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all that we intend | rated: E | Word Count: 66,386 | COMPLETE

When Dean Winchester met Castiel Novak in college they were both headed for amazing things: Dean was a rising star in the art world while Cas was a promising medical student. Now, thirteen years and one marriage later, none of those dreams have come true. Cas works twelve hour shifts as a nurse while Dean works as a mechanic, his art supplies wasting away in a dusty room. With his marriage to Cas on rocky ground, Dean starts to feel like he made a mistake all those years ago. A chance encounter and a hasty wish land Dean in another world -- one where his art career is skyrocketing him to fame and fortune... And one where he never married Cas. Now Dean has to make a decision -- whether to go back to Cas and his mundane life, or whether to stay... and lose Cas forever.

the light and the sword | rated: M | Word Count: 40,820 | COMPLETE

The neighboring kingdoms of Haven and Lawrence have been at war since anyone can remember. Lawrence has their soldiers, but Haven has their mages--deadly magic wielders capable of reducing entire armies to dust. Dean wakes up from one such slaughter to find that he is one of only two survivors. The only survivor is a Haven soldier named Emmanuel Allen. Attempting to regain a little honor and advantage, Dean takes Emmanuel hostage and begins the long walk back to Lawrence. On the way, he and Emmanuel bond, and Dean struggles with his blooming attraction to Emmanuel. He knows it can never be: he is from Lawrence, and Emmanuel's people are his enemies. But Dean still wonders--what would it be like, if he and Emmanuel could be together? On the way to Lawrence, betrayals will cut to the quick, truths will be revealed, and the fabric holding Dean's world together will be torn apart.

stripes (old habits die screaming) | rated: E | Word Count: 12,343 | COMPLETE

When Amara defeats Chuck and the Winchesters, she takes on Rowena as a new pet. Too bad Rowena likes to bite the hand that feeds. Too bad that Amara enjoys punishing Rowena for her infractions. Too bad Rowena kind of likes it.

to serve man | rated: E | Word Count: 64,597 | COMPLETE

Castiel Novak has spent the whole of his life languishing amongst the other workers of Sandover Bridge & Iron Company and has no reason to believe that he won't spend the rest of his life languishing there as well. That is, until he receives a strange promotion from his boss, Zachariah: to work underneath the newest Director of Marketing, Dean Smith, and report back on his doings and mindset. If Castiel does this, there will be rewards beyond his wildest dreams. Castiel accepts the offer, but before long, he finds himself falling underneath Dean Smith's spell. Suddenly, obedience is a loaded word, with Castiel wondering who deserves it, and how deep he is willing to fall in order to give it. His loyalties are tested, but when a strange, otherworldly entity begins haunting the halls of Sandover, both Castiel and Dean need to decide what life they ultimately want to lead.

work song | rated: E | Word Count: 95,568 | COMPLETE

Two years ago, Dean Winchester's life came crashing to a halt when his boyfriend, Castiel Novak, died in a tragic accident. After painstakingly putting his life back together, Dean goes on a vacation with his best friend, where he sees a face he never thought he would see again. Now reunited, Castiel tells Dean the truth about his past and the reason for his disappearance. However, all is not well--Dean cannot move past Cas' betrayal and lies, and the ghosts from Cas' past refuse to remain there. With danger looming, Dean and Cas start on a mission of revenge and justice, but they're badly outnumbered. With the hurt of the past colliding with the fragile promise of the future, Dean and Castiel need to learn how to create a new path--or else risk being lost forever.

double-talk gets through | rated: E | Word Count: 17,816 | COMPLETE

After Cassie learns about the supernatural, there’s no way she can stay in her quiet town. Determined to unravel the secrets about the supernatural, she joins with Jo Harvelle. The only problem is, Jo doesn’t seem to want her around. At all. A shapeshifter case will not only bring Cassie closer with the supernatural world than she ever wanted to be, but it will also bring her closer with Jo (finally).

