Why the hell did the writers on supernatural hate their fanbase so fucking much??? Like I get that they didn’t get the ~cool~ 20 something male demographic they wanted but Jesus Christ every time they referenced their fanbase they were so fucking mean. Imagine telling the person who gives you your paychecks that you think they’re a fucking delusional weirdo freak.
Remember when Anna put her hand on Castiel's handprint before having sex with Dean?
What did that even mean? Like? First off, Castiel is your brother, don't bring him into your sex life? Second? Clearly it means SOMETHING deeply profound if you're acting that way about it, so maybe don't try to override the proof of Cas's commitment to Dean by touching it before you have car sex with his,,,, guy his in a situationship with????
Anna what was that about??? Were you?? Jealous or something???? That was so weird honestly.
And even just from the writers pov, like, sure you guys can sexualize the hand print that is a literal physical symbol of Dean and Castiel's profound bond, as long as its in a vaguly incestious, hetero way with Castiel's SISTER, (because she is the one that dragged Castiel's presence into the back seat I will EMPHASIZE) but God forbit, you know,,,,, anything happen with Cas and Dean their actual selves.????
Unexpected connections happen in two places: the Ships list and Feeld—a dating app for the curious. On Feeld, finding like-minded people is as fulfilling as finding yourself. In celebration of ships, here are this year’s iconic connections.
Ineffable Husbands +17
Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens
Steddie
Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things
Destiel
Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural
Byler -3
Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things
Dinluke -33
Din Djarin & Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars universe
Rhaenicent
Rhaenyra Targaryen & Alicent Hightower, House of the Dragon
The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last year.
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November 5, 2023 - If you know, you know. If you don't, log off now and save yourself.
It's been 16 years [x] since the WGA strike of 2007 set a chain of events that led to Castiel the angel saying he loved Dean Winchester and promptly dying exactly 13 years later on the night of November 5, 2020, nowadays known as the destielputinelection night.
It's been three years. For some, the night of November 5, 2020 has become no more than a blur of chaos, whilst for others, the memories of that day remain as vivid and raw as back then, even three years later.
It's time to make peace with the fact that there will be no peace. The ghost of destiel has not left and has contaminated the internet, going so far as to causing Supernatural to trend solely because of the use of the Destiel meme to convey the news [x] [x] [x].
Just this morning, it contributed to Putin trending on the hellsite alongside BBC Sherlock.
At this point we might as well just accept our fate.
(requested by anon and @khyleereads for my New Year's Celebration)
The first time Spencer lays eyes on you he is absolutely blown away by your beauty. With every day passing it becomes harder for him to form coherent sentences around you.
Whenever you're sitting close to him or casually touch his arm his cheeks take on a lovely rosy shade and his heart almost jumps out of his chest.
He pays attention whenever you mention details from your personal life. Even though the team agreed to not profile each other he can't help it when it comes to you.
More than anything in the world he loves to see your smile. Whenever he manages to make you laugh he couldn't be happier himself.
He notices instantly when you're having a bad day. Even though he has a hard time articulating his feelings he deeply cares about you and always tries to show you that he is there for you.
He makes it a habit to bring you coffee and little treats on long work days. Sometimes he even takes a couple of your files to help you with your paperwork.
The whole team notices long before the two of you that you are perfect for each other.
The issue is that even though Spencer is nice to you, you notice quickly that he barely ever talks to you and often looks away when you try to make eye contact. It takes you a long time to realize that the usually so eloquent doctor seems to be shy around you.
Even when you very obviously start flirting with him he still doesn't get the hint. Somehow he convinces himself that you're just being friendly.
The truth is that Spencer is terrified of ruining your friendship if he confesses his feelings. It becomes clear that you'd have to be the one to take the first step.
When you finally get a moment with him alone and take your chance to kiss him, it takes him almost too long to reciprocate the kiss because he is so shocked. But when he finally does, your kiss turns into the best thing you have ever experienced.
