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spnsabrielbang2023 · 10 months

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SPN Sabriel Bang 2023 Masterlist

Thanks for accompanying us on this wild ride, all! Here's the masterlist for this year's submissions.

You can also fill out this form to get on the mailing list for next year!

1. broken dreams

Author: @gay-destiel Artist: @golby-moon

when gabriel is rescued from hell, his wings are torn. to heal them, they need ingredients, one of which is closely guarded by a prince of hell. belial. gabe grapples with trauma while sam does his best to protect him.

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Check out the art by Golby!

2. The Look In Your Eyes

Author: @archangelgabriellives Artists: @sagee-stuffs, @i-love-you-but-in-spanish

A strange new painting finds its way to the Singer Art Museum, and Sam Winchester feels a strange connection to it. Who is the man in the painting with the golden eyes, and who else knows that its been found?

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Art by Sage

Art by Kitsy

3. Lucifer of the Opera

Author: @ladyknightskye Artists: @sagee-stuffs, @mellow-memuries

Annoyed with his brother, Gabriel asks God to help him weave a prank for his older brother. Lucifer must act out the story of The Phantom of the Opera in order to escape his prison in the basement of a theater. But when Sam and Dean show up - and Dean is caught up in the spell on Lucifer - Gabriel ends up enlisting Sam's help in trying to mitigate the disaster looming on the horizon.

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Art by Muri

Art by Sage

4. Lost in Translation

Author: @leatafandom Artist: @lucathepanman

When Sam’s churning soul was jammed back into his body after over a thousand years of being incorporeal, the wall of Death's design had never stood a chance against the changes Sam's soul had undergone to survive the Cage. Upon waking, Sam struggles with being able to cope with the drastic change from being ethereal to being part of the physical world and the strangers he is greeted with. His memories of the human world were absent upon waking within his body. Sam doesn't know how he had ever been part of the physical world, nor how to carve out a spot within it like the youngest archangel had managed to. His empowered soul was lost without the memories of his human life, and he was unsure who to turn to in a world full of strangers that tried to imprison him.

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Check out the art by Lucas!

5. Bound

Author: @aayo-whatt Artist: @dustghoul

Gabriel chuckles, genuinely smiling for the first time in an age, "Sam, the only thing you've done is make me fall head over heels for you. And I finally thought I should tell you how far I've fallen."

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Check out the art by Angel!

6. Dante's Peak

Author: @cheerfulripley Artist: @rezal-art

Sam is a Volcanologist and Gabriel is the mayor of the town who's idyllic little home changes from heaven to hell overnight when the dormant Volcano next door wakes up!

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Check out the art by Rezal!

Author: @nonbinary-witch-sam Artist: @as-lost-as-sams-shoe

The moment the binds went loose, Sam was up, rushing to his lover's body. He was crying, begging Gabriel to wake up, for this all to be a nightmare or a trick. but, he didn't wake up. Gabriel was dead. Sam slowly lifted his head, looking at Lucifer with grief-stricken fury as the surviving archangel went to walk away. "I will kill you before I ever say yes." he vowed, "you will never fight Michael. you will never possess me. I will string up your lifeless body like a puppet and make an example out of you, Lucifer." Gabriel, the real Gabriel, stood quietly behind one of the walls, listening intently to his lover swearing revenge as he tucked his ring into his pocket with a solemn expression. "I'm sorry, Sam." He whispered before vanishing.

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Check out the art by Callion!

8. Atlas Shattered

Author: mukur0 Artist: @katfixation

After spending humanity's entire history stacking his own hand, Gabriel just can't win. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, too wounded to move faster than his own feet can carry him and too scared to start up where he and Sam had left off before that night at the Elysian Fields hotel, you'd think he'd welcome the chance to hide out in a gross motel room rather than face whatever might be stalking a downed archangel. Too bad for him, he'd almost prefer it over being caught in close quarters with a Winchester who just fucking wants to talk.

Read on Ao3

Check out the art by Kat!

9. The Tales Grow Taller On Down The Line

Author: @ladylilithprime Artist: @alexiescherryslurpy

When Bobby Singer got the call from Dean Winchester - "This case is weird even for us and Sam's been compromised, we need help!" - he had expected the hunt to be unusual but still fairly straightforward. Being introduced to Loki, the Norse god of mischief and patron of tricksters, and being told the pagan was Sam's soulmate? Definitely not so straightforward!

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Check out the art by Slurpyart!

10. Carry On (Nothing Equals the Splendour)

Author: @hobbyistauthor Artist: @bakh-meliorism

The New God decides to be hands-on just one last time: there's a specific Winchester—still alive, always in grief—and one particular lost Archangel—whose graveyard didn't fight much to keep him dead—that could really use one of his miracles. To Sam, healing and hope looks like candy in every room of the Bunker and eyes like sunbeams-through-whiskey. To Gabriel, being Graceless yet still wanted gives him time to discover who he is, and who he wants to be.

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Check out the art by Bakh!

Bonus art by the author

11. The Trickster Fic

Author: @deadsuburbia Artist: @raaflingdraws

After being stabbed by his brother, Gabriel makes a last-ditch attempt to play a trick on Death itself. He reaches out to Sam Winchester, the only person who would ever look his way after his lifetime of trickery, and begs for help. Taking pity on the angel who played a God, Sam beams himself directly into Gabriel’s mind. The Trickster Fic retells the story of Gabriel from his own perspective: why he turned out the way that he did in his lifetime that spanned over a thousand years. In his very last moments, Gabriel is forced to come face-to-face with the consequences of his running, his cowardice, his own nihlism. Sam has to ask the question: can Gabriel be saved?

Read on Ao3!

Check out the art by Raafling!

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spnfanficpond · 4 months

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New Member Spotlight - December 2023

The Pond is always growing and we want to make our new members feel welcome! Here’s a list of recent additions to our fishy family, along with a little info about them!

Guppies, Jellies, and Mutuals, oh, my!

@mayalaen -

Other SM names? - Mayalaen on AO3, Discord, Twitter, Bluesky, LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, etc.

OTP? - I'm a multishipper so no true OTP.

Other fandoms? - Mostly Stranger Things, OFMD, Stargate SGA/SG1, Star Trek, X-FIles, and Angel the Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I'm interested in a lot of fandoms.

Looking for in the Pond? - I like to encourage people to write and create and I like to make friends in fandom. I was referred to the Pond for that by some members.

Something to signal boost? - I run a monthly writing/art challenge on AO3 called SPNColdestHits that you guys have already been boosting (THANK YOU!!). It's multifandom now and accepts art and original fic, not just fanfic. This is the AO3 collection link and of course, we're @spncoldesthits here on Tumblr, but we're also on Discord, Twitter, Bluesky, and Pillowfort.

Pairings you read? - I'll read pretty much any pairing, poly or otherwise. I'm not interested in reader insert, but I've read some.

Genres you read? - I prefer darkfic and/or kink, but I read anything.

Favorite writer(s)? - Xanthe Walter, but they haven't been active in fandom for about 2 years now.

What do you like to write? - My favorite is darkfic, D/S AU, and kink, but I also love writing crack and all other genres.

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - It's newer but it has the least amount of hits from the list of non-crack/non-gift fics and is an SPN/Blacklist crossover. Caging the Mongoose.

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - I really would like to write some SPN/HDM fusions. I keep toying with the idea, but have never posted any of them. I always work better when I have prompts or ideas from others to spur me on.

.@leatafandom -

Other SM names? - @leatawrites, Leata (AO3 and Discord)

OTP? - Sabriel

Other fandoms? - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel, BBC Merlin, Star Trek, Doctor Who

Looking for in the Pond? - I could use some help with tags and challenging myself to write different things.

Pairings you read? - Ships, Gens, Poly fics

Genres you read? - Angst is my favorite but fluff and smut are always wonderful

Favorite writer(s)? - Yes, @idabbleincrazy on Tumblr or Gabriel_is_my_guardian_angel89 on Ao3

What do you like to write? - Angst, Horror, Smut, Bittersweet/Sad Things

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - My most underappreciated story is probably one of my original horror short stories. My most underappreciated fanfic is probably Becoming One,Two, and One Again.

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? -I really would like to write more horror however I feel like I struggle with expressing fear, scenery/detail descriptions, and word choice

@oganizediguana -

Other SM names? - Oganizediguana on Discord

OTP? - Destiel

Other fandoms? - I tiptoe through many fandoms, but SPN is my home. Good Omens

Looking for in the Pond? - I’d love to get encouragement for writing and the confidence to share my work. But I’d also love to just meet interesting people.

Pairings you read? - 99% destiel

Genres you read? - I read it all, but mutual pining slow burn is what makes me feel all the things. I love a good canon-compliant AU. I’m happy with anything that ends happily. Or at least hopefully.

Favorite writer(s)? - On AO3: NorthernSparrow, tenoko1, saltnhalo, there are so many amazing authors in this fandom!

What do you like to write? - Everything seems to turn into angst.

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - I’d like the confidence to share what I have written.

@dragonslayer-5fanfiction -

Other SM names? - Ao3- Dragonslayer5

Other fandoms? - haikyuu, daria, lotr/the hobbit, tmnt

Looking for in the Pond? - I just want to make friends and read good fanfic. I like to beta read. Maybe write some fanfic, but I have writer's block rn.

Pairings you read? - Reader insert

Genres you read? - Fluff, crack. One bed, and arranged marriage forced proximity tropes.

What do you like to write? - Reader inserts. Fluff.

Masterlist! AO3 Works list

Most underappreciated fic? - Do You Think About Me? (not SPN)

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? -Honestly, writing two characters from the Fandom. I typically stick to reader insert, and I'm a little scared I won't get the characteristics right or the dynamic.

That's all for this month, folks! (If we're missing anyone, let us know and we'll add them to next month's list!) Make sure to say hi to the newbies and make them feel welcome! Thanks to all from @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @katbratsupernaturalwhore and @heavenssexiestangel!

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quietwingsinthesky · 8 months

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8 and 16 for the choose violence ask

8. Common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about.

That Dean would return Cas’s love confession

Okay no actually you know what. I’m gonna talk about that. Maybe it’s just me being deep in Aro!Dean land, but I’m not seeing it. I’m not seeing at any point in the show where Dean loved Castiel. And I’ve been looking, I swear, but I’m. There’s no destiel on my screen. There is a lot more sastiel than I remember but there’s no destiel happening on my screen! There IS a lot of Castiel clearly having Problems and Issues and Angst about dean, and. Zero doubt here there that that angel wants to fuck him. But I honestly can’t imagine any happy ending for dean that revolves solely or even mostly around a romantic attachment. That man is hardwired for family being the most important thing to him, and I love that. Aro!Dean wins again.

