#castiel is super snarky

[nerdlifecentralsblog]

Unknown Secrets [2] - repost

Summary: The reader offers to offer to help the Winchesters and British Men of Letters with hopefully tracking down Asmodeus and his child.

Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Rowena, Castiel, Gabriel, Asmodeus, Ketch, Mick, reader, supernatural creatures.

Pairing: N/A, everyone is platonic

Genre: angst, little fluff

Word Count: 3,006

Warnings (whole series): language, show-level violence, show-level gore, death, kidnapping, panic attack description.

A/N: Welp it’s my first fic and I’m already posting later than I meant, super sorry for that but thank you all for your support and I hope you enjoy this next chapter! Any questions, suggestions, or anything at all lemme know.

"Alright so, is there a way to track down the demon kid specifically?" Dean thinks aloud.

"We just found out that this thing exists, Dean. I doubt there's another spell or book we can use." Cas says with an exasperated sigh.

"Great! That's just peachy. So what do we do now?" Dean throws his head back and his arms up.

"We should split up and try to find out which city Asmodeus is in, and which city this "Prince of Hell" is in." Sam says with air quotes.

"No, Sammy - that's not a good ide-"

"It's the only route that makes sense.” Cas interrupts Dean.

"Are you kidding me, Cas?" Dean explodes, " 'only route that makes sense' my ass. We are not splitting up like freakin' Scooby Doo!"

"Dean, it's the only way we can quickly pinpoint which demon is in each city and then plan a course of action from there." Sam tries to intervene between the two and convince Dean, but he seemingly isn't willing to budge. The brothers stare at each other weighing the pros versus cons and the risks involved until Dean caves with a grunt and wave of his hand.

"Alright fine, whatever. How are we gonna do this?"

"Well, I was thinking we call up Ketch and Mick to check out New Mexico with Cas while we search around in Iowa." Sam explains, "That way, we'll be covering both cities in good time and have some backup for when we do find Asmodeus and his kid." Sam offers.

"And this day just gets even better...." Dean grumbles, "I mean really Sam? Are we really asking the Brits for help again?" Sam and Cas both grumble about Dean's comment as a brief silence falls over the men.

“If it’s any consolation, there is a case in Iowa. Kill two crows with one rock.” Cas says, turning to Dean with a hopeful smile. Dean rolls his eyes and Sam chuckles under his breath.

“I’ll call Mick and you two get the car packed up.” Sam says walking towards his room.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“What the hell? We’ve searched this whole warehouse with not a single vamp! You sure this is the place Sammy?” Dean grumbles in anger.

“You snooze, you lose.” Ketch laughs as he and Mick enter the room with bloodied machetes.

“Again, what the hell?” Dean reiterates.

“How could we miss out on all the fun?” Ketch says while vaguely gesturing with his machete around the room.

“Yeah well it ain’t much fun without any fancy toys.” Dean grumbles prompting Mick to step in explaining “We decided to have a go at this a bit more old school” he says while showing off his machete.

“Let’s just head back to the motel and try to figure out where this thing is and how to kill it.” Sam says as he and Dean begin to walk through the warehouse towards the Impala with Mick and Ketch following behind.

“Why stop the fun now?” Ketch says, making Sam and Dean stop in their tracks to turn and face the Brits again.

“Sorry Ketch but we’ve still got a massive case here like apocalypse level case, no more fun until this is sorted out.” Dean says and turns swiftly on his heel towards Baby.

Ketch opens his mouth to probably add some snarky comment when Mick puts a hand on his shoulder and explains “I believe what he was trying to say,” Ketch sighs annoyed and shrugs Mick’s hand off. “Is that there is a local bar nearby that is exclusive to Hunters; Ketch gets his “fun” and we have the opportunity to find out some possible leads and information in tracking, capturing, and killing a hybrid of this kind.” Dean angrily sheathes his machete and looks to Sam who also sheathes his machete and agrees to meet them at the bar in half an hour.

Sam and Dean get into Baby and pull away from the now abandoned warehouse, loud rock music plays as they start the drive to their motel room.

Dean turns slightly in his seat to Sam and asks “Did you know about this?”

Sam stares at Dean for a moment before responding with “Did I know about what? That Mick and Ketch would deal with the vamp nest before we were even parked? Or that they stuck two random hunters that we’ve never met in New Mexico with Cas?” Dean sends a quick eyebrow raise and tilts his head to the side as if Sam just proved him right. Sam huffs and says “If that’s what you’re asking then no, why would I want Cas stuck with two know-nothing agents when we can handle this on our own?”

“Relax, Sammy. I was just asking, no harm or blow to the ego intended alright?” Dean glances to Sam who sighs and looks away toward his window. They fall silent and the tension is cut when Sam’s phone starts ringing. He pulls it out of his jean pocket to see that Cas is calling him. Sam answers the phone and puts it on speaker.

“Hey, Cas. How’s that little town looking?”

“Hello, Sam.” Cas replies sounding frustrated. “Going well except Mick and Ketch never even showed up and have apparently sent two other British Men of Letters to assist me in their place.” Sam rolls his eyes and drops his head slightly as Dean explains what happened.

“Yeah they showed up at that nest we were gonna take out and there wasn’t a hint of a fight there.”

“Hello, Dean. As far as I can tell Asmodeus or his offspring are no longer here.” Sam and Dean share a look and share a moment of silence.

“Well, are you sure Cas?” Sam questions.

Cas huffs an annoyed sigh “Yes, Sam I am very sure. We have checked every spot we could and I’m not feeling any dark energy or use of power on that level. The agents, well more Thomas than Angelica think that we should do a quick sweep of neighboring towns to be sure.”

Dean nods and quickly explains that the brothers along with Mick and Ketch are checking out a local Hunter’s bar to get some leads and information on either Asmodeus or the possibility of a nephidemon.

“Alright, well call if you hear anything and I will do the same.” Cas replies.

“You got it.” Dean affirms, “and come over to Motel 36 or y/n's bar, The Fallen when you’re done to see if you feel any power or whatever.”

“Of course, Dean. I will call once I’m headed there.”

“Thanks, Cas, talk soon.” Sam says as he ends the call and Dean pulls into the parking space near their room.

The brothers enter a bar filled with other Hunters and make their way to the bar top where Ketch and Mick are seated.

“Ah look who decided to show rather than sit in some motel room and root around pointlessly on the internet!” Ketch exclaims patting the seat next to him which Dean takes as Sam sits next to him.

Dean turns to Ketch and asks “We got a game plan yet?”.

“Lucky for you, we happen to be very good friends with the lovely y/n. She’s the young woman who owns this bar, if anyone has information about rare supernatural creatures or strange things happening in town, she’s your girl.” Mick explains as they survey the bar for anything interesting.

~~~~POV switch~~~~

I let the rock music fill my ears as I get lost in making various drinks, the bar is completely full and buzzing with energy. So many of them going on hunts, coming back from them, or somewhere in between. All very normal conversations to hear and be a part of, although one thing I was not expecting for tonight would be Mick and Ketch to come into my bar and tell me they’re gonna be joined by the Winchester brothers.

I mean, the Winchesters meeting up with two of the most well-known British Men of Letters? Let’s just say I laughed and bet that if they do show, they’re drinks are all on me.

Turns out, about thirty minutes later in walks who I assume to be Sam and Dean who make their way through the crowd and next to the Brits. Who both send a pointed look my way and Ketch his signature wink which only earns him an eyeroll.

“There goes all my alcohol and profit for the night.” I think annoyed at myself. Although they don’t look it, those charming agents can hold their liquor. And from what I’ve heard about Sam and Dean, so can they.

“You two must be the Winchesters.” I said, walking over to the group. The two Hunters both share a look while Ketch tries to disguise a laugh with a cough, while who I assume to be Sam responds unsure,

“Uh yeah, that’s us. But how do you know that? I don’t recognize you from anywhere and we’ve never been in Dubuque before.”

I chuckle and say “No we’ve never met, but working in a place like this you hear a story or two. Along with some tales from these two charming Men of Letters that is.” I add with a dramatic bow directed to Ketch and Mick.

“Don’t patronize yourself, y/n. As I remember you were absolutely enthralled when you met us.” Ketch says leaning on the bar top slightly with a playful smirk.

“You must have had a large impact since I can hardly remember it.” I wink playfully at Mick making him blush slightly. “Anyways, what can I do for you boys?”

I look expectantly at the four Hunters in front of me as they all share a quick look. Sam begins by saying “Well, we’ve been trying to find out where the Prince of Hell, Asmodeus is and found something weird.” He pauses to glance up at me and I respond with “okay I already have questions, how did you even find Asmodeus? I heard he was hanging out in either Syria or Hell.” I asked, leaning on the bar top slightly.

Sam huffs a laugh and explains “a good friend of ours crafted a potential tracking spell and-” I hold my hand up and interject, “Let me guess, a lovely red-headed witch by the name of Rowena?” I smile as Dean sits straighter and looks taken aback for a moment.

He points at me and leans forward a little while questioning, “you know her?”.

I laugh and cross my arms, “Not many get the chance to know her - to really know her. But I can say I am one of the lucky ones.”

“Small world huh?” Sam says with a small smile. I shrug and give him a small nod for him to continue. “Anyway, we tried the spell and it kinda worked but we don’t know what to do now and we heard you might be able to help us.”

“I’ve always wanted to work with a Winchester, or Castiel even; plus it’d be pretty nice to get back in the saddle again for an interesting hunt.” I think as Sam gives a look that can only be described as puppy dog eyes and Dean slightly looks up from the drink held loosely in his hands with a trace of hope in his eyes. “Okay, but what do you mean it “kinda worked” exactly?” I say with a wave of my hand to accentuate the point.

“As in it tracked to two different cities in the US, which isn’t possible as far as we know.” Mick says after taking a drink of his beer. I slightly turn towards him and tilt my head trying to figure out how that’s even possible; that is, assuming the spell worked one-hundred percent.

“You ever hear or know of anything like that ever happening?” Ketch prompts, leaning forward on the counter a bit. I lean back against the mostly empty wall behind me save for some paintings and shelves with various liquor and beer bottles on them. I rest my hand against the side of my face and try to think about what I might know for their situation.

“They always get the weird and hard cases don’t they? I mean, the only thing that could appear to be spreading or sharing it’s power could be a new nephilim, but that’s half-angel, half-human. But Asmodeus is a demon so maybe it’s a demon version of a nephilim?” I push back off the counter and explain, “There’s no evidence or lore of it but it could be a demon version of a nephilim?”

I cross my arms as Dean says, “That’s all we got too.”

“Well, if you guys don’t mind sticking around till closing I can ask around and let you know what I can dig up?” Before anyone could even think about my offer, Ketch throws his arms up dramatically and almost shouts,

“We don’t mind at all! Take all the time you need darling. ”

I smile and respond “Thank you, I’ll get back to y’all in a few hours.” I nod to them and walk away when Mick calls out,

“And don’t forget about the drinks you owe us!” I turn back around and playfully shake my head at him as he smiles broadly. 

“I’m in for a long run with ‘em. Who woulda thought I would be working closely with two British Men of Letters and the Winchesters…”

~~~~later~~~~

I finished cleaning up the bar and walked out locking the door behind me. I turn around and see Sam and Dean leaning against their beautiful Impala with the Brits standing across from them talking casually. Their heads slowly turn towards me as I approach putting on my leather jacket and slinging my faded green backpack over one shoulder.

“Everyone here that I talked with has no idea how to help you guys, most haven’t even heard of Princes of Hell or Asmodeus; let alone if one of ‘em has had a child with a human or that if it’s possible.” the boys deflate “But I don’t see that it’s all that impossible. I mean, if angels can do it why couldn’t a demon?” I say with a smile and one hand resting on my hip.

Dean crosses his arms and gives me a noncommittal shrug and says, “yeah hopefully you’re right. Doubt the spell would only work half-way too, we all know Rowena. No way one of her spells would be jacked up or something.” I nod and grab the other strap for my backpack and put it all the way on while saying,

“Well, by any means, I want to help.” Mick turns to me with crossed arms and asks with concern laced in his voice, “you’re sure?” I raise my eyebrows at him and wait a moment before stating confidently “Very. I can help you with research related stuff, and I get to get my hands dirty again and glean some info about Princes of Hell and possibly a…” I glance upwards trying to think of a way to easily describe a demon and human’s spawn.

Dean pushes off of his car and says “Nephidemon.”

I smile at him and respond “Nephidemon, like the term.” He leans back against Baby and turns to Sam with a smug grin which only earns him a snort and a small shove from his brother. I continue with, “I’m all in. And if you need any more reason, you have the most knowledgeable person when it comes to this town and the surrounding areas. Especially when it comes to things that go bump in the night.” I look to Ketch who only shrugs and points his head toward Sam and Dean. I glance towards them who both look unconvinced. I let out a long sigh and cast my gaze more to their boots and add, “plus, I do kinda owe you guys for taking out that huge vamp nest about 10 miles west.”

Sam furrows his brows in confusion, before he could say anything though Ketch interrupts “Yes she knew about the nest before and no we didn’t tell her we were going to or that we had taken care of it.”

“Not that you would have needed to,” I say while crossing my arms. Drawing an even more confused look from Sam and an over it look on Dean’s face. “I’ve got to keep an eye on my town, my Hunters; gotta take care of the folks who can’t really take that good care of themselves. Whether it be Hunters seemingly with a death wish or innocent people ‘round here.” I respond gesturing first to my bar then to the surrounding, now closed, businesses. Sam and Dean both take a moment to mull it over.

Then Dean shrugs and looks to Sam who turns to me and says "Alright, we could certainly use all the help we could get."

"We're staying at the hotel across from the 7-11 a couple miles down the road. Let's all meet there at 9." Dean suggests looking to all of us. We all nod in agreement and start to go our separate ways when an old truck pulls up next to the Impala, and a guy in a trenchcoat steps out.

"Hey Cas. Finished up in Las Vegas?" Sam says to this man who is apparently the Winchesters well known angel companion.

The angel drops his shoulders slightly and sighs, responding "Well it was the deadest dead end we could have possibly looked into. Figure I would be of more use here."

Dean smiles and says "Glad to have you here, feathers." Walking to the car and patting Cas’s back.

"I hate to break up this reunion, " I interject " but I've gotta get home, see you all tomorrow. " I wave to all of them and walk back to my car, get in, and drive away while subconsciously watching the five infamous heroes slowly fade from my rearview mirror. Wondering what tomorrow could possibly bring.

