The Bunker of Letters

2023 SUBMISSION TIME HAS ARRIVED - I AM AFTER YOUR FICS!

The Destiel Trope Collection is a SELF-REC collection for destiel fanfic full of tropes. Every year the list is voted for by you and the highest voted gets listed for the 31 days of May. If you have any questions, please ask!

Below (the readmore) is a list of the tropes that will be included in this year’s collection (all voted by you peeps!).

SUBMIT YOUR FICS HERE

WHAT CAN YOU SEND?

Completed fic? YES

Work In Progress? YES (if currently being updated)

Old fics? YES

New fics? YES

Fics written specifically for this collection? YES

Short fics? YES (over 1k words)

Long fics? YES (no max word count)

10 fics? YES

1 fic? YES

WHAT CAN’T YOU SEND?

A fic that wasn’t written by you - if you co-authored it, then that’s fine as long as you have permission of your co-author to submit it

A fic shorter than 1,000 words. Due to a popular result on the feedback form, the minimum word count is 1k.

The same fic several times in several tropes. A single fic is only allowed in one list, so, if it fits in several, pick the best one, or draw straws (up to you).

See the full rules and submission guidelines here

SCHEDULE

1st January 2023 - Submissions open

25th April 2023 - Submissions close

1st May 2023 - Day 1 of the Trope Collection Posts

1st June 2023 - Masterpost goes up

QUESTIONS?

Send a message or IM to @destieltropecollection!

THE LIST

But! That’s not all I do. I write and publish my own original fiction, AND work with other fan-creators - writers, authors, graphic designers, fibercrafters, jewelry makers, vid editors, the list goes on and on - to help us all transition into doing original work professionally. Toward that end, I founded a small Press - @duckprintspress - and we do collaborative publishing and crowdfund our books.

Our third crowdfunding campaign is going on right now, and with a week to go, we’re still almost $4,000 from our goal.

So, what’s the project? Well…

She Wears the Midnight Crown and He Bears the Cape of Stars are two separate anthologies, each featuring 18 original stories set at masquerades - some literal masquerades, some figurative. She Wears the Midnight Crown features wlw stories; He Bears the Cape of Stars features mlm stories. Both are chuck full of diversity, genderqueerness, and stories from many genres - from ancient history to the far future, from the real modern world to magical fantasy settings. Our campaign merchandise also features original works by fanartists. You can learn more about our contributors and merchandise offerings on our website and blog.

You can get one of the e-books for $10, or both e-books for $18.

We’ve got lots of other awesome stuff to offer - print books, pins, stickers, tote bags, book marks, and more - and you can see all of it by going to our campaign page! The campaign is running now (July 9th, 2022) and ends on July 15th, 2022 at approximately 3:30 PM Eastern time.

But honestly? We know times are tough. We know people are broke. All I’m asking is that y’all help signal boost this project that we have poured our hearts into. We rely on people knowing our projects exist. If you look at this and go, “oh, that sounds cool, but I’m broke…” Well. A reblog/signal boost costs you nothing, and means anywhere from dozens to tens of thousands more eyes on our project - and if even one in a hundred of those people backs, our project will fund and we’ll be able to publish our books.

I see so many people say “I wish there was more original fiction that reads like fanfiction.” That is literally what we do, but we can’t do it without people stepping up and saying, “That’s awesome. I can help that grow - and all I have to do to help is reblog one post.”

Please, please help us spread the word about these amazing collections by reblogging this post and/or others you see about it. It’d mean the world to the almost 50 fanauthors, fanartists, fan graphic designers, and others, who have been working their asses off for months to make this project a reality. These stories are amazing. All we want is to share the talent and inspiration and brilliance of fan-authors-turned-original-authors with the world. If you want that too…help us.

Thank you, everyone.

-unforth

(some tags after the read more - if y’all can help with boosts it’d mean so so much to me)

Y'all ready for this?

The December 2021 Edition of the Destiel Fic Survey is Now Live!

Want to tell the world what your favorite Destiel fics are?

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Every year, I (hi, I'm @unforth) do an anonymous survey to help bring attention to lesser-known-but-no-less-loved Destiel fics. This survey is not a popularity contest; the idea is to highlight works don't make the "usual" rec lists, especially newer works or works by lesser-known authors. Vote tallies are never shared; instead, every single work that gets at least one vote gets added to the Destiel Fan Survey Favs Collection on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/collections/TheDestielFanSurveyFavsCollection), which serves as one HUGE rec list of "the best and the brightest" in the fandom, both on and off AO3 - and it can be sorted and searched (don't forget to check the bookmarks!) to help readers find something new-to-them!