Other notable things include: headcanoning Sam as not queer/trans because he’s too boring. Talked about that. Weird fucking opinion to have. That Gabriel is not exactly as fucked up as the other archangels, especially when presenting sabriel as the Good Sam Ship as opposed to samifer. My dudes, did we not watch mystery spot, do the reading. Also. Also. Not acknowledging the really clear character degradation of Lucifer in the later seasons/attributing later seasons stuff to how he acts in s5, just a personal gripe because whatever, people can read him however they want, but I really feel like on a meta level you gotta talk about how these are Two Different Characters who just happen to have been jammed into the same character. Okay. I think that’s it.

16. You can’t understand why people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc.)

I do not like coffee shops AUs. Actually, it’s more that im Extremely picky about AUs that aren’t canon divergence, and will drop them immediately the minute I feel like I’m no longer reading about the characters I like and am instead reading about Generic Guys who say funny quips and then kiss. Which is not a coffee shop au specific problem but the frequency with which that kind of au attracts that writing means I have kind of been turned off from ever reading them again.

if you are writing Sam into your coffee shop au and at some point he does not drop some insane backstory about the time he was kidnapped and forced to fight to the death with a bunch of other college kids, you have failed at writing this au and I am banishing you to the shadow realm /j

The other thing that I do not understand at all, and this extends into a problem with canon, I’m well aware, is how happily people will accept the idea that Castiel is rebellious/different from other angels because he was just Made Wrong. he’s too Broken to be like a real angel. that all the other angels are mindless drones and Castiel is the one good one who could learn about free will, usually justified with it being that “his love for dean is what makes him special”, but even outside of destiel circles, this kind of thing gets very annoying lmao.

And it’s just. That’s wrong. The show might have decided post-s8 that it believed this about Castiel but it’s False and Bad. I’m gesturing wildly at Uriel and Anna and Gabriel and Lucifer and Balthazar and Michael and shit what’s that one angel doing pinball I love them, them too, and Castiel is not special!!! He should not be special!!! All angels have the capacity for free will, they are living under a terrifying system of suppression that has stripped them of their ability to use it and has taught them that when an angel does something they disagree with, killing them is a mercy! (See: the implications of that one angel healer in s9 + Uriel and Cas being sent to kill Anna for falling in s4)

CASTIEL IS NOT SPECIAL. STOP SAYING HE IS SPECIAL. THE CRACK IN THE CHASSIS LINE IS BAD TO HOLD UP AS EVIDENCE OF HIM BEING UNIQUELY FLAWED.

ahem. sorry. i like the supernatural angels. i think making castiel into some separate special being who is the only one capable of rebelling and feeling love and etc does a massive disservice to the heaven storylines and angels as a whole. i think the show’s choice to never have another major angel character who wasn’t killed off quickly/made “too evil” to redeem was a bad decision and contributes to this view of cas as Different and The Good One.

#ask

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pherryt · 10 months

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I was tagged by @xianvar thank you! :D

So, wanted to get some hiatus rec lists going and encourage some self promo in my friends so how about sharing your top fics no matter how big or small - give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits/Most kudos/Most comments/Most bookmarks /Most words/Least words

Most hits: 22k - The Forgotten Song (Witcher, 45k, M, Geraskier ) Most kudos: Runner up - 1396 - Overwhelmed (Witcher, 10k, G, Geraskier) Most comments: 225 threads - Finding Our Way (SPN, 76k, E, Dean/Cas/Benny/Alfie, Part 2 of a series) Most bookmarks: Runner up x 2- Dandelion Kisses (Witcher, 53k, E, Geraskier) Most words - 118k - Scared to Act (Supernatural, T, Destiel, Sabriel) Least words: Top 3:

495 words: Sam Only Wants One Thing (SPN - G, Destiel -Coldest Hits)

583 words: Warmth of Wings (SPN - M, Destiel - Smubble Event)

621 words: Can It Wait for Morning? (Star Trek AOS - G, Jaylah and Scotty)

If I put Runner or Runner up x2, that means a fic already previously mentioned is already in the top spots.

The Forgotten Song also has the most kudos at 1731

Most bookmarks top 2 were The Forgotten Song (624) and Overwhelmed (325)

I gotta say, this wound up being a lot of my personal favorites, though of course i have more (it’s hard to pick sometimes!). I’m still working on potential follow ups to a few of these as well. some are far closer to being done than others lol, so we’ll see.

Here’s an interactive bit - which of these is your fave? Or is your favorite even on this list? if it’s not, let me know which is your favorite! :D

Also, to continue this, how about @li-izumi @ialwayscomewhenyoucall @vexbatch @jhoomwrites @i-less-than-three-you @inexplicifics

as usual, you can skip if you like, but thought could be fun :D

#fic recs #witcher #supernatural #even got a star trek one in there #geraskier #destiel #dean/cas/benny/alfie

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prpfs · 6 months

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🫀🪓💋 Hiya~! This is a looooong shot, but I am calling out to any of my CW Supernatural stans for a Destiel and/or Sabriel roleplay. My name is Justine (22F, EST) and I've been roleplaying for roughly 8+ years. I am a semi-lit to adv-lit roleplayer, 3rd person only, paragraph format, who can manage at least 1 reply a day (I am much more available than this, but just know that I can promise a reply a day, if not more). I am cool with NSFW themes / scenes and try to keep a 50/50 ratio of plot-to-smut (usually leaning more into plot). I roleplay strictly switch/verse characters (if you prefer to strictly do bottom/sub characters, we probably would not be a great match). I like having OOC conversations (such as sharing media, inspo photos, tiktoks, etc) and plotting, but please note that sometimes my schedule can be a bit overbearing due to grad school and work 😊 In terms of plot, I really enjoy plots with dark or mature themes. I looove AUs (can do some canon divergent plots, but would need to discuss). These could include supernatural elements (because, obviously), serial killer AUs, sex work, mafia, insanity, apocalypse AUs, criminals n' cops, etc etc. My Supernatural brain rot has totally consumed me, so I am very willing to plot things out and work with my partner to create a scenario that we both will love! In terms of themes/plots I am NOT willing to do, here is my list of HARD NOs for plots... - Any sexual content between an adult and minor (referenced in past is fine, but no explicit scenes), no explicit/graphic scenes or SA (referenced in the past is fine, but again, no graphic scenes), no bathroom-related kinks or infantilization, no sexual content related to animals, no explicit/graphic scenes of self-harm (with the exception of alcohol/drug use), no explicit/graphic scenes of suicide, no use of racial slurs. Other than these themes/triggers, I am pretty much down for anything. I will let you know if anything else comes to mind. In terms of character, I prefer to roleplay Castiel (for Dean x Castiel) and Gabriel (for Gabriel x Sam). If we were to work in "Wincestiel" (Dean x Castiel x Sam), I would still prefer to be Castiel, though I can also roleplay Dean or Sam for doubles. I roleplay almost entirely on Discord, so if you are interested, leave a like and I will message you! (Thank you so much, Admins, for your hard work and dedication to this account! You are truly carrying the tumblr roleplay community 🙏🏼💖)

give a like and anon will get back to you

#supernatural rp #supernatural roleplay #fandom rp #fanodm roleplay

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fantastic-artemis · 2 years

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I am experiencing turbulent times in my life (aren’t we all, all the time) and when this happens I spiral into Supernatural fanfic. Currently reading my old favorites but was hoping some kind people coul rec me some new ones. My top tier SPN fics are dual Destiel/Sabriel fics that are just. Wish-fulfillment mostly. Like classic monster of the week type of deal with Wacky Relationship Hijnks. Also open to serious plotted fics but, like, I never watched past season 7 so a lot can get lost on me. Basically anything that totally diverges from canon into an actually entertaining and engaging story is my cup of tea here.

Gonna list some of my favorites so y’all get the idea BUT ALSO because I love them with my whole heart and think everyone should read them

- Without A Trace by MalMuses. This is the most fic ever. It went so much farther than I ever expected it to and it was so awesome. People die, people die again, they go to Hell, more people go to Hell, and they also love each other to an absolutely apocalyptic degree. Heavy Destiel with side Sabriel but just. Chef’s kiss. It has been 2 years since I read this and I still think about it like monthly. “When Sam disappears during a hunt gone horribly wrong, Dean and his angel Castiel follow a trail of clues that lead them back through Sam’s past. Will Dean be able to save Sam from his history – and will Cas be able to save Dean from himself? Nothing is a simple as it seems for Dean and Cas. Luckily, they have some great friends (and unexpected allies) willing to help them through it.”

- In All Your Borrowed Finery by vanishingact. Wing!Fic except Sam and Dean get the wings and Gabe and Cas have to teach them how to use them while they also hunt the monster of the week. And Gabe is being manipulated by Metatron the whole time. This one was just cool. Both relationships were given equal time, they interacted with each other, and the monster of the week was really well thought out and interesting to read, which is something I always struggle with as a fic writer, so I love when others pull it off. Also the author includes original artwork?? And its So Good?? “Dean finds an interesting symbol in Kevin's angel tablet notes and, against Sam's counselling, uses it in the heat of battle with a pair of angelic assassins. Side effects include pain, disorientation, and uncontrollable new appendages for the Winchesters. A disgruntled Castiel and a delighted Gabriel show up to help. Hunting (and life) gets interesting when wings are involved.”

As The Romans Do by Relucant. This is literally just 36 chapters of destiel/sabriel porn with plot but I adore it so much because its just the Winchesters Chilling. With people they love. It also has a lot of sweet moments and just kind of meanders with no real beginning or end. They just took an impromptu vacation with some angels and its Good. “You should duck under the big waves. Pass right over you instead of knocking you over.”Cas looked uncertain, shifting as small waves splashed against his stomach. He held out his hand. “Would you do it with me?”A hundred innuendos flashed across Dean’s brain, followed by another hundred sarcastic chick flick moments retorts, but he looked at Castiel standing in front of him with the grey-green Atlantic licking at his skin and the moon reflected in those unearthly eyes and the sea breeze doing things to that stupid fucking hair, and he was privately sure in that moment that if Cas asked him to rebuild the Byzantine Empire and give it to him in a shoebox he’d be booking a flight to fucking Istanbul tomorrow.Instead he reached out and grabbed Cas’ hand.”