#supernatural #spn #supernatural fanfiction #mick davies #arthur ketch #reader insert #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #i still have no idea what i'm doing

[nancylou444]

I think a big problem with the later SPN season's resurrections basically come for freebies. Like in Kripke's era, when Sam or Dean got resurrected, you got the feeling, there was a price to be paid. Either directly or indirectly.

The most obvious example for a direct case is Dean's deal. He basically traded his own life and soul for Sam's life. But then Azazel even remarks "How certain are you that what you brought, is 100% pure Sam?". So it is implied ressurections do something to the ressurected. As we see in a way, when Sam becomes darker in the following seasons in his nature.

Indirect cases of a cost are especially mental costs. Sam basically is on a war path, when Dean returns from the death in Season four, and is so far deep in it that he can no longer or well chooses not to turn back anymore. Dean himself has vivid memories of his time in Hell, resulting in a heaping dose of PTSD.

The resurrected characters or the ones, doing the resurrection were worse off for it. Like you could tell the characters were back, but the status quo wasn't back. Each resurrection in the Kripke era changed some big element in the brother's dynamic and in the show. Basically resurrection had its own set of consequences.

Hell, even season 6 understood that shit. Sam, returning without a soul, was his consequence for Castiel's sloppier resurrection. And while it was really cool to see Sam be all snarky and sassy, I would have loved it if they maybe pushed the horror element with him more, i.e. made him an uncanny murder, but that is my personal preference.

Later resurrections after Season 6 no longer had any consequences to themselves. Or if they had a consequence, it was laughable. Castiel, having amnesia, when he returns after Hello, Cruel World is a fucking joke. It is made even worse, when this gets fixed in the episode it is introduced in. The writers could have skipped this entirely. Honestly they should have just brought Castiel back with zero explanation. It would have been just as bad, but at least the writers wouldn't try to be all clever á la Look who is back.

Yes, during the Kripke and Gamble Era, with the exception of the trenchcoat scene fu Singer, being bought back from death was just as traumatic as the death itself.

The Dabb/Singer Era had a lot of laughable resurrections.

Ghost!Eileen was fully clothed when she laid down in the tub full of water, so WHY THE FUCK WAS SHE NAKED WHEN SHE GOT HER BODY BACK?????

Bad enough that Lucifer returned, but NICK?????

The AU could have worked, but it was only a chance for them to bring Celeste Charlie back and have her be A SUPER GREAT HUNTER.

And of course, Cass died only to come back again.

#paradiseturnedhell #supernatural #spn issues #anti eileen #dumb and stupid #fucking trenchcoat should have been salted and burned #anti castiel

[shirtlesssammy]

5x21: Two Minutes to Midnight

Then:

The End is Nigh

Now:

Davenport, Iowa

We begin this episode with Pestilence paying an ailing woman a visit. He’s riddled her with more diseases than she can handle. What an experiment!

One Day Earlier

At Bobby’s, Sam’s getting an earful from Dean about his plan to say yes to Lucifer. Dean gets a call from Cas. Dean wants to know where he is --they all thought he was dead. He’s in a hospital. He’s not one for conversation at the moment, but does tell Dean that he just woke up in the hospital. Dean tells him their next step: get Pestilence. 

For Hospital Bed Science:

Cas groans in pain and tells Dean he can’t fly anywhere. He’s thirsty, and his head aches, and he has a bug bite, and he’s all so very... Dean finishes his thought with, “human”. Cas needs money for pain meds and travel expenses. 

Also, he stops Dean from hanging up and says that he owes him an apology. “You are not the burnt and broken shell of a man that I believed you to be,” he confesses. Dean’s awkward about such a solemn apology. I’m soft about how soft this moment is. 

The brothers head out to scope out the convalescent home where Pestilence chills. They knock out the security guard to watch video footage of the place. 

Eventually Sam notices the camera flickering with one person. They head out to find him. 

As Pestilence is taking care of Cold Open Celeste, a demon comes in to warn him about the Winchesters. He’s upset over what they did to his brothers, and wants revenge. The demon reminds him he’s not supposed to hurt “the vessels”. He doesn’t care and starts hurting everyone in the building. 

Sam and Dean start coughing, and struggle to keep walking. They both collapse outside Pestilence’s door. They’re now riddled with disease, just like Celeste. While the boys struggle on the ground, Pestilence gets to monologue a bit about the frailty of humans. 

Enter one VERY human-like angel. Yeah, poor Cas is just as affected as the Winchesters. Pestilence laughs, “There's not a speck of angel in you, is there?” Cas then lunges at him, and cuts his ring finger right off. “Maybe just a speck.” Oh Cas, you badass. Never change. 

The demon attacks, and he knifes her. Pestilence disappears, but not before ominously stating, “It’s too late.” 

And now they have three rings. 

At Bobby’s, Dean asks for some good news. Bobby tells them that Chicago is about to get hit with the storm of the millennium. Three million people are going to die. 

GOOD NEWS, Bobby! Or as Cas deadpans, “I don’t understand your definition of ‘good news’.” 

Bobby points out that Death will be there. They still need his ring. 

Sam wonders how Bobby knows all this. Enter Crowley. 

Bobby admits to selling his soul to Crowley. Dean demands that Crowley give it back. Sam wonders if Bobby had to kiss him. Bobby denies it --but Crowley’s got proof. Of course. 

Crowley won’t give back Bobby’s soul as insurance that the Winchesters won’t kill him. I mean, I kind of have to side with Crowley here. He’s being REALLY generous even considering giving back Bobby’s soul. Bobby sold it fair and square. He’s getting information from Crowley in return. 

Later, by the Impala, Dean and Sam talk. Sam admits that he has his doubts about his plan as much as the rest of them. “You, Bobby, Cas...I'm the least of any of you.” Like, OUCH, Samuel. We deep dive into Dean’s self-worth issues on the regular, but let’s just pause and reflect on the younger sibling right now. 

Sam’s all they got though, so they have to try. 

Crowley interrupts the broment with news about the world. It seems that Pestilence was spreading Swine Flu, and Sam’s old buddy Brady’s company was cranking out the vaccine --only it was full of Croatoan virus not a cure. If this vaccine is distributed nationwide, it’ll all be over.

Cas and Bobby pack up the van. Cas is...moody. He mourns the loss of his angelic might. The only thing he has available to him now...is a shotgun. (Starts humming) Bobby tells him to quit whining and load the truck. 

The teams finish packing for their respective hunts. Sam waxes nostalgically about the simpler days of hunting monsters. Dean doesn’t think it was ever simple. Crowley interrupts and presents Dean with Death’s own scythe (in travel-sized form). 

Crowley urges Bobby to stand up and get ready to fight. He reveals that he inserted a little healing clause into Bobby’s soul deal that healed Bobby’s paralysis. Bobby stands up triumphantly. 

Later, Sam, Bobby, and Cas drive towards the Croatoan virus operation. Cas reflects on Sam’s idea to toss himself into the pit along with Lucifer. He thinks it’s a solid plan. 

Cas passes along some new intel about the archangel prize fight: Michael has taken Adam as a vessel. He warns Sam that failing to control Lucifer means that the apocalypse will happen, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Oh, and “there’s also the demon blood…” Sam will have to drink gallons of blood in order to be strong enough to contain Lucifer. BLEGH.

The next morning, they lurk at the distribution facility. A truck tries to leave and Cas takes out the driver and jams the gate controls. Sam and Bobby head into the warehouse, only to find that the demons have already infected some of the workers with Croatoan. Sam races off into the warehouse to save (uninfected) civilians. 

Dean and Crowley enjoy their first date, tracking Death to a little warehouse.

There’s a lovely clip where Crowley mentions that the area is swarming with reapers, and we get a reveal…

Crowley zaps into the warehouse, discovers that Death isn’t there, then meets Dean outside again. He suggests hightailing it out of Chicago and waiting for the next doomed city in order to find Death. That’s not good enough, though. Dean wants to find a way to save people, even if they can’t track down the Horseman. While Dean despairs, Crowley peers into a little pizza place and then heads back to Dean. He found Death! With his work done and not even a high five to show for it, Crowley zaps out of there.

Back at the warehouse, Sam’s finishes evacuating the uninfected civilians. Just as they think they’re home free, Sam gets attacked and Bobby’s gun jams. Enter Castiel, who shoots Sam’s attacker and says, “Actually these things can be useful.” 

For Angel with a Shotgun Science:

Dean creeps through the pizza parlor, which is full of dead patrons and waitstaff. Death’s scythe heats up in his hand and, agonized by the red hot handle, Dean drops it. The next thing he knows, his Death super-weapon is safely by Death’s side. 

Death sits at a table savoring a piece of pizza, and invites Dean to join him.

Dean wants to know if he’s about to die, but Death informs him that he has other plans for him. Death quietly reminds Dean that he’s as old and vast as the universe. No biggie though. Dean’s a bacterium, practically, but it’s fine. Death serves Dean a slice of pizza and I desperately long for some good Chicago deep dish. 

Death says that he’s as old as God, and maybe older. “At the end, I’ll reap him too.” (And while I appreciate that they didn’t kill Chuck in the traditional stabby manner, I’ll always mourn that we didn’t get to see this line fulfilled in one of the finale’s endless montage sequences, and that Billie didn’t survive to do the job.) (Boris, huddled in the corner: Death didn’t reap Chuck because he won, and the story isn’t over yet...)

Anyway, Dean’s appropriately awed by Death’s power. “This is way above my pay grade,” Dean mutters. Death reveals that he’s been waiting for Dean to catch up to him - Lucifer’s spell has prevented him from directly seeking out the Winchesters. “I’m more powerful than you can process, and I��m enslaved to a bratty child having a tantrum,” Death spits. Preach! Death proposes depowering Lucifer’s Death weapon. He’ll hand Dean his ring willingly.

“What about Chicago?” Dean asks, ever the hunter.

Oh, Chicago can survive. Death likes the pizza. He hands Dean his ring and tells him that he has to do whatever it takes to trap Lucifer. “You’re going to let your brother jump right into that fiery pit. Now, do I have your word?” Dean takes the ring as Death issues one final warning. “You know you can’t cheat Death.”

Back at Bobby’s, Dean looks at the rings. They’ve got all four of them and together, they form into a magic little bundle of rings. Bobby finds Dean for a little heart to heart. 

Dean reveals that he lied to Death - he’s not okay with Sam tossing himself into the pit. However, Bobby thinks that Death may be right about Sam’s plan being their best option. Bobby watched Sam save all the civilians in the factory before they blew it up, and he thinks that Sam can handle it. “Sam will beat the Devil, or die trying. That’s the best we could ask for. What exactly are you afraid of? Losing? Or losing your brother?”

O, Quotes:

I don't understand your definition of good news

We'll catch Death in the next doomed city

Think how you'd feel if a bacterium sat at your table and started to get snarky. This is one little planet in one tiny solar system in a galaxy that's barely out of its diapers. I'm old, Dean. Very old. So I invite you to contemplate how insignificant I find you

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[toomanytuesdays]

Literally every Cockles panel I watch, I always have thoughts, so here are my thoughts from the 2018 JIB 9 Sunday panel that Jared crashes:

Literally 30 seconds in and they’re getting all close to each other

Jensen being done with his husband for whistling in his ear then saying “that’s super loud, dude” and Misha being all cutesy when he says “thank you, I’m compensating” and then smirking at Jensen

Them sitting on the two closest chairs ever like there couldn’t be any more room between them

Jensen not being too smiley or laugh-ey but Misha being all cute and smiley and laughing at everything Jensen says

Them talking like all casual just like they were married at the dinner table

“You know how many times I’ve seen you do that?” and then both of them grinning like idiots as if they know something we don’t and Jensen has those damn heart eyes

The whole “I thought the exact opposite about Misha wanting to stay and now he’s been around for the best 10 damn years of my life” bit where Misha thanked Jensen and Jensen puts his hand on Misha’s leg then pretends to shudder and Misha smells his leg and you can see Jensen watching him out of the corner of his eye

Jensen’s soft “how ya doin’, bud?”

The bit where they’re like “Jensen knew that Misha was gonna need another shirt so he brought one for him”

Then Jared interrupts and Jensen is mad aF

His face just dropped and went stone cold and then he smiled but you could see it was such a fake smile and that it was literally saying “go away I was enjoying my time with my husband and then you had to come and ruin it”

ESPECIALLY WHEN HE POPS THE BALLOON

He’s literally saying to Jared with his eyes “go away”

Misha watching Jensen tie the balloons to the chair. No, admiring him

Jared: “Ackles, can I have a balloon please?” Jensen: “I literally just tied them up” in the most unamused, annoyed voice ever

Misha: “how good of a knot did you tie?” Jensen: “you know what? I tied the kinda knot tha a professional knows how to tie” in the most flirty voice ever

“Did he have to join us?”

Jensen not letting Misha have the balloons aka flirting so Misha could jump all over him. Then them fighting over the balloon like they’re 10 year-olds. Literally, that’s how I flirted with my crush when I was younger, play fighting

Literally Jensen’s all about Misha and is completely ignoring Jared

Misha sitting back down and his and Jensen’s legs are milimeters away from touching yet Jared is off to the side, I mean look:

LOOK AT ALL THAT SPACE

Jensen laughing at Misha trying to pop the balloon

Jensen’s liteRALLY deliberately not looking in Jared’s direction, he’s got his right shoulder slightly forward, as if he wants to block Jared out but still wants to be with Misha so he’s hesitant

Jensen being all jealous when Misha and Jared touch each other, pursing his lips and looking away, playing with his sleeve

Jared: “oh, see ya later then!” *gets up to leave* Jensen: “yep” with no hesitation

Jensen arguing with Jared about who reads faster

I just get the whole “Jensen’s pissed off” vibe the second Jared gets there and it stays the whole time, no matter how “funny” he is

Jensen said “if we’re talking about the end of Supernatural, then dying is not the finality” so I hope that he expressed that to the writers so no one dies at the end of Supernatural! (hopefully)

Every time Misha touches Jared, Jensen gets slightly more pissed off

Fan: “it’s a pleasure to see all three of you together” *Jared and Misha clap, Jensen nods and you can see his brain say “Wish it was just Mish and I”*

When Misha stands, Jensen’s eyes flick down to his ass and then back up

Misha making a Destiel joke and Jensen smiling and laughing and clapping for the first time since Jared joined

Misha saying if Cas had a Cas Cave it would just be a bunch of cat nip and Jensen doing the face palm laugh and then adding “and kitty litter” and him and Misha laughing so hard and Jared’s smile looks like he doesn’t know what the f they’re talking about

Misha touching Jared again and Jensen’s smile immediately dropping

“He has that poster in his trailer” how do you know Jensen lmao

Jensen manhandling Misha

Jensen giving Jared snarky comments about Limbo after Misha slapped Jared’s ass and looking so unamused then yelling at the fan when she defended Jared lmao he’s so pissed Jared’s there I bet he had all these thoughts in his mind about how the panel was gonna go and then Jared came and ruined them all and he’s maD

A fan asking what Sam and Dean would do if they met alternative universe Castiel and Jensen smirking like a little shit and then trying to hide it

Jensen jumping at the opportunity to role play and hear Misha’s alt!Cas accent and then Misha and Jensen unicorn laughing after Misha does it and then Jensen and Jared turning it into Sam and Dean laughing at alt!Cas

Jensen unicorn laughing at Misha saying “In my head they were meeting at a club” vs. Jensen going stome cold when Jared said “to this day that’s the best acting I’ve ever seen Misha do” seconds later

Jensen going completely still and emotionless when Misha says his wife is his rock then saying that Danneel is his rock, and adding that he has an amazing “pebble” in his life and putting his hand on Misha’s shoulder and rubbing his back - I screamed

And then Misha did it back to Jensen and he had the softest smile for a milisecond like “yeah I love you too”

Jensen casually putting his hand on Misha’s knee, rubbing it, then leaning on it and keeping it there, even when Misha stands up

Their knees finALLY TOUCHING

AND THIS IS JUST PART ONE BABEY

#i’m probs not gonna do part 2 bc that was long af #cockles #jensen ackles #misha collins #jared padalecki #j2m

[nerdlifecentral]

Unknown Secrets [2]

Summary: The reader offers to offer to help the Winchesters and British Men of Letters with hopefully tracking down Asmodeus and his child.

Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Rowena, Castiel, Gabriel, Asmodeus, Ketch, Mick, reader, supernatural creatures.

Pairing: N/A, everyone is platonic

Genre: angst, little fluff

Word Count: 3,006

Warnings (whole series): language, show-level violence, show-level gore, death, kidnapping, panic attack description.

A/N: Welp it’s my first fic and I’m already posting later than I meant, super sorry for that but thank you all for your support and I hope you enjoy this next chapter! Any questions, suggestions, or anything at all lemme know.

"Alright so, is there a way to track down the demon kid specifically?" Dean thinks aloud.

"We just found out that this thing exists, Dean. I doubt there's another spell or book we can use." Cas says with an exasperated sigh.

"Great! That's just peachy. So what do we do now?" Dean throws his head back and his arms up.

"We should split up and try to find out which city Asmodeus is in, and which city this "Prince of Hell" is in." Sam says with air quotes.

"No, Sammy - that's not a good ide-"

"It's the only route that makes sense.” Cas interrupts Dean.

"Are you kidding me, Cas?" Dean explodes, " 'only route that makes sense' my ass. We are not splitting up like freakin' Scooby Doo!"

"Dean, it's the only way we can quickly pinpoint which demon is in each city and then plan a course of action from there." Sam tries to intervene between the two and convince Dean, but he seemingly isn't willing to budge. The brothers stare at each other weighing the pros versus cons and the risks involved until Dean caves with a grunt and wave of his hand.

"Alright fine, whatever. How are we gonna do this?"

"Well, I was thinking we call up Ketch and Mick to check out New Mexico with Cas while we search around in Iowa." Sam explains, "That way, we'll be covering both cities in good time and have some backup for when we do find Asmodeus and his kid." Sam offers.

"And this day just gets even better...." Dean grumbles, "I mean really Sam? Are we really asking the Brits for help again?" Sam and Cas both grumble about Dean's comment as a brief silence falls over the men.

“If it’s any consolation, there is a case in Iowa. Kill two crows with one rock.” Cas says, turning to Dean with a hopeful smile. Dean rolls his eyes and Sam chuckles under his breath.

“I’ll call Mick and you two get the car packed up.” Sam says walking towards his room.

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“What the hell? We’ve searched this whole warehouse with not a single vamp! You sure this is the place Sammy?” Dean grumbles in anger.

“You snooze, you lose.” Ketch laughs as he and Mick enter the room with bloodied machetes.

“Again, what the hell?” Dean reiterates.

“How could we miss out on all the fun?” Ketch says while vaguely gesturing with his machete around the room.

“Yeah well it ain’t much fun without any fancy toys.” Dean grumbles prompting Mick to step in explaining “We decided to have a go at this a bit more old school” he says while showing off his machete.

“Let’s just head back to the motel and try to figure out where this thing is and how to kill it.” Sam says as he and Dean begin to walk through the warehouse towards the Impala with Mick and Ketch following behind.

“Why stop the fun now?” Ketch says, making Sam and Dean stop in their tracks to turn and face the Brits again.

“Sorry Ketch but we’ve still got a massive case here like apocalypse level case, no more fun until this is sorted out.” Dean says and turns swiftly on his heel towards Baby.

Ketch opens his mouth to probably add some snarky comment when Mick puts a hand on his shoulder and explains “I believe what he was trying to say,” Ketch sighs annoyed and shrugs Mick’s hand off. “Is that there is a local bar nearby that is exclusive to Hunters; Ketch gets his “fun” and we have the opportunity to find out some possible leads and information in tracking, capturing, and killing a hybrid of this kind.” Dean angrily sheathes his machete and looks to Sam who also sheathes his machete and agrees to meet them at the bar in half an hour.

Sam and Dean get into Baby and pull away from the now abandoned warehouse, loud rock music plays as they start the drive to their motel room.

Dean turns slightly in his seat to Sam and asks “Did you know about this?”

Sam stares at Dean for a moment before responding with “Did I know about what? That Mick and Ketch would deal with the vamp nest before we were even parked? Or that they stuck two random hunters that we’ve never met in New Mexico with Cas?” Dean sends a quick eyebrow raise and tilts his head to the side as if Sam just proved him right. Sam huffs and says “If that’s what you’re asking then no, why would I want Cas stuck with two know-nothing agents when we can handle this on our own?”

“Relax, Sammy. I was just asking, no harm or blow to the ego intended alright?” Dean glances to Sam who sighs and looks away toward his window. They fall silent and the tension is cut when Sam’s phone starts ringing. He pulls it out of his jean pocket to see that Cas is calling him. Sam answers the phone and puts it on speaker.

“Hey, Cas. How’s that little town looking?”

“Hello, Sam.” Cas replies sounding frustrated. “Going well except Mick and Ketch never even showed up and have apparently sent two other British Men of Letters to assist me in their place.” Sam rolls his eyes and drops his head slightly as Dean explains what happened.

“Yeah they showed up at that nest we were gonna take out and there wasn’t a hint of a fight there.”

“Hello, Dean. As far as I can tell Asmodeus or his offspring are no longer here.” Sam and Dean share a look and share a moment of silence.

“Well, are you sure Cas?” Sam questions.

Cas huffs an annoyed sigh “Yes, Sam I am very sure. We have checked every spot we could and I’m not feeling any dark energy or use of power on that level. The agents, well more Thomas than Angelica think that we should do a quick sweep of neighboring towns to be sure.”

Dean nods and quickly explains that the brothers along with Mick and Ketch are checking out a local Hunter’s bar to get some leads and information on either Asmodeus or the possibility of a nephidemon.

“Alright, well call if you hear anything and I will do the same.” Cas replies.

“You got it.” Dean affirms, “and come over to Motel 36 or y/n's bar, The Fallen when you’re done to see if you feel any power or whatever.”

“Of course, Dean. I will call once I’m headed there.”

“Thanks, Cas, talk soon.” Sam says as he ends the call and Dean pulls into the parking space near their room.

The brothers enter a bar filled with other Hunters and make their way to the bar top where Ketch and Mick are seated.

“Ah look who decided to show rather than sit in some motel room and root around pointlessly on the internet!” Ketch exclaims patting the seat next to him which Dean takes as Sam sits next to him.

Dean turns to Ketch and asks “We got a game plan yet?”.