Masterlist
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Synopsis: you and Castiel protect each other over the years (reader is like 9-13, it’s up for interpretation)
The angels had felt threatened by your very existence ever since they’d found out about you. But not Castiel.
Your origin was a mystery, but you had abilities that scared most angels, and any hunter. You could sense angelic presence and exorcize angels from their human vessels with just one touch. To most of heaven’s forces, that made you a threat.
But not to Cas. Cas protected you from the other angels, and for lack of a better term he was your friend.
So when Cas became a human and was on the run from heaven, you wanted to do all you could to help him. However, he insisted on going it alone, but he let you keep tabs on him as long as you didn’t tell the Winchesters.
You kept your word, and you were just going to pay a visit to your favorite ex-angel when you sensed angels nearby. The feeling was strong; too strong. There had to be a lot of angels nearby, which couldn’t be good for Cas, aka heaven’s most wanted. You rushed to the abandoned bus that Castiel was sleeping in, only to find your friend surrounded by angels.
You didn’t even speak. The moment you stepped onto the bus, you laid your hands on any Angel that dared venture near you, exorcizing them instantly.
The fight was over almost before it started, and you were left with a lot of confused empty vessels and Cas staring at you in surprise.
“I…” faced with so many people, you suddenly weren’t sure what to do. “Take care, Cas.”
And you took off running.
…
Your powers were failing you. Or maybe you were failing your powers.
Either way, you were currently locked away in Metatron’s basement with no hope of escape. He had your hands locked in special cuffs that surrounded your whole hand, so that it was impossible to make skin-on-skin contact, the only way for you to exorcise angels.
You’d tried every trick you knew to get out, but to no avail. Finally, you went to your last resort.
“Cas,” you began. “I…I didn’t want to call for you, because this is…this is gonna be really dangerous. But I need your help. Now that you’ve got your grace back, I figure maybe you’ve got a shot at helping me. Metatron’s got me at his…I don’t know, his headquarters I guess, in the basement.” You took a deep breath. “Cas,” your voice cracked. “Cas I need yo—“
“Do you really think your little angel friend can save you?” Metatron laughed as he sauntered down the stairs. “You’re gonna stay down here as long as I want you here. And there’s nothing that Castiel can—“
Metatron didn’t get to finish his sentence. He was blasted across the room, and the moment his head hit the wall you saw Castiel entering the room, trench coat waving behind him.
“Y/N.” Cas’s attention was on you instantly. “Are you hurt?”
“I’m ok,” you assured him.
Within moments, Cas had the cuffs off you and was leading you up the stairs.
“Thanks,” you breathed when the two of you were far from Metatron.
“I guess this makes us even.” Cas grinned. “So don’t mention it.”
…
“Are you staying around this time?” You asked as Castiel dropped you off at the bunker.
“You’ll see me around,” Cas promised.
You took one look at the bunker door before turning around and wrapping your arms around Cas.
Hello! Destiel Month is back for the third year in a row!
I would like to apologize for the delay in prompts. All of our mods have been quite busy but our hearts are still full with appreciation for these two.
We don't have a calendar this year but we do have 30 whole prompts!
A Quick Reminder - Don't force yourself to create content for all 30 days! This is a fun, stress free event in celebration of Castiel's confession!
How to Participate -
On TUMBLR or TWITTER: Post your piece or link to your piece using the tag #destielmonth or #destielmonth23 OR mention us ( @destielmonth ) in your post
On AO3: Add your piece to the collection (Destiel Month 2023) when you create your work
A Eulogy and Obituary for Dagny Ayn
September 13, 1978 -- February 2023.
I am devastated beyond words to share that the wonderful Dagny Ayn (who you may know as daynz or meta_castiel on twitter) is no longer with us. Her sudden passing is a shock and the urge to speculate on details is understandable, but I hope we can focus on her light instead, because Dagny doesn't deserve to have her life defined by how it ended.
Dagny did not receive the recognition of her life and memorialization of her existence that she deserved out in the real world, so I thought to give it to her here, as well as create a place for those of us who loved her to come together and grieve, to share about her memory as we should.
