#blackout on the eastern seaboard ao3

[shallowseeker]

WIP Word Game

Finally got around to poking this. Thanks for tagging me, @bloodydeanwinchester

My word: P L A N T

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From:

Blackout on the eastern seaboard (prt 2 in-progress)

P - Pleasure and fear hit Dean at the same time. It’s Cas. Fucking Cas, offering this with that same reckless, all-or-nothing bravery that made him challenge a goddamned archangel. All of it, probably, coming from the same messed-up headspace that got him into bed with Dean in the first place.

L - Like how they say the world will end—a big-ass electric storm when the Earth’s magnetic poles flip.

A - “Are you fucking cuddling me?” Dean sneers. He peers through the dark, studying Cas, looking for any crack in his expression—something, anything—that’ll let him call bullshit on this whole thing.

N - Not that it’s happening again, of course.

T - This isn’t a victory. It’s a fucking disaster. The warmth seeps into him, pressing against every sharp edge, softening things Dean isn’t ready to let go of. There’s no post-nut clarity—just this quiet, unbearable closeness, and the sinking realization that he doesn’t hate it as much as he should.

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Or by word:

Dean doesn’t see it coming. One second, Cas is just lying there, and the next—he surges up like a bolt of lightning and plants one on him. Their mouths collide, rough and clumsy. A kiss.

Right out of the fucking gate.

A kiss Dean had explicitly taken off the table. A kiss that steamrolls every rule and crashes headfirst into weird-town.

He just—Cas just kissed him.

The bastard.

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No pressure tag: @deweys-posts @slipper007 @pleaseraisemefromperdition

Your word (or letters): E A R L Y

[ao3feeddestiel]

Blackout on the eastern seaboard

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ErNCiPv by shallowseeker After they outsmart Raphael, Cas’s supposed “last night on Earth” bleeds into overtime, transforming into tomorrow's victory lap—much to Dean’s delight. But with Raphael still gunning for Cas, Dean knows time is of the essence. Seizing the moment, he offers Cas some much-needed hands-on experience to make up for being a terrible wingman with Chastity. But as things heat up, Dean realizes he might be in over his head. In this alternate version of Free to Be Me and You (season 5, episode 3), John Winchester is alive—but his presence only drives Dean further into Castiel’s arms. Words: 20139, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Episode: s05e03 Free to Be You and Me (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Lives, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Shameless Smut, Dean has an Outsized reaction to sex with Cas, Resulting in an Outsized irrational feelings of hurt and taking it Too Personally read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ErNCiPv

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

Blackout on the eastern seaboard

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/IHbcjgu by shallowseeker After they outsmart Raphael, Cas’s supposed “last night on Earth” bleeds into overtime, transforming into tomorrow's victory lap—much to Dean’s delight. But with Raphael still gunning for Cas, Dean knows time is of the essence. Seizing the moment, he offers Cas some much-needed hands-on experience to make up for being a terrible wingman with Chastity. But as things heat up, Dean realizes he might be in over his head. In this alternate version of Free to Be Me and You (season 5, episode 3), John Winchester is alive—but his presence only drives Dean further into Castiel’s arms. Words: 20145, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Episode: s05e03 Free to Be You and Me (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Lives, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Shameless Smut, Dean has an Outsized reaction to sex with Cas, Resulting in an Outsized irrational feelings of hurt and taking it Too Personally read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/IHbcjgu

[shallowseeker]

THE LORE

I'm Shal.  I watched SPN off and on as a teen, but I didn’t join Tumblr or the fandom until late 2022, when I was bedridden due to a heart condition.

That’s when I started reading fics like american oracle by @handsliketruth & @whiskeyjuniper, The Black Dog Ache by @winchester-reload, and Redux by @valleydean... and I was hooked. Ficlets, meta, shitposts, the whole nine. (I'm still obsessed with all of these stories, if you care.)