“Lucky for you, we happen to be very good friends with the lovely y/n. She’s the young woman who owns this bar, if anyone has information about rare supernatural creatures or strange things happening in town, she’s your girl.” Mick explains as they survey the bar for anything interesting.

~~~~POV switch~~~~

I let the rock music fill my ears as I get lost in making various drinks, the bar is completely full and buzzing with energy. So many of them going on hunts, coming back from them, or somewhere in between. All very normal conversations to hear and be a part of, although one thing I was not expecting for tonight would be Mick and Ketch to come into my bar and tell me they’re gonna be joined by the Winchester brothers.

I mean, the Winchesters meeting up with two of the most well-known British Men of Letters? Let’s just say I laughed and bet that if they do show, they’re drinks are all on me.

Turns out, about thirty minutes later in walks who I assume to be Sam and Dean who make their way through the crowd and next to the Brits. Who both send a pointed look my way and Ketch his signature wink which only earns him an eyeroll.

“There goes all my alcohol and profit for the night.” I think annoyed at myself. Although they don’t look it, those charming agents can hold their liquor. And from what I’ve heard about Sam and Dean, so can they.

“You two must be the Winchesters.” I said, walking over to the group. The two Hunters both share a look while Ketch tries to disguise a laugh with a cough, while who I assume to be Sam responds unsure,

“Uh yeah, that’s us. But how do you know that? I don’t recognize you from anywhere and we’ve never been in Dubuque before.”

I chuckle and say “No we’ve never met, but working in a place like this you hear a story or two. Along with some tales from these two charming Men of Letters that is.” I add with a dramatic bow directed to Ketch and Mick.

“Don’t patronize yourself, y/n. As I remember you were absolutely enthralled when you met us.” Ketch says leaning on the bar top slightly with a playful smirk.

“You must have had a large impact since I can hardly remember it.” I wink playfully at Mick making him blush slightly. “Anyways, what can I do for you boys?”

I look expectantly at the four Hunters in front of me as they all share a quick look. Sam begins by saying “Well, we’ve been trying to find out where the Prince of Hell, Asmodeus is and found something weird.” He pauses to glance up at me and I respond with “okay I already have questions, how did you even find Asmodeus? I heard he was hanging out in either Syria or Hell.” I asked, leaning on the bar top slightly.

Sam huffs a laugh and explains “a good friend of ours crafted a potential tracking spell and-” I hold my hand up and interject, “Let me guess, a lovely red-headed witch by the name of Rowena?” I smile as Dean sits straighter and looks taken aback for a moment.

He points at me and leans forward a little while questioning, “you know her?”.

I laugh and cross my arms, “Not many get the chance to know her - to really know her. But I can say I am one of the lucky ones.”

“Small world huh?” Sam says with a small smile. I shrug and give him a small nod for him to continue. “Anyway, we tried the spell and it kinda worked but we don’t know what to do now and we heard you might be able to help us.”

“I’ve always wanted to work with a Winchester, or Castiel even; plus it’d be pretty nice to get back in the saddle again for an interesting hunt.” I think as Sam gives a look that can only be described as puppy dog eyes and Dean slightly looks up from the drink held loosely in his hands with a trace of hope in his eyes. “Okay, but what do you mean it “kinda worked” exactly?” I say with a wave of my hand to accentuate the point.

“As in it tracked to two different cities in the US, which isn’t possible as far as we know.” Mick says after taking a drink of his beer. I slightly turn towards him and tilt my head trying to figure out how that’s even possible; that is, assuming the spell worked one-hundred percent.

“You ever hear or know of anything like that ever happening?” Ketch prompts, leaning forward on the counter a bit. I lean back against the mostly empty wall behind me save for some paintings and shelves with various liquor and beer bottles on them. I rest my hand against the side of my face and try to think about what I might know for their situation.

“They always get the weird and hard cases don’t they? I mean, the only thing that could appear to be spreading or sharing it’s power could be a new nephilim, but that’s half-angel, half-human. But Asmodeus is a demon so maybe it’s a demon version of a nephilim?” I push back off the counter and explain, “There’s no evidence or lore of it but it could be a demon version of a nephilim?”

I cross my arms as Dean says, “That’s all we got too.”

“Well, if you guys don’t mind sticking around till closing I can ask around and let you know what I can dig up?” Before anyone could even think about my offer, Ketch throws his arms up dramatically and almost shouts,

“We don’t mind at all! Take all the time you need darling. ”

I smile and respond “Thank you, I’ll get back to y’all in a few hours.” I nod to them and walk away when Mick calls out,

“And don’t forget about the drinks you owe us!” I turn back around and playfully shake my head at him as he smiles broadly. 

“I’m in for a long run with ‘em. Who woulda thought I would be working closely with two British Men of Letters and the Winchesters…”

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I finished cleaning up the bar and walked out locking the door behind me. I turn around and see Sam and Dean leaning against their beautiful Impala with the Brits standing across from them talking casually. Their heads slowly turn towards me as I approach putting on my leather jacket and slinging my faded green backpack over one shoulder.

“Everyone here that I talked with has no idea how to help you guys, most haven’t even heard of Princes of Hell or Asmodeus; let alone if one of ‘em has had a child with a human or that if it’s possible.” the boys deflate “But I don’t see that it’s all that impossible. I mean, if angels can do it why couldn’t a demon?” I say with a smile and one hand resting on my hip.

Dean crosses his arms and gives me a noncommittal shrug and says, “yeah hopefully you’re right. Doubt the spell would only work half-way too, we all know Rowena. No way one of her spells would be jacked up or something.” I nod and grab the other strap for my backpack and put it all the way on while saying,

“Well, by any means, I want to help.” Mick turns to me with crossed arms and asks with concern laced in his voice, “you’re sure?” I raise my eyebrows at him and wait a moment before stating confidently “Very. I can help you with research related stuff, and I get to get my hands dirty again and glean some info about Princes of Hell and possibly a…” I glance upwards trying to think of a way to easily describe a demon and human’s spawn.

Dean pushes off of his car and says “Nephidemon.”

I smile at him and respond “Nephidemon, like the term.” He leans back against Baby and turns to Sam with a smug grin which only earns him a snort and a small shove from his brother. I continue with, “I’m all in. And if you need any more reason, you have the most knowledgeable person when it comes to this town and the surrounding areas. Especially when it comes to things that go bump in the night.” I look to Ketch who only shrugs and points his head toward Sam and Dean. I glance towards them who both look unconvinced. I let out a long sigh and cast my gaze more to their boots and add, “plus, I do kinda owe you guys for taking out that huge vamp nest about 10 miles west.”

Sam furrows his brows in confusion, before he could say anything though Ketch interrupts “Yes she knew about the nest before and no we didn’t tell her we were going to or that we had taken care of it.”

“Not that you would have needed to,” I say while crossing my arms. Drawing an even more confused look from Sam and an over it look on Dean’s face. “I’ve got to keep an eye on my town, my Hunters; gotta take care of the folks who can’t really take that good care of themselves. Whether it be Hunters seemingly with a death wish or innocent people ‘round here.” I respond gesturing first to my bar then to the surrounding, now closed, businesses. Sam and Dean both take a moment to mull it over.

Then Dean shrugs and looks to Sam who turns to me and says "Alright, we could certainly use all the help we could get."

"We're staying at the hotel across from the 7-11 a couple miles down the road. Let's all meet there at 9." Dean suggests looking to all of us. We all nod in agreement and start to go our separate ways when an old truck pulls up next to the Impala, and a guy in a trenchcoat steps out.

"Hey Cas. Finished up in Las Vegas?" Sam says to this man who is apparently the Winchesters well known angel companion.

The angel drops his shoulders slightly and sighs, responding "Well it was the deadest dead end we could have possibly looked into. Figure I would be of more use here."

Dean smiles and says "Glad to have you here, feathers." Walking to the car and patting Cas’s back.

"I hate to break up this reunion, " I interject " but I've gotta get home, see you all tomorrow. " I wave to all of them and walk back to my car, get in, and drive away while subconsciously watching the five infamous heroes slowly fade from my rearview mirror. Wondering what tomorrow could possibly bring.

#supernatural #spn #spn fic #spn fanfic series #spn fanfic #spn fanfiction #supernatural fic #supernatural fanfic #supernatural fanfiction #mick davies #arthur ketch #reader insert #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #fluff #angst #i still have no idea what i'm doing

[phoenixwrites]

I do not blame you at all for being spiteful towards the SPN fandom - they’ve been bothering the actors for years and been misogynistic and annoying. I just wanted to tell you as a queer Christian that it didn’t feel?? Super great? To read you be happy that Castiel was sent to hell for loving a man?? I know you didn’t mean anything like it but I’ve just been struggling for years coming to terms with my sexuality alongside my religion so I was just. Idk sorry for bothering

Okay, fair point, I’m not *happy* about Castiel being sent to hell.  That’s an uncool thing to say.  Actually, Castiel was my favorite Supernatural character before the fandom got a hold of him.  I liked Castiel before it was cool.  

I was mainly trying to poke fun at the sheer ridiculousness that is Castiel confessing his love and then immediately getting pulled into Hell because he felt joy.  The scene itself was weirdly paced and it didn’t even feel like Supernatural, it felt like elementary school kids in a play that didn’t know their lines.  

Which, not to be pedantic, the whole going to hell because he felt joy?  TOTAL ripoff of Buffy. 

I have a lot of bitterness towards the Supernatural fandom and that comes out in snarky ways and I HATE Destiel shippers with the fire of a thousand suns.  Not the ship, mind you.  The shippers.  The ones that threw hissy fits towards all the female characters, including my beloved Jo, the ones who embarrassed the actors, harassed the writers, and quite frankly, it is satisfying to see them not get their way.  

So I am not happy about Castiel being sent to hell.  More happy about seeing them not get their way.  

#phoenix personal

[thefragileblackdahlia]

Metamorphosis: Part one

Chapter Summary: Sam and Dean find that a family man is turning into a flesh-eating monster, and they argue about killing him. Ariel makes a big decision that leaves her crippled and alone.

Pairing(s): Eventual Dean x Archangel!OFC

Warning(s): Fluff, Heavy Angst, Blood, Nudity, Self-loathing, Kissing, Typical Supernatural violence, Mild Language

A/N: Here is an episode with some Sam content for those that really like Sam. I never really liked the Ruby storyline, but anyways here you go. Its a bit wonky everything will be explained in flashbacks, I promise. Kinder surprise egg.

Beta'd by no one

Word count: 11,308

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The lights in the room strobed.

Ariel stilled with her shoulders slumped as she huffed. Her grace charged eyes being the only visible thing in the lights.

"Ariel," Cas gasped quietly.

Ariel's wings unfurled, stretching to their full functional 15 feet wingspan. She rolled her shoulders back, exerting her dominance and status over all of the lesser angels. The archangel radiated fury. The woman took a step forward, leaving charred footprints in her wake.

Her wings retracted, the onyx feathers dragging along the floor. As she got closer to the flock, they split down to clear a path.

She stood amid the garrison, Ariel spoke with disdain in her voice. "I will no longer tolerate this horrid family." Her eyes met Castiel's when she vocalized the word family.

Raphael entered the room, his presence alone sending the lesser angels into a spiral. Many of them were grateful to have him take away the corrupt archangel.

"You all are so pathetic." She spewed out, and, with a sturdy flap of her wings, she hurried to earth.

. . .

The midnight sky irradiated almost as if the sun had risen. The redhead descended to earth as a blazing ball of fire.

A few pedestrians driving on the highway looked up at the 'meteor' and pulled out their phones to record it. It was too bright for human eyes, but the light captured on the cellphone.

When she touched down, her mere presence started with a 4.9 earthquake, shaking the southwestern hemisphere of Missouri. The trees around where she crash-landed were inert, toppled over, and charred.

Ariel stood from her kneeling position and looked around.

"Fallen." A voice came from behind her. She whipped around in time to see an archangel blade swipe at her throat. "NO!" She cried as some of her grace floated into a small vile. The woman drew her blade and swiped at the offending angel, Raphael.

Raphael stepped away briefly, allowing Ariel enough time to heal her wound and escape.

The wounded Angel landed in an abandoned warehouse, not too far from where she fell.

Raphael stood in the middle of the crater, a resolute appearance on his face. "You can run, but cannot hide, Little one."

425 WATERMAN

A possessed man sat tied to a chair in the center of a Devil's trap. Sam stood perched in front of the man with his arms crossed. Ruby stood nearby, outside of the trap.

Sam sneered at the demon as he asked, "Where's Lilith?"

The unnamed demon just snarled at the hunter, followed by a smart remark. "Kiss my ass." The abomination's eyes switched to black.

Sam just smirked at the snarky comment. The demon played with fire. "I'd watch myself if I were you."

The demon just scoffed, "Why? Huh? Because you're Sam fucking Winchester, Mr. Big Hero?" He jeered. "And yet here you are, slutting around with some demon. Real hero."

"Shut your mouth," Sam demanded, clenching his jaw as well as his fist.

"Tell me about those months without your brother. About all the things you and this demon bitch do in the dark." Ruby looked to Sam as the guy continued. "Huh? Tell me, hero."

Sam fumed, raising his hand out to the demon and forcing him out of the human with his mind. The man began choking and gagging on a cloud of black smoke as it fell out of his mouth. The smoke gathered and burned through the floor. Sam huffed through his anger, trying to get himself under control.

Dean stood outside of the warehouse, watching the whole debacle.

The tall hunter knelt to the unconscious man and checked for a pulse to which he found one. He glanced up at the female Demon with a wan smile. He began untying the man.

"How'd it feel?" Ruby asked.

Sam glanced back over his shoulder at his demon companion. "Good. No more headaches." He resumed untying the man.

"None? That is good."

The dark-haired man began to stir and panic.

"Hey." Sam gave him a small pat on the back, "Hey. I got you. It's all right." He wrapped his arm around the man's body, helping him to his feet. They both began shuffling toward the door but stopped when Dean strolled in.

Sam bestowed a sheepish look, afraid of how much Dean had seen.

Dean donned a furious expression, and if his gaze could burn, Sam would be on fire.

"So..." The older brother clenched his jaw and casually started toward his little brother. "Anything you wanna tell me, Sam?" Dean's tone was calm, too calm. Sam believed that at any moment, Dean could explode.

Sam panicked. "Dean, Hold on, okay? Just let me--" He talked with wariness.

Dean increasingly approached his naive brother, "You're gonna say 'let me explain' You're gonna explain this? How about this? Why don't you start with who she is, and what the hell is she doing here?"

The closer Dean got, the more Sam's heart wanted to leap out of his chest. Sam was stunned silent. He averted his gaze to Ruby, waiting for her to at least say something.

Ruby smirked. "It's good to see you again, Dean."

"Is that Ruby?" Dean asked in a scarily, still voice. His eyes moved between Sam and Ruby, worried he already knew the answer. The righteous man ran his tongue over his bottom lip before nibbling at the skin. He didn't know what to do with himself; he curled and uncurled his fingers in anger.

Sammy stayed silent, still stunned by his brother's overall presence. Dean shifted on his back foot and observed Ruby again, who's smile faded. Dean abruptly took ahold of the demon and shoved her up against the metal cabinet. He pulled out the demon-killing knife and pulled his arm back to strike, but Sam seized it.

"Don't!" Sam shouted, fighting Dean for the knife and effectively taking it out of his brother's hand, just as Dean threw him against the wall.

Ruby saw this as an opportunity to strike. She wrapped her hand around Dean's neck and shoved him into the cabinet with her super-strength.

