#forest fever

2. Destiel only:

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A Word in the Mists

Words: 23,968 (finished) Rating: Mature Relationships: Dean/Castiel, Dean&Jo Bang/Fest: DeanCas HorrorFest (2024)

Tags: Canon-Adjacent AU, Ship at Sea Setting, Case Fic, Monster Hunt, Pre-Relationship, Mystery, Suspense, Isolated from the Outside World, Apocalypse, Angst, Sarcasm, Fear of Drowning, Castiel and Dean Save Each Other Point-of-View Characters: Dean Summary: Mist as far as the eye can see. A gloomy ocean that seems to swallow up the sunlight like broken dreams. An old, rusty ship that creaks with every inch of movement. And a crew that could compete in an award for grumpiest people alive.

Dean really hates pretty much everything about this case, and would love nothing more than to call it quits and turn this ship around... if there wasn't the little issue of the disappearance of thousands of people across ten different ships on the open sea.

Saving lives is what he does. But he has to question if he isn't doing more harm than good when the disappearances begin on his own ship—and he still hasn't even figured out what kind of monster they're dealing with.

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Indeana Jones and the Tear of Pele

Words: 32,679 (finished) Rating: Explicit Relationships: Dean/Castiel Bang/Fest: Dean/Cas Reverse Bang (2024)

Tags: Canon Universe, Post-Season-11, Beach Vacation, Adventure, Hawaiian Mythology, Humor, Angst with Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Magic, Mystery, Fallen Angel Castiel, Castiel's True Form, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Dean in Denial, Dean Makes Up Ridiculous Excuses for Touch, Castiel and Dean Save Each Other Point-of-View Characters: Dean, Castiel Summary: What starts as a relaxing beach vacation in Hawai’i turns into a journey of self-discovery for Castiel and Dean.

To save the world from the Darkness, they both faced what they thought to be their imminent demise and came out the other side very much still alive. So now they have to ponder the really big questions, such as what a bucket list is, what place in the world a fallen angel has, and how Indiana Jones ever managed to keep that hat on his head.

The island seems to have a way of making the barrier of touch crumble to dust until they're sliding toward the edge of something new and fragile between them that neither of them dares to put a name to, lest it might disappear.

When what really disappears is Castiel, there's very little Dean wouldn't do to get the angel back.

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Forest Fever

Words: 8,586 (finished) Rating: Explicit Relationships: Dean/Castiel, Dean & Castiel, Sam & Castiel Bang/Fest: Dean/Cas Stab Fest (2022) Tags: Canon Universe, Post-Ep 12x10, Monster of the Week, Case Fic - Lite, Hunting, Forests, Mystery (a little), Hallucinations, Angst with Happy Ending, Romance, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Castiel/Dean First Kiss, Castiel/Dean First Time Having Sex, Angel Grace, Team Free Will Point-of-View Characters: Dean, Sam Summary: After the crushing events of episode 12x10 "Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets", Castiel is low on grace and morale. In an attempt to restore at least one of these two, Sam and Dean take him on a hunt. Things start going wrong when Sam gets injured and Cas seemingly disappears. They get worse when Dean turns from hunter to prey for something feeling far more at home in this dark, rainy forest than he does. Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art ✧ Making-Of

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The Little Issue with the Mission to Perdition

Words: 16,460 (finished) Rating: Teen Relationships: Dean/Castiel, Jack & Amara, Background Sam/Eileen Bang/Fest: Dean/Cas Reverse Bang (2023) Tags: Canon Universe, Post-Ep 15x19, Jack and Amara Try Fixing Things Together but Make Everything Worse, Jack and Amara Family Bonding, Empty Rescue, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Castiel/Dean First Kiss, Team Free Will 3.0 Point-of-View Characters: Jack, Amara, Dean, Sam, Castiel Summary: Chuck is defeated and his power now belongs to Jack and Amara. They struggle with adjusting to their newly-shared existence, and with big questions such as, how can (almost) all-powerful beings avoid becoming what Chuck was?

What even is all that power good for when it doesn't allow Jack to save someone from the Empty who absolutely deserves being saved?

Who thought it was a good idea to hand all that power to two beings who, together, have spent less years on Earth than the average human child?

...And why is there suddenly black goo everywhere? Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art

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Empty and (Un-)Out

Words: 2,666 (finished) Rating: Teen Relationships: Dean/Castiel Bang/Fest: none Tags: Canon Universe, Episode 15x18, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Misha's Un-Coming Out, Bishagate, The New York Post Article that Claimed Castiel Confessed to Sam, Castiel's Confession Scene, Castiel/Dean First Kiss Point-of-View Characters: Dean Summary: My (probably insane) way of dealing with Misha's un-coming out. Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art

3. Samwena only:

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A Metal Pursued by the Witless

Words: 46,556 (finished) Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sam/Rowena, Sam & Rowena Bang/Fest: SPN RarePairTober (2022) (Prompt: "Fool's Gold") Tags: Canon Universe, Post-Ep 13x19, Magic, Witchcraft, Curses, Adventure, Action, Romance, Humor, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Travel to Exotic Location Point-of-View Characters: Sam, Rowena, Dean Summary: Rowena shows up at the bunker after she has been targeted by a lethal curse with the sole goal of destroying her. Under the shadow of this ticking timer of doom, she and Sam are left with a handful of days to prevent a slow, painful death. The search for a cure sees them on a last-minute flight to Central America. (Or my attempt to escape the cold and gray of real-life winter by traveling to faraway places in my mind.) Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art1 ✧ Art2

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Regarding Sam

Words: 7,292 (finished) Rating: Teen Relationships: Sam/Rowena, Rowena & Amnesiac Dean Bang/Fest: Sam Winchester Rare Ships Week (2023) (Day 6: Missing Scene / Episode Tag)

Tags: Canon Universe, Episode 12x11, Missing Scenes, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Life-or-Death Stakes, Magic, Witches, Rowena Realizes She Cares, Pre-Relationship, Sam Being a Prisoner, Amnesiac Dean Being Chaotic, Humor

Point-of-View Characters: Rowena

Summary: When they hear Sam's blood-curdling scream over the phone, Rowena is far more affected than she thought possible. She has to make up her mind whether or not to turn her back on the Winchesters in their dire need—and how far exactly she'll go to save them. (Or my version of what happened in episode 12x11 between Sam's scream and the moment we see Dean wake up in the Impala, plus two additional new scenes at other blank spaces where the episode faded to black. And all of that from Rowena's point of view!) Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art

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Dibs on Samuel

Words: 2,194 (finished) Rating: Teen Relationships: Sam/Rowena Bang/Fest: SPN Royalty of Hell Weekend (2023) (Day 2: Queen of Hell) Tags: Canon Universe, Episode 15x08, Rowena/Sam First Kiss, Angst with Happy Ending, Angst and Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Ruler of Hell Rowena, Sam Using Magic Point-of-View Characters: Sam Summary: Now that the fact had sunken in that Rowena wasn't gone forever, that she was only a spell away, he couldn't let it go. He had to return to Hell. Read on AO3 ✧ Excerpt ✧ Text Trailer ✧ Art