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The End is Where We Begin

A Supernatural Alternate Ending by Mandala Rose

Relationships: Destiel, Saileen, Others untagged for spoilers

Rating: Explicit

Summary: Cas is stuck in The Empty, Chuck has Thanos-snapped everyone they’ve ever known to fuck knows where, and now Jack’s going through some kind of cosmic puberty Dean’s eighth grade health class definitely did not prepare him for. They’ve got two hunters at the end of their rope, a recently-exploded half-angel kid, a witch who just came back from the dead (again), and Billie Mark II, who’s only redeeming quality is that she hasn’t actually killed Dean...yet. Team Free Will 3.0. Here we go.

**This fic is completely written and updates weekly on Tuesdays.**

Title: New Holiday

Author: MandalaRose

Rating: General

Relationship: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Summary: The cost was high, but they've finally done it. Chuck has been defeated, Jack is the new god, and the world has been restored. Finding themselves on the other side of yet another apocalypse, the Winchester brothers prepare to see what life can be like when they're the authors of their own stories. But for now, it's December, and for maybe the first time, the boys find themselves experiencing a true old-fashioned holiday family dinner...even if it is made a little bittersweet by a few notably empty spaces at the table. Fortunately for them, no holiday story would be complete without a miracle (and no, I don't mean the dog).

The End is Where We Begin

A Supernatural Alternate Ending by Mandala Rose

Relationships: Destiel, Saileen, Others untagged for spoilers

Rating: Explicit

Chapter 7: Angel

“Did you mean it?” Dean asks suddenly and Castiel isn’t sure which of the many things he said before his death Dean is referring to, but whatever it is, there’s only one answer.

“Every word.”

Dean nods. “And the...last part,” he says hesitantly.

“When I said I love you?” Castiel clarifies. It’s not like there’s much sense tiptoeing around it now, after all.

“Yeah,” Dean licks his lips. “When you said you love me.” He releases a shuddering exhale. “How did you mean it?”

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The Shots We Don’t Take

Written for @destielharlequinchallenge

Rating: Explicit

Chapters: 9/9 (Complete)

Words: 56,534

Summary:  Still nursing the tatters of a broken heart and trying desperately to stave off the terror of his impending graduation, college senior Cas Novak decides it’s time to blow off a little steam. Not just any hook-up will do, however. The last thing Cas needs right now is a distraction. On the lookout for someone he can enjoy a steamy night of passion with before leaving them behind entirely, Cas thinks he’s found exactly what he needs in cocky university hockey star and well-known playboy Dean Winchester.

Dean is gorgeous, doesn’t date, and is the singular most infuriating person Cas has ever met. He’s the perfect one night stand...that is, until Dean decides he wants an instant replay of what was supposed to be a one-time event. Will Cas’ offer of friends, sans benefits, convince the arrogant love ’em and leave ’em hockey defenseman to find an easier score? Or will Dean wear down Cas’ defenses and lure the sexy nerd in the dorky trench coat back to his bed?

The End is Where We Begin

A Supernatural Alternate Ending by Mandala Rose

Relationships: Destiel, Saileen, Others untagged for spoilers

Rating: Explicit

Chapter 9: It Has Begun

Chuck tilts his head in seeming acquiescence. “You know, as monologues go, I have to admit, that one wasn't terrible. It's too bad love won’t save you though, Castiel.” Voice dripping with faux sympathy, he adds, “And it won’t save Dean. Or Sam.” He shakes his head slowly. “And it won’t save this world. You’re nothing. Nothing but another failed experiment. All of you. Humans. Angels. Monsters.” Chuck raises his hand, fingers poised to snap. “Soon you’ll be nothing more than characters in an unwritten story. You’re my ink and paper dolls…” his eyes darken. “And I’m about to light a match.”

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The End is Where We Begin

A Supernatural Alternate Ending by Mandala Rose

Relationships: Destiel, Saileen, Others untagged for spoilers

Rating: Explicit

Chapter 3: Paint it Black

The probing, encompassing black ooze untwines itself from their bodies, Billie’s and that of the meddlesome angel. Sinuous and slithering, it draws back toward its master, sprawled casually, seemingly at-ease, on their sad little throne.

As those unctuous fingers retreat, Billie stares, stoic and unimpressed at the slouching cosmic entity. Next to her, the angel Castiel goes through the motions of inhaling deeply, presumably just for the sensation of being able to do so. Beings who actually needed to breathe would probably describe The Shadow as suffocating, not that they’d find the void that surrounds them now any less so. Aptly named, nothing so substantial as air exists in The Empty.

Fortunately, Billie doesn’t need to breathe, so the smothering presence of the Shadow and its domain are more inconvenience than anything else. Still though, even for her, that oily touch is...unsettling.

She brushes off her jacket as the last of the ooze recedes. “Did you have to be so...thorough?”

Title: Paparazz

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: 7,004

Rating: Explicit

Summary: Red-blooded, All-American, slightly closeted hockey star Dean Winchester is no stranger to fame...or the drawbacks that come with it, like the constant, mosquito-like presence of the paparazzi. That's why he's careful. That's why he's never been caught leaving a party with another guy...or going back to the guy's house...or spending the night with the guy...or borrowing the guy's clothes the next morning and doing the walk of shame with last night's tux tossed over his shoulder like he's some male-modeling son of a bitch in a GQ spread.

Until now.

And maybe Dean would have gotten away with it. Maybe. If the guy wasn't billionaire tech mogul and household name Castiel Fucking Novak.

But now Dean's on a shitty late-night talk show, facing down a poor man's James Corden, a couple of pretty damning paparazzi photos, and his future.

NOW POSTING! This mostly finished WIP will update every Monday.

Title: Cupcakes and Kittens

Art by: @ladyrandombox, ladyrandombox on Instagram

Written for: @secretlyjensen

Rating: Explicit (eventually)

Chapters: 1/?

Summary: 

Dean Winchester is not a cat guy. But one softhearted Sasquatch brother and a mad dash to the pet store later, Dean somehow finds himself the sole caregiver for an abandoned baby kitten. It's a good thing that quirky pet store girl gave him the Twitter handle for her cat rescue buddy, CJ. Dean doesn't know about the kitten, but he sure as hell could use some rescuing right about now.

Castiel Novak is not a baker. But one interfering best friend and some dismal Yelp reviews for his brother's coffee shop later, Castiel somehow finds himself standing in front of a cook top in his very first baking class, his non-existent baking aspirations literally going up in smoke around him. It's a good thing his gorgeous, green-eyed classmate is there to rescue him...