Dagny was here. Please read and celebrate her life with me.
To do it online seems right. I truly believe Dagny would approve. The online Supernatural fandom (and especially the Destiel-friendly spaces), served as her community, her chosen family. Like so many of us, fandom was her life vest, her social circle, her escape from the harshness of the non-virtual world, and the source of most joy in her life. To anyone who knew her, it was no secret as to how much Dagny loved this little corner of the internet.
On a personal note, Dagny was one of the first people I connected with after joining the fandom, and we immediately bonded over our mutual love for Buffy and Supernatural. Especially Willow/Tara, Misha Collins, Castiel, and Destiel. We shared many similar life struggles, from past trauma and complex parental relationships to mental health and disability challenges to a lack of IRL support and chronic loneliness.
The friend group I shared with her and @coinofstone was one of the safest places I have ever known. Talking to Dagny never failed to leave me feeling heard and understood. I hope I was able to do the same for her.
Dagny was strong. Despite the many obstacles life constantly hurled in her direction, she was always looking forward and moving towards the future. She saw the best in people, even those who failed her, those who didn't deserve her grace and forgiveness. She loved her mother more than anything in the world, and Chelsea, her cat, a very close second.
(she would definitely want me to show you Chelsea!)
When Dagny's mother and main support system passed unexpectedly in recent years, Dagny was handed a new armful of struggles and asked to face an uncertain future without the person she loved most and with barely enough resources to survive. She was uprooted from her home and moved clear across the country, losing so much in the process and dropped in a precarious situation. Despite all of that, she had big goals for herself. She was working hard to build the life she wanted despite a major lack of family & IRL support as well as her own demons.
Dagny was amazing at appreciating the simplest things. A free coffee at Tim's, some stickers in the mail, or a small windfall that allowed her to purchase a meal kit from the grocery store would brighten her entire week and she would gush about how happy she was for days. When she first moved cities after losing her mom, she talked about how thrilled she felt to have big windows and a view of the city, as she'd lived in a basement walkout for years. Her enthusiasm for those things, even in the face of great struggle, was always humbling and contagious.
Dagny was easy to love.
As for fandom, Dagny especially loved Misha, Castiel, and Destiel, and did so fiercely. She read tens of thousands of words of fanfic every day, frequently messaging me from the bus to complain about rowdy passengers "interrupting her gay porn". One time, she lost her phone and worried to me (from her laptop) about losing her entire collection of fanart, 100+ AO3 tabs, and the SPN-related photos she had saved, unconcerned about the actual phone and her ability to contact IRLs.
With what little extra money Dagny had (and how infrequently she could be convinced to treat herself), she enjoyed collecting fandom merch, especially items made by her favorite fan artists. She ALWAYS had a Destiel case from redbubble on her phone! Her Ace pin from Stands was a treasured item.
Dagny greatly admired Misha's missions and charity work very much, following GISH closely and always striving to share and his boost campaigns and those of other cast members. She would often express that she wished she could do or donate more, even while she struggled to provide bare essentials for herself. Dagny was selfless like that.
As full as her phone was with saved memes, cast photos, Castiel/Destiel art, and fanfic links, it was equally brimming with people who loved Dagny herself. She often expressed how happy and connected seeing notifications on her social posts made her feel, how loved she felt by her friends and fellow shippers.
Discovering the Ace spectrum through fandom empowered Dagny to feel confident in expressing her identity, allowing her to name and define a feeling and concept she could never quantify before. She felt very strongly about wearing her Ace pride on her sleeve. We spoke many times about the power of fandom and online community to turn shame and confusion into confidence and love, and Dagny truly embraced that concept. She was a wonderful role model for embracing your true self.
Dagny had many hopes for a bright future. She was trying to find a job and gain more financial independence, and she had a whole plan to do so. She was smart and motivated. She was also haunted and wrestled constantly with demons that just wouldn't let her go.
