#pinefest 2021

[deancaspinefest]

2023 Pinefest Posting Schedule

Under the cut, you’ll find the full posting schedule for this seventh round of the Dean/Cas Pinefest, along with links to each preview.

Happy pining, everyone!

Tuesday February 14 | Everywhere Wednesday February 15 | The Devil You Know (Who Also Knows You) Thursday February 16 | Other Worlds Than These Friday February 17 | The barista and the bookshop Saturday February 18 | Hunter's Throne Sunday February 19 | Marigold Monday February 20 | won't you stay with me, my darling, when the war starts in my heart? Tuesday February 21 | Depth of Field Wednesday February 22 | Dear Western Red Cedar #2409 Thursday February 23 | You Could Save Me (from the way I tend to be) Friday February 24 | straw house, straw dog Saturday February 25 | Life After Loss Sunday February 26 | Don't forget me when I'm gone Monday February 27 | On Wayward Tracks Tuesday February 28 | The Fool, Fish and Rocks Wednesday March 1 | Something in the Air Thursday March 2 | stay in my arms (if you dare) Friday March 3 | Everything's Fine Saturday March 4 | Djinn & Tonic Sunday March 5 | Buzz Monday March 6 | My Turning Page Tuesday March 7 | Breaking Bonds Wednesday March 8 | The Emoji Guy Thursday March 9 | When I Knew You Friday March 10 | Faith and Magic Saturday March 11 | Fall A Little Further Sunday March 12 | The Waiting (is the hardest part) Monday March 13 | Unbeknownst Soul Mate Tuesday March 14 | Lucky Mud Wednesday March 15 | Lavender Pines Thursday March 16 | Devil on the Dirt Friday March 17 | Maybe Next Time Saturday March 18 | r/Relationships Sunday March 19 | West Monday March 20 | carving deep blue ripples Tuesday March 21 | the long hill home Wednesday March 22 | when the stars align Thursday March 23 | My Body is a Cage Friday March 24 | Whisper My Name

Previous Rounds on Ao3:

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

[mittensmorgul]

2023 in Mittens Fic

It's once again time for the annual accounting of things I have written! I think this year's total fic count, at 4, is my lowest ever, but I still managed more words than my two lowest years (peak pandemic, i loathe you still).

For reference, past year end summaries can be found here:

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | the closest thing I have to a 2015 wrap up post is the lil bit of text at the bottom of 2016′s post… even though my two most popular fics were from 2015 lololol

So I guess my main writing goal for 2024, since I know I will never surpass my 2015 totals, is to just do better than I did in 2023. Here's to more fic!

I managed a Pinefest fic, a fic I started for DCBB but didn't finish by the draft deadline and posted on my own, an annual destielversary fic, and an annual holiday fic. I think that's the bare minimum of what I try to aim for in a year, so even if I'm personally disappointed I didn't get anything else written in addition to that bare minimum, I'm glad I was at least able to hit that goal. Across this year's four posted fics, there's a total of 110,875 words.

Also, again slightly cheating, but since I've mentioned it for the past two years, I'm still making the @spngeorg podcast! In case the millions of words of meta I've written over the years aren't enough, and you want to hear me yell out loud about the show, you can start from the beginning on Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts! Or if that sounds daunting, since I just uploaded Episode 138, 7.12 Time After Time, which makes the backlog a lot to catch up on honestly, you're also welcome to just jump in now. Everyone please come yell with me! I swear, if you do start from the beginning, that I get dramatically better at this whole thing as we go on... at least, I think I have. If nothing else, episodes are far more manageably shorter now that I've developed a system. Only took 2 1/2 years, but here we are... :'D

With that business out of the way, let's break down those numbers! Presented in the order they posted:

Dear Western Red Cedar #2409 (63,433 words rated M) Written for @deancaspinefest with gorgeous art by @alexiescherryslurpy, and inspired by this tumblr post that had been plaguing my imagination for several years. It's a two person love triangle with Forest Ranger and secret bestselling author Dean and small town librarian Cas. Heck I want to go reread it just thinking about it now... this is a happy place fic for me.

one working part (40,051 words, rated E) I started this for DCBB, but failed to make the draft deadline, then finished it before posting began anyway... another canon finale fix-it fic, but this one is heavily It's A Wonderful Life flavored and based on a conversation I had with @greywrenn last year. This story picks up at the beginning of 15.19, and then slowly veers more and more from canon, running alongside canon and making rude hand gestures at canon along the way, because they all deserved to have nicer things than canon gave them.

all the time in the world (1,289 words, rated T) This is my annual Destielversary story, short and sweet. It's set immediately after the events of One Working Part, but you don't have to have read that to enjoy this one. Just know Cas is back with Dean, and they've got the rest of their lives stretched out in front of them.