last christmas | rated: E | Word Count: 27,861 | WIP

carving deep blue ripples | rated: E | word count: 85,484 | COMPLETE

With his little brother at Stanford and his father searching out leads on the monster that killed his mother, Dean Winchester is left to hunt alone. It's fun, except in the ways that it really blows. Things start to turn around when he meets Castiel Novak, another hunter. Castiel is aloof and maybe a little too sarcastic, but he's good backup (and pretty easy on the eyes. Not that Dean's looking or anything). After a few hunts, Dean is willing to make his and Castiel's partnership permanent (and he's not exactly averse to adding another component to their partnership either. After all, he's caught Castiel looking at him just as many times as Castiel's caught him looking). But Castiel is hiding a secret, and it's so explosive that it threatens to not only tear them apart, but also tear apart everything Dean believes in.

a lilac sky | rated: E | word count: 46,249 | COMPLETE

'Bisexual' is an identity that Dean Winchester is only just becoming comfortable with when he meets Castiel Novak. Fortunately, Cas is hot, smart, and enthralling enough to make Dean forget all about panicking over dating his first man. Dating Cas, however, forces Dean to confront his own identity and fears in ways he never anticipated.

for the love of a triangle | rated: E | word count: 75,020 | COMPLETE

She’s seventeen years old, with the world in the palm of her hands, but she wants more. Cassie Robinson is hungry, the kind of hungry with teeth, the kind of hungry that hunts down life like a pack of wolves, and she won’t stop until she gets everything. OR Dean, Cassie, and Castiel meet at college and fall in love.

good housekeeping | rated: E | word count: 12,924 | COMPLETE

With a theatrical flourish more suited to Broadway than a one-bedroom apartment, Castiel threw the condom away. “Happy?” he asked sourly. Dean burst out laughing. Castiel looked offended. “You know, this is a very strange night for me,” he said. “I don’t think that anyone’s ever laughed at me before when I’m standing naked in their bedroom.” --- Dean is a neat freak. Cas is a slob. Somehow, they make it work.

what dreams may come | rated: E | word count: 25,845 | COMPLETE

On his mission to gain a fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, Castiel runs into a group of hostile djinn. Their queen proposes a bargain: she will share the fruit with Castiel if Castiel will enter into a bargain with her. An arrangement. A marriage. Castiel agrees, and he is set on a path of realizing his utmost desires and dreams.

last christmas | rated: E | word count: 14,569 | WIP

i shall believe | rated: E | Word count: 80,745 | COMPLETE

Castiel Novak is a down-to-earth businessman. Most of the time. His romantic side has him secretly dreaming of Mr Right, a family, and happy ever after. Dean Winchester is a single father who doesn’t believe in happy families anymore. In order to keep his son safe and happy, he would sell his soul, but as a sadistic Dom takes an interest in him, he sells his body instead. A shared session at a BDSM club leaves Castiel intrigued and soon he finds himself willing to do anything in his power to heal the wounds that life has left on Dean’s soul. When he realizes that the very thing Dean dreads the most might just be what he needs, Castiel sets out on a mission - but maybe it’s just not in his power to save Dean. Will Dean be able to battle the demons that haunt him and find the happy ever after Castiel has dreamed up for them?

many the miles | rated: E | Word count: 61,220 | COMPLETE

After Dean's little brother moves to Stanford, leaving him behind in their hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, Dean feels untethered. The obvious solution is to go on semi-regular trips to see Sam. The problem is that the drive to Stanford is long, and Dean's not quite as young as he used to be. Pushing through isn't really an option. Enter The Carriage House, an Airbnb located halfway between Lawrence and Palo Alto. The price is right and the location is perfect. There's just one snag, and that comes in the form of Castiel Novak, the owner of The Carriage House. Castiel is smart, funny, and one of the hottest guys Dean's ever seen. Unfortunately, he's taken. Nevertheless, Dean and Castiel embark on a friendship that spans the miles between them. As their friendship deepens, Dean realizes that Cas is everything he wants, but the persistent question nags him: what if he's not everything Cas wants?

stability | rated: E | Word count: 17,991 | COMPLETE

Benny and Castiel have played this game so many times, with so many different rules. By now, Benny thinks that he could predict every one of Castiel’s moves. It’s led to a comfortable balance between the three of them, where there are no surprises. He relies on that rhythm, but tonight… Tonight, something’s different.

another night on mars | rated: E | Word count: 54,482 | COMPLETE

The first time Dean Winchester met Castiel Novak, he thought the alpha was the biggest asshole he'd ever met. No blockers, awkward, with outdated opinions on almost everything? The second time didn't go much better.

