitely not his best friend, Dean – especially because he has already met Castiel’s falcon but has no idea it’s actually him in animal form. But then the royal hunt approaches, and Castiel will have to decide whether keeping his secret is more important than the safety of those close to him.
Title: Compositions & Cabrioles
Artist: anyrei
Author: samikitten
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 7,088
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Dean Winchester, a photographer, does a photoshoot with the New York City Ballet, and meets a gorgeous dancer named Castiel Krushnic
Title: HUMANS ARE WEIRD, A SPACE PACK-BONDING STORY
Artist: Morgan
Author: Wargurl83
Rating: Gen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3453
Warnings: None
Summary: Humans have made it to the stars, and they really will pack bond with anything. This is the story of how Dean built his own little family in space.
Title: a different kind of secret
Artist: impmakesart
Author: d_claiborne
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 11640
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: The spy life offers many perks, really. You get to fly across America for free, you take down a criminal or two, you get a plethora of sick-ass guns (and maybe a hand grenade). If you’re lucky enough, you might end up with an odd yet fascinating partner. What’s not a perk is falling in love with him. Turns out feelings can be a real bitch - it’s tough to deal with them when you have to deal with a crime boss and saving said partner from the grips of potential death, too.
Title: Caught in a Rainbow
Artist: c-kaeru
Author: hectatess
Rating: Teen and up
Pairings: Dean/Cas, (Side pairing : Sam/Gabriel)
Warnings: none 
Wordcount: 14394 
Summary: Dean is finishing up his senior year of high school, and his life is pretty much ok. Except that he had been crushing on his best friend since forever. But Cas has never even expressed attraction to anybody, let alone Dean. His little brother, Sam, is pushing Dean to come along to the Kansas City Pride, but Dean is scared. He figured out that he is bi, just a year ago, and aside from Sam and their lesbian nerd friend Charlie, no-one knows. Especially not their straight-laced father. Then John gets a job offer, which means he has to go to two six week-long training sessions. When Sam suggests Cas coming over to help him and Dean out, things come to a head.
Title: save that light
Artist: unforth
Author: waywarded
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4,779
Warnings: Graphic violence, Major Character Injury, Psychological Trauma, Kidnapping
Summary: He’s alive, he’s alive, he’s alive— Dean isn’t sure if it’s his brain, if he’s speaking aloud, if it’s Jody, next to him in the car, but he’s alive, Castiel is alive, and then there is darkness.
Title: Run To Him
Artist: hitori-alouette
Author: phoenix_michie
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Past Castiel/April Kelly)
Wordcount: 29980
Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, non-graphic suicide scene
Summary: Being a sheriff is all Dean Winchester has ever wanted. He loves his job, the town, and the people living in it.
When a new guy moves into the neighborhood, Dean’s beloved townspeople are quick to talk and the rumors start to spread. As a new substitute teacher at the local High School, Castiel Novak attracts not only the attention of his neighbors, but also of the parents and the kids at the school. As complaints start to pour in at the station, Dean dutifully deals with them—and with Castiel, not knowing that this man is only trying to find his peace and quiet, trying to escape his past, but leading it right into Dean’s town.
Title: Flora’s Secret
Artist: jossujb
Author: Tragidean/LoversAntiquities
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Wordcount: 3065
Warnings: None
Summary: Trapped—seemingly—in the confines of his own mind, Dean enlists Rowena to help him pull Castiel back into reality—but, finds himself in a place foreign yet beautiful, with a set of wings to match.
Title: Scribere Jussit Armor
Artist: dmsilvisart
Author: nickelkeep
Rating: Teen and up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 11368
Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings - Past mentions of Canon Violence and MCD.
Summary: When a case involving angels pops up, Sam needs a book from Cas’ room and asks Dean to get it. After a quick phone call with Cas, and making sure he has the red book, written purely in Enochian, Dean’s sure the brothers are ready to go.
Except, Sam has now translated Cas’ journal, leaving Dean to face some very harsh truths when it comes to a particular Angel of the Lord.
Title: Gravity on my Heart
Artist: deancebra
Author: rooneysrose
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Jess, Meg/Anna, past Meg/Cas)
Wordcount: 16.190 words
Warnings: divorce, toxic relationship, mentions of fire, grief, death of relative, nightmares
Summary: When a fire destroys Cas’s home and almost takes his daughter with it, he’s left with no place to go. Faith comes from an unexpected corner when Dean, former best friend and firefighter, offers them a place in his home.