Christmas, Present (6,102 words, rated T) My annual holiday fluff fic, this time set in an AU, since most of my past holiday fic has been canon universe. A Dean/Cas college AU, with Matchmaker Charlie who just wants her friends to be happy already!

And that's my year in fic (unless I manage to post something else in the next 33 hours or so, and lol no that ain't happening...)! As per usual, I've already written more than half of this year's word total for the 2024 Pinefest, which will post in March... or april... heck when is my posting date even... it's coming soon anyway! But it's all written! :'D

Once again, I've still got so many more stories I want to write. Even the To Be Written list has grown again. My idea list long ago surpassed SABLE status, and yet now there's even more on it...

It's five pages, and two thousand words longer than it was last year. this just gets worse every year :'D

But that means I'll never run out of things to write, and that's always something to celebrate!

Thanks again to everyone who’s read, kudos’ed, commented, reblogged, liked, rec’ed, and enjoyed anything I’ve written in the last year. I love you all. <3 See you in 2024!

[seidenapfel]

Bang & Fandom Event Fic & Art Masterpost

2024 is for me the fourth year of participating in SPN bangs (and fandom events). I'm usually pretty good at remembering the bangs I wrote fic for, but the list has gotten too long to remember them all — especially after I started to participate as an artist as well. I decided to list them sorted by year. Since I'm planning to update this post regularly in the future I put the entire list behind a read more. At the end of this post is a list with the Tumblr accounts of all the bangs. Some of them are on hiatus, but many are still active and might be looking for participants.

*** 2021

DeanCas Happily Ever After Fest 2021 I Call Your Name (23,474 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Suptober 2021 18 fics (27,745 words, General up to Explicit)

DCBB 2021 Maybe not a comedy (according to Jack), but he likes the happy ending (67,602 words, Mature, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost]

*** 2022

Dean/Cas Pinefest 2022 An Angel's Tale (30,175 words, Explicit) [Tumblr Masterpost]

DCRB 2022 Finding You, FInding Home (15,960 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Destiel Sci-fi & Fantasy Bang 2022 Magically Bonded (24,502 words, Explicit, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Suptober 2022 29 fics (38,252 words, General up to Explicit) 4 pieces of art [1, 2, 3, 4]

SPN Regency Bang 2022 Forty Shillings on the Drum (16,169 words, Explicit, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost]

DCBB 2022 Calming the Weather (35,490 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost]

A Very Prompty Christmas - SPN Edition Weathering the (Christmas) Season (37,446 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*)

*** 2023

Dean/Cas Pinefest 2023 Unbeknownst Soul Mate (20,776 words, Explicit, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost]

DCRB 2023 Art for Forged in Thunder by flyingkafka67 (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

DeanCas Switch Bang 2023 Your Dreams Are My Reality (10,883 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost]

SPN Angel Bang 2023 An Act of Humanity (23,527 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost] Art for Etheral Feathers by Atlas_Pie (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Dadstiel Mini Bang 2023 From Zero to Family (11,773 words, Explicit, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost] Art for Moonlight on the Water, Sunlight in the Sky by nickelkeep (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Suptober 2023 16 fics (15,501 words, Teen and Up up to Explicit)

SPN Regency Bang 2023 High Time for a Romantic Adventure (12,302 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost] Art for A Little More Time by Tossukka (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

DCBB 2023 Mark of Darkness, Spark of Hope (48,056 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*) [Tumblr Masterpost]

12 Prompts of Christmas - SPN Edition Our Troubles Will Be Miles Away (17,369 words, Explicit, Canon Universe*)

*** 2024

Dean/Cas Pinefest 2024 Books, Pies, and Roommates (27,731 words, Explicit, AU) [Tumblr Masterpost] Art for Given to Fly by MittenWraith (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Bottom Cas Big Bang 2024 Art for Raising Kids, Finding Love, the Family Business by Mydestielbabies_67 (AO3, Tumblr) [Tumblr Masterpost]