There are a few notes on what I'll include:

The story must have end-game Destiel. Non-Destiel elements are fine as long as they're the final ship. I'll sometimes make exceptions for gen fics that heavily imply Destiel but anything that ends with an OT3 or different ship(s) for Dean or Cas won't qualify.

Works in series are fine, though most of the time I'll only include the first work in any given series in the collection (AO3 doesn't let me add entire series to a collection).

Works-in-progress are welcome!

Works posted on non-AO3 platforms are welcome!

Yes, you may vote for your own fic - it's anonymous, I won't know anyway. You can also add your fic to the self-rec collection, if you want - you can fill out the self-rec form here.

This is your once-a-year chance to suggest new works for me to add to the collection! You'll be able to vote for up to 5 favorite authors and up to 10 favorite fics for the survey.

It looks like this:

As you consider what to vote for, please consider looking at the collection and selecting works that are not already in the collection, ideally by authors who are also not in the collection. You'll only have room to vote for 10, so make those 10 count by picking works you want to share with the Destiel reader-verse that they might not see otherwise! In the vast pool of Destiel stories on AO3 and elsewhere there are many fantastic works that don’t get as much love as they deserve, authors who are wonderful but never seem to make rec lists, and stories that have been overlooked. Those fics deserve as much love as the "well known" works, so lets help them get better known!

Everyone is someone’s favorite. Let's help authors see that they're loved, by reccing their work into the collection and helping bring new readers in!

Feel free to ping me at this account or on my main (@unforth) if you have any questions!

Signal boosts help spread the word, so thanks in advance for re-blogging.

The survey will remain open until Sunday, December 26th, 2021.

TAKE THE SURVEY HERE!

MASTERPOST FOR CASTIEL’S JOURNEY

Castiel’s Journey is finished on Tumblr for now ! Here the links to find all the illustrations in the right order !

You will find below the watercolors I’ve made on their own, the wonderful text @castielsunshinegrace wrote every time to accompany it! I can’t thank them enough and I strongly advise you to take a look at them !

Stand-alone Illustrations :

Part 1 |  Part 2 |  Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

Illustrations with a ficlet by Castielsunshinegrace :

Part 1 |  Part 2 |  Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | extra

Traditional commissions for a watercolor like one of these info here : X

Some cards from those watercolors I’ve made some years ago now <3

Pictured here is @casthewise​ holding the last of our products available!

That’s right, folks!!! We only have 15 merch bundles left for sale for To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology!!! Your mods @justholdingstill @casthewise @pray4jensen here! We are packing the last of the books and merch RIGHT NOW and we will send them out tomorrow! If you get your order in ASAP, we can send you a tracking number today and mail out your order tomorrow!!! WOW!!!

Reminder that our shop closes forever at 11:59 PM Vancouver, Canada time TONIGHT!!! Once it’s done, there will be no other opportunity to grab a copy of this beautiful anthology ever again. 

Hi guys! We’re approaching a milestone here: it’s T minus 37 hours left until our shop closes FOREVER and it’s the end of an era for this little big fan project that was born way back in 2019! If you’ve been following us you will be aware that when we launched our leftovers sale on November 1st, we sold out of all our remaining physical copies in less than 7 astonishing minutes–while we will unfortunately not be doing a second run of To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology, we are still offering the solo PDF copy as well as some other PDF bundles with merch for sale until 11:59 pm PST on Sunday November 14th, 2021. If you want it, get it now before it’s too late! 

All profits from the fundraising and sale of this anthology go to support two great charitable causes: WISH Vancouver, and the Indigenous Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS). 

CAKE OR DEATH ON AO3

fuck or die + tentacles

Rating: Explicit Words: 2,863 Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Tentacles, Cecaelia Castiel, Fuck Or Die, Porn with Feelings, Roommates, Friends to Lovers, Witch Castiel, Curses Summary:

“It’s a cursed fertility idol,” Cas says. “It compels procreative activity by causing discomfort, to severe pain, to death, the longer you go without having sex.”

“Death?” Dean repeats. “Fuck or death?”

suptober21 by @winchester-reload , day 7 : Young at Heart.

I think this one speaks for itself haha 

Hey I updated my redbubble !!

