#PLEASE can we have Misha in a ROMCOM PLEASE?

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YES YES YES LET'S APPRECIATE IT ALL!!!!!! S2 Like, MY, OH MYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Look at THIS MAN!!!!!!! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SOOOOO F* GORGEOUS!!!!!!! SOOOO F* HOOOOOT!!!!! SEEEEEEXY!!!!! MARVELOUS!!!!! :D I LOVE HIM!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE Thank YOU SOSO MUCH for this!!!!! You are AMAZING!!!!!! :) <3 Like I keep saying, THANK YOU SOOO F* MUCH Gotham Knights Crew TOO for ALL OF THIS!!!!! And that WHOLE SCENE THERE just makes me have THOUGHTS of ROMCOMs with Misha!!!! Being a single father and all that!!! Like, AWWWW, can you IMAGINE seeing him making breakfast for his kids, spending the nights at the couch with them watching some movies and eating popcorn. Doing his morning jogs, getting out of the shower and getting ready for work, coming BACK from work all that!!! Yeah, I KNOW, I just kind of described Misha's life there, BUT, CAN YOU BLAME ME????? Tell ME you wouldn't want to SEE all of IT too???? XD

Appreciation of Misha’s messy hair in Gotham Knights 1x04

[theyarebothgunshot]

“...and they were roommates!”

ever since blanky gate, i have been itching to delve into the period of time when misha supposedly lived together with jensen. anddd this week, i did just that. more under the cut.

what i tried to do is go over things that happened from july 2017 (the beginning of filming s13) through march 2020 (when they had to stop filming after 15x18 because of covid), in more or less chronological order. as far as i can tell, there is no clear consensus about when exactly misha said he moved in with a friend in vancouver, but i saw a few people refer to him stating that during s13. so that is what i went with. i realize that because of hiatus and other circumstances, they clearly weren’t in the same apartment at all times, so don’t get nitpicky with me please.

i also didn’t include every single interaction or picture that i could find, but simply the highlights. 

disclaimer: i am not making this to make a statement about anything regarding sexuality, or to make a point one way or the other. i am simply posting this because i think they have a very special bond and that is beautiful to me no matter what, and i think a lot of people can agree on that, so that is why i am sharing. enjoy! share my pain! etc!

2017

july:

during sdcc, misha can’t help himself and claims his favorite prop is dean 

august:

jensen let’s the world know that he would love to do a western slash romcom with misha. give it to us in a way we don’t expect it 

he also wrote the word ‘yum’ on a piece of punk!cas art. a very normal thing to do

this wholeeee gish thing *waves hand* is a lot

october:

i think this is supposed to be a sextoy joke. anyways. yeah.

it’s jensen’s turn to have his foot in his mouth as he says that misha looks ‘convincing’ in a dress

november:

honcon my absolute beloved 

december:

jensen would like to be a fallen angel

some soft jenmisheel christmas charity action

2018

february:

misha came to watch jensen perform, not behind the stage but in the audience

march:

a classic birthday tweet from misha ft. one of their sunset pic

~domestic vibes i gues idk i just think it’s cute

april:

ah yes. that time misha started to talk about him and jensen sharing clothes. 

a repeat of the classic ‘i’ll have what he’s having’

may:

jensen encourages misha to strip

sigh. just jib stuff, you know how it be

jensen offered misha his shirt this morning

misha is jensen’s pebble

looking dapper in matching suits 

some cute interactions re: the suits

june:

misha would take jensen home when the show ends

jensen being adorable while he tells the story of how exciting misha got during scoobynatural 

jensen wore a very particular ring 

august:

jensen wishes misha a happy birthday <3

playfully bickering like an old married couple over a shirt

idk why exactly but this sounds dirty to me sooo lmao

september:

cute dvd commentary by jensen and danneel

some more cute bickering + bonus alaina comment

the definition of ‘you’re doing amazing sweetie!’

october:

jensen would advice dean to avoid brunettes with trenchcoats

misha recites a poem about missing someone

jensen has MANY videos of misha

november:

300th episode party my beloved

december:

misha recites a poem and jensen comments on it

2019

january:

misha posts a vid and jensen comments

look i’m just saying that misha is not a dumb man and i think he knew what he was doing here

as did stands

an ew journalist ships it, i guess?

jensen will always be misha’s princess

february:

‘miss you.’

