#tobythewise

[pyritefes2]

Yes hi hello I am once again dropping by to let you know that your art sparks joy! This time I’ve got heart eyes from your Justice piece 🥺😍 he’s perfect 😩👌

Thank you, Toby!!

Justice is the best and most special little spirit ever and he needs more love ✨

#asks #tobythewise #py art

[ao3feeddestiel]

Magical Lessons

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/FDUtWdO by TobytheWise Dean may or may not have a tiny crush on his brother's magical tutor who may or may not have magical mishaps anytime he's around Dean. Words: 1988, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Shipper Sam, Witches, Magic, Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/FDUtWdO

#IFTTT #Magical Lessons #TobytheWise

[traaanskimkitsuragi]

Hi yes hello I just wanted to give you extra kudos over your inner circle art! It’s sooooo cute and sparks SO much joy! I especially love the way you draw Zevran and Anders 💚😍

eeee thank you omg!!! i had a lot of fun working on it too (even tho it took forever) so im really glad!!!!!! 💙💙💙

#ask #tobythewise #zev and anders are beloved blorbos also. so that last bit made me rlly happy thank u 🥰

[bytheangell]

Hi friend! I’m here to send you a shadowgast prompt because of course I am 🤣💚 shadowgast post battle perhaps? Maybe even a tiny bit of hurt/comfort? 🙏

Because I toss all my non-SH writing on my other blog, I wrote and posted this one HERE!

I sure started writing this with another idea in mind, but the words sure decided to do whatever they wanted and here we are. I hope it's close enough to still be a bit of what you wanted! <3

#tobythewise #ask rune #not sh

[thetiredstuff]

This is just mostly a handy little post for me but I asked people to rec me some destiel AU best friends to lovers fics and this is what I got:

Recs from ltleflrt:

okay, cupid. by orange_crushed On Air by wincechesters Just Turn Around and Go by @porcupine-girl Version 2.0 by Elizabeth1985 aka @cocklesheadboop Ignore the Butterflies: Best Friend Advice from Dean Winchester by impatient14 A Match Made (and Misunderstood) by surlybobbies More Views. More Money. by herbivoredinosaur Remember When by VioletHaze aka @scones-and-texting-and-murder When In Vegas by Dmsilvis & TobytheWise

Recs from doctorprofessorsong

One of my favorite fics of all time is Evangelist by @valleydean. It's really enemies to friends to lovers but the enemies part becomes friends pretty quickly because they are deeply obsessed with each other. One of the classics if you haven't read it is To Build a Home. Childhood friends who broke up and find themselves back in each other’s life. It is very angsty but they have a lifelong friendship so you get a lot of childhood and teenage friendship moments. If I may self recommend, I just wrote Can't Fight the Moonlight in which they are in this post canon partnership and both want to add sexual intimacy but the partnership is soft so you get some really fun platonic intimacy. It's not AU, obviously, but may have something of what you want. Seraph by @dothraki-shieldmaiden is a superhero au where they are friends and roommates to lovers. It has great world building. More than Kisses by @friendofcarlotta is a friends to lovers epistolary romance. Dean and Cas are pen pals and they share an absolutely gorgeous emotional intimacy. Tiamatv has a few that fit the bill. I'm gonna mention Marchen because I love the world built in that one. Dean Winchester is a prince locked in a tower. Feel free to also skim my fic recs. @riversrecs

Recs by castiellesbian:

tiamatv's "It's the End of the World (As We Know It)" is a friends to enemies to lovers if that counts? They were childhood best friends in that one "A Midterms Night's Dream" by Englandwouldfall is an au where they're roommates (oh my god they were rommates). "In Some Sacred Place" by schmerzerling is a good one where they're friends throughout most of the fic, but it's kind of depressing overall

Recs from porcupine-girl

Just Turn Around And Go (roommates-slash-best-friends): https://archiveofourown.org/works/4228830 Like four weddings and a funeral but without the funeral (Sam POV, Sam is clueless and doesn’t realize they’re together): https://archiveofourown.org/works/6225625 Go Down With This Ship (online fandom besties, don’t realize they know each other irl): https://archiveofourown.org/works/8023642