Dadstiel Mini Bang 2024 Fic Art Art

Crack in the Chassis 2024 Art + Fic

Midam Bang 2024 Art

DCBB 2024 Fic Art

*canon universe and canon divergence

*** Bangs on Tumblr

@dchappilyeverafterfest (only in 2021) @deancasbigbang @deancaspinefest @deancasreversebang @destielscififantasybang @spnregencybb @deancasswitchbang @spnangelbang @dadstielminibang @bottomcasbigbang @midambang24 @spnbangbang

Other bangs (some of them I signed up for but didn't finish/claim anything, and for some others I considered/am considering signing up)

@spnangelsanddemons-rb @destielaureversebb @spnheadbang @destielnoirbang @spnfemslashbang @deancasanimebang @dcwildwestfest @bottomdeanbigbang

[reblogging4thewin]

KP's 2022 SPN Year in Review

Soooo much happened in my life in 2022 (well from end 2021 though 2022 really). I am so grateful for the friends both online and off who helped me get through it all 💜. I found myself focusing more on art and editing than writing - but I am really excited to share my Pinefest fic with you all in February!

The #1 creation I'm most proud of this year was my Haze Amv, but I am also blown away by how much my Me and My Broken Heart Amv took off - ending the year with almost 20k views - which is in-sane. Setting and sticking to a regular upload schedule has been motivating and rewarding - I'm excited to post January's video on Thursday too :).

Participating as an artist in a couple of bangs for the first time had me stepping out of my comfort zone and drawing the best human being I've ever drawn to-date.

Aside from making things, I also co-modded the new SPN Bang Bang with my friends @doctorprofessorsong and @you-cant-spell-subtext-without, which went wonderfully well; I"m excited for this year's round!

Last but not least, being an editor and guest for @endofthebookpod has been amazing so far, and I'm excited for the rest of The Winchesters season!

Without further ado, here's a recap of all of the SPN fanworks I made in 2022 (I'll also get my masterlist pages updated to include these):

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Fic (all G or T rated):

Did You Mean It? - PB Exchange - Cas realizes Dean's been flirting with him, so he confronts him - with some satisfying results. (reblog link)

The Theme is Dean - Dean birthday - Dean gets the themed party he's always wanted. (reblog link)

I'm the One He's Walking to - Valentine's Exchange - Is this a date? (reblog link)

Sleepy Stares - they are just so soft (reblog link)

You Never Let Me Say It Back - a poem by Dean (I am particularly proud of the wordplay in this one) (reblog link)

Regarding Bunnies - Easter; goofy Dean - Cas gets Dean a fluffy surprise, that yes they've discussed before. (reblog link)

Mon Pays Sera Toi - Dean really likes how protective Cas can be - it makes him feel safe, among other things. (reblog link)

Magic - Samwena drabble (tumblr only)

Rendevous - Drowley drabble (tumblr only)

What if Dean kissed Cas in The Trap? (tumblr only; in the tags)

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Amvs (I'm posting a new one every 5th now - YT channel):

Words Words Words - Dean Winchester - Comedy (YT link)

Squirrel all the Bad Guys Want - Dean Winchester, Drowley - Comedy (YT link)

When You Were Young - Dean Winchester, Destiel - Drama (YT link)

Haze - BAMF Cas, Destiel - Drama (YT link)

Dream Boy - Destiel - fun (YT link)

Me and My Broken Heart - Destiel - Drama (YT link)

The Shipped Gold Standard - Destiel - Drama (YT link)

Don't Let the Light go Out - Destiel - Drama - got (c) blocked on YT, so the Tumblr post has the original audio and the YT version has pitched concert audio that you can kind of hear me in 😳 (YT link)

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Gifs:

LGBTQIA+ SPN Characters

Aang and Cas entrance parallels

That pose from OTHOAP (which I like to think of as honk.jpg)

The totally-not-suggestive way that Cas eyes Dean in 5*02

500 Days of Winchesters - Spn Win / 500 Days of Summer Crossover - Suptober

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Art:

Dean/Cas/Benny drawing for Spn Bang Bang (Benny here is the best human being I've drawn to-date, and the reason I can no longer say that I can't draw people.)