Sam promptly called her off, "Ruby, Stop it!"

She pressed hard against Dean and then released her hold over him. Dean regained his posture and glanced at his brother, then the demon. "Well, aren't you an obedient little bitch?"

The demon kept her gaze on Dean, staring him down as if she were going to attack him again. "Ruby." The sound of her name pulled her out of her stare down.

"Ruby, he's hurt." Sam motioned to the man who was possessed earlier. "Go."

The brunette woman shared a look with Dean one last time before leaving to aid the injured man. She threw his arm over her shoulder and started for the exit.

Dean shifted on his feet and inched toward the demon. "Where the hell do you think you're going?"

Ruby exhaled in annoyance and looked over her shoulder at the eldest brother. "The ER...unless you want to go another round first."

Dean stood in silence, contemplating what to do. He was upset, but he just tried his best to keep his composure because he didn't know what would happen if he didn't. It took him a while to even look at his little brother because all he saw was another monster.

"Dean," Sam tried to reason, but Dean just left for the door. It was apparent Sam didn't need Dean anymore, and Dean wasn't going to stand by his brother and watch him turn into some monster.

Sam called for his brother again, "Dean!"

. . .

Dean hurriedly climbed into the impala, jammed the key into the ignition, and started the vehicle. He planted two hands on the steering wheel as he took deep breaths. It was all too much, his brother running around with demon; Ruby out of all of them. It infuriated him just thinking about it. He slammed his fist down on the steering wheel and just prayed.

How ironic that a faithless man prayed so much to something he didn't believe only a few days ago. Dean peered over the back of the seat and reversed Baby and sped off. The car swerved a bit as he pulled onto the asphalt.

All Dean craved at the moment was a drink and possibly talk to Ariel. He just wanted it all to go away.

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#dean winchester #sam and dean #dean fanfiction #dean winchester fanfiction #Dean x OFC #Sam Winchester #castiel #spn raphael #spn ruby #spnfamliy #spn fanfiction #SPN

[seenashwrite]

Notes From Nash: Season 15 Episode 2

We're back! And by that, I don't mean back for episode #2, I mean we're back in the little town, same little town we were in for the majority of episode #1. And as far as how ep #2 compares with ep #1.... um.....  

The writers ain't in no damn rush to advance the plot or further character development, are they? So this is basically ep #1 all over again with some guest star overload as a substitute for those two very important aspects of storytelling I just mentioned.

[stares at date]

They've got *how* many eps to wrap up the show? 

Hoo-boy.

Spoilers below the cut.

Changing it up from last time (see link at bottom), I thought I'd go in order of the ep this post. All right. Let's roll.

From the mom who gets 86'd in the opening------

And, PS: That's not disemboweled. Don't use the word if you (a) don't know what it means and/or (b) won't let make-up/effects do their job.

-----to the rest of the people, I care nothing. There was no point giving all these extras lines and whatever little backstories, I give no fucks. Mainly because, gee, I don't know, I signed up for a show about two brothers goin' out there and gettin' after it, and thus far we've gone about two inches and gotten nothing.

Are we still in this little town?

More questions, borrowing from the dialogue some here:

"Remember when we did the thing with Amara?"

"God's sister?"

"And the soul bomb? And here's how it worked? Remember? Because you participated? REMEMBER?! I'm not just saying this for the benefit of, oh wait, no one, because the chances of brand new viewers coming into the game this late is virtually nil, so everyone - including us, here, in this scene, our characters - already know this backstory, ergo the only reason for exposition anvils is to benefit those viewers, who - as we've already established - likely don't exist. So let's run through this for the benefit of, I have to assume, the writers who don’t actually, you know, watch the show as evidenced by--- well, we’d be here all day."

Nope. No, no. Those aren't questions I had. Because I've been watching the show for a good while now. This exchange should’ve been something to the effect of - “I was thinking - remember how we did the soul bomb, with Amara? Do you think you could pull off something like that? To trap them?” and then Rowena responds with uncertainty but will give it a try, etc. I mean, the writing in this ep is thus far pedestrian.

There's still no explanation for why these ghosts - especially these super notorious ghosts like Ripper and Lizzie and who-fuck-ever - were lingering so close together that they were able to be trapped by the stupidest ex machina spell in the writing world. And what of the others? The entirety of hell escaped. We've seen, what, maybe 20? Could there maybe have been a throw-a-way line to Belphagor something like “Did you corral the worst douchebags together”, or “Is there a bar in hell where the worst douchebags hang out or something”, or “this is just our luck that the worst douchebags landed here” or WHATEVER, just SOMETHING to acknowledge they (the writers) recognize that Convenient Super Bad Ghosts Are Convenient.

IT'S KETCH, BITCHES!

I love this character. What a breath of fresh air that snarky piece of ass has been. I hope he doesn't get killed. He will. Because we can't have anything good. But there is some good, which is the Ketch-Rowena flirting. Honestly, I'm fine with Rowena getting action from anyone. She's awesome and she's earned it. Ketch is primo catch, though. (I'm not sorry for that sentence. I am, but I'm not.)

The repeated use of Belphagor's name pleases myself and my podcast co-host. Should you wish to know more about that demon, please do check out our podcast. Don't look him up first, trust us. That they have chosen this particular demon's name is just *chef's kiss*, though I do hope it's not a foreshadowing for how the rest of the season is going to go. Okay fine, I'll spoil it: he's a shit demon. He deals in poo. Literally. I'm not lying. Go forth to the podcast @youtotallymadethatup​ - just about every post links you to where you can listen. /shameless self-promo

IT'S AMARA, BITCHES!

Let's hope that wardrobe does her better than that ill-fitting black dress this go 'round, she deserves better.

"You're the darkness, I'm the light."

STOP IT. STOP. FUCK. STOP.

Are we still in this little town?

Blah blah blah Castiel Dean angst repeating essentially what's already been said at the end of 14 and last week blah. "You know what's real? We are." Not if it's an alternate timeline, my love. 

I keep forgetting just how many spaced-out chains you need to have strewn about your standard meat packing plant and/or factory, well played, set dec and props. That.... that was sarcasm.. (Look, I got no beef with the crew, they're just playing the cards they've been dealt, and their hands are garbage, just a pile of same ol' same ol' stereotypical, unimaginative stuff, so bless them. I hope every single one of them has a job lined up next year, truly. They have more than paid their dues and earned it. Lord knows especially since certain parties took the reins, good night nurse. I've digressed. )

IT’S KEVIN BI----

This is dumb. This is actually dumb. In case you didn't see my half-time post, and I quote:

That is *three* in under twenty minutes. Like, it’s episode 2. You’re blowing your wad. Pace yourselves. AND MAYBE SOME STORY ADVANCING, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME

This bullet thing could be hella interesting. It *could* be. I wonder if it will be. 

These ghosts are painfully uninteresting. The guy playing the Ripper is horribly miscast. This needed to be someone who... who.... I dunno, is a good actor. He's not. Sorry, Pops. I mean, even Osric (who is an excellent actor) couldn't elevate that scene.

This episode is painful.

Are we still in this little town?

Ketch got knocked out, left alone with ghost, deffo gonna get possessed. 

Are we still talking to these ghosts? Why? Why is Kevin thinking he can go up against them alone? I'm not exactly sure what threat they are to him, can't he just disappear and whoosh somewhere else? I missed something, I must've missed something. It doesn't matter, none of this matters.

Okay, Belphagor says there's at least a hundred. Still, what would that be, like 1/2500000000th of hell? Why are the Winchesters, of all people, and now Rowena concentrating on this stupid little town----

Are. We. Still. In. This. Little. Town.

---why in the fuck aren't the most renowned hunters of modern time and their angel friend and the powerful witch friend and the friend with immense tactical knowledge regarding weaponry for supernatural shit not at the bunker strategizing and planning and... and... and.... I just.... 

Lookit, I've said this before: especially in fantasy/sci-fi stuff, if you are logical in every possible place you can be, if you nail the simple shit, then the audience is exponentially more likely to buy into the fantastical stuff, and also to be more forgiving (or not notice altogether) when you inevitably whiff, because nobody's perfect, of course. But this show in later years has notoriously screwed the pooch on the easy stuff, and here we are, in some needlessly convoluted mess right out of the gate in the last season ever.

::sighs::

Oh, look. Because of course he's possessed. You left him alone with a ghost. I'm neither a professional writer nor a psychic, I'm just thinking "What is predictable as possible?" and saying that. You try it. It's worked for me so far.

"I tried to heal him it didn't work" - well maybe he's still residually possessed. Or maybe you suck. Sorry Cas, you don't deserve that. It's not you. It's not me, either. It's them. It's the writers. I don't know what this line is about unless they're teeing up Cas to be even more neutered than he already is. I legit don't know, I can't think, I'm so irritated right now. 

"Nothing to hold you anywhere" - what? Really? Seriously? So what are you and Dean? Y'all ain't his family? Let that little badass haunt the bunker. He'd be the most awesome research assistant ever. Now THAT is a good plot point, have ol' Kev be home base, helping coordinate whatever's coming. Oh here we go, swishy swishy hand, magic hole, nobody knows why this demon can do all this shit, and Kevin's gone. Why? WHY. My idea is better. No way Osric would blow your guest star budget, it appears to be shaping up to be immense, especially with all the money you've saved so far on location(s). 

Shoulda kept him rest of season, let him assist, then his final reward is getting into heaven for reals when Cas (they'll probs kill him, tho) or Amara (maybe, seems too obvi a choice tho, and she doesn't give a shit about beng a ruler, we knew that back in whatever season that was) or Jack (because why not, it's the most ridiculous idea, since he's got the mind of a toddler, meaning it's something the writers would think is a great idea) or Billie (wild card guess) is the new God. Or have him brought back to life, fuck, I don't care.

So is the bullet trapping Chuckster on earth, is the question, and if so what kind of all-knowing deity puts a weapon in the hand of a potential enemy that could render him even a *touch* weaker? Where's the long game, there? What could any possible reasoning be? 

Okay, well, the scenes between Emily and Rob have been the best part of the episode, as well as the interaction with Ruthie and DHJ. Everything else fell flat. J2M seemed to be bored and phoning it in, and it's not often that can be said about any of those three.

I swear, if the preview shows that we're still in this little town for episode #3.... wait, is that the crypt from ep #1?.... are.... are we..... 

ARE WE STILL IN THIS LITTLE TOWN

What have we learned? Other than Chuck, no character development. The plot remains that some ghosts-interchangeably-used-with-souls from hell are trapped in a confined area, and it was via a tenuous spell provided by a demon whose motivations are unknown, and there's something up with that bullet wound. We knew those already.

(There's possibly something wrong with either Cas or Ketch -- or else that's something that will be completely forgotten was ever mentioned -- but we don't know either way and we don't know what it is, therefore we didn't learn anything; if this does ultimately turn out to be something, then we'll count it as a learned item for that episode.) 

So, minus learning that Chuck is weakened somehow and that at least for right now Amara’s not exactly in his corner, we're in the exact same place story-wise that we were in last week. 

And looks like we'll be back there again next week. 

See you next week, I guess.

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Past posts, from newest to oldest (and I sometimes do addendums if a response warrants)

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#Supernatural #SPN #15.02 #SPN Spoilers #SPN Season 15 #SPN S15 #SPN XV #Nash Notes #Queueby Dooby Doo #Dad's on a blog post and #he hasn't been queued in a few days #Nash Recaps #sort-of

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Rules (for Mobile)

(We understand our rules page isn’t accessible via mobile, so here are the rules in a separate post.)

Welcome to the SPN Media Big Bang Rules!

Welcome to the second annual SPN Media Big Bang, a collaborative fan creation challenge similar to fandom bangs that you're probably used to, but with a movie, TV, book, or video game twist! Writers are free to write SPN fanfiction based on the media of their choosing - that means fusions, AUs, cross-overs, and 'inspired by's! Artists will anonymously claim these fics, then create two pieces of art and a banner. We've allotted authors seven months to create a fanfiction of at least 20k words, and given artists three months to create glorious companion pieces of art.

Readers, keep an eye out on February 22nd, 2020 for promotions (everyone loves teasers before the movies!) Then April 18th, 2020...grab your popcorn and settle in, because SPN Media Big Bang (MBB) fics go live on a screen near you!

Sincerely from the Directors of SPN MBB 2020,

Malmuses, jscribbles, and Blueeyesandpie (Sunny)

About the Mods

Meet your Directors!

"Aaaaaaand cut!"

Meet the three freaky-deaky minds that will be running this year's SPN Media Big Bang. This wacky trio will be the point of contact for teams participating in this year's challenge.

Jscribbles and MalMuses run all social media for SPNMBB, moderate the Discord community, and will act as support for all people involved in this bang.

Blueeyesandpie (Sunny), this years spectacular addition to the moderator team, will be the first Art Director of this challenge! Sunny will be overseeing the art channels, acting as first point of contact for all artists, and will be generally supporting all the artsy needs of our artsty-fartsy folk.

The Directors are judge, jury, executioner, cheerleaders, fangirls, and a shoulder to cry on - though they hope there is minimal crying unless it is crying with joy because the challenge is so fun.

MalMuses (Director)

MalMuses will be your whiskey aunt, your mom, your best friend, and now, potentially your very own Director. Mal has been in the SPN fandom since Season 9. A late-bloomer by fandom standards, but fully enthusiastic!

Her favorite movies include V for Vendetta, The Village, Shaun of the Dead, Dale and Tucker vs Evil, and All of the Halloween Movies. In terms of fic taste, she's the token darkfic, murder-husbands fan, with a decent seasoning of H/C and pure angst. Oh...and fluff for dessert. Nom.

Jscribbles (Director)

jscribbles has been watching SPN since the first episode... It's been 84 years. She remembers watching the first Castiel episode and thinking, "Who the hell is this guy? I don't like it. I don't like it at all." It only took about one episode's worth of Cas screen-time before she was hopelessly obsessed with that trenchcoated son of a bitch.

Her favourite movies involve anything that'll give her nightmares, a mental breakdown, or fits of laughter that last three days. Some would include Bridesmaids, The Evil Dead, The Time Traveller's Wife, Galaxy Quest, and The Lion King. Her favourite fanfics involve anything super dark that include one or more of the boys crying and/or having a bad, bad time -- with a happy ending!

Sunny (Art Director)

Sleep? I don't know her! Sunny's your personal solar-powered battery: hit-her-up for a pick-me-up, any time of day or night. She only got into SPN two years ago, but she's happy to share who and what she loves with anyone who will listen.

Her current favorite non-SPN media includes Good Omens, Stranger Things, and American Gods, but her faves list is miles long. When it comes to fic she gravitates toward Endverse!Cas...give me that snarky nihilism any day, baby!

Discord Rules

All participants will be required to join our Discord community. If you are not part of the Discord community, unfortunately, you will not be considered officially signed up for the bang.

Authors and artists will receive a link to our Discord server in their welcome emails.

This community will serve as a home-base for all participants of the SPN Media Big Bang to share resources, cheerlead, find betas, brainstorm ideas, and chat in general. This community will be an inclusive space for creativity, and of all people, identities, ships, and ideas.