Rec by trampledundercas

#i thought of ‘ready to fall’ by lemonsorbae on ao3

A whole bunch of recs from dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you

A Tale of Two Tropes by Amelia_Clark (E, 7k) As You Walk On By by MercyBraavos (E, 23k) Are We Any Different? by LeviathanBlue, SerpentCountess (T, 41k) More Than Kisses by  FriendofCarlotta  (E, 29k) things i knew when i was young by stormwarnings  (T, 16k) Alright  by  turningthepages  (T, 46k) To Build a Home by intothesilentland  (M, 383k) When In Vegas  by  Dmsilvis, TobytheWise (E, 16k) The Ocean Between Us  by  noxsoulmate  (E, 27k) Room for Two (The Mattress AU) by  almaasi  (E, 14k) Honey-Baked  by  mishaminion69, sydkn3e (E,  89k) The Ones We Choose  by  lightmyway  (E, 82k)

EDIT: MORE:

Recs by bexfangirlforlife:

The Graveyard Shift by riseofthefallenone. PurgatoryJar Evangelist by embrancsxx0 Stay with me Sweetheart by Mandalarose We are what we pretend we are by tricia_16 Tricks of the Trade by Trenchcoat_Impala

Recs by impaledbeetle:

okay, cupid by orange_crushed Seek to Know You Better (E) by ahurston Après (E) by Imogenbynight Here's a couple aus that i really really enjoy that aren't necessarily best friends to lovers: spirit of the west (M) by teen_dean Parachutes (E) by chaoticdean (this one literally changed my life it is so good) And This, Your Living Kiss (M) by opal_bullets (again, this is life changing) Roll With It (E) by saltnhalo (this is a The Proposal (movie) au) Shut Up (Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is) (E) by kototyph

Recs by butch--dean:

spirit of the west by teen-dean (everyone should read this 90's horse girl dean au where he befriends cas, a local veterinarian) I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart) by unicornpoe (I am a sucker for all "cas using dean as a vessel" fics) Après by imogenbynight (surely everyone has read this? dean and cas in paris what more can you ask for) under the midnight sun by northernsparrow (dean is the caretaker of a research station in the arctic and cas is a mysterious bird researcher) (I also rec you can keep holding on by this author but be warned that it is very grief-driven - but it is an in-depth study of the way they care for each other) though the course may change by imogenbynight (fake dating AU at a couple's retreat - another one that everyone has probably read but is so worth mentioning in case you haven't) there's no cell service in the afterlife by screamsintothesun (cas gets back from the empty and his phone blows up with dean's voicemails & texts) Gold in the Edges of Our Vision by SewingNatural (dean and cas eat peaches together on a hot summer evening. The writing style on this one is really really lovely) these are just a few from my bookmarks but also there is a really good rec list here & here (this one has a link to a specific friends to lovers list here) that I refer to often when looking for new fics/authors to dig through!!

Recs by mercurialkitty for some reason tumblr won't allow me to add them to my post so just click on their name to go to their post!

These are all the ones i've gotten up til now but will def edit if I get any more. If you see this post and think of a Destiel AU best friend to lovers fic that isn't on here or just a Destiel AU (no abo) fic that isn't on here: PLEASEEEEEE GIVE ME ALL THE DESTIEL AU FIC RECS (no abo)

Also i didn't tag the people who recommended it cuz I don't wanna annoy them but I linked back to all of their original posts or comments!

A hugeeeeeeee thank you to everyone who replied to my annoying messages for fic recs cuz I really really appreciate it. thank you all so so so much!!!!

#to read #destiel #i love my husbands #spn #supernatural #destiel fan fic #spn fan fics

[snowfolly]

Thanks so much for commissioning me to paint Anders @tobythewise!

He deserves to smile ;u;

#anders dragon age #dragon age anders #da2 anders #snowyart #dragon age #da2 #my commissions #I really missed drawing him

[dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you]

best friends to lovers destiel au fic recs list for @thetiredstuff :D

A Tale of Two Tropes by Amelia_Clark (E, 7k)

 “Am I going to regret this?” Cas asked from the passenger seat.

 They’d just pulled up outside Dean’s grandmother’s house, a tidy Craftsman bungalow painted a cheerful yellow. It didn’t look threatening; there was a porch swing with crocheted cushions and a cement statue of a goose on the porch. The goose was wearing a rain slicker and hat the same color as the house.

In this fic: fake dating, bed-sharing, the doting grandmother Dean Winchester never had, a cement goose with a wardrobe, a contemptuous cat, and a lot of sexual tension that's unresolved until it isn't.

As You Walk On By by MercyBraavos (E, 23k)

Dean and Castiel grew up together. Fell in love together. Lost their virginity together. Made plans for the future, their future, together. There’s only one problem:

Castiel doesn’t remember any of it.

Are We Any Different? by LeviathanBlue, SerpentCountess (T, 41k)

Cas adopts (steals) a cow.  Dean helps.

“Cas… There’s a… There’s a cow.  In my room.” “Yes, Dean.” “Why?” “Because.” "Right."

More Than Kisses by  FriendofCarlotta  (E, 29k)

1996: Dean joins his high school’s pen pal program as a last-ditch effort to keep from repeating the eleventh grade. But soon, the letters he trades with Castiel, a fellow high schooler from Chicago, become the most important constant of his life.

2005: Castiel has been in love with his pen pal Dean for years now. But he’s reluctant to upset the balance of their relationship, so when a new work opportunity takes him to Dean’s city, he keeps it a secret. Will these two ever find their way to each other?

things i knew when i was young by stormwarnings  (T, 16k)

Ok, so Castiel's in love with his best friend.

Which is what puts them here, in Dean’s car, eight hours into a nine and a half hour drive up north to bury Castiel’s mother on the grounds that he grew up on. Because it’s been eight years since Castiel cut ties with his family and left, supposedly for college, and there hasn’t been a word of communication since. Because Dean is, at his core, a good person and a better friend, and when he heard that Castiel’s mother had died and that he would need to return to his childhood home over Thanksgiving break, he knew enough to say he’d go with him.

This is, for sure, not helping Castiel get over his inappropriately persistent feelings.

(more under the cut)

Alright  by  turningthepages  (T, 46k)

Dean is a good kid living in a good town surrounded by good friends and good family. Castiel is the new kid in town and has never truly had a friend before.

Dean comes along and starts to change things for him.

To Build a Home by intothesilentland  (M, 383k)

Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection.

Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speaking, of no acknowledgement, no interaction, no closure, no peace. No happiness. Nine years of Dean’s life entering motions, going through them, constant, cold and mechanic, like clockwork. Nine years of alone.

God. Nine years. A lot has changed. And yet Dean still loves Cas just the same. Even if his heart hurts all kinds of different.

On the day of Jimmy Novak's funeral, Dean sees Cas for the first time in nine years. He adored Castiel the moment he met him, at only four years old. But after fourteen years of friendship destroyed by one moment of heartbreak, and after nine years of silence, Dean is convinced Cas will want nothing to do with him. And it's killing him.

When In Vegas  by  Dmsilvis, TobytheWise (E, 16k)

Dean has figured out the most perfect prank. The prank to top every other prank. Ever. Getting his best friend drunk and then convincing him they’d gotten married in their drunken stupor was easy. Dealing with Castiel telling him he’s been in love with Dean for years? Well, that’s a different thing entirely.

Castiel wakes up married to the love of his life who he’s been secretly pining over for years. Now he just has to convince Dean that he’ll be the best husband ever, making sure Dean will never regret the decision he made that night.

Things take a terrible turn when Castiel finds out everything was a lie in the name of a prank just as Dean realizes how much he truly loves Castiel back. Will they be able to overcome this misunderstanding or was their relationship doomed before it even started?

The Ocean Between Us  by  noxsoulmate  (E, 27k)

Living a hermit life, Dean Winchester didn’t need much. The only things important to him were his position in the business that was once owned by his family, his boat, and his friendship with Castiel, Charlie, and Gabriel. If only there wasn’t a whole ocean between them, then maybe he could even give his feelings for Castiel a chance …

Room for Two (The Mattress AU) by  almaasi  (E, 14k)

✔ College roommates ✔ Buying a mattress together ✔ Faking a relationship to get a discount ✔ Sharing a bed ✔ Roleplaying as a couple to "test the bed" ✔ Fake kissing becomes real kissing ✔ Fake sex is Way Too Real ✔ Cuddling ✔ Wet dreams ✔ "Oh no I thought I was dreaming but it was real life" ✔ Matchmakers Sam & Charlie ✔ Cas seems kinda clueless but actually understands everything ✔ Mutual respect, support, and understanding ✔ Friends to lovers ✔ Mutual pining ✔ Go౦ԁ sHit        

Honey-Baked  by  mishaminion69, sydkn3e (E,  89k)

There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it...Cas is a weird, tactless, ornery guy. His idea of a job is selling weed out of their shared cabin, his idea of fun is occasional orgies, and he has more creepy dolls and crystals than anyone of their age ever should.

But he's also Dean's childhood best friend, and now he's the star of all Dean's wildest fantasies.

Then there's the whole "being in love with him" thing.

The Ones We Choose  by  lightmyway  (E, 82k)

After telling his family he’s gay, Castiel winds up homeless.   With the help of his best friend, Cas finds himself a home and a new family.  He also finds himself in love with his best friend.  A love that endures no matter the circumstances of their lives, even in the wake of Dean’s rejection.

Despite knowing how Cas feels, Dean clings to his best friend through the years.  In high school and college.  As roommates.  Through Cas becoming a firefighter and his own journey to become a business owner.  With shared time and space, Dean begins to see Cas in a new light.  His attraction grows, along with his feelings.

Letting those feelings spill out one night, Dean changes the trajectory of their lives.  As their relationship grows, they are confronted by Cas’s past and must relive a painful and damaging event in Dean’s life.  But it is the life-changing fire, which is their greatest challenge, making them face their deepest fears and test the strength of their love.

#spn #spn fanfic #destiel

[ltleflrt]

Hi!! i'm asking a bunch of people but do you have any destiel au best friend to lovers fic recs???? pleaseeeeee (no abo) thank youuuuu!!!!

Hi sweetpea! I've got some friends to lovers stuff for ya :D

okay, cupid. by orange_crushed

On Air by wincechesters

Just Turn Around and Go by @porcupine-girl

Version 2.0 by Elizabeth1985 aka @cocklesheadboop

Ignore the Butterflies: Best Friend Advice from Dean Winchester by impatient14

A Match Made (and Misunderstood) by surlybobbies

More Views. More Money. by herbivoredinosaur

Remember When by VioletHaze aka @scones-and-texting-and-murder

When In Vegas by Dmsilvis & TobytheWise

Enjoy!

#ltleramblings #fic rec #destiel #thetiredstuff

[barbex]

Writer Game

Look what I found in my drafts!

@celemee tagged me for this, thank you! It looks short and fun, so I'm inflicting it on everybody. Tagging: @sulky-valkyrie, @effelants, @tobythewise, @andrastesknickerweasel, @mordinette, @zet-sway​, @roguelioness, @potatowitch, @for-the-ninth, @anneapocalypse, @rakshadow, @contreparry, @highwayphantoms, and everybody else who wants to!

Do you write in order? Yes. I'm a discovery writer. I write the story as it appears in the headlines of my very slow car.

Do you start with something in particular? I wish I had a system. Really, it would help so much! I often start with dialogue, but then I also like starting mid blowjob scene.

How fully formed does your writing come out on the first try? Clean draft. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Okay, listen. I write, I go back, I rewrite, I fiddle here and there, I rethink, I change everything, I write again, I rewrite, I fiddle... I'm doing everything they tell you not to do. What comes out after all that is a fairly clean chapter I'll throw into the world without a second look.

How many drafts do you go through? One. I mean, it's an unholy creation of my chaotic thought process and changes form like a shapeshifter while it grows, but in the end, at least for fanfic, it's one draft and out to AO3 it goes.