‘there’ll be no living with him now’

march:

another year another birthday tweet

misha slept in jared’s apartment ‘what?’ ‘it didn’t mean anything!’

supernatural is coming to an end

april:

according to misha, jensen is ‘tidy’

may:

the famous straddlegate panel. a lot happened. a lot.

misha calls jensen very submissive 

behaving like children

july:

the last ever sdcc panel

‘this guy is always partially-obscuring my view of sunsets’

august:

grumpily checking each other out & a soft hug

‘hey sweetheart, not cool’ if you hear it you do, if you don’t you don’t

a lil on-set birthday party for misha

domestic s14 bloopers

the ew shoot took place in august

misha and jensen went to the hospital together to see a precious new born baby

september:

jensen shares the story about the dogs names jensen and misha

october:

misha posts and jensen comments

dressing up

misha wears a very particular ring

november:

‘what crazy things have you done to each other’

‘i’m trying not to say that our character would be having sex’

promoting the cookbook together

more lovely cookbook posts and comments!

‘i’m sorry your camera operator keeps checking you out’

a knock knock joke peak dad humor

more cockles content? ‘go to the back of the line’

misha drives the impala (spot the ring) + jensen comments

jensen and misha make destiel related innuendos

december:

a lesson in sign language

‘10 years. same bar. same table. same company. same good times.’

february:

misha texts a cockles/destiel pic on feb 13th

march:

misha’s birthday post for jensen + jensen posts a pic misha took

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January 2020 Pond LiveChat Recap - Writing RPF

We had a great time chatting with Taylor,  @impalaimagining​! Thank you so much for joining us and sharing your thoughts and experience!

Our topic this month was Writing RPF, and we talked about the legal, moral, and emotional aspects of writing about real people.  A rundown of the chat, as well as general Pond news, is below the cut!

We started off the chat with the legal side of things, most of which was covered back when we talked about Monetizing Fan Works back in May. Here are the related links that were brought up:

Wikipedia: Legal issues with fan fiction (The section dealing with RPF is near the bottom under Right of Publicity.) Boiled down, RPF has to deal with a celebrity's Right of Publicity. Famous people have the right to control the commercial use of their name, image, and likeness, sometimes even their broader identity or persona. Most states’ laws on this only apply to uses for commercial gain. So, don't try to get paid directly for RPF, and you're safe.

From NPR: We Stan: Real Person Fan Fiction Comes To Life. This is a fascinating discussion about RPF, the legalities, and how it’s been changing in recent years. This argues that basically since “fiction” is right there in the name, RPF is inherently more legal than regular fan fiction based off of characters. No one is trying to say that the real people involved are actually doing these things, it’s just fiction.

Goodreads Genre: Fan Fiction - Real Person Fiction. When I was researching, this link came up, and I clicked it, not knowing what to expect. Finding that Fan fiction, much less RPF is on Goodreads was surprising to me. (I thought Goodreads was only about books that could be purchased and didn’t touch “unpublished” works, but I guess not?) What I found most interesting was exactly how many of the titles listed on that page are J2-related. There are more J2-related titles than all of the others COMBINED. As a fandom, we rock!

The discussion started with most folks saying they hadn’t considered the legalities of fan fiction, or RPF in particular, when they began writing. Their first concern was just getting the story out of their head and onto the paper. Also, since no one was getting paid for it and it’s so popular, no one questioned the legalities. Also, since it’s fiction, there’s no defamation of character.

@mrswhozeewhatsis​ (Michelle): Most people know that I generally don’t read RPF, unless it’s an AU. Way way way back, when I first started reading fan fiction, I used to read the occasional RPF. Honestly, before SPN, I never really liked an actor enough to want to know more about them. (I've been burned by some jerk actors in the past.) One of the first RPFs I ever read was from Jared's POV, and it contained a scene where he was on stage at a con, and detailed his thoughts. I forget what the inciting incident was, but suddenly he was thinking, "Great, now they're all thinking about how big my dick is," and it made him spiral. Something about that stuck with me, to the point that I cringe every time I see Jared on stage and anything remotely sexual comes up. That's pretty much what stopped me from reading RPF. I have no problem thinking about how big Sam's dick is, but I can't ponder too much about Jared's dick, or I can't look him in the eye when I see him at cons!!!

