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“The connection seems to be quite good tonight, doesn’t it,” (click for better quality)

I’m so happy the lovely tiamatv allowed me to draw this fanart for her fic! I adore It’s The End of the World (As We Know It) and highly recommend you go read it immediately. I think about it at least once a week and am astonished at how underrated it is in the fandom. So go go go and let’s scream about it together! Bonus point if you see what I did with the wave in the background.

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You know what? I truly, totally lucked out with my @deancasreversebang collabs this year! Two fantastic partners and two very delightful stories <3

From an artistic POV, one was more of a "faces & expressions" practice for me, while this one was definitely an anatomy challenge. Or an excuse to draw some angel cake? ... xD Anyway, here's my initial "Hockey Players gone Figure Skating" prompt:

I was SO excited when the amazing tiamatv claimed my art!! We already worked together once before and her way of storytelling made me so very happy, giddy and emotional <3

Tia put a ton of research and heart into writing my prompt, and I ended up learning much more about hockey and figure skating than I anticipated when I said, "I have no clue about hockey OR figure skating so don't worry about it, I'd just love an emotional journey!" - Tia managed to do it all, and with an insane word count for the short time she had on top. So the least I could do was provide one more "anatomy practice" :D

I'm actually a bit salty that this month has been so busy that I couldn't draw one more art piece - the story certainly would've deserved it. Well, maybe it'll call me back later :)

Racing Stripes

Writer: tiamatv (AO3) Artist: @klayr-de-gall Summary: The last time Dean was in Chicago, he and Cas flew Baby up to the highest perch they could find in the crumbling skeletons of the ancient skyscrapers. They lay out on her flight-warm wings, and Cas pointed out the stars and the suborbital Academy to him, their fingertips curled together.

Dean, well, he was more interested in other things. Namely, Cas.

That was eight years ago.

Today should be the highlight of Dean's career as a racer. He's the only non-corporate flyer to be seeded for the Chicago track. He might not have racing implants glowing down the sides of his face, but he's got a full belly, his Impala 2067 primed and charged, and the biggest damned race on Terra to win. Everything from the skies and stars on down should be going his way.

But that's just not how Winchester luck goes.

Title: Profoundly Different

Authors: amireal and tiamatv

Rating: E

Word Count: 190,842

Summary: "Castiel?" Sam calls out, carefully. Both of them lower their guns but don’t put them away, yet: there’s no sign of a struggle, but the guy did just break out of an insane asylum by squishing an orderly. With a bureau that he shouldn't have been able to move. "We're not gonna hurt you. We're here to help. My name is Sam. This is my brother, Dean."

There's a loud silence. Dean can hear the wind rustling through the structure.

A deep voice suddenly speaks up. It’s coarse and raspy and sounds like it hurts coming out; he’s never heard anything like it. It sends shivers down Dean's spine.

"Dean?” the man asks. “Dean Winchester?"

(A Season 4 AU: what if the fallen angel Dean and Sam ran into was Castiel, not Anna?)

Commentary: When I saw the summary of this fic, I didn’t expect much from it. I honestly thought it wouldn’t be that good, because of the plot, but the writing on the summary was good, so I gave it a try. And ooooh boy, did it pay off!

The authors so SUCH a good job with immersion on this story - you feel everything Dean feels, because of how well they wrote it.

In this, Cas rebelled before he does in canon, just after saving Dean from Hell, and the aftermath of it is very well constructed. He ends up falling in a different time and living a human life before meeting Dean again. I won’t say much so I don’t spoil it for you, but Cas’ relationship with the Novaks is great!

Another strong point of this fic is the intimacy scenes - not just sex (although, yes, the sex), but also the kisses, and hand holding, and hugs, and looks. It’s all beautifully written and realistic (well, as realistic as one can be in SPN).

IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD (AS WE KNOW IT) |  M  | 139,352 words

Author: tiamatv | Artist: deathbycoldopen

The year is 1996, and Dean’s stuck in Kankakee, Illinois while Dad’s on a long-haul hunt. It’s not too bad. He’s even got a friend, now—even if Cas is a weird, gawky loner kid who gets way too intense about his sci-fi novels and doesn’t know how to stop staring. Just business as usual.

Until his dad comes back, and it isn’t.

The year is 2011, and the shadows known as ‘angels’ and ‘demons’ are falling from cracks in the sky, raining death, destruction, and monsters where they pass. When the Joint Task Force asks for their help in stopping the end of the world—John Winchester, his sons, and a ragtag band of hunters—well, that’s just business as usual, too.

Until Dean meets the cold blue eyes of their team liaison—Dr. Castiel Novak.

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Pairings: Dean/Cas (Garth/Bess, past Sam/Jess, past Benny/Andrea)

Another Destiel fic! This was written by tiamatv, and you can find it here.

It is a sewn boards binding with a breakaway spine, and the typesetting is done entirely in Garamond, using LibreOffice.

The art on the first page is by @destiel-fanart-is-the-weapon and can be found here, thank you so much for letting me use it!

As always, thank you to @armoredsuperheavy​ and @renegadepublishing for their help and inspiration!

A couple more progress pics can be found under the cut