I'm terrified of having to change this process for the novel I'm writing.

Tell me about your process? Gods, I wish I had one. I think it has become clear by now that I'm just diving into the story and keep throwing it all on the page. If it looks right, it stays.

This process requires for me:

Quiet time

Tea

A little bit of life, like someone else also working nearby

Wrist protector

A good and/or pretty keyboard

I'm not even kidding, look at this pretty thing:

Thanks for reading!

#tag game #writer tag game

[broodwolf221]

got tagged by @lyriumlullaby-ao3 for an oc thing and i am exciteee. ofc i have so many ocs rn so choosing one was hard, but i want to yell about nessa again bc im love her sm ;u;

NAME: Nessa Lavellan

NICKNAME: just nessa. some ppl might call her nes and she doesn't correct them, but she thinks it's a little weird

GENDER: cis female

TAROT/ZODIAC: unknown lmao

HEIGHT: ~5'5"

ORIENTATION: bi

NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY: dalish :')

FAVORITE FRUIT: i could see her being very fond of strawberries

FAVORITE SEASON: summer! she gets cold very easily

FAVORITE FLOWER: she's actually not overly interested in nature, but bold flowers do catch her attention. she likes sunflowers.

FAVORITE SCENT: she likes the smell when it starts to rain

COFFEE, TEA, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: mostly tea, although after joining the inquisition she drinks coffee and hot chocolate too. frankly in skyhold she will take ANY warm drink

AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: probably about 6-7

DOGS OR CATS: she likes both, but she's more of a dog person. she's fascinated by the idea of humans and their hunting dogs/mabari - as a hunter in her clan, she thinks it'd have been helpful to have a hound with her

DREAM TRIP: she's very fond of coastal stretches, so anything like that where she isn't being asked to fight (but she has to bundle up so much)

NUMBER OF BLANKETS: many. her bed in skyhold probably has 4, one of which is fur

RANDOM FACT: she has a strong preference for wool clothing

tagging hmmm @arlathvhenan @possessedopossum @tobythewise but no pressure uwu

#nessa lavellan #my stubborn girl <3

[dadrunkwriting]

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@sulky-valkyrie @sweetmage @thedastrash @theluckywizard @tobythewise

@vivispec @wildercrow @zenstrike

#da drunk writing circle #team na kickoff

[pyritefes2]

You: *posts beautiful Anders art*

Me: *eats it*

Aka I love you latest piece oh my god 😭 it’s literally so perfect and soft and I just adore the way you draw Anders 💚 this is me sending you all the extra love and appreciation for your lovely art!

Toby!!! I’m going to print THIS ask out and eat it assddddyou are seriously so sweet, thank youuuuuuuuu 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

#asks #tobythewise #you’ve made my day brighter 🥹🥹🥹

[pappykins]

Last Line Challenge!

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

thanks for the tag @pinkfadespirit!!

"Anders!" Fenris calls out, making his way towards the back area that served as Anders' makeshift bedroom. "Mage, are you hurt?"

(I can't think of nearly enough people to tag for every word but I'll give it my level best. anyone who wants to do it feel free to pretend I tagged you)

@transluisserra @courtofparrots @the-cryptographer @tobythewise @sulky-valkyrie @barbex @kerfanna @calicostorms @glowing-blue-feathermage @pierogipie @syrupwit @sunnygalaxyfox @potatowitch @flashhwing @dismalzelenka

#last line challenge #fenders wip

[traaanskimkitsuragi]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last ten people who reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals & followers!! <3

eeee ty!!

videogames!!!! current hyperfixations are bg3 and dragon age (VERY rpgpilled rn) but 2 rlly big comfort games for me are also subnautica and hollow knight (i watch a lot of hk speedruns/challenge runs lol)

making ocs & constructing elaborate lore for them and smushing them together with my fav fictional traumatized men so they kiss

food/desserts, theres this donut place i really like near my place and every time they introduce new flavors i like to order them to try <- this is like a monthly routine bc its fun

sketching/drawing/writing, putting them in one category bc its technically just diff versions of making art. most of it is rlly unpolished bc its hard to find time/energy to properly finish personal stuff when i also have work but doodling or writing rlly self indulgent drabbles is v fun

jigsaw puzzles!! but i cant do physical ones anymore bc it fucks up my back to spend hours and hours crouching on the floor like a goblin whenever i do one so ive been resorting to free ones online LMAO

#ask #tobythewise #ask game

[jazzmckay]

last sentence tag

post the last sentence of a wip and tag as many people as words in the sentence.

tagged by @inscrutable-shadow!

