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lmao sorry for spamming the deancas tag, I neded to keep this blog up to date and I had fallen waaaay behind.

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anywhere else is hollow

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Handjobs, Oral Sex, Mutual Pining, implied past Mpreg. Tags: Endverse AU, Fallen Castiel, On and Off Relationship.

Comments: Written for the Profound Bond Exchange, for WeAreTheLuckyOnes.

Summary:

The moment Dean opens the door and sees Cas standing there, he shuts the door so fast the whole cabin rattles.

And yet, just meters away from him his infant daughter sleeps, blissfully unaware of whatever bullshit is going on with her parents. Not for the first time, Dean wishes to be a baby cradled in his mother’s arms, just sucking his thumb and minding his own fucking business, zombie apocalypse and fallen angels be damned.

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The Meat It Feeds On

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Misunderstandings, jealousy, sex parties. Tags: Season 13, Mutual Pining, Miscommunication, Fake relationship, background Sam/Rowena.

Comments: Written for the Profound Bond Exchange, for @doralaexplora.

Summary:

Before Cas returned from the Empty, Dean would fall asleep to Cas’ voicemail, and wake up to Cas’ shitty FBI picture and consider. Consider the idea of living with half his heart missing.

And now he was back, and Dean was being stupid and horny about it.

(Or,

Sam found them a hunt at a goddamn sex convention, Rowena had the most annoying ideas, hot people kept hitting on Cas and Dean was completely unable to deal.)

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Lies We Tell Each Other

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Angst, anal sex, unsafe sex. Tags: Season 5 AU, Winged Castiel, Virgin Castiel, Canon Divergence.

Comments: Written for the Deancas Reverse Bang 2021.

Summary:

This is what you do best, Dean thought, grief stuck beneath his heart like a knife, piercing skin and muscle. A wreckage of longing and resentment, packaged in the form of Cas' tired blue eyes, and the grim set of his mouth. This is what you do best: you take and you leave, and you'll do it all over again.

(Dean falls into bed with Castiel and then, when no one's looking, he falls in love with him.)

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across the miles between us

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Angst, anal sex, unsafe sex, depression, alcoholism. Tags: Season 13 AU, Baby Jack, Dean's Widower Arc.

Comments: Written for the Profound Bond Exchange, for Briston.

Summary:

This is how Dean starts to emulate his father’s journey: with fire, death, and loss.

And this how Dean writes his own version of said story:

“Let’s go home,” he croaks, voice hoarse with disuse, digging for his car keys in his pocket. He throws them at Sam and makes sure that Jack is safely tucked in the crook of his arm before walking towards the Impala.

He doesn’t turn to look at Cas’ ashes. Not even once.

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and here you come, with a shield for a heart

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Light angst, anal sex, age difference. Tags: Royalty AU, Marriage of Convenience, Kid Fic, Mutual Pining.

Comments: Written for the Deancas 5k Mid-Winter Challenge 2021.

Summary:

When the bedroom door opens, Dean perks up immediately, trying his best to appear less nervous and more inviting, but he immediately goes flustered at the sight of a rumpled Castiel, tight pants and unlaced shirt, messy dark hair that looks silky to the touch.

“Hi,” is the ridiculous, strangled noise that comes out of Dean’s clumsy, good-for-nothing mouth. “I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Um. Right,” Castiel shuffles awkwardly in front of him. “I came to say good night.”

Wait. What?

“Good night?”

(In which Dean Winchester, Commoner Extraordinary, marries a beautiful prince.)

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My fic is finally here! Working on this project took forever, but I'm really happy that it's out now ❤️

Our Most Quiet Scars

Author: foldingcranes

Artist: Moadlc (Melmassacre)

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Anael/Ruby

Length: 26895

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, Human Castiel, Strangers to Lovers, From Sex to Love, Hurt/Comfort, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Religious Fanaticism, Recreational Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Canon-typical Violence

Summary: Left behind by his family, Dean does the only thing he knows how to do: hunting. It's a lonelier life than he wants to admit, and when he runs across the same leather-jacketed, devastatingly handsome hunter who keeps stealing his kills, Dean suggests they team up to watch each other's backs and get more done. But working with Cas Novak comes with its own risks that may outweigh the rewards… especially when Cas’ past catches up to them.

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The Long Grass of Routine

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Light angst, anal sex. Comments: Written for the Profound Bond Exchange, for DaddysGracelessAngel.

Summary:

After a thorough reconnaissance, Dean comes back with a short and long list of projects that need to happen to the house. On the short list: fix the plumbing, get rid of the mold, re-do the stairs to the basement before someone falls down them and breaks their neck (probably Dean, he’s being honest here), replace the windows on the second floor.

On the long list: sell the goddamn house because it's a money pit.

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you wanted to be in love and he happened to get in the way

Rating: Teen. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. (Implied Lee Webb/Dean Winchester and Benny Lafitte/Dean Winchester.) Warnings: Season 15 spoilers, PTSD, alcoholism, depression. Comments: Coda for 15x07.

Summary:

Where are you?

(He’s cutting off heads, he’s punching faces, he’s stabbing chests.)

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many waters

Rating: Explicit. Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester. Warnings: Car sex, implied alcoholism. Comments: A ten-years-late coda for 5x03.

Summary:

It’s not like Dean cares, Cas can come and go as he pleases. He can just… disappear without saying goodbye, vanish into the night after fucking Dean stupid, leaving cold sheets behind. Cas is not his to fuss and worry over, he’s not Dean’s to care for. They’re not in a relationship. They’re not lovers.

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the bullet, in its hunger

Rating: G. Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark. Warnings: Depression, grief, canon temporary character death, canon divergence. Comments: Written for the Captain America/Iron Man Reverse Bang, for isozyme’s art which can be found here.

Summary:

Steve had stopped wearing his wedding band a long time ago.

(Tony still wore his. This, Steve knew from staring too long at press pictures of Tony.

From the time that Tony sought him out at the ruins of their first home and asked him to stop.)

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a catalog of non-definitive acts (2/8)

Authors: @foldingcranes & @tacticalgrandma​

Rating: T. Pairing: (Eventual) Reaper/Soldier:76, Reaper/OFC, Soldier: 76/Others Warnings: Pining, canon-typical violence, unrequited feelings, mentions of depression, body horror and trauma.

Comments: For @reaper-76-week !!! Each chapter matches one of the prompts.

Summary:

“Relationships don’t work out so well for us, do they?” Ana said, unconsciously running her thumb over where her wedding ring used to be.“At least you and Gabe managed to have families."

(In which Jack and Gabriel break up, Gabriel starts a family, and Jack does not- and what comes next.).

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Kindhearted

Rating: G. Pairing: Reaper/Soldier:76 (Implied.) Warnings: Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, mentions of alcoholism. Comments: This may or may not turn into a series.

Summary:

Jack goes to rehab.

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This is such an amazing illustration for that scene, you are so amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

When everything is crashing down around you and you just lost a friend, but at least you have each other (for now). Based on “Sleeping on Hollow Ground” by @foldingcranes go read it, it’s beautiful! 

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Broken Freezer Chest

Rating: G. Pairing: Reaper/Soldier:76. Warnings: Depression, blood, injury. Comments: My second piece for @theylovedeachotherzine !!!

Summary:

Jack smells leather, the metallic tang of blood, and smoke. Even with his eyes closed, he knows who the stranger is, now.

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Sleeping on Hollow Ground

Rating: T. Pairing: Reaper/Soldier:76. Warnings: Canon Temporary Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Miscommunication. Comments: This fic was written for @theylovedeachotherzine 

Summary:

Gabriel doesn't find out about Ana's death from Jack.

Things only go downhill from there.

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Something’s Haunting You

Rating: E. Pairing: Reaper/Soldier:76. Warnings: Suicidal Thoughts, Cabin Fic, Depression, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Canonical Character Death, Blow Jobs. Comments: This fic was written as part of the Reaper76 Secret Santa event, for @jara257 , many thanks to @stuffy-j and @tacticalgrandma for their help!!!

Summary:

When Jack stopped at the sleepy, snowy German town near the mountains, he didn’t think anything weird about it: it was small and picturesque, streets and houses covered in snow and people dealing with it as in any other winter. It seemed like a quiet place.

Then, the man at the tavern told him about the hauntings.

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