We talked frequently about finally meeting at an SPN convention, once she was able. One of Dagny's dreams was to have a photo op with Misha as Castiel, and we spent many nights planning excitedly for a theoretical day that we hoped would come. Since then, she fell in love with Heartstopper and dipped into other fandoms and was living her best online life. Dagny had so much room in her heart.
So many things, not the least of which were time and borders, kept us from ever meeting in person, but our friendship was no less real for those barriers.
To Dagny: family doesn't end in blood. Jen and I both love you and choose you back. We know you were here. You made an impact and we'll never forget you. This wasn't supposed to be the end of the road, but you taught me that sometimes life has other plans and there's nothing to do but roll with them.
Until we meet again, my friend. thank you for being you.
If you would like to do something to honor Dagny, her life, and her passions, she would want you to donate to The Castiel Project. It's particularly fitting, as besides being a beloved project to her, Dagny also deserved a happy ending that just wasn't in the cards.
Please feel free to leave your memories and/or love for Dagny here.
Tags:
Canon Divergence - Season 13, Dean Winchester is Bad at Feelings, Dean Winchester in Denial, Castiel's grace is damaged, Boys Being Awkward, Sam Winchester Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester is So Done, Canon-Typical Violence, Frottage, POV Castiel
Summary: Castiel, angel of the Lord, has been saved by a cat. He didn’t intend to keep it. He didn’t mean for the green-eyed cat to work its way into his heart. It’s becoming a bit of a theme. Yet, here he is, smuggling a cat into the bunker.
Cas and Dean have been doing a dance for nine years—circling each other, one step forward, by one step back, changing direction, never getting closer, never too far apart. However, when you throw a cat into the mix, the next move becomes a lot harder to predict.
“You want to spend the rest of your life knowing Dean Winchester’s on your ass, ‘cause I don’t.”
Okay, I have to ask: how did Dean ever earn this reputation? Because it sure as hell wasn't from canon:
(citations and spoilers under the cut)
1x15 The Benders – Spews idle threats while sidelined by a 13-year-old girl. Sam frees himself and overpowers an armed bad guy.
2x10 Hunted – Gordon hunts Sam, Dean gets himself captured. Sam rescues Dean.
2x21-22 AHBL 1 & 2 – Jake kills Sam. Sam is the one who kills Jake.
3x03 Bad Day at Black Rock – Bella shoots Sam, Dean does nothing
3x07 Fresh Blood – Gordon hunts Sam again, Sam decapitates Gordon with razor wire
5x16 Dark Side of the Moon – Walt and Roy kill Sam. Dean throws away the Samulet and forgets about Walt and Roy
6x22 The Man Who Knew Too Much – Castiel breaks Sam’s Hell wall. Dean forgives him in 7x17.
10x2 Reichenbach – Cole tortures Sam, Dean later decides to become Cole’s bestie
11x11 Red Meat – Corbin attempts to kill Sam, Dean tries to kill himself. Sam kills Corbin.
12x01 Keep Calm and Carry On – Watts tortures Sam. Mary kills Watts.
12x02 Mamma Mia – Toni tortures Sam, Dean spends most of the episode in heartwarming getting-to-know-you sessions with Mary. Dean later allies with Toni.
Seriously, why would anyone be afraid of Dean? He's more likely to ally with someone who hurts Sam than he is to hunt them down.
Now let's look at Sam for comparison:
3x05 Bedtime Stories – Sam kills the crossroads demon that made Dean’s deal
3x11 Mystery Spot – Spends 6 months hunting down the trickster and stakes him for killing Dean
4x09 I Know What You Did Last Summer (flashback) – Sam kills another crossroads demon who refuses to let Sam switch places with Dean
10x1 Black – Tortures a demon for Dean’s location
10x17 Inside Man – Shoots Metatron in the leg for information about saving Dean from the Mark
10x22 The Prisoner - Almost kills Crowley for getting Dean to take the MoC
Clearly Sam is the one you should be afraid of if you mess with his brother.