tracy_loo_who | Dean/Castiel: thematic rec lists, updated October 16, 2011

dotfic +
R; Having sold his soul to save Sam's life, Dean finds himself in Hell at the mercy of the demon Alastair, who is intent on breaking him. But all that Dean was and is, everyone who's had an impact on him, are still a part of Dean, and he won't break easily. As Dean takes refuge in his own mind to escape the torture, angels gather, ordered to undertake an unusual mission: rescue The Righteous Man from Hell. Castiel knows an invasion of Hell will be difficult, but he has no idea how much this mission will demand of him, how wrong the best-laid plans can go – and how much everything is about to change irrevocably. Meanwhile, Dean's defenses and his hope start to fail. He thinks no one is ever coming to save him. He's wrong.

Who If I Cried Out Who Would Hear Me by

misachan
PG-13; Dean goes missing on a hunt; Castiel can hear him but can't find him, and longer the situation drags on the unhappier Cas gets. An angry angel of the Lord is not someone to be messed with.

Three Postcards Written in Farmington, New Hampshire by

proxydialogue +
PG; Someone thinks that Cas and the Winchesters need a little less angst in their lives. Fortunately, he's a writer.

This Many by

proxydialogue
PG; An angel's education on very small things through friends and whiskey.

I Cleanse The Mirror by

takadainmate
R; Mid-summer in Colorado and it's been snowing for three weeks. Dean and Sam's investigation turns to survival as they are hunted by an ancient, malevolent creature who seeks nothing other than to take their lives. Especially Cas's.

Better Than One by

maychorian
PG-13; Castiel and Dean both need a "vacation from normalcy." It's a post-apocalyptic road trip with grieving Dean, concerned Castiel, monsters, diner food, crazy motels, and historic downtown districts. No Sam, but he is very much on their minds.

Five Views of the City by

takadainmate
PG; Castiel visits many places on his search, but he always returns to Sam and Dean.

The Dead Dean Clause by

vichan ♥
PG-13; Sam drinks himself insane, Dean is drunk and belligerent, and Castiel learns how to lie. But it's still happy. Really.

Tin Soldier by

unoshot
PG-13; Dean is cold, Castiel is fading, and Sam is surprisingly even keel. Also, someone is raising the dead.

A Visitation by

dsudis
PG-13; Dean opened his eyes, swimming out of another patch of restless sleep, and his dad was there, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Five Things That Castiel Does Not Understand (And One That He Does) by

pandarus
PG; Castiel has a crash course in humanity.

The Heroes are Dead by

sapphirestar_
PG; Dean is tense, spine coiled, all sharp angles and rough edges, and Castiel doesn't know how to make it better. He cannot make Dean forget. He cannot make Dean forgive, cannot make him forgive himself. But he can help, he can aid Dean in his time of need, and he does.

With Apple Pie (Will ask the Lord to Bless me) by

taurenova ♥ +
PG; Castiel pays Dean an unexpected visit with unexpected results.

Two Kinds of Light by

eighth_horizon ♥
PG-13; Dean discovers that there's light...and then there's light.

To Course Across More Kindly Waters Now by

dsudis ♥
R; "You have to get clean. This is only a stop along the way."

Eternally Needing Proof by

eighth_horizon ♥ +
PG-13; Crack. Blasphemous, pointless crack. Sam and Dean corrupt Castiel with Cheetos and alcohol.

Feel-Good Fic
★ they moved the moon by

janie_tangerine
PG-13; That night he opens the trunk again – he really has to be a masochist – and takes the coat in his hands, gingerly, holding it to his chest. It's ridiculous, but he feels slightly better. Or: wherein Dean isn't feeling all right and Castiel's trenchcoat isn't all that it seems.

Where the Sea and City Meet by

mclachland
R; Castiel risked his life by going back to 1982 to get Dean's Christmas gift, and all Dean got him was a coat.

