#fantasyreversebang23

Art masterpost: Seguila Sempre, Guidarti Saprá Author: Amputation (@hobbyistauthor) Artists: sidewinder (@hawkland)

It's time for the second of my @reversefantasyspnbang collaborations, and this one was with the amazing @hobbyistauthor!

I've been on a serious pre-Raphaelite kick these past few months—which you'll see more of coming soon—but this is the first piece inspired by that school that I get to share publicly. The (very) direct inspiration for this piece was Evelyn de Morgan's aptly-titled 1880 painting The Angel of Death - and yes, I did stick really close to reproducing the original with just some color variations in the garments and of course, making it Rowena and Billie. The pose in the original art just seemed so close to the scene between them in "Funeralia" I couldn't help but wonder if they had been inspired by the art during filming as well!

Here's a close-up of Rowena and Billie taken in slightly different light to see more of the shimmer paint and details. I was using some shimmer watercolors as well as putting in a lot of detail work with pen and acrylic paint pen, especially on those wing feathers:

Author: @nickelkeep | Artist: @anyreiart Title: The Hunter and the Stag Rating: Explicit Word count: 6881 Paring: Dean/Cas Warnings: No Major Archive Warnings Major tags: Druid Castiel, Cursed Dean Winchester, Minor Animal Injury Summary: Castiel lives a simple life, protecting the deep forest from the harm of humans and the humans from the dangers of the deep forest. But his life is made so much better by the presence of his faithful companion. A beautiful white stag he named Gleann. But life isn't always what it seems, especially not when everything is turned upside down by the presence of two hunters, looking for a lost family member.

Author: @lazarus-rose |  Artist: @cactus-79

Title: Misty Eye Of The Mountain

Rating: G

Word count: 4906

Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Major tags: Dragon Castiel, Knight Dean Winchester, Alternate Universe - Fantasy

Summary: As a knight, Dean is sworn to protect the kingdoms and their people from all who would harm them, with the assistance of his best friend, Castiel, who also just so happens to be a powerful dragon. A mission from the Queen of Moondoor leads to the two of them holed up inside a cave, waiting out a storm—and to a talk about the feelings between them that have remained unspoken.

Author: Celestial_Starlight | Artist: sidewinder

Title: Bleeding the Divine

Rating: Explicit

Word count: 5,190

Pairing: Dean/Castiel

Warnings: NSFW

Major Tags: Destiel, Wing kink, Fantasy, Magic, Greek mythology

Summary: On tour with his army unit in a distant land, Dean Winchester, a 28-year-old Spartan soldier, slips away in search of food his fellow soldiers withhold. He discovers a bountiful garden and a strange, beautiful creature who both tends to and is bound to it. This creature named Castiel is clearly divine, though he claims no relation to the Olympic Gods or any of their demigod children. Dean pursues him and Cas rewards him with a feast. They make love and Dean has to choose between being a soldier or leaving behind all he knows in order to be with Cas.

Art masterpost: Bleeding the Divine Story by: Celestial_Starlight (@celestialstarlight27) Art by: sidewinder (@hawkland)

Time for the third and final of my @reversefantasyspnbang collaborations! The piece I entered for claims was this big bad boy below:

Click here for the full uncensored art piece.

This was actually a piece I'd been thinking about and working on for a few years now. The pose and some elements were based on this photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden, which I then combined with some of my own botanical garden photography to come up with the final composition to work from. It feels like it took forever with all the layers and details (it's also one of my big projects; the original watercolor is 20" x 16") but I'm really happy with how it finally came out—and I just adore the story Celeste wrote for it!

Title: The Prince of Elysia Author: butterflysliny (@butterflyslinky) Artist: sidewinder (@hawkland)

How exciting to get to open up posting for the @reversefantasyspnbang with butterflyslinky! If you're looking for a fun story full of classic fantasy action and adventure, be sure to give it a read!

This was the piece I originally put in for claims:

I was definitely going for a Renaissance Madonna and Child vibe with the piece, from the color of Cas's robes to Jack's golden colors. And working with some tondo (round)-shaped watercolor blocks to give it that classical look as well.

I really wanted to paint some of the other characters and scenes as I had the chance, so I did a few small extra pieces as well. First, I couldn't resist the opportunity to do a young Sam piece:

I also loved the nighttime scene where the will-o-the-wisps come for our heroes, which I tried to capture in a very wet wash/abstract piece:

Finally, all hail Queen Adam!

Artist: golby moon

Writer: quicksilver-castiel

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel

Rated: Teen and up audiences

Archive warnings: None

Length: 17k

Tags: Pirate Dean, Merman Castiel, Fantasy AU, Some violence but nothing graphic

Summary:

Dean is a pirate, like his father before him. It's not always a glamorous life, and it sure has its ugly sides, but it's the only thing he knows how to do. He can't change careers now, no matter how much Sam may hate what he does.

But then, the crew makes an unexpected catch, in the most literal sense of the word. And Castiel just might be worth risking something - or everything - for.

Notes:

Written for the @reversefantasyspnbang

I had a hell of a time working with @golby-moon on developing the story and the world. In the end, we went with a world that seems very 'normal' except perhaps the whole merfolk and pirates deal. But you may be surprised by some details, like the order in which some things were invented.

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