#meanstiel

Like, TFW are the ones at the center of all the metaphysical upheaval in Heaven and Hell and Earth. If she was trying to lay low and not get Crowley's attention, that's... not the direction I'd head. But she takes this opportunity to ally herself with the Winchesters, and then Cas, and she sticks with him when she really didn't need to. Yes he's powerful and vulnerable then, but so is she, and the kind of people that would be looking for Castiel would smite her like a gnat and not even blink. If it was about safety, she could go find a witch or something.

But she believes in purpose, in finding a cause to serve. It's no wonder to me that she connects with Castiel the way that she does, for a couple reasons.

She craves purpose, but she also, I think, craves recognition and approval from the person she sets as her cause. And Cas, unlike Azazel or Lucifer, gives that to her freely and genuinely. He's not trying to take anything from her. As an angel, he's the last kind of creature in the multiverse that should see any value in her. But he looks at her true face and calls her beautiful. He sees her pain, her vulnerability. How long has it been since someone actually sees her? No wonder she was so gone on him.

So she chose this path, she chose to follow Cas. They run in parallel, Cas turning against heaven, Meg turning against hell. Both trying to find a sense of purpose, to commit themselves to something. And it's very telling to me, when she talks to Dean about cause, Cas is looking at Dean. And to me, exploring this idea of serving a cause and finding purpose in the context of free will... they do get into that with Cas, and Meg absolutely is serving as a parallel to illustrate things going on with him more bluntly.

I just would love to have seen where that went for her line too. Not in terms of Megstiel, necessarily, though honestly I don't doubt they would have gone that route had they given her the time to develop that. What I'm hungry for, the potential that I would have loved to see explored, is simply how would this relationship have changed her further? Would we see her soften more? Explore the wrongs she's committed, including towards Dean & Sam and their circles? If Dean changed Cas and made him better, Cas certainly would have done that for Meg. How would this friendship have impacted Cas's arc — his fall from grace, his redemption after Godstiel? Two not-human beings capable of too much destruction, trying to find a sense of purpose, trying to follow a different path.

And what would her and Cas's friendship have done to impact his relationship with Dean? Especially since it takes shape while Cas is still rallying after his grab for power and the devastating consequences? Would this have driven the wedge further? Or would they run parallel redemption arcs? What would have happened moving forward in s8, with Naomi? Or s9, after the fall? How could Meg's presence have altered the way the story unfolds?

OT3

Wincestiel | Dean x Sam x Cas

Winpala | Dean x Sam x Baby the Impala (Human AU or Car) (occasionally also John and/or Mary)

Winkline | Dean x Sam x Jack

WinJess | Dean x Sam x Jess

Wincestigan | Dean x Sam x Adam

Wincestifer | Dean x Sam x Lucifer

Wincestbriel | Dean x Sam x Gabriel

Wincenny | Dean x Sam x Benny

The Unholy Trinity | Crowley x Cas x Meg

The Triangles spn | Michael x Lucifer x Gabriel

Team Purgatory/Destiny | Dean x Cas x Benny

Sastriel | Sam x Cas x Gabriel

SamJimstiel | Sam x Cas x Jimmy

SamJesstiel | Sam x Cas x Jess

Sam x Jess x Jack

Sam x Jess x Gabriel

Sam x Jess x Brady

Sastielena | Sam x Cas x Rowena

Saileenstiel | Sam x Eileen x Cas

Saileena | Sam x Eileen x Rowena

Sabrifer | Sam x Gabriel x Lucifer

Sabrieleen | Sam x Gabriel x Eileen

Sabrena | Sam x Gabriel x Rowena

Midamoul | Michael x Adam x Ghouldam

Meanstiel | Dean x Cas x Meg

Mamstiel | Sam x Cas x Meg

Jody x Donna x Ellen

Jody x Donna x Linda

Jody x Donna x Mary

Full House of Wincest | Dean x Sam x John (Occasionally also Adam and/or Mary)

Drowstiel | Dean x Crowley x Cas

Debriestiel | Dean x Gabriel x Cas

Dean x Sam x Crowley

DeanJimstiel | Dean x Cas x Jimmy

Bobby x Rufus x Ellen

Bobby x Ellen x Jody

Bendebriel | Dean x Gabriel x Benny

OT4

lately i've tried other things, but nothing can capture of the sting.

meanstiel moodboard requested by anon. alternate non-grainy version under the cut: