go get ‘em, cowboy

Peak character development is the angel spending enough time on earth (with his disaster husband) to become That Guy

Disclaimer: I usually read a lot of strangers to lovers or enemies to lovers, with a few established relationships sprinkled in; friends to lovers not that much but it does happen. My favorite tropes are misunderstandings, secrets, or secret identity, curses, and anything that can lead to complications and Dean and Cas being idiots. I read every AU genre ranging from high fantasy to more toned down realism, and also every mood. So you might find MCD, whump and other really heavy stuff next to fluff and and super cute recs. I like to mix it up xD So if something not your business or might trigger you, read the tags of the fic first. That’s all <3 Also, this cointains no a/b/o recs!

A Ghost Story by emmbrancsxx0

An Act of Fate by Fandom_Stuff

And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets

Azzuro by FriendofCarlotta

Angel’s Wild by riseofthefallenone (edit: I just remembered there might be something like a heat (???) but it’s definitely not a/b/o in any of the other ways. It has been a while since I’ve read it so my memory is vague, sorry)

Bold Will Hold by DarcyDelaney

Burden by riseofthefallenone

Castle on a Cloud by whelvenwings

Cursed or Not by Ltleflrt

Dark Side of the Moon by imogenbynight

Darkness Round the Sun by Castielslostwings

Do Vampires Dream of Undead Sheep? by butterflyslinky

Evangelist by embrancsxx0

Everyone’s a Critic by Englandwouldfall

Hold Your Breath by camwelgrace

Holding on to Tomorrow by s7jacket

Lipstick by Soupernabturel (my advice is to read both parts because the 1st is really heavy, especially if you’re trans, and the 2nd part is the happy ending and healing)

Living in Agony by ChasingRabbits

Meamorphosis by potatofriends

Missing Our Same Old Us by noxsoulmate

Ninety One Wiskey by komodobits

On the Soul by seasidemeow

Pizza Cats & Rainbow Flags by FriendofCarlotta

Raise the Black by emmbrancsxx0

Silver and Cold by superhoney

Song of the Sea by Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound

The Breath Of All Things by KismetJeska

The Closest Thing We Have To Magic by EllenOfOz & Trenchcoatbaby

The Cost of Falling by JinxedAmbitions

The Graveyard Shift by riseofthefallenone

The Heart of a Lonely Hunter by RogueTranslator

The Horse-King by opal_bullets

The Leap by FriendofCarlotta

The Walk by Perephoneshadow

To Raise A King by riseofthefallenone

Unmasked by elliespark

but dean can’t stop himself from falling; it was too late from the very first touch, the very first rushed kiss. but it’s not serious. it’s not real….

until it is real.

until, one morning, cas comes into the kitchen, where sam and eileen and jack are all sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast as dean finishes making bacon. cas walks up behind dean and brushes a kiss across the back of dean’s neck, murmuring a soft, “hello dean.”

and when dean turns around, about to say good morning to cas even though he was startled by cas’ overt display of affection in front of everyone- an unspoken rule they’d never crossed before, that everything between them was for their eyes only- he realizes something monumental.

cas isn’t wearing his usual suit and trenchcoat. no. instead, he’s wearing dean’s led zeppelin tshirt that dean had been wearing yesterday- the one cas had thrown on the floor before they’d tumbled into bed between gasped breaths and desperate kisses- with one of dean’s hoodies tied around his waist.

before dean can say anything, cas leans in, pressing their lips together in a kiss; soft and tender, in a way cas has never kissed him before.

in the back of dean’s mind, he registers that this is the first time cas has ever worn something of his. the first time cas has walked around in dean’s clothes like they belong to him.

when dean breaks the kiss, cas has that beautiful soft smile on his face that makes dean feel weak in the knees. he knots his hand into the collar of cas shirt to steady himself… his tshirt that cas is wearing, and he utters in shock, “you’re wearing my clothes.”

cas laugh, rolling his eyes fondly as he says, “good morning to you too, dean.”

and that. that right there. that’s when dean realizes it is something serious. because when cas leans in again, and dean meets him halfway, the kiss is just as gentle and sweet as the last.

the kiss. cas wearing dean’s clothes. kissing right there in the kitchen at breakfast where their entire family is currently teasing them and loudly yelling about bets lost or won.

dean knows it now.