I know this is long as fuck I just like to gush about these fics whenever I can. Drop me links to new things, I haven’t read fic in two years so I’m sure I’ve missed some good stuff

#spn #supernatural #destiel #sabriel #me

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morgan-n-cheese-91 · 3 years

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About me

Hi! You can call me Morgan About me:

Age: Minor you pervs

Gender/pronouns: They/them Genderqueer

Sexuality: Biromantic Asexual

Note: I forget tags a lot when I'm like going through and reblogged. So there is blood, there is nsfw and other possibly triggering things on my blog so please be safe.

I'm interested in (read: love) Superwholock

Merlin/Medieval shit

She-ra and the princesses of power

AmeRev

Star Wars

Star Trek

Owl House

LGBTQA+

BFU

NCIS

Criminal Minds

Good Omens

The Witcher

Hetaila

Ships: Lams/Lamsmeade/ElizaxAbigail/ Tallster/Townhull

Merthur/Morgwen

Destiel/Sabriel/Midam

Catdora

Lumity

Johnlock

RusAme/Fruk/Dennor/Gerita/Ameripan/Spamano

Gerskier

Fight me.

I also use: Darling, Baby, Babe, dude, my guy, guys, y'all, Queen all pretty gender neutrally but tell me if you want me to call you something different than this.

Admin of @music-on-forte

I love this video too much.

#about me #not my video #I just downloaded it

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fanfic-corner · 3 years

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Destiel

It’s my birthday tomorrow, and to celebrate, I’ve compiled a list of my favourite fics! I’ve read a lot of Destiel fics over the past year, but these are the ones that have stuck with me the most. I’ve not put as much detail in as I usually do because otherwise we would be here forever, but I am begging you to read these fics. They’re all amazing.

Kiss You When It’s Dangerous by zoemathemata (@zoemathemata) on AO3. (57,593 words).

It’s adorable. The plot is fabulous. It’s my all time favourite fic. Please, I am begging you, just read it.

Stand By Me by whelvenwings (@whelvenwings) on AO3. (31,252 words).

The first Destiel fic I ever read, and it’s managed to stay with me this whole time.

Angel’s Wild by LimonadeGaby and riseoftefallenone on AO3. (389,271 words).

The pining is unbearable but it’s all worth it in the end. The ultimate slow burn.

The Tea is Decaf by mnwood (@tomhardysteeth) on AO3. (3,673 words).

Cas is adorable. Eileen is adorable. Everyone is adorable.

a turn of the earth by microcomets on AO3. (95,274 words).

Of course I’ll rec the ultimate John Winchester bashing fic. The plot is so amazing and it is written excellently.

the inexhaustible silence of houses by Askance on AO3. (31,820 words).

This was beautifully written, made me cry, and the ending haunts me to this day.

Forget-Me-Not Blues by noangelsinthegarrison (@aaziraphales) on AO3. (68,689 words).

Jesus Christ, I have not read another fic where these two are such blatant idiots. That being said... I love it. Everything about it is amazing.

the cost of a thing by quiettewandering (@wanderingcas) on AO3. (74,198 words).

So cute! All the angst! My all time favourite trope and absolutely the best take on it!

In All Your Borrowed Finery by vanishingact (@vanishingactblog) on AO3. (67,950 words).

Okay this is adorable and you can’t convince me otherwise. Every time I read a fic with Gabriel in, I miss him just a bit more.

Down Like Water by museaway (@museaway) on AO3. (14,512 words).

I reread this occasionally just to feel something. I literally had to check if I misread the tags like 3 times and I cry every. single. time.

Partnered by K_K_TiBal (@thebloggerbloggerfun) on AO3. (28,112 words).

This is so fucking cute. The artwork is gorgeous. And, now I ship Jody and Donna. All round win.

Black Swans by omphalos and Wolfling on AO3. (66,455 words).

Okay so maybe this is more Sabriel than Destiel, but it was written amazingly and the plot was phenomenal!

this is a good thing, dean (prayer is a sign of faith) by cascountsdeansfreckles on AO3. (529 words).

The one time Cas can’t hear his prayers... I had to include a 15x18 fic in here somewhere, and this one set me off.

Purgatory, director’s cut by runsinthefamily on AO3. (23,722 words).

This was beautiful. It felt hypnotic, almost like poetry, and I absolutely cried at the end.

The House on the Ocean Road by coffeeandcas (@coffeeandcas) on AO3. (111,351 words).

This was gorgeous! Dean and Cas as parents was adorable, and Jimmy was such a fucking icon I don’t even know where to start. Also, not the weirdest past Cas ship I’ve ever seen (but it’s up there).

Broadway Musical by Griftings on AO3. (12,453 words).

The King and Queen of the crack fics. I adore the ‘did you fuck the Michael sword’ vibes and the formatting just makes everything so much funnier.

How Many Slams In An Old Screen Door [podfic] by Tenoko1 (@tenoko1) on AO3. (1hr 50mins).

Before we were shoved back into lockdown, I used to listen to podfics on the way to/from school, and this has to be my all time favourite so far. The asexual representation was fantastic, the plot was hilarious, and (as always) it was read beautifully.

When Charlie Met Cas by riseofthefallenone on AO3. (24,666 words).

This has to be thee funniest fic ever written. I don’t make the rules.

Boneless Wings by PallasPerilous (@pallasperilous) on AO3. (4,333 words).

The art is gorgeous (I’d literally just finished watching Pan’s Labyrinth which was terrifying) and it was such a brilliant parody of all the other wing fics out there (not that I don’t love them too!)

Grace by july_19th_club (@july-19th-club) on AO3. (5,164 words).

This was gorgeous and now I really want to see it filmed! It is so much better than the ending we got. I would say the author should work for them, but... frankly, they deserve better.

It Started With a Fanfic Competition by Tenoko1 (@tenoko1) on AO3. (124,487 words).

This was written beautifully. It was so wholesome, not afraid to call the characters out on their usual bullshit, and has genuinely more character development than the entire 15 year long show.

Serendipity by whelvenwings (@whelvenwings) on AO3. (23,891 words).

I absolutely adored every character in this (and thoroughly enjoyed guessing who was going to show up next!) and the plot was fabulous!

The Mute!Cas ‘verse by Princess_Aleera on AO3. (148,656 words).

Oh man. I wasn’t sure at first, but this is now maybe my favourite universe out there. The fluff was unbelievably fluffy, the angst was quality pain, and that’s without mentioning the fact the end had me ugly sobbing. On Christmas Eve.

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth by Mishafied on AO3. (68,926 words).

Oh my lord, what about this isn’t amazing? The casting was fabulous, the amount of research was obvious and really paid off, and I mean... Jurassic Park AU! It made me desperate to rewatch the films, too.

The Passion of the Christ (and his angelic ex-boyfriend) by Bzzee (@clarafordahwin) on AO3. (4,972 words).

I am going straight to Hell, and it is because of this fic right here. That being said, this is top quality crack and I’ve sent it to everyone I know just for the trip (two of them had never watched SPN. One asked me if Jesus was actually in it).

You Can Keep Holding On by NorthernSparrow on AO3. (352,388 words).

I won’t spoil it, but one of the best plot twists of all time! The exploration of Dean & Cas’ relationship, the detail put into the lore, the foreshadowing... amazing.

Apres by imogenbynight (@imogenbynight) on AO3. (24,045 words).

This was so adorable - Cas and Dean deserved a holiday in France!

I hope you enjoyed them! I’ve really been struck - especially over quarantine - with appreciation for all the writers out there who are giving us this professional quality content for free. I genuinely don’t know what I’d do without you, which is why I’ve done my best to hunt you down and tag you so you can take my love! There are a hundred other fics that I could have included on here as well, or ones that I’ve read since making this list. Thank you all so much for giving us these wonderful stories!

#fic rec #favourite fics #destiel #supernatural #sabriel #spn #fave

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flufftober · 3 years

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There's a lot of Fluff ahead of us...

With the survey closed, it is time to look at the results - and be excited about what lies ahead of us 😊

We had 103 responses in the end 🥳

Within those 103 responses, we have

93 writers

2 artists

8 writer&artists (both)

For the artists, we have one ambitious enough to try all 31 days, the others plan to create art for 1 to 10 days.

For the writers, more than half of you (54) plan to create fluffy fics for 1 to 10 days, 18 want to write for 11 to 20 days, and five for 21 to 30 days; 22 of you amazing souls are so ambitious and plan to write for all 31 days... and one is actually planning to write more than 31 fics, meaning some days have multiple fics!! (Dare we say crazy? Yes, it's crazy! We can say that; we know the person who's attempting to do it 😉)

Most of you hadn't started by the time they filled out the survey - but that's okay, we still have time 😊

Now, as for the fandoms and ships we have to expect, the variety is far more spread than we ever expected (or dared to dream of) and it would probably explode this post if we tried to list them all; so only to name a few, we have (in alphabetical order)

911 & 911LS with Buddy, Tarlos, Marcy, Parjan, Judd/Grace

Avatar: The Last Airbender with Zutara

Harry Potter with ... too many ships to count 😂 but it covers everything from the canon ships to the most beloved fanon ships to rare pairs to crossovers (seriously, HP fandom... you're wild!)

InuYasha with InuKago

Lucifer with Deckerstar

MCU with Stucky, Stony, Frostiron, WinterFalcon, Loki/OC

My Hero Academia with Midoriya Izuku/Shinsou Hitoshi and Shota Aizawa/Hizashi Yamada

Rosewell New Mexico with Malex

Schitt's Creek with David/Patrick

Shadowhunters with Malec, Clace, Sizzy

Star Wars with Reylo and a few x reader fics

Supernatural with Destiel, Sabriel, Saileen

The Old Guard with Joe/Nicky

And this is really just scraping at the top, there are so many more and from so many different genres. Animes, Mangas, Comics, Movies, TV Shows, Books... Let us just tell you, we are blown away and so, so excited by how far this has spread 😍 it's also very humbling (and a little bit intimidating tbh 😅)

Most of you plan to write their fics about the ships, but there are also many, many who plan to have it focus on friendship, family feels, platonic relationships, or simply the characters. Or who want to combine it all.

