RehtaehElocin

Title: You Found Me

Author: Rehtaeh_Elocin

Artist: lotrspnfangirl

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Dean/Castiel, Castiel/Michael, Castiel/Balthazar(past), Dean/Lisa(past), Sam/Eileen, Charlie/Dorothy, Benny/Andrea

Length: 59353

Warnings: None

Tags: Alternate Universe, Parent Castiel, Cheating (not between Dean/Cas), Nurse Castiel, Mechanic Dean, Misunderstandings, Supportive Dean

Posting Date: October 15, 2025

Summary: Dean buys his ideal home in the heart of the suburbs, and on his first day there he encounters his new neighbors, two men with a daughter. When Dean befriends one of them and starts to grow feelings, he also notices something off about the other one. Over time, will these two grow closer, or will Dean's suburban dream become a nightmare?

I AM AFTER YOUR FICS!

Below is a list of the tropes that will be included in this year’s collection (all voted by you peeps!). The basic rules are below, but you can find all of the guidelines here.

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WHAT CAN YOU SEND?

Completed fics? YES

WIPs? YES

Old fics? YES

New fics? YES

Fics written specifically for this collection? YES

Short fics? YES (over 1k words)

Long fics? YES (no max word count)

10 fics? YES

1 fic? YES

WHAT CAN’T YOU SEND?

A fic that wasn’t written by you - if you co-authored it, then that’s fine as long as you have permission of your co-author to submit it

A fic shorter than 1,000 words. Due to a popular result on the feedback form, the minimum word count is 1k.

The same fic several times in several tropes. A single fic is only allowed in one list, so, if it fits in several, pick the best one, or draw straws (up to you).

SCHEDULE

1st January 2022 - Submissions open

25th April 2022 - Submissions close

1st May 2022 - Day 1 of the Trope Collection Posts

1st June 2022 - Masterpost goes up

QUESTIONS?

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THE LIST

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Never apologize for burning too brightly  Or collapsing into yourself every night That is how galaxies are made

I've been seeing a lot of people reposting their insecure about their writting and its really sad because ik for a FACT most of you write BEAUTIFULLY. So I just wanted to send some motivation because writting is hard, and writers deserve love. You guys are literally creating ENTIRE REALITIES with your imaginations . Wether it be fan ficts, short story writers, etc., You are giving us a key into experiencing the world from a different perspective. Your craft is an escape, your craft is inspiring. Its always good to want to be better, but please appreciate the work you're doing RIGHT NOW. It may not seem like much, but your stories are so much more than just words in a page. Its the adventure we never experienced, its the worlds we never got to see. Writers please, whatever you write, I want to assure you today it IS good enough. Because you bled your thoughts into the page, because you were brave enough to create. Writting doesnt have to be perfect, for perfection is nothing but a myth, writting just needs to exist. Insecurity is normal but let me tell you today, your writting is worth it, your ideas are worth it, your work is worth it.

Writers, keep your heads high, continue to poor your soul into your words and know you never have to punish yourself for creating

Okay so here it is, my Charlie Kelly style manifesto.

Before I get into it, I recognize that I will look like this to many of you, and that’s okay, I understand:

Secondly, your personal Takes about the writers don’t interest me, I don’t need to hear them. This, as I’ll explain, is going to remain a writer positive blog, and that’s the end of it.

Third, and most importantly: some of what I’m going to talk about is fact, and some is highly educated speculation. I will notate what is speculation, just so there’s no confusion or hot takes in my inbox that I’m a conspiracy theorist or stirring shit up for no reason.

A list of what I’ll be discussing

The episode in regards to the rest of the season

The episode issues: length, editing

Scene placement and speculation of scenes cut

The scrubbing of Jack, Cas, Eileen

Network involvement and general timeline of when things were cut

Misha: theories on where he was, official company line, why we can’t expect to hear anything directly

The silence of the cast post episode (in Misha’s case, mid episode) and what this might mean

Jensen speaking with Kripke about the ending: why it doesn’t mean what you might think (also why kripke remained positive on the ending)

Walker, and why this episode had a major shift

Why the network would do this or get involved

Why the writers of the show simply aren’t the bad guys here, and what I “want” out of this post, since I know it’ll get asked

This is very long and under a cut, but I hope you’ll give it a read.