#dcpf

Effigy | M | 61,920 words

Author: imogenbynight Artist: saudade

Drowning in grief after losing Cas to the Empty, a hunt leads Dean to a well-meaning but reckless young witch who has created an ‘umboð’ — a supernaturally animated effigy that takes on the form and memories of a person who has recently passed. Though he and Sam convince the witch to nullify the spell that she’s woven, Dean finds himself weak against the temptation of using the same magic to see Cas one last time. But when the umboð he creates takes its first breath, opening familiar blue eyes that lock with Dean’s just as earnestly as those he’s missed, Dean can’t bring himself to end it after just one conversation. Meanwhile, newly rescued from the Empty, Castiel works to rebuild the afterlife with Jack. But the work of divine creation is draining him in ways he did not expect, and leaving him to question whether he made the right choice in returning to Heaven despite his heart pulling him back to Earth.

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Pairings: Dean/Cas, background Sam/Eileen

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Consensual But Traumatic Sexual Situation, Dean-typical Moments of Suicidal Ideation, Temporary Character Death, Memory Loss, Grief, Depression

Where the Angels Walk

Art post for my first ever DeanCasPinefest.

I was lucky enough to be paired with incredibly talented LoversAntiquities who inspired me to draw destiel in noir aesthetics, which I’ve been thinking about for a long time.

Read her fabulos fic on ao3.

Lots of pining, guns, mobsters and good old fashioned detective work, and not to forget some smut.

My first time participating in a bang! I had the pleasure of being partnered with @one-more-offbeat-anthem to create art for their beautiful fic, ‘The Laundromat’, which is up now.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37153240/chapters/92690104

Art Masterpost for this year’s @deancaspinefest: The End of the World as We Know It by Tiamatv

This fic is so incredibly good, and I’m so honored to have done the art for it. If I’d had more time, I would have done about a thousand more pieces because the imagery and emotion in this fic are so freaking compelling.

The art I did for Pinefest 2018, Pining Sickness, or; Murder with One Stone by athaclena @knittedgauntlets 

This!! was so fun to do... I have a huge thing for Victorian era apparently :D

The tenth annual Dean/Cas Pinefest is officially open for registration!

Now entering its tenth year, DCPF is an annual big-bang style challenge for authors & artists in the Destiel corner of SPN fandom.

Since 2016, this little community has come together to share a staggering 10.6 million words of Destiel fic, and close to a thousand accompanying works of art. It's truly a joy to see what everyone creates every year, and we can't wait for this next round to begin!

Registration will remain open from now until September 30th for authors, with fic drafts & claims information due by November 30th.

Artists may continue to sign up until November 30th, and will have several days to peruse all available fics ahead of anonymous claims on December 6th.

After claims, author/artist teams will have roughly 3 months to complete their fics and artwork before posting commences on pi(e) day – March 14, 2026!

And to mark the occasion of our tenth year, we're introducing themed badges for authors and artists who hit certain milestones during the challenge, as well as the Evergreen Mini-Challenge! This is a series of optional creative challenges that can be filled beyond the usual scope of fic and art. Think of it like a pine-scented, destiel-themed GISH, with more open prompt parameters and a much less stressful time frame.

You can find further details on the Evergreen Mini-Challenge here -- and you're welcome to take part even if you don't sign up for the main part of the challenge!

Full details about the challenge rules, requirements, and schedule can be found via the links at the bottom of this post, and you can register here.

Happy pining, everyone!