What made us squeal in delight was the fact that - with the exception of two people - all of you are interested in more months with fluffy prompt lists! We've taken note of that and we certainly won't forget about it 😁

But for now, let's focus on FLUFFTOBER 🥰

How are you all doing? How is planning and writing and arting going? Send us an ask and let us know about your progress - we're always happy to hear from you. And as always, if you have more questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. If it's something you would rather discuss in private, simply state so in your ask and we swear we won't reply publicly!

And now... back to preparing all the fluff 💖

#flufftober2021 #survey #results #all the fandoms #writing event #writing challenge #art event #art challenge #feel free to spread the word

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dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you · 3 years

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I saw in your tags that there’s some old destiel fic you like on ffn. Do you have any recs ? :)

omg I haven’t been on there in years! like last time I read anything on there was like in 2014 lmao xD

32 fics total - I just checked and all of them are still up...there’s like 30+ more that I bookmarked that isn’t on the list cuz I’m not sure if they’re destiel fics or not so I gotta re-read them

all the ones below are fics that I’ve recced before in the past

1. All Angels Need Their Wings - RATING: NC-17 | LENGTH: 29,784 (2012)

Dean never thought that Castiel would ever return. And when he did, he came in a very unexpected way, a very horrifying way. SLASH Castiel/Dean. Wing-Kink. Takes place in season 7. AU.

2. Heart Trouble - RATING: NC-17 | LENGTH: 74,320 (2011)

Dean's having a harder and harder time of denying what he feels for a certain blue-eyed friend of his. And it's making him a little ornery, and a lot confused.

3. It Hurts - RATING: NC-17 | LENGTH: 29,963 (2013)

Inspired by the S9 Trailer Cas had watched the angels fall and with them, his self worth. Now human facing the challenges of navigating mortality he also tries to find a place for himself in this new world. It is a hope he has to find without the Winchesters, without Dean. So now he runs, from both Heaven, Hell and from Dean.

4. Small Problem - RATING: NC-17 | LENGTH: 13,310 (2011)

A cursed artifact has made Castiel miniature, it's amusing for the Winchesters at first until they realize he might stay that way forever. Slash Dean/Castiel Please R&R

5 My Broken Angel - RATING: M | LENGTH: 24,999 (2010)

When Castiel disappears from his vessel, Dean is concerned. But when Castiel reappears and seems to avoid him, Dean is heartbroken. Set mid-season 5.

6. A Hand - RATING: M | LENGTH: 23,474 (2010)

Dean/Cas, multichapter, slight AU. Dean's busy trying to re-soulify his brother, but Cas needs help. Maybe it's time Dean gave it to him. Ch. 15: Dean glared indignantly. "I find the term 'lovebirds' to be offensive. We prefer to be called 'sex-falcons.'"

7. Saving Grace - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 38,602 (2010)

With everything that was going wrong in Dean's life, it took him a while to realize that the person close to him that really needed the most help was Castiel.

8. Candy - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 98,068 (2013)

The Fall from Heaven changed everything. The supernatural no longer hidden. Angels roaming the planet. Sam and Dean's immediate concerns were on a smaller scale. What do you do with the former King of Hell? Where is Castiel?... Destiel/Mute!Human!Cas/Angst!Dean

9. Dude, Dean Looks Like a Lady - RATING: M | LENGTH: 20,774 *gen/pre-slash* (2013)

Sam's good, Cas has been found, and demons everywhere seem to be on hiatus. Seems like things are looking up for Team Free Will that is until Dean wakes up with his very own vagina anyway. Warnings: Fem!Dean, Destiel, female masturbation and S8 spoilers.

10. Evil Intent, Trials of Love, & Finding My Angel - RATING: NC-17 | LENGTH: 36,729, 70,453, & 59,941 *rape, graphic torture, violence* (2009)

Anna rapes Castiel and uses a method that torments him more than anything imaginable. WARNING: Rape and Castiel/Dean makes sense when you read it . If you don't like then don't read!

11. Cascade - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 44,626 (2013)

"And if you fall as Lucifer fell, you fall in flames!" An 8x23 coda.

12. Count The Cracks, Hear The Shatters, Feel The Insanities - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 44,626 *gen/pre-slash* (2013)

They've walked miles on gravel roads that led to hell and back but the journey never quite ends. This is the story of Castiel and the Winchesters after the angels fell from heaven. Post Season 8.

13. Damn Straight & Wait Wait Wait - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: about 21,000 (2010)

Humorous Cas/Dean, with multiple POVs. Slight AU. Fluffy. Ch. 5: Sam sat in the Impala in the motel parking lot, praying that three and a half hours at the library had been long enough.

14. Entertaining Angels - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 43,659 *gen/pre-slash* (2008)

A strange boy shows up at Dean and Sam’s motel room. Maybe he needs help, or maybe he’s there to help them—they can’t quite tell. Spoilers through 4.10. Not an OC.

15. Happy Friggin’ Valentine’s Day - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 22,771 (2010)

SLASH. It all started with Dean's perfectly healthy hatred of frivilous holidays and a much-coveted sack of dust. Poor Castiel doesn't fully understand 'romance' to begin with, and this crash course is most unwelcome.

16. I’m Just a Love Machine - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 29,200 (2011)

The Impala finally gets the chance to love Dean back. The problem is, Castiel seems to be in its way.

17. It’s The Great Destiel Shipper, Sam Winchester - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 49,641 (2012)

What's Sam really doing all that time on the computer? Fangirling. Over Chuck's Supernatural books. Now Wincest might be a bit too much to deal with, but Destiel he might be able to get on board with... Especially after being around the two people involved for three days straight.

18. Pain in the Head - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 78,771 *character death* (2011)

It started out slow. "Since when do angels have headaches?" "Since they become human." Established Dean/Cas. Sort of AU. PG-13. Complete.

19. Sleep in Heavenly Peace - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 45,517 *christmas fic* (2013)

Dean wants to have a nice, peaceful Christmas for once, but it seems like the universe won't let him. Dean/Castiel. Post-8.08 (Hunteri Heroici) AU. First in "Holidays With the Winchesters are Always Fun."

20. The Shattered One - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 94,021 *grace mpreg* (2012)

When it struck Castiel, it dropped him out of the sky. He set down the first place he could find. He stood in a field in Switzerland, swaying on his feet and staring down at his body, dazed by what it had just done.

21. This Cupid Isn’t Stupid - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 41,572 (2012)

Dean receives a shock when he wakes up to discover Castiel has returned. Why is the angel suddenly back? Why have his powers dimmed? And.. Why are he and Dean joined together by an invisible rope!

22. Wild Horses, Cas - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 23,505 (2013)

(S8 Spoilers (story is set in S9), Sickfic! Destiel, Minor Sabriel). When Cas comes down with a bad case of Pneumonia it leaves Dean feeling more protective over his friend than ever, but will it also lead to Dean's admittance of his feelings towards his friend?

23. Wrong - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 51,384 (2010)

Angels are not supposed to drop out of the sky into motel rooms, broken and beaten. They're not supposed to bleed like that. It was all wrong.

24. The Reluctant Contestant - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 50,502 (2012)

AU When Gabriel is hired as a new host for a dating show, Cas has no choice but to follow his brother along as part of the camera crew. Forced at the last minute to be a contestant, he is shocked when Dean Winchester continually refuses to eliminate him.

25. The Ugly Duckling - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 81,676 (2012)

Castiel: a nerdy, skinny thing with a crush on the the most popular guy in class. Being unpopular isn't easy and it's worse when the homophobic school figures him out. A small struggle to be noticed by his crush is turned into a huge struggle for himself and his dignity. But bullying can get the better of anyone. Slash. Destiel rated M for later chapters.

26. Nameless - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 77,882 (2013)

AU. Everyone has the name of their soulmate written on their wrist at birth. Well, everyone except Dean Winchester. Complete.

27. Cufflinks - RATING: M | LENGTH: 61,845 (2012)

The world is full of creatures that prey on humans. It is up to 'Hunters' to fight against the dark. Lucky Hunters rely on the help of angels they have bound to their service. Sam and Dean may be good Hunters, but they have yet to capture an angel. One day, Sam finds an angel and seizes the opportunity to bind the angel to himself. Little did they know what they were getting into.

28. Angel Training - RATING: M | LENGTH: 95,700, Angel Training 2: Save Us - RATING: M | LENGTH: 76,888, & Angel Training 3: Uprising - RATING: M | LENGTH: 89,512 (2011)

In a world where angels are common and the most privileged or skilled people are able to own one; the world's angelic hierarchy is about to change when Dean Winchester receives a wild and recently caught angel.

29. Chasing Your Shadow - RATING: M | LENGTH: 92,077 (2012)

The prophecy says that when Castiel turns twenty-three winters old, a stranger will come into his life and bring a lot of suffering. But do prophecies always come true? Demon Dean/human Castiel AU

30. The Holiday - RATING: M | LENGTH: 32,088 (2011)

Castiel and Sam are unlucky in both life and love, so they swap houses for the holidays. Both find the experience highly...interesting. Dean/Castiel Sam/Gabriel

31. And In Your Arms I Shall Find Shelter- RATING: M | LENGTH: 33,824 (2012)

Dean Winchester is a long forgotten painter who suddenly receives an order for a painting from a rich man - Crowley. He is about to start painting when Castiel - his personal reaper visits him. The main question is: Will Castiel give Dean enough time to finish the painting?

32. Jar of Hearts - RATING: PG-13 | LENGTH: 127,192 (2013)

February being the supposed 'month of love' people seem to forget that it's also one of the coldest times of the year. Valentine's Day themed events in a cafe turned bar is how Dean managed the courage to speak to the locally famous singer and somehow score a date, a relationship, and a man he didn't deserve out of the deal. Destiel college/uniAU some Sabriel

#ask me stuff #my fic recs #destiel #spn fanfic #Anonymous

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spnsabrielbang2023 · 1 year

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SPN Sabriel Bang 2023 Rules

Full version of the rules under the cut! The schedule and FAQ are located under our announcements tag and linked in our bio.

Tag list: @captainkatya, @mangakasheart, @meep-the-froggy, @hobbyistauthor, @gay-destiel, @bearboyboy, @ravensandstarsss, @tappedthedavidsassonce, @key--lime--pie, @leatafandom, @goldensilvan, @bakh-meliorism, @dustghoul, @i-love-you-but-in-spanish, @ladyknightskye

What is the SPN Sabriel Bang?