Title: Feathers And Fire
Artist: deliciousirony
Author: navajolovesdestiel
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Word count: 10,958
Warnings: Graphic Violence
Summary: “You have got to be kidding me!” Castiel paced the room.
“Afraid not, Cassie. Michael has his mind made up.”
Castiel stopped and looked at his brother. “He’s really sending me to, what? Service that monster?”
Gabriel sighed. “You are the gift for signing the treaty. And we don’t know for sure he’s a monster.”
Castiel snorted. “And all the stories about him? What about them? He burns people to death if they defy him!”
Gabriel sighed again. “Then, don’t defy him, I guess.”
Castiel sat down and shook his head. “I’m being sent to a monster to be his courtesan. This is just great.”
Title: Manifest Destiny
Artist: oh-cassie
Author: KreweOfImp
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas (past Dean/Michael, non-con Dean/Michael
Wordcount: 49,524
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-con
Summary: The year is 1899. The Wild West is in its dying days—but don’t tell that to the outlaws of Eastern Kansas. The gangs are Winchester and Novak, and the feud is bitter and blood-soaked.
The families were friendly once upon on a time, but that time is long gone, and when Michael, the second-in-command to the Novaks, sees the opportunity to have Dean, golden boy and heir apparent to the Winchester gang at his mercy, he takes it. They have history, Michael and Dean, and he’s been waiting on this opportunity for a long time.
What Michael didn’t bank on was that his cousin Castiel, the Novak gang’s resident scapegoat and outcast, would have some sympathy for the prisoner—let alone start to like him.
Title: He’s Kind of a Hairy Fairy
Artist: hit_the_books
Author: almaasi
Rating: NC-17 / Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 24,000 words
Tags: Summer Camp, Teacher Dean, Teacher Castiel, Oh My God They Were Roommates, There Was Only One Bed, Dean’s Inner Child, Magic Realism, Eventual Smut
Warnings: None.
Summary: AU. Dean agreed to help Sam run this summer camp, but he didn’t know he’d have to share a cabin and a bed with his own best friend. No biggie, though. It’s platonic. Except Cas goes and confesses his love for the sake of honesty. Dean’s not ready to say it back. The only way anyone’s getting an “I love you too” out of him is if some meddling witch curses him with fairy wings, and in order to break the spell he has to give in to his heart’s true desires. And THAT’s not gonna happen at a perfectly normal forest camp in Idaho… right?
Title: Standin’ at the Crossroads
Artist: Pimentogirl
Author: VenezuelanWriter
Rating: NC-17 / Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3,500 words
Tags: Alternate Universe - Prohibition Era, 1930s, Alternate Universe- No Supernatural, Flashbacks, Explicit Sexual Content, Family Drama.
Warnings: None.
Summary: So many things were out of place —starting with America. The economy was barely steading itself again, the Prohibition had people either going crazy or behind bars, and corruption knocked on everyone’s door at least once a day.
Dean and Sam open up their own inn, trying to survive in the conflictive society, but one day a particular customer arrives and makes Dean question what side of the history he’s on.
Title: The Last Angel
Artist: Aceriee
Author: superhoney
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas (minor Sam/Rowena)
Wordcount: 41,969
Warnings: Temporary character death, minor character death
Summary: Deep in the forest, Castiel keeps himself apart from the human world. But when rumour reaches him that he may be the last angel left in the land, he sets off in search of the truth. Along the way, he is joined by Sam, a magician whose abilities hinder as much as they help, and Rowena, an enchantress with a complicated past of her own. The road carries them south to a land whose king is known to hate angels, and whose crumbling castle contains more secrets than it does inhabitants. The only life and light within its walls comes from the prince, Dean, whose patience and charm are a stark contrast to the king’s cold distance. Within that grim castle, they will all be tested, and the fate of all angels will rest on their shoulders.
Inspired by The Last Unicorn.
Title: Six Feet Under Water
Artist: dragonpressgraphics
Author: zaphodsgirl
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 7638
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: This story is inspired by the amazing art of dragonpressgraphics, accompanied by this prompt:
Can be canon or AU (though Canon preferred - see below why) where Cas almost drowns and either Dean witnessed it or rescues him - would love a fic where Cas then has to deal with fear of drowning afterwards - maybe Dean too has nightmares about Cas drowning because of the same experience (bonus if references are made to season 6/7 where Cas walked into the water because of the Leviathans). Loads of angst more than okay as long as story has happy ending
Title: Stone Cold Creature
Artist: Correlia
Author: Idkkarlo
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 13’753
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: When a case comes up near the bunker the three brothers decide to go investigate it themselves, despite being a little rusty in the game. What they don’t realize is that this isn’t their normal djinn - now they have to figure out how to solve this case before it’s too late.