Juliet the Hellhound drawings for Crowley Big Bang

Smoke - Drowley digital drawing - Suptober

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Meta and meta additions:

The Winchesters initial thoughts

The Winchesters John meta (with gifs)

Rowena is Sam's Benny

SPN Witches' immortality and humanity

See #spn meta in the tags for more thoughts too

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Misc nonsense (non-serious ramblings, sketches, ideas):

Do you wanna go/ do you wanna get out of here

Putting on a tie is such a turn-on apparently

I'll just wait here then Destiel and Merthur parallel (I could go with you is also one but yeah)

A silly little amongus/SPN crossover sketch I might come back to and draw for real.

Sarah Blake references from 8*22 Clip Show

Unusual reactions to 'I love you'

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Non-spn stuff:

Sure this is an SPN year in review, but I did make a handful of other things that I thought it'd be weird to leave out.

Soldier Boy Soulja Boy Amv - (YT link)

Dreamling Dream Amv - (YT link)

Merthur She's got Sorcery Amv - (YT link)

Puppet History Can't Touch This Amv - (YT link)

A Solid Foundation - original sapphic horror story (Reddit link)

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Last year's year in review post was more of a 'here's one fave; check out the pages I made that are a complete list.' But since blog subpages are hidden in the app, I figured I'd do a complete list in the post this year instead.

I plan on doing more writing in 2023 - Pinefest is only the beginning.

Happy new year everyone!

Since tumblr tags suck, I used this Tumblr OP finder to help me put this together.

[redleavesinthewind]

ELLIOT’S 2022 FIC WRAP UP

writing version / click here for the reading version

i originally wanted to keep track of the amount of words i wrote this year, but that kinda fell apart after a few months. i do know that i didn’t write as much this year as i did the years previous, but hey, i also know i’ve published a total of 110,538 words across 14 fics in 2022, and that’s gotta count for something

so, here’s the list of fics i wrote this year and some thoughts on them (continues under the cut):

dean winchester’s guide to grieving an angel | spn | After Cas dies, Dean feels lost | 1.4k words

this one’s the first fic in my supernatural guides series, and when i wrote this i didn’t even know it would become a series. i’ve tried some new things in this one, specifically how to write about grief and playing around with cas’ trueform. i’ve never called this fic a fix-it, but i guess that’s what it is

the birthday present | spn | Dean’s family surprises him on his birthday | 507 words

this is just a soft little birthday ficlet and another excuse for me to give dean tattoos

time will bring him back to you | spn | After a knee injury, Dean Winchester’s ballet career could very well be over. Refusing to think about it too much, Dean returns to his hometown to take some time off and relax. However, when his old ballet teacher Rowena gets sick he has to take over teaching, and he keeps seeing his ex-boyfriend around town. An ex who he definitely doesn’t have any feelings for anymore… right? Castiel Novak has a good life. He loves his two adopted children, Jack and Claire, and he’s happy with his job as a paramedic. There’s nothing more he needs. Least of all having his ex from back when he was a teenager show up suddenly and distract him from what’s important. Which shouldn’t even be a problem because Cas is totally over him… right? With some meddling from Charlie, Dean and Cas find themselves confronted with feelings they thought were left in the past. | 24k words

okay so while i published this fic in 2022, it was mainly written in 2021. it’s the first time i participated in a big bang type event (deancas pinefest!) and it was such a fun experience. i have done ballet pretty much all my life, so i make ballet aus for pretty much every fandom i’m in, but this is the first one i’ve actually written out! it is very dear to me, and i have more ballet fics in my drafts

castiel’s guide to loving a human | spn | After being rescued from the Empty, Cas is finally allowed to love Dean with all his heart | 2.3k words

here it is, the second part of the supernatural guides series. i never planned for this fic to exist, but i worked off a creator celebration’s prompts and it worked out perfectly! this might be the least angsty fic i have ever written in my life btw

proper pirates have tattoos | ofmd | Before the crew sets sail to follow Blackbeard, Stede gets a tattoo | 720 words

aaand another excuse for me to write about tattoos! funnily enough, i don’t have as much of a desire to write ofmd fic than i do for other fandoms, but this little moment got stuck in my head and i had to get it out

canvas | spn | Claire Novak is a canvas | 1.2k words

a fic about the love of my life claire novak. she is my absolute favourite and i will always jump on any opportunity to a) mess with her gender and b) give her tattoos. this might me my favourite fic i wrote this year, it’s simple, but means so much to me

healing | 911 | Eddie is healing | 100 words

A DRABBLE do you know how hard it is to keep a fic to exactly 100 words?? not easy, especially when you have so much to say about a specific topic (like, eddie’s journey in season 5!!)

