Secret Santas Revealed!
Thank you to everyone who participated - whether it was as a writer, a vidder, an artist, a pinch hitter, or a moderator. Hopefully, you've enjoyed the fruits of everyone's holly-spangled labors. You may or may not have already noticed that the outstanding pinch hits and late fics were posted just before the reveal. If we've missed someone or something, please let us know as soon as possible!
Happy holidays everyone, and see you next year!
kriari, oddlyfamiliar, and qthelights
(the lovely exchange art is courtesy of cafe_de_labeill, click for full-size)
DECEMBER 13TH
FIC
Drunkenness, Arguments and Eggnog: A Winchester Christmas for blowmecas
Santa: carmexgirl
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sam returns home for Christmas in the hope that Dean and Castiel have finally gotten their heads out of their asses and admitted their feelings. He’s wrong, and the only solution is to take matters into his own hands for the sake of his sanity.
Wordcount: 5,300
Life is Like... for DROPOUT
Santa: thinlizzy2
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean introduces Cas to chocolate. Smut happens.
Wordcount: 1,902
This Song Will Guide You Home for morganoconner
Santa: obstinatrix
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Castiel knows a way to get Sam out of hell - but he needs Dean's help.
Wordcount: 5,000
All the Pebbles in Your Path Parts One and Two for takadainmate
Santa: thegrrrl2002
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean takes an unexpected trip. It's up to Cas to get him home again.
Wordcount: 12,331
VID
Playing to Win for hwficjournal
Santa: cupidsbow
Rating: PG-13
Summary: If you wait too long, it could be too late.
DECEMBER 14TH
FIC
Christmas Morning for vyxenskye
Santa: therealcaptain
Rating: PG
Summary: Takes place early season 5. Castiel experiences his first Christmas at Bobby’s. Part of the fic exchange. For Vyxenskye! I hope you like it.
Wordcount: 2,867
I Disregard This Kind of Problem All the Time for wolfrider89
Santa: melfice
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean is having a bit of a mid life crisis. Which, really, he's only sixteen and it's not an actual mid-life crisis, but he's sixteen and everything feels like the end of the world when you're a teenager. (AU)
Wordcount: 2,477
Imperfection for jordandesolated
Santa: KyoKohitsuji
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Perfection can only exist within Imperfection.
Wordcount: 3,115
His Place for DROPOUT
Santa: ladyoneill
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean keeps bugging Castiel and Castiel finally gets annoyed enough to show Dean his place.
Wordcount: 2,873
Paused on the Way Home for hils
Santa: cloudyjenn
Rating: R
Summary: When Jensen finds a homeless man passed out in a pile of snow, he decides to bring him home out of the cold. But it doesn't take long before Jensen realizes that the man is more than just odd. He might be crazy and Jensen's not sure what to do with him.
Wordcount: 12,917
DECEMBER 15TH
FIC
Accidentally in Love for ru_salki99
Santa: silver_lametta
Rating: R
Summary:What’s the secret of the spooky old mansion that makes people fall in love?
Set in an AR. After the Apocalypse Castiel fell and became human; now he’s hunting with the boys.
Wordcount: 9,589
In the Closet for mitsuki_shizuka
Santa: vyxenskye
Rating: PG
Summary: Prompt: Dean loves cuddling/spooning. Sam finds it adorable/hilarious and compiles an album of all the times he caught his brother cuddling with Castiel and gives it as a gift for the happy couple's one year anniversary.
Wordcount: 1,543
Open Your Eyes for heavenlyxbodies
Santa: ru_salki99
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean’s only just realised that he doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life on his own. But is it too late for him to find love?
Wordcount:4,012
Sparks Fly for DROPOUT
Santa: mitsuki_shizuka
Rating: PG
Summary: See headers. Spoilers for 6.03
Wordcount: 3,475
ART
Growing Up! for pyjamagurl
Santa: made_of_tin
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Cursed to be 5 again, Sam gets Count Chocula and Dean gets a clue.
