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between the essence / and the descent by tothewillofthepeople
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
24 Oct 2024
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He misplaced his angel. He didn’t hold on hard enough. He got Cas back only to lose him immediately.
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Cas comes back on a Thursday.
And then keeps coming back on Thursdays. He doesn’t seem to have much choice in the matter, actually. For the rest of the week, he’s stuck in the Empty, and Dean is left trying to figure out how to save him, how to talk to him—and how to get him out for good.
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- Part 1 of for thine is
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14 Jun 2026
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Castiel is the priest and holy man of the small settlement of New Haven. It is his job to shepherd the faithful and to help protect their settlement from the demons that constantly threaten them. When Dean Winchester arrives at their town with weapons in his car and lies on his tongue, it is obvious that he is just another demon. And there is only one fate for demons: a ritual execution.
But Castiel thinks he has a better idea. He knows of a ritual from his late father that was said to be able to purify a demon. The ritual requires both parties to descend into the depths of Hell before the tormented soul can be gripped tight and raised from Perdition. Castiel knows the risks: his own father died from attempting the ritual. Completing the ritual will require both Dean and Castiel to purge themselves of all sins as they push themselves to the limits of their endurance... and possibly their lives.
Castiel should listen to the voices of caution telling him to simply allow Dean to be executed. But something about Dean makes Castiel feel as though he might be worth the risk.
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23 May 2026
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Two decades of performing the role of a functional adult is a grueling amount of work for anyone. For a disaster-waiting-to-happen like Dean Winchester? It’s a constant, white-knuckle strain of self-restraint. He needs Ozempic for the soul or some shit — a pharmaceutical-grade suppressant for his worst impulses. Instead, he has a dead father and a renovation project.
Going back home to sell the family place was supposed to be about fixing up a house, not a total identity collapse. But that best-laid-yet-not-thought-through plan is currently circling the drain for the sake of a bad habit named Castiel Novak. While Dean’s husband, Benny, is preoccupied with the aesthetics of domesticity, the guy they hired to do the roof (coincidentally, the love of Dean’s life) is busy reminding Dean exactly who he really is.
Dean knows logically that he should be protecting the life he built. Turns out, he’s holding the door open for the man who’s going to demolish it.
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23 May 2026
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After a decade-and-a-half of living in each other’s pockets, touring in cramped vans, and writing songs in cheap motel rooms, bandmates Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak have mastered the art of Not Talking About It while letting the music say what they can’t. They’ve spent years blurring the lines between best friends and soulmates, pouring their tangled emotions into tracks that fans scream back at them.
But their latest tour is a different beast. With sold-out venues, media scrutiny, and the suffocating proximity of life on the road, the tension is at a breaking point. As the tour rolls on, resisting the pull becomes impossible. One late night, one too-close-to-the-bone song, and one reckless touch will force them to confront their feelings, risking the band they built for the love they’ve always suppressed.
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- English
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03 May 2026
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Dean never really expected to settle down with a family, but here he is, blissfully mated to Cas, and raising two pups with him. An ongoing exercise in domesticity.
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30 Apr 2026