#grace fic

Hello! Here are a few we could think of:

Angel's Wild by riseofthefallenone (Explicit, 389k words)

But that’s the whole reason he’s here, isn’t it? He’s not out here hunting Humans. He’s not even hunting deer, or bears, or anything else that featured in Bambi. He’s out here, freezing his nuts off every night, because he’s hunting Angels. Sometimes Dean wishes that Angels were like how they’re described in the Bible. How people from time too old for him to care much about thought Angels were messengers and warriors of God, protectors of Humans. He knows that how they’re really described in the Bible is actually pretty terrifying, but at least they were told by God that they’re supposed to love Humans, right? That’s a thousand times better than what Angels really turned out to be.

Come Fly With Me by EllenOfOz, followyourenergy (Explicit, 37k words)

Castiel is back from the Empty, and Dean wastes no time in diving in and planting his lips…well, all over the angel. Cas responds enthusiastically and all is well (or as well as Dean ever gets to have)…until sex with Cas turns out to have a surprising finish. Weird side effects or not, Dean will take Cas any way he can get him, and he makes the best out of every time. With each time, though, the repercussions of those side effects on Cas are more and more serious. Is Dean destined to lose Cas, one way or another? Or can he change the course of the future by confronting their past?

Don't by tricia_16 (Explicit, 97k words)

After nine days of radio silence from both Jack and Cas, Cas returns to the bunker without Jack but with black fur, four paws, a tail, and an obvious preference for Dean's company. With no idea how to turn Cas back or how he got turned into a cat in the first place, Dean has to learn to live with Cas quite literally underfoot all the damn time. Nobody could have guessed that having his best friend in cat form would end up being the catalyst for a huge shift in their relationship, but looking back, he's pretty sure it all started with an annoyingly stubborn ball of fur...

My Soul Whispers Your Name by casblackfeathers (Explicit, 15k words)

When Amara tells Dean that she will give him what he needs most, the last thing he's expecting is to sprout fucking wings and to be able to sense what his own soul — and heart — really want, making it impossible for him to ignore all the feelings he's been harboring for Cas over the years. It’s no shock that Dean’s soul is drawn to Cas like gravity and now that Dean can perceive Cas’ grace all the time, he’s constantly reminded how stupidly breathtaking it is. He had been a goner since the second he laid eyes on Cas, and this just seals the deal. Now that he’s stuck like this, he might as well pull his head out of his ass, give it a shot, and finally get what he always wanted.

Occursus by PallasPerilous (Teen and up, 4k words)

“The natural environment of the human soul is a human body,” Cas says. “Humans have yet to meet a foreign substrate that they don’t immediately attempt to colonize. My form in Hell was not an exception.” Then he shuts his mouth very deliberately and gestures back to Dean like his mic is going live in three, two. “Or the bit where my soul gave you some kind of STD?” Dean finishes. “It was a poor analogy. I apologize.” “So what’s a better one?” Castiel drums his fingers for a second. “It’s more like…the way a parasitic jewel wasp injects a cockroach with venom, and transforms it into a willing host for wasp larvae.” “Holy shit are you ever bad at this,” Dean says, with that signature brand of fond horror he special-orders just for Castiel, Angel of the Gourd.

Strawberry Moon by casblackfeathers (Explicit, 115k words) -- not exactly Cas' grace but his aura.

As a child, Castiel used to fall asleep with his mother telling him bedtime stories of the prophecy she had foreseen for him — how the Strawberry Moon would one day reveal the familiar he was destined to be with. However, it’s been twelve years since the heart-wrenching day Castiel last saw the one he hoped was meant for him, and at twenty-eight, with his magic quickly dwindling, he knows better than to keep believing in such foolish dreams. Castiel's resolve falters with the return of his long-ago teenage crush, Dean. The familiar’s evergreen eyes and rainbow aura are still as captivating, but his past is shrouded in mystery, one that could hold the answer to what drove them apart all those years ago. Maybe the peculiar tabby cat who seems to have taken a liking to Castiel is what it takes to make Castiel believe in the moon with shades of pink again.

The Greatest of These by DoctorProfessorSong (Teen and up, 9k words)

When Jack pulls Cas from the Empty, his vessel is damaged. Jack is working on it. In the meantime, Cas is stuck hanging around the bunker in his Trueform. In other words, the fic where Dean takes Trueform!Cas on little dates and the author has way too much fun with angel lore

you're holy to me by serenityfails (Explicit, 5k words)

"My wings inspired you," Cas says, smug at the thought. "Yeah, I'm feelin' pretty fuckin' inspired right now, man."

There's also this collection on ao3 cas vs lightbulbs that might interest you.