DECEMBER 16TH
FIC
Let Nothing Ye Dismay for kyokohitsuji
Santa: liadan14
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean's not too sure about Christmas, but he's learning to be sure about Cas.
Wordcount: 1,777
The Lion Sleeps Tonight for moonlettuce
Santa: idiosyncratic
Rating: PG
Summary: The Apocalypse is coming, and Sam reflects on Castiel's role in their lives.
Wordcount:2,268
All I Want for Christmas is You for deancasdestiny
Santa: etcetera_kit
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jensen/Misha
Summary: Snowball to the face? That's really the least of Jensen Ackles' problems...
Wordcount: 1,843
Take This to Heart for deancasdestiny
Santa: etcetera_kit
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean hates the internet and chat rooms, but has to concede their value when on a case. He meets Castiel in a hunters' chat room one night, and they progress to e-mails and texts...
Wordcount:9,487
VID
80's Power Ballad Medley for emerald_embers
Santa: cienna
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The story of Dean and Cas' epic love set to 80s Power Ballads.
DECEMBER 17TH
FIC
Cries in Silence for slinkymilinky
Santa: heavenlyxbodies
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Cas knew it wasn't the sex, it wasn't the roughness of the act, it was the connection.
Wordcount: 1,500
Heart Song for slinkymilinky
Santa: heavenlyxbodies
Rating: PG
Summary: It's Christmas, Sam wants it to be perfect, Bobby wants to survive it, and Dean, well, Dean's enjoying it, eve if it's missing the one thing he truly wants.
Wordcount: 3,600
The Evolution of a Relationship for idiosyncratic
Santa: nightrider101
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Relationships are a collection of events, some small and some large, that progress to make something greater. Unless you hunt monsters for a living and happen to be dating an angel of the Lord.
Wordcount: 7,092
The Promise at the End of This Book for daymarket
Santa: electrolitestar
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Sam finds a way to get Dean out of hell without any deals for his soul and with the help of the Trickster, he jumps at the chance only to find it's too late: Dean has already been saved. Now with Dean out of the hell, Sam, Dean, Bobby, and now Castiel embark on a long journey to end the apocalypse; each one finding what real love and family are really all about.
Wordcount: 7,532
The Pursuit of Happiness for silver_lametta
Santa: pyjamagurl
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean and Sam retire from the hunting lifestyle after the events of the past year. Dean stays at Bobby's and works on cars which makes Sam think that he isn't moving on. And then Castiel starts showing up more often.
Wordcount:8,550
DECEMBER 18TH
FIC
Thawing the Ice for gblvr
Santa: deancasdestiny
Rating: light PG-13
Summary: A year after leaving, Castiel visits Deanna again.
Wordcount: 1,521
Home for the Holidays for destial
Santa: lilyleia78
Rating: PG
Summary: Some days, Dean is just full of surprises.
Wordcount: 2,557
An Awful Lot Like Love for made_of_tin
Santa: ANON
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sam is investigating a haunted amusement park. Dean just wants some alone time with Cas.
Wordcount: 2,730
Love Sick for beef_wonder3
Santa: baba_o_reily
Rating: PG
Summary: Dean is love sick, literally sick with love, and only his true love can cure it. Sam, on the other hand, is having a very strange day.
Wordcount: 3,000
ART
Wings for artmetica
Santa: _hibiscus
Rating: G
Summary: None
DECEMBER 19TH
FIC
Bless Me Father... for vixengeraldine
Santa: kateyes085
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Castiel as a priest by day, demon hunter by night; Dean is a powerful demon looking for redemption.
Wordcount: 1,948
I Would Kiss Thee for electricskeptic
Santa: gblvr
Rating: PG
Summary: Castiel learns a new use for mistletoe.
