#WhoIPretended2Be

[whoipretended2b]

Back to work after a long weekend. I need a serotonin boost. New (early) chapter of The Android!

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.

He’ll have to decide if being human is about what you’re made of—or the choices you make.

Little excerpt from chapter 10:

[whoipretended2b]

Anyone want to see my dolls?

Shapeshifter!Castiel: Dark Blue

Android!Castiel: The Android

Dean and Castiel write and read fanfiction: Filing Off the Serial Numbers

Castiel stuck in a time loop: Exit Strategy

Fanfiction is so silly. I am playing with my dolls and people are coming over to watch. Some of them even clap and give me compliments. And when I'm done playing, I can go and watch other people play with their dolls.

[ao3feeddestiel]

Dark Blue (Have You Ever Been Alone in a Crowded Room?)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/H3YgnsC by WhoIPretended2Be Castiel is a shapeshifter, haunted by his mother’s murder and terrified of becoming a monster himself. Survival means pretending, and he’s learned to be anyone but himself until the night he meets Dean Winchester. Dean is a hunter, raised to follow his father’s orders and become whatever the job demands. He doesn’t know who he is when he’s not performing, until he meets someone he calls “Blue”. What begins as a quest for revenge turns into something else: the collision of two men hiding from the world, each desperate and terrified to be seen beneath their disguises.   This story is complete! Words: 7710, Chapters: 2/30, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F, F/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Hunter Dean Winchester, Shapeshifter! Castiel, Protective Castiel (Supernatural), Shifter! Castiel, Dubious Consent, morally gray, Hunting a Hunter, John Winchester’s A+ parenting read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/H3YgnsC

[dyllonatorrex-arts]

@whoipretended2b your android fic is so insanely good i need to snort it like cocaine

[mediamime]

Here are a handful of the commissions I've completed in the last month. Thanks to everyone who commissioned me recently! You're all lovely people and I had a lot of fun with all of them (not just the ones below.)

Also, your money is being used this time to fix a fucked up tooth :') so extra thanks because its been bothering the shit out of me.

Commissions are currently closed for now because of day-job obligations, but they'll open again in a month or two if you're interested.

Anyway!

@ribbonfawns.bsky.social 's OCs Geiger and Knox

@lowcommotion.bsky.social 's OC Emery

@sastielenjoyer 's Sam and Winx mashup (I was convinced to do the fullbody because I was obsessed with the vibe)

@whoipretended2b 's Dean and Android Castiel (based on a fic they are writing called The Android on A03!)

Thanks again 🐸

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

Filing Off the Serial Numbers

Filing Off the Serial Numbers https://ift.tt/ujArckF by WhoIPretended2Be Castiel Shurley doesn’t understand why an engineering major keeps showing up in his upper-level creative writing classes. He knows part of having a liberal arts education is taking things outside of your major, but who takes 400-level English courses for fun? And even more galling, his classmates keep gushing about his short stories. You would think Dean Winchester is the next Isaac Asimov. Then Castiel finally gets assigned to peer edit one of Dean’s short stories… and he recognizes it. To be fair, it’s a great story. Too bad Dean didn’t write it. He stole it—lifted straight from a fanfic, with the serial numbers barely filed off. Updates every Wednesday. Words: 1951, Chapters: 1/19, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Charlie Bradbury, Meg | Demon Possessing Meg Masters, Cain (Supernatural), Garth Fitzgerald III, Jimmy Novak (Supernatural), Mia Vallens, Pamela Barnes (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Slow Build, Mutual Pining, Academic Dean Winchester, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe, College, Fluff and Angst, Getting Together, Happy Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, Characters Reading Fanfiction, Characters Writing Fanfiction, Fanfiction of Fanfiction, Fanfiction Writer Dean Winchester, Writer Dean Winchester, Fanfiction Reader Castiel (Supernatural), Writer Castiel (Supernatural), Fanfiction Writer Castiel, Academic Castiel (Supernatural), English Major Castiel, Engineering Major Dean Winchester, Academic Rivals to Lovers, Inspired by Fanfiction Culture, Meg Masters Ships It, Cain ships it too, Charlie Bradbury Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester, Charlie Bradbury & Castiel Friendship, Castiel & Meg Friendship (Supernatural), Miscommunication, AO3 as a Plot Device, Fandom Culture, Jimmy is Castiel's brother, Panic Attacks, Mental Health Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Avoidance, Mentions of Therapy & Medication, fandom drama, Therapy Positive, Awesome Charlie Bradbury, Charlie Bradbury Emotional Support Roommate, Charlie Bradbury & Castiel are Roommates, Fanfiction as Coping Mechanism, I wrote this as a way to avoid social media and the news, fdt, Love Letter to Fanfiction, Skippable Smut, mentions of grief via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/nTQiAkY February 06, 2025 at 10:43PM

[that-stanford-girlie]

😂😭

yea that checks lol

tagging @cevans-is-classic @peoplewatching-notstalker @whoipretended2b and whoever else wants to join lol

tag game!

