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He wasn’t too frivolous for the seminary – he was too angry and unable to let go of that anger, no matter how many times he was told to. ‘Don't hold on to anger, hold on to God instead.’ James never quite managed, until Lewis takes his hand and, for the first time in a very long while, he remembers what it feels like to have faith.
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07 Jan 2026
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When Dean was a boy, his mother told him that the brightest star in the sky would watch over him. At the age of twenty-six, Dean's solo hunt goes wrong. He learns the truth of his mother's words when a fallen star, known as Castiel, crashes to the ground and saves his life.
Now Dean has to deal with the fact that his fallen star is adorable, attractive, and that he might have a little bit of a crush on him.
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- Part 4 of Thisisapaige's Suptober21 Collection
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28 May 2024
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Dean doesn't have the guts to grab Sam from Stanford. Dean fails to find his missing dad. Dean can, however, hunt the ghost haunting his house.
Yeah, Dean buys a haunted house. On purpose. After a quick salt and burn of the bitter old ghost of Naomi Novak, Dean can finally have something in his life go right.
But the ghost isn't what Dean's expecting. The spirit he finds is a polite, broad shouldered, blue eyed man in a trench coat who, instead of throwing Dean through the window in a vengeful rage, asks Dean for help.
Dean agrees to assist Castiel, the Friendly Ghost, with moving on to the next life. Cas isn't like any ghost Dean had ever met. The usual rules don't apply to him. He's kind to Dean. He loves books. His cold touch brings mortals close to death.
The more time Dean spends with Cas, the less Dean wants to let him go. Cas is good company. Dean hasn't let himself get close to anyone in years. In a different life, Dean could have fallen in love with him.
Or maybe he already has.
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24 May 2024
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There’s no point in mincing words. Sam is dead, and without him Dean is a drunken shell of who he used to be. When he finally pulls himself out of a growing pile of whiskey bottles, Dean finds it hard to go back to his life. With one flippant comment from a friend, Dean thinks he might finally have a way to make peace with the loss; Sam was an organ donor, and Dean’s going to find the recipients, talk to them, and see how their lives are better because of his little brother. For the first six stops on his road trip, things go mostly according to plan, and then he meets the man who has Sam’s heart. Dean had hoped he might find peace on this trip… he never expected to find love.
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- Part 1 of Dan Westchester, Hello Kitty Enthusiast
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- English
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- 34/34
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26 Feb 2024
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1961: Sixteen years after the end of World War II, Berlin remains occupied by the Allied Forces — America, Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Castiel Krushnic is a police officer in Soviet-occupied East Berlin. He is also gay, in a city where that’s a dangerous thing to be. One night, he meets Dean Winchester, a mechanic from the American sector. Their mutual attraction is instant, and a convenient hookup quickly turns into a passionate love affair that defies all rules and expectations.
But Cold War Berlin is a troubled place, and as more and more residents flee Soviet-occupied territory for the West, Castiel’s superiors begin to make plans to build a wall. The wall would cut off East Berlin from the rest of the city — and leave Dean and Castiel on opposite sides.
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- English
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02 Feb 2024
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The year is 1966, the place is Kansas, and Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak are falling in love. But with Castiel under the thumb of his conservative parents and Dean set to ship out to Vietnam, there is no possible future for them.
As Castiel’s life turns upside down and the hell of Vietnam threatens to swallow Dean’s soul, it will take everything they have to find their way back to each other. But some things are worth waiting — and fighting — for.
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- English
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- 154,980
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- 18/18
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29 Jan 2024
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The Apocalypse is coming. The end of days. Father and favorite son, battling for control of the universe. Dean, a human turned demon, is on Team Lucifer, and in these most epic of times before the Great War, Dean is…bored.
Then, to the tune of a classic Meat Loaf song, a little excitement swoops into Dean’s life–a smoking hot angel named Castiel who’s hell-bent (heaven-bent?) on defeating Lucifer.
They make an agreement: to spend time with each other in exchange for information on their bosses’ plans.
Dean has an additional plan in mind: to rock the sexy seraph’s world until the Earth is a pile of rocks.
He doesn’t expect Castiel, with his sarcastic wit, his take-no-bullshit attitude, and his pure, genuine heart, to rock his world right back.