Title: Disambiguation 
Artist: PallasPerilous 
Author: thatpeculiarone 
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Word Count: 24130
Warnings: Mentions of Blood, Angst
Summary: It happened in a split second.
One minute, Dean was looking at him - the next, he was on the floor a few feet away.
Dean is attacked by a witch on a hunt, causing him to fall comatose and his memories to be erased. Dean spends his time unconscious reliving his life, building memories back together and seeing things from a new perspective. Meanwhile, Cas and Sam race the clock in order to try and save Dean, with many dead ends along the way. As time begins to run out, Cas realises it may be too late for him to tell Dean how he truly feels.
Cue: An angsty two-weeks in the Men of Letters bunker.
Title: Irresistible
Artist: Psynatural
Author: raths_kitten
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 5274
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Castiel is a lonely wizard longing for a familiar to bond with. Dean just really wants a taste of this pie that’s luring him in somehow.
Title: Remants
Artist: c-kaeru
Author: daydreamdestiel
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 9459
Warnings: none
Summary: A love worth everything he has left. At the end of the world a man who’s lost everything struggles to find a reason to stay alive. When Dean bursts into his life, Cas can’t help but be drawn to him despite his conviction that he won’t let himself get close to anyone again. He can’t take finding someone just to lose them. The problem is—he can’t resist. Falling for Dean is as easy as breathing. In a dangerous world that threatens to consume everyone, Cas must overcome his fear of being hurt and the looming possibility of loss to remain with Dean. Is loving Dean really worth the risk?
Title: Breathe
Artist: purzelndesbaeumchen
Author: turningthepages
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 8500
Warnings: None
Summary: Castiel has promised to remain by Dean’s side through anything, which now includes settling next to him as the hunter sleeps. As this new side of their friendship falls into a routine, Castiel’s feelings grow just as steadily
Title: Like a Falling Star
Artist: Jinger
Author: PipMer
Rating: Teen and Up Audience
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 5056
Warnings: none
Summary: When the angels fell, Castiel thought that he had lost everything that made him who he was.
But then Dean claimed that he could see his wings, and Castiel had to rethink everything.
Title: Smoke and Submission
Artist: BeesAreAwesome
Author: ThatsNotWhoIFuckingAm
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 15684
Warnings: none
Summary: Castiel is a drifter, a punk train hopper looking for some place to be for a while. A job and a bed to crash in temporarily. Dean is the ownere of Winchesters Bar, a dive with a secret and he just happens to need a bartender.
From the moment Cas lays eyes on Dean he knows he’s in trouble. What ensues is the best kind of dirty…with a side of Twinkie.
Title: Whiskey and Temptation
Artist: synk-art
Author: destiel-love-forever
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 9,072
Warnings: None
Summary: All Dean and Castiel seem to do these days is fight. After a particularly bad argument, Castiel had decided to leave for a few days. To cool off, or more accurately, to let Dean cool off. He comes back to find Dean drunk, angry, and ready for a round two. Except… this time Castiel has a very different idea of how to resolve their anger. Hopefully for good this time.
Title: The Light That Keeps Us Blind
Artist: galaxystiel
Author: grumpyphoenix
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Wordcount: 11,566
Warnings: None
Summary: Are you afraid to leave your home at night? Remember where you were when the Monster Uprising began? Well, have no fear, citizens, we here at H34V3N Corp, formerly Winchester-Roman Incorporated, have got your back! Here at H34V3N, we strive to continue what our brave founders started by creating synergistic teams to stand between you and the things that creep in the dark. Each qualified and fully licensed Hunter is paired with a robotic Artificial Intelligence, or ‘Angels’ as we like to call them, whose purpose is to ensure that you, the citizens on the street, stay safe from harm. We ask that when you see them working you move aside to a safe distance so they may remove the monster quickly and with a minimum of fuss! We at H34V3N live to serve the public peace with a smile
Heavenly!!