Taylor: I definitely think there is a very fine line to be walked when you write RPF, and I generally don't cross into the area of writing from an actor's POV.

Q: Is that how you keep it separate so you don’t stare into their faces at a con during a photo op and think about the smut you wrote about them?

Taylor: It can be hard to keep it separate sometimes but it's actually very easy in the moment of a split second photo op. They move so quickly, I don't genuinely think I have ever had the time to consider the things I've written about them while I was talking to and hugging them!

Q: Anyone else who doesn’t read/write RPF, do you think that the whole not being able to look them in the eye is an internal thing for anyone in your life, or just celebs? 

@manawhaat​ (Mana): For example, I have A. FUCKING. LOT. of sex dreams. With tons of people, celebs and people I know in my real life... and I don't want to say that it's jaded me as far as thinking sexual thoughts about people, but in a way it kind of has. I don't have that moral dilemma of not being able to look Jared in the eye after thinking about his dick.  Taylor: I completely agree. I think writing it has made me kind of impervious to it bleeding into my daily life. I see Jared and my heart goes ohmygodwelovehim first and in person, then later when he's not around is when the wowowowbutwhatabouthisdick comes in. Michelle: I don’t think I could write about anyone in a smutty way. Just characters.

Q: I wanted to talk about 'characterization' of rpf. Do other rpf writers out there think of the people as characters and treat them that way, or do you humanize them? Idk if that question makes sense but it's along the same lines of keeping them separate. 

@fogsrollingin​ (Alex): I cast them in other stories when it's rpf. I always write rpf AUs with only a couple exceptions. We know their onscreen mannerisms, so making them astronauts terraforming a new planet with evil aliens on it is like "oh easy". Taylor: Characterization is huge for me. If someone writes an actor outside of the way they portray themselves, it's impossible for me to read. While we don't know these people personally, we know how they act outwardly and in the public eye, and that's enough to get a good idea of the kind of person they would be.  Michelle: I have no trouble reading AUs, because it's just another character who happens to look like and have the name of one of my favorite actors. In AUs, they're characters. If they are actors on a show called Supernatural, then it's too humanizing for me. Taylor: See, Michelle, my mind can't separate it to that degree. If I'm reading about someone named Jared who looks like our Jared? It's Jared. AUs give me a lot of trouble, to be honest.  Both writing and reading. Alex: I feel like it's no different than if Jared did a scifi movie during his summer break from spn & it's so low budget they just kept his real name for his character name.

Q: Do you feel differently reading ship RPF than reader insert RPF?

Michelle: Most of the RPF stories I read are ships, but I do read some reader inserts, too. It’s not an intentional choice either way. Alex: I don't feel differently about it, rly. I know I prefer reading ships over reader insert but that's just my personal jam. Mana: I have a hard time reading ship rpf mainly because I like the versions of my ships that I've built in my head, so when someone deviates from that it is a little turn off for me. Like, your version of Cockles is not the same as my version, which is totally fine, you do you, but it isn't gonna tickle me the same way ya know. so when I get into like non-mainstream ships it's extra difficult to find writers who represent them in the 'right' ways. Taylor: I feel that way about pretty much everything I read, and I think that has a lot to do with the whole characterization piece of it. I know that my idea of and the way I portray Jared or Jensen is probably a million times different than the way other people, including my readers, think of them. I try really hard to make sure the way the actors come across is "right". Mana: I think the one big piece of characterization is kind of using the way they have presented themselves as a moral compass. Obviously they don't present their whole selves so there's always wiggle room and areas where you are free to project your ideas of them into the fic, but that's also the trickiest area and where so many people drop the ball.  Taylor: YES. So, so many people take that wiggle room and take it leaps and bounds beyond what is public (fandom) knowledge. 

Q: How do you feel about RPFs that support certain theories about the wives being beards and such?