There's Only One Sure Thing That I Know by

blinkiesays +
NC-17; Dean doesn't even get halfway through explaining before Bobby starts laughing. When he lets himself think about it for more than five seconds, Dean can almost see Bobby's point: he's faced down demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, angels, and Satan himself and now he's been defeated by the God damn Midwest.

★ Life's Coming Attractions by

teh_helenables ♥
PG-13; Castiel's humanity offers him a vibrant imagination, and it keeps catching Dean by surprise. (Or, four ways they could have fallen in love, and one way they did.)

The Hieroglyphs of Angels by

destina
R; Dean's been wondering some things about Castiel.

A Few Small Repairs by

liadan14 +
NC-17; The apocalypse is over; all is well. Except that Sam's feeling a bit rudderless and missing Gabriel more than he thought he would, and that Dean and Castiel are keeping secrets, and, oh, yeah, that John Winchester decided to rise from the grave and no one really knows why.

The Dead Dean Clause by

vichan ♥
PG-13; Sam drinks himself insane, Dean is drunk and belligerent, and Castiel learns how to lie. But it's still happy. Really.

The Forty-First Year (Reimagined) by

strangeandcharm
PG-13; Because there were forty crappy ones, the forty-first had to be better, didn't it?

Getting Lucky in Kentucky by

cloudyjenn
PG-13; Wherein sleeping arrangements are awkward, Sam teaches Castiel to masturbate and Dean finds out what to do with your angel when he's not really an angel anymore.

A Geometry for Spirits by

aesc
PG-13; There is an order to the world.

Graveyard Talks by

izazov ♥
PG; Everyone should have a guardian angel. Dean Winchester doesn't agree.

See the World in Green and Blue by

parenthetical
R; Castiel spends a day learning what it's like to be human.

Conversations With Angels by

commodoresexual ♥ +
PG-13; Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

With Apple Pie (Will ask the Lord to Bless me) by

taurenova ♥ +
PG; Castiel pays Dean an unexpected visit with unexpected results.

Two Kinds of Light by

eighth_horizon ♥
PG-13; Dean discovers that there's light...and then there's light.

Hilarious 'n' Cute
Sam is a Genius (Everyone is Dumb) by

peroxide_fic
PG-13; Dean is doing stuff. Castiel is getting stuff done to him. It seems like the only one who understands what "stuff" actually means is Sam. Sometimes it's hard being the smart one.

The (Mostly Accidental) Courtship of Dean Winchester by

everysecondtues
R; Angelic marriage rites were never intended to go quite like this.

Better The Devil by

seaouryou +
PG-13; "Devil" is a title, not a name. After Sam and Dean kill Lucifer, a new position opens up in Hell—and Castiel takes it.

If On a Winter's Night a Fangirl by

trinityofone
R; "Chuck," Becky said, slowly and carefully and very, very seriously. "I think someone is trying to communicate with us through the fanfic."

All Along by

quiddative
PG-13; It really is a bad soap opera just waiting to happen.

Stupid People by

maychorian ♥
PG-13; Some people are cat people. Some people are dog people. And then there are people like Dean....

Untitled Kitten Fic by

shaggydogstail ♥

Spilt Milk by

sparky77
PG; Sam tried the whole reverse psychology thing on Dean when he was seven. It didn't end well for Sam or his stuffed elephant.

Twitterpated by

rain_dances
PG; Castiel insists that Dean and Sam start using twitter as a means of communication (seriously).

A Wincest Story by

trinityofone
PG-13; When he listened to their former angel pronounce his new official human name over and over, first giddy, then reverent—"Cas Winchester, Cas Winchester"—Sam couldn’t shake the feeling that this was somehow going to come back and bite them in the ass.

Quarters by

trinityofone ♥ +
R; Set in a rather optimistic future. There was no room at the inn.

Blinders by

seraphwings ♥
PG-13; Castiel wishes Dean would focus a little more on the mission. And if Dean can't, Castiel is willing to, erm.. help.