The SPN Sabriel Bang is a fanworks event focused on celebrating and exploring the relationship between the characters Sam Winchester and the archangel Gabriel from the TV show Supernatural! Writers and artists will work together to create completely new stories and illustrations, which will be shared on our Tumblr and ao3 accounts.

All important dates can be found on the schedule, here.

Sign-up forms coming soon!

Who's Running This Thing?

There are currently three admins running the bang.

Cat (she/her). Contact her at: archangelsammy.tumblr.com, [email protected].

Kaira (she/her, they/them, it/its). Contact at pirate-captain-kaira.tumblr.com(DMs and asks open), [email protected].

Mara (she/her). Contact her at: andreigoncharov.tumblr.com.

You can contact any of the mods at the locations given above, and you can contact the SPN sabriel bang accounts by dropping us an ask or sending an email to [email protected]. After you’ve signed up, you can also contact us through our Discord server!

Our accounts:

Tumblr: spnsabrielbang.tumblr.com

Email: [email protected]

Rules & Requirements

All fics and art submitted must be new - meaning no part of them has been published previously.

All works must be created by the participants of the challenge - they cannot be commissioned or created by a third party.

Authors cannot reveal any details about their work before the claims are complete, except to their beta readers. If a beta reader is also an artist, they may not volunteer to beta a fic created for this bang until after art claims are completed.

There will be three to five check-ins conducted through email and/or forms throughout the course of this bang. In order for the event admin to make sure everything is running smoothly and that everyone gets their fanworks completed in time, these are all mandatory.

Required warnings: Rape/Noncon, Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Implied/referenced CSA (based on the Archive Warnings from Ao3). All background ships and characters should also be tagged for. Beyond this, we don’t have any required warnings, but please do your best to tag any you can think of!

Plagiarism is a serious crime. You will be removed from the bang semi-permanently if we find you to be plagiarising someone else's work.

Make sure to keep copies of your work! This isn't really a rule, but it's a good policy to keep backups of all your works in case of malfunctions.

The rules might be subject to change. Any changes to the rules will be announced via Email, Tumblr, and in our Discord server.

Minibang/Bigbang

This challenge has two tracks that specify the minimum requirements for authors and artists.

Mini Bang:

Authors: 2k minimum word count.

Artists: 1 complete artwork minimum.

Big Bang:

Authors: 12k minimum word count.

Artists: 2 complete artworks minimum.

You will not be required to choose your track when signing up!

Fics will be categorised at the second check-in, just before art claims. More details about the check-ins can be found at our schedule.

Artists can claim fics from either category, then provide the amount of art accordingly.

Authors and Fics

See the FAQ section for more information. If your question isn’t answered, feel free to drop us an ask!

Authors can only submit one work per author; if you plan to co-submit, co-authored works must be the only work either of you submit.

If you are writing with a partner, each one of you will have to submit the sign-up form separately and provide your co-author’s pseudonym; if you at any point after signing up wish to co-author with someone, email the mods at [email protected] before the second writer check-in. Co-authoring requests will not be accepted after art claims!

Any interpretation of Sam and Gabriel is fine - platonic, queerplatonic, romantic, or something in between - but your fic must focus on them the vast majority of the time. Background characters and relationships are fine in moderation, but be warned that your fic may not be accepted if it's not focused on Sam and Gabriel.

Beta readers are not required, but we strongly recommend them. If you don't already have one (or if your regular beta is unavailable), we have beta readers available through the bang!

Our beta masterlist will be made available to you when you sign up, and there’s a channel in the discord server where you can request a beta read if you’re not comfortable reaching out privately or if you only need help with a small part of your fic. Please be aware that full disclosure of ships and topics will be required, and as such artists cannot beta-read for the bang until after art claims are finished.

All ratings are allowed, as well as any background characters and pairings! However, we do ask that you use tags and warnings responsibly. Rape/Noncon, Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions of Violence, and Implied/referenced CSA are our required tags (based on the Archive Warnings from Ao3). All background ships and characters should also be tagged for.

Beyond this, we don’t have any required warnings, but please do your best to tag any you can think of!

Artists and Art

About halfway through the course of this event, artists may claim one or more fics to draw for during the second and/or first rounds of art claims.

Artists can claim more than one fic, but will be required to adhere to the deadlines with all of their fic claims. Please don't overextend yourself here! Only take on what you can handle.

Your artworks (one piece min. for the minibang, two pieces for the bigbang) should all be inspired by your claimed fic - e.g. illustrating chosen scenes.

They should also be centered on Sam and Gabriel! If you want to do a group shot, that’s fine, but this is a Sabriel bang; at the very least they should be prominent in your artwork.

Digital art, traditional art, and photo edits are all allowed for the minibang and bigbang requirements, so long as there's some measure of work put into it. If it’s work you would gladly put your name on, you should be okay.

Additional goodies such as icons, podfics, mixtapes etc. are welcome, but won't count towards the minimum art requirements.

Beta Reading

Beta sign-ups are a semi-official part of the challenge, aimed to help the authors find betas for their fics. Authors are not obliged to choose a beta from the list, which means it’s probable that not every person on the list will be asked to beta read. Authors are responsible for contacting betas and providing them with drafts.

The list of betas and appropriate information will be made directly available to all authors.

Every beta reader has the right to refuse to work on a certain piece for any reason.

Betas can opt out of the list at any time. To do so, just send us an ask, email us at [email protected], or contact one of the event admin directly!

If you are co-registered as an artist, you won’t be able to volunteer to beta-read for the bang until after art claims are conducted.

We will not engage in resolving any issues between authors and betas.

What Can't You Submit?

We will welcome most content and topics. However, we do have a few restrictions. You may not submit:

- Interactive stories, such as “you based” fics (this includes “x reader” type of fics).

- Sexual or romantic content involving a minor under 16.

- Romantic and/or sexual relationships between a minor and an adult and depictions of child sexual abuse.

We allow referenced/implied child sexual abuse with the required warning. CSA is an incredibly heavy topic, so proceed with caution writing it; please do not describe this topic in a way similar to sexual scenes between adults. This is a required warning. You may be removed from the bang if you do not warn for Implied/referenced CSA.

- We do allow abuse in order to avoid unnecessary censorship, but this is also a heavy and triggering topic, so if you decide to write something depicting abuse, please be cautious about how you portray it. This is a required warning. You may be removed from the bang if you do not warn for this.

Underaged Participants

Participants under 18 may not write M or E rated fics, make art for M or E rated fics, OR beta read M or E rated fics. If a minor is found circumventing this rule, they will be semi-permanently removed from the bang.

Authors: If you should turn 18 before writer sign-ups close, you can let a mod know and we’ll adjust your sign-up status. You can then submit a rated E or M fic if you so choose.

Artists: If you should turn 18 before artist registration closes, you can let a mod know and you would be allowed to claim a rated E or M fic during claims.

Beta Readers: We can update your information on the beta list at any point during the process to note your age and availability, but until you turn 18 you can only be listed as available to beta-read a G or T-rated fic.

Announcements and Emails

We’ll keep participants updated via email throughout the bang, so you’ll need to keep up with those! They’ll have all the important information re: deadlines, any changes in the rules, and how to navigate the resources we're providing. If you sign up, we recommend adding [email protected] to your contacts so your emails don't go missing.

Having a Tumblr account is not essential but will be helpful; we’ll put all of our public announcements on our Tumblr page.

We also have a Discord server for all participants! Joining is not obligatory, but definitely encouraged. You might find it helpful as a source of motivation or information, and that's where you'll get answers to your questions the quickest. Your confirmation email will include an invite to the server after you sign up.

Once you sign up, you’ll receive a confirmation email within a few days. If you don't receive a confirmation within a week, email us at [email protected].

By signing up for the bang, you agree to receive challenge-related emails from the event admins (such as confirmations, reminders about upcoming dates, and other vital information) and to follow the rules at all times.

#announcements #admin kaira #admin note*#spnsabrielbang #spnsabrielbang2023 #spn #supernatural #sabriel #spn sabriel #sabriel spn #sam winchester #gabriel spn #spn gabriel #gabriel supernatural #supernatural gabriel

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spnfanficpond · 30 days

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New Member Spotlight - March 2024

The Pond is always growing and we want to make our new members feel welcome! Here’s a list of recent additions to our fishy family, along with a little info about them!

Guppies, Jellies, and Mutuals, oh, my!

@samanddean76 -

Other SM names? - Same name on AO3 and Discord

OTP? - Wincest and/or J2.

Looking for in the Pond? - To be around other open-minded and creative people so that I can see how far I can be inspired to go with this writing thing.

Pairings you read? - All of it. I love Wincest, Wincestiel, Sabriel, Destiel, Jammy, and J2.

Genres you read? - Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Smut, True Mates, Soul Mates, Unrequited Love, and A/B/O is my favorite way to combine all of the above.

Favorite writer(s)? - nyxocity. She started on LiveJournal with the first episodes to air and transfered a lot to Ao3. Her work in both SPN and SPN RPF is some of the best I've ever read.

What do you like to write? - A/B/O, AU's, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, True Mates, Soul Mates, Revenge, and All The Feels

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - Joyous Memories Amongst The Sorrow

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - A full on, hard-core revenge story where nothing is softened, the focus doesn't shift away, and there is no doubt as to what was done. Haven't tried it yet as I'm not sure I'm ready to embrace the darkness required to write it. Also, I don't want to scare off my readers. How you can help? Encourage me to finally tackle that next seemingly impossible challenge.

@kayleighwinchester -

Other SM names? - KayleighWinchester (AO3)

OTP? - Awful as it sounds, Dean and my OC! Beyond that, absolutely Destiel.

Other fandoms? - I'm pretty active in the band Ghost's TikTok fandom! I used to be *huge* into Harry Potter, but that's definitely faded in the last few years. As it stands, Supernatural has definitely become the main obsession.

Looking for in the Pond? - I'm mostly here for the community! My fanfic writing has mostly been just for me and shared with a few close friends in the last few years - publishing it anywhere, especially in the really rough state it's in at present, is super daunting! I'm always looking for more people to bounce ideas off of, chat with, and generally obsess over the show with, as well as finding new stuff to read!

Pairings you read? - I'm especially fond of reader inserts, and they were my first big step into fanfic! When it comes to ships, I tend to stick specifically to Destiel, since it's my OTP, but I'm always willing to branch out!