RIPTIDES ON AO3

an “it’s just casual” (until it’s not) porn-with-feelings series

Rating: Explicit Wordcount: 138,635 Tags: Ethical Hedonist Cas, Dean Winchester’s First Time With a Man, Bisexual Castiel (Supernatural), Bisexual Dean Winchester, Writer Castiel, Recreational Drug Use, Marijuana, references to harder drugs (none on screen), Friends With Benefits, Fuckbuddies, Falling In Love, Switching, Oral Sex, Rough Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Rough Sex, Frottage, Choking, Breathplay, Face Slapping, Face-Fucking, Phone Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Rimming, Shower Sex, Light Bondage, Sex Toys, Porn with Feelings, Kissing, Making Love, Spanking, Gay Panic, Facials, Subdrop, Paddling, Barebacking, Porn Video, Sex Tapes, disgustingly sappy, Boyfriends :’), Dean in Panties, Bipolar Disorder, Coming Out, Dean’s overuse of alcohol, Team Dean’s Red Ass, Bruises, Orgasm Denial, Dean Winchester’s Appallingly Low Self Esteem, Collars, BDSM, Sub Dean, Dom Castiel, Gentle Dom Castiel, John Winchester’s A+ Parenting, Moon Landing Conspiracy, Fisting, Super brief homophobia don’t even want to tag it, Wax Play, Nipple Clamps, Lingerie, Fluffy Facefucking, Riding Crops, CBT, Masochism, Sadism, Super brief non-thing threesome don’t even want to tag it, Praise Kink, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Smut, Double Penetration

“I’m going to kiss you now.”

Cas pauses, giving Dean a chance to back out, but Dean just licks his lips and waits.

Cas’s mouth is up against Dean’s for a couple seconds before Dean responds, and then it’s Cas that’s being kissed senseless, because kissing is definitely not something Dean does tentatively. Dean reaches up to cup Cas’s jaw in his hand, tilting his head for a better angle, mouth plush, tasting like whiskey.

Cas tries to remember what it was like the first time he kissed a man. All-encompassing, the world jerking off its axis, the feel of stubble under his fingers intense in a way it never really is with women, as much as he loves them.

“Fuck,” Dean says in a break for air, and then his mouth is on Cas’s again, nipping at Cas’s lower lip, stroking their tongues together, fingers buried in Cas’s hair.

Cas starts stumbling backwards towards the bedroom, hands on Dean’s hips to hold him close.

Hi guys! Are you interested in winning a free copy of To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology? Then look no further because thanks to an absolutely generous donation by one of our own anthology writers, @surlybobbies, we’ll be doing exactly that!

WHAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY:

1 physical copy of To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology + 1 digital copy as a bundle to one International resident (You must be residing outside Canada & the United States to win this book; you must be willing to provide us with your mailing information for us to ship your physical copy of the anthology to you in April 2021).

1 physical copy of To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology + 1 digital copy as a bundle to one United States or Canadian resident  (You must be residing inside the United States or Canada to win this book; you must be willing to provide us with your mailing information for us to ship your physical copy of the anthology to you in April 2021).

5 digital copies to five residents located anywhere in the world (You must be willing to give us your email address for us to email you your PDF copy of the anthology in April 2021).

WHAT EXACTLY IS TO HELL + BACK: A DESTIEL ANTHOLOGY?

A passion project started by 8 friends, fans, and fan content-creators based in & around Vancouver, BC with the intent of celebrating the epic, death-defying bond between Castiel & Dean Winchester from Supernatural.

To Hell + Back: A Destiel Anthology is a 8.5” x 11”, roughly 328 page, 3lb brick of keepsake Destiel goodness. It contains full page art, fic, comics, poetry, and podfic from 80+ amazing creators from our fandom as well as a foreword by the sexiest man alive: @bisexualdemondean! Cover art for the physical and digital copies has been done by these amazing artists respectively: @winchester-reload and @convallariini​!

HOW DO I ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY? AND OTHER DETAILS.

This giveaway will run between Feb. 14, 2021 to Feb. 18, 2021, 11:59 PM PT. Winners will be announced on Feb. 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM PT. Therefore, if you don’t win, you will still have time to purchase your own copy at our pop-up shop. Please be advised that winners must contact us within 48 hours after being announced to accept your book. After that point, you forfeit your right to the book and it will be given away to someone else.

To enter:

1. Reblog this post. You may reblog it up to twice per day between Feb. 14 and Feb. 18, 2021, 11:59 PM PT for a total of 10 times over the duration of our giveaway event. Each reblog counts as an entry and places your name into our draw, up to a maximum of 10 times.

2. Tag your location. You must tag each reblog with either #canada, #us, or #international based on your shipping address. International means that you live in a country that is neither Canada nor the US. 

That’s all! As long as you follow these two steps carefully, you will be entered into our draw! Good luck to everybody and as always, thank you so much for supporting our project!

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Want this anthology but don’t want to risk a giveaway?

Time and time again, we’ve been blown away by the generosity of this fandom. Back in May when we had our original campaign, members of our community donated almost 40 books to people who were disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.