the dream goes as follows | spn | dean dreams and he bleeds | 641 words

i’m kinda playing around with imagery in this one, it was fun to write, even though dean is very much not having a good time

home | spn | dean and his home | 100 words

sometimes i look back on my writing and wonder how i did it. i have no idea. i don’t even remember sitting down and writing this. it was just suddenly there. and somehow at perfectly 100 words

cas and dean’s guide to making a home | spn | Cas and Dean buy a house. Now they’re making it their home. | 3.3k words

after writing the previous two guides, i realised that i really liked this universe i’ve created and when another creator celebration with the right prompts came along, the third installment of the guides series was born. it’s a story told through painting walls and i think that’s neat. also, i wrote parts of this while visiting a friend in amsterdam

thread | spn | The thread with which Sam holds himself together | 649 words

ohhh boy okay. a sam character study i came up with after a morning of sewing. i’m very proud of it, however i do think it’s a little cursed

hunting contact | spn | After Hibbing, Jody becomes Donna’s first contact concerning everything supernatural. What starts as professional calls slowly develops into something much more personal, and Jody has to juggle with her job, keeping Donna up-to-date with information on monsters, making a home for Alex and Claire, and realising that there’s more to the blossoming friendship between her and Donna. | 11k words

a jodydonna fic! i’ve wanted to write this one for years, it’s just a comfortable little fic about donna becoming a permanent part of jody’s life. also claire and alex are there and i love them

[insert mamma mia quote here] | spn | Claire Winchester has long resigned to not knowing who their second parent is, but when they find their dad's journal from the summer they were conceived, there's suddenly three possible other fathers. Claire decides to invite them all to their upcoming wedding, convinced that they are going to recognise their father on sight. What could go wrong? Dean Winchester may not understand why his child wants to get married at twenty-two, but he wants to give Claire and Krissy the perfect wedding nonetheless. Now, that would be much easier if there weren't those three guys from his past running around on the island, who cannot under any circumstances find out about Claire. And no, Dean does not still have feelings for one of them. At least that's what he keeps telling himself. | currently at 33k words

BIG SIGH okay. okay. i was supposed to finish this fic within the year but hey, here we are, the last day of 2022, and we’re only slightly over the midway point. i’m a little sad about that actually, cause this fic is so fun! it’s a mix of my favourite things (mamma mia and transnatural) and it is the best thing i have ever come up with. but i am still working on it, so it’s not abandoned! i would never abandon it it’s much too important to me, i’m just inconsistent and can’t stick to schedules

Fire in the Dark | spn | With his brother Sam out of town, Dean and the other forest rangers in his small town in West Virginia must figure out why the forest has become disorienting to those that know it best and, with Cas’ help, concoct a plan that will set it back to normal. | 32k words

okay, first off only around half of the words in this fic were written by me, the other are from ely @/juliept who agreed to try and write a horror fic with me! which was a very fun process. it’s not the first time we’ve co-written, but this one felt different, because i was the one who came up with the concept, and i love how it came to life with our words

eyyyy and that’s it! here’s to many more stories in 2023!!

[deancaslover]

Another fic for the deancas pinefest 2021. Deeper than all roses by kekinkawaii. This has the hanahaki disease and it's angsty but so worth it!

[kayrosebee]

May 20, 2021

140/365

World Bee Day🐝

💙

Cas from the pinefest-

Standing Where the Lightning Strikes by @casloveshisfreckles

[ladyrandombox]

Pinefest post 2.0 but for DarkHeartInTheSky aka Castielsdisciple! I loved her fic for many reasons one being because it involves events from season 12 which is one of my favs! Link, sum, tags, etc below:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30883340/chapters/76257185?view_adult=true

[thevioletcaptain]

As part of this year’s @deancaspinefest, I created art for @andimeantittosting's gorgeous fake-married casefic, The Last Resort!

This is the second time I've created art for one of Lindsay's fics, and it was just as wonderful as the last time. Every time I went back to read the scenes I was illustrating, I'd get pulled back into the story and didn't stop until the end.

