#dcbb 2023

~DCBB 2023~

My first Bang!! And let me tell you, I was so nervous about jumping on this train. Then came the opportunity to illustrate @mbqnoyolo's yummy fic Monster for the @deancasbigbang, and it was LIT.

The 2023 DCBB has officially completed posting! You can find a masterlist of all our stories sorted by story here and sorted by date here.

Despite the show ending three years ago, we continue to be delighted by the passion and creativity our participants bring to this challenge. Along with providing dozens of new stories with art for the fandom, we love seeing the way our authors and artists support each other. From DCBB veterans to those completing their first ever challenge, we see you asking questions, sharing knowledge, and lifting each other up. Seeing such positivity keeps us going year after year!

To those of you who supported the DCBB by writing, making art, and beta reading: we couldn't do this without you! To those of you who read and commented and shared links: you play a vital role in keeping this challenge alive.

We'll be back again next year, but in the meantime, sign-ups for the 2024 DCRB will be opening on November 15th!

Cheers,

Dean doesn't have the guts to grab Sam from Stanford. Dean fails to find his missing dad. Dean can, however, hunt the ghost haunting his house.

Yeah, Dean buys a haunted house. On purpose. After a quick salt and burn of the bitter old ghost of Naomi Novak, Dean can finally have something in his life go right.

But the ghost isn't what Dean's expecting. The spirit he finds is a polite, broad shouldered, blue eyed man in a trench coat who, instead of throwing Dean through the window in a vengeful rage, asks Dean for help.

Dean agrees to assist Castiel, the Friendly Ghost, with moving on to the next life. Cas isn't like any ghost Dean had ever met. The usual rules don't apply to him. He's kind to Dean. He loves books. His cold touch brings mortals close to death.

The more time Dean spends with Cas, the less Dean wants to let him go. Cas is good company. Dean hasn't let himself get close to anyone in years. In a different life, Dean could have fallen in love with him.

Or maybe he already has.

Phantasma by thisisapaige

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For the 2023 @deancasbigbang !!

I was paired with @thisisapaige for this bang

drew for the @deancasbigbang to go with the fic lay your weary head to rest by the very talented @angelofthequeers !!!

Art masterpost for Ungod

For my first @deancasbigbang, I had the chance to be paired with the amazing author @corrupt-touch and illustrate Ungod, a story about finding meaning, making the right choice and putting bad guys in prison. Let me tell you, the Lawyer Dean/Priest Cas pairing works really, really well.

Read Ungod on Ao3

In the story, Dean is defending priests accused of stealing money from St. Michael's Church. But his life changes when he meets Father Novak.

The priest has demons of his own, but Dean is inexplicably drawn to him. Falling for him means risking his job and probably disappointing his dad, not to mention putting Castiel in danger... But well, you've guessed, that's not going to stop them.

I really loved working on this story, which is a beautifully written, slightly blasphemous, suspenseful case fic, as well as a story about finding solace in love and companionship, and fighting for happiness.

Here's my artwork for @butterflyslinky's DCBB "Don't Call Me Angel"

It's mostly set in the Huntercorp AU we've seen glimpses of in Season 15! I love both Huntercorp explorations and I love female vessel Cas, so of course I was very happy ;3

Here's the summary:

On his first solo case for HunterCorps, Dean runs into a freelancer known as Cass Teyal. Dean quickly falls for her, and soon finds himself embroiled in two much bigger cases: preventing the Apocalypse, and figuring out exactly what Cass is hiding.

You can read the fic on AO3!

Art for Blood of the Lamb by @papereternity, for the DCBB 2023 (@deancasbigbang). You can read the fic [here].