Eternally Needing Proof by

eighth_horizon ♥ +
PG-13; Crack. Blasphemous, pointless crack. Sam and Dean corrupt Castiel with Cheetos and alcohol.

Angsty Fic
Accidentally Like a Martyr by

proxydialogue
PG-13; Where Cas fails at being human, fails at philosophy, and just generally misinterprets his own bullshit.

Painting by Numbers by

fossarian
NC-17; At night, Castiel tries to get what he wants from Dean, and Dean is more than happy to oblige. But Castiel starts to wonder if he's asking for all the wrong things.

True North by

zatnikatel
R; He's fundamental, and always has been…

Reflection of You by

vichan ♥ +
R; When an angel falls, it's impossible to know exactly where they'll crash.

Catch the Wind, See Us Spin by

evalens ♥
NC-17; Dean is given an out, but reality is a strange, fickle bitch.

Rises and Falls by

emerald_embers
NC-17; Fate has a cruel sense of humour but Dean won't let Castiel go.

In the Silence Afterward by

ibroketuesday
NC-17; After Lucifer rises, Dean goes mute.

The Memory Remains by

izazov
PG; Memories are precious. They are also a curse.

And No Sacred Place Existed Without Us Then by

isosarei ♥
R; Dean has not been saved only because he has some part to play in the reckoning to come.

Whose Wings, Though Tattered... by

fleshflutter
PG-13; Title from Cruxshadow. This may be icky in concept to some.

Dummy With the Rapture by

hansbekhart ♥
NC-17; "There's a room," Castiel says, pressing his hand against his own chest, "in a house, in a town, where this man used to pray. Where he'd tell God every secret, unworthy thought he'd ever had and be forgiven for them. It matters, Dean. It matters to me that we are alone."

An Tuil by

almostinstinct
PG-13; Dean forgets himself. Castiel doesn't.

Epiphany/Apocalypse by

waldorph
R; Castiel didn't bring Dean back just to (try to) save Sam. There is, after all, the apocalypse to consider.

Gratuitous Smut
★ The Second Circle by

electricskeptic
NC-17; There's nothing kinky or glamorous about this; it's poison, working its way through his system slowly and methodically, and he has maybe fifty minutes left before it kills him.

★ Song of the Open Road by

annundriel
NC-17; The world's going to Hell. Tucked away in abandoned motel rooms, Dean doesn't care.

I've come to test the timber of my heart by

blue_fjords
NC-17; Dean has some issues to work through after he and Cas get interrupted during a sex curse.

Homesick Flesh by

nanoochka
NC-17; It's bad enough that all Dean and Cas do these days is fight; they have to add jealousy to the mix, too?

In Matters of The Cloth by

obstinatrix
NC-17; Dean Smith sustains himself on secrets. He doesn't know how to feel about his suspicion that Mr Adler's secretary sees right through him.

Like An All-Night Store by

alwaysamyfic ♥
NC-17; Suddenly the rush of blood to his groin makes horrible sense.

Paradise Circus by

nanoochka
NC-17; "Technology made simple, his ass. Castiel could operate the Antikythera mechanism with more accuracy." Dean tries to help Sam get laid with the help of a pretty unusual prop; he inadvertently turns Cas on to the magic of Massive Attack and Apple products.

Catch by

someblazingstar
NC-17; Just saying yes, agreeing to do this at all, that was the start of it.

Free with his Hands by

watermaline
NC-17; Whenever Castiel touches the handprint on Dean's shoulder, Dean comes and he hides it everytime that happens. Until one time, Castiel finds out and tries to help Dean out but makes it worst. Then sex ensues, of course!

I Seek Shelter in the Base of your Spine by

moonlettuce ♥
R; There's so much that his brethren don't understand about being human.

Because Only You Believe Me and Only You Can Set Me Free by

moonlettuce ♥
NC-17; It starts with the words teach me--

Crave by

taurenova ♥
NC-17; Castiel gasps apologies into the darkness, prays for forgiveness, for wanting this so much.

(Let's Meet In) The Purgatory of My Hips by

someblazingstar ♥
NC-17; Dean saves Castiel from falling. With sex.

A Rain of Feathers by

laceymcbain ♥
NC-17; Sex pollen Angel!Porn with a plot. No, seriously.

Bottom!Dean
Heaven Holds a Sense of Wonder by

moonlettuce
NC-17; Dean knows this isn't them, he just doesn't care...

The Girlfriend Experience by

rageprufrock ♥
NC-17; While it's not like Dean hasn't had a couple of truly regrettable hit-and-runs in his sexual history, this is probably the saddest fucking thing that has ever happened to him.

Tell Me That You'll (Open Your Eyes) by

everysecondtues
NC-17; "Dean, look at me," Castiel's voice whispered soft and low in Dean's ears, dragging a curl of pleasure down Dean's spine at the sound alone.

Catch by

someblazingstar
NC-17; Just saying yes, agreeing to do this at all, that was the start of it.

There's Not a Step We Can Take That Does Not Bring Us Closer by

annundriel
NC-17; It's a love story. Castiel doesn't recognize this new feeling sinking in around Dean until it's already taken hold, set down roots, and begun to grow.

Except Thou Bless Me by

architeuthis
NC-17; Castiel is wroth, and Dean is having a great time.

Comes a Rattle and Hum by

someblazingstar
NC-17; Dean and Castiel, the night before Dean's final battle with Lucifer.

Dry Clean Only by

strangeandcharm
NC-17; Dean and Castiel have sex. There you go, that pretty much sums it up.

In Skewed Ascension by

someblazingstar
NC-17; It was a brown wingtip shoe, kicking suddenly out over the top of the empty passenger seat, that started to alert Dean to what was wrong with the angel he'd had to drag into the backseat of the Impala in the aftermath of their battle with an incubus.

An Angel Close By Me by

zelda_zee
NC-17; Something with a lot of anger on Dean's side - he doesn't believe, doesn't want to believe. So Dean's lashing out and frustrated and physical violence becomes something else...

When You Want to Let it Go by

waldorph
NC-17; It should probably bother him more than it does. The whole wings thing. And the lack of personal space.

Bad Things With You by

hollycomb +
NC-17; I don't know who you think you are, but I know this much is true: I wanna do bad things with you.

Bottom!Castiel
★ Song of the Open Road by

annundriel
NC-17; The world's going to Hell. Tucked away in abandoned motel rooms, Dean doesn't care.

and all night long you drove me wild with your equations by

janie_tangerine
NC-17; wherein Castiel is human for good, and both he and Dean are set on making good use of the time they have left.

Our Ashes Live by

fossarian
NC-17; Castiel can't say no, and neither can Dean.

I Will Take Your Pleasure And Your Pain by

entangled_now
NC-17; It's like going mad, or dying, or both.

In Touch by

maskedfangirl
NC-17; Castiel doesn't understand why Dean's upset, but he's trying. Angst, drunk!Dean, porn, and text messages - not necessarily in that order.

I'll Be Your Everlasting by

narkypoon ♥
NC-17; Dean can't stop staring.

There's a First Time for Everything by

strangeandcharm ♥
NC-17; The first time's the one that counts.

Circumference by

thenyxie ♥
NC-17; Since he saved him from Hell, Castiel has been inextricably linked to Dean.

(Let's Meet In) The Purgatory of My Hips by

someblazingstar ♥
NC-17; Dean saves Castiel from falling. With sex.

Reflections by

emerald_embers
NC-17; In which Dean's definition of 'normal' continues to be damaged, and Castiel doesn't quite grasp the concept of good books and bad books.

A Rain of Feathers by

laceymcbain ♥
NC-17; Sex pollen Angel!Porn with a plot. No, seriously.