You can find the masterpost here on the Pinefest Blog, read the fic here on Ao3, and see the full-resolution art here on DeviantArt!

Please consider reblogging the masterpost so that more people can enjoy this excellent fic 💜

[dmsilvisart]

Surprises - Art Masterpost

From the Badger Herald, February 7th, 2018:

Sigma Zeta Gets a Baby Brother: UW fraternity adopts its youngest member in history By Jesse Cuevas, Staff Writer

Dean Winchester didn’t expect to start the semester as a part-time dad, but when his friend unexpectedly became guardian to a newborn baby, he and his fraternity brothers didn’t hesitate. They immediately converted their spare room into a nursery and invited Castiel Novak and his nephew Jack to stay with them.

“Cas has a single dorm,” Winchester, a senior and kicker for the UW Badgers football team, explained. “We thought, ‘There’s no way in hell he’s gonna be able to raise a kid in that tiny space.’ Then one of us went, 'We’ve got tons of room. Why doesn’t he just move in here?’ So that’s what we did.”

1 0f 2 @deancaspinefest collabs I’ve been part of this year.

This story is so cute yall!

College age Dean and Cas, their fraternity and family helping them raise baby Jack and finding out they love each other along the way.  It’s really.....*sigh* so cute.  I love the family and friends dynamics in this, the fraternity brothers make me laugh a good bit.  I really liked how Tess showed how difficult raising a baby can be on a person (people)  oh by the worked with the amazing @tessalyn​ on this, they were very patient with me getting back into things and getting through things while we worked on this.

I felt out of practice drawing this one, it’s been awhile.I think it shows, but that’s the artist’s mind for you. I used my usual, prismacolor markers and photoshop backgrounds.

READ IT HERE

[koryandrart]

Deeper Than All Roses 

Author: Kekinkawaii | Artist: Koryandr

They really were beautiful, Castiel thought as he stared at the pile of wolfsbane held cupped in his palms. Lightly curling tops, and a deep, rich purple. The colour of kings, of royals.

Click to Read on Ao3

My art contribution to this year's Pinefest 2021! @deancaspinefest. This beautiful fic was written by Kekinkawaii and I literally could not wait to make art for this beautiful fic as soon as I read the summary I was inspired. Please go give it a read!

[deancaspinefest]

Dean Winchester and the Stolen Tupperware | Explicit | 35,895 Words Author: @MalMuses | Artist: @NioellArts

Eternally single professor Castiel is quiet, nerdy, and keeps to his research. The one indulgence that he allows himself is spending hours on YouTube bingeing the vlogs of a handsome, reckless archaeologist. Hunter styles himself as a bit of an Indiana Jones type, and he reminds Castiel of the adventurous, free person he longs to be. Plus, he’s super hot.

Imagine Castiel’s surprise when he meets the new archaeology professor at the Humanities potluck.

This is his chance—he is finally in the same room as Dean “Hunter” Winchester!

Unfortunately, the best interaction shy, awkward Castiel can manage is to steal his new colleague’s Tupperware.

Link to fic | Link to art Pairings: Dean/Cas (Sam/Eileen) Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply.  Tags: Professor Castiel, Archaeologist Dean, YouTuber Dean, Surprise Identities,  Mutual Pining, Fluff, Romantic Comedy, Awkward Castiel, Not a particularly slow burn (if you ignore that they’ve obsessed about each other online for years).

[mittensmorgul]

2022 in Mittens Fic

It’s time again for the annual accounting of things I wrote this year! I’m pleased that while still a disappointingly low total for me, I still beat my total word count from 2021, so progress is being made, which I’ll always gladly take! Honestly anything is better than that 2020 total at this point lolol! I long since abandoned my goal of ever surpassing the 250k i posted in 2015, but that’s okay! I still wrote a decent bit!

For reference, past year end summaries can be found here:

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | the closest thing I have to a 2015 wrap up post is the lil bit of text at the bottom of 2016′s post… even though my two most popular fics were from 2015 lololol

I managed a Pinefest fic, a DCRB fic, AND a DCBB fic this year, which is the first time I’ve ever managed all three, so go me I guess? And maybe I enjoy working to deadlines more than I ever assumed before? Or maybe I would’ve written even more if I hadn’t been pushing at deadlines (and letting myself slack off, even if rest is important and beneficial to writer brain, when I was far ahead of schedule...). But I’m overall pretty pleased with this year’s works.

