Words to use instead of ‘said’
**Using the word ‘said’ is absolutely not a bad choice, and in fact, you will want to use it for at least 40% of all your dialogue tags. Using other words can be great, especially for description and showing emotion, but used in excess can take away or distract from the story.
Neutral: acknowledged, added, affirmed, agreed, announced, answered, appealed, articulated, attested, began, bemused, boasted, called, chimed in, claimed, clarified, commented, conceded, confided, confirmed, contended, continued, corrected, decided, declared, deflected, demurred, disclosed, disputed, emphasized, explained, expressed, finished, gloated, greeted, hinted, imitated, imparted, implied, informed, interjected, insinuated, insisted, instructed, lectured, maintained, mouthed, mused, noted, observed, offered, put forth, reassured, recited, remarked, repeated, requested, replied, revealed, shared, spoke up, stated, suggested, uttered, voiced, volunteered, vowed, went on
Persuasive: advised, appealed, asserted, assured, begged, cajoled, claimed, convinced, directed, encouraged, implored, insisted, pleaded, pressed, probed, prodded, prompted, stressed, suggested, urged
Continuously: babbled, chattered, jabbered, rambled, rattled on
Quietly: admitted, breathed, confessed, croaked, crooned, grumbled, hissed, mumbled, murmured, muttered, purred, sighed, whispered
Loudly: bellowed, blurted, boomed, cried, hollered, howled, piped, roared, screamed, screeched, shouted, shrieked, squawked, thundered, wailed, yelled, yelped
Happily/Lovingly: admired, beamed, cackled, cheered, chirped, comforted, consoled, cooed, empathized, flirted, gushed, hummed, invited, praised, proclaimed, professed, reassured, soothed, squealed, whooped
Humour: bantered, chuckled, giggled, guffawed, jested, joked, joshed
Sad: bawled, begged, bemoaned, blubbered, grieved, lamented, mewled, mourned, pleaded, sniffled, sniveled, sobbed, wailed, wept, whimpered
Frustrated: argued, bickered, chastised, complained, exasperated, groaned, huffed, protested, whinged
Anger: accused, bristled, criticized, condemned, cursed, demanded, denounced, erupted, fumed, growled, lied, nagged, ordered, provoked, raged, ranted remonstrated, retorted, scoffed, scolded, scowled, seethed, shot, snapped, snarled, sneered, spat, stormed, swore, taunted, threatened, warned
Disgust: cringed, gagged, groused, griped, grunted, mocked, rasped, sniffed, snorted
Fear: cautioned, faltered, fretted, gasped, quaked, quavered, shuddered, stammered, stuttered, trembled, warned, whimpered, whined
Excited: beamed, cheered, cried out, crowed, exclaimed, gushed, rejoiced, sang, trumpeted
Surprised: blurted, exclaimed, gasped, marveled, sputtered, yelped
Provoked: bragged, dared, gibed, goaded, insulted, jeered, lied, mimicked, nagged, pestered, provoked, quipped, ribbed, ridiculed, sassed, teased
Uncertainty/Questionned: asked, challenged, coaxed, concluded, countered, debated, doubted, entreated, guessed, hesitated, hinted, implored, inquired, objected, persuaded, petitioned, pleaded, pondered, pressed, probed, proposed, queried, questioned, quizzed, reasoned, reiterated, reported, requested, speculated, supposed, surmised, testified, theorized, verified, wondered
This is by no means a full list, but should be more than enough to get you started!
Any more words you favor? Add them in the comments!
Happy Writing :)
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Dean🔪Cas Horrorfest IV: The Reckoning MASTERPOST 🩸
Come one, come all to the fourth annual commencement of the DeanCas Horrorfest! By now, you probably know what we’re all about here, but I can assure you, you won’t want to miss any of the works created this round. 🎃
Horror? Of course!
Fucked up relationship dynamics? We got it.
Blood? Buckets of the stuff!
Sometimes even as lube!
Haha, unless.. MASTERPOST below the cut:
☆ Horror Destiel fic rec group Sometimes you remember just how scary SPN used to be during the early seasons and you just want a feel of that chill running down your spine. Here’s a few Destiel fics that will have that effect on you.