The directors will be there for you as cheerleaders, support, to answer questions, and to clarify rules. Participants in this community are expected to behave like adults, especially since this is an 18+ community and are expected to deal with their interpersonal issues themselves. That being said, directors will step in if a complaint is made, or someone is discussing their fics/art in the wrong room. Our priority is to keep the claims process as anonymous and fair as possible.

General Discord Rules

Our rules are very simple:

Authors: Do not discuss your fics at all in 'The Green Room' (General Chat) or 'The Red Carpet' (Introductions). These rooms are open to all server members and any discussion of your fic or fic ideas will jeopardize the anonymity of the claims process. All fic chat is to be in the 'The Writer's Room', the portion of our server dedicated to inter-author communication.

Artists: Do not discuss your art in the 'The Green Room' (General Chat) or 'The Red Carpet' (Introduction). These rooms are open to all server members and any discussion of your art or art ideas will jeopardize the fun and surprise of posting day. All art chat is to be in the 'The Art Department', the portion of our server dedicated to inter-artist communication.

Everyone: Everyone is entitled to their opinions. We do not police what is discussed in the chats, because we believe everyone is an adult and can handle themselves. That being said, we do strive to be an inclusive server and expect participants to be respectful of each other. The directors reserve the right to step in and intervene if they feel the need. Sexism, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, and other forms of offensive disrespect and intolerance against participants may result in disqualification.

Please note: If you sign up as both an artist and author, you will have access to all the rooms, however, you understand that if you decide to sign up as both, you will be restricted to claiming a fic (as an artist) only on the second day of claims. If all fics are claimed on the first day, then that may mean you won’t be able to claim a fic if there are none left. Also, you may register as both an author and artist, but you may not make art for your own fic.

Furthermore, if you are participating in any other fest or bang, please respect their rules and do not use our server to discuss your fics from those fests.

Roles

When participants enter the Discord server, they will be asked to disclose the following information:

What role did you sign up for? Artist, author, both.

Preferred Pronoun?

How did you find out about the SPN MBB?

Authors, once you get your role, please pop into the general author's chat and introduce yourself to your new author family:

What movie(s) do you plan on basing your fic(s) on?

Link us to one of your fics, if you'd like!

General Channels

The Red Carpet: This is our introduction channel. Once you answer the above questions, a director will welcome you and set you loose into the server to be with your people!

Announcements: Only mods can post in this channel. Any new announcements, including reminders of check-ins, general news, and rule updates will be in this channel.

The Green Room: This is a general chat. Every participant will have access to this channel. No discussion of your fic or art here, please.

SPN Spoilers: Season 14/15 spoilers go in here.

The Director's Studio: A director's only channel.

The Writer's Room (Writers Channels)

General Author's Chat: As with anything in The Writer's Room, this is authors only. Anything goes in General chat, but if it's very NSFW, please take it to the General NSFW Author room.

Sprints: This room is for sprints -- surprise! A sprint is a timed speed-write. Writers usually record their word count before and after the sprint to see progress.

Looking For Beta: This channel is for authors who need help finding a beta or an alpha.

Author's Brainstorm: This is a channel where you can get specific help on parts of your fic, so that the general author's chat doesn't get bogged down with discussion about one person's fic. You can post entire passages, get grammar help on something specific, etc.

General NSFW Author: Be as raunchy and inappropriate as you want here. This ain't your momma's channel -- unless it is, in which case, your mom is invited.

The Art Department (Artists Channels)

Artist's General Chat: As with anything in The Art Department, this is artists only. Anything goes in General chat, but if it's very NSFW, please take it to the General NSFW Artist room.

Artist's Brainstorm: Feel free to post your bang WIP pieces here for critique and help from other artists.

Artist Beta Search: This channel is for authors who want help finding a beta.

Artist Resource: Please feel free to post helpful resources in this room. Sharing is caring.

General NSFW Artist: Be as raunchy and inappropriate as you want here. This ain't your momma's channel -- unless it is, in which case, your mom is invited.

 General Rules

These are the rules for the 2020 SPN Media Big Bang. These rules are in place to make sure that this bang runs smoothly for all of our participants and readers. If you are unclear on any point, please contact the mods. The excuse “I didn’t know” or “other bangs don’t have those rules” don’t fly, so please ensure you read and understand the rules. The Director team is very nice, very chill, and very open to communication, so please ask if you have questions.

Please note: any of the following rules may be changed or be amended. We’ll let you know in the server if there are any major changes, and always refer to this rules page for current rules if you’re questioning anything.

Please also note: The mods reserve the right to subject individual participants to additional check-ins if they have previously participated in one of our bangs and missed check-ins without prior permission, skated around rules, or exemplified otherwise problematic behaviour that is not conducive and is unfair to an project that has you as part of a team. We also reserve the right to subject individual participants to additional check-ins if they are late to/or don’t submit a check-in during first-check-in. We may also remove the participant from the challenge if the reason for missing the check-in is insufficient.

Director? What's a director?

Great question. Here at the SPN Media Big Bang, we refer to our mods as Directors, because duh, movie-themes...and because it's fun. (And because we're nerds.)

Once registered, any issues, comments, concerns, and random exclamations of love and affection can be directed to your mod.

Who can sign up?

Anyone, although you must be over 18 on the date of your sign up.

How do I sign up?

You must register on the sign-up form. We will post the link to our registration page on our Tumblr. You must provide us with the following information, so please be prepared with this once you click into the form:

AO3 username (a requirement for authors).

Artists may sign up with whatever username they want to be known by and referred to within the required Artists Note; they may use any site they wish to host.

Are you an author or artist, or both?

Are you 18 or over?

Do you understand the rules?

Do you understand that you are required to use Discord?

Any questions or concerns for the mods?

Directors! The SCHEDULE! Please, tell us all about it.

Mods will send out reminder emails, but it is your responsibility to know the schedule.

Participants must meet all check-in points and submit drafts on time.

The schedule is determined right at the beginning of the challenge and will be both posted in the Discord server as well as on the Tumblr. Again, “I didn’t know about this-and-this date” is not an acceptable reason to miss a check-in or posting requirement. Please be organized; we suggest adding these dates into your calendar.

We are open to talking about changing/moving dates. We want this challenge to be fun for participants, so if there is a general consensus on a date change, we’re open to negotiating that. :)

Something in the rules is unclear… Help!

All participants are expected to follow all the SPN MBB rules. If you do not understand something, it is your responsibility to contact a mod for clarification.

Communication

Participants must communicate with their artist/author and the mods in a timely and civil manner.

We have a pretty firm rule about civil communication in the Discord. Participants are expected to reach out over DMs if there are issues they are having, and understand that the public chats are not the place for that. Similarly, the mods will not scold or embarrass someone in the public chat if they’re doing something wrong, we will handle that in the DMs. It should be understood that goes both ways. Everyone is human, we all make mistakes, we are all adults, so let’s be kind to each other. Teamwork makes the dream work!

The BEST way to reach us is through Discord. The SPN MBB email will only be used to receive sign up, check-in, and posting confirmations. If you email us a question, it may be a while before we see it. Please DM on Discord whenever possible, and remember to tag a @mod if you require help from us, it ensures we see your question when we’re online next.

Pairs are required to do an initial check-in with their partner during the first 48 hours of being assigned to each other. There will be several check-ins throughout the bang. These are mandatory.

Does the fic have to be written in English?

Yes. If some characters do not speak English, please provide subtitles.

Internet and Email Access

Participants must have reliable internet and email access. The mods will not be able to help you in case of software or equipment failure. Have backups and a plan.

Can I talk about and promo my fic anywhere?

Do not promote your fic or art on your own social media accounts prior to your posting date, except for your official promo which you can reblog from the SPN MBB social media accounts.

To ensure the anonymity of claims, please don’t reveal any details of what you’re working on publicly prior to claims. It is perfectly fine to discuss privately one-on-one with your alpha or beta reader, or in the official Discord server.

Can I pick my own partner? How do claims work?

You will be teamed up through the art claims process and may not pick your own partner.

As for how claims work; all authors will provide information (details will be posted on the server) and a summary which the mods will then assign an author-less ID tag to. A few days before claims day, all artists will have access to the summaries, and can pick their top three fics for which they’d like to create art for. On claims day, the artists will submit their top three choices to the mods, and once all fics have been claimed, the teams will be announced publicly. We do not announce pairings live.

What if I need to drop out?

If you drop out before Art Claims, there is no penalty.

If you drop out after Art Claims, you will be barred from participating in any future rounds of this Bang or any Bang run by this mod team.

Help! My artist disappeared/dropped out. What happens now?

We hope that this never happens, but unfortunately, we always have a couple. Don’t fret, little birdie, the Directors will ensure you have art!

We will assign a pinch hitter artist. The artists in this community have been awesome so far and no one has been left behind in the past. <3</p>

Disqualification is a thing. What sort of things could lead to a disqualification?

My dudes, we don’t like to do this. As a matter of fact, if this could be avoided, everyone would be immeasurably happy. However, sometimes it happens. What types of things could lead to a disqualification?

If you act like a dick. What qualifies acting like a dick? Being nasty, name calling, repeatedly rude to your fellow participants, mods, or your partner qualifies as Dick-age.

Racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, hate-speech, transphobic etc. rhetoric.

Not reading the rules, disregarding rules that you don’t like, and/or failing to follow them. As we’ve said: “I didn’t know” is not a valid excuse for dropping the ball when rules are clearly posted in advance and reading them is a requirement of registration.

Failing to provide the requirements for art and/or fic.

Failing to communicate with your author/artist and not replying to the moderators in a timely fashion. If you go missing and do not communicate for 7 days of someone trying to reach out to you, you will be disqualified and a pinch hitter will be assigned.

Final Thoughts

Finally, please use common sense. Your mods will do the best they can to make sure this challenge runs smoothly. So, if a rule says you can't do X, don't try to find a loophole that allows it.

The Moderators also reserve the right to bar future participation for inappropriate behavior toward any mod, author or artist, or for breaking any of the other rules of this bang. If you are unsure about anything, please just talk to us!

Fic Rules

SPN Media Big Bang? What does that MEAN, Basil?!

For this challenge, we are looking for our authors to write a SPN fanfiction based on a movie, TV show, video game, or book. The works created can be a fusion, canon, an AU, it can be 'inspired by', or a crossover. Please see the links below for more information on the differences between those type of crossovers:

Fusion

Crossover

AU (Alternative Universe)

'Inspired by': These fics are fics that are based on media but don't share the characters or even necessarily the setting, but do follow a similar plot structure or series of events. Some characters, events, or entire scenes may parallel the media's scenes. If you need an example, please message a Director.

What are the content requirements for fics?

Fics: minimum of 20,000 words, and no max.

All genres, all ratings, all characters, all ships & gen, all kinks (barring underage) allowed.

RPF and underage is not allowed. Please don’t DM us asking for an exception, it won’t be granted and we won’t argue with you about it. It’s a hard no. All characters in your fic engaging in sexual activity must be at least 18 years old, and graphic, dark violence against minors is also heavily discouraged. If the violence is absolutely necessary for your fic, it can only be mentioned in passing, and cannot be a focal point of the scene/overall story/plotline.

The title of your fic does not have to be the title of your media (movie/book/tv/game), however, the original title must be included in your AO3 tags and summary, e.g. “Inspired by That Movie”, “A That Movie AU”, or “An SPN/That Movie Crossover”.

You must tag/warn for any of AO3’s major archive warnings, including MCD, non-con, underage, and graphic violence. Please tag fics appropriately. The Mods reserve the right to disqualify any fic with deliberately misleading tags.

You MUST have a beta reader go over your fic before your posting date.

Dub-con, non-Con, and other darkfic staples are also allowed, but they must be appropriately tagged. These situations are only to be described in graphic detail if the parties involved are over 18, as per previous rules.

You cannot submit more than one fanfic.

Co-writing is allowed.

Your fic must be at least 50% complete, with the remainder outlined, in order to qualify for artist claims. “I don’t outline” is not a reasonable excuse for not meeting these requirements.

If you are co-writing a fic, each author must register individually.

Your work should be brand new for the challenge or a previously unpublished WIP.

There will be an official AO3 collection and all fics are expected to be added. The mods will do these in bursts every few days during posting, so please be patient if your fic doesn’t show up in the collection right away.

Your fic must be posted in its entirety on your posting date (i.e don’t post a chapter every few days.)

You cannot commission or request more art from other artists for this fic after the bang. The fic has been written for this challenge, and part of that includes being in a strict partnership with only your assigned artist for this project.

If you are uncertain whether your fic qualifies in any way or have circumstances not outlined here, please email the moderators with details. Again, “I didn’t know” is not a reasonable excuse for oversights, so please ask, ask, ask. <3</p>

Teaser (Promo Rules)

The SPN Media Big Bang wants our artists and authors to get all the love they deserve and therefore we are offering promotion for their SPNMBB… Kind of like movie teaser trailers!

 Authors, leave your audiences on the edge of their seats, shoving popcorn into their mouths (and missing, pitifully.) Audiences, please turn your cell phone off, pay no mind to the sticky cinema floors, and for Chuck’s sake -- don’t put your feet up on the seat in front of you!

 Promos will take place on the SPN MBB Tumblr.

These are the guidelines for teasers:

 Author Guidelines for Teasers

Promo Graphic: This is where your banner will go. Your artist should have that completed for you in between claims and the promo deadline.

Fanfiction Title: Please provide a title for our reference. You may change it for posting, but please fill this section out.

Author:

Artist:

Rating: Please use the AO3 rating system.

Genre:

Pairings: List your pairings, if you have them. Make sure to outline your main pairings, and any secondary pairings you may have.

Movie: This is where you tell your lovely audience which movie you chose to base your fic/art on.

Summary: Please include your summary here. Try to limit it to 250 words (we want a teaser, not the whole movie!)

Warnings: Please include any warnings, triggers, etc. If your fic includes any of the AO3 archival warnings, they must be mentioned here. This isn’t the place to tag non-triggery items such as bottom!/top!. Those are legitimate things to mention, but for the purpose of this challenge, are not considered triggering and should go in your tags.

