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between the essence / and the descent by tothewillofthepeople
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
24 Oct 2024
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He misplaced his angel. He didn’t hold on hard enough. He got Cas back only to lose him immediately.
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Cas comes back on a Thursday.
And then keeps coming back on Thursdays. He doesn’t seem to have much choice in the matter, actually. For the rest of the week, he’s stuck in the Empty, and Dean is left trying to figure out how to save him, how to talk to him—and how to get him out for good.
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- Part 1 of for thine is
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- 67,547
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- 13/13
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18 Aug 2025
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Getting used to Heaven is something of a marvel. It ain't perfect, and Dean thinks he'd hate it if it was, which is probably why it isn't.
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"You don't understand," Dean whispers, exhaling shakily. "I know you don't, because even I don't. The instant you were gone, I wanted you back. Cas, I wanted you back. I wanted—I wanted—"
Cas stares at him, searching his face. After a moment, his own face falls slack, eyes widening just so. "Oh," he breathes out.
Dean wants to be furious that Cas has figured it out before he has—whatever it is—but he's not even that surprised. Cas knows him too well, always has, even more than Dean knows himself. He's been kicking Dean in the goddamn teeth with how deeply he understands him, even about the things Dean doesn't, ever since they first met. You don't think you deserve to be saved, that's what Cas had said. All bundled up in impossibilities and power, this being that looked at Dean Winchester and knew every single inch of him, as if he had a right to each part.
"What?" Dean grits out.
"I love you, too."
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- 62,240
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- 3/3
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11 Aug 2025
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There’s something about a road trip at night that makes you feel like you're the only two people alive. Dean just hopes that they’ll make it home in one piece.
Or, Cas’ Farewell Tour.
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10 Aug 2025
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It's not that hard to date an angel. All Dean has to do is fight off hordes of vampires, research gay porn, get sucked into a crappy Narnia, endure Sam's comments, creep out on Dr. Sexy, get harassed -- oh, and that's right-- figure out he's into Cas. Easy, right?
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- English
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- 12/12
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02 Aug 2025
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“But you know something? If I couldn’t get you laid, at least I gave you a good first date.”
feat: footsies at a Ruby Tuesday, stargazing, the recreation of an iconic "Dirty Dancing" scene (no, not that one—the other one), and practicing for When You're With A Girl.
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- 10,311
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- 1/1
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- 273
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31 Jul 2025
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Castiel says, budging over to make room for Dean on the couch, “I thought we should have a serious talk about our relationship.”
Reflexively, Dean laughs.
Castiel does not.
“Uh, Cas... you know we’re not dating, right?”
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30 Jul 2025
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dumbassery, denial, doing (the three d's to the destination) by sobsicles
Fandoms: Supernatural
16 Apr 2021
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Freedom is just one adjustment after the next.
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Cas hums again. "I think you already have. It's been months since everything settled. All that's left to do is...get used to it, and perhaps—" His voice stalls out, uncharacteristically, and his gaze roams Dean's face with intensity. When he speaks next, his tone is a little raw. "Perhaps what one does with peace is...whatever they want."
"What if I don't even know what that is?" Dean grumbles, arching an eyebrow in challenge. "'Cause I know damn well you don't just mean good food and a good bed and time in Baby, not simple wants like that. You mean—ya know, the big things, the wants we didn't get to have before."
"Yes," Cas agrees. "If you're not sure, figure it out."
"Easier said than done."
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- 4/4
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28 Jul 2025
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Cas asks Dean to marry him, and Dean can't think of a reason to say no.
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"Dean," Cas says calmly, gingerly sitting his fork down, and oh, this is gonna be a thing, Dean can tell. Sure enough, it is because Cas goes on to say, "What would you think if I suggested we get married?"
Dean blinks and swallows the food in his mouth, staring at Cas curiously. "I would think...you were either on drugs or going insane, why?"
"I'm not inebriated, nor mentally unstable."
"I—I…" Dean takes in a deep breath, then blows it out heavily. "Cas, you're not fucking with me, are you?"
"I'm not," Cas tells him.
"Okay," he says, "fuck it, let's get hitched."
"Thank you," Cas murmurs sincerely, then picks his fork back up and goes right back to eating.
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- 20,130
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- 1/1
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28 Jul 2025
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Ten years have passed since the disaster of Alien Stage's 50th season. Despite all odds Till has lived on and even thrived in some aspects. Even after years of struggle, torture, and torment. However death comes for us all and Till's time soon runs out. He awakens in an unfamiliar place, full of familiar faces. The words that have burned at his fractured throat for over a decade can now be said but it isn't as easy as he thought it would be to say them. And in the end that becomes less important than figuring out this world and how to navigate it. Every day only creates more questions and Till is left to fill in the blanks while he navigates this new life pretending to be a person he is not. Will he find a place in this new, far more peaceful world? And can he come to understand Ivan this time around?
or Highschool Reincarnation AU with a twist and several attempts at mystery
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18 Jul 2025
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Determined to prove Ivan doesn’t have feelings for him to win a stupid bet, Till embarks on a mission to repel Ivan in every possible way.
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07 Jul 2025
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After a few minutes, Ronan felt Adam inch over to his side of the couch, the long line of his body felt like an iron brand against Ronan's skin where it pressed up against him. Ronan looked over in confusion to see Adam already looking at him with a soft look in his eye before turning his head back to the screen to watch the movie. Okay, then.
Ronan wouldn’t have been able to tell that Adam is anything but intently watching the movie except for how Adam's right hand slowly creeps its way behind Ronan to lay over his shoulder. Ronan's shoulders tensed up for a second before he made a point to relax. Adam was obviously feeling jealous that Blue and Gansey were cuddling and Ronan didn't want to make him feel worse by making him speak out about his jealousy.
Or: 5 times Ronan was oblivious to Adam’s romantic ~feelings~ and 1 time he caught on
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02 Jul 2025
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Our shadow of grief lies sleepless as the stadium slumbers. by Anonymous
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
27 Jun 2025
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- On the 7 Year Anniversary of the night Alien Stage ended in spectacular disaster, Mizi and Till tend to a memorial and reflect on what they've lost. -
'Yes, Sua would have been devastated to know that Mizi knew. But Mizi thinks maybe, that hurt would have been worth it to avert some of the pain she herself experienced. It might have been easier if she could have said: Yes, I know you cannot live without me. I can accept that. Just please, don’t go on thinking I am something I’m not. I need you, of all people, to see me.'
'He crouches in front of Ivan’s photo next. “And you.” He huffs and nudges the frame with his fist. It teeters, almost toppling, but settles down. “Seven years. And I still don’t know what to do with you. Bastard.”'
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- Part 4 of Alien Stage Anon Works
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- English
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- 1/1
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28 Jun 2025
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Cas is back from the Empty, and Dean knows how to be grateful.
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- 1/1
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26 Jun 2025
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Cas comes back. It's not exactly the reunion that Dean is expecting.
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Dean stares at him, flummoxed. Cas quite literally poured his heart out to Dean, gave a truly sappy and distressingly romantic speech and everything, then proceeded to give his life so that Dean could live his. And he wants to act like he doesn't want to see Dean, be around him, touch him?
Actually, Dean's ninety-nine percent sure that Cas probably wants to fuck him, and while he has no clue how he feels about that, he's pretty goddamn sure that means Cas doesn't get to act like this and make it authentic.
It feels strangely real, though, as if Cas wants nothing more than to get as far away from him as possible. This is a blatant contradiction. Even someone as weird as Cas doesn't want to get away from the person they have the desire to fuck five ways to Sunday, that they're in love with. That's not how these things work, so Dean isn't buying it.
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- Part 1 of Cursed Metaphors
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- English
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- 29,727
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- 11
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22 Jun 2025
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“I don’t like being God.” Jack confesses, “Even with Amara and all the angels, it’s lonely. I want to give my powers over to her, perfect harmony, and come back home. Before I can do that, I think I need to make good on what I said to him.”
“Are you saying-?” He can’t bring himself to say it, afraid to be wrong. If he’s wrong he knows he’ll continue to do what he does best, figure it the fuck out, but he’s just so tired of things being difficult.
He hopes for it to be this simple, if only just this once.
“My last act as God is going to be saving Cas from the Empty.”
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In which Castiel is saved from the Empty and becomes a bartender at a western themed bar, Dean fights his alcohol addiction and his own feelings, and everyone else is confused as to why they’re not together already.
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- English
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- 55,465
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- 16/16
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15 Jun 2025
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Brittle and battle-worn, Cas looks at him over coffee one morning and says, "I need to go," and Dean instantly knows that he's not coming back.
He's not really sure how he knows it, but he does. It settles into the pit of his stomach, curling hot and tight like something he instinctively wants to tear out with his bare hands. He takes a breath, and it gets stuck in his throat, hitching there. It hurts, hurts, hurts when he finally exhales.
"Yeah," Dean says, "of course you do," and he nods jerkily as he looks down at his phone. He doesn't say goodbye. He doesn't look up from the screen when Cas gets up and leaves the room. He doesn't finish his coffee, or move for a long time.
By nightfall, Cas is gone.
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- 10/10
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15 Jun 2025
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“So what’s up with- Dude, again?” Sam’s voice rings through the room incredulously.
Dean grunts in response.
“You can’t possibly still be tired. Like, I feel like this should be physically impossible.”
“Tell that to my melatonin levels.”
“How do you know what melatonin is?”
Dean does his best to roll his eyes under the cover of his eyelids. “Jesus, Sam, I’m not an idiot. Will you shut up so I can sleep?”
He hears Sam huff. “Ya know, if you wanted to nap, you could always use that thing you have called a bed.”
“Not the same,” Dean grumbles. His body doesn’t get all loose when he’s laying in his bed watching horror movies. The synapses that slow their firing contentedly seem to be wired to that same invisible bodily response of the outside world, and apparently being in the openness of his family’s space turns his brain into mush. “Now unless someone’s dying, I’m beggin’ you to shut up.”
or the one where the whole family is together, dean finds enough peace to take some naps, and he's not sure he'll ever figure out how to say those three big words to cas
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14 Jun 2025
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Picture your typical rom-com cliché.
Now picture Dean stuck in that rom-com cliché—with Castiel.
Because that's what happening to him; a crazy whirlwind of your typical-and-not-so-typical cliché's. He's playing the main lead in all of them and Castiel's his counterpart. Of course, the culprit's obvious—Gabriel's enjoying himself, lying back on his favorite cloud with a bucket of popcorn.
It's about time someone kicked the two knuckleheads up the ass.
"And... action!"
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- English
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- 15,579
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 285
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12 Jun 2025
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Cas time-travels back to when Dean is 19 and has 90s prettyboy swoopy model hair. He pets his hair. They cry together. Cas holds him all through the night, giving Dean one night of peace and comfort and safety.
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- Part 1 of there's still time for you
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12 Jun 2025
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When Dean touches a strange mirror, he's whisked away to one alternate reality after another and it doesn't take him long to realize the universe is trying to tell him something.
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09 Jun 2025