Title: Something Human
Artist: Deancebra
Author: NikkiSage
Rating: Teen and Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 49,972
Warnings: none
Summary: Cyborgs have been dubbed the greatest advancement of biomedical engineering, and many would describe them as revolutionary and extraordinary. Dean Winchester, however, has his own choice words about them and that is that they’re friggin’ creepy. Now his brother might say that his “cyborgphobia” is a mixed result of some adolescent trauma bullshit and the circumstances around their father’s death, but Dean’s pretty sure his squeamishness is more to due with the fact that they are human corpses that are running on computer software. They’re a B rated horror movie just waiting to happen!
The last thing Dean expects is to end up harboring a renegade Cyborg–which besides being crazy and reckless is also very much illegal. Even though Dean should be turning C45-T-L over to the proper authorities, he just can’t seem to go through with it. Cas is different than his robot brethern, and it’s not just because he can talk, has horrible posture, and a strange obsession with origami. It’s because when Dean looks into his eyes he doesn’t see a cold machine looking back, but instead he sees something familiar in those eyes; curiosity, excitement and loneliness. He sees… Well something human. And to him that’s worth protecting.
Title: Steal My Heart
Artist: delicious-irony
Author: flaming-celestial-comet
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Wordcount: 7978
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: “Dean just needs to pay for his brother’s college. Problem is, he isn’t earning enough money at his job to pay for it, so he decides to steal something from the wealthy Novak household on the night they’re hosting a masquerade ball open to the entire town. However, things don’t go to plan, and he is stuck there with the Novaks son, Castiel. And what happens if he falls for Castiel Novak?”
Title: In western lands beneath the Sun
Artist: beesandbroomsticks
Author: lebearpolar
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 7,898
Warnings: N/A
Summary: A former warrior, cast out by his people long ago, the fae Castiel travels the realm alone. Until one day he comes upon a young prince, on a journey of his own to a mysterious destination, and agrees to serve as his bodyguard. In Dean Winchester, crown prince of the realm, Castiel finds an unlikely friend, an unexpected love – and a new purpose
Title: Laid Bare
Artist: dmsilvisart
Author: kradarua
Rating: E
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 7,172
Warnings: None
Summary: Hunts never go exactly according to plan.
Victim is unhelpfully tight-lipped about their experience? Typical.
Someone gets thrown into a wall? Par for the course.
Djinn captures and poisons one of them? To be expected.
Except that Sam killed the Djinn hours ago. And Dean still hasn’t woken up.
After a Djinn hunt gone wrong, Castiel takes a stroll through Dean’s mind to dispel any remaining poison. The hallucination Dean is trapped in is…unexpected. But not unwelcome.
Title: Heaven’s Steps
Artist: Aceriee
Author: starespressos
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 20672
Warnings: Religious themes
Summary:Castiel wants to complete his important task alone… Until he doesn’t.
It might have something to do with the man who fell from the sky.
Title: Ready Player Two
Artist: foxymoley
Author: malmuses
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Castiel (minor background mentions of Sam/Eileen, not shown)
Wordcount: 31.5k
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Dean has a good life, really. Sam is doing well at Stanford, and Dean has settled in for his second year as a mature engineering student at Kansas State. His best friends seem to think he must be lonely, being single and living alone, but they don’t know his secret: Dean already has a crush on his online friend and mentor AngelOfBees, but he’s not been brave enough to tell him the truth.
Unfortunately, Dean underestimates his geeky, meddling friends and his crafty brother. Before he knows it he is a stand in contestant for Ready Player Two, a nerdy dating show hosted by his best friend…
Title: Withheld
Artist: sarasaurussex
Author: chamaenerion (pluckydean)
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3986
Warnings: None
Summary: Dean wanted to be angry. Anger made things easy; simple in a way that things rarely were when it came to Cas. It didn’t leave any room for soft touches, quiet words, or that terrible feeling in his gut that screamed for him to grab Cas and never let go.
When Castiel is hit with a spell on a routine witch hunt, it unleashes his true form. The thought of losing Cas again is unbearable, and feelings Dean has repressed for years begin to surface.
Title: Give Me a Sign
Artist: idjitsaviors
Author: knowyourrights
Rating: Teen and up
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Wordcount: 3648
Warnings: none
Summary: Castiel is a haberdasher- which surprisingly few people seem to understand, AKA not the perfect mugging victim. Well, until Dean Winchester comes along.
Title: Shake Your Tailfin
Artist: Psynatural
Author: mattzerella_sticks
Rating: T
Parings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 17,052
Warnings: None that apply
Summary: Castiel, the youngest Prince of the Seven Seas, has the most absurd fascination with humanity. Against the wishes of his father King Charles he spies upon them whenever their strange vessels enter nearby waters. It’s the most innocent of hobbies until his father discovers him. After a disastrous fight, the humans’ vessel floats destroyed. Everyone aboard dead save for one human. Castiel, in a surprising show, saves him.
