Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout is a Supernatural Dean/Castiel AU novel written by the authors gabriel and standbyme, also known as discover and trunkcoats on Livejournal. It was originally posted on LiveJournal for the 2012 Dean/Castiel Big Bang.discover. , posted in deancasbigbang, 15 October 2012.
The fic is widely known in Supernatural fandom, and it is often recced as a "must read" for fans of the Destiel pairing, although some fans avoid it on the basis of its reputation as a tragic tear-jerker. There has also been a certain level of backlash within the fandom due to the fic's unrelenting popularity, with those who dislike the fic wishing that fans would recommend or focus on other stories.
Twist and Shout's popularity has spawned a dedicated fandom of its own, inspiring fanworks of every variety. As of April 2021, the story has over 126,000 hits, 35,000 kudos, 5200 comments and 8100 bookmarks on Archive of Our Own.
==Contents==
===Summary:===
===Author's Notes:===
==Publication==
In November 2016 the authors announced plans to publish the story. It is unclear whether this publication would be original fic or as fanfic in published format (presumably the former):
The fanfic was previously published twice on via Lulu Press, a print-on-demand website. For the second publication (March 2017) the book had a plain black cover with a perfect bound trade size paperback and contained 658 pages. It was credited to "Gabriel and StandByMe". The first publication (2015) was reviewed by the mother of a teenage Supernatural fan:
The book was removed from Lulu Press in June 2017.screencap
== Fandom Impact==
Twist and Shout has become one of the most famous works of fanfiction in the Destiel fandom, with tons of fanart, fanvideos, and comments expressing emotional distress caused by this fanfiction spanning sites from Tumblr to Youtube, and even to Goodreads. It has created its own underground following, and most people in the Destiel fandom recognize its name even if they themselves have not read it. One popular tag on Tumblr used by fans to encapsulate the heartbreak of reading the fic is #twist and rip my heart out.
For a period of time it was the most-kudosed M/M fic on AO3. It was surpassed in March 20171:14 PM - 27 Mar 2017 by Dirty Laundry, a Voltron fic, but regained the spot when Dirty Laundry was deleted. It was surpassed by another Voltron fic, Call me, beep me, in December 2018.Found via the M/M works tag search and sorting. It remains the most popular Destiel fic on AO3 when measured by number of hits, kudos and bookmarks.As of 22 May 2021, Twist and Shout remains at the top of the Dean/Castiel tag when sorting by hits, kudos and bookmarks.
The fic was referenced in a Tumblr post by lokiinabottle about what it means to be a part of the "SPN Fandom":
The fic received a callout from actor Orlando Jones of Sleepy Hollow on 24 Feb 2014: "To the people who suggested I read Twist & Shout fic....I hate you! What did I do to deserve this?? So. Many. Feels." 
Fans have also advocated for a mention of the fic on the Wikipedia page for the song Twist and Shout. ("Okay this is the title of a massively popular fanfiction (Dean/Castiel from Supernatural) and shouldn't it get a quick mention here?)"
===Infamous Quotes===
Twist and Shout is widely quoted, and there are certain quotes and phrases that fans tend to associate particularly strongly with the fic, and which many say they can never think of the same way again after having read the fic.
Fans have voted on their favorite quotes at Goodreads which can be read Another selection of quotes highlighted from the story can be found on this page.
===Recovery Fic Rec Lists===
Fans have pulled together lists of other fanfic to read to help recover from the effects of reading Twist and Shout. one such list is 
==Reviews==
===Positive Reviews===
===Negative Reviews===
==Fanworks Inspired By The Story==
===Fanart===
In 2014, the fan artist petite madame created a series of ballpoint pen drawings that she assembled into a unique fold out book. Samples can be found below - the full set of images can be found .
She notes:
File:Tumblr mz5mhwdYBT1qabacto3 1280.jpg|this is the first series of the sketches arranged by the artist in order. Click to see a larger version
File:Tumblr mz5mhwdYBT1qabacto5 1280.jpg|Click to see this close-up detail of one of the sketches prepared by the artist.
File:Tumblr mz5mhwdYBT1qabacto8 1280.jpg|the entire scroll of sketches before being folded by the artist
File:Tumblr mz5mhwdYBT1qabacto9 1280.jpg|the folded sketches
====Additional Fanart====
File:Twist and Shout big bang art.png|One of several pieces by howlandbird, created for the 2012 Dean/Castiel Big Bang. One fan said about this piece "That last picture of Cas is almost impossible for me to look at, because I can feel how happy he is through it and it makes me so sad. It's my favorite."
File:Tumblr LimonadeGaby.jpg|artwork by unbearable-bear (2013)
File:Tumblr mf78awnzJI1s05grao1 500.jpg|art by LimonadeGaby (2013)
File:Dont cry.png|Don't Cry by spider999now (2014)
File:Dean and Cas - Twist and Shout - November 1967.jpg|Dean and Cas - Twist and Shout - November 1967 by Franciswill (2014)
File:Twist and shout letter art.jpg|Untitled piece by unbearable-bear (unknown date)
A search for the story on deviantart also resulted in numerous fanworks which can be seen here.
===Graphics and Gif Sets===
Numerous gifsets and graphics have been posted by fans on tumblr. in addition, a tumblr named "twist and shout feels" was created and can be viewed Selected samples from tumblr are below.