–All fic links go to our tagged reviews–
A Different Kind of Monster by roadtonowhere (lastoryx) & xfancyfranzi [Explicit, 89k words]
Something in Bodie, California is luring truckers to their deaths and Dean’s on his way to take it out. It’s the first time Bobby’s given him a case and, with Sam at Stanford and his dad off chasing demons, he’s finally hunting monsters on his own. When an accidental encounter puts an as-of-yet-unknown monster in the passenger seat of his car, Dean decides to ice him, taking his dad’s old adage to heart: a monster is always a monster. Unfortunately, Dean can’t seem to figure out what kind of monster “Castiel” is and he certainly can’t shake him.
A Million Ways to Go by ChasingRabbits [Explicit, 91k words]
Castiel Novak is a preacher’s son living in a world of black and white. Pragmatic and dutiful, he doesn’t understand why anybody would want to make waves. Then the Winchesters move in down the street. Soon many of the skeletons in the Novak family’s closet are exposed, and as the family faces them, Castiel begins to understand that there are many ways to see the world and so many more ways to live than what he’s been told.
Between Love and Agony by Duckyboos [Explicit, 53k words]
Dean Winchester is in love. Like, bonafide heart eyes and deep sighs, hung-the-moon love. There’s just one problem: the lucky guy is his husband’s identical twin, Castiel. The two of them have been having a kinky affair for years, burrowing under each other’s skin and setting up camp. Which is why, after Castiel goes missing, Dean’s about ready to tear the world apart looking for him. When Castiel eventually returns to him, he’s been through literal hell, managing to drag himself out, bloody and raw, for Dean. Together, they discover a way to make Castiel whole again — though the price will be gruesome… and there will certainly be hell to pay.
et florum magica: (And the Magic of Flowers) by wiccanstiel [Explicit, 52k words]
There’s a large, leafless tree and a road, a hand on a gnarled cane, a stoutly man in a black suit, his face scratched out. When Castiel Novak moves to the small town of Fox Hollow, he’s looking for a fresh start. Only his past seems to be–quite literally–haunting him, and even through his best efforts of settling into his new life, there’s a darkness in the shadows that he can’t seem to shake. And after meeting an otherworldly being named Dean during what was supposed to be a simple walk through the forest, he’s left with more questions than answers. But like it’s residents, Fox Hollow has some well-kept secrets, and things quickly turn to life or death when one of those secrets finally steps from the shadows and into the light.
Half Empty by sinnabonka [Mature, 37k words]
Raging storm, boundless cornfield surging, churning, like an angry ocean crashing its waves over steep shores. Dean comes to in the passenger seat of his car with no memory of what could have possibly brought him to the oddly named bar on the outskirts of the small town in the middle of nowhere. Investigating what first looks like a regular, run-of-the-mill missing people case and trying to bring back memories he’s lost, Dean ends up discovering truth he’d rather remain hidden. Welcome to Half Empty, where nothing is as it seems, and even shadows have secrets of their own.
Number 1 Crush by Duckyboos [Explicit, 103k words]
Dean, Benny, Charlie, Garth, and Cas are old college buddies. In their thirties now, they meet up once a year to shed their adult responsibilities for a week. This year it’s Garth’s turn to choose where they go and he’s still as obsessed with horror and weird shit as he was back in college. He ends up picking a supposedly deserted hotel in the friggin’ mountains. The place is creepy as hell and as night falls, two things become increasingly apparent. One: the place isn’t as deserted as they first thought, and two: Dean’s college stalker is back from the dead.
Revelation 13 by fullvoid [Explicit, 43k words]
It’s Dean’s day off, and he’d like to spend it how he always does—by kicking his feet up with a cold one and watching soap operas—not by discovering an enormous, creepy hole in his bathroom wall that definitely wasn’t there when he went to bed last night. But it’s no big deal. He can just patch it up and still devote plenty of time to Dr. Sexy afterward. There is only one problem. He can’t leave his apartment, and there’s a message on his front door written in…is that blood? And why is it signed by someone named “Cas”? Things can only get better from here, right?
The Angels of Freetown by FriendofCarlotta [Explicit, 50k words]
Freetown is the sort of place where hardly anything ever happens — a picturesque, close-knit town in the foothills of the Appalachians. Professor Castiel Novak loves his job at the local university’s history department, and he loves his husband, Chief of Police Dean Winchester. Then, one night in September, all the leaves around town drop and an eerie fog descends. Before long, people begin to disappear. When Dean becomes the latest resident of Freetown to vanish, Castiel and an unlikely band of allies set out to bring him back and free the town from the things that roam the fog.
