There By My Side

Author: peacewhendone

Artist: greenteaduck

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Castiel/Dean WinchesterEileen Leahy/Sam Winchester

Length: 27030

Warnings: Temporary Major Character Death

Tags: Canon CompliantCharacter RevivalAngst with a Happy EndingMutual PiningFriends to LoversFake MarriageFirst TimePost-Canon Fix-ItDean Winchester Uses Actual Words

Summary: > Castiel wasn’t ever supposed to face the consequences of his confession. But somehow he’s back and now there’s a case in Texas that demands attention. The monster is targeting rich couples, so it only makes sense that he and Dean play their parts – right? > Unfortunately, all it does is make the tension between them worse.

Don't Say Gay (in Russia)

Author: ValandraWrites

Artist: SoloArcana

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel

Length: 78567

Warnings: Homophobic Violence and Language Physical Violence Attempted Sexual Assault

Tags: High School, Russian Castiel, Foreign Exchange Student, Hurt/Comfort, Musician Castiel, Tattooed Castiel, John Winchester's A+ Parenting, Protective Bobby Singer, Cultural Differences, Happy Ending

Summary: Foreign exchange student Castiel Krushnic arrived in America looking for a clean slate for his senior year, but his host family didn’t even remember he was coming. He resigns himself to another year of isolation, but the green-eyed boy who finally arrives to take him home is as confusing as he is beautiful. Dean Winchester is less than impressed to discover his father had signed them up as a host family and never told him and Sam. Now he has to deal with a grumpy Russian who barely talks, a best friend who isn't speaking to him, a brother full of teenage hormones, and a whole litany of doubt about who he is and what he really wants. It’s going to be a fucking disaster of a senior year. Getting closer to Cas requires that Dean confront his own demons as well as try to heal the physical and invisible wounds the past has inflicted upon the tender heart beneath the hard shell who only ever learned the party line that you Don’t Say Gay in Russia.

Märchen

Author: tiamatv

Artist: art-rover

Rating: Mature

Pairings: Dean/Castiel, minor Dean/Others, minor Charlie/Gilda, minor Sam/Jess, minor Michael/Adam

Length: 93000

Warnings: Canon-typical violence and injury, depression, dissociation, and imprisonment.

Tags: Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale; Curses; Prince Dean Winchester; Wizard Castiel; Dragon!Charlie; Slow Burn; Enemies to Friends to Lovers; Hurt/Comfort; Nesting; Didn't Know They Were Dating

Summary: Once upon a time, there was a green-eyed prince, locked away in a tower of monsters for the sin of refusing his angelic betrothed. Once upon a time, there was a blue-eyed wizard who had erred, and in doing so had lost, and lost, and lost, until he had little left to lose. Once upon a time, there was a Princess of Mondoor, cursed to live as a red dragon. Or perhaps she was a red dragon who had been born in the shape of a Princess of Mondoor. Hard to say. These were all separate stories. Until they weren’t.

Breathe Easy For A While

Author: Livvy Jackson

Artist: Eliza_Avalo

Rating: Gen

Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Length: 34550

Warnings: Homophobia/forced outing, discussion of mental health

Tags: Country Singer Dean, Alternate Universe- No Monsters, Strangers to Friends to Lovers, Minor Angst, Fluff, Rom-Com, Meet-cute, Neurodivergent Character(s) Character(s) with ADHD, Character(s) Anxiety

Summary: Following the successful first single of Nashville’s newest rising star, Dean Winchester, his record label is rushing to get a debut album written and recorded. They pair Dean up with well-known composer and producer Castiel Novak, a musical prodigy with multiple awards and hit records up his sleeve- including albums by Dean’s musical inspiration, Lee Webb. Dean begins a journey fighting for his spot at the record label while his idol is actively trying to sabotage him at every turn. And he does it all while trying to suppress the intense crush he’s developing on Castiel.

