Fandom Fanfic Basics
Fandom: Supernatural (Dean/Castiel)
Favorite Canon fic:
Dream of Now by Sass_Master
Various moments in Cas and Dean's relationship.
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Sooooooo this series is pretty great. I’m an absolute sucker for slice-of-life SPN, and there are NO WORDS for how much I love this author’s Dean. Dean Winchester’s issues are many, but he’s working on it, okay?
Favorite AU:
Rvr Ro11435 by Ferritin4
In which Castiel is an operations analyst, Dean is a grease monkey, and even though it's set at NASA no one goes to space.
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OFFICE ROMANCE!! And, oh my Jesus, this fic is so, so immersive. I honestly…cannot believe how amazing this author is. This fic has humor, tension, oh-baby-please-give-Cas-some-cookies-and-cuddles angst. (Cas does, in fact, get both cookies and cuddles.) This story is so quintessentially Supernatural it’s insane, one-in-a-thousand, and it’s an AU!
Favorite Short fic:
And Then We Wait by anglophileprussian
Dean is a basket case of emotion and Charlie likes a challenge (and is kind of lonely).
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This is adorable and real and heartbreaking. My favorite Charlie of any fic ever, and I think we can all agree that Dean needs more friends.
Favorite Long fic:
Remaining Grace by todisturbtheuniverse
Sam's missing his soul, Castiel has a pissy archangelic nemesis, and Dean wonders if he'll be spending the rest of his life making sure the Apocalypse doesn't go ahead as scheduled. Still, though. He's happy to see Cas. Indiana wasn't really working out.
Alternate season 6, in a universe where Castiel made a different choice, and things snowball from that point forward.
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This fic is so good?? And apparently VASTLY underrated, because I’ve only just recently stumbled across it. The characterizations are great, smart writing – it’s a really interesting read. Definitely a long fic that doesn’t drag like some do.
Favorite Angst:
unfinished duet by mishcollin
Sam watches Dean and Cas over the years and notices a few things. (Or, Dean and Cas unscripted.)
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My poor abused heart. A series of canon Dean/Cas moments – starting with 4.01, ending with 9.03 – and everything hurts.
Favorite Fluff:
Apple Pie by Anythingtoasted
“So, uh. What now?” He asked them both, and whereas Sam’s face was blank, and the word ‘Amelia’ was clearly just behind his teeth, Castiel spoke up immediately.
“I think we should revisit your ‘Charming B&B’ idea.”
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IT'S SO!!!!!!!! FLUFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite PWP:
Casturbatus Interruptus by smallhorizons
post-9.01, in a slight AU wherein Cas comes to live with the Winchesters at the Bunker.
Dean walks in on Cas masturbating. He’s doing it all wrong, but when you’re a bazillion-year-old virgin, that’s to be expected. Dean decides to lend him a hand in a totally platonic, non-romantic way. Things get a little out of control.
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Okay yes this is trope-y as fuck but I love it.
Favorite Fusion/Crossover:
Excerpts From Carver Edlund's Magnum Opus by twentysomething
on DW
"C'mon, Cas, it's like we're Mulder and Scully, this is totally X-Files," he says expansively, waving a hand around. It makes his tie flap and momentarily obscure the new and distracting belt buckle that just says "LUCKY" in huge, embarrassing reflective script in the early morning light. Castiel just stares blankly at him.
"I don't know what that means," Cas replies. Dean sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose under the bright yellow sunglasses.
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Bones fusion fic that really stuck with me! If you’ve never seen Bones then you can definitely still read (though some of the characterizations may seem weird if you haven’t.) Something about the (amazing) Dean and Cas voices and the story pacing begs for a podfic, but I don’t think one exists. (Yet!)
Favorite Fandom Trope:
Every Man's Got A Right by MollyC
Cas never expected to live through Dean's last plan. Now, he's not only alive, he's in the past—before Dean went to Hell, before he made the deal at all. Can a fallen angel and a couple of hunters change the future by altering the past?
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Trope: Time-Travel
*warnings: (2014!Cas) drug use, (canon-typical) violence, minor character death*
2014!Cas in S2 Supernatural. Ho boys. I will admit that I’m not typically the biggest fan of End!Verse, and I was a bit wary of a 2014!Cas, but this author changed my mind in the first 5k. And please don’t let the first-person POV scare you off. Seriously, this is…an amazing read.
Favorite Fandom Author:
xylodemon in Supernatural at AO3
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One of those special, special few where every fic is a great fic. And a currently-active writer, at that! Many many thanks to you, xylodemon.
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(And because I’m unrepentant fandom trash)
Favorite RPF:
A Sort of Fairy Tale by misslucyjane
Misha loves Jensen. Jensen is … getting there.
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There’s something so muted and raw about this one. A very unique characterization of both Misha and Jensen that still holds true.