Whiskey & November | co-written with @friendofcarlotta | rated: E | Word count: 188,236 | COMPLETE

There is a place in L.A. where the richest of the rich can make their dreams come true. For an outrageous sum, they can hire an “angel” who is programmed to be exactly what they need: a stripper, a scientist, a temporary boyfriend. Most people don’t choose to question who the angels are, or where they came from. Sam Winchester is not most people. His brother Dean went missing in L.A. two years ago, and Sam has spent all that time trying to track him down. The trail leads him to a shadowy organization known as “Heaven” that coerces people into giving up their identities and personalities so they can be reprogrammed for Heaven’s purposes. Inside Heaven, trouble is brewing: two of the angels, Whiskey and November, are beginning to break through their programming. As they fall for each other and fight to remember who they are, they discover that they have an ally already working to bring down Heaven from within.

empty places | rated: M | Word count: 71,871 | COMPLETE

There’s something outside the house. Something is moving outside the house, moving inside the house. Maybe moving inside him. Something is outside the house, and it wants in. After tragedy derails his life, Castiel Novak needs to escape. He flees to Lawrence, Kansas, where he answers Dean Winchester’s ad for a roommate. There, he tries to mend the shattered pieces of his life. But as he starts to become closer with Dean, Castiel finds that escape isn’t so easy. The past doesn’t want to be left behind, and there’s something inside the house. Something hungry. And it won’t be appeased until it has him.

o weary traveler | rated: E | Word count: 107,436 | COMPLETE

empty places | rated: M | NOW COMPLETE fic by dothraki_shieldmaiden @dothwrites art by PetraAmia @deancodedcastielenby part of @deancashorrorfest

13. and 20.--Detective AU and Teacher AU

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Castiel represses a sigh as he stands up straight. His spine pops as he subtly stretches out the kinks in his aching body.

He'd thought that he was a reasonably fit man, but bending over and scrubbing at filthy floors and tables every day is playing hell with his lower back.

The bell rings, and Castiel curses under his breath as he moves back against the wall. Less than thirty seconds later, all of the doors near him burst open and a flood of teenagers courses into the hallway.

Castiel's had a lot of unpleasant assignments in his life, but going undercover at Carver Edlund High School is among the worst. He thought that he'd seen some of the worst that humanity had to offer: murderers who cared nothing for the pain of their victims, kidnappers who plunged families into turmoil for years, robbers who were willing to kill just in order to get a few quick bucks. But upon seeing the horror show of the cafeteria after a group of freshmen finished lunch, Castiel has to start reevaluating his list of atrocities.

It’s time for our annual writing round-up! So here we go!

Keep Your Love Alive | cowritten with @friendofcarlotta | Rated: E | Word Count: 42, 179 | Complete

Summary: Dean gets to spend eternity sharing beers with Bobby on the Roadhouse porch and riding around in his Baby with Sam. He’s at peace… or he feels like he should be. But a few things nag at him: Where is Cas, and everybody else Dean had been hoping to see in Heaven? Why does he feel like he’s stuck in a loop, reliving the same memories over and over again? And who are the strangers wearing Sam’s and Bobby’s faces?

seraph | Rated: M | Word Count: 50, 776 | Complete

Summary: Dean Winchester's life is pretty normal. He loves his car, loves his brother, and loves his job counseling troubled teens. He's also in love with his roommate, Castiel Novak, who's also known as Seraph, the city's Super.

That part is a little less normal.

Between Cas' powers, Dean's inability to communicate his attraction for his roommate, and a sinister new Super in the city, known by the name of Shapeshifter, Dean's life actually isn't that normal at all.

exile | Rated: E | Word Count: 60, 574 | Complete

Summary: Dean Winchester’s life used to be perfect. He spent his days hunting the supernatural beasts of the world with his brother, Sam, and his boyfriend, Cas Novak. Then his brother quit hunting to set up the Men of Letters bunker and Cas decided that he had better things to do, and Dean’s perfect life shattered.

