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    A teenage boy is left to die in a shallow grave and something slithers into his bones. Devotees of an ancient god work to bring Her into the world, as with equivalent fanaticism, a man on a mission picks them off one by one. A lonesome drifter crosses paths with a mysterious stranger and finds himself inexorably drawn into the middle of it all.

    Dean Winchester is adrift. All he has is his car, the next hunt, and a conversation he doesn’t want to have waiting for him in California. Then a case involving mangled bodies washing up on shore in an idyllic lakeside community puts him on the trail of a man calling himself Castiel, and the dangerous web he’s entangled in. Dean is used to living in a world of monsters, but the End of Days is a little out of his wheelhouse. Especially when his only ally is determined to keep his secrets behind his teeth, even as they draw closer together. Still, he intends to see things through, no matter how dark the path ahead gets.

    It’s either that, or call his brother.

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    03 Dec 2025

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    Castiel doesn't really know why his superiors picked him for a diplomatic mission to Hell, to meet with Dean Winchester, the Knight of Hell currently challenging Lilith's realm and thereby plunging Hell into a bloody civil war. He doesn't know why Heaven cares who sits on the throne of Hell, and he doesn't know why he was sent to Hell alone. But none of those questions matter. Castiel is a soldier, not a diplomat.

    Except soon, Castiel is neither of those. Castiel is a prisoner, and Dean Winchester is his captor.

    And Dean has no intention of letting Castiel go.

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    01 Nov 2025

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    Dean Winchester doesn’t have much in his life. Not his family, which has fractured since Sam left for college and John dumped him at Bobby’s. Not his job, which he can’t do because he broke his leg hunting. And no real future. But what he does have is a GED, a give -’em hell attitude, and a project when a car that mysterious looks like the ‘67 Impala he once owned shows up in Bobby’s scrapyard. He can’t fix much else in his life, but he can fix this.

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    Dean’s sitting at the kitchen table with Sam when his phone rings. Jody’s name flashes across the screen and he considers not picking up, but Sam’s there, and he’d start asking questions if he left the call alone. It’s not like Dean doesn’t want to talk to Jody, it's just that he can’t bear talking to anyone these days.

    “Hi, Jody,” Sam says.

    “Howdy, boys.” She greets them and begins talking about a case she’s asking them to take over. Dean doubts they will, Sam hasn’t let him pick up a gun or knife in months, not since their last hunt.

    Jody’s voice cuts through the phone. “Alright, if you boys don’t wanna take the case, I’ll see if Castiel will, but I think he’s helping Claire in Colorado–”

    Dean doesn’t hear a damn thing after that, and by the looks of it, Sam doesn’t either. For the first time in days, Dean opens his mouth and speaks. “Cas is alive?”

    Jody’s voice is quiet on the other end. “He didn’t tell you?”

     

    Cas is alive, and Dean is figuring out what he should do about that when they learn Cas's accidental jailbreak broke The Empty, letting out most of its occupants. Now that every villain they have ever fought is back, Team Free Will 3.0 has their work cut out for them.

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    14 May 2025

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    Castiel was wearing a light smile that might’ve been endearing if he wasn’t on the verge of destroying Dean’s entire career. “I recounted our conversation from earlier to my cousin, Gabriel, and he informed me that I might have misunderstood your intentions.”

    That was it. Castiel caught on to Dean’s suspicions that he killed his uncle, and now he was going to tell Bobby that Dean was pursuing a closed case. “Listen, Castiel, I can–”

    “The answer is yes.”

    Was Castiel Novak about to give a confession to a room full of cops? “Yes?”

    Castiel nodded. “Yes, I will go on a date with you on Thursday.”

     

    Or, when mystery writer Chuck Shurley dies under mysterious circumstances and leaves everything to his estranged nephew Castiel Novak, Sioux Falls Police Detective Dean Winchester is willing to do whatever it takes to bring Castiel to justice. Even if it means investigating under the radar after the case is ruled a suicide. And especially if it means taking Cas on a few dates to deflect suspicion and get more evidence.

    Title taken from "no body, no crime (feat. HAIM)" by Taylor Swift

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    27 Apr 2025