what's cookin'?

how do they meet? do they meet at the club one night? or outside the film studios where dean is trying to convince someone, anyone to take a chance on him? and what happens when dean gets his big break, does he end up co-starring in one of cas’ movies?

it’s 1939

Charlie is Dean, a scoundrel, and an escaped convict for a crime he didn’t commit

Itchy is Sam, his brother and partner in crime who helps break him out of prison

Dean and Sam go back to the casino Dean co-owns with a slimy bootlegger, Crowley (Carface)

Unbeknownst to Dean, Crowley is the one who set him up and  is already planning on making sure he stays dead 

Crowley tricks Dean into thinking that he’s getting a casino of his own and takes Dean out to celebrate

Sam finds out about the plot, but it’s too late

Crowley poisons Dean’s drink while they’re partying 

Dean finds himself up in heaven, where the angel Anna greets him

He’s disoriented and confused, until Anna explains that he’s Dead

Knowing that means Crowley murdered him, Dean demands to be sent back, but Anna won’t allow it

she shows him the silver pocket watch that keeps his life time. it’s stopped.

Dean takes it behind her back and winds it up again, sending him back to earth with revenge on his mind

Sam doesn’t believe it’s him at first, but after some convincing, they decide to get revenge by stealing Crowley’s money maker: a psychic named Cas (Ann-Marie) who is kept in the basement

Cas is grumpy and malcontent with his situation, and Dean hates him for it

Cas only agrees to go with sam and Dean under the guise that they’ll help him find his brother Gabriel

Dean and Sam use Cas’s ability to scam people and make money as they stay on the run from Crowley’s henchmen

Dean can’t help but start to feel bad about their trick

He’s starting to like Cas

A lot

Cas always talks about his brother and how it’s been so long since he’s seen him

They stay up all night almost every night telling stories and sharing their thoughts in the back of the impala

one night, when cas is just looking at him, in the moonlight, with no words being shared between them, dean just leans in and kisses him

and kisses him and kisses him until they’re both gasping

they end up having sex that night

Dean’s in love but he’s oh so guilty for what his original intention was

They have a great thing going for a while and Dean couldn’t be happier (minus the guilt he’s suppressing)

Until they find Gabriel

because that means that Cas is going to leave

and if Cas leaves, then Dean will break 

Sam freaks out because Cas is their money maker

Impulsively, Dean sets it up to make it look like Gabriel is the one who sold him to Crowley

Cas is heartbroken and confused 

He spends the night sobbing into Dean’s chest and Dean can’t help but feel awful

Dean has terrible waking nightmares about ending up in Hell

Then one night, Crowley’s gang finds their new set up, and Sam is almost killed

They flee to Dean’s old boy home, Sonny’s

Sam confronts him about Cas, telling him that he knows what Cas means to Dean, but that they can’t keep him around anymore, it’s too dangerous

Feeling vulnerable and exposed, Dean lashes out, claiming that Cas is just the moneymaker, that he doesn’t love him because he’s not a fairy, and that anything he does with Cas is just to make him stay

Dean turns around to find that Cas heard every word he said

His stomach falls when he sees the absolute betrayal in Cas’s eyes

He goes after him when Cas runs away

D:“Cas wait up! It’s not what it looks like!” - C: “Oh so everything isn’t a fucking lie, Dean? Was that letter from Gabriel even real?” - D: “If you just let me explain-” - C: “I think you’ve said enough, Dean.”

Dean doesn’t follow him that time

He decides to give Cas space

That is, until Cas doesn’t came back

Dean searches all around the compound, but neither Sonny or the boys who work for him have seen Cas since he stormed off

They get an answer when one of the boys comes running in with a ransom note

Crowley has Cas, and he’ll kill him if Dean doesn’t turn himself in, with all of their profits 

Dean decides to go, despite Sam’s protests. He can’t just leave Cas to die.