Mana: I try to not write anything that would feel as if I'm slandering anyone, etc. I wouldn't want to write a Jensen x reader fic where Danneel cheats on him and that's how they get together. If I mention it at all I just say that they've peacefully and amicably parted ways. If I don't mention it then they simply don't exist in the timeline. But never anything negative about anyone, especially the wives.  @girl-with-a-fandom-fettish​ (Kaisha): I don't write smut (only read) so I have a very different interpretation on a lot of the things being discussed. I tend to stick with non-AU, sister/daughter!reader insert RPF fics because I don't feel creative enough branch out beyond that. I feel the same as Mana, and I actually won't read fics that are based on the premise that someone cheated for the storyline to work. Alex: I'm okay if ppl deviate far into fantasy realms tho. As long as it's not too support a real life conspiracy theory about the actors, if ppl wanna write it & others like it, all the more power to them. I mean as long as you're like "I killed the wives during the zombie apocalypse in my fic but I love them in real life please don't kill me" I'm like "cool". Taylor: I avoid bashing fics or beard fics. Admittedly I have one where Jensen and Danneel never got married, but they still had a daughter together and Danneel hid the kid from him until her 5th birthday. That doesn't feel like a bash/slander fic to me because I'm not painting anyone as a bad person - things just played out differently. 

Q: The person who suggested this topic mentioned “how to write your first RPF.” Any suggestions?

Michelle: Have Mana finish it for you! (The only one I’ve ever written, she had to finish for me!) Alex: My first rpf was a ballerina!Jared & yogi!Misha romcom. It was so goofy! Taylor: I don't know if I can even answer that question. It literally just poured out of me when I started. I took the tiny little idea I had in my head (my daydream, as it was previously and so aptly named), and put it into words and it ended up being a 10 part series. Mana: How to write your first rpf: READ RPF FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT WRITERS. find what works for you and for the people you're writing about. do a couple of trial runs with shorter fics. you have room to play, but try not to stray too far from what they've presented themselves as in real life. Kaisha: For me, when I wrote my first RPF (which was also my first fic), I was in a mental place where I was watching a lot of con videos and reading a lot of sister/daughter fics. It was more "I need an outlet for how I am feeling right now and I don't have anyone to talk to"...so I talked to the image of the boys I had made in my head from what I saw of them online.

Q: Does character shipping affect the RPFs you read? Like, if your OTP is Destiel, do you mainly only read Cockles?

Kaisha: I will read almost anything that's related to one of the Js, either RPF or SPN. But I don't have strong ship feels one way or another that changes what I read/write for RPF. Taylor: I don't know if character ships have any kind of effect on RPF ships. Because there are a lot more people involved in cons than we see on the show, and cons are my primary source of RPF inspiration. Like, we see Henry, what, twice in the show? But Gil McKinney is a whole other story. He's all over the convention circuit (or at least he used to be) and also all over fandom twitter. It just feels easier for me to write RPF because I see these actors in my real life, interacting with other real people. I have interacted with them, which makes things feel a lot more real than writing about two hot fictional dudes from my TV screen. Alex: I'm definitely up for Sam/Dean as much as I'm up for J2. Oddly tho it's Mishalecki at real life con panels that's gotten me totally happy to write/read Mishalecki.

Q: (From Taylor) The piece of RPF I struggle with the most is bringing events from the actors' real lives into my stories. Writing about Jensen and the brewery, about their kids and stories they tell about them at cons, that's where my already grey area turns even more grey. 