Castiel's First Time
★ The Second Circle by

obstinatrix
NC-17; Cas is beginning to display emotions. This wouldn't be so bad, were it not for the fact that the emotions seem to be centring themselves on Dean. Dean is oblivious, of course; Sam, on the other hand, is not. Sam’s never tried his hand at matchmaking before, but it can’t be so hard, right?

Two Atheists in a Foxhole by

nutkin
NC-17; Dean and Castiel discuss whiskey, cheeseburgers and sex, and find some humanity along the way.

The Girlfriend Experience by

narkypoon
NC-17; Dean can't stop staring.

There's a First Time for Everything by

strangeandcharm
NC-17; The first time's the one that counts.

I Seek Shelter in the Base of your Spine by

moonlettuce ♥
R; There's so much that his brethren don't understand about being human.

Because Only You Believe Me and Only You Can Set Me Free by

moonlettuce ♥
NC-17; It starts with the words teach me--

What You Need by

xela_fic ♥
NC-17; Castiel had been Chosen. He'd received his instructions from On High: "Save Dean from Hell." That had been easy and straight forward. But once he'd accomplished that, he had received another: "Be what Dean needs." Castiel had no idea what that meant. He still doesn't.

Try a Little Tenderness by

strangeandcharm ♥
NC-17; Dean. Castiel. Angsty sex. Uh, I think that just about covers all the bases...

(Let's Meet In) The Purgatory of My Hips by

someblazingstar ♥
NC-17; Dean saves Castiel from falling. With sex.

Never Travelled by

dotfic
R; Dean feels like he's waiting to be graded or some bullshit like that, judged and assessed and what does Castiel know about kissing anyway? Zero. Zip. Zilch.

Wing!fic

The Last Song by

moorishflower
R; The very last song is the Song of Solomon, and Castiel sings it only for Dean. Set in "The End."

hardcorewings.com by

cloudyjenn ♥ (AU)
NC-17; When Castiel loses his job, he resorts to making wing fetish videos to make cash. Dean really likes them.

Ornithologiae by

takadainmate
PG-13; The Archangel Castiel gets a wing trapped in a door.

Clue Feathers by

cloudyjenn
PG-13; Something is seriously messed up with Castiel's wings.

Scissile by

elliptic_eye
R; Some encounters cut, not join.

Shields Made of Ecstasy by

isagel
NC-17; The prompt is "sensation play", and I'm using one of my favourite characters with canonical wings. You can probably see in which general direction this is headed. :)

Reverb by

leonidaslion ♥
R; In which Castiel is most assuredly not a hammer ...

A Rain of Feathers by

laceymcbain ♥
NC-17; Sex pollen Angel!Porn with a plot. No, seriously.

Wingporn by

waldorph
NC-17; Angels appreciate the human body.

My Apocalypse by

chase_acow
NC-17; Dean and Castiel. Throw in some snark, pretzels, wet t-shirt contests, and wing kink and this is what you get.

BAMF!Cas
Hell or High Water by

electricskeptic +
R; Wherein Dean and Sam are killed by forces unknown (again), and Castiel is willing to do just about anything do bring them back. However, things aren’t quite as straightforward as they seem, and the civil war in Heaven reaches an unexpected climax when Raphael shows his hand. A story about faith, morality, and the ultimate cost of free will.

And the Angel Said: "Fuck it." And All the Bullshit of Heaven Could Not Convince him Otherwise. by

proxydialogue
PG-13; A more detailed account of how (and why) Heaven failed to rehabilitate Cas. Hint: it was Dean's fault.

A Gift for the Fallen by

electricskeptic
R; 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.

Last One Out Hits The Lights by

entangled_now +
NC-17; After they stop a plot to tear open a hole straight to hell, the Winchesters face more trouble when zombies start rising from their graves across the country. Bobby calls all hands on deck and Sam and Dean, along with an angel, a mess of out-numbered hunters, and a very reluctant prophet of the Lord, have to try and save the world. Or go down in flames with it.

Anything Worth Dying For by

waldorph +
NC-17; It's the apocalypse, and this is the Book of Chuck

Something Primal by

luchia13 ♥
R; Castiel turns himself into a dinosaur to save the Winchesters from an escaped zoo of demonic animals and save a seal (66, not an animal) in the process. And then things get weird.

The Syntax of Things by

dotfic +
R; After the events of "Lucifer Rising," Sam and Dean take refuge at Bobby's, where the boys start to learn to be brothers again while they plan their next move. Chuck shows up with an injured Castiel, forcing Dean to deal with his conflicted feelings. Meanwhile, the apocalypse has started, the death count is rising, and Lucifer is determined to get at Sam. But hiding only works for so long.

Respect by

darksilvercat
NC-17; How 4.02 should have ended, (ie: pornily ^_^)

The Stars Threw Down Their Spears by

pandarus
NC-17; Castiel puts Dean quite firmly in his place.

Graveyard Talks by

izazov ♥
PG; Everyone should have a guardian angel. Dean Winchester doesn't agree.

An Angel Close By Me by

apokteino
R; When Dean (raised from hell by some unknown force) and Sam stop the last seal from breaking, heaven decides to bring its own apocalypse. Late in the war, an angel with dark hair and striking blue eyes is captured, and Dean – Dean is his interrogator.

The Last Song by

moorishflower
R; The very last song is the Song of Solomon, and Castiel sings it only for Dean. Set in "The End."

Contrapasso by

takadainmate ♥ +
R; There's a town in Wisconsin that doesn't exist...

Sing and I Will Hear You by

oatmeal_queen +
PG-13; Dean always thought of himself as more of a dog-man...kittens were for girls.

A Vague Memory of Wisdom by

takadainmate +
R; H/C. A library, demons, and fire.

The Boy With Kaleidoscope Eyes by

strangeandcharm ♥
PG-13; Drugs are bad, m'kay? Castiel finds out the hard way...

This Mortal Coil by

pandarus ♥
NC-17; In which Castiel manages to escape the archangels with his life, just, and seeks sanctuary with the Winchesters.

What Dreams May Come by

pandarus ♥
PG; Rather random post-finale fic, in which Castiel - or at least his vessel - shows up in need of help.

Batter My Heart by

pandarus
PG; Castiel's experiences of 'Bible Camp'.

Putting The 'Christian' In Hans Christian Andersen by

strangeandcharm ♥
G; With apologies to a certain fishy fairy tale...

Angel, Interrupted by

strangeandcharm ♥
PG-13; Life after falling isn't as easy as it looks.

Kissing it Bitter by

strangeandcharm ♥ +
NC-17; Castiel is afflicted, and Dean has a very difficult choice to make.

H/C: Dean!whump
Ghost Dance by

omphalos ♥ +
NC-17; In post-apocalyptic isolation, Castiel nurses Dean back to something like his former self, but will a time come when Dean's recovered --and rediscovered-- too much?

Of Cracked Ice and Bodice Rippers by

zoemathemata
PG-13; Dean, while hunting something with Sam, gets thrown and lands on thin ice. The ice cracks. Dean falls through, and gets rescued. He needs CPR because he isn't breathing. The ever popular cliched snuggling ensues.

Once by

oselle +
PG-13; It's 2014, the world's gone to hell, Dean's gotten shafted and Castiel was an angel once but now...not so much.

Second Verse, Same as the First by

oatmeal_queen ♥
R; On a day that doesn't seem to want to end, Dean and Castiel are faced with an opponent who attempts to force them apart with the barter of one's freedom in exchange for the other's absolute death. But whose life is worth more? A human's or an angel's? And for two creatures who seemingly dislike each other, why is it so hard to choose?

Push, Pull, Stay by

laceymcbain ♥
PG; Episode tag to 4.16, "On the Head of a Pin" - Castiel sits at Dean's bedside through a long night.

There's a Design by

dsudis
NC-17; "I need you to be all right," Castiel said, because angels did not lie, even if they disguised themselves, even if they left out the vast majority of the truth.