Your last emojis are your gender

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@erikaskblog @fymo-blogs

[whoipretended2b]

Just posted chapter 19 of The Android and we got our first antagonist POV chapter (but not our last!) and I am loving everyone's theories.

When I first started posting this fic I couldn't have dreamed that people would be so invested in what's happening in this world I've built, but I am loving it.

Here are some of the guesses on this last chapter (some of them have been edited for length):

“Ohhh I have so many theories about Michael. One being that he's actually an android himself, and another being that he was involved in Project LifeSpan in some capacity, and has perhaps taken it over from Chuck. Also, he's giving major Littlefinger "Chaos Is a Ladder" vibes...”

“Michael in this universe could be so many things… but a disgruntled son of Chuck Shurley? Disgusted by the androids made in his father’s image? I mean, as usual, fuck John Winchester, he can die in a hole. But I am loving the layers your world has!”

“Michael intrigues me, and on absolutely no grounds whatsoever I think he knows about/was in some way involved in Project LifeSpan and it's where he developed his anti-android vendetta.”

“YOOOOOOO!!! Just finished reading everything so far. I’ve adored all the twists... I’m also dying to see what happens when Castiel meets John. Also, was Michael mentioned earlier? Gonna have to go back and look.”

“My current wild-ass theory is that Michael is actually Chuck, uploaded into an even fancier stealth cyborg body. (But maybe not. I bet John and Gordon’s terrorist cells have pretty good “prove you’re 100% human” tests…)”

“Michael is making moves to be the Godfather and John is about to be pushed off the board... Especially if his android vendetta is truly just dressed up corporate espionage. I think he's behind the Seraph programme, funding it maybe.”

“I think Michael is an android... and he sees other androids as competition for power.”

“And will Michael want something from Dean? (omg using him as a vessel would be insane.) Does he know about Cas? Are they all connected? (The military where we already got Zachariah and Naomi so Michael fits there?? And he became a part of the movement a year ago?? After Cas escaped??)”

I love seeing how everyone’s brains are working overtime. Some of you are off in the weeds and some of you are honestly scaring me with how close you’re getting. Can’t wait for you all to see what’s next!

New chapter Friday. Bring your pitchforks and tinfoil hats!

[whoipretended2b]

Ya'll it's time for Daddy Winchester's sole POV Chapter in The Android. This is the only chapter you'll get from him but not the only antagonist POV chapter. 😈

Get your pitchforks (or hammers) ready.

[whoipretended2b]

I think I’ve reached my peak as an fanfic author.

I’m in a Destiel discord and someone was talking about time travel fics. I chimed in saying how I love time travel and time loop fics and how I want to write a Destiel Russian Doll fic at some point.

Someone replied to me saying:

i read a really good time loop fic recently called exit strategy by WhoIPretended2Be and oh my god, changed my brain chemistry a little bit (archiveofourown.org/works/44959072/chapters/113125927)

My username on the channel is also, WhoIPretended2Be

I wasn’t awake for this but many of the others in the channel were saying things like, “Did you just rec a fic to the author?”

It was very cute and has absolutely made my morning. 🥰

[valdelion]

This is adorable! Good thread of blogs to check out! Hi everyone!! (the picrew wasn't queer enough for me so I made some additions)

Tagging the mutuals, hope that's ok! @spaghettinatural @katt5673 @colorlessjay @whoipretended2b

picrew chain time!! make yourself a cheeky little icon using this picrew, reblog & tag ur pals!! to start us off: @lightyaoigami @lightyakami @deelavis @dreamfilleddonuts @catboymettaton @vorareromantic @queer-omens-in-the-archives

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@whoipretended2b …

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@whoipretended2b WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME HATE SOMEONE MORE THAN JOHN!?!?

[ao3feeddestiel]

The Android

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/y3nlo6p by WhoIPretended2Be 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. He’ll have to decide if being human is about what you’re made of—or the choices you make. Words: 4693, Chapters: 1/40, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), John Winchester, Charlie Bradbury, Ash (Supernatural), Bobby Singer (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dystopia, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Science Fiction, Alternate Universe - Cyberpunk, Androids, Alternate Universe - Robots & Androids, Sex Work, brothels & sex work, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Manipulation, Emotional Hurt, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Dean Winchester Has PTSD, Dean Winchester Has Self-Worth Issues, Slow Burn, POV Alternating, Found Family, Canon-Typical Violence, Trauma, Psychological Trauma, Isolation, Touch-Starved, Military Backstory, Military Background, malfunctioning androids, Sentient Androids, Android/Human Dynamics, Terrorists, Terrorism, Bombing, Brothel Androids, Artificial Intelligence, Alternate Universe - Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Castiel (Supernatural), AI consciousness, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Nothing explicit outside of Castiel/Dean Winchester, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Misunderstandings, Gritty, Alternate Universe - Noir, noir, Dry Humor, Emotional Sex, Emotional Dean Winchester, Heavy Angst, Subtext Heavy, Implied Past Non-Con (due to the android's context), Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, repressed trauma, Flashbacks to war, Dean Winchester Needs a Hug, Smart Dean Winchester, Foreshadowing, Temporary Character Death, android!Castiel, Dark, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Light BDSM, temporary major character death read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/y3nlo6p

[itsafunnythingisntit]

Thank you for the tag @morallygreyintrovert <3

I'm a new writer, and I'm working on my first few fics, but I have a few long one-shots that I'm getting ready to publish soon.

let your gaze seek the stars | M | 29561 words | WIP

Cas didn’t need sleep, but these days, he'd been making a conscious effort to get some shut eye... it had been easy, once, to be with Dean.

tell me what the stars are (i'll tell you where they land) | G

When Cas comes back, it’s a quiet thing.

