Simple Truths

Thank you, @winchester-reload for letting us use your wonderfully bold destiel Pride art!  

All fics are thematically grouped according to the general feel of the story, not just character’s sexuality. Title links go to the properly tagged posts where the fic was recced previously on this blog. First time on the blog recs have summaries and applicable tags, title link goes to AO3. Hash tag # indicates that this is also a tag on our Tags Page. 

1. Destiel fics with general emphasis on LGBTQA themes

Checked Out by whelvenwings

Just What the Doctor Ordered by AngelsintheImpala (Halzbarry) (previously recced here)

formative moments by LoveIsNotAVictoryMarch [T, 900 word count]

All Cas wants is a strong, black coffee. His brother and the universe have other plans.

2. Coming Out / Bi curious / Closeted/ Gay panic

Blackstrap Molasses by Neonbat (previously recced here)

Boys Helping Boys by captainrum

Freebies and Oak Trees by violue

Go Down With This Ship by PorcupineGirl (submitted rec)

Mi Casa es tu Casa by MalMuses (previously recced here)

The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers [NC-17, 144,500 word count] (#college, #gay panic, #coming out, #charlie)  

Castiel Novak is the new kid on campus. Dean Winchester is the straight kid on campus.

3. Ace!Cas

The Return Policy by castielrisingabove

Dear Virgo by K_K_TiBal [T, 10,000 word count] (#college, #ace!cas, ace!sam)

Dean Winchester is a journalism major planning to coast his last year by mostly just sticking to writing the campus newspaper’s daily horoscopes, and he almost succeeds. Enter Castiel Novak, captain of the soccer team, and his next interview appointment. It’s obvious from the start that there’s something between them, but things don’t quite go as Dean first hopes, and he ends up learning a lot more about Castiel than he ever planned on - luckily for him.

4. Transgender/ agender / non binary

Novaks, Rebooted by violue [NC-17, 57,000 word count] (trans!claire, #AU, #fluff, #neighbors, #!casother, #ptsd)

A single father, his trans daughter, a whole new life in The Golden State.

1997 Lilith Fair Mainstage (Genderqueer Cas) series by Amelia_Clark [T, NC- 17, 9,000 word count] (#AU, #fluff, #gender identity)

Boy meets person at the cusp of the year; fluff and big trans feels ensue.

5. Fabulous Five to the rescue!

A Lifetime of After by Casloveshisfreckles [T, 31,000 word count] (#AU, #fluff, #best friends, #teacher!dean, #roommates, #pining!dean, #pining!cas, #crossover, #outside pov, #challenge fic)

The men of Queer Eye have spent two seasons helping people find their confidence, their best selves, and most importantly, their truths. They’re very good at what they do. Meet the Fab Five’s newest Hero: Castiel Novak, game and toy maker, nominated by Dean Winchester, his best friend and roommate. Dean’s plea is simple, help Castiel prepare for the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance at his dream job. An easy assignment, a cake walk even, until the Fab Five find out things even Dean doesn’t know.  A DeanCas Pinefest 2019 fic

(I want to let you know) I’m Inviting You Into My Life by elsalapizza (lamerezouille) [T, 3,700 word count] (#AU, #fluff, #crossover, #pining!dean, #pining!cas, #languages (Russian Cas), #outside pov )

The Fab 5 go to Kansas to help former-military and helpline runner Dean Winchester get out of his funk, and learn that he too deserves to be saved.

Queer Eye for the Hunter Guy by MashiarasDream [T, 15,200 word count] (#SU, #fluff, #bunker, #crossover, #pining!dean, #possessive!cas, #outside pov)

They are semi-retired, no assassinations attempts, no angelic or demonic possessions in a while. But Dean is still gloomy and he’s also still not asking Cas out, and Sam’s just had it. He could try to talk some sense into Dean of course, but that’s never worked all that well. So instead, he does something drastic: He nominates Dean for the fabled Queer Eye makeover. Needless to say that the Fab 5 have their work cut out for them.

6.  A small selection of recently recced openly Bi Dean fics, not included in our super long flirty Bi Dean rec post. 

One-on-One by DarcyDelaney

Scars by lemonsorbae

Speak Low, If You Speak Love by amarillogrande

Sunset Plaza by LoveIsNotAVictoryMarch

True as It Can Be by whelvenwings

7. Last but not least - check out destiel Pride fanart on @destielfanworks! 

Green is for data centers that are operational and running. There are thirty-three.

Blue is for data centers that are under construction. They've been announced or are currently being built. There are fifty-three.

Purple is for proposed data centers--either those in the pipeline or pending approval. Thirty-four are proposed.

happy pride month from your neighborhood gray!! I forget that asexuality has been severely misrepresented and that a lot of people don’t actually know what it is as a result so here is an overview of what asexuality is, what it’s not, and how acephobic is represented. there is so much more to asexuality than just this. I didn’t even mention the medicalization of asexuality! 

I highly rec scretspiderlady on Twitter because she writes a lot about the ace experience and has many comprehensive threads. I also rec Yasmin Benoit, a Black aroace lingerie model who is fighting misinformation about asexuality and shedding light on racism within the asexual community. if you’re interested in more resources feel free to dm me!

EDIT: I updated the slide that refers to asexuality as “aspec” to “acespec.” The term aspec refers to the a community as a whole – both asexuals and aromantics – while acespec refers to the asexual spectrum and arospec referes to the aromantic spectrum. You can see this mirrored in the terms acephobia (experienced by aces), arophobia (experienced by aros), and aphobia (experienced by both aces and aros). Thank you to those of you who tagged this post with their correction!

Her: was it only Dean?