CANON
Convenient Husbands by annie_d [NC-17] bonding
Summary: “It’s only temporary, right?” Dean says. “Just until you’re healed up, and then we’ll never have to see each other again. So what do you say, Castiel, do you want to marry me or not?”
Wordcount: 39,268
How to Date an Angel in 12 Easy Steps by fourthduckling [PG-13]
Summary: It’s not that hard to date an angel. All Dean has to do is fight off hordes of vampires, research gay porn, get sucked into a crappy Narnia, endure Sam’s comments, creep out on Dr. Sexy, get harassed - oh, and that’s right- figure out he’s into Cas. Easy, right?
Wordcount: 23,590
Like a Parched Land by twoskeletons [NC-17]
Summary: Written for the following prompt: “Reverse!verse: Castiel is the Righteous Man and Dean is the angel who drags his ass out of Hell.” This is an AU version of episodes 5x01 through 5x03.
Wordcount: 8,676
AU
An Exercise In ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky [R] coffee shop, tattoo parlour
Summary: “I mean, you’re-” He gestures at Cas, in his neat oxford shirt and nice pants. “-and I’m a high school dropout who tattoos for a living.”
Wherein Dean makes a hefty living as a tattoo artist who owns the space next to Gabriel’s cafe. Sam attends the local university. When Gabe’s cousin comes to live with him while starting grad school at Sam’s university, Dean thinks for sure that all his negative karma’s coming to bite him in the ass because Cas clearly has a thing for Sam. No one would ever choose him over Sam. That’s just logic.
Wordcount: 26,547
So Glad We Made It by Annie D [R]
Summary: At twelve years old, Dean makes a friend, who becomes his best friend, who will eventually become the love of his life.
Wordcount: 16,421