(I thought about just,, posting the fic on here but,, I got afraid of how to tag things on Tumblr,, so its now on AO3. The link has since been attached, for those of you who are interested. It can be taken as "cannon" to the "story" of this blog, if y'all want.)

what a terrible world, what a beautiful world by dullahans Rating: Mature Word Count: 35k

"Fix it," Sam says firmly when Dean doesn’t reply. "Fix it before you regret it because our lives are dangerous, and we've lost too many people, and you never know when it's going to fall apart." "It would be a lot easier if he was open to fixing it," Dean bites out. He's trying here, he's trying really fucking hard, but Cas doesn't want to hear it. "Maybe you're not saying the right thing," Sam suggests.(A season 15 fix-it fic that starts from 15x03 The Rupture, and diverges fairly significantly.)

Ah yes, the “divorce arc”.

Remember how canon gave us this wonderful, yet painful gift and we were supposed to be normal about it?

Good times 😆

As you can expect, Dean and Castiel’s relationship is fairly strained in the beginning of this story. Castiel is (rightfully) pissed, Dean is pissed, partly at himself, and nobody is really happy about any of it. And neither seriously has the time to deal with all of this as Chuck is still out there, Billie shows up out of the blue with a secret plan she doesn’t bother to tell anyone about and Jack is suddenly coming back from the dead. Oh, and let’s not forget the Empty deal that is still hanging above Castiel’s head.

Yes, it’s a lot and even though it seems that no one in their right mind would have the chance to wreck their brain over a seemingly shattered relationship with their best friend faced with the apocalypse of all apocalypses, Dean sure as hell spends a lot of time and energy on it. 

Lost Without You by cloudyjenn Rating: Teen Word count: 16k

The last time Dean saw Castiel, he promised Dean he would hold off the attack of archangels. That was four years ago. Now, just when Dean thinks he's been given a second chance, a demon and Castiel's memory loss threaten to keep them apart for good.

An oldie but goldie. Set (and written) after the end of season 4, a man with no memory shows up at the doorstep of a church. With no idea about who he is or how he got there, the man adopts the name Lawrence - the only word he can recall - and starts a new life in that small town in Nebraska. Four years later, Dean and Sam show up in that same town, drawn by a series of murders. And so, Cas and Dean meet again.

Where the Heart Is by goldenraeofsun (@goldenraeofsun) Rating: Mature Word count: 39k

Claire Novak hasn’t had a real home since she was eleven and a half years old. So when she gets stuck more than a decade in the past, she deals. It’s not the first time she’s been dumped somewhere she doesn’t want to be, and 2012 comes with a lot more freedom than any foster home. Moreover, she’s not the only hunter who has time traveled before. And, luckily for her, he is currently on the outs with his brother and needs a hunting partner.

The year is 2022, Chuck has been defeated, and the Winchesters have let the younger hunters carry on their legacy. After a hunt, Claire returns to Dean's bar, but somehow ends up in 2012 instead. With no idea how she got there, she embarks on a journey to find a way back to her time, when she stumbles into Dean. But this is not her Dean. This is 2012 Dean, who just lost Cas to the Leviathans and is currently in the middle of a fight with his brother. So, obviously, they team up, go on hunts, try to figure out what's going on with Claire, and Claire kind of tries not to screw her (and Dean's) future with her big mouth.

This is a retelling of season 7, where Claire was there to guide the boys through their struggles and reassure them that their fight is worth it, things will get better, and they will get through... well, everything. Told from her POV, it's an intriguing story about family and belonging, and using Claire as a Dean mirror, it explores a lot of the patterns in the relationships between Team Free Will, as well as Claire's own trauma and defense mechanisms. And she really enjoys making fun of Dean for his poorly hidden feelings for Cas.

Goldenraeofsun is a master of characterization, and as with all their stories, this too captures beautifully each and every one of our favorite characters. From Sam and Dean's quips, to Castiel's self-blaming tendencies, to Claire's knife-sharp instincts that cover a much softer and more vulnerable side of her, this story is honestly, better than canon.

hey there! Most of the members were like 'oh, such a good concept' when I asked them for their recs with Dean being addicted to angel grace. Sadly, there aren't a lot of fics out there with this theme. Here are two we've liked:

Angel Dust by Duckyboos [Explicit, 49k words] -- Unfinished but a satisfying read.

Dean and Cas fall in lust, love, and addiction in the spaces of the apocalypse.

The Ripping of Seams by ricochetdean [Explicit, 55k] -- another WIP but was updated very recently.

This time, Dean didn't bother with a greeting. Once his eyes were open and his limbs were upright, he ignored the tightness in his chest to ask, "That dickbag Uriel know you're here?" Castiel didn't say a word as Dean got out of bed and threw on his jacket. He just hovered like he always did, perched and waiting, and Dean made a face at him as he fixed his collar and went to fetch his boots by the door. "No, and I would suggest you keep this between us," Cas said carefully. Dean laughed. "Yeah, I bet you do." Or, when Castiel raises Dean from Hell, his handprint bestows them with an accidental bond, and what starts as a decision to help Dean through his Hell nightmares, becomes an attachment neither of them is willing to break.