I'm happy to say that my heart condition is much more stable now, and I’m no longer bedridden, but I’m still on Tumblr and still having an amazing time!

ao3 @ shallowseeker

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pinterest @ shallowseeker

dreamwidth @ shallowseeker

discord @ shallowseeker

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TAGGING / WARNINGS

I’m not anti-anything, but I have a real soft spot for imperfect characters. If they come across as too polished or boring, I love digging into their flaws and exploring their Achilles' heels. (For example, I’ve paralleled Lisa Braden’s struggle with understanding grief against Jody Mills’s deeper, lived understanding of it.)

Anything I think could be challenging or a bit of a downer, I tag with #complex at the beginning—#complex john, #complex sam, #complex dean, and so on.

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META

The meta-organization will go here... eventually. (I'm working on a #shal spn rewatch.)

Over the past couple of years, I’ve written a lot of opinions, some of which people still request. My meta tends to focus on later SPN seasons, with deep dives into Jack Kline—aiming to add variety to the ecosystem by highlighting the real, complicated Jack over the "fanon (toddler) stereotype."

A few people have called me TFW-positive, and I genuinely love Team Free Will, even when I'm mentally wringing their necks. My core focus is on Sam, Dean, Castiel, Jack, Mary, and Rowena/the MacLeod family.

Side Goals: @spnwin-reader @wheretheloveisstored

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FICS

I post my fics on Ao3 under shallowseeker, and the new Tumblr page for them is here. (I post a lot of rapid-fire ficlets and ideas in my Tumblr posts, too.)

I write to improve my cognitive dysfunction, and I’m fascinated by religion and natural phenomena (avalanches, sinkholes, etc). My writing style has been described as chaotic, random, and weird—"like one long manic episode."

PSA: My meta thoughts = / = my fic. Sometimes fic is just me goofing off, or horny drivel, or melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy. Don't expect that My Thoughts (TM) will align with it. I reserve the right to be lame and incomprehensible. TY~

= O N G O I N G =

For your crimes against the most high (5 of 14) 

= C O M P L E T E D =

Blackout on the eastern seaboard (2/2)

Truth & despair (15/15)

Mirror, mirror (1/1)

I will not be diminished (1/1)

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OTHER STUFF

👬 pro-DeanCas (I have eyes) // 🤩 Mary stan //⭐ Jack stan // 📚 Sam / Donatello / Metatron-coded (and was told by a friend: Kevin Tran-coded)

My username @shallowseeker is a type of fishing lure, so I thought a Dean and Jack fishing theme would fit perfectly this time around!

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

Blackout on the eastern seaboard

Blackout on the eastern seaboard https://ift.tt/JBlLDxp by shallowseeker After they outsmart Raphael, Cas’s supposed “last night on Earth” bleeds into overtime, transforming into tomorrow's victory lap—much to Dean’s delight. But with Raphael still gunning for Cas, Dean knows time is of the essence. Seizing the moment, he offers Cas some much-needed hands-on experience to make up for being a terrible wingman with Chastity. But as things heat up, Dean realizes he might be in over his head. In this alternate version of Free to Be Me and You (season 5, episode 3), John Winchester is alive—but his presence only drives Dean further into Castiel’s arms. Words: 20145, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Episode: s05e03 Free to Be You and Me (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Lives, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Shameless Smut, Dean has an Outsized reaction to sex with Cas, Resulting in an Outsized irrational feelings of hurt and taking it Too Personally via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/yKnV5WC November 04, 2024 at 11:39PM

[shallowstories]

Not this weekend, but hopefully next weekend I can get a start on the goals of this nifty game! (It depends on how the heart procedures go, really.) I fudged the rules a little bit, so here's how I'm gonna play it: FIC WRITING GOALS:

For your crimes against the most high - Chuck Vs TFW with Michael onboard = 20 minutes Hopeless romantic - Harper road fic = 40 minutes All truths not told - Dean misremembers the confession fic = 110 minutes If wishes were horses - Lebanon AU = 70 minutes The golden calf - Jack time travel fic = 70 minutes Mary meta = 30 minutes Other stuff - Dean/Cas intimacy in season 5 FTBYAM fic (Blackout on the eastern seaboard); Claire becomes Chuck's newest fixation (Main character syndrome); Gabriel and Lucifer come to the bunker after Exodus; (It takes a village); season 5 meets season 15 TFW (Myrkviðr "The boy-king, the stag, and the widower"); putting oneshots on Ao3, etc.