Wordcount: 1,517
Catching a Clue, or Five Times Dean and Cas are Mistaken for a Couple for heathenseyes
Santa: destial
Rating: PG-13
Summary: As they check out the third house on the list - which, annoyingly enough, Dean really likes - he steps up, next to Sam, and mutters, "I almost miss when people kept mistaking us for a gay couple. They're a lot more aggressive with me and Cas." "You know, I've noticed that too," Sam admits before, despite what he later claims, totally geeking out about the back patio. And, okay, it might be nice to have a back patio. Damn, Dean thinks he might be going domestic.
Wordcount:5,160
Cherry Pie for _hibiscus
Santa: anoradh
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Jensen can't figure Misha out, but he's more than happy to try. A scene involving Dean, Cas, a heartfelt conversation and cherry pie helps move things along.
Wordcount: 5,679
ART
Maintenance for DROPOUT
Santa: slinkymilinky
Rating: PG
Summary: Dean likes fixing things; making things neat and tidy...Cas does not have a problem with this.
DECEMBER 20TH
FIC
Cursed for therealcaptain
Santa: otp_destiel
Rating: NC-17
Summary: If he'd said it once, he'd said it a million times, but Dean hated witches. He really, really, hated witches.
Wordcount: 13,600
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for janie_tangerine
Santa: emerald_embers
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Croatverse AU; Castiel never seduced Dean, he just pointed out what Dean already knew he wanted.
Wordcount: 2,033
The Winchester Family Christmas Plan for lilyleia78
Santa: beef_wonder3
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean plans the perfect family Christmas. No seriously, it's going to be awesome.
Wordcount: 4,488
Dechipher Reflections From Reality for nightrider101
Santa: blaanidblaanid
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A casual investigation rises emotions out of Dean that had never been graced the light of day. One rash decision sets the course of his undoing, but is he alone with regret or does someone else feel the same?
Wordcount:12,851
Nascor & Nativity for liadan14
Santa: jordandesolated
Rating: PG
Summary: Castiel visits Dean on Christmas Eve.
Wordcount: 1,778
DECEMBER 21ST
FIC
Republic of Heaven for DROPOUT
Santa: daymarket
Rating: PG-13
Summary: AU. Dean could've killed him, but he didn't. And now he's left to the face the consequences.
Wordcount: 3,571
Cooking with Your Car for melfice
Santa: gedry
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean isn't looking forward to school starting especially since his auto shop students now have to share their end of the hallway with the culinary arts class. At least the new chef that teaches the class is hot even if he is a little weird.
Wordcount: 2,880
A Day in the Life for phar_ahkmenrah
Santa: anne_higgins
Rating: NC-17
Summary: fter the Apocalypse, Sioux Falls got a few new residents, who 10 years out, have settled in pretty well. Relatively speaking. (This ignores everything beyond the first few minutes of the season 5 opener.) phar_ahkmenrah favors schmoop, any kind of kink, AU story lines and MPREG. I'm afraid my muse refused to cooperate at all with her more detailed prompts, so I hope she'll forgive me for going with things from her list of likes.
Wordcount: 10,420
A Gift for the Fallen for catc10
Santa: electricskeptic
Rating: R
Summary: In which Castiel is stuck between a rock and a hard place, Dean is his Achilles’ heel, and both attempt to repair their relationship with cheeseburgers, alcohol, and other earthly pleasures.
Wordcount: 7,353
ART
365 Days of Blasphemy for puchuupoet
Santa: vixengeraldine
Rating: R
Summary: Done for puchuupoet’s Dean/Cas Secret Santa prompt: Dean’s Prayers to Cas get progressively more pornographic. I was planning to do something a bit more elaborate but I had some health issues so that plan was scrapped. What I have now doesn’t translate too well as prayers, my apologies. I included bondage as you indicated, and added a few other kinks as welll, I hope you’ll find this to your liking.