The Lover’s Song by FriendofCarlotta [Explicit, 48k words]
Running an independent bookstore in one of the less glamorous California towns doesn’t make you rich, but Dean Winchester’s life is pretty much perfect anyway. He’s got amazing friends, a whip-smart brother and a husband he loves more than anything: novelist Castiel Novak. Then one night, driving home from work, Dean accidentally runs over a cat. The cat’s grieving owner curses Dean: his beloved will lose all memory of him, and Dean has only a year and a day to bring the memories back. Of course, there’s no such thing as a curse. Is there?
Doomed — The End is Nigh
Author: seidenapfel Artist: sidewinder
Posting Date: October 7, 2025
Summary: It’s an ordinary supply run. All by himself, Castiel has spread his wings, too high on drugs to care in the ruins of a nameless town, when he hears it. A sound that doesn’t belong.
Children.
Two of them. Alone and helpless.
As he reaches them, it’s almost too late. At the blink of an eye, the alley is flooded with croats.
Castiel grabs the kids and runs. Even though they narrowly escape, they still have to face their worst adversary: Dean.
Will Castiel find a way to crack the shell of his fearless leader? Or will Dean force him and the kids to leave Chitaqua for good?
big fan of cas' reaction to walking in on rowena and gabriel
Destiel Angel Sex Fic Rec
All of the fics I've personally enjoyed, featuring grace sex, Cas being weird, metaphysical sex, and the works. Will reblog with other ones as I discover them - recommendations are very welcome bc I'm a sucker for this content.
- a roaring undercurrent, simple and sensory by violethoure666 @sicksicksixx: Cas comes back, time for incredibly intense intimate angel sex. All of their writing has the sharpest focus and the heaviest yearning I've ever read, don't miss it
- Passenger Seat by @lazarrusrising (tieflingtea): technically they're not even having sex here, and YET it's still the most profoundly sensual and soul-deep experience. Please come pestering the author with me so we can get more of their amazing writing
- Full of Grace by ilovehowyouletmefall: Dean is in heaven and Cas is too, things evolve from there. I don't enjoy the idea of Dean being dead in any form, but this one tackles that part graciously and delivers weird metaphysical sex that's less sex and more staring into the truth of the universe. @theloversthings might also have some fanart to share at some point 👀
- I CARRY YOUR HEART (I CARRY IT IN MY HEART) by unicornpoe: Cas takes Dean as a vessel. It's popular, I keep reccing it bc I used to be a different person before reading unicornpoe.
- Before The Thunder by someonetoanyone: another one that I keep reccing bc OH.MY.GOD. Read the tags!! Very intense, but written so so well, it handles kink amazingly and it's the most creative True Form Cas I've ever read.
- Renegade Angel : this one's mine :3 short scene from Cas' POV. I love Cas not controlling himself during sex so I have two fics coming up featuring that, if the writing gods will grant me out of this block: next chapter on All the Roses in Our Path and one called Stormchaser, post s15 where Dean and Cas take a trip away from populated areas to unleash, aehm, Cas' true powers
Check reblogs for more!
- as all the layers come undone by dunsummit: this feels like canon that's been inexplicably left out, but it's here now! Soul-touching for a case turns into the metaphysical experience of grace-soul mending. Absolutely amazing description of it, hot and sweet, glimpse of Cas' true form. I had to dig this out of the tags on this rec, thank you for this
i love my therapist but i hate being in therapy. 10 minutes before my appointment, i'm in a meeting with my boss - we discuss my artistic choices; my boss recommends i artistically choose less. 10 minutes after therapy, i wash my hair and think about everything that was said, and then i have to switch it off, like a lamp, and go back to work again.
i was on a walk the other day and someone had the perfect combination of his cologne and whatever-else. it was almost exactly his scent. i fucking hate that. after all these years, i remember that? i tell my therapist - i feel like a fucking wolf. try telling a middle-aged blonde lady. oh i scented him on the air. i'm 30, and i'm having a panic attack over something that would be a plotline in the omegaverse.
