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Pies and Prejudice

“Dean presses fingertips to the heated area of skin. Yet all he can do is laugh. He’s in love with Castiel. It’s the most ridiculous, most astounding thing that’s ever happened to him.“ 

Author: @linoresearch​

Read it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1051341/chapters/2103616

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First art post! Inspired by the fic Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by linoresearch on AO3 (link) 

The Ghosts of Blackthorn Hall by linoresearch

Fandom: Supernatural

Rating: Explicit

Tags: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Supernatural Fanfic Aesthetics - [2/?] - The Ghosts of Blackthorn Hall

by linoresearch

In 1843 Castiel Milton leaves his life of quiet faith and duty to take up employment as tutor to the young ward of one Mr Dean Winchester, at Blackthorn Hall. Set deep among the Yorkshire moors Blackthorn is a place of mysteries – a wild place with an odd history, where faces appear at the windows and mad women laugh in the night. Castiel is drawn to the enigmatic Master of Blackthorn and they form a strong attachment neither of them expected. But there are secrets hidden behind Blackthorns thick stone walls that threaten to destroy their happiness, they are forced to confront the ghosts of their past.

I meant to post this sooner but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ this is fanart for linoresearch’s The Ghosts of Blackthorn Hall I did in my art class with gouache. I learned that I really like gouache.

Summary: In 1843 Castiel Milton leaves his life of quiet faith and duty to take up employment as tutor to the young ward of one Mr Dean Winchester, at Blackthorn Hall. Set deep among the Yorkshire moors, Blackthorn is a place of mysteries – a wild place, where pale faces appear at the windows, and mad women laugh in the night. Castiel is drawn to the enigmatic Master of Blackthorn and they form an attachment neither of them expected. But there are secrets hidden behind Blackthorn’s stone walls, truths that threaten to destroy their fragile happiness, as they are forced to confront the ghosts of their past. This is a Jane Eyre/SPN fusion AU, written for the Dean/Castiel Big Bang 2012. 

From: AO3

Chapters: 30/30

Word count: 94,657

Summary: Dean didn’t even want to enter this damn competition. He was happy with his life, more or less. It might not look like much from the outside, or to a younger brother headed towards a big time law career, but it wasn’t so bad that Dean needed to scrabble around for any opportunity to make a change – particularly not one as stupid as this. He’s going to throttle Sam the next time he sees him, for getting him involved in this ridiculous Bake-Off TV show. It’s bad enough that Dean has to cook in front of people he doesn’t know; he now has to go through the humiliation of being judged on it too. Its humiliation piled on humiliation, and to make matters worse Dean has to play nice with all the other suckers involved, like that rich dick-bag Castiel Novak. God, he hates that guy, and he hates that someone so awful has such a frustratingly fine ass. Written for the Dean/Castiel Big Bang 2013

Ooh, I find questions like this so hard! There are just so many options out there to choose from!

Ok, so in a similar vein to Plus One, and the fact I’ve just finished Shoulder to Shoulder, I’ve gone for fics that feature Dean and Cas kinda “forced”/paired together…

Pies and Prejudice by @linoresearch

An awesome mash up of Pride & Prejudice and the Bake Off (cooking show). I’m a sucka for a Dean that cooks and the characterization of Cas as Darcy is brilliant. A nice enemies to lovers thing.

Shoulder to Shoulder, Hand to Hand by s-cornelius

This is also a tv show au! This time Dancing with the Stars. I’ve really enjoyed reading as Dean and Cas get closer. I really like a slow burn with sexual tension.

And I’m also going to chuck in Bunker41 by CaptainMercy42

Different to the other two but I love the way their relationship grows! It’s all those “good touches”…

I don’t know if any of these are quite what you were looking for but they’re all good fics regardless! Fingers crossed you enjoy :)

Just leaving the link right here. I can’t possibly say how much I enjoyed this work. I wish I could do more than simply recommend it!

Chapters: 19/19 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Alternate History, 1950, Torture, Minor Character Death, Psychological Manipulation, absolutely NO other pairings, many warnings apply due to prison setting, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, Period-Typical Homophobia, Blood and Gore, Mentions of Suicide, Clarification: NO rape takes place, Angst with a Happy Ending, surprisingly sweet and life-affirming romance

Summary:

Castiel Novak is an inmate at a labour camp. Life is brutal and no one ever gets out. Castiel’s only goal is to go unnoticed by the barbaric guards, and the violent inmates. Dean Winchester is a soldier without a purpose since the civil war ended. Dean accepts an assignment at a labour-camp, under the mentorship of Alistair, the Commander. From the start, Dean and Castiel are drawn to each other, and their relationship develops in a way that changes their lives. But Alistair has his own plans for Dean, and Castiel is a complication. When Alistair fails to separate them through threats and violence, he turns to manipulation; feeding Dean’s confusion about his feelings for Castiel, and goading him into a terrible act in order to break him. As Dean and Castiel try to fight back, they uncover secrets that are more far-reaching than they ever imagined. In such a dangerous world, can they ever be together? Can they even survive?