The WIP game

Rules: Make a 24-hour poll with the names of your WIPs, let it run, then work for 10 minutes for every vote the winner receives.

Thank you for tagging me @angelcasendgame

Note: I'll probably pick up writing again mid-September, if all goes well, so any excitement for past works will be taken into account? Even if it's just a single person. 💕💕💕 Thank you!

Snippets n' links below:

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For your crimes against the most high - (ao3)

(Alt 15x19 - Dean, Sam, Jack, & Michael VS Chuck)

Summary: Chuck ramps up his existential torture by taunting Dean about Castiel's role in the story, and Sam realizes that Chuck’s focus on familial sacrifice is more than an obsession—it’s where he gets his power. (The one where Chuck insists Cas was just a self-insert. Team Free Will resists.) What happens next? Lucifer ices the water-logged, Appalachian landscape where TFW 3.0 is taking shelter. Michael encourages Jack to trust him. Dean hates it. While on a supply run, Jack runs afoul of the resurrected Special Children.

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Feelings of excitement and infatuation - (ao3) - needs editing first

(AU mid-season 15; Jack n Harper road fic)

Summary: After the events of Byzantium (14x08), Jack looks for a way to break Castiel's deal with The Empty. He seeks out Harper Sayles (14x06) to leverage necromancy and divination. Unfortunately, the extended Sayles family is a hidden nexus of power, and Jack finds himself lured into a plot to harness the The Empty to rip into the fabric of the future. What happens next? Everyone's on a collision course for a multi-case disaster in New Mexico. Jack and Harper are lured into a trap by a triple threat team-up: a Bieber-looking demon (Belphegor), a Russian dragon, and a gorgon named Noah. Meanwhile, Claire and Patience are hot on the gorgon's trail, and Patience gets a vision of Jack munching on human eyeballs. The irises are green. Cas reappears, but he seems cold.

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The body of real things, events, and facts (ao3) (Sam grieves badly; Dean misremembers the confession)

Summary: In an attempt to tackle his own grief over losing Castiel, Sam rifles through the bunker footage to witness Cas’s last moments. The footage leaves him with more questions than answers. (The one where Dean's memory and the actual footage...don't match.) What happens next? Sam decides that therapy is stupid. The boys and Chuck track down Becky, who's changed her name and moved cross-country. She winds up shooting Sam.

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Be careful what you wish for (working title) - unwritten

Unwritten John Lives! Lebanon AU - When the pearl is crushed, John doesn't disappear, and after a few hiccups, the timeline settles into a mash-up of what it was before.

Some snippets with Claire floating around. This was the original idea. And the little start of it with the pearl is here.

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Behold the golden calf (working title) - unwritten

(Unwritten Jack crash-lands in season 1; John thinks he's Azazel)

Some brainstorms floating around. And music as a connection to Dean.

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Tagging 💕 @payphoneangel (sorry if you've already been tagged!!)

[ao3feeddestiel]

Blackout on the eastern seaboard

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ErNCiPv by shallowseeker After they outsmart Raphael, Cas’s supposed “last night on Earth” bleeds into overtime, transforming into tomorrow's victory lap—much to Dean’s delight. But with Raphael still gunning for Cas, Dean knows time is of the essence. Seizing the moment, he offers Cas some much-needed hands-on experience to make up for being a terrible wingman with Chastity. But as things heat up, Dean realizes he might be in over his head. In this alternate version of Free to Be Me and You (season 5, episode 3), John Winchester is alive—but his presence only drives Dean further into Castiel’s arms. Words: 20145, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Episode: s05e03 Free to Be You and Me (Supernatural), Dean Winchester Lives, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Shameless Smut, Dean has an Outsized reaction to sex with Cas, Resulting in an Outsized irrational feelings of hurt and taking it Too Personally read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ErNCiPv