“Dorian?” The Iron Bull murmurs against his lips, asking for an explanation through tone more than words.

that's a lot of tags woof, not gonna manage that, but here's a bunch! as always, no obligation <3 @broodwolf221, @streganicha, @thelaughingmagician, @hauntedoneao3, @lyriumlullaby-ao3, @phoenike, @tobythewise, @glowing-blue-feathermage

#tag meme #hopefully i will be able to post this wip soon. it has already taken me 5 years

[foxymoley]

Blind Date?

Dean/Castiel

Charlie and Sam

General Audiences

1.3k

Thank you to @tobythewise for the beta ♥

Charlie and Sam scheme together to set up Dean and Cas on a blind date. (au: No Supernatural)

- - - -

"Come on, Dean! You haven't been out in months!" Sam could hear himself whining but desperate times and all that. "What have you got to lose?"

Dean huffed and obviously tried to avoid looking into Sam's big brown puppy dog eyes. Sam had been practising just for this.

"No, dude." Dean slashed a defiant hand through the air. "It's not gonna happen!"

"But, Deeeaaan…"

"No!" Dean started to stalk away down the corridor to his room.

"He's just your type!" Sam smirked when Dean stopped in his tracks.

"What?" Dean's face had turned pink as he slowly turned to face Sam and he gulped. "He?" He

squeaked.

Sam was speechless for a second. Surely Dean didn't think he hadn't noticed his own brother's proclivities.

"Yeah? He's friends with Charlie-"

"Charlie's friends with everyone in town." Dean interjected, and Sam ignored him.

"-single, your age, Charlie says he's dreamy."

Dean shook his head, obviously sweeping past the fact he'd basically just come out, and turned away again.

"Dark hair, tall, blue eyes…?" Sam continued desperately and Dean stopped again. Sam watched him reluctantly take a few steps towards him, interest clear on his face and Sam knew he had him.

"Yeah? He funny? Smart? What does he do?" Dean asked with narrowed eyes.

"Uh, don't know if he's funny but he must be smart because he teaches at KU."

Dean's face did an odd little twitch thing then went blank. Sam had no idea his brother went for the academic type but it's not the first time Dean has surprised him and it won't be the last.

"Sounds like he's way outta my league, Sammy." Dean patted him on the shoulder and moved to leave again.

Sam couldn't believe this. Dean is an engineer, owner of his own business, who not only raised Sam, raised him to be kind, polite and a damn lawyer. He didn't give himself enough credit for the things he's achieved. Time to pull out the hail Mary.

"I'll pay!" Sam called out. Dean didn't stop again but he threw his hands into the air and sighed.

"Fine! Someplace nice!" Dean agreed and Sam immediately pulled out his phone to make a reservation at the nicest place in their small town and let Charlie know his part of the mission was accomplished.

💙💚

"Cas?"

"Yes?"

Charlie kept her eyes glued to the screen as her thumbs danced over the controller.

"When was the last time you went on a date?"

"Wednesday," Cas intoned flatly, also keeping his attention on Rainbow Road.

"Oh, haha, very funny!" Charlie giggled. Cas was great, really great but he didn't exactly do normal humany type things. He'd been raised pretty isolated by a bunch of assholes so when Charlie had met the weirdo, she'd taken him under her own weird wing and adopted him like every good extrovert should do. "Would you like to?"

"With you? No." Cas replied and Charlie snorted inelegantly.

"No, I mean, like, a blind date maybe?" Charlie asked carefully as she narrowly avoided a thrown green shell.

"Still no."

