#auburndesolation

[destielfanfic]

Hey do you have any fics where one of them (preferably dean) thinks the other died/is dead, but in the end they are either resurrected or weren't even dead in first place etc? So basically angst with a happy ending. :) Thanks!

Such fics on our blog are tagged with deathish tag. We actually answered a very similar ask quite recently but since OP asked for a “mistaken death” our fic selection was somehow different. In the light of season 12 finale we are making another list with a particular attention to canon verse fics and mourning by POV character. By definition, this is a rather “spoiler-y” list. None of these fics have Major Character Death (MCD). 

All links go to our reviews unless noted otherwise and were written prior to the season 12 finale. 

I. Canon verse (SU) or AU fics where Dean or Cas saw the other to die or it was very strongly implied/expected. In brackets, we mention the one who died or was about to die.

any port in a storm [Cas]

Below Skyscrapers [Cas]

Down Like Water [Cas]

He Knows Where He Should Go [Cas] (unofficially recced here)

Holy!Dean Verse [Dean, Cas]

Kiss You When It’s Dangerous [Cas]

The Last Moonlight Serenade [Cas]

Look, Up In The Sky [Cas]

The Mensch [Cas]

My Roots Take Flight [Dean]

Named [Dean]

Ninety One Whiskey [Dean]

Of Clipped Wings and Chipped Halos [Dean]

Outrun My Gun [Dean]

The Parts of Our Sum [Dean]

Redemption Road [Cas, Dean]

Sleight of Hand [Dean, ambiguous ending]

Some Assembly Required [Cas]

Take Me Home Country Roads [Cas]

This Story Was Brought To You By Our Sponsors [Cas]

Though the Brightest Fell [Cas]

old ask about fics where Cas thinks that Dean is dead

Dean thinks that Cas is dead but is still looking for him is a common theme in season 9 fics, check out season 9 tag and 9x03 tag

II. Fics with reunion in heaven (kinda spoilerish but eh, we all need happy end)

The Dance of Inanna

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

In the Shuffling Madness

These Are Not Real Problems

#auburndesolation #deathish #asks