Kaisha: I am right there with you Taylor! My fic started as mostly the reader and JJ interacting and then I remember the twins existed, too. And with my new fic I am trying to figure out if the San Jac and FBBC will work in or not. Mana: I'm interested in this, because I don't seem to have that issue or gray area. It just doesn't exist for me and I'd like to hear more about it from you guys. Taylor: It's so hard haha. I have something coming up that deals with Jared being arrested and of course I didn't post it before that whole event went down so now it looks like I'm taking that part of his life and twisting it for my personal fiction needs. Which feels kinda (adult word for "not good").  Kaisha: For me the gray area thing is because I want to write a believable story. A believable story has realistic details and if I am ignoring or overlooking things that my audience knows to be true, I feel it takes them out of the story. Mana: So it's a case of omit it entirely or commit to it entirely? I ask in regards to like FBBC and the kids. Do you feel differently about incorporating those aspects into your fics? would you be more comfortable writing about fbbc than you would the kids? Or does that gray area cover the same on both? Kaisha: The same thing goes for when I beta read something. A detail that I don't remember or agree with will take me out of the story and send me on a research rabbit trail to know if the author is correct with what they said. I want to stay in the story as much as possible and I want that for my readers too. That's probably a good way to differentiate it. If I state in the A/N that J1 only has 1 kid, then I don't have to consider what year the story is occurring in. But if I tell you it's non-AU, well then everything that is happening in our universe should be happening in my story (otherwise, it would be AU, even to the slightest degree). The kids vs. FBBC thing I think could be very personal on which someone feels more comfortable with. I say that because I know ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING about alcohol. Kids on the other hand I get. Taylor: For me it's the same. Just, actual concrete aspects of Jensen's life are harder for me to write about. Because then - again, just for me - that feels like writing from their point of view, which is something I try to avoid.

Q: Do any of you read/write RPF outside of SPN?

Taylor: SPN is my only fandom. Michelle: I tried to read fics from other fandoms, and just couldn’t get into it. I might be getting sucked into The Witcher fandom, though. Haven’t found any Geralt fics that really align with my image of him, though. Alex: There are CW network RPF AUs I read. Taylor: I feel like, as SPN fans, we have a wonderful privilege and incredible pool of writers to choose from when we want to read. I don't know, because like I said SPN is my only fandom, if any other fandom has this level of talent or dedication.

Q: Have you ever read an RPF fic that changed the way you viewed an actor? Or given you a sense of gained insight into their lives?

Michelle: That's actually why I don't read “canon-compliant” RPF, actually. Because then I might think that idea is real, and won't see that it's not, even when proven wrong. Like, maybe Jared actually loves it when we think about how big his dick is? But I can't stop thinking that it embarrasses him and makes him uncomfortable because I read it in that one fic. Kaisha: @crashdevlin​  has a Jensen x reader series that also heavily features Tom Hiddleston. My view of Tom has forever been changed because of her story!  Michelle: My brain is very malleable. Sometimes, I'm so open-minded, my brain falls right out. I have to be careful what I let influence me. Kaisha: It wasn't something that I intended to happen. Crash just wrote a very compelling character and I think my opinion would have been altered no matter who it was that she used as the face. Taylor: I've never read anything that has changed the way I view the actors. I've certainly read things that have given me new ideas about the things they enjoy (bitey and/or rough smut), but nothing that's changed the way they appear in my mind. I think the biggest part of all of this is just remembering that all of this is 100% FICTION and should never be taken as reality in any way, shape, or form.

To close out the chat, Mana requested fic recs! Here are the recs that were mentioned:

Michelle: If you're into serial killer AUs, There's a J2 AU in my AO3 bookmarks that's genius. Adoration. The other RPF bookmark I have is called Beholder. Jared runs an animal shelter, and Jensen is a homeless man with a TBI who gets dumped at the shelter one night.

Alex: My favorite rpf fic is Tails by keep_waking_up. Werefox!Jared & kitsune!Jensen law enforcement murder mystery AU.

Taylor: One of my favorites to read is by @thecleverdame​: Modern Technology. (Jared x reader) This is unfinished but it's quickly becoming one of my favorite Jensen-things I've ever written, AND IT'S AN AU!!! Rockabye. Also, there’s You Saved Me (Jared x Reader). And have a J2 x Reader for funsies! Something is Happening

Kaisha: This is my favorite RPF. Underneath verse (series) - J2 -  Jensen is the undercover FBI agent sent to take out Jared, the boss of Chicago. #Self-promo, but I am pretty proud of this one, too: Nanny, Sister, Daughter...Family (Jenneel with sorta daughter!reader)

Mana: Here’s the Cockles x Reader fic that Michelle and I wrote: Rumor Has It And, of course, (Jenneel x Reader) Fools In Love.

Feel free to reblog with your favorite RPF fics!!

Also, the February LiveChat info is still TBD. Feel free to send in your topic ideas and suggest guest speakers!!