What You Need by

strangeandcharm
G; Sometimes breathing can be the hardest thing of all.

Melting Point by

strangeandcharm +
NC-17; After Dean is badly injured on a hunt, Castiel proves just how far he’ll go to look after him – and beyond.

The Everlasting Gaze by

fleshflutter
PG

Dub/Non Con
Our Ashes Live by

fossarian
NC-17; Castiel can't say no, and neither can Dean.

The Last Angel on Earth by

starkraves
NC-17; It's the end of the world and Dean Winchester scours the earth for one last shred of comfort before he kills his little brother. The world will rot anyway. Bang a few gongs before the end right?

Of Curses and Fog by

cassandra_leeds
NC-17; Lust Curse/Mate-Or-Die scenario, Dean and Cas get struck with a lust curse while they're on their own on a job.

The Stars Would Hesitate by

someblazingstar ♥
NC-17; By the time they catch on that the seal Castiel frantically grabbed Dean away from Sam to save was a ruse, by the time they make it back to the hotel room, it's too late.

Let Him Kiss Me With the Kisses of His Mouth by

pandarus
NC-17; First time. under-a-spell!Dean fucking virgin!Cas.

Some Houses Ain't Just For Prayin' In by

strangeandcharm
NC-17; First time. under-a-spell!Dean fucking virgin!Cas.

In His Arms by

annella
NC-17; Castiel's Vessel is maybe not the most appropriate one he could have chosen.

Fic About Hell
★ The Sharp Edge of Earth by

apokteino (AU)
R; Castiel raises Dean from hell before Dean is tortured and broken.

Snow-White and Rose-Red by

lassroyale
R; Snowy White and Rosey Red, will you beat your lover dead?

Circumference by

thenyxie ♥
NC-17; Since he saved him from Hell, Castiel has been inextricably linked to Dean.

Man of Unclean Lips by

extraonions
R; A week ago, if you'd told Dean Winchester that he'd be kneeling at an angel's feet, naked, in the rain? Well, he'd have laughed at you. Or possibly cracked your ribcage open, because Hell was Hell, after all. Yet, here he was. Naked. In the rain. Being baptized by an Angel of the Lord.

Paradisi//Inferno by

seraphwings ♥
R; Castiel spends forty years in hell, searching for Dean Winchester.

Immortality Meant Never Dying by

starflowers
PG-13; This is a story about Castiel journeying through Hell to find Dean and bring him back.

Falling/Fallen Fic
★ History of Love by

glassyskies
PG-13; After he falls, Castiel begins to forget pieces of his life as an angel. So he sets out to write it all down.

Dog Shit, Traps, Trouble and Other Inconvenient Things to Fall Into by

proxydialogue
PG-13; There's an argument in here somewhere for Castiel's skill of inconvenient timing.

One by One: Objects Defined by

lexhibition
R; It's hard enough for Castiel to work out what species he's supposed to be, let alone what sexuality he's supposed to be.

Creature of Habit by

trinityofone
PG-13; The more you love someone, the more you want to kill them. Or: How Cas developed some bad habits, and Dean coped surprisingly well.

Reflection of You by

vichan ♥ +
R; When an angel falls, it's impossible to know exactly where they'll crash.

No Stranger in Your Dreams by

aramley
R; "What would you dream about, Castiel, I wonder?"

Lost My Way (But Haven't Forgotten My Way Home) by

moodymuse19
R; Castiel is sent back two days later, unceremoniously dropped in the middle of Bobby's sitting room, sending a pile of books tumbling down and lifting up a cloud of dust.

Like Wile E. Coyote by

sparky77 ♥
NC-17; "This isn't a game, Anna," Castiel scolds. "Really? Where have you been for the last five thousands years?"

The Consequences of Falling by

pandarus ♥ +
NC-17; A story in fifteen parts, in which the angel Castiel finds himself put in an untenable position, and consequentially loses his grace. In which he goes on a roadtrip with a demon, discovers the delights of tequila and french fries and pie, plays a starring role in a virgin sacrifice, is deflowered by his favourite Winchester, and then gets some very unpleasant news indeed.