Genres you read? - I love angst! Writing was, for a long time, my free version of therapy, so reading and writing angst was always a huge thing for me. I also love smut and fluff. ...Essentially, everything. Depends on the mood!

Favorite writer(s)? - I always have to boost TinkerbellBleu on Ao3, even though she isn't active anymore. She wrote an amazing DeanxOC fic, essentially turning episodes 1, 2, and part of 3 into full-length novels. I adore her writing and hope she comes back soon!

What do you like to write? - Most are CharacterxOC, and I have absolutely no self-control, so they are almost always ridiculously long. As it stands, I've been incapable of not just writing a fic that is supposed to span the entire show, because there's just *so many* good moments, good scenes, good storylines, etc. There's never one specific 'theme'; I write everything! I do enjoy writing angst, though.

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - Smut! I've made an *attempt*, but never one that I actually kept. Generally, it comes down to a lack of confidence; I'd love some critiques if I ever get around to it!

@whiskeyjuniper -

Other SM names? - Whiskeyjuniper (AO3)

OTP? - DeanCas, Midam, crackship DeanChuck

Looking for in the Pond? - Sprint buddies!

Pairings you read? - DeanCas, Midam, crackship DeanChuck

Genres you read? - Horror

What do you like to write? - Horror, Weird

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - a happy place to dream about

@bloodydeanwinchester -

Other SM names? - Same name on Discord, alovelyhorror (AO3)

OTP? - Destiel

Looking for in the Pond? - Looking for a place to talk to other writers and participate in sprints.

Pairings you read? - Almost exclusively Destiel

Genres you read? - Angst with a happy ending is my favorite but I also love some good horror. my favorite trope is probably time travel.

Favorite writer(s)? - sobsicles and komodobits on ao3

What do you like to write? - mostly into writing longer destiel canon/canon divergent fics (although i do have an idea or two for aus)

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - When the Night Is Over

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - The thing I'm most focused on wanting to do now is to finish the longer fic that I’m currently working on. I'm struggling with keeping up motivation now that I'm right in the middle of the fic!

@notanotherthembo -

Other SM names? - Same name on Discord

OTP? - Dean/Cassie

Other fandoms? - TWD, TOWL

Looking for in the Pond? - Beta readers, homies, amazing writers to talk shop with

Pairings you read? - Sam/Femme!Reader, DeanCassie, Sam/Dean/Femme!Reader, Wincest

Genres you read? - Smut, Rivals or Enemies to Lovers,

Favorite writer(s)? - @uncouth-the-fifth is the GOAT

What do you like to write? - Crossovers, specifically ones that feature Black femme characters as the romantic lead

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - Clap Your Hands If You Believe

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - Reader inserts! I'm working on one right now that I need a beta reader for. I'm also considering finishing up/rewriting an old Spn/True Blood crossover series that I haven't touched in years.

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Other SM names? - darali_starscream (AO3) & Darali (Discord)

OTP? - I write Dean/You, and Dean/Donna should've lived happily ever after.

Looking for in the Pond? - Get a better handle on fandom stuff, meet some other like-minded obsessives.

Pairings you read? - Dean/anyone. He fascinates me.

Genres you read? - Smut to start, anything interesting and well-written.

Favorite writer(s)? - @thoughtslikeaminefield, @sam-is-my-safe-word , @talltalesandbedtimestories, Edge_of_Clairvoyance (AO3), and @rizlowwritessortof

What do you like to write? - They start as smut, and insist on growing plots.

Masterlist!

Most underappreciated fic? - Stairwell Drums

Something you haven't written but would like to try? Why not? How can we help? - I'm trying to get comfortable writing Sam; he's harder for me to feel at ease with. Also slash generally, it doesn't come naturally to me.

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supernatural4life2022 · 2 years

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Til Death Tears Us Apart

Pairings: Sabriel, Destiel

Rating: All ages

Warnings: Characters are not mine. POV changes between the 4 main characters. When POV changes it will be signaled by a line.

Soulmate! AU where you can’t see the color of your soulmate’s eyes until you meet them.

Summary: Life is boring for the Winchesters until Dean drags Sam to a party. This is Sam’s first party and he doesn’t know what to do so he accidentally gets drunk. There he meets the one person he would never think he would find, his soulmate. Dean thinking his brother is fine goes off and flirts with some girls. Little does he know that his soulmate is about to come and say hi. The Novaks are all a bunch of adopted kids. Balthazar loves throwing parties and has decided to throw a last day of winter break party that the whole school is invited to. Gabriel has always had a secret crush on Sam Winchester but has never met him. He wants to prank Sam but doesn’t want him to take it the wrong way. That is, until Balthazar’s party, he finds the perfect way to prank him. Castiel doesn’t like parties. H usually hides in his room. But tonight he decides to join his adopted siblings and meet new people. He finally meets someone he’s seen from a distance and his whole life changes.

POV: 1st person.

Chapter 2

When I woke up the guy with gray hair and eyes was looking at me with a concerned look on his face. He suddenly doesn’t look very gray anymore. His hair and eyes look more like gold now. Brilliant, shining, gold. I have never seen this color before but there it is looking at me right in the face.

“W-what happened?” I am so confused because the last thing I remember is this guy walking up to me and then fuzziness. I don’t know where I am or what time it is. All I know is that there is a guy looking at me and I am slightly concerned about what happened. Why am I in some stranger’s place? Where’s Dean? I knew I should have convinced him to stay home and play games with me.

“You collapsed. I think someone put something in your drink while you weren’t looking. You are still at the house just in my room away from the party.” He says this as I am contemplating what could have possibly happened. Why is he so gold and why haven’t I seen that color before? It’s beautiful. All of a sudden it hits me, this person is my soulmate. I look up at him and I notice that he’s staring at me with a very confused look on his face.

“I’m Sam. What’s your name? It’s only fair so I can talk to you knowing who I am talking to.” He looks very confused for a second before he replies.

“My name is Gabe. Nice ta meet ya!”

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I don’t know why I thought trying to walk up to Dean would be a good idea. I am right beside him and I want to say something but can’t seem to get the words out of my mouth. All of a sudden Balthazar is right behind me and pushes me into Dean. He turns around irritated and looks like he is gonna shout at me, but then he doesn’t. All I notice is that there is colors in Dean’s eyes. It wasn’t there before. Wait, does that mean we’re soulmates? I notice that he is also staring at me in wonder. He must see the blue in my eyes and is mystified because he has never seen blue before but I can’t make assumptions.

“H-h-hi. My n-name is C-c-castiel.” I speak so nervously I stutter through the entire sentence. He looks at me with the adorable face he gives when he is confused. Then realization dawns on his face, and I have to use all my energy to not giggle at the cute boy paying attention to me. I don’t think he has ever even once paid attention to me before now. Before I ruin this interaction anymore I run away as fast as possible.

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He, he ran away. Why did he run away? I didn’t even speak to him. His eyes are so blue. I can’t believe I’ve been missing that color my entire life. I need to go find him. But first I should find Sammy. He disappeared from the wall that he had been standing by for the past hour. Where could he have gone? It’s not like we know anyone in this town. I start wandering the party with the blaring music trying to find Sam.

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The boy, Sam, looks at me as if he has never heard of me or my persona, The Trickster. I’m gonna have to change that. Before he can leave I stop him because he is still kind of wobbly from whatever was put in the drink.

“Woah there Samsquatch! You shouldn’t go anywhere until the drug is out of your system.” He nods and sits back down. Sam opens his mouth as if he is about to say something until I hear a voice outside the door.

“Sam! Sammy!” He looks at me apologetically before opening the door and leaving with whoever that is. I would have to assume his boyfriend or something because of the nickname. I look around my room to see if he knocked anything down while moving around my room when I notice that I see so many colors. Is he my soulmate?

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naitiaclo960writings · 4 years

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Day 1 - On the Road Again

Dean was 16 when he first fell in love. It wasn’t just one of those passing things, the one that was poisoning you with adrenaline until the effect faded and pushed you to get your next dose somewhere else. No, he had fallen in love for real this time, he knew it in the way his body rebelled against his mind every time he repeated to himself, "don’t get attached". His only romantic experience up to that point had been a few months before, when he dated Robin at Sonny’s house for delinquent boys, but nothing really comparable to what he now had with Joshua.

Josh was a teenager lost in the Illinois countryside, just like Dean and his younger brother for almost five months now. Between an absent father and a mother working 50 hours a week, Josh was a brilliant student in class, but discreet everywhere else. Somewhere, in their respective torments, they had found themselves walking to high school together before building more.

Dean’s pretext of asking for help with his economics homework had lasted awhile before Joshua claimed that he needed assistance with the air conditioning in his bathroom and, quickly, they ended up behind that old junkyard at the edge of the forest every evening after school to kiss for hours. Dean then could have claimed that it was a rewarding experience, a face like any other in the middle of his life constantly on the road. However, the more months passed, the less the desire to eat up the miles on the passenger seat of the Impala seemed exciting to him.

Joshua, meanwhile, found himself relishing greedily the breath of fresh air that Dean Winchester was in his monotonous life. His friend, however, had never lied. Since their first meeting Dean had told him that he was not destined to stay long in the area. But the days had turned into weeks, then months with no further news of Winchester senior other than an envelope full of bills every three weeks and Josh could not control his growing love for all the facets of Dean that he got a wicked pleasure to gradually expose in broad daylight. He then knew that he had lost the battle against his heart when he offered him a romantic evening for their three months together, to which Dean had rolled his eyes with a barely hidden smile.

Despite this, as the Fall slowly showed the tip of his yellowing leaves in Illinois, Dean suddenly showed up one Monday morning with a knot so big in his throat that Josh was sure he could feel it under his fingers. Dean’s bothered and restrained face had then not left him all week, Joshua feeling his muscles tense every time he took his hand or kissed him.

One night among so many, while they were kissing like the clandestine lovers they were, Joshua simply could not refrain from asking the question. After a long, embarrassed silence, Dean answered without daring to raise his eyes in Josh’s brown iris.

"My father called us last weekend…".

Joshua allowed him a second equally tense silence, feeling his own throat struggling to swallow the hundreds of questions that threatened to escape from his mouth. Dean resumed, finally releasing his lower lip from between his teeth.

"He’s picking us up tomorrow… He’s found another job in Utah."