Tags: Tag it up! Let us know what to expect in your fic. Be specific enough that we know what to expect (or look for!)

Artist Guidelines for Teasers

Our challenge requires that artist provide a banner for their partner’s fic. It can be as simple or as complicated as you want; this is your art. We do have a few simple guidelines, however, so please review this section AND go read the artist rules.

Fic title, author name, artist name, and mention of the SPNMBB must be included.

Make new art. Please don’t use previous art you’ve made, or someone else’s edits. Everything must be fresh and customized for this collab.

Please see the promo rules for dimension and banner rules.

Art Rules

Participants may register as both an author and artist, but may not create art for their own fic regardless of circumstance.

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[river1983]

Prompt #3

HI! I’m so sorry this is super late I’ve had a huge bout of writer’s block I’m really sorry. I interpreted this prompt in a fluffy way (as I do all things) and I hope that’s what you were looking for! Here it is :)

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Fandom: Supernatural

Ship: Destiel

Rating: Teen

Warnings: None! Just some tooth-rotting fluff :)

Requested by @mishtho , thank you again! (I might do 23 also even though it was an accident--I love writing fluff pieces oof)

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“Everybody! Don’t worry, I have this completely under control!”

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“Are you sure you have this under control?”

Dean rolled his eyes for the 50th time, pulling his husband close to him and kissing him lightly on the lips. 

“Of course, I have this completely under control,” Dean reassured. “Do you doubt me?”

Cas raised his eyebrow. “Dean, last time I left you alone with Jasper and Collie you freaked out and called me after an hour asking me what to do.”

“They’re dogs Cas, they’re living creatures I have to take care of! I’m better now, I got this.”

Castiel eyes him once more, then shook his head and smiled, kissing Dean once again. “I’ll miss you...”

Dean smiled back at him. “I’ll miss you too, Cas.”

He pecked him once more on the lips and pushed him lightly. “Now go, or you’ll miss your train!”

Cas rolled his eyes as he picked up his luggage. “I still can’t believe you made me take a 6-hour train ride rather than fly for 2 hours.”

Dean shook his head. “Can’t risk the love of my life dying flying through the air in that metal death trap.”

Castiel blushed and shook his head. “I can’t believe I married you.”

“You love me!”

Cas smiled as he stepped out. “That I do. I’ll text you when I'm at the station.”

“Alright, love you!”

“Love you too!”

--

Dean fell back against the couch and sighed. With Castiel’s job, he was always out about on business trips, leaving Dean with the two dogs they had adopted, Jasper and Collie. 

Don’t get Dean wrong--he loved Jasper and Collie. He just missed Cas when he was on a trip, and sometimes he got a little overwhelmed with the idea of being alone for a week with two dogs to take care of.

As Dean sulked for a moment, Jasper, the large, black Doberman he was, leaped onto the couch onto Dean’s lap, wagging his tail. Dean smiled, running his hand down the dogs back. He looked over at Collie, a Shiba Inu, sleeping on her dog bed.

“You hungry, Jasper?”

As if the dog could understand him, Jasper nodded, nudging Dean a little with his head.

“Alright, alright.”

Jasper jumped off of Dean and landed on the floor, trotting over to the kitchen.

Dean shook his head with a smile, catching up to the dog and scratching his ear. Jasper wagged his tail impatiently.

“Alright, alright! I’ll get the food.”

Dean reached up in the cabinet and pulled out the bag of dog food, pouring a generous amount into his bowl. “There you go.”

Dean turned with a yawn, flopping back on the couch to nap while Jasper ate.

--

Dean was awakened not even 5 minutes later to Jasper whining as he nudged Dean’s hand.

“What, Jasper? I just fed you.”

Jasper just pawed at his hand and whined. Dean sighed and got up, peeking into the dog’s bowl.

Full.

“What’s the matter, Jasper? You still have food here.”

The dog basically shook his head, pawing at Dean again.

“You never had a problem with this food before!”

Jasper didn’t budge, looking at Dean with wide puppy eyes despite him not being a puppy anymore.

“Ugh, alright! I’ll get something else. You’re too cute for your own good, you know.”

Jasper wagged his tail as if to say ‘I know’.

“Snarky dog.”

Dean went into his room, closing the door with a sigh. As he changed clothes, he couldn't help but think it was something much worse than just Jasper being a foodie. He’s eaten the food before, why wasn’t he now? He thought about calling Cas, but he shook off the thought. He could do this..., right?

He left his room, grabbing two leashes. “Alright Jasper and Collie, let’s go for a walk.”

--

Dean arrived in the supermarket with two dogs in tow (luckily they didn’t have a pet policy) and scoured the dog food aisle for a different type of dog food. He grabbed 5 types just in case Jasper decided to be picky again (Cas would kill him later but Dean pushed that thought away for now.). After paying, he walked Jasper and Collie back to the house, stopping every once and a while so they could do their business or bark at a squirrel.

After getting into the house, Collie ate the remaining food left in Jasper’s bowl then fell asleep, and Dean poured dog food #1 into Jasper’s bowl.

“Bon appetit.”

Jasper looked at it, then pushed it away with his paw. Dean groaned. 

“Why are you like this now Jasper?”

--

After attempting to feed Jasper all the dog food Dean had bought, Dean was worried. Why wasn’t he eating? Could he be sick? He didn’t want to take Jasper to the vet without at least talking to Cas, but he didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of proving Dean couldn’t handle some dogs. 

He looked over at Jasper again. The dog looked fine, he was still jumping around like there was nothing wrong with him. So why wasn’t he eating?

Dean sighs, throwing in the towel.

“Fine! I’ll call Castiel, the stupid little--” He says to himself. He dials his number and waits for Cas to pick up.

“I knew you would call me at some point.”

Dean smiled. “Love you too, babe.”

Dean looked down. “I’m sorry, I tried like 5 different types but he’s not eating and I--”

“You don’t need to apologize, Dean. What do you mean he’s not eating? Jasper?”

“Yeah, Jasper. He won’t eat anything I put in front of him.”

“What dog food did you feed him?”

“Dog Chow, Beneful, Kibbles and Bits, Natural Balance, and AvoDerm.”

Then Castiel starts laughing uncontrollably over the phone. This confused Dean, but a smile still appeared on his face, as it always does when Cas laughs.

“What?”

“Dean, Jasper only eats Blue Buffalo. It’s on the grocery list.”

“What!?”

“I love you, but you’re an idiot.”

“How did I grab every dog brand EXCEPT FOR BLUE BUFFALO--”

“Calm down, love. I just married an idiot.”

Dean chuckled a little. “I guess you did. I’m sorry Cas.”

“You’re fine, Dean. I just got off the train. I’ll call you when I get to the hotel.” 

“Love you.”

“Love you too. Hopefully you’re able to feed Collie without calling me.” 

“Hey! I fed Collie just fine!”

“Sure.”

“I hate you.”

“Love you too, Dean.”

Castiel hung up, leaving Dean to smile at his phone. Jasper came and rubbed his head against Dean.

 “Good boy.” Dean said with a smile.

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HOLY SHIT I GOT IT DONE! I’m sorry this took forever, I got so stuck on this one! I hope it’s okay :)

-river

#fanfiction #destiel #destiel fanfic #destiel fanfiction #destiel fic #fanfic #deancas #deancas fanfic #deancas fic #toothrotting fluff #fluff #fluff prompts #destiel fluff #jada writes stuff

[crazychicke]

Currently editing #TwoWorldsCollide bc it’s been 8 years, and I’m reliving the joys this fic brought me. Stating here, bc y’all won’t even notice (unless it’s bookmarked), you won’t get a notification. I’m taking into account some of the feedback y’all gave me, so hopefully it will be bigger and better than ever.

#crazychicke #two worlds collide #spn x hp crossover #writing updates #found the sequel in my drafts #oh wow #i may be keen #writing #dean winchester #draco malfoy #castiel #bobby singer #my dean x jo feels #also do y'all remember carmen? #i'm gonna need to rewatch the scarecrow ep #castiel is super snarky #dean still loves pie #so much death - everywhere

[waterlilyvioletfog]

Top 3 Supernatural Episodes Per Season

Warning: Spoilers below the cut. I am SUPER biased. Take everything I say with a HEALTHY grain of salt. 

Season 1: omg they look like INFANTS

1. “Home” 1x09. This episode is amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing AND it’s super important to the mytharch AND we get Winchester family drama. One of those early instances of “Wow we need to give Jensen Ackles an emmy like yesterday”. Mary turns up and foreshadows like??? so much??

2. “Scarecrow” 1x11. Super creepy, major “The Lottery” vibes, fuck I just. I love it. 

3. “Hell House” 1x17. Close call between this one and “Something Wicked” but in the end, Harry and Ed and all the hilarity that ensues just. *chef’s kiss* 

Honorable Mentions: “Something Wicked”

Season 2:  ugh so many good episodes season 2 is SO good

1. “The Usual Suspects” 2x07. SAM GETS TO BE SO SNARKY IN THIS EPISODE AND I LOOOOVE IT. Also Diana is a bamf. 

2. “Croatoan” 1x09. UGH YASSSSSSS. Close call between this and “In My Time Of Dying”, though

3. “What is And What Should Never Be” 2x20. Look man, I don’t know what to tell you. I’m cheap as all get out. Dean angst? Gimme gimme. Also it has WYNONNA EARP IN IT.  

Honorable Mentions: “In My Time of Dying”, “Nightshifter” 

Season 3:  half of these episodes suck, the other half are perfect heeeelllppp

1. “Bad Day At Black Rock” 3x03. This episode it just hilarious from start to finish. Also, Bela vs. Dean. 

2. “Mystery Spot” 3x11. A double whammy of HILARIOUS and OH FUCK THIS IS DEPRESSING. 

3. “Jus In Bello” 3x12. It was real hard to decide between this and Ghostfacers but ultimately, Nancy Fitzgerald (aka Ella Lopez) and Victor Henrikson are the actual best and deserve all the love ever.  

Honorable Mentions: “Ghostfacers”, “The Kids Are Alright” 

Season 4: Somehow there is only one episode that is not stunningly amazing?? 

1: “On the Head of A Pin” 4x16. Cas becomes a main character and it is AMAZING and oh my god give Jensen ALL the emmys oh and ALSO we finally learn exactly what Sam and Ruby’s “extracurricular activities” entail. Feels like a movie. We get the reveal that the angels are working to break the seals. Anna is also amazing. Why is this episode so beautiful. I’m fucking crying and so is Dean. I could gush for hours. 

2. “It’s a Terrible Life” 4x17. This episode is just a fucking delight. (Am I giving it such a high score on the basis of The Kink’s “Well Respected Man” alone? Maybe. Honestly I SHOULD be putting Rapture here but oh well. I’m biased.) 

3. “Monster Movie” 4x05. It was hard to decide between this “In the Beginning” “Lazarus Rising” “The Rapture” and “Lucifer Rising” (which all deserve all the praise ever) but ugh ugh ugh this episode is ALSO perfect AND I love it a bajillion. It’s in black and white and the guest actress is SO pretty and also I think I’ve already gone into detail about how the MoTW is a Lucifer Parallel. Also Dean says he’s been rehymenated so TRANS!DEAN RIGHTS! 

Honorable Mentions: “In The Beginning” “Lazarus Rising” “Lucifer Rising” “The Rapture” 

Season 5: You want to be sad? You also want to watch really good TV? SEASON FIVE IS WHERE IT’S AT! 

1. “Two Minutes To Midnight” 5x21. I know, I know. I should be putting “Swan Song” here but look,, I am easily bought with the promise of Julian Richings as Death. 

2. “Free To Be You And Me” 5x03. Funny Destiel buddy cop film, Sam gets to be filtered through the eyes of an audience-stand-in in universe, also contains Castiel’s ICONIC line “but today you’re MY little bitch”. 

3. “Dark Side of The Moon” 5x16. Narrowly beats out “My Bloody Valentine”, “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid”, and “The Song Remains The Same”. I am trash for any pieces of Sam and Dean’s childhoods and also this episode gives me SO MUCH material for beating up John with a baseball bat. 

Honorable Mentions: “Swan Song” “My Bloody Valentine” “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” “The Song Remains The Same” “The End” 

Season 6: We Don’t Talk About Season Six. 

1. “The Man Who Would Be King” 6x20. Cas. Destiel. Ow. 

2. “Mommy Dearest” 6x19. Eve! Sam Smith! idk, I just really like it.

3. “Appointment In Samarra” 6x11. As I said, I am easily bought with Julian Richings. Tessa the Reaper!!! Sam stop trying to murder your father. 

Honorable Mentions: “You Can’t Handle The Truth” “My Heart Will Go On” “Weekend At Bobby’s”

Season 7:  Terrible reputation given the fact that it has SO many great episodes. Sera Gamble? You’re mean. 

1. “Slash Fiction” 7x06. Why is this episode so hilarious???? Robbie Thompson starting out with a BANG!

2. “Plucky Pennywhistle’s Magical Menagerie” 7x14. In the total goop of “thick. black. ooze.” of this season, 7x14 is a light in the darkness. Every inkling of joy, of spark, of color, of childishness, all of it, poured out into this one episode, wherein Sam totally loses his cool and I love it. Sam looks so pretty at the end. Dean is simultaneously an actual child and an actual Dad and I love it. 

3. “Out With The Old” 7x16. I love me some levis, man, don’t know what to tell you. It’s just so fun!!

Honorable Mentions: All of Robbie’s episodes, “Hello, Cruel World” “Repo Man” “Reading Is Fundamental” “How To Win Friends And Influence Monsters” 

(The ONLY reason I’m not including TBAI is bc @mad-as-a-box-of-frogs is slowly converting me to hating Megstiel enough to not watch Destiel episodes) 

Season 8: That one season where we admitted that Crowley’s a DICK. 

1. “Hunteri Heroici” 8x08. CAAAAS!!! Also the only episode where anyone watching actually gives a shit about the Sam x Amelia flashbacks. 

2. “LARP And The Real Girl” 8x11. Super fun! CHARLIE RETURNS. Dean is a FUCKING NERD. Sam gets flirted with :) Real close tie between this one and Pac-Man Fever

3. “The Great Escapist” 8x20. Edlund really gave it his all for this last episode. Cas kicks SO much ass. Sam needs to be protected at ALL costs. Kevin ALSO kicks SO much ass. The actor who plays Sweet Pea on Riverdale is here??? Wow.  

Honorable Mentions: “Pac-Man Fever” “As Time Goes By” “Everyone Hates Hitler” “Trial And Error” 

(See note on The Born-Again Identity for why Goodbye Stranger is not on this list. Again, blame @mad-as-a-box-of-frogs )

Season 9: Sam is mad at Dean for not letting him go

1. “First Born” 9x11. No, I will not elaborate. Tim Omundson speaks for himself. There is nothing wrong with this entire episode and if you try to tell me there is I can and will gut you like a fish. 

2. “Heaven Can’t Wait” 9x06. DESTIELLLLLLLLLLLL. 

3. “Do You Believe In Miracles?” 9x23. Wow it’s the first Season Finale to make it to my top 3!! Metatron gets what’s coming, DEAN BECOMES A FUCKING DEMON. 

Honorable Mentions: “Bad Boys” “Mother’s Little Helper” “Alex Annie Alexis Ann” “Meta Fiction”

Season 10:  Dean is mad at Sam for not letting him go

1. “The Executioner’s Song” 10x14. See my comments on “First Born”. 

2. “Angel Heart” 10x20. BRING YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY. DESTIEL. JIMMY X AMELIA. COOL UNCLE SAMMY. DEAN IS A NERD. DEAN IS CLAIRE’S DAD NOW SORRY NO TAKE BACKS. (also, “blue eyes crying” is just ugh ugh ugh)

3. “The Werther Project” 10x18. SAMWITCH RISE!!!!!!!!!!! 

Honorable Mentions: “Hibbing 911″ “The Prisoner” “The Things We Left Behind” 

Season 11: Ahh, yes. You. Lucifer. Get fucked. 

1. “Don’t Call Me Shurley” 11x20. *slow clap* Robbie Thompson, you have served your country well. 

2. “Red Meat” 11x17. This is gonna sound strange, but this episode is sorta my comfort food?? I’ve watched it literally so many times. I love it. So much. 

3. “The Chitters” 11x19. Nancy Won wrote three episodes for SPN, all in season 11, they are all stellar. Chitters is GAY. She also wrote “Don’t You Forget About Me” and “Thin Lizzie” I’m putting them here so as not to crowd up the Honorable Mentions.

Honorable Mentions: “The Vessel” “Devil In the Details” “We Happy Few” “Baby” “Form And Void” “Into the Mystic” honestly just watch every non-bucklemming episode they are pretty much all amazing. 

Season 12: I WILL DEFEND MARY WITH MY LIFE DON’T @ ME 

1. “The Future” 12x19. DESTIEL. I would die for Kelly. Fetus!Jack. GOODBYE DAGON!! THE MIXTAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. “Who We Are” 12x22. JUST KILL ME WHY DON’T YOU, BOBO?! WE ALL KNOW YOU WANT TO. 

3. “Stuck In the Middle (With You)” 12x12. Destiel love confession!!!!!! Drowley!! Mary will fight everyone willingly!! SAM GETS THE ORANGE JACKET

Honorable Mentions: Every. Single. Non-BL. Episode. Watch. Them. Now. 

Season 13: JAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!! 

1. “Advanced Thanatology” 13x05. *inhales deeply* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Also, Steppenwolf. 

2. “Beat the Devil” 13x21. DICK JOKES GALORE. Also, we must protect Sam at all costs. Gabena is perfect. Samwitch is also perfect. Sabriel is also good. Lucifer can go fuck himself. 

3. “Breakdown” 13x11. It physically pains me not to put “Funeralia” here but alas, I must not show Steve Yockey too much favoritism. Anyways. DONNA!!! DOUG!! CREEPY!!! SAM’S HEART IS WORTH SO MUCH MONEY!! GIVE SAMMY A HUG!!

Honorable Mentions: “The Scorpion And The Frog” “Funeralia” “The Thing” “The Bad Place” “The Big Empty” “Lost And Found” 

Season 14: 