Number Five is Alive by

uschickens
R; In which there is damnation, redemption, and pancakes. Castiel wakes up human and maybe a little gay.

Reverb by

leonidaslion ♥
R; In which Castiel is most assuredly not a hammer ...

What Angels Know by

catoasapun
PG; "He knows that voice, that flat, unaffected tone. He hasn’t heard it in quite a while, but he’d know it anywhere; even drunk off his ass in a pitch-black motel room."

Amnesia Fic
★ Reaching as I Fall by

apokteino ♥ + (AU)
NC-17; "Service to God was the meaning of existence; service to Michael is nothing but slavery." Castiel is part of an underground network helping angels fall, in resistance to heaven. At the same time that a fallen angel by the name of Dean Winchester turns up, some of those in the network are murdered by Michael's forces – there's a spy. What does Dean have to do with it? Who is Dean? And why are they hunting him so fiercely? A story about love, family, and choice.

★ A Judicious Application of Free Will by

scaramouche +
NC-17; Dean lives the simple life in Lawrence, running the family business at Winchester Hardware. When Castiel moves into the neighborhood, they strike up a friendship that has the chance to become something more. But before that can run its course, the secrets of Castiel's past catch up with them both, and their whole world changes.

Ghost Dance by

evalens ♥
NC-17; Dean is given an out, but reality is a strange, fickle bitch.

How Castiel Got His Wings Back (And What He Did With Them Thereafter) by

cloudyjenn ♥
PG-13; The next time Dean sees Castiel after he promises Dean to hold off the archangels, he's got a new name and a new life. This is the story of how it took both a demon and the power of love to bring Dean and Castiel back together again.

And I Wake Up Blind, Like My Dreams Were Too Bright by

strangeandcharm ♥ +
NC-17; So what’s a guy to do when he wakes up and finds that his angel’s gone a bit wrong?

525,600 Minutes by

oatmeal_queen +
PG-13; A man wakes up alone on the streets of Detroit. Lost and somehow forgotten, he's dressed in blood-soaked clothing without memories and without a name.

Make the Man by

trinityofone ♥
NC-17; He realized he was attempting a level of subterfuge for which he was unprepared. It was one thing to walk among humans. It was quite another to pretend to be one.

A Rain of Feathers by

laceymcbain ♥
NC-17; Sex pollen Angel!Porn with a plot. No, seriously.

Time Travel Fic
Face to Face with the Skies by

quiddative +
NC-17; Castiel was not killed by Raphael on the night of Lucifer's release. Instead, he's sent to the year 1996 and encounters the Winchesters. Unable to return to the present, Castiel resigns himself to traveling with them on their hunts across the states. Meanwhile in the year 2008, Dean has barely gotten used to being back in the land of the living when he gets the biggest shock of his life; the man he fell in love with when he was eighteen has seemingly come back from the grave as well, claiming to be an angel of the Lord. The thing is, he doesn't have a clue who Dean is.

The Same Maze of Love and Fear by

wandersfound
NC-17; Dean stands up, and as the stranger tucks himself back into his pants, there is a shuffling, shifting movement and Castiel sees the green tint of bills as they are passed from the stranger's hands into Dean's

Bring It on Home by

aramley
R; A riff on 5x13 The Song Remains the Same. Castiel takes an unexpected detour on his way back to 2010.

The Ghosts In The Machine by

evalens
NC-17; Dean gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Sort of.

Equinox by

luchia13 ♥
R; In which Castiel is the weird time-traveling freak who just might be the love of Dean Winchester's life.

Am I Origami by

moonlettuce
NC-17; In which there is Dean. And then another one.

Vessel Fic
Every Word a Piece of My Heart by

smilla840
NC-17; The war is over and Jimmy is finally free to go back to his family. Everything should be perfect – then why isn't it?

And I Wake