[POST REMOVED BY ARTIST REQUEST]
DECEMBER 22ND
FIC
Haunted Heart for blue_fjords
Santa: hils
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Dean's pretty content working as a handyman in Ellen's hotel. Then Castiel comes along and he realizes that maybe something was missing from his life after all.
Wordcount: 6,400
Against a Wall and a Hard Place for kateyes085
Santa: qthelights
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jensen/Misha
Summary: Jensen lets Misha pick where they're drinking. Misha picks a gay bar. Classic trope ensues.
Wordcount: 4,350
Some Rise by Sin, and by Virtue Fall for wiccanslyr
Santa: takadainmate
Rating: R
Summary: The end of a war.
Wordcount: 16,298
In the Dark I Find You for thegrrrl2002
Santa: wandersfound
Rating: NC-17
Summary: They should talk about this, but that's not how Dean deals with things. And the ghost isn't making things any easier.
Author notes: thegrrrl2002 asked for haunted houses, h/c, and romance. I hope you enjoy this, Happy holidays! Thank you so much to nyoka for beta-ing. ♥
Wordcount: 6,400
A Christmas Birth for anne_higgins
Santa: Shadow_of_Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean has a secret which he thinks he can't impart to Castiel.
Wordcount:
DECEMBER 23RD
FIC
A Multi-Panel Love Story for cloudyjenn
Santa: blue_fjords
Rating: R
Pairing: Jensen/Misha
Summary: Jensen's days are spent doting on his son and working on his graphic novel series with his best friend, Jared. Life's cool, but something could make it a whole lot better. Or make that someone.
Wordcount: 18,600
House of the Rising Sun for nyoka
Santa: moonlettuce
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Between the serial killer and his partner, Dean Winchester's week really can't get any worse.
Wordcount: 14,000
Winter Song for oddlyfamiliar
Santa: nyoka
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Sometimes the best gifts are the ones you never see coming.
Wordcount: 4,200
And the World Spins Madly On for cupidsbow
Santa: quiddative
Rating: PG
Summary: Dean has a secret. He kind of wishes the marriage certificate in the glove compartment of the Impala is real.
Wordcount: 3,400
Night to Morning (I Remember You) for wandersfound
Santa: writingpathways
Rating: PG-13
Summary: None
Wordcount: 2,820
Eat, Drink, Laugh for alwaysawkward
Santa: evil_knitter
Rating: PG
Summary: Dean is tired of Cas being Cas-like. He wants to teach the poor guy how to do stuff - like eat a darn hamburger.
Wordcount: 2,355
Wisely and Slow; they stumble that run fast for cienna
Santa: antiquitydreams
Rating: R
Summary: Who the hell puts a cursed object in a 25 cent machine anyway?
Wordcount: 15,090
ART
Gambatte!! Mamono Hantā Samu to Dīn!! for _ree
Santa: vicious_sock
Rating:PG-13
Summary: Sam and Dean go to Japan, stuff ensues.
Our First Christmas for carmexgirl
Santa: artmetica
Rating: PG
Summary: Dean and Cas are experiencing the joys of Christmas.
DECEMBER 24TH
FIC
On the Fifth Day of Christmas... for vaderina
Santa: oddlyfamiliar
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean is really glad that no one is looking directly at him when he opens his Christmas present from Castiel
Wordcount: 2,157
Stop all the Clocks for writingpathways
Santa: wolfrider89
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The plan was fool proof: take Poetry Studies, meet chicks, the end. Dean was quite confident about it until Professor Castiel Novak walked into the lecture hall and opened his mouth. Who knew one course could change so much?
Wordcount: 14,752
Red Sky at Night for antiquitydreams
Santa: _ree
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Captain Dean and first mate Sam travel the seas hunting monsters. When a sea serpent renders them shipwrecked, they have to steal a new ship to defeat the monster before it can attack the town. What they don’t know is that Castiel is already aboard the ship preparing for the same mission. Accidentally kidnapping and reluctant romance ensues.