File:Tumblr meu54lWMeU1ry734no1 500.gif|animated gif by destielangel (2013)
File:Twist and shout gif set.gif|Gif set by inlovewithatrenchcoat, titled with the song quote “Wise men say only fools rush in but I can’t help falling in love with you” (2018)
File:Twist and Shout aesthetic.jpg|Aesthetic board by starduststorms (2017)
===Fanfiction===
As of May 2021, 85 fanworks have been inspired by the story and are posted at AO3. They can be found Examples posted before April 2015:
* One Last Step by INeedHelp
* Twist and Shout/Terrible Things by sirenssuicide (author's note: if any of you are a fan of Mayday Parade, then you know the beautifully tragic song, Terrible Things. i already thought the song was Destiel enough if you play it to Twist and Shout. But i decided to re write it completely Twist and Shout in Dean's POV. It does include actual quotes from the story, too
* Well My Boyfriend's in a Band by Supertenthdoctor
* Dear cas, by Major_assbutt ("Dean's letter to Cas that he was writing at the end of Twist and Shout")
* Take Me to Church by Deansbaby11283
* C'mon And Twist A Little Closer by Seraphiel_Seraphim
* You Will Set the World On Fire by lostjade
* Slow Dancing The Night Away by Coldplaying_In_The_TARDIS
* Can't Help Falling in Love by mooselookingforamate
* Dear Cas, by archangelgaybriel
* A new Elvis record by Assbuts_in_221B
* Dean's Eulogy to Castiel Ficlet by finedininganddestiel ("A ficlet set in Twist and Shout and a scene stolen from The Fault In Our Stars.) *all is fair in love and war by Sunshinelollipopsandmisha
* Twist and Shout - How It Could Have Ended by PollyMajor_AKA_ughvengersassemble ("An alternate ending to the notorious 'Twist & Shout'.")
* Always Looking Back (T&S Fanfic) by SolarPlexus
* Dear Cas by Miscar ("A letter from Dean to Cas")
* Dear Cas, by SamanthaxSecret
* A Broken Promise by ValPaniagua
* I Can Dig Elvis by cherishcas ("In which Jensen and Misha decide to read Twist & Shout together. Needless to say, they can definitely dig Elvis.")
* I'm Coming Back to You by feelskilledthefangirl
* Just Dancing by Sweet_Tangerine ("Dean realizes that Cas doesn't know how to dance and he decides to teach him some moves.)
* Time Can Do So Much by MadForNoReason
* Some things are meant to be by Galadwen
* Shake It Out by IrynaViktoriya
* Fools Rush In by WithCadence ("An added ending to the popular work "Twist & Shout")
* The Sun Shines Brighter When I Close My Eyes by EvelynLawliet
* Shipping Isn't What It Used To Be by Elsey
* Part 1 of Charlie Bradbury is a nosy shit ("I was given an assignment to write a letter from vietnam from the perspective of a soldier explaining the war to a loved one including the vietcong tactics. Naturally, my broken fangirl heart went straight to twist and shout and it turned into a destiel love letter. I know it isn't 100 percent accurate to the story because I wrote it from my memories of it. This was the result.)
* When All is Said and Done by HopeForCastiel
* Twist a Little Closer by Doctor_Kya ("Dean intends to leave, but Bobby has something to say about it. A Twist and Shout recovery fic.)
* Never Let Me Go by prodigaldaughter13 ("Dean Winchester opens his eyes to a familiar place, and hears a familiar voice.")
* Going Home by cupcakeinthetardis
* Act of God by feardubh ("Alternate ending, written for a friend because I was being a tit and quoting Twist and Shout.")
* Dean Reads Twist and Shout By Kawaii uke27 ("Sam is finally tired of Dean not owning up to his feelings for Castiel. In order to prove his point that his brother is in love with the angel, Sam forces Dean read the most beautifully tragic story known to all of the Supernatural fandom: Twist and Shout. How will Dean react? What will become of Dean and Cas' relationship? A warning for those who have read T&S: be prepared for it.)
===Audio Works===
* Twist And Shout [Castiel's Letter](Monologue) on SoundCloud (read by allanaentrada) (2015)
* by clueing for løoks | TFF
===Fanvids===
There are numerous fanvids and fan reviews available on Youtubne and Vimeo. below is a random selection.
* Twist and Shout I Can Dig Elvis by shawniegore
* Twist and Shout ~ Destiel Fanfic Promo by Kristina Wojcik
* Twist and Shout | As faithful as the sea (Destiel fanfic) by ThePankee
* Twist and Shout Trailer by Justine Winchester
* by ThePankee (2013)
* Two versions of "Hitler Reacts to Twist and Shout": and 
===Pinterest===
A fan has even set up a pinterest board devoted to collecting links to fanworks inspired by the story. It can be found and a screen cap can be found here or here.
===Other===
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==Further Reading==
*When fanfiction gets so popular, it spurs its own fandom (and babies) syfy.com article by Kristina Manente, which mentions Twist and Shout, along with several other fanfics that have spawned their own fandoms
* by Ellie Bate, buzzfeed.com, Twist and Shout is listed first in the Supernatural section
==References==
Category:2012 Fanfiction‎
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