He thought now he would have his own personal human to study, but he wasn’t prepared for the human to stumble upon a forgotten merperson artifact and change both their worlds forever.
Title: Luminescent
Artist: jdragon122
Author: saltnhalo
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 17222
Warnings: None
Summary: Embarking on an expedition to the deepest, most unexplored parts of the ocean is all Dean has wanted to do since he was a kid. Now, his dream is finally coming to fruition, and he can feel in his bones that there is still so much to be discovered.
But nothing could have prepared him for what he finds in those uncharted, impossibly deep waters…
Title: Hurts So Good
Artist: AnyRei
Author: WeldersMightyB
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Eileen (minor pairing)
Word count: 31,124 
Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings Apply 
Summary: Part of Dean/Cas Reverse Bang 2019 - Fic in Response to Anyrei’s wonderful art (shown in chapter’s 1 & 4)
The story begins during Ep. 9x9, and it will span past the end of S11. Cas doesn’t take Theo’s grace in 9x9, thus leaving him human. Sam expelled Gadreel at the end of 9x8. So Sam and Dean are on outs after all that craziness, Cas is still human and not handling it well, Dean Winchester is just himself and we all know how well that usually plays out.
Given all of that, prepare for angst, happiness, tears, and outright screaming for characters to just get over their stupid fears.
What will happen when Dean and Cas are both human and in bad places in their lives? Dean tries to take care of Cas when he’s injured, but Cas does just as much healing for Dean when they both give in to their desires. Follow them through their stupid pining, a cute mini-case where Cas becomes a rock god, and so much pain. Trust me, the journey will be worth the tears.
No matter what happens, this fic ends happy. Keep that in mind and enjoy!!
Title: Something So Precious As Love
Artist: Correlia
Author: deaniewithalittleweanie
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3169
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Dean’s repressed feelings for Castiel have always been brewing just below the surface, but when a witch’s curse throws them into a peculiar situation, Dean finally confronts his pining for the angel.
Title: Anarchy
Artist: NadiaHart / hartlessfiction
Author: Neonbat / neonbat666
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4,863
Warnings: dub-con(ish)
Summary: Dean is a champion. He’s so close to winning his freedom in the ring he can taste it. He’s two fights away from being granted his Boon when he’s scheduled to fight an Alpha nicknamed Angel, and his dreams of freedom are shaken.
Title: For Bad Or Worse
Artist: cas-watches-over-you
Author: sternchencas
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 50200
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: The beautiful city of Valentine is in the grasp of two major crime families, the Angels and the Demons. Caught in between is Dean Winchester; a cop who’s driven to bring the criminals down. He hits a major speed bump as one blue eyed Angel shows Dean that the difference between right and wrong is not always easy to see and even harder to live by. With Dean’s career and even his life on the line, he has to decide if he’s ready to lose everything for love.
Title: A Branch in the Nile
Artist: bees0are0awesome
Author: quillsandink-writes
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Word Count: 19,310
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: Iohannes Dean, former legionnaire and prefect of the Praetorian Guard of Rome has been sent to Egypt as a gift to the Pharaoh. Suspected of treason and alone in a strange land, Dean tries valiantly to guard the Pharaoh while keeping a firm grasp on his ties to Rome. But Castiel is far from the man he expected and as emotions toward him begin to build, Dean must question everything he thought he knew of Rome and of himself. Is love really worth losing a home for?
Title: The Art of Kintsugi
Artist: Deancebra
Author: Andromytta
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 18217
Warnings: Mentions of suicide and self harm, hospitalization
Summary: Dean Winchester was not your typical omega. This was obvious to anyone who saw him, as he was taller and broader than most male omegas. In fact, most people naturally assumed he was an alpha. Not that Dean minded being different. Dean’s dating attitude was unusual. Dean tended to date around. Alphas, betas, omegas, it didn’t matter. If Dean liked their personality and enjoyed looking at them, he would usually ask them out. He wasn’t looking for a mate. He didn’t want to settle down, and all the people who were close to him just accepted that, and didn’t push, unlike the families of most omegas in their society.
Enter Nick Monroe, a federal agent with a love of classic cars. An alpha, as most law enforcement personnel were.
It turned out to be Dean’s longest running relationship. Nick was great. He didn’t care that Dean wasn’t the typical “stay at home” omega. Nick was great, he was Dean’s ideal alpha. Until he wasn’t.