what they don't tell you about mental illness is that if you are lucky enough to survive it into adulthood; it becomes a weird slice of your life. because you do, eventually, have to build a life. i realized in a panic somewhere around 22 - oh. i don't know what i'm fucking doing, because i always assumed i'd just go ahead and die. i didn't die, and i'm grateful for that, and i'm very happy about that choice. but it does mean that i am an adult in an apartment, living with my conditions side-by-side like. oh, that's my roommate, adhd. ignore the glass, bytheway, that's ocd.
so you pick your stupid life up by the scruff of the neck and you're, like glad for it (so much laughter and light and friends you would have never thought possible, when you were in the worst of it). but it feels so strange to be dancing around these odd little microcosms, these patchwork moments of your symptoms. if you have a panic attack at night, you still need to wake up and walk the dog in the morning. if your depression is making everything boring, well, you don't have any sick days left, and a job's not really supposed to be that exciting anyway. your ocd tears out each individual leg hair, and then, an hour later, you sigh, patch up the bloody bits, and go get dinner with friends. and the life is kitten-quiet, mewling and pathetic, but it's also like - it's yours, so you're fond of it.
and it's like - you're real. so you still enjoy pushing the shopping cart really fast and then riding on the back of it down an empty aisle. and you're not, like, so sick anymore that when you accidentally drop a mug you burst into tears (except for the days you do that. which are bad). and no, you're not allowed around certain items anymore. oops! but you've learned to be good about brushing your teeth most days of the week. and you sometimes in the middle of the day you have a little freak-out about how fucking unfair it all is, how fucking hard, how other people can just do this without having to fucking hurt the whole time. and then you sigh and force yourself to sit down and fucking journal about it so you can tell the nice middle-aged blonde woman yeah i had a hard day but i practiced grounding. you still sometimes want to burst out of your own skin, but you force yourself to eat kind-of healthy and to take your vitamins. you let yourself chop off all your hair in the sink in a dramatic poetry of control and relief - and you also have developed good hobbies that help you move your body more frequently. you feel helplessly behind, lost in the shuffle - but you also practice gratitude, taking stock of what you have garnered. because you're trying. even if you're never gonna be normal, you have something... close enough.
and the little kitten of your life, this mangy, starlit tigercub, this thing you expected to rot so young: in your arms, it turns itself over, belly-up. exposing this new soft part, all the organs and guts. like it's saying i trust you now. you won't give me up.
https://x.com/lucyluvjenmish/status/1957444912372240752?s
Mark and Misha 🥰🥰
Aw, what a great angle!
Their faces are so cute!
another excerpt from “ubernatural” because this is my favorite part
Destiel Trope Collection - Day 31: Enemies to Lovers
Hot Knife | @entropic-saudade Rating: Mature Word Count: 11,224 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe, Inspired by The Bear (TV), Cook Dean Winchester, Accountant Castiel, Implied/Referenced Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, Disordered Eating, Food As A Metaphor For Love Summary: Following Dad’s death, Dean dropped his dreams of proving himself in a Michelin-star restaurant and came home to take care of the failing family business. Enter Cas, a financial consultant hired by Sam, who throws a spanner in the works of Dean’s finely tuned (read: barely functioning) engine. Things heat up inside and outside of the kitchen, culminating in a pointed argument.
The Hunter and The Wildcat | @GhoulsnHalos Rating: Explicit Word Count: 40,472 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe—medieval fantasy, knight!Dean, knight!Cas, enemies to lovers, Team switch, minor character death, bi!Dean, Period typical homophobia, miscommunications, voyeur!Castiel, mastubtaiuon, anal fingering, anal sex, hand jobs, idiots in love Summary: On the continent of Emira, they determine a person’s value by how they measure up to expected courtly skills and codes of conduct. Of the four kingdoms on Emira, only the Thanedom of Draneria tolerates homosexuality. No exceptions are made, not even for a price. Prince Castiel of Caeboria’s brothers hate and abuse him. His father sees Castiel as nothing more than a political tool. He has however managed to earn himself the title "The Little Wildcat" for his ferociousness on the battlefield. Crown Prince Dean of Grerenth has been named “The Great Hunter of the South” as much for his skills in hunting companions as hunting prey. Dean may be the firstborn, but knows he is not his father's favourite son. Dean is on a mission to rescue Lady Eileen Leahy, betrothed of Prince Samuel, who has been captured by King Azazel of Slearene. Dean will stop at nothing to ensure that Sam gets Eileen back, no matter what obstacles King John puts in Dean’s way. When Dean turns to Crown Prince Michael of Caeboria for help, Michael refuses until Castiel offers an alternative solution. What happens along the way when the two princes from usually rival kingdoms team up to rescue Eileen from Fearlight Castle?