Two years later, Dean moves from hunt to hunt and tries not to remember everything he’s lost. It’s not a great existence, but he’s managing. At least, that’s what he thinks. Then he takes a job at a resort in South Carolina, where he sees a familiar face. Forced to fake a relationship with Cas in order to work the case, Dean has to battle his own emotions as well as suspicious employees, and a growing threat from within the resort. Something evil is there, and it might not wait until Dean and Cas figure out their feelings for each other before it acts.

control | Rated: E | Word Count: 95, 935 | Complete

Summary: Castiel Novak is one of the youngest CEOs of a Fortune 500 company. He's attractive, wealthy, and powerful. He's at the head of the Submissive Rights Movement, and outspoken in his beliefs for equality amongst designations. He's also a submissive whose biology is slowly but surely killing him.

When Castiel's spirals become too much for him to handle, his doctor has a simple solution: hire a Dominant escort. But Castiel has spent his entire adult life proving to himself and the rest of the world that he doesn't need a Dominant's help to function. Using a Dominant would only prove everyone right. Finally convinced to hire the best, Castiel hires Dean Winchester, Dominant escort.

Castiel has spent his entire life proving that he doesn't need a Dominant. But he just might need Dean.

keep getting better | Rated: E | Word Count: 48, 170 | Complete

Summary: Dean Winchester's life is a mess. All of his friends agree. His brother thinks that he's so bad that he nominates Dean for the reality show More than a Makeover. Dean will be their newest star, and for a week, five gay guys are going to come in and tell him everything that he's been doing wrong. Could there be anything more humiliating?

Then the Fab Five show up and smash all of Dean's expectations to smithereens. He wasn't prepared for any of it: the support, the acceptance, but he really wasn't prepared for was his crush on the hair stylist, Castiel Novak. It hits right at a part of himself that Dean hasn't ever dared to accept, but for the first time in his life, he thinks that maybe he could.

Can Dean and the Fab Five manage to turn his life around in only a week?

Those Who Favor Fire | cowritten with @friendofcarlotta | Rated: E | Word Count: 221, 849 | Complete

Summary: Dean Winchester is looking for his father. Castiel Harvelle is looking for revenge. Sam Winchester and Jessica Moore are the perfect couple… unless you count the secrets they’re keeping from each other. One night, these four lives collide, and nothing will ever be the same.

the origin of love | Rated: E | Word Count: 121, 751 | Complete

Summary: Having a soulmate isn't always a good thing. Castiel Novak knew, from the age of four, that he had a soulmate. He could feel every bit of pain that his soulmate experienced--every injury, every hurt, every disappointment his soulmate suffered, he felt. By the time he's eighteen, Castiel has felt the pain beyond his imagining, and he's left with the simple question: why does his soulmate hate him so?

Dean Winchester never wanted a soulmate. He grew up watching how the loss of his soulmate destroyed his father. Unfortunately, when he's four years old, he finds himself saddled with one. He spends his teenage years desperate to deny even the smallest comfort from his soulmate.When tragedy strikes, Castiel sets off on a mission of revenge that will send his life crashing into Dean's. 

Determined to defy fate, the two separate, only to come back together, only to separate again. But when a demon deal threatens not only Dean's life but Castiel's, the two have to connect in order to save each other, themselves, and maybe, while they're at it, the world.

i shall believe | Rated: E | Word Count: 62, 505 | WIP: 12/14 

Summary: Castiel Novak is a down-to-earth businessman. Most of the time. His romantic side has him secretly dreaming of Mr Right, a family, and happy ever after.

Dean Winchester is a single father who doesn’t believe in happy families anymore. In order to keep his son safe and happy, he would sell his soul, but as a sadistic Dom takes an interest in him, he sells his body instead.

empty places | rated: M | read part one of fifteen here posts saturday/tuesday/thursday

Summary: There’s something outside the house. Something is moving outside the house, moving inside the house. Maybe moving inside him. Something is outside the house, and it wants in. After tragedy derails his life, Castiel Novak needs to escape. He flees to Lawrence, Kansas, where he answers Dean Winchester’s ad for a roommate. There, he tries to mend the shattered pieces of his life. But as he starts to become closer with Dean, Castiel finds that escape isn’t so easy. The past doesn’t want to be left behind, and there’s something inside the house. Something hungry. And it won’t be appeased until it has him.

preview of chapter one underneath the cut!