Hospitalized, he was placed in the care of one Dr. Castiel Novak, an alpha who specialized in omega recovery. He switched majors in med school when his own mate was attacked, violated, and brutalized, taking their own life when they suffered a miscarriage.
Title: two in the bush
Artist: beefnerdles
Author: casthehopeful
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 21,322
Warnings: None
Summary: “a bird in hand is better than two in the bush”
newly fallen, castiel is adjusting to his human life. he’s beginning to like it; the long drives with dean, learning about computers from sam. but then the trials rear their ugly head, and cas realizes that he’s unable to help the winchesters like he used to. desperation to save his family leads the former angel to make a deal, as winchesters do. but what he gets isn’t exactly what he wished for.
Title: Circles of Gold
Artist: hitori-alouette
Author: superhoney
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas (minor Sam/Sarah Blake)
Wordcount: 17,312
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Seven years ago, Dean and Castiel chose each other over their families, their kingdoms, and their crowns. They have since come to terms with that decision, but the arrival of a messenger from Dean’s kingdom disturbs the peaceful life they’ve built together and forces them to make another choice, one that could have equally lasting consequences.
Title: Ring a bell for the Righteous Man
Artist: Aceriee
Author: 60r3d0m
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Word Count: 3152
Warnings: Dubious Consent
Summary: An hour passes and the prince doesn’t bed him.
Dean thinks that maybe the prince doesn’t have any intention of doing it at all, and if that’s the case, it’ll be Dean who’ll face the consequences.
So, thumbing a finger down the length of Cas’ wings, Dean taunts, “I thought you promised Lord Alastair that I wouldn’t be able to walk, your highness.”
Dean pauses.
“Are you doubting yourself, my lord?”
Four years ago, when at last the kingdoms of Heaven and Hell ended their war, Dean sold himself to a demon, all to pay for the treatment that would save his dying brother’s life. Now, after what feels like an eternity, Dean’s one of the most sought-after courtesans in Lord Alastair’s court. When the demonic noble captures an angel, the son of God himself, Lord Alastair’s latest ploy threatens to obliterate the already precarious peace of the entire realm. In Heaven, where virginity is sacred, Alastair offers Castiel an impossible choice: bed Dean Winchester and fall from grace or risk starting another thousand-year war.
Title: Trapped in a Victorian Nightmare
Artist: beefnerdles
Author: Desirae
Rating: pg 13
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 6,123
Warnings: N/A
Summary:
“Do you remember who I am?”
Dean put his game face on and smirked. “Sorry, lady. I don’t have my little black book anymore. But I’m guessing it must not have been that memorable, because I am drawing a blank.”
The slap was hard, nails making stinging cuts in his cheek.
“So, not a former one night stand?” Dean asked, keeping his voice monotone. “Witch then?” Dean cocked his head, ignoring the head rush had his stomach lurching, and smiled widely, “ Did I drop a house on your sister?” Dean knew goading her could be a mistake, but any information she let slip in her temper was information he hoped he could pass to his angel.
Dean’s been kidnapped. Despite the circumstances, he remains confident that Sam and Castiel will find him. While in and out of consciousness, Dean keeps himself occupied with thoughts of his blossoming romantic relationship with his angel best friend.
Title: A Night In The Woods
Artist: delicious-irony
Author: BloodWolf98
Rating: General Audiences
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 9393
Warnings: zombie mushrooms
Summary: Dean is stumbling through a forest swathed in thick fog. His clothes were probably rather fancy when he set out, but now they are torn. There are strange glowy mushrooms, and the trees give off a weird vibe as well. A translucent, almost invisible being with wings, is either hiding from Dean or waiting to attack him…
Title: Riteousness Rides Agayn: The Further Adventures of the Riteous Man and his Avenging Angel
Artist: pimentogirl
Author: supernatural9917
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 6,030
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Infamous highwaymen The Riteous Man and The Avenging Angel are better known to their neighbours as brothers Daniel and Castor Smith, and to their friends as secret lovers Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak. After recovering from a near-fatal accident, Dean is ready to ride again, and their target is the wealthy and cruel Lord Talbot. With a bit of help from their friends, blacksmith Benny Lafitte and grocer Gabriel Speight, The Riteous Man and The Avenging Angel will ride again.