Wordcount: 13,300
Sometimes Fighting Means Something Else for thinlizzy2
Santa: wiccanslyr
Rating: PG-13
Summary: No one was really sure when, or why, the bickering had started, but Bobby knew one thing for sure; he was twelve degrees past sick of it.
Wordcount: 3,000
Nothing You Can't Fix for mind_the_thorns
Santa: janie_tangerine
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Where Castiel gets seriously sick, Dean deals with it and Sam is (mostly) helpful.
Wordcount: 8,600
Points of View for frayed1989
Santa: hwficjournal
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dean and Castiel as seen by others, and then by themselves
Wordcount: 2,600
Hallelujah for ladyoneill
Santa: puchuupoet
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Castiel's sure that if he goes to the past and finds Dean in time, they may actually have a shot at changing their destinys. He finds Dean alone on his first hunt, but Zachariah follows him there.
Wordcount: 3,900
It's a Wonderful Life for Shadow_of_Castiel
Santa: phar_ahkmenrah
Rating: NC-17
Summary: None
Wordcount: 10,000
The Story Where Everyone Else Knew First for anoradh
Santa: heathenseyes
Rating: PG-13
Summary: None
Wordcount: 5,824
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear for gedry
Santa: mind_the_thorns
Rating: NC-17
Summary: They weren't going to have Christmas this year. An unexpected guest changes things. Or, the one where Dean and Castiel do it on the couch.
Wordcount: 12,436
ART
Before I Knew for quiddative
Santa: alwaysawkward
Rating: PG
Summary: None
He's Got the Look for quiddative
Santa: alwaysawkward
Rating: PG
Summary: None
The Art of Gaming for DROPOUT
Santa: frayed1989
Rating: G
Summary: Dean teaches Castiel the importance of relaxing and video games.
Untitled for ANON
Santa: catc10
Rating: G
Summary: None
LATE FICS/PINCH HITS
FIC
All The Things I Know Right Now for blaanidblaanid
Santa: emerald_embers
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Castiel, Dean, and the morning after the end of the world that wasn't.
Wordcount: 1,500
Last Fair Deal Gone Down for baba_o_reily
Santa: skullage
Rating: NC-17
Summary: High school AU. Two months in the same town feels like two years.
Wordcount: 4,500
It's Called Love for obstinatrix
Santa: beatlemaniac9
Rating: NC-17
Summary: For the prompt: Jimmyfic! Anything wherein Jimmy has to explain to a confused Cas that what he's feeling is love for Dean - and gives him permission to use his body to exercise that love - would be wonderful.
Wordcount: 2,900
Making a Memory for quiddative
Santa: morganoconner
Rating: PG
Summary: Ten years is a long time to go without seeing someone you love, but luckily Dean and Cas have two devious daughters around to help them pick up where they left off.
Wordcount: 5826
Weekends Only for etcetera_kit
Santa: vaderina
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Jensen has never been able to figure out Misha. During a break in LA, Jensen can't stay at his own house (fire, remodeling, pest control, et al) and stays with Misha. During the weekend, they start to figure out that maybe it wasn't being unable to figure them out, but being unable to identify how they felt.
Wordcount: 2,874
Southern Discomfort and a bit of Hospitality for evil_knitter
Santa: qthelights
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Jensen invites Misha to Chris' for the weekend. Nothing happens the way Misha thinks it will.
Wordcount: 8,200
All Too Human for electrolitestar
Santa: kriari
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Humanity doesn't agree with Castiel. Or rather, Castiel doesn't agree with it.
Wordcount: 3,500
Save Your Heart" for otp_destiel
Santa: etcetera_kit
Rating: PG-13
Summary:Castiel went to Hell, fell from grace and died for Dean Winchester. From the beginning, they were meant to be together, but Dean rationalizes his feelings. But when does that end?
Wordcount: 2,663