Rosemoonweaver’s Favorite Under-rated Destiel Fics
Hi! Long time, no rec list lol. Anyway, I just thought I’d share some of my personal favorite Destiel fics. I tried to limit my fics to ones not created by big names within the fandom but some might be more popular than I thought they were. Explicit rated fics are below the cut. These authors did an amazing job and they deserve lots of love.
G-rated, Teen, and Mature
Bittersweet Heart by @whelvenwings
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Greek Mythology, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Sharing a Bed, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Minor Character Death, Love Confessions, First Kiss, POV Dean Winchester, POV Castiel
Word Count: 56,781
Summary: The Ancient Greek Gods live on - and sometimes, they walk among us.
It’s a dark time for the Winchesters. Dean is doing his best to hold what remains of his family together - but his younger brother, Sam, can’t move on from the death of the girl he was going to marry, and it seems like there’s nothing Dean can do to ease that sadness. Far, far below them, in the Underworld, the blue-eyed Lord of Death - Hades himself - is struggling with his own grief. And more than that - Hades is in trouble. He needs help.
When, one fateful evening, Hades meets the boys in a night-struck graveyard, he and Dean make a pact that will serve them both. It’s a mutually beneficial agreement, nothing more - a little play-acting in return for a single soul. And play-acting is all it is; Dean and Hades, God of Death, aren’t really together. Of course not. They just need to convince a Pantheon of Ancient Gods that they could be.
Thoughts: I get the urge to read this every time the seasons change. It’s one of those fics where the ideas are just so damn intriguing that I want to live in in the world of the fic for days inside my head. I’m just so weak for mythology AUs and this one takes a really interesting approach to mythology AUs. For one, the names of gods are more like titles as these gods die and need to be replaced by humans suitable for life with these powers. There’s a touch of reincarnation here, but not quite as the new gods aren’t born right when the old ones die. Still, it’s very interesting.
The characters cast as the gods are so on point. I was so pleased to see the casting that the author used here, especially with the characters on Olypumus. This fic re-tells two classic Greek myths, and I enjoyed both of the versions the author presented. There is also a wonderful scene where Cas and Dean make their way to Olympus and the way it’s done is heavy but it works well. I could have literally read 100k more of this AU, but I’m very hapy with what the author gave us.
War of the Broses by @eriquin
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Tags: Prank Wars, Alternate Universe - High School, Fluff, April Fools’ Fluff, Sexual Harassment, Unprofessional Behavior, Prom
Word Count: 33,726
Summary: High school rivals Dean and Castiel are locked in a prank war. How deep is their commitment to the cause? How low will they go? Which one will bend first? Who will come out on top? And other innuendo.
AKA: Jock!Dean and punk!Cas (let’s be real they’re both actually big nerds) play gay chicken. Except neither of them really wants to win. Or lose, for that matter.
Thoughts: I don’t usually enjoy reading high school AUs, but I really enjoyed reading this. I love a good prank war fic, and these are some really fun and creative pranks. The characters also feel like real teenagers, which is something I really liked. It was a fun enemies to lovers fic and I really liked seeing their relationship grow. Also, there are lines in this fic (like when Anna lets Cas she’s a lesbian and he responds “Oh. Okay. Well, Dad’ll be pleased” “And the Novak kids are oh-for-three with heterosexuality, it seems”) that really made me chuckle. This was also another fic where the reveal at the end surprised and delighted me, so give it a read if you haven’t already. It’s definitely worth it.
What I Take with Me by @tellthenight
Raiting: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Tags: Soldier!Cas, mechanic!Dean, Pining, soooooo much pining, Unrequited Love, Love Letters, Destiel - Freeform, Alternate Universe, love letters AU, Slow Burn, John Winchester’s A+ Parenting, POV Dean Winchester, Selectively Mute Dean Winchester, Depression, Mute Dean Wincheste, rMute Dean, Selectively Mute Dean
Word Count: 56,344
Summary: In his head Dean understands that no one is actually leaving him, but as they pack boxes and tear down beds it sure feels that way. Sam is moving in with his fiance Jess, his best friends Cas and Benny deployed to Afghanistan, and Dean is going to live on his own for the next eight months until Cas gets back and they resume their roles as roommates.
Just before they finish loading the moving truck Dean finds a long-forgotten box under Cas’s bed crammed full of handwritten letters. Most of them are from Cas’s sister Anna, but some are labeled for Dean. He can only resist reading for so long, and once he starts he can’t stop. Each letter reveals more of Cas’s perspective on their relationship over the four years they’ve known each other, and with each one Dean finds himself changing too.
Thoughts: This fic still sticks in my mind a year after I read it. It’s damn beautiful, honestly and there were whole chapters that absolutely broke my heart. I love that so much of the drama and tension were created because Dean and Cas were in different countries and that Dean’s snooping puts him in a situation where he knows more than he should but still doesn’t everything. There’s also some really great stuff in the fic with Dean dealing with depression and selective mutism. It’s a beautiful fic and it hurts to read but it hurts in a wonderful way. The fic is really centered around Dean and his understanding of the world around him. He has his own issues with depression and those come through strong in the fic without ever feeling overdone. Also, John Winchester makes an appearance and I kinda wanna punch him in the face for it. The emotions are real and palpable and I remember needing to walk the fic off at times. It’s a wonderful story and I highly suggest you read it.
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