Destiel AU, vol.1 Summer Reading List
Destiel AU, vol.1 - Summer reading list with a supernatural twist
Since Destielfanfic transformed from active fic rec blog to archive blog, we have been looking for new ways to promote fics besides reviews and thematic rec lists with art. Welcome to our latest project, Destiel AU fic rec list. These are the fics that back in the day would have been either reviewed or added to the Unofficial Bulletin. I will try to compose these lists around a certain theme to make them more entertaining. When there’s enough canon fic to rec, expect similar canon fic rec list. We are also adding some older, relevant to the chosen theme recs you may have missed before. After all, that’s what an archive blog is for.
All fics with the summaries are recced for the first time on this blog, link goes to AO3. [#] indicates that this is also a tag on our Tags Page, other comments are to explain plot points and tropes similarly to how we used to do it in our reviews and extensive tags. Please be sure to check author’s tags on AO3 as well.
Thank you, Elena, for letting us to use your wonderful art! Link to artist’s tumblr: @purgatory-jar !!! <3 Link to original art post.
Dean Winchester is Not Afraid of Ghosts by Desirae [NC-17, 48,100 word count] AU with Ghosts, #fluff, #love/hate, #bigbro!gabriel, #pining!cas, psychic!cas, #protective!dean, add to Reality TV show rec list, very good description of paranormal, add to ask about specific knowledge
When photographer Dean Winchester is not capturing momentous occasions like weddings and graduations with his Nikon, he is moonlighting as the cameraman for the South Shore Paranormal; a ghost hunting series on YouTube, headed by his brother Sam, and Sam’s best friend Gabriel. Despite his brother’s adamance, Dean Winchester does not believe in ghosts. And no one is going to change his mind. Certainly not a scam artist like Castiel Novak. Castiel is a self-proclaimed medium… and Gabriel’s brother. When a member of the SSP team has to leave the crew, Castiel is the replacement, much to Dean’s dismay. But the more they work together, the more Dean is drawn to Castiel, the man stirring up protective instincts usually only reserved for family.What happens when Dean realizes that Castiel is not the fake he always thought he was, but instead, a generous soul that Dean is rapidly falling in love with?
Force Unrelenting by bendingsignpost [NC-17, 43,000 word count] Skyrim AU, #mute!cas, #fantasy, #reunion, #danger and sacrifice, #bamf!cas,#witch familiar, #pining!dean, #crossover
Moving at a jog from the stables up to the town gate, they’ve barely rounded the bend to the drawbridge before they can see, clear as day, what the horns are sounding over. “Akatosh,” Sam swears, or maybe invokes. Dean is a little bit more specific in his cursing. “Is that a fucking dragon?” (Destiel Skyrim AU, knowledge of Skyrim a plus but unnecessary)
Highway 9 by ellispark [NC-17, 39,000 word count] AU with a supernatural thingy (spoilers!) #angst, #best friends, #reunion, #case fic, #pining!dean, #teacher!cas, #fuckup!cas, #!casother, #law enforcement au, #transported to au, #challenge fic, Dean/Cas Pinefest 2018
Dean Winchester is a private investigator working what should be an open-and-shut vandalism case on an isolated stretch of rural highway. Except it’s not an open-and-shut case, because whatever is happening on Highway 9 isn’t vandalism — it’s something far more sinister and unnatural. And if Dean is going to get to the bottom of this case, he’s going to have to rely on the one person he’s learned he can’t rely on for anything — his ex-best friend, Cas Novak.
The Shape of Regret by Halzbarry [NC-17, 70,300 word count] AU with witch!cas, #supernatural au, # reunion, #case fic, #solo hunter!dean, #witch familiar, #fuckup!dean, #danger sacrifice, #case fic, #challenge fic, Dean/Cas Pinefest 2018
Two years ago, Dean walked away from Castiel after discovering his biggest secret—that he’s a witch. Since then, Dean’s spent his days hunting alone, filling the emptiness inside with sex, booze, and the next case. When he gets a desperate call for help from Castiel, Dean doesn’t hesitate to go. But things in the small Maine town aren’t what they seem, especially when he comes face to face with Castiel, who insists he wasn’t the one to place the call. Dean’s been given an opportunity to fix his past mistakes, but it means working alongside a very bitter Castiel, and Benny, a local deputy with knowledge of the supernatural, to figure out what’s plaguing Newport and why it all seems fixated around Castiel. [Fanworks inspired by this fanfic at destielfanworks]
Stand By Me by whelvenwings [NC-17, 31,200 word count] AU with zombies, #pining!dean, #reserved!cas, #librarian!cas, #zombies, #love hate, #road trip, #challenge fic, SPN Dystopia Bang 2018
Dean Winchester has been alone for a long, long time. Then he and Castiel happen to find each other - a couple of survivors in a world that’s been all but wiped clean - Dean’s looking for his brother; Castiel is looking for something to look for. They stick together, because neither of them much wants to be alone. They hate each other at first, of course. Dean hates Castiel for being weird and quiet and ironic and antagonistic and proud. Castiel hates Dean for being blunt and reckless and coarse, for drinking, for refusing to talk about how he feels and just pretending everything is fine. Most of all, they hate themselves and each other just for being alive. What right do they have to be alive? No one else seems to be. But against his own will, Dean starts to notice things about Castiel that he likes. Starts to hope that Castiel might like him, too. And together, they start to fight for a world where they’re both alive - and that’s a good thing. [Fanworks inspired by this fanfic at destielfanworks]
And don’t miss our previously recced fics with similar themes! all links go to our reviews or rec posts
Castiel Novak: Tomb Raider by emwebb17 - AU with a supernatural thingy
Just Your Heart, In Exchange For Mine by noxsoulmate - Supernatural AU, witch!cas
Tabula Rasa by dangerousnotbroken - AU with magic and ghosts
The Wish Machine by justkeeponwriting - AU with magic
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty rec list - witch!Dean/familiar!cas
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