I tied last year’s fic total, with six, but beat last year’s word count with 117,486, so go me! Not even counting the ~63k fic i’m working on for pinefest this year...even if it’s already written it’s not posting until February. Love rolling over a big fic into the new year every year like this. it feels weirdly like cheating somehow, yet I do it every year :’D

Also slightly cheating, but since I mentioned it last year, I still haven’t missed a week of my eternal rewatch podcast, @spngeorg which is still going strong! Uploading episode 91, 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters tonight! If my millions of words of written meta aren’t enough for you, you can now hear me being grumpy about this show out loud! (new episodes drop every Thursday night at or around midnight eastern time, if you’re interested you can start from the beginning on AnchorFM or wherever you enjoy podcasts!)

Let’s get to the fic! Presented in the order they posted:

Mr. Fix It (54,383 words, rated M) written for the Pinefest. It started with a photo of the shopping center sign that Mel sent me several years back, and the instruction “this is a writing prompt.” Amazingly, it was a great writing prompt! and a great art prompt, thanks to @lotrspnfangirl! Dean runs a repair shop called Mr. Fix It with Charlie, and Cas runs the bar at the other end of the strip mall, Steve’s. There’s shady real estate dealings, secret identities, and found family taking care of each other through it all.

lectio in equis (13,016 words, rated T) my first ever DCRB, and I screamed delightedly when I claimed @scarlettmichkat ’s artwork! Actually still kinda lowkey screaming about it. I LOVE this artwork. Like, wanna frame it and hang it in my living room love. Canon case fic, sort of, as Dean and Cas get to play cowboy for a day looking for a lost MoL chapter storage facility out in the New Mexico desert. Plus, Jesse and Cesar being the best retired hunters.

Baby X-File (2,698 words, rated T) Written for the final GISH hunt, a crossover scene between SPN and the X Files, canon-adjacent to both, to a prompt from my team captain who isn’t on tumblr... thank you Sammy!

honey wine  (764 words, rated T) annual deancasversary fic! They go to the rennfest, and medieval hilarity and fluff ensues

Heart Shaped Box  (43,504 words, rated M) my DCBB this year, canon case fic wherein Dean and Cas are the case. beautifully illustrated by @marvfortytwo​ and a cathartic walk through a series of memories. I mostly wanted to revisit . Set within days of Dean rescuing Cas from the Empty, because that’s exactly what happened in canon as we all know (I SAID, AS WE ALL KNOW).

The Ghost of Christmas Present(s) (3,121 words, rated T) annual holiday fic, Dean and Cas attempt holiday shopping together. hilarity and shmoop ensue.

And that’s my year in fic. Like I said at the top, I’ve already got more than half this total written to post in 2023, so it looks like I’m still not slowing down. Since I posted my To Be Written file’s stats last year, I figured I should do the same again...

lol... a year later, two pages and 1400 more words added... i swear at this rate i will never finish writing it all, which I find weirdly comforting.

Thanks to everyone who’s read, kudos’ed, commented, reblogged, rec’ed, and enjoyed anything I’ve written in the last year. I love you all. <3 See you in 2023!

[girlinthemirrorbluenight-library]

Here's my art for this year's @deancaspinefest check out the awesome fic here.

[kuwlshadow]

Title: Coming Up Short

Author: Misha McCarthy

Author: @kuwlshadow

Fandom: Supernatural

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel

Summary: It was your run-of-the-mill witch hunt. A few leftover hex bags, some missing kids, and an annoying brother yelling about research. Except, Kevin and Sam (and technically Ezekiel) were slowly decaying over some old books in the bunker, and Cas was right down the road, barely talking to him when he stopped in at the gas station.

Dean just wanted to start making things right.

Maybe that plan was set back a bit when one of the stray hex bags activated in his room. ... Maybe it was set back more when they realized that, while Dean was shrunk down to a couple inches tall, doing *anything* is a pretty terrible idea. But if they can somehow make it work, he's determined to do right by Cas.

[deancaslover]

Well, I guess I'll start using this properly? I want to share the fanfics I read (or re-read) this year. I just finished Desert Rituals by lovemuppet for the deancas pinefest 2021. It's the sweetest, I promise!