This second one will be published soon, and it's a part of my post-series Fix-It series.

Feel free to join: @blackwingsbluejeans @thedrawingsgraveyard and @whoipretended2b <3 <3 <3

tagged by @kerryweaverlesbian !! Thanks for the tag! Sorry this took me a million years to reply to!! (see their post here) to.... share the first lines of ten of your latest fanfics (or up to if you have fewer) and tag ten people !

Also I'm sorry I hope it's okay that I'm gonna copy your formatting, because it's so nice and easy to read <3

Cabin of Feathers // Werebird!Cas , Accidental Mates , Secret Identity Shenanigans , Destiel // 51k (wip)

Dean is distantly aware that staying alone in a cabin in the woods is how a lot of horror movies start, but this place seems too nice for it.

Angelic Steel // MichaelSword!Dean , Soft early Destiel // 700

"Am I even human?" Dean wants to sound angry - he wants to sound furious - but his words come out as broken as he feels inside.

Shine For Me // Castiel's Handprint , Fluff , Destiel // 1k

With the grill on, the timer set, and the smells of cheese, onions, and potato filling the kitchen, Dean feels himself relax a little.

Kiss It Better // Castiel experiencing emotions , Early Destiel // 260

The first time Castiel heard the phrase to 'kiss something better' he thought it sounded like a ridiculous notion.

You're My Happy Place // Valentines Fluff , Castiel can hear longing , Early Destiel // 4k

The prospect of a lonely Valentine’s Day feels unusual.

Falling (In Love) // Castiel's Wings , First kisses in a life or death situation , Destiel // 2k (wip)

In terms of ‘situations where escape seems impossible��� Dean would probably rank this at a solid two.

Flicker, Fizzle, Pop // Castiel explodes lightbulbs when he's flustered , Dean pressing his buttons on purpose , Destiel // 9k

The first time it happened, Cas almost convinced Dean that it hadn’t.

Celestial Hum Of Angelic Contentment (not purring) // Castiel purrs , Fluff , Destiel // 350

Dean's hands stilled from where they had previously been carding through Castiel's soft hair, his fingers resting motionless against his scalp. "Cas... Are you purring?"

Angel Erogenous Zones // Suggestive Themes , Making Out , Destiel // 750

It hadn’t been Dean's intention to be kissing Cas against his bedroom door, but as soon as it had slammed shut behind them that’s where they’d ended up.

I'll Carve My Love Into Your Bones // Rib Carvings , Grace/Soul shenanigans , Early Destiel // 2k

Dean's ribs are aching.

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Seeing them all in a row like this is so interesting!! I'm not sure that opening lines are something I'm particularly good at now honestly asdhjhgshfj. Some of them are tinyyyyy. I do like the ones that grab you - and make you want to find out more. A couple of them impressed me!

No pressure tagging....

@encyclopika @amynchan @thepagemistress @wanderingcas @youchangedmedestiel @citrinediamondeyes and any other writing friend who wants to play! (Its late here and my brain is no longer working)

[ao3feeddestiel]

The Android

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/amzZlkt by WhoIPretended2Be 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. He’ll have to decide if being human is about what you’re made of—or the choices you make. Words: 4693, Chapters: 1/40, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), John Winchester, Charlie Bradbury, Ash (Supernatural), Bobby Singer (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dystopia, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Science Fiction, Alternate Universe - Cyberpunk, Androids, Alternate Universe - Robots & Androids, Sex Work, brothels & sex work, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Manipulation, Emotional Hurt, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Emotional Baggage, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Dean Winchester Has PTSD, Dean Winchester Has Self-Worth Issues, Slow Burn, POV Alternating, Found Family, Canon-Typical Violence, Trauma, Psychological Trauma, Isolation, Touch-Starved, Military Backstory, Military Background, malfunctioning androids, Sentient Androids, Android/Human Dynamics, Terrorists, Terrorism, Bombing, Brothel Androids, Artificial Intelligence, Alternate Universe - Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Castiel (Supernatural), AI consciousness, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Nothing explicit outside of Castiel/Dean Winchester, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Misunderstandings, Gritty, Alternate Universe - Noir, noir, Dry Humor, Emotional Sex, Emotional Dean Winchester, Heavy Angst, Subtext Heavy, Implied Past Non-Con (due to the android's context), Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, repressed trauma, Flashbacks to war, Dean Winchester Needs a Hug, Smart Dean Winchester, Foreshadowing, Temporary Character Death, android!Castiel read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/amzZlkt