 1. “Moriah” 14x20. Proof that Supernatural will go down in history as ALMIGHTY. GOD IS THE ULTIMATE VILLAIN.

2. “Peace of Mind” 14x15. I still haven’t recovered. Jared must have had literally all the fun in the world. 

3. “Mint Condition” 14x04. Yay!! Very fun!!! (I wanted to put Optimism here, but again, I can’t show Yockey so much favoritism. It’s not my fault! he’s too good!!) 

Honorable Mentions: “Optimism” “Ouroboros” “Unhuman Nature” “Byzantium” “Damaged Goods”

#spn #too many episodes to tag #supernatural #rankings

[can0n-fodder]

This damn show...

I have officially given up on watching Supernatural. I'm done with it. Honestly, I have only myself to blame, because as they hit the halfway mark in season 14, the show still has every stupid problem it has ALWAYS had. 14 seasons and I kept watching? Yeah, that's on me.

The show has always been a mood recycler, the same exact drama moments over and over again. If I had a dollar for every time one of the Winchesters said "What's up with you lately?", following immediately by an angry "I'm fine!", I would be set for life. I could fund NASA with the number of dollars I would collect just on how many times Castiel has done something reckless and stupid because he was feeling useless (the fact that the super powerful angel is so often useless is a whole separate issue of lazy writing, btw).

The main characters have "died" so many times only to return by some new convoluted means that the threat of death has lost all meaning in the show. They killed it as a plot device, but keep using it as if the audience doesn't know that. Oh, no, Sammy is in danger!? Yeah, no he isn't, because death isn't real here anymore ZzzZzzz...

The writers also have zero interest in universe continuity, which is an all too common trait of industry writers who are not actually fans of their own work. They're churning out copy, essentially. They contradict previous information constantly just to make their lazy new plot twists go the way they want them to. Every fan has access to the wiki canon. It would be nice if the Supernatural writers actually looked something up there once in a while.

But worst of all...the show is an unapologetic sausage-fest. There is not a single interesting female character that gets more than token screen time every four or five episodes. Not to mention the LONG LIST of female characters that have been killed off to give the male characters "rage motivation" and/or because the writers just didn't want to be bothered with them anymore once they had served their 3 or 4 episode purpose. Even the characters that just appear for one episode--the random medical examiner or the nameless witness--that get snarky or cool personas are always men. It's like the writers genuinely do not think of a woman at all unless they are thinking of a mommy figure, a bitch villain figure, or another temporary lust interest for Dean. So far the only recurring female character that has managed, barely, to break this trend is Rowena.

Oh, and I almost forgot...can everyone spell "queer baiting"?

#Supernatural #spn #fan rant

[motherofmymother]

Accidental Bonding Recs

These fics tend to focus on either characters who already pine for each other and then must hide it due to the forced intimacy, or characters that hate each other but come to understand one another, or a combination of both. Bonding through accidental Mpreg has its own section. Pon Farr also has its own section. If you like Star Trek, Pon Farr is basically canon fuck or die and forced bonding, so check that out.

·       Stiles, why is Derek Hale passed out on our front porch? By marguerite_26, mothlights (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 4K, 2013)

o   Stiles freezes, carton of milk half way to his mouth. He looks around the empty room, wondering if it has any answers. Derek Hale just passed out on his front porch -- sounds like one of the signs of the coming apocalypse.

o   [Magical bond, angst, scent kink, smut, emotionally constipated Derek]

o   Interesting concept of Derek’s wolf.

·       Bond by Bookkbaby (Supernatural, Explicit, 4K, 2013)

o   Castiel is injured, so Dean offers Cas some of his soul's energy. Things don't go as planned.

o   [Destiel, accidental soul bond, porn, soul sex, humor, Dean’s fragile masculinity]

o   Well written and sexy. Short, porny fun for the whole fam.

·       Marked, Bound Ever To Thee by kakaitalover (Dresden Files, Teen, 8K, 2015)

o   Mystic bonds just make everything awkward. Especially when they're triggered by rape flowers.

o   [no smut, focus on bonding tropes, kidnapping, telepathy sort of, magic, denial of feelings]

o   I just liked the tropey-ness in a more niche fandom. It’s no masterpiece, but it’s short and humorous.

·       omni gladio ancipiti by lifevolutionary (Supernatural, Explicit, 10K, 2010)

o   The archangel Gabriel had never chosen a Bearer for his sword. Until now.

o   [Sam/Gabriel, Destiel, fluff, humor, crack, minimal smut]

o   Gabriel’s voice is a perfect balance of snarky and irreverent. The little hints to deeper character feelz were just the cherry on top.

·       The (Mostly Accidental) Courtship of Dean Winchester by tuesday (Supernatural, Mature, 11K, 2010)

o   Angelic marriage rites were never intended to go quite like this.

o   [Destiel, Crack, humor, pining, Oblivious!Dean, emotionally constipated Dean, UseYourWords!Castiel]

o   This is a lovely, sweet, crackey little fic. I just adored it.

·       Bound to be Broken by EntreNous (Harry Potter, Explicit, 13K, 2009)

o   There is a way to break the accidental bond between Harry and Snape; it simply involves lots of sex.

o   [Snarry, fuck or die-ish, PWP, smut, hate sex, bickering, coming together, forced intimacy]

o   This almost belonged in fuck or die, but the sexual relationship is already started and there’s no angst about whether or not to do it. Rather, this fic focuses on the building intimacy between the characters so I put it here.  

·       ♥ Bonding Time by magisterpavus (Voltron, Explicit, 16K, 2016)

o   “Shiro, I fucked up,” Keith blurted, wringing his hands. Shiro paused mid-punch, shooting him a quizzical look. “What? What happened?” “I think,” Keith whispered, “I think I accidentally roofied Lance. With my dick.”

o   [Klance, pwp, smut, humor, accidental bonding, heat sex, sex marathon, mates, angst]

o   Magisterpavus is my favorite author of all time, and this is her most classic porn fic. It has a ton of sequels too that are all equally hot.

·       ♥ Twice as Much as an Earthquake by firethesound (Harry Potter, Explicit, 19K, 2014)

o   Accidental bonding. Breaking and entering. Conspiring, however unwillingly, in the strange one-man war Malfoy's waging against detention. This isn't the normal school year Harry anticipated having, but at least it's not boring.

o   [Drarry, getting caught going to bone-town, bickering, forced proximity, forced bed sharing, forced intimacy, smut, UST, humor]

o   This one has a sweet buildup of Harry and Draco’s relationship. How do I put this—they aren’t super angsty and hateful towards each other. Not to say that there isn't some wonderfully awkward situations going on and they do fight, but it’s more bickering and less I hate you. It’s a good fic is what I’m saying.

·       Eyes Like Stars by malfoys_cousin (Voltron, Mature, 21K, 2017)

o   In which Lance drinks too much alien alcohol, literally cannot get a grip on his embarrassingly huge crush on Keith, and accidentally ruins everything.

o   [Klance, accidental bonding, pining, sooo much pining, humor, drunk shenanigans, forced proximity, forced bed sharing, bickering, denial of feelings]

o   Classic accidental bond fic. Less angry/angsty and more humor/pining than some others, so if you’re tired of everyone being unhappy all the time, then check this out.

·       Grooming Instincts by jemariel (Supernatural, Explicit, 26K, 2018)

o   There's something going on with Cas. Dean is determined to help him through it, in whatever way he can. He might end up with more than he bargained for. OR: Dean helps Cas scratch an itch. As it were.

o   [wing kink the fic, oil gland kink, porn, humor, virgin!Castiel, pining, communication is a skill, that they don’t have, bonding, angel marriage: sort of]

o   Gets into glorious, glorious detail about the wings. Kinky as hell with that. Wing kink: the fic. You’re welcome.

·       ♥ Angels on the Moon by Writcraft (Harry Potter, Explicit, 27K, 2017)

o   The aftermath of the war is almost as difficult as the war itself, Harry is a mess and Severus is a reluctant survivor forced back to Hogwarts to recuperate from his injuries. When a brick-bonding spell goes awry, Harry and Severus are forced to confront hatred, misunderstandings and a new and unexpected intimacy which takes them both by surprise.

o   [Snarry, empathy, healing, magic, magic shenanigans, trust issues, Cranky!Snape, Post-war fic, forced intimacy, fuck or die-ish]

o   Snape is his best worst self in this fic and I just ate up his intimacy issues. The awkwardness of their forced intimacy is everything I could have asked for in an accidental bonding fic. The description of their magic mixing is lovely as well.

·       ♥ ♥ Better Than Dead by heartsdesire456 (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 27K, 2013)

o   When Stiles is gravely injured, the only way to save him is for Derek to turn him. However, Derek never did learn exactly what certain bites meant and, without this knowledge, he accidentally claims Stiles as his mate. Alpha werewolves mate forever. However...Betas don't.

o   [accidental!bonding, accidental!soulmates, mating shenanigans, so much angst, slow build, all the bonding tropes, emotionally constipated!Derek, emotionally constipated!Stiles, pining, UST, selfless!Derek]

o   I love the tension between Derek and Stiles here. So delicious. If you love clearly destined to be together, Stiles and Derek becoming friends through forced intimacy, then this is your fic. I still reread it all the time.

·       ♥ ♥ Shout it Out Loud by dreamlittleyo (X-Men, Explicit, 30K, 2011)

o   When Charles forges a telepathic link between himself and Erik, the two men find themselves bound together by more than just destiny. With the world on the brink of war, Charles and Erik struggle to cope with a psychic connection that may well be permanent.

o   [Charles/Eric, X-Men Origins AU, telepathy, emotional intimacy, healing, UST, soooo much UST, Idiot!Charles, minimal smut, fluff, angst, heart break]

o   This was an absolutely beautiful fic. You can feel their love for each other woven through every word and it’s just fucking gorgeous. I can't recommend it enough.

·       Lap Magnet by Prairie_Grass (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 30K, 2014)

o   Wherein an ill-advised floral arrangement leads to a whole new definition of obliviousness, accidental mate-bonds, and far more sex and tropes than one fic really needs.

o   [accidental bonding, soulmates—kind of, Smut, humor, but like so much smut, dubcon, Oblivious!Everyone]

o   Super well written tropey fun. Really well known fic, and if you like the accidental bonding trope with your porn and you haven’t read this, what are you doing with your life?

·       How High the Moon by kyliselle (Star Trek, NC-17, 39K, 2010)

o   After the destruction of Vulcan, Spock shielded his mind to protect it from his broken bond with T'Pring. Little did he know another bond had already formed in its place.

o   [mind meld, telepathy, Asshole!Spock, Oblivious!Spock, communication fail, so much angst]

o   Spock is almost too much as asshole here, but the concept is so wonderfully done and the tension so well held that I don’t care. As the original prompt asked for, this focuses super hard on the mental bond, telepathy, and all the yummy tropes. A must read for intimacy and bond drama.

·       Before the World Was Made  by daftfear (Harry Potter, Teen, 43K, 2014)

o   Draco has done everything in his power to leave the past behind him. He’s established himself a successful business and built a reputation around the quality of his work and the breadth of his knowledge. But when aurors show up at his shop one afternoon, seeking his expertise on a peculiar item of questionable origins, they completely overthrow the precarious balance in Draco’s life. Trust Potter to bring danger and destruction in his wake, along with a painful reminder of all the things Draco is trying to forget.

o   [Drarry, accidental bonding, forced proximity, gratuitous bed sharing, pining, communication is a skill, sex for reasons, healing, discrimination]

o   This is another well-paced, well-written, well-romanced fic. Harry and Draco’s dynamic is portrayed nicely.

·       ♥ In Evidence of Magical Theory by bixgirl1 (Harry Potter, Explicit, 44K, 2017)

o   When a hex meant for Draco accidentally catches Harry as well, they're forced to learn to understand each other in ways they previously might have thought impossible. In which Harry and Draco can't fight, so they fall in love instead.

o   [Drarry, bickering, UST, pining, snark, forced bed sharing, forced intimacy, mental connection, suuuuper UST, awkwardness, smut]

o   A classic accidental bonding. This fic has the best awkwardness from the forced intimacy and the slowly learning not to want to kill each other. The tropes are perfectly done here. This is one I’d recommend for anyone.

·       Distance Removed by General_Button (One Punch Man, Mature, 44K, 2016)

o   Pain along his wrist fizzled into existence and then, like a switch, exploded. Saitama stumbled back, fighting the urge to shout, and waited for it to fade. “What—sensei, are you all right?!” Genos was staring at him incredulously, his mouth agape.

o   [Genos/Saitama, forced proximity, shared physical sensations, healing, intimacy, friends to lovers]

o   This really captures the voice of the characters and show; the deadpan absurdity of them living their normal lives with all this fantastical stuff going on and Saitama’s emotional disconnect.

·       Once Upon a Time (A Fairy-Tale Love Story) by littlebirdtold (Star Trek, Explicit, 47K, 2013)

o   Jim finds himself in a parallel universe where the Milky Way is under the control of an alien race and ends up as a servant in the residence of the Royal House of Vulcan. As he starts adapting to his new life, Jim's curiosity fucks everything up—but hey, Vulcans shouldn't have told him that he isn't allowed to enter this wing of the palace; Jim has never been good at following rules.

o   [porn with plot, humor, power imbalance, communication is a skill, emotionally constipated Spock, asshole parents, telepathy, empathy]

o   Littlebirdtold has a very particular voice for Kirk that I don’t 100% love; it’s like he’s too driven by his dick. Her fics tend to conflate love with good sex. However, this is still very good, well-paced, sexy, and fun. I think my problem with her fics are personal taste because they are excellent, and clearly popular.

·       ♥ The Morning After by noodleinabarrel (Star Trek, Mature, 50K, 2016)

o   After a passionately illogical night of Romulan Ale and chocolate infused liquor, everything changes when Jim wakes with something other than a hangover filling his head. Something he's sure neither he nor Spock can handle. Because if Jim knows anything for sure, it's that his messed up thoughts belong nowhere near Spock's clean, ordered mind.

o   [accidental bonding, UST, pining, forced intimacy, insecure!Kirk, healing, Oblivious!Kirk, afraid of commitment, mind meld shenanigans]

o   This is a perfect example of an accidental bonding fic. Like this is what I would put as the picture in the dictionary. Needless to say, it’s very good.  

·       UST (An Unfortunate Series of Tropes) by ureshiiichigo (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 54K, 2015)

o   Stiles thought he and Derek were finally getting to be bros, and then Deaton had to go and ruin everything with his stupid spell.

o   [Tropes, so many tropes, soul bonding, accidental soul bonding, scent kink, pack dynamics, Oblivious!Stiles, EmotionallyConstipated!Derek, UseYourWords!Derek, gratuitous sandwich sharing, telepathy, smut, dubcon, consent issues, communication issues, doughnuts, UST]

o   This was written for a trope bingo and it is glorious for it. It’s a bit silly, but, like, in a good way.  The sexy bits are also very sexy.

·       Cursed Or Not by Ltleflrt (Supernatural, Explicit, 115K, 2014)

o   While experimenting with magic when he was a kid, Sam accidentally cursed Dean. Now, Dean is forced to wear a spelled amulet constantly, or he'll turn into a random animal. For a little over a decade, he's learned to live with the curse, and has even found it useful in some cases, but he sure would be happier without it. When he meets a witch named Castiel, he's offered a deal.

o   [Destiel, Witch!Castiel, Familiar!Dean, trust issues, minimal smut, UST, Sassy!Gabriel, accidental bonding]

o   This one is rather out of character; however, the writing is solid, and overall it’s a solid fic, but not if you’re looking for a great depiction of Dean. I think this is for people who want fluff and romance in their fics rather than angst. Which is probably why I wasn’t as into it, lol.

·       ♥ ♥ Mental by sara_holmes (Harry Potter, Mature, 187K, 2010)

o   Harry has had quite enough of sharing his mind with someone else, thank you very much. A miscast Legilimency spell says otherwise.

o   [Drarry, telepathy, humor, angst, pining, bickering, communication, smut, jealousy, super focus on the telepathy, mind meld, slow build, enemies to friends to lovers]

o   This is a classic. One of those perfect fics that you’re sad you can only enjoy for the first time once. It also deeply explores the characters, doing an especially good job with Draco.

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