Title: Meet Me in Montana
Artist: Unforth
Author: Zoelily
Rating: M
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 10,235
Warnings: None
Summary: When Dean and Castiel cross paths during a vampire case in the Montana Rocky Mountains, they become unlikely friends. Visting whenever he has a case in the area, Castiel’s cabin becomes a refuge for Dean when hunting with his Dad, and missing his brother, gets to be too much. For Castiel, he didn’t realize how lonely he was until Dean started showing up in his shiny black car, giving him something new and interesting to look forward to. When Dean suddenly goes missing after a threat from a troublemaking fairy, Cas is forced to face not only a powerful entity but also his own growing feelings for his only real friend. It turns out, doing exactly that, is what got Dean into trouble in the first place.
Title: Washed Up Souls
Artist: curlzformetal
Author: cr-noble-main
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 17k
Warnings: Temporary Main Character Death
Summary: Castiel has wandered the Earth for millennia, hiding from Heaven and looking for a soulmate he shouldn’t have. All he has to go on is the phrase written on his forearm: the last thing he’ll hear his soulmate say before they die. He’s living as a human on the outskirts of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hits and he hears that phrase in a prayer.
Dean Winchester never bothered searching for his soulmate. Then, after a hunt, he wakes up in a strange bed with a serious wound and no recollection of how he got there. And there’s a strange, but really attractive, guy taking care of him.
As the days pass and the two men learn more about each other, Castiel realizes his feelings for Dean. But what will it take for Dean to admit his own feelings for Cas?
Title: Three Men and a Baby. Well, Two Men, an Angel, an Archnephilim, an Archangel, a Witch, and a Baby, But Who’s Counting Anymore? 
Artist: Kuwlshadow
Author: WeldersMightyB
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4113
Warnings: None
Summary: Spells make Dean nervous. That’s just common knowledge. Especially when they make Cas drop to the ground unconscious. But once Gabriel shows up with more information, Dean has to question whether this spell is actually a bad thing.
Title: Bring To Me Honey For Amber
Artist: Psynatural
Author: drawlight
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 5991
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Castiel expects things. He expects the seasons to turn, he expects bread to bake, he expects ships to leak. But 988 in Kiev is a year of changes, including overhearing a little too much from the odd Varangian sailor, Dean.
Title: The Curse of Gold
Artist: whichstiel
Author: deanohthewriter
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 6987
Warnings: None
Summary: After months of having the same nightmare, Dean Winchester decides to see a Dream Weaver - a highly illegal gifted person with the ability to heal dreams from within. Dean doesn’t expect anything to happen when he meets Castiel Novak, until he’s sitting in his living room, staring into those blue eyes and Castiel finds out more about Dean than anyone ever has.
Title: Wish I Could Be
Artist: TurnthePaige
Author: profound-boning
Rating: General
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 23k
Warnings: no ao3 warnings apply; other tags: Little Mermaid AU, mermaid Castiel, action & romance, falling in love
Summary:
Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin’ free
Wish I could be
Part of that world
Title: All the Love Hidden Beneath
Artist: dragonpressgraphics
Author: QuillsAndInk
Rating: T
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 3040
Warnings: None
Summary: When Cas suffers an injury during a hunt, Dean must help him heal. What ensues after an unconventional bath time may just change both their lives.
Artist: Busy Squirrel
Rating: General
Pairings: Dean/Cas 
Warnings: Dead Goat, Do Not Eat
Summary: Original Prompt: Dean and Cas in the southwest somewhere, hunting a chupacabra (OR ARE THEY???). Maybe the locals think it’s aliens. Maybe Dean and Cas have romantic times and maybe also tequila. We just don’t know. I’m thinking MOTW but the rest is up to you.
Also important to note, the goat’s name is Tom, and he is dead.
Title: your pulse on mine
Artist: zaffre
Warnings: none
Original prompt: I sort of imagined this to be some kind of Halloween!AU, gods!AU, or some weird dream world where Dean and Cas are being forced to live out the story of two star-crossed lovers.
Title: Unwanted Kingdom
Author: crowleyhasfeels
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Wordcount: 10.2k
Warnings: None
Summary: Prince Castiel has been training to take the crown, ever since the death of his Father, King Charles. It is not really a title that he wants, but he knows leaving his uncle, Prince Michael, in charge, will ruin the Kingdom completely. But would Castiel do any better as King? And will the unexpected friend that Castiel meets along the way show him the importance of the throne?
