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i love in fantasy when its like “king galamir the mighty golden eagle and his most trusted advisor who would never betray him, gruelworm bloodeye the treacherous”

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Hello, Goodbye, Hello Again Art Master Post!

I had so so so SO much fun drawing these two!

I'd like to thank my lovely writer @tsujiharu for bringing my silly lil drawing to life!

I had such a great time with my first bang and I'm excited for everyone to read this!

Thank you so much to the Mods and organizers and members of the @destielaureversebb who have been nothing but kind and encouraging and have made my first bang so fun!

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romantic theory print copy/graphic novel. all pictures from national geographic 1972-2007

(more pages under the cut)

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destiel - good luck babe

you could say it's just the way you are make a new excuse, another stupid reason

repressed cas truthers stand up!!!

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you’re all missing the part where sam was supposed to be in his 50s when they put him in that party city wig

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Was just imagining how much more messy this would be if it were in Season 6… with Cas having declared outright a preference for Dean and still quite snarky with Sam, Sam both not understanding and kind of jealous of their relationship and Dean already feeling rejected from how shady Cas has been recently…only for Dean to put his foot in his mouth and end up having to dodge affair allegations. Can’t decide though whether Soulless!Sam would make or break this mess

actually i think the funniest way to get sam and cas to fake date is that they’re at whatever scene is relevant for the case, somebody assumes dean and cas are married, and dean panics and instinctively says “what? no! we’re brothers!” [realising they look nothing alike] “in... law?” [cue the conveniently timed arrival of sam] “this is my brother” [horrified realisation]. make dean bring it on himself

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Dean Winchester & hug dynamic analysis

I was thinking about how whenever Dean hugs someone he's almost always the one hugging the other and how this links to his psychological trauma of always being the caretaker of people, making himself bigger to protect them.

Because that's how Dean sees himself, as a shield for others, and then I thought about how Cas actually is the shield, and he's HIS SHIELD, specifically, the only one who's really there to protect HIM, which is why it hits so much when we see this:

The way Cas wraps his arms around him, trying to protect him with his whole body--that he'd use as a shield and give up in a second if he could spare him from any pain and save him.

(for context: Dean was about to go use the soul bomb on Amara there, it was a suicide mission)

Bobby is another one that hits, he hugs him as the big hugger because he's his father, he loves him and he's actually here to protect him (and Dean LETS him -barely, but he lets him *and Cas* - in a way that he doesn't let Sam)

I watched a compilation of Sam & Dean hugs to check if i was right about it, but it's almost always Dean the big hugger with Sam, except when he's about to die or Sam sees him alive again after losing him.

Even then, Dean mostly tries to hug Sam as the big hugger anyway, with at least one arm, like a way to comfort him, making him feel protected, like his body language is saying "I'm here, I'm okay, I'm still strong, i can still protect you" (because their real father failed and Dean thinks it's his job).

He rarely lets himself be the little one hugged with Sam, unless he's barely conscious. Which is why it kills me so much more now that in this moment (s14, when Dean was going to lock himself in the Ma'lak box cause he was possessed by Michael) and Sam has a desperate breakdown and punches him (to stop him) he forcefully hugs him as the little hugger, the way Dean always kept him, like a way of saying "I still need you to protect me, please don't do this to yourself".

In the scene below he gives Sam his blessing to do a dangerous (possibly suicidal) mission, and one of his arms is down, but the other one tries to stay up--he's forcing himself to do it and he struggles because he still wants to protect him, but (as the seasons progress) he slowly becomes more prone to let go.

So in this view the hug dynamic becomes an indicator of how Dean sees Sam (and himself) and his protector role, how adult and self sufficient he considers Sam, and how much he lets people around him take care of him, lowering his walls and letting himself be hugged.

This is also why i think hugs from characters like Garth or Charlie are so special, because they're just like us: they see Dean and they just know that he needs to be hugged a lot, and that he's not used to it, so they just go for it-- and it's so normal and kind and spontaneous that Dean's just not used to it-- he doesn't know how to respond (especially with Garth, at the beginning, but as the seasons progress, he learns to, and he even initiates the hug eventually).

I love the hugs where they're 50/50 (one arm up, one arm down both), feels like they're equals, both taking care of each other. I feel like with Sam and Dean, this indicates a healthier dynamic, because Dean lets go a little of the role that was imposed to him and manages to see Sam as the strong individual that he is. But the same applies to 50/50 hugs with other characters, like with Cas, where I feel like it testifies how equals they feel in terms of being fighters, there's a show of respect of each other's strength that transpires by the gesture (which is even more astounding considering that Cas is literally a powerful angel).

And just to end on a destiel note, I'd like to note the possessiveness and protectiveness of Dean (rightfully so) whenever he finds Cas after he thought he had lost him, and how that translates into his body/hug language:

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SPNWOMENWEEK > day 4: old school / favorite moment

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IM SO SORRY

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Ah, this was a blast! Thank you so much for organising it!