Joshua felt his heart contorting in his chest and he was almost certain that Dean’s was doing the same in view of the painful expression of his boyfriend. It was as if time had suspended itself after these words, none of the teenagers moving, yet so close to each other that they were now breathing the same air. Dean still couldn’t meet his eyes while Josh kept watching him in hopes of something, anything. Eventually, Josh swallowed the heart that was beating in his trachea and tightened his grip on Dean’s arm. They both knew what it meant, but neither had the courage to say it out loud.

"I heard that winter is terrible in Utah. Do you know how to ski at least?" Asked Josh in a laughter that didn’t fool anyone.

It had at least the merit of snatching a fine smile from Dean who lifted up his shaken gaze towards him. To fill the next silence, their lips found themselves almost by automatism, but the whole action had a taste of farewell that neither could overstep. When they parted again, Josh uttered a resolute exclamation before going into his bag a little further. Dean glared at him in disbelief, but waited calmly until his boyfriend came back with a torn piece of paper. On it was scribbled 10 digits in a hurry. Josh handed him his number with a sweet and resolute smile.

"Here, so we can keep calling each other and, when you come back around, then I’ll know where to meet you."

His gesture remained in mid-air when Dean merely looked at the piece of paper with overwhelming sadness. After long seconds, Josh dropped his arm against his body, his smile gone. Dean licked his lips, embarrassed and a knot in his belly.

- "I’m sorry Josh…" He whispered in the surrounding silence, as if he was unable to answer him louder for fear of breaking something.

And somehow, these insipid words were worse than a long explanation punctuated with tears. Josh merely nodded and stood there, his gaze detailing the fallen leaves around them, unable to say more. When Dean spoke again, Josh almost jumped.

"I...I know that’s not what you want to hear, but my life is catching up on me and…" Dean made a clucking noise in his tongue, visibly annoyed by his own words. He was probably tired of sounding like an insensitive asshole this time. "Listen…" Dean took Josh’s free hand and finally looked at him." I know… And I’m so sorry. But… my dad and Sam, it’s… you know? I can’t tell them I’m staying, even if I want to…”

Josh did not react, even if he perceived the obvious distress in Dean’s gestures and voice. He pinched his lips, his face desperately neutral. Dean swallowed.

"This is certainly the first time I’ve felt the need to stay somewhere… to go to school and eat local burgers every Friday night even though their pies taste like butt." He smiled hesitantly before becoming serious again, seeing Josh’s face still so close despite his attempts to defuse the situation. "But if I don’t go with them… Even though I know they can manage without me, I’m too afraid to let them. Tell me you understand, please…"

Josh tightened his fingers around Dean’s fingers, his eyes begging, but his face still so impassive as not to reveal the withering pieces of his heart.

"The phone number."

This was all he was able to say without his voice breaking. Dean nodded with a certain rigidity, painfully biting his lip again, so that it was now red and swollen. Dean sighed before watching their two hands tied, sounding defeated.

"Maybe… I lied to myself thinking everything would be okay this time." And for God’s sake, he couldn’t tell him that he was once again choosing his family. That, once again, he would rather break his heart than face his father’s gaze or that devouring guilt by imagining leaving Sam behind. He clenched his fist. "I know I’m unfair… but maybe it’s better if you stop being emotionally invested with me right now."

These words burned his tongue and fed the growing fire inside Josh. Wasn’t it a little late for this? Josh was not a toy that he could break and change the batteries as he wished. Only, Josh was also a sweet boy, had always been, and although some criticized him for letting people walk all over him too often, the teenager could not bring himself to overwhelm Dean today. Tomorrow, maybe, in three weeks, certainly.... But not now. Josh nodded an umpteenth time as if it didn’t tear his heart to do so and offered him a painful smile that Dean knew only too well from years spent practicing it.

"I understand…" Even if he didn’t want to." "It’s not your fault." Even if he would have preferred.

When Josh saw the guilt in every line of Dean’s face, he briefly felt sorry himself too, but he knew he couldn’t do better than that. So, slowly, he let go of Dean’s hand to untie the braided leather bracelet he had worn on his wrist since his 12th birthday. The clip was almost hard to open as he never removed it and when the leather rolled out of his skin, he felt naked. He placed the bracelet in the palm of his hand and pressed it into Dean’s, closing his boyfriend’s fingers on it. Josh felt his lips stretch into another tender smile.

"It’s not a phone number." He said. "But maybe, someday, it will bring you back to me?"

Dean was unable to answer because his throat was so tight. He took the bracelet and passed it around his own wrist, just below his watch, before covering it with the sleeve of his plaid. There was nothing else to say in the face of the overwhelming reality that came to crush their mad love; irrational hope at the edge of a dying forest.

That night, Dean and Josh kissed longer before leaving each other, as if to engrave this sensation in their bodies and minds. Dean could not help but walk away like a death-row inmate and Joshua watched him do it with this unbearable sensation of rupture deep inside him.

The next morning, Dean did not attend school. He also did not come behind the junkyard in the evening, stumbling on a broad branch of a tree as he used to do before throwing a bunch of curses at it. The next day, Josh was alone to listen to the rumble of the Impala moving away from Illinois while his leather bracelet went on the road again, away from him and his mistreated heart. * * * @winchester-reload

This is this time of the year again, FINALLY! I’ll do my best to post ficlets throughout the whole month, I hope you guys will like it :). Thank you again Jackie for this year’s Suptober, so excited about it!

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jiminthestreets-bonesinthesheets · 3 years

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Of Gods and Men

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Title: Of Gods and Men

Fandom: Supernatural / Vikings

Pairing: Destiel and Sabriel

Rating: Lemon

Tags: canon typical violence and gore, smut, angst, still some fluff

Summary: A Vikings inspired Destiel fic.

Dean, Barbarian King of the lands, must make a crucial decision in the survival of his people. Leave the one and only land and life they have ever known, leave their home, or make the possibly dangerous journey across the seas to a potentially better life. Who knows what will await him across the waters, hope, future, maybe even destiny.

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Chapter one

The sun was beginning to rise over the fields of Nazareth. The sky painted orange and pink over the sea, casting deep shadows over their boats that were docked there, making them look like haunted silhouettes in the early dawn light. Sam lifted his head to peer out over the sea, then turned to gaze upon their fields. He sighed and leaned on his shovel as he was faced with mostly emptiness.

Beside him Dean continued to work in the early morning. Sam watched as over and over again Dean pounded his hoe into the ground with every inch of desperation he had. Sweat was dripping off his face, trailing down his chin and nose, soaking into the useless soil beneath them. He paused a moment and took a deep, heaving breath, before leaning down to sift a hand through the dirt. Nothing. Not even a dead root to prove seed had even been planted there.

"It is of no use, Brother," Sam shifted off his hoe and stepped beside Dean with a frown, "the fields are dead, and those fields we have left that are hanging on still, are not far behind. The soil just cannot produce for us any longer."

"I know this, Sam, but what more can we do but continue to try," he stood straight and waved a hand over the barren fields, "maybe more fertilizer, or perhaps another sacrifice-"

"Dean," Sam sighed and shook his head, "we have made sacrifice after sacrifice, and nothing has changed. I do not think the Gods are our problem here."

"Then what? What else?"

"This could be a sign," he looked up and took another step towards Dean, "a sign that it is time to move on, seek out other options.".

"You speak of leaving home! Leaving Nazareth!" He exclaimed, eyes wide and unbelieving, "Sam, we know nothing else."

"What other choice do we have here, Brother?" He shook his head, "The fields produce not but the most withered of crops, if any, all half rotten before they are birthed from the ground. Most of the fields do not even give us as much, they breathe no life, not even a worm to turn the soil. We've killed most of our animals for food where the fields have not supplied, and what little livestock we do have left will be gone by spring. We will be lucky to make it through the winter with what we have left, and come spring we will no longer be able to feed our people. Starvation will set in and disease shortly after. Many of the elders and young ones are already having troubled times, they will not survive if we run out of food. We need to find another way."

"And what exactly do you suggest I do?!" Dean shouted as he tossed his hoe across the field then turned back to Sam, "The lands around us are all spoken for, ruled by Earls and Lords, so we cannot take them in hopes of better land for crops. And even if we wanted to try and take those lands for ourselves, it is as you say, our people are weak from our already depleted stocks. We couldn't fight a war even if we had to, fighting for land and territory is completely out of the question. So tell me, dear brother, what else?"

Sam nodded, he knew his brother was right. There was no extra land around them to be used, no men strong enough to fight for them, but then a thought came and he nearly shouted it at Dean, "The seas!"

"Sam-" He began with a sigh.

"Listen first," he moved to stand directly in front of Dean, placing his hands on his shoulders with a light shake, "I have seen it in a dream, Brother. Across the seas, a four days float towards the rising sun, there will come a land far more plentiful than any we have ever seen. The soils there are ripe with crops for years to come, pregnable where ours are not, our people will flourish in these lands long after we are dead and gone. Once we are settled there will be no starvation, no disease, no hurt, no heartache, Dean. And you!"

"Me?" He questions, "What about me?"

"You, my brother, Barbarian King of the lands, married and blessed with child. No," he stops and turns away from Dean for a moment, eyes closed as if willing his mind back to the dream, "not child, children! And you running carefree through our crops, a smile on your face and your babes in your arms and on your legs, all of you laughing and happy. For once in your life I watch you living without the burdens of all our people on your shoulders."

"Sam, it is not the question of my happiness that will make this decision," he sighed and walked forwards to join his brother, looking out over the endless sea together, the sun now fully above the horizon, "in the end I must do what is best for our people, even if that means I should be forever the vision of misery. But perhaps I should visit the Gods and seek their counsel, ask them for guidance on the matter."

Sam turned to his brother cupping his cheeks with both hands, “Yes! Yes, Brother! Speak to the Gods, for they dote upon you. They will tell you the best path to take for the good of our people.”

“I will then, tomorrow at dawn I shall ride to their house.”

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Dean stood at the entrance to Nazareth, dawn was chasing him from behind, creeping over the sea as he readied his horse for the ride to the house of the Gods. He ran a gentle hand down Elskans broad neck and the beautiful black stallion pushed back against him. He nuzzled into Dean as he continued to pet him, whispering softly to him, “You will get me safely to the house of the Gods, yes Elskan?” The horse seemed to almost nod in answer and Dean smiled, “I knew I could trust you to take care of me.”

“I've known no better companion than your Elskan, it is true.” Dean turned from his horse to the newcomers now approaching him with more saddle bags. Sam also gave the horse a gentle pat before turning to his brother. “For how long do you ride?”

Dean turned back to look at the sun still rising, but quickly approaching them as they stood, “If I leave now I should arrive around midday, as long as Elskan rides true.”

“You better get going then, Brother, no need to leave this wait any longer,” he then lifted the bags in his hands and began turning towards the horse as he spoke over his shoulder, “we brought you more food for the journey, the Gods are tricky sometimes. You may be there a while before they decide to grant you answers to your questions, though I do hope they give you an answer quickly. I shall put these on your saddle so you may be on your way.”

He nodded in thanks to his brother, then turned and took the few steps to the other man who had come to see him off. He held up a smaller wrapped package to Dean placing it in his hands with a smile. “Some treats for the journey.”

Dean smiled back as he took the package, “Thank you, Gabriel, though you should have kept these for yourself. Food is scarce these days and I have plenty for the way.”

He waved him off with a playful scoff, “I need them not. And besides, if I continue eating all the treats I make, and get any chubbier than I already am, your brother will never come around to me.”

Dean looked back to where Sam was strapping the last of the saddle bags to Elskan, then back to say softly to Gabriel so his brother would not hear, “You will look after my brother while I am gone, won't you?”

“Of course.”

“I will be back as soon as I can,” he placed a hand on Gabriels shoulder with a squeeze, “hopefully the Gods answer me quickly so I may return and we can decide on our next move.”

Gabriel reached over and grabbed Deans shoulder too, “May the Gods be with you, Dean, stay safe.”

“And may they be with you, Gabriel.”

Dean leaned forwards and touched his forehead to Gabriels before turning back to Sam who was now behind him. In the same gesture he pulled Sams forehead to his and whispered, “Don’t do anything stupid while I am gone.”

Sam laughed, “Worry not about me, Brother, for I know you have already solicited the aid of a spy.”

Sam eyed Gabriel over Dean's shoulder. “He is not a spy, Sam, but at least I know with him looking after you it's less likely that you will do anything stupid.” Sam continued to eye Gabriel, then Dean brought his face back to his with a hand on his cheek. “Why do you push him away? He dotes after you.”

“You mean follows me around like a pup that's lost its mother.”

Dean gave his brother a look, “Sammy, I would give anything to have someone want for my attention as much as he does for yours. Give him a chance.”

He looked once more over at Gabriel who gave him a fond smile, then back at Dean, “We shall see. Once the Gods help you make your decision, I shall make mine.” Sam then lifted his head to look at the sun now clear over the edge of the sea. “You should go, Brother, else you will be riding till nightfall.”

Dean nodded and tapped his head once more against Sams, “Gods be with you, Sammy.”

“Gods be with you, Brother.”

He walked with Dean over to his horse, watched as he mounted, then gave him one last nod as he watched him ride into the forest out of sight.

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His ride for the most part was quiet, and he was thankful for that as he pulled Elskan to a stop at the bottom of a steep hill in the forest. Midday was now upon them, the ride had taken just as long as he had expected, and now the final part of his journey was upon him.

He dismounted Elskan and moved to run a hand down his nose. "You wait here for me, Elskan, I know not how long I will be so do not leave without me."

The horse shook its head in response and Dean smiled. He gave Elskan one last pat then turned and began his trek up the steep hill.

It was late afternoon before he finally reached the top, stopping only for a moment to awe in the splendor of the house of the Gods. A grand temple stood before him, said to have been built by Odin and his sons, come down to earth to gift them with this breathtaking magnificence.

Slowly he made his way to the gold steps of the temple, and up to the majestically carved wooden doors that stood nearly as tall as the trees they were made from. Every time Dean came to visit the Gods he was overtaken by the sheer beauty of this place, of the craftsmanship of the Gods, it could never compare to that of the human hand. He gently ran his hands down the intricate carvings on the doors, the stories of the Gods themselves laid out before him, and after a moment he pushed with both hands and entered the temple.

He was instantly washed over with a calm in the house of the Gods, something he had not felt in years. The woes of his people had taken a great toll on Dean, and he could only hope and pray that the Gods would give him the help he so desperately craved. This was his last chance, his people's last chance for survival. If the Gods had nothing to give him then all of Nazareth would surely die.

At the thought he took a deep breath, soaking in the calm of the temple, and made his way to the center of the room. There stood a tree, taller even then the temple itself and older then even the Gods. The tree stretched it's limbs out towards the sky, reaching for the Gods above, nearly tall enough to touch them. This is why Odin had chosen this tree and built their temple around it, the one connection between man and Gods. And on either side of the tree stood great statues of the Gods, of Odin and Thor and Loki, kneeling and reaching for the tree.

Dean stopped before the tree, eyes never leaving it as he too knelt before it, much in the same manner as the Gods though never as close. At his knees, a river flowed through the temple from side to side, winding through the roots of the tree of the Gods. The river sparkled crystal clear before Dean even in the dim light of the temple. The Gods never ceased to amaze him in all that they were capable of.

He sat for a few minutes, breathing and taking it all in, before he slowly raised his arms out to his side's and tilted his head back. "My Gods, Odin, Thor, Loki, I beg of you to answer my call," he whispered to the skies, eyes closed tight in desperation, "I ask you to show me the way. My people are dying, starving in our dying lands, with no hope of a future if we stay. Please, show me how to lead my people away from death and toward a brighter future, please show me."

He slowly bent over moving his arms towards the river. He touched his hands to the flowing stream, the cool water running steady between his fingers, before cupping his hands and gathering the water.

With the water settled in the nest of his hands he sat back on his heels again, tilted his head, and held the water above his face. He whispered once more, hoping as hard as he could that the Gods would hear him, "Show me the way," and let the water trickle out between his hands and land on his face.

Dean was only able to place his hands by his sides before his prayers were answered and the Gods took him over. His eyes shot open, rolled backwards, and he sucked in a deep breath as the last thing he felt was his body falling to the side but never hitting the floor as darkness took his vision.

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He woke in a land he knew not of. Rolling hills covered the horizon beyond beautiful, full fields, the crops as tall as a young child. The rising sun came this time from beyond the hills, the sea behind him, he had crossed the sea with his people. The Gods had listened, had heard his prayers, and were showing him the life they would have if he took the path Sam had seen in his dream.

He turned away from the sea to look back over their new lands. Paddocks filled with healthy, strong livestock, his people happy, children playing, laughing. For the first time since he took the rule of Nazareth from his father he found himself smiling, actually feeling joyous and happy, relieved. It was a blessing from the Gods themselves.

He tilted his head back to take in the warmth of the sun on his skin, to listen to the sounds of his thriving people around him, and then a child. The young boy ran towards him, arms out for Dean. He lifted the boy above his head and twirled him once before holding the boy close to his chest, blowing a playful kiss on his cheek as the boy's laughter filled Dean's heart. He continued giggling as Dean tickled his side's, squirming in his arms as he wrapped his little arms around Dean's neck, "Daddy!"

"Daddy…" Dean thought as he watched another child, and another child, and another, all running towards him, same as the first young boy. Jumping at him as they all laughed. He threw each of them in the air one by one, kissing each of them as he did, listening to their laughter mingle with his own. A sound he felt he hadn't heard in a very long time.

Then the first young boy turned from Dean and ran towards someone else. He looked up and followed the boy as he ran, holding his arms out to someone, and laughing as he was once again lifted into the air and held against another's chest. He was given another kiss on the cheek, then he wrapped his arms around the kisser's neck in as tight an embrace as his little body could give and said, "Papa!"

“Papa?” Dean furrowed his brows and brought his eyes to finally rest on the face of the one holding the young boy. A man. A very beautiful man. Dark hair framed a sharp face, holding a smile so bright the Gods themselves would worship it.

The beautiful man looked down at his son in his arms… at their son. Then he lifted his gaze to look at Dean with piercing blue eyes, as captivating as the seas that Dean knew so well, seas that called to him as much as those blue eyes were, and the man smiled with all the brightness of the sun as his eyes landed on him.

"Dean," the man spoke in a voice as smooth as the winds around them. It pulled Dean in even further, his body reacting to this man in ways he never thought possible. The husk in his voice sent lightning through his veins, the lust and desire in his eyes as he looked at Dean had him frozen in place.

"Dean," he spoke again, one hand now reaching out towards him, "wake up, come to me."

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Dean woke with a shattering start on the temple floor. His body was covered in a cold sweat, his breathing ragged as he pushed himself up on his elbows. He sucked in shattered breaths and rolled to lean to one side as he tried to catch his breath and thought of what he had seen. What a vision the Gods had shown him, it was definitely a brighter future for his people, but was he really willing to uproot everyone? To take everyone away from everything they've ever known in Nazareth and plant them in a new and uncertain land? But if the Gods had shown him, then how could it go wrong?

After a while of sitting on the floor and having finally caught his breath, he pushed himself up to his feet, but as he did a strange feeling on his left arm caught his attention. It wasn't pain, but rather a warmth wrapped around his upper arm, a feeling that had not been there before he arrived.

Curious, he slowly rolled his sleeve back and his breath hitched when he saw what now lay there. A scar, but not just any scar, it was a perfectly shaped hand print. There had been no injury, nor anyone else with him in the temple, not to mention it was completely healed. The only explanation Dean could think of was that it was a gift from the Gods, though why they had given it to him he did not know.

He remained in his place on the floor of the temple for a while longer, contemplating not only his new scar but all that the Gods had been so gracious as to show him. Maybe his brother was right, maybe their new lives did await them across the seas. Fertile fields filled with plentiful crops, thriving livestock, happiness, and that man. Never had he seen a more beautiful creature, never had he been so drawn in by anything more then the sea, but now blue eyes called his name even louder then the crashing waves ever had.

He shook his head trying to clear his thoughts. The Gods had given him much to think about, and he could not make his decision based purely on the happiness that the Gods think this man could give him, and so his decision could not yet be made. He knew that he had one more thing to do, he must make the half days ride back to Nazareth and seek out the Seer. Once he had conversed with them and gained their own wisdom on the matter, only then would he make his final choice.”

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this! Let me know what you think, I adore reading your comments <3Also, fun fact. I actually did some research and Elskan, the name of Dean's horse is the Viking way of saying 'my love' or my darling' which was the closest to baby I could get. Since the horse is supposed to be the impala XD

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