With his life pocket watch, he knows Crowley can’t hurt him, so he runs to save Cas

Sam makes a quick decision to get Gabriel in on the fray too

Dean confronts Crowley, and sees Cas is tied to cinder blocks in a pool, and the water level is rising 

Crowley demands the ransom, but Dean makes sure Cas is okay before handing over a bag of cash

Crowley claims it isn’t enough and double crosses the deal, saying Dean has to die

A gun fight ensues, but the water level in the pool is over Cas’s head and Dean panics

he jumps into the pool, forgetful of his pocket watch, and tries to save Cas

He can feel his life slipping away as he cuts Cas’s ties loose

Cas is unconscious, but by the time he and Cas are at the surface, Gabriel and the police have arrived, Crowley is Dead

He drags Cas out of the pool and with the last of his strength, he presses on Cas’s chest until Cas coughs up water 

Dean collapses beside Cas, on the last edges of life, and just looks at him.

Dean sees everything he’s ever wanted

Tears spill down Cas’s cheeks and Dean wipes them away

D:“No, no, darlin’. Don’t cry. It’s okay. I’m sorry. I love you.” - C:”I love you too, Dean.”- D: “Take care of Sammy okay?”- Cas nods - D: “And thank you. Thank you for everything.” 

Dean’s stop watch stops, and Dean awaits his hell

That is, until he hears Anna’s voice again

She tells him that his soul has been redeemed, and that Crowley was guilty of taking his soul too soon, that because of his sacrifice for an innocent, Heaven granted him a second soul 

He wakes up in Cas’s arms, right then, and Cas, overwhelmed with joy, kisses him square on the mouth

C: “I knew you’d come back to me.” - D: “I love you.” - C: “I know.”

Deancas Brave Wilderness AU no on asked for where Castiel is an animal expert and host of a famous youtube channel, Castiel in the Wild, in which he catches animals (mostly reptiles and amphibians, sometimes mammals, sometimes sea creatures) and presents them to the viewers, and Dean is the cameraman that can’t keep up with Cas jumping off kayaks to catch snapping turtles bare handed or off cliffs in pursue of lizards, but also fell in love with the gentle way Cas handles animals and his undying enthusiasm and quirky humor. Plus, Cas in a cowboy hat is hot as hell. This is Dean´s twitter and he just posted a photo he snapped of Castiel holding a baby alligator while on a research mission. Featuring Sam, witness to all this pining over various snakes, sloths, baby ocelots and turtles as their resident other cameraman and producer, and Charlie, the amazing photographer/wildlife biologist!

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Interested in the original Brave Wilderness Channel, whose host, Coyote Peterson, is like, amazing and also possibly a bit insane? Click here and check out his videos! (warnings: a couple of videos contain some blood, some wounds, some creepy crawlies of all kind, some dangerous situations, vomiting, intentional bites/stings/pinches). And it goes without saying, but do not attempt to catch wild animals, but simply admire them from a safe distance! 

It’s dollar hot dog night, and they both settle in with a few dogs and a drink for each of them. The beer goes flat quicker than usual in the warm summer air, but Dean’s too busy shouting at the ump, and explaining the game to Cas to notice.

Dean, especially, enjoys teasing Cas, because his boyfriend is the most deadpan person he knows, and getting him all riled up can lead to adventures that involve a little growling and manhandling.

Then, one day, they’re out on a beach, Cas walking along the shore and Dean taking pictures. The sun is setting and Cas looks gorgeous, so, of course, Dean tells him, “Babe, you’re blocking the view!”

Cas turns around, his expression amused, his hair beyond repair but artfully so. “I am the view,” he says nonchalantly, with the easy confidence Dean is stupidly into. Dean can feel himself blush but he rolls his eyes and raises his phone to cover his face. He can hear Cas’ laughter, warm and gentle, and he switches to video to capture it.

The joke becomes a favorite for its versatility, with Dean recycling it at museums or during walks in the park, or when Cas blocks the T.V. when they’re lounging at home. Cas indulges Dean each time it happens, his eyes crinkled fondly like he’s the lucky one.