2023 Angel Bang Masterlist

And it's a wrap! The 2023 SPN Angel Bang is now over and all stories and art have been posted!

Thank you to all our teams to participated and completed the bang for this inaugural round (yes, I hope there will be another one!) Here is the final list of stories & art posted:

Devotion by FriendofCarlotta, Bees

You Promised by anyrei, queerwerewolf, PetraAmia

What We Deserve by butterflyslinky, Klayr

An Act of Humanity by seidenapfel, xfancyfranart

Loki Spake by mukur0, bakh-meliorism

Casifer's Deception by Kinetic-Passion, Keikakudom

A Light Above Descending by Hedderstheowl, enigmaticNeurologist

Plan B by akajed, golby moon

Take Me Out by TheLadyKeira, Dimitri Evans

The Law of Entanglement by AngelEyz4ever, Anyrei

Escaping the Labyrinth by Kyra_maximoff, Slurpy natural

Time Enough for Counting by angelshotgun, kingdumbass 

A Gift of Penance for Your Sins by SwirlyCloud, babyhorseshoecrabe

Apple Pie and the Apocalypse by LadyKnightSkye, sidewinder

circle, broken by autisticandroids, sketcheun

True Colours by angelofthequeers, comfycowboy

What Sacred Games by prettydizzeed, Hectatess

Jack's Angels by MercurialKitty, sidewinder

The Garden's Keeper by Gitten, Dimitri Evans

Birds of a Feather by CathiesCreations, Sketcheun

A Cupid's Work by Redamber79, LadyRandomBox

Earth Angel by Eyes_of_a_Tragedy, tfw_cas, rezal 

Dialogues of the Undead art by spn-fanfic-reblog-writes

doors unlocked and open by sidewinder, fluffsnake

Angel Academy by Crematosis, DoggoJin

Instrumental by Restlesshush, theplaidfox

Heaven is a Place on Earth by ArthursKnight, Bakh_Meliorism

The Angel with the scarred face by Dimitri Evans, Atlas_Pie

Creation Myth by howldean, dustghoul

Ethereal Feathers by Atlas_Pie, seidenapfel

Unraveling the Past by Dk323, As-lost-as-sams-shoe

Wings by Lyconite, Atlas_Pie On a personal note, to everyone who participated as artists, writers, and beta-readers: thank you for being such a great group of angel enthusiasts! And an extra-special thanks to my co-mods @bleuzombie, @deancodedcastielenby and @twinone1221 for all their help. This was my first time organizing and running and bang and while we may have hit some bumps in the road along the way, I'm really proud of all the work that came out of this.

As has been teased/mentioned before, I will be organizing a Reverse Angels & Demons bang next, the details of which will be announced within the next few weeks. So keep watching this space! Also the @dadstielminibang which I'm co-modding is set to begin posting today, so be sure to follow over there for some wonderful fic & art featuring Castiel as a father figure in both canonverse and AU settings.

Thanks again, from @hawkland

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Hey remember when supernatural spent their first three seasons establishing that Dean was a mirror for John and then spent the next three seasons developing Cas as a mirror for Mary???

Because I cannot stop thinking about it please send help.

The Castiel and Mary parallels across seasons 4, 5 and 6 are just wild.

Please consider. That both thee dead wife and thee angel of the lord:

Are cosmically entwined with a Winchester, manipulated by forces beyond their control.

Are gateways. They catalyse the introduction of a previously unknown realm: John to the supernatural, Dean to heaven.

Were raised to do violence: Mary the hunter and Castiel the soldier.

Refused to play the role they were given: Mary left the life and Cas rebelled.

Made a secret devil’s bargain that would ultimately get them killed: Mary with Azazel, Cas with Crowley.

Are presented as characters doing the wrong thing for the right reasons - ultimately forgiven by others but still punished by the narrative.

Symbolically, they represent benevolent archetypes (mother, angel) but complicated individuals.

And for most of Dean’s life, he only relates to them as heavenly ‘others’ - perceiving them both as fundamentally unknowable and unobtainable.

That last point is the one that kills me. Because as long as they stay that way, Dean is safe to love them.

A mother can’t leave you if she’s already dead. And an angel can’t break your heart if you believe he isn’t capable of falling in love.

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She’s beauty and she’s grace, she’ll punch you in the face 🪽 👑

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Ahhh, I’m so happy how this fic turned out and the art is gorgeous! Personally, the way Cas’ true form solidifies and blends into his vessel is one of my favourite things about these pieces. And the banner is so cool 😭😭

excited to finally share my pieces for @pyoyobell's beautiful fic in the @spnangelbang!

go read it here:

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Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language

We are always told to use body language in our writing. Sometimes, it’s easier said than written. I decided to create these cheat sheets to help you show a character’s state of mind. Obviously, a character may exhibit a number of these behaviours. For example, he may be shocked and angry, or shocked and happy. Use these combinations as needed.

by Amanda Patterson