The Recalibration Chamber | @imaginaryprotagonist Rating: Explicit Word Count: 13,314 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Dystopia, Enemies to Lovers, Canon-Typical Violence, Smut, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary: When God left, the angels fell to Earth and asserted their rule over humans. Their control was seemingly unquestioned until a rebel by the name of Dean Winchester mobilized an anarchist group to overthrow the system. Just as they were beginning to make progress, Dean is captured and imprisoned in a mysterious room that appears to be floating in space, which is guarded by a low-level angel called Castiel.
Violent Delights (SORRY THE WORD COUNT WAS WRONG ON THE FIRST ONE) | @keiro (ao3) Rating: Explicit Word Count: 90,532 Main Tags/Warnings: Vampire dean Winchester, hunter Castiel, blood drinking, bottom dean/top castiel, forced proximity Summary: These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. - Castiel's life was destroyed when he was 10. His family was decimated by a group of vampires and since then, he swore he would do everything he could to wipe the world from this disease. He trained to exhaustion and became the best vampire hunter, but even then, one kept getting away. Dean abandoned the "Winchester" name a long time ago, right after he got turned into the vampire he is today. After learning his own family saw him as a monster, he decided to embrace his new nature and rely on his instincts. When he wasn't hunting, Dean liked to mess around and try to have some fun. Sometimes, that included teasing around a hunter who was crazy to end him. They both mess with the wrong person and now, because of a spell gone wrong, can't stay away from each other. Chaos ensues.
The Most Qualified Interrogator | @seidenapfel Rating: Explicit Word Count: 30,765 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hell, Torture, Blood and Gore, Mind Control, Mind Games, Smut, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Castiel and Dean Winchester Have a Profound Bond, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Murder Husbands, Dubious Consent, Homophobic Language, Minor John Winchester/Mary Winchester, Minor Ruby/Sam Winchester, Angel Wings, Top/Bottom Versatile Castiel/Dean Winchester Summary: Castiel has come off the line with a crack in his chassis. Constantly going against his heavenly commands, not even wiping his mind can control him. Instead of killing or incarcerating him, Heaven decides to redeploy him to get rid of the problem, forever. Mind wiped and stripped from all his heavenly duties and ranks, Castiel falls — to Hell. Inexorably, he becomes the master of the Pit. The filthiest souls suffer and shatter under his hands. He is relentless. Nothing threatens to break through his programming. What he does, feels right. It’s justified. Until the Righteous Man arrives in Hell.
Icebreaker | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Explicit Word Count: 16,557 Main Tags/Warnings: Hockey AU, Rivalry, Misunderstandings, Trust Issues, Trauma, Blindfolds, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Summary: Unlike the rest of his team, Dean hasn’t warmed up to their newest star hockey player Castiel Novak. Between their unspoken rivalry, and Castiel’s seeming pretentiousness, Dean isn’t holding his breath on this changing any time soon, especially not after a disastrous attempt to find common ground over a cozy dinner. A tiny mix-up with their hotel key cards, unbeknownst to both, however, might just do the trick.
My Cryo Sleeping Beauty | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Explicit Word Count: 55,356 Main Tags/Warnings: Sci-fi AU, Space, Action/Adventure, Hunted, Rivalry/Enemies, Humor, Misunderstandings, Torture, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Idiots in Love, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean, Narrated by Gabriel, minor background Gabriel/Sam Summary: Let me tell you a story about two adorable, yet frustrating, knuckleheads in love. We got Dean Winchester of Venandi, who wakes up on an unknown spaceship with a half-naked man in his arms, and no memory of how this happened. Cuddling him oh-so lovingly, we have, fresh out of cryo sleep, prisoner James Novak, who is equally confused about his whereabouts and to find Dean sharing a bed with him. Now, prisoner Novak is really Castiel, an old acquaintance of Dean’s and his real identity appears to be only known by Dean. That’s when the mercenary Henriksen, doing Empress Amara’s bidding, stumbles upon them and crashes their little (freak out) moment. While dealing with Castiel’s mysterious past and Dean’s personal and urgent quest, they have no choice but to work side by side as they banter away to escape from everyone’s clutches and find out what really happened. I know you might be skeptical. People often ask me, “How in all the stars do you possibly know all of this, Gabe?” The answer is very simple: I’m part of the story! I witnessed first hand their tribulations and lovey-dovey looks. Well, some part of it. As for the rest…Well I’m all about tall tales.