Before they know it, a year passes by, and they’re back at the beach on the first day of summer. Dean walks around with his new camera that he’s just splurged on, enjoying the soft give of the sand beneath his feet. When he returns to their spot, he says to Cas as usual, “Hey, handsome, you’re blocking the view.”

Cas turns around, his smile wide, and this time, he steps aside.

“Oh,” Dean lowers his camera, his heart pounding as fast as the first time they kissed. Because behind Castiel is a message in the sand. Four simple words.

Meanwhile, Dean shows up as a demon, prompting guests and press to look at him and go, ‘Consider me frightened… and aroused!’ He’s wearing these crazy contact lenses that make his eyes shine black depending on the angle, and then there’s the slim-cut leather jacket that has people swooning left and right.

Maybe he and Cas have never met before - maybe Dean is a model and Cas is an actor and their paths just haven’t crossed - but throughout the night, they’re approached by their respective friends who tell them about their ‘other half’ on the opposite side of the room. They run into each other eventually, and because Dean can’t help himself, he says, “Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”

AU Idea:

Mary’s alive, but John died in a car accident.  Dean and Sam were in the car with him, he was driving them home from a baseball game.  Sam was fine, but Dean nearly didn’t survive because his throat got all sliced up.  The doctors did their best with surgery, but Dean’s lost his ability to speak in more than a whisper, and most of the time he doesn’t bother.  

Anyway, he and Sam grow up fine, and Dean works in Mary’s flower shop when he grows up.  He wants to take over the shop someday when Mary retires.

A handsome blue eye’d man comes in looking stressed and ruffled and asks Dean to help him get flowers for his mother.  He seems to agitated to notice that Dean’s completely quiet while he’s telling the story about how he’s been so busy at the career she nagged him into that he forgot her birthday, and she’ll make his life miserable if he doesn’t make it up to her.  Dean listens intently as he starts pulling together flowers, building a boquet that basically says “I’m sorry” and “I love you” because he can tell by the warmth in the man’s voice that he’s truly upset about disappointing her because he cares about her.  He rings up the flowers, and gives a smile and a wave when the man pauses on his way out the door to thank him for his work.

Dean doesn’t ever expect to see him again, but the man comes back the next week.  This time he wants to get something for his secretary since she’s out on maternity leave. He’s quieter this time, just talking fondly of her and how happy he is for her.  Dean adds a little green balloon with  “congrats!” printed on it to the arrangement this time.

It becomes a regular weekly occurrence, and over time the man introduces himself as Castiel and Dean’s able to communicate that talking really isn’t his thing.  Castiel doesn’t seem to mind, though.  He always asks Dean how his day is going, and smiles brightly when all he gets is a thumbs up or an eyeroll in response.

Anyway, of course Dean decides to ask him out by sending him a bouquet.  Every flower has meaning and that makes his mother’s eyes sparkle when she sees him putting it together, but he sticks his tongue out at her and writes out a card just in case Castiel doesn’t figure it out on his own.

like maybe cas is the cool uncle and claire asks him to pretend to be her dad for a PTM and dean’s her teacher

or or or

Dean’s team loses (1 to 4), which honestly surprises both of them because Cas’ team is just… not good. And any other day, Cas would tease Dean to his heart’s content, but something shifted between them during the Kiss Cam and they’re both silent in the Uber headed home.

Cas replays the moment, over and over, and the more he does, the more details he remembers. Like the shy, cautious hope in Dean’s wide eyes and the hint of pink that colored his face. So, when they’re back in their apartment and Dean turns to him tiredly and says, “I, um… I… Night, Cas,” Cas thinks ‘Fuck it’ and walks up to Dean and cradles his face and kisses him right there.

And surprise is a good look on Dean, all parted lips and gorgeous, flushed cheeks. It’s Cas’ turn to speak and he doesn’t mess up this time.

“You don’t need a Kiss Cam to kiss me, Dean.”