As demon and angel grow closer, questions arise about both themselves and the universe itself, leading them to search for answers as they race toward a future they hope will happen–if they’re willing to do anything for love.
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- 68,907
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- 20/20
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05 Jan 2024
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Castiel is the best investigative journalist around. He's a whistle blower. He's award-winning. And yet, he hasn't found the story that... speaks to him, a story that really makes him feel something.
Dean Winchester is a caught and convicted serial killer, living out his last few months on death row. When he's granted the last interview, Castiel starts to wonder if Dean really is the monster the media and courts painted him as. He puts him on edge, sure. What person exists in this world that is completely comfortable with that honey-sweet smile directed at them? But the more Castiel starts to investigate, the more things start to seem... odd.
Dean Winchester might be completely different than what he presents as.
As a matter of fact... so might Castiel.
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- English
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- 34,566
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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07 Nov 2023
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Dean Winchester's life changed forever the night a demon appeared in his brother's nursery and killed his father.
As a hunter Mary is determined to protect her sons from the evil she has run from her whole life - the same evil that took John. But Dean also trusts his protection to the angel in a trench coat he talks to in his dreams. Through years of tribulation and uncertainty, the Winchesters (plus a corgi that might be magic and an angel that may not be real) must fight monsters, demons, and even fate itself to survive as a family.
Or: The one where Mary lives, Cas is there, and nothing and everything changes.
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- Part 1 of Let It Be Verse
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- English
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- 143,239
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- 22/22
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- 5
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30 Oct 2023
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In some ways, Dean thought his death would solve things. He thought it would give him a chance for a happy life in Heaven surrounded by his family, but he was wrong. So he decides to take a ride in his Baby and find that missing piece that keeps him from being happy. Almost everywhere he goes, there is one constant – Castiel. He sees his angel, over and over, finding him in different worlds with different versions of Dean and then watching over him from afar.
Back on Earth, Dean didn’t have the words for the feelings inside him, but his afterlife might just provide him with the strength and wisdom to hold on to true happiness when he finds it.
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- English
- Words:
- 46,251
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
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- 237
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19 Oct 2023
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“Dean – seriously, get him something decent. Don't screw this up, okay?”
“I thought we said we were only doing this Christmas thing if we could keep it low-key.”
“I'm not talking about Christmas, I mean don't screw this up because expressing affection makes you feel weird and full of self-doubt. He's not like us, you can't just insult him so often that he accepts his place in the pack.”
Dean's not at all sure Sam is right about that.
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- Part 2 of Casanova
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05 Oct 2023
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Castiel has a six-year-long argument with God. Dean can't fix it, but he can definitely blame himself. (Sam can't believe he has to live through this story twice.)
A love story.
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- Part 1 of Casanova
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05 Oct 2023
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Cass Novak was really only looking for a hookup – one night to let the whole world go away, all of his responsibilities and the ghosts of a bitter past that he’s done everything he can to move beyond. When he wakes up with a strait-laced but very cute businessman named Dean Smith, he’s ready to declare success and walk away.
Except that Dean keeps calling him. And Cass isn’t interested in buttoned-down yuppies in suits who’ve never experienced one real moment of pain in their lives…right?
Except that maybe he is. And maybe Cass is somehow falling in love for the first time since his soulmate died five years ago. Which he could handle – probably….
Except that he’s also beginning to have a strange series of nightmares and flashbacks to a whole separate life he never lived, in an apocalyptic hellscape with a version of Dean he barely recognizes. And once he starts to notice, the whole world begins to seem…just a little off.
Cass is the happiest he’s ever been, and he’s also losing his mind. It’s a very weird year.
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30 Sep 2023
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Castiel doesn’t know how he got from the Empty to the floor of a barn. The last thing he remembers is saying his confession before falling with Dean onto the hay. And Dean has been different since his rescue, has thrown out all boundaries he’d ever said were customary. Humans always manage to surprise Castiel. Dean surprises him most of all.
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- English
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- 20,479
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- 1/1
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28 Aug 2023
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The death of a young man in an apparent animal attack brings hunter Cas Novak to the small town of Sydnam, Maine. It doesn’t take long for him to realize he’s tracking a werewolf, but discovering the killer’s identity is no easy task. All signs point towards Dean Winchester, a lonely recluse who lives in the middle of the woods and whose antagonistic behaviour does little to lessen Cas’ suspicions.