===2020===
Title: A Price to Pay
Author: guardiannight
Artist: deanwingedchester
Rating: General
Length: 8855
Pairings: Dean/Castiel 
Warnings: None
Summary: In which Castiel does not own a magical pawn shop, Dean makes poor life choices, and Castiel needs to save his ex-best friend/sorta ex-boyfriend’s soul from a demon.
Title: Creep
Author: navajolovesdestiel
Rating: E
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Word count: 9052
Warnings: No archive warnings apply
Summary: When Dean gets the lead singer gig with his favorite group, he’s walking on air. And it doesn’t hurt a bit that he has a mad crush on the leader of the group. Cas may be a flirt, but when Dean gets actual feelings for Cas,it might be the worst thing ever.
Title: After The Fallout
Artist: Bees
Author: CR Noble
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 8836
Warnings: post-apocalypse, post nuclear fallout, some body horror, major character injuries, nightmares, mutants, minor character death, canon-typical violence, smut, angst, conspiracy, top!dean, bottom!cas
Summary: Its been years since the nuclear catastrophe that decimated the world. From the moment Dean Winchester stepped foot on the surface again, he’s been running from mutant creatures that want to kill him.
Title: Game On
Author: grumpyphoenix
Artist: A Diamond
Rating: Teen
Length: 6.4k
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: On a whim, Dean Winchester buys a strange, old-style gaming console at a flea market with a game left inside it. From the sketchy blond guy with the lollipop who sold it to him, to the strange glowing runes on the side, something weird is going on.
Soon, Dean is dedicated to beating the game to break the strange creature trapped within: An angel named Castiel.
Title: Devil in the Machine
Author: Amethyst Shard
Artist: Bees
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 4,317
Warnings: No major warnings. Minor Violence.
Summary: With skyscrapers a half-mile high, beautiful rooftop arboretums, and interconnecting sky bridges linking them together, the city was a Heaven on Earth—for those lucky enough to afford it. For Dean and thousands of not-so-lucky others, the buildings stretched up into the sky like menacing giants, blocking out the sun. There, in the dark grimy underbelly of the city, where chaos and corruption reigned, Dean and his brother Sam hunted down rogue androids called Aberrants.
Castiel was created to be the perfect soldier by Edlund Industries (a leader in bioengineering and robotics), but after failing to obtain a government contract due to public backlash over corporate-owned human clones, his garrison was reassigned to other jobs within the company. Castiel took pride in his job as a cybersecurity investigator and served Edlund Industries with unquestioning loyalty, until two vigilante heroes crashed into his life, shattering his sheltered existence.
Title: I Can Haz Boyfriend?
Author: darcydelaney
Artist: Kale Cartel
Rating: Teen (language)
Length: 7500
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Warnings: N/A
Summary: As a high school art teacher, Dean tells his students to draw inspiration from anything they want; so what if his comes from the so-goddamn-attractive-it’s-unfair-to-the-rest-of-society history teacher two floors up? A love story through memes—because, really, is there any better way to tell one?
Title: How Far Are You
Artist: Psynatural
Author: Whelvenwings
Rating: G
Pairings: Dean/Cas
Wordcount: 43166
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Castiel, freshly fired from his job, is moving to a perfectly ordinary house in a perfectly ordinary forest where he just happens to meet a perfectly ordinary guy called Dean. Sure, the house seems to be a little filled with monsters. Yes, the forest shrieks and whines at night. And without doubt, Dean saving Castiel’s life is a strange kind of first date. But it’s all perfectly ordinary - right?
Title: you leave with the tide (i can’t stop you)
Author: aapicula
Artist: LeafZelindor
Rating: Teen
Length: 8423 words
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Warnings: None
Summary: While on a hunt, Dean is struck by a spell that erases him from the universe. Time is running out, and unless Team Free Will can find a solution, Dean will fade- forever.
Title: Aromatic Adjectives Need Not Apply
Author: JessJesstheBest saywhatjessie
Artist: Dulce Compañia castielangeldelaguarda
Rating: Teen
Length: 4,300 words
Pairings: Dean/Castiel 
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Castiel was an Alpha, despite what everyone always guessed upon meeting him. He was tall, and he had the stern and imposing profile, but, to most people, those Alpha traits were where it ended. He had a lithe, runner’s frame, with trim waist and thick thighs. “Child-bearing hips” he’d been told. Though, obviously, no children would be born of him.
This scuffling man, though. He was… round. Potentially child-bearing. And Castiel was sure his true mate wasn’t either of the other two men.
Or Castiel is an Alpha that doesn’t believe in true mates but sniffs one out anyway.
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