The Android (WIP) | @whoipretended2b Rating: Explicit Word Count: 28,194 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Dystopia, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Androids, Emotional Manipulation, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, PTSD, Slow Burn, Terrorism, Artificial Intelligence, Angst, Flashbacks to war, Temporary Character Death, android!Castiel, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Light BDSM, temporary major character death, enemies to lovers Summary: Dean Winchester fixes things. Keeps his head down. Follows orders, mostly. Doesn’t ask questions. He can’t afford to—not with a father watching his every move, a brother he’s desperate to protect, and a past sealed behind a NDA. So when a repair job sends him to a brothel on the edge of town, he tells himself it’s just work. Routine. Temporary. But the android he’s sent to fix doesn’t behave like the others. It looks at him too long. Hesitates before it speaks. And when it touches him, Dean forgets—for a moment—that machines aren’t supposed to feel. He knows better than to get involved. He does it anyway. Now he’s tangled in something bigger. Secrets, loyalties, and everything Dean thought he understood about free will and humanity.
Destiel Trope Collection - Day 30: Single Parents
Lavender Fireflies | @casblackfeathers Rating: Explicit Word Count: 28,573 Main Tags/Warnings: single parents, two-person love triangle, misunderstandings, mutual pining, light angst with a happy ending, fluff, sweet!dean, sweet!castiel, hurt and comfort, summer vacation, bottom!dean Summary: Lavender Fireflies Camp is possibly Castiel’s final chance to mend his troubled relationship with his daughter. After an ugly divorce and a nine-to-five job that only further distanced him from Claire, his sister — Anna — suggests spending two weeks camping with Claire. Castiel sees this as his opportunity to bring his daughter closer to him. He had not anticipated meeting a charming firefighter, Dean, on the first day and becoming instantly enchanted by him. Still, Castiel can’t help but feel disappointed when Dean seems to change his mind about them. Usually, the hippy, kumbaya shit that Sammy digs so much is a hard pass for Dean. But coming to Lavender Fireflies Camp wins big brownie points for allowing him to spend time with his brother and his daughter Emma. The last thing Dean expects to happen is to find sex on a stick and everything his dreams are made of in the guy with messy dark hair and blue-as-fuck eyes he meets there. Dean is immediately smitten. Too bad that being a jump-the-gun kinda guy, the first thing Dean assumes is that the redhead camping with Cas is his wife. Then he makes everything a fuckton more complicated for everyone, y’know, Winchester style.
It's A Living | @farenmaddox Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 76,301 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - No Supernatural, Lonely Dean Winchester, Lonely Castiel, Mutual Pining, Friends To Lovers, Slow Burn Summary: Dean's hard work as the sales and marketing director at Sandover is earning him a tidy living and he's on track to become one of the youngest VPs the company has ever had. And if he just keeps working his ass off, he doesn't have time to think about who he's working so hard for, after Lisa broke up with him and Sam got a life of his own and the family in Sioux Falls is doing just fine. It's a charmed life and it only seems empty if he stops moving. He runs into a recently-fired single dad at a bar who's trying to drink away his worries. Castiel is frumpy, exhausted, and kind of a jerk. But Dean needs someone to take care of, and Castiel needs any help he can get. It's just a mutually-beneficial arrangement, and nobody needs to talk about their feelings. Or, how an obnoxious workaholic twenty-something Sugar Daddy and his grumpy DILFy forty-something Sugar Baby fall in love
Falling With Style | @Krexhatespushups-blog Rating: Mature Word Count: 20,271 Main Tags/Warnings: No Archive warnings Apply, Single Parent Castiel, Elementary School Teacher Dean, Non-binary kid!Jack, Castiel is Jack Kline's Parent, idiots in love, Charlie ships Dean/Castiel Summary: Castiel Novak is trying hard to find a school that will accept his non-binary kid, Jack, just the way they are. Twin Pines Elementary might be exactly what Castiel is looking for, in more way than one: Jack’s new teacher is a gorgeous child whisperer with bright green eyes and perfectly pink lips that Castiel can’t stop thinking about in ways that are completely inappropriate for a parent to be thinking about their child’s teacher. Dean Winchester is trying to find love, but that’s difficult when all he does is hang out with 8 year olds all day at his job. He LOVES being a second grade teacher, but what he really wants is to find love. He finds it in a pair of icy blue eyes. Unfortunately, that person is the father of his new student. He might have only spoken to him twice, but Dean can’t stop having dreams about Castiel that leave him angry and horny, which is not an awesome combination when trying to shape the minds of the future. When Castiel and Dean are thrown together to work at the elementary school’s Fall carnival, will they be able to use their words and tell each other how they feel? Or will they find themselves alone once more?