General Pond Updates and Reminders

What we’ve got cooking up next: Not much, at the moment, since everyone is busy, so we’re just trying to keep up with the day-to-day at the moment! Our to do list is still long, though, and will not be neglected forever! Next up is organizing the tagging system on the blog to make it easier for readers to find the stories they’re interesting in and for writers to find the help they’re looking for!

Reminders:

Angel Fish Award nominations are accepted all month long! No need to wait to tell us how much you liked a fellow Fish’s work!  IF YOU HAVE SENT IN A NOMINATION, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PRIVATE MESSAGE CONFIRMING WE RECEIVED IT, WE DIDN’T GET IT. Be sure to use Submit instead of Ask!

Don’t forget to submit your stories to be posted to the blog! When your stories are on the blog, then they are easier to nominate for Angel Fish Awards!

Say hi to December’s New Members and January’s New Members! (If we missed someone, let us know!)

Check the Pond CALENDAR to see when Big Fish will be in the Skype chat room/discord general channel and other Pond and SPN events are happening! Know of something that’s not on the calendar, send us an ask or submission with the deets info details!  The calendar offers a lot of features, such as showing you when things are in your own timezone! Since we’re an international group, that’s a definite plus!!

We’re getting lots of requests for more Big Fish, lately, but so far, only one applicant! If you know someone you think would be a good Big Fish, tell them to apply!!

[orionsangel86]

Hey, this is a good day to remember we never knew what Jensen meant when he said he would have loved to shoot a cowbody movie but then Brokeback Mountain came out and suddenly he lost all interest in the genre. Maybe we should ask him about that instead of talking about on set pranks.

I sense some bitterness here? TBH I have heard of this in amongst other accusations of homophobia from Jensen from cons from years ago but I have never seen the source. Anyone have it?

But that’s besides the point anyway. Why would we drag up idiotic comments he made years ago now? After all this time he has proven himself to be a kind and loving person, who is totally comfortable filming things like 13x06 and joking that he would “love to do a western slash romcom with Misha”. If Jensen is in any way homophobic, it is of the internalised kind only, and nowadays I doubt he is even that. 

I hate prank questions as much as anybody, but I personally think questions to actors should be kept to fun things and nice topics and maybe some crazy hypothetical’s about their characters (even though I know Misha hates those as well!) dragging up things Jensen said years ago would not go down well and would only cause controversy so please don’t do that.

No one is perfect and we have all said stupid things in our pasts. Even you nonny. I guarantee it. If I had every nasty comment I once made thrown back at me years later now that I am older and wiser I would absolutely hate it and myself, but people can and do change nonny. Before I had ever come on Tumblr or moved to London I grew up in a very white, conservative area, and I held white, conservative views. Do you know I once voted Tory in the general elections in the UK? (yes I feel dirty admitting it) When I think back to what an idiot I was in my late teens I shake my head at myself. 

People change. We can’t hold comments Jensen made years ago over his head when it is obvious he has changed in everything he says and does at cons. If this is something that is upsetting you, I would advise trying to let it go and focus on the great stuff that Jensen has said instead, and if that fails, just watch the show and stare in amazement at how glorious and gay and wonderful it is right now. If Jensen was truly against all things “brokeback mountain” I doubt he’d be so proud of season 13.

[amwritingmeta]

Destiel and The Transformative Powers of Love

So you know that Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, right? Yeah, so then you know how it’s about this girl who yearns to break out of this place she’s stuck in, this conventional place where she’s unhappy as fuck, and what she wants is to have an adventure, and you know how she ends up having the biggest adventure of her life falling in love with this scary-ass monster dude who’s from a completely different world to her (dude has his own enchanted castle and everything) and how it turns out he’s had this curse put on him for being an all-out dick and he needs to find the non-dick within in order to win this girl’s heart, because having someone truly love him is the only way the monster can break the curse that has him just as stuck in his enchanted castle as the girl was ever stuck in her unsatisfying, conventional life. 

I know you know the story and I know you’ve seen the movie and I’m not talking the live action remake here, I’m talking the original. The Alan Menken scored, Oscar winning mother fucker of a brilliant piece of animated cinema.

