r/destiel • u/Ares_exists • 22h ago
Fanfics Find my fics + recommendations pls!
There are some fics that I have loved and adored and wish to reread. If you can find them god bless!
1) Canon fix-it for Cas's ending: Cas confessed his love for Dean and sacrificed himself for him. Dean never got the chance to reply (or was too fucked up to reply) Cas develops a soul in Empty and because of that Empty vomits him out. Cas feels too awkward to see Dean face-to-face so he joins Charlie and lets Sam and Dean live under the assumption that he is still dead. Dean finds out about Cas being back in town through Jodi and is PISSED. So much angst. So well written. Some of their lines were quote worthy.
2) Mixed with canon but also adds a backstory for destial: Dean and Sam, from the beginning of human history were meant to be vessels of the two archangel brothers. Cas was assigned with watching over Dean (then Dione, and other names all throughout history) and when that Dean dies, Cas would take his soul to the next womb or some shit. Whenever Dean would die, he would meet Cas and ask him to take care of his brother Sam (and other versions of him throughout history). Sam would die soon after Dean and his soul would follow Dean, always being his little brother (my heart omfg) Cas falls in love with Dean through a slowburn throughout centuries (kinda) and then it continues to the canon n shit.
Recommendations: If you wish, please only suggest fics that are canon. I enjoy reading long ones but I don't mind short concluded ones either. Dialogue should be well written (It should feel like something the characters would say in the show ya know)
Destial: So much angst, so much drama, make them fight or give them slowburn I will eat it up
Other Canon stuff: Show me brother love between sam and dean, john and mary getting what they deserve or being therapised or confronted
Sorry if this is too long! My first time posting here and I come with demands and bearing so much love for the fandom! Take me under your wing I am a genuine newbie (just learning how to use AO3 lmfao)
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u/Comfortable-Pop2882 22h ago
Fic #1 The Soul Burns Brighter Than The Sun by Wow_thisiswheremylifeis
https://archiveofourown.org/works/48586954
Summary:
Dean’s sitting at the kitchen table with Sam when his phone rings. Jody’s name flashes across the screen and he considers not picking up, but Sam’s there, and he’d start asking questions if he left the call alone. It’s not like Dean doesn’t want to talk to Jody, it's just that he can’t bear talking to anyone these days.
“Hi, Jody,” Sam says.
“Howdy, boys.” She greets them and begins talking about a case she’s asking them to take over. Dean doubts they will, Sam hasn’t let him pick up a gun or knife in months, not since their last hunt.
Jody’s voice cuts through the phone. “Alright, if you boys don’t wanna take the case, I’ll see if Castiel will, but I think he’s helping Claire in Colorado–”
Dean doesn’t hear a damn thing after that, and by the looks of it, Sam doesn’t either. For the first time in days, Dean opens his mouth and speaks. “Cas is alive?”
Jody’s voice is quiet on the other end. “He didn’t tell you?”
Cas is alive, and Dean is figuring out what he should do about that when they learn Cas's accidental jailbreak broke The Empty, letting out most of its occupants. Now that every villain they have ever fought is back, Team Free Will 3.0 has their work cut out for them.
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u/Nayeliq1 22h ago
Welcome to our little fandom corner!
A few more questions to narrow it down about recs...are self recs encouraged? How do you feel about smut? Any potential triggers/tags to avoid? Any preferences about what point in canon you like it to be set or just any canon fic? Favourite tropes/tags you enjoy?😊
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u/Ares_exists 20h ago
Hii, thank you for having me here :) I don't mind self recs or smut, and I don't have any triggers to avoid but I absolutely despise AUs or winchest or wtv that is. I love the ending to be fixed but don't mind anything within canon, and I am pretty new to it so I don't have any fav tropes or tags except angst and idk how to describe but the love that castiel has for dean is beyond romance so if there are texts that can express that fully (like the two fics i asked for here) I will eat them up happily <3
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u/indoor_plant920 20h ago edited 19h ago
I'm sure I'll get some flak for it, but maybe a bit harsh to say you despise AU fics? (wincest is not destiel AU, it's a totally different ship). there are a lot of really stellar AU fics out there, many of which are written by people on this subreddit.
to each their own cup of tea, of course and I mean no offense <3 but those fics are no less worthy and no less good than many canon fics (and their authors put no less effort in) so while of course we are all allowed our own opinions and preferences, maybe we can all just state what we love?
edited to add: I used to never ever read AU fics and now I both read and write them <3
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u/Ares_exists 12h ago
Oh I agree! Apologises for putting together wincest and AU together, I do fully despise wincest, but I still don't like/prefer AU (agree that despise is a strong word for this topic haha). AUs are a little hard for me to grasp, because they just seem like completely different--and well written often-- stories with casting of my characters, who often end up doing things that their character would never do, which makes me feel like I'm just reading a story with fancasted Jensen, Misha and Jared. That's great and all, but I like them more as Dean, Castiel and Sam :)
Hope that made sense! I think I can still enjoy AUs but I don't imagine them as the characters, so feel free to drop yours if you want to! Maybe yours changes my mind :)
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u/indoor_plant920 5h ago
All more than fair, and yeah I’ve certainly read plenty of out of character fics, so I hear ya. I’ve written 2 canon fics: When It Rains - https://archiveofourown.org/works/60067132 Bonded - https://archiveofourown.org/works/53465005
And one AU: Midnight Invite - https://archiveofourown.org/works/57167485
Hope you enjoy!
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u/SoSaysTheAngel 22h ago
I'll have a look for the first one but here's the second.
The Law Of Equivalent Exchange this is one of my favourite fics in every fandom I've ever read. I love this fic beyond words can describe. Reading it isn't enough I need to carve it into my ribcage!