As the investigation drags on, their mutual distrust gives way to a wary alliance. Cas’ instincts warn him that Dean is hiding something, but as he uncovers the man beneath the mystery, his professional interest becomes far more personal. Praying his faith in Dean isn’t misplaced, Cas races to catch the killer before the next full moon rises and another life is abruptly cut short.
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- English
- Words:
- 64,851
- Chapters:
- 17/17
- Collections:
- 3
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24 Aug 2023
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Growing up in a small town in Kansas, Dean learned from a young age that there was only one rule that couldn’t be broken, one place he couldn’t go - through the forest, to the long-abandoned Angel’s Hollow. But when Sam disappears, Dean’s left with no choice but to follow his brother's tracks through the dangers of the wood; little does he know that the most dangerous creature of all lurks not among the trees, but in the Hollow itself. Dean sets Sam free, at the cost of his own liberty - and, bound by magic, resigns himself to living out the rest of his days in the Hollow, at the mercy of the being within. The angel of Angel’s Hollow, however, has a story - is a prisoner, too, as much as Dean is. Only one thing can free them both - but it is impossible. For, after all: who could ever learn to love a beast?
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- English
- Words:
- 71,952
- Chapters:
- 34/34
- Collections:
- 4
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- 889
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18 Jul 2023
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CHUCK WON: An Analysis & Explanation Of Supernatural’s Tragic Finale by chuckwon (alwaysanoriginal)
Fandom Supernatural (TV 2005), The Winchesters (TV 2022)
20 Dec 2025
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This project is a love letter to all who made Supernatural what it is today–its creative team AND its fans.
You do not need any prior knowledge of “Chuck won” as an angle of analysis–or even any prior familiarity with Supernatural meta–
to read this. Knowledge of season 15 is encouraged, but hopefully my descriptions are enough to clue you in or refresh your memory when needed.For a lot of people, chunks of this won't be new to you. That's cool. But I do think there is value in seeing all of the pieces together in one place to create the full picture. Regardless, while the sections and chapters are written to build upon each other in an order, they also stand on their own merit if you want to skim or skip around.
My goal was to make this concept as accessible as possible to anyone who may be interested in it.
Thank you in advance for reading, and I hope you enjoy it :)
If you need a shortcut link to this series, you can use "www.tinyurl.com/chuckwon."
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18 Jul 2023
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When his partner Uriel, betrays him, Federal Agent Castiel Novak is saved from becoming a ritual sacrifice by brothers Dean and Sam Winchester. Discovering the world of the supernatural and learning about werewolves, wendigoes, vampires and things that go bump in the night also leads to learning more about Dean and the strange life he and his brother lead. The more he learns, the more Castiel finds himself drawn into Dean’s world and toward Dean himself.
Until Uriel wants to complete the ritual he started.
Beta'd by Pickedoffthird - all remaining mistakes are mine
ART HERE. Art by Paxdracona
Media fire for PDF PDF by Marple Juice
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 57,593
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- 1/1
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- 5
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18 Jul 2023
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Dean Winchester and Castiel are not dating.
They’re really not. They just get hungry sometimes - who doesn’t work up an appetite during a hunt? And when they’re both hungry, it’s only reasonable to make a stop. But that’s all it ever is - just a stop on the road, nothing more.
Until one evening, when everything seems to shift; they’re booked in to have dinner at a fancy restaurant together, Dean finds out that Sam’s assumed they’re dating the whole time, and Castiel is walking around shirtless. After a night like that, nothing could ever be the same.- Language:
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14 Jul 2023
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Dean and Sam Winchester work for the family business: Supernatural Hunters, a periodical magazine, book series, and also, thanks to Sam, a YouTube channel. They tour the country debunking ghost stories and, on rare occasions, banishing ghosts.
When their Dad sends Sam and Dean on a wild-monster-chase, Dean is less than impressed. The Loch Ness monster isn’t real and it damn sure isn’t living in Dunvegan, Montana.
One thing Dunvegan does have, though, is Cas. The hottest motel manager Dean has ever set eyes on. And a man that might just be worth the risk of his family finding out that Dean’s not nearly, as in not at all, as straight as they think.
But, as it turns out, Cas and Dean are both hiding secrets, and John Winchester probably isn’t going to like either.
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- English
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- 1/1
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09 Jul 2023