So the other day (and most days lately) I was listening to the score of said piece of brilliance and guess what thought flew into my head. 

(you actually don’t have to guess) (I’m about to demonstrate it to you with gifs and everything)

The ending of Beauty and the Beast summarises my strongest want for Destiel in S13. How? I’m glad you asked because here come the gifs:

-> Destiel end of S12.

And then…

Belle: Please… don’t leave me…

…Destiel beginning of S13 (these emotions demonstrated by grieving!Dean, rather than explicitly stated by Dean with his head buried against Cas’ chest because too soon and also, Cas isn’t there to hear it).

And by 13x03…

(or hopefully somewhere around there, but this moment could come later) rebirth and transformation.

(Misha could so pull that off btw) (mh with the rain…)

After which comes mutual worry and tension and internal conflict for half of S13 (or more) based in questions like: Who are you? Are you still you? What does your transformation mean for us? What were we before? What are we now? Do I even know you? Will I still know you, once you’re done with this transformation?

Around midseason finale (or thereabouts…) comes this moment:

Beast: Belle… It’s me. Belle: …It is you.

Here Cas is starting to find his feet, he’s no longer dazed and confused, he’s beginning to feel like he knows that he belongs, because within him this rebirth is transforming the way he relates to himself, and through this, how he relates to Dean. 

(and Sam and the world, but I’m focusing on the love story arc here) 

All the while Cas’ transformation is doing all sorts of things to how Dean relates to Cas and, ultimately, how Dean understands his own identity. Because they love each other, and it’s undeniable in a way it’s never been before.

Taking us into them trusting these new circumstances implicitly - this is right, this is where they both belong, together - leading to flirting and truly, truly enjoying getting to know each other, and dangerous situations being averted and possibly there’s Dean making a Grand Gesture to show Cas exactly how much Cas means to him, sometime during the second half of the season, all of this landing us in this moment at the end of S13:

So yeah. There it is. Perfect fit for demonstrating my hopes for this love story of ours - so centred on meeting your match and feeling it’s something “new and a bit alarming”.

Basically I wish for S13 to have callbacks to every major moment Dean and Cas have ever shared woven into the surface narrative of the show - and I know I’m far from alone in believing this could very well be where it’s headed.

And I can see how perfectly it would fit for them to literally write the love story as a Three Act romcom, starting with the meet-cute when Cas is resurrected and just unfolding the truth of Destiel over the course of S13 (and possibly into S14), like a beautiful flower that will shoot cannonballs at anyone who didn’t see this flower’s true colours from a mile away as early as S4. (better duck your heads casual viewers) (and I don’t mean that I see Cas coming back weird and altered and they have to start from scratch with another meet-cute at his resurrection) (but that’s just my personal stance on it) (because I don’t see the point of doing that) (at all)

Basically on the top of my wish list for S13 is TFW working as a unit, and the Destiel love story arc being brought into stark relay for all to see, and the writers are perfectly positioned to do just that: through utilising these New Beginnings they’ve set up in the narrative of S12.

Placing each main character on a threshold means presenting them with fresh perspectives and bringing them into a new set of dynamics.

Changing the dynamics of the relationships - how the characters relate to one another - would continue the momentum in the character growth for all of them established in 12x22 and furthered in 12x23. 

Brodependency lapsed

Dean’s walls coming down

Cas set for this transformation of his

And the best part? It wouldn’t change the structure, tone or content of the show itself. Saving lives, hunting things: still on the foremost agenda here. I’m not declaring Destiel take over and push everything else to the peripheral - rather the narrative will balance it out as it always has. There will just be true colours all over the place. (and balls)

Of course, 13x01 will set the pace and show the real angle chosen by the writers for how this is all going to play out, and I’m excited and terrified at the same time, trying to keep my hopes down, but my wish list keeps on growing.

Oh well, you gotta dream big for big dreams to come true! 

Let me finish with some Alan Menken worship. His music keeps making me emotional. And do you know what this piece of this particular score is called that inspired this very post? From that final scene where those golden rays of light shoot out of the Beast like beacons of truth and changes him from within to without?

Yup.

Final bit now. Shhh, listen to the swell of the music. I love this part.

…certain as the sun, rising in the East…