The Shadow of Mount Seelie

Author: butterflyslinky

Artist: lotrspnfangirl

Rating: Mature

Pairings: Past Dean/Lydia, Implied Castiel/Lilith

Length: 38674

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Implied Rape/Non-con, Domestic Violence, Homophobia, Murder, Past Minor Character Death, Major Illness

Tags: Single Parent Dean Winchester, Fairy Castiel, Mild Sexual Content

Summary: Dean and his daughter Emma have moved to the peaceful village of Mount Seelie, where everyone gets whatever they want. Dean soon finds that the villagers are hiding something that seems to center on the odd but handsome local handyman, Castiel.

o weary traveler

Author: dothraki_shieldmaiden

Artist: Sketcheun

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Dean Winchester/Castiel, background Sam/Eileen, mentioned Sam/Ruby

Length: 107436

Warnings: Imprisonment, Implied Torture, Canon-Typical Violence, Animal Death

Tags: Angel!Castiel, Wings, Castiel's Handprint, Witch!Castiel, Deals, Inspired by The Odyssey

Summary: Still reeling from the death of his father, Dean Winchester has one goal: make it home to Lawrence, where his kingdom and the rest of his life are waiting for him. His task is made infinitely more difficult when he shipwrecks on a mysterious island. When his crew and then his brother disappears, Dean enters into a deal with the island's mysterious inhabitant, Castiel, to keep them safe. The catch? He can never leave. Bound by his deal, Dean has no choice but to get to know Castiel, and what he finds is surprising. Castiel is kinder than he originally thought, even though he's harboring his own secrets and guilt. Dean needs to return to Lawrence, but he finds himself reluctant to leave Castiel behind. Meanwhile, Castiel knows that the kindest thing to do for Dean is to let him go, regardless of his own feelings towards him. As their relationship deepens into friendship and then something more, Dean and Castiel face both outside dangers as well as their own doubts. Can Castiel find it within himself to let Dean leave? Can Dean find it within himself to go? Or can these two create their own destiny?

lost in translation

Author: sea_level and thiansai (team)

Artist: zoelily23

Rating: Teen

Pairings: Dean/Cas

Length: 39116

Warnings: N/A

Tags: 1. Alternate Universe - College/University 2. Professor Dean Winchester 3. Professor Castiel 4. Chinese New Year 5. Take Your Fandom to Work Day 6. Slow Burn 7. Falling in Love 8. Meet Ugly 9. Grumpy Cas10. Soft Dean

Summary: There’s a new Spanish professor, one Dean Winchester, at Flint Hills University. Castiel Novak—the associate Chinese professor—doesn’t really like it, especially since this new person is replacing his best (and only) friend Gabriel. Dean has a heart of gold, though, and it’s slowly chipping away at Cas’ ice-cold exterior in spite of Cas’ intentions to keep him at arm’s length.

Calming the Weather

Author: seidenapfel

Artist: girlinthemirrorbluenight

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Minor Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy, past Dean Winchester/others (minor)

Length: 35490

Warnings: Internalised Homophobia, Mention of suicidal ideation and suicide (13x05)

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post 15x18 – Despair, Angel Wings, Wing Kink, Dean Winchester in Denial About Sexuality, Dean Winchester Has Sexuality Realizations, Domestic Castiel/Dean Winchester, Angelic Grace, Castiel's True Form, Mild Smut

Summary: Rescued from the Empty, Cas is fully human, and miserable. So, rather than acknowledge what happened in the dungeon, Dean searches for a way to change that. He finds it in a simple spell. The spell gives ordinary humans a limited dose of angelic powers. Too afraid it might harm Cas, Dean tests it on himself. But it backfires. Thanks to a piece of Grace bound to his soul, Dean wakes up fully powered, wings and all. With their roles reversed, it is up to Castiel to teach Dean how to wield angelic powers, and for Dean to share the peaks and lows of humanity with Castiel. Misconceptions come to light as they learn from each other. Meanwhile, a storm is brewing. In order to stop it, Dean not only has to get a hold on his emotions, but he must face a revelation about himself, one he had repressed all his life.