To Carry Me Home
zatnikatel | PG-13 | no spoilers | no warnings

zatnikatel has written a fair few awesome fics in a variety of genres, and angst is something they certainly do well. Even in such a short space as 317 words, this little story packs an emotional punch. Ouch, right in the feels.

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Happy Election Night to all my fellow USians!!! As you're anxiously awaiting the election results or watching the returns, give your nerves a little break and read this awesome Purgatory fic!

Blood Will Have Blood
littlehollyleaf | PG-13 | spoilers thru 8.05 | no warnings
When a Purgatory battle leaves Dean poisoned, Benny and Castiel must work together to save ( Read more... )

Faraway, So Close
trinityofone | PG-13 | no spoilers | no warnings
Castiel has seen Dean Winchester laid bare.

I just re-read this and wow, I barely have words. Beautifully, lyrically written, and gets to the heart of a question and feeling I love to see explored in fic. This piece is understated and poetic and leaves me with such heartache.

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Five Times Dean Failed, and One Time He Didn't Do Too Badly
scaramouche | PG-13 | no spoilers | no warnings | college AU
University AU. Dean isn't as cool as he thinks he is.I love the way that Cas is written in this fic, his personality translated flawlessly into the context of human college student. Also, Dean making an ass of himself is never ( Read more... )

Bragging Rights
the_ninth_bow | PG | no spoilers | no warnings | pre-slash
Despite the fact that Castiel has spent the last few months fighting the apocalypse alongside Dean and Sam, he still doesn't quite understand the human need for humor until he's caught in the middle of a battle of practical jokes between the brothers.After rewatching the earlier seasons ( Read more... )

Touch Me, Touch You
wallmakerrelict | NC-17 | no spoilers | warning: light D/s | PWP
Dean discovers Cas's halo and decides to see what kind of perversion potential it has. Turns out, plenty. The boys take turns pleasuring each other with it.This is definitely the first halo!kink fic I've read...and what a great decision. Written within the context of an ( Read more... )

The List
researchsociety | NC-17 | no spoilers | warning: character death
Castiel knows things are changing for him and he can't stop it, so he composes a List.

I revisited this story this week for the first time literally in years and it still was so powerful. researchsociety captures Cas perfectly, writing his desperation, shame, and confusion with a quiet reverence. Be ( Read more... )

Five Views of the City
takadainmate | PG | no spoilers | no warnings | pre-slash
Castiel visits many places on his search, but he always returns to Sam and Dean.Written during season 5, this fic shows us glimpses of Cas' search for God - brief, rich vignettes full of feeling - punctuated by Cas returning to what has become familiar and comfortable for him: ( Read more... )

Come Here Often?
silver-scrawls | PG | no spoilers | no warnings | pre-slash
Prompt was: “AU, Respective friends drag them to a nightclub and they meet.”

This fic and its sequel, Bowling and Coffee, are an adorable take on the mechanic!Dean AU trope, with Cas as a bookstore worker. Bonus Becky and Gabriel for comedic effect, and an extremely well-placed ( Read more... )

Limbo
littlehollyleaf | G | spoilers thru 7.23 | no warnings | pre-slash
Limbo is an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place. The perfect place to get Dean and Cas from where they are now, to where we want them to be. Starting with those three words we really, really need Dean to say...A beautiful take on Purgatory that focuses on the mending that ( Read more... )