"Come on, dude. He's awesome! He's smart, funny, owns his own engineering business…" She violently twisted her controller as if it would help her turn a tight bend. "I think you'd like him."

"Is he hot?" Cas asked bluntly and Charlie turned to look at him with her mouth open. She ignored her Princess Peach character flying over the edge of the road in favor of staring at him, gobsmacked.

He didn't look back until the race was over then he smirked at her.

"What? I can be shallow sometimes too, you know. I'm not looking for a boyfriend but a lay might be nice." He shrugged and Charlie had to mentally realign for a second.

"He's tall, pretty enough to turn even my head, green eyes, big shoulders…um…what else do guys like? Nice arms?" Charlie tried but Cas didn't look impressed.

"Does he know he's being set up?" Cas raised his eyebrow and she knew she looked guilty as fuck.

"Not yet." she said quietly, "but his little brother is pretty good at persuading him."

"Oh, that's wonderful. A blind date against their will," Cas raised a very sarcastic thumbs up and smiled sardonically.

Charlie fidgeted, time to bring out the blue shell.

"I'll pay!" Charlie blurted out and Cas rolled his eyes.

"Fine." He sighed. "I'll go but you have to drive me. I don't want to leave my car there overnight." Cas said then surprised her again by waggling his eyebrows at her.

"Fine." Her phone dinged with a message from Sam telling her he'd done his bit, closely followed by reservation details. She huffed at the restaurant because it was the best in town, Dean must have really put up a fight.

A few days later, Charlie pulled up to the main door of the restaurant in her little yellow beetle and watched, amused, as Cas unfolded himself out onto the sidewalk.

"Alright, Cas. Leave this on the table so he knows who you are." She handed him a small hardback book of Keats. "I'm going to hang back a little bit, just in case he's bailed. Text me if you need rescuing, although I really don't think you will. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" She winked at his frowning face and pulled away from the curb. She drifted into a parking spot near the big black car she recognised as belonging to the Winchesters and waited.

Sam climbed out first, gave her a sneaky little wave then leaned down to speak through the window, presumably to his brother. He waved his hands around a bit and Dean finally got out of the car himself. He was looking smart in neat slacks and a dark button down. Charlie mentally facepalmed as he was still wearing his boots. She was sure Castiel wouldn't mind though. Sam gestured back at her and she gave a cheerful double thumbs up at Dean when he peered at her through the windshield. He rolled his eyes and gave his best grumpy face, which, she would never tell him, was downright adorable.

She rolled down her window.

"Oh, Dean, he'll have a book on the table." She told him sweetly then leant over and opened the passenger door for Sam as Dean headed into the restaurant.

"Hey, Sam, how'd it go? Cas was a pain in the ass. I had to offer to pay." She shook her head sadly but Sam laughed.

"Don't worry, we'll split it. I had to offer the same thing!"

The two had an unrestricted view of the whole seating area through the window and watched as Dean walked in and shared a few words with the hostess. She pointed to Cas where he sat and Dean rushed towards the table. Charlie approved when Castiel stood politely but Dean wasn't slowing down. She watched in horror as Dean raised his hands, cupping Castiel's face in his big palms and going in for a kiss. She could see the tongue action from here.

"What the fuck?" Charlie said breathlessly.

"What the fuck?" Sam said at the same time, just as breathless.

They looked at each other, then back at the window where Castiel had responded enthusiastically and they now stood making out, oblivious to the other patrons, then looked back at each other.

A couple of minutes passed in silence as the two in the car did their best fish impressions and the two in the restaurant finally sat down, grinning at each other. Dean and Cas both pulled out their phones then a couple of seconds later Sam's phone pinged, then Charlie's.

- Hey, bitch. Meet my boyfriend. Thanks for the credit card, I'll be having seconds and the whisky from the top shelf I never let myself get. 😈 -

- Hello, Charlie. I think you've already met my boyfriend of the last eight months. Thank you for your credit card. I promise to not take advantage. 😇 -

Sam and Charlie looked up as one and watched Dean and Cas give them a little wave.

"Son of a bitch."

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