Reconstruction | @okayfinehereiam Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 19,737 Main Tags/Warnings: Single Parent Dean Winchester, Single Parent Castiel, Openly Bisexual Dean Winchester, Openly Gay Castiel, Grief/Mourning, No MCD, Bullying, Homophobia, Religious Fanaticism, Fluff and Angst, Love Wins Summary: Though both are single dads, the ways by which Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester ended up there couldn't be more different: Castiel came to Sioux Falls for a fresh start when his best friend died and his godson, Jack, became his adoptive son. Dean moved to be closer to family when a one night stand turned into a surprise toddler on his doorstep. When a certain strawberry blonde spitfire stands up for Jack against the school bully, they quickly become friends. Castiel and Dean are soon in each other's orbits, only drawing closer when Dean begins doing some renovation of Castiel's home. Meanwhile, the mother of the young bully, Naomi Adler, having failed to weasel her son out of his due consequences, wages a 'holy quest' against Castiel. One she doesn't bother keeping secret. As they spend more and more time around one another, neither man can deny their attraction, but Castiel especially must decide if there is enough room in his life and heart for grief, for love of a child, and for a love of an altogether different kind.
“Can we get a dog?” | @Teeparadigm67 Rating: General Word Count: 15,885 Main Tags/Warnings: Domestic Fluff, Developing Friendships, Castiel and Dean Winchester are Neighbors, Dog Owner Dean Winchester, Castiel is Jack Kline's Parent Summary: Those 5 little words plague Castiel’s life. Every day since the ridiculously handsome man and his dog moved in across the street his son Jack has begged his father for a dog. But it seems they may have gotten more than what they bargained for when a small Miracle finds his way into their yard and luck truly falls into their laps. Or The one where Jack gets his dog and Castiel gets his man.
dean, grabbing cas by the lapels after he rescues him from the empty: do you love me? or do you love me?
cas: ????
dean: cas i need to know what kind of love you meant
cas, with dawning realisation and love in his eyes: the sodomy kind.
Destiel Trope Collection - Day 28: Cas is Determined to Show Dean he's Loved
Holy Water (Touched By An Angel) | @beapectacledgiraffe Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 4,061 Main Tags/Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Friends To Lovers, Slow-Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Bathing/Washing, Fluff Summary: An Angel and a Hunter are sitting in a bathtub. Naked, facing each other. What sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, is actually what Dean is suddenly experiencing one night when he just wants to soak, literally, in bloody bath water and self-pity. But then there’s Castiel, and he’s a force to reckon with who doesn’t take “no“ for an answer when his human acts stupid.
Watching Over Me | @bisexualwvtson Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4,723 Main Tags/Warnings: Angst/Smut, Panic Attacks, Implied/Referenced Suicide, First time having sex, implied bottom dean/top cas, Dean Cries, Castiel takes care of Dean Summary: Cas is back from the empty (s13) and Dean can’t stop watching him
A Cowboy For Me | @casblackfeathers Rating: Explicit Word Count: 11,630 Main Tags/Warnings: rancher!Castiel, stripper!Dean, sex then love, pining!Castiel, fluff, light angst with a happy ending, bottom!Dean, dating, sweet!Dean, sweet!Castiel Summary: From the very first moment Castiel lays his eyes on Dean, there's only one thought crossing his mind — ask Dean on a date. Maybe then he'll get the opportunity to learn more about the alluring young man who so easily sweeps him off his feet. But between a one-night stand that ends too abruptly, and Castiel being treated with a right hook the next time he tries to see Dean, things just aren’t going his way. Maybe he will have better luck trying to make a new life for himself at his brother’s ranch... If only he could take his mind off of Dean.
A Captive to Love | @seidenapfel Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4,778 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s10e22 The Prisoner (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Bears the Mark of Cain, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood and Injury, Frottage, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Hurt/Comfort, Love Confessions, Angst with a Happy Ending, Top/Bottom Versatile Castiel/Dean Winchester Summary: “Everyone except me. I'm the one who will have to watch you murder the world. So, if there's even a small chance that we can save you, I won't let you walk out of this room,” Cas said, glowering at him. Dean huffed. His friend obviously believed he could still save him. As if there was a choice. Deep down, he might want it to be true. Jeez, he wanted for it to end, to get the crap off his body, his soul, yet the Mark on his arm throbbed in fury. There simply wasn’t a choice.
The Hunter's Oath | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 19,895 Main Tags/Warnings: Cabin Fic AU, Celestial Castiel, Fantasy and Supernatural Elements, Isolation, Castiel and Dean Have a Profound Bond Summary: Tasked with the important tradition of fulfilling an Oath to a celestial being, Dean is feeling the weight of loneliness more and more, after years of isolation on the mountain. Until one night, he is gifted a surprise: the god himself shows up with the desire to explore their bond for a time. Dean goes along with it, having no choice, and prays that nobody notices he might have failed to keep the mountain undisturbed. When he learns more about his new companion and the truth behind the legend, however, Dean finds himself picturing a different kind of life. One that isn’t as solitary. And perhaps, even more peaceful than anticipated.
Unveil the Splendours of Your Heart | @thefandomsinhalor Rating: Mature Word Count: 68,868 Main Tags/Warnings: Modern Settings AU, Homeless Dean, Amnesia, Famous Model Castiel, Trauma, Assault, Fluff and Angst, Pining, Slow Burn, Protective Castiel, Addict Sam, Sleepy Cuddles, Cat Owner Castiel, Summary: When a reporter asks Dean, a homeless man with a mysterious past, why he exclusively keeps close to the billboards and posters of a specific male model—the one Dean likes to refer to as the angel with spectacular blue eyes—in a moment of weakness, thinking it won’t change anything about his situation, Dean tells him the truth: it’s how he finds comfort and solace. Something that is difficult to come by. That is until the story reaches the ears of Castiel Novak, the model in question.
The Omega Classifieds | @ValandraWrites Rating: Explicit Word Count: 73,161 Main Tags/Warnings: Alpha Castiel/Omega Dean Winchester, Sex Worker Dean Winchester, Young Sam Winchester, Letters, Epistolary, Historical, Russian Castiel, Mating Bites, Rape/Non-con Elements, Forced Mating, Selectively Mute Dean Winchester, Scars Summary: Life isn’t easy for a single Omega. Without an Alpha on record, Dean can’t work, can’t mate, and by law, should have been turned over to The Omega Center to be trained and auctioned off for mating. To avoid that fate, Dean resorts to the Omega Classifieds to try and find a mate. The enigmatic and charming Castiel Krushnic catches his eye and maybe his heart, but will he make his claim official before Dean’s luck runs out?
Remnant | @WhatWeDoInTheDark Rating: Explicit Word Count: 3,264 Main Tags/Warnings: Top Cas bottom Dean Summary: Although Dean no longer swears The Mark, he experiences some lingering effects. Castiel uses his unquenchable love to get him through the worst of it.
The clever editing will never not get applause from me 12x14:
I know it's been said. But we'll say it again!!!!
Truly hilarious how Mary is like I AM FULL OF SO MUCH GUILT I HAD TO FACE WALLY'S SPOUSE AFTER MY HORRIBLE RECKLESS SELFISH SEEECRET PLAN WENT SIDEWAYS:
Meanwhile Dean is over there like
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>8[ DID YOU EVEN HEAR ME WHEN I SAID—
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AND THEN
they follow *waves* all that
with *this* FUCKING SHOT
overlaid with Mary saying: "I watch him die every night."
Dean with the thousand-yard stare
*whispers* B-b-becaaaaaause.......................
The truth is that ever since then, Dean watches <CAS> die every night and he's having all the nightmares, so Mary DESERVES to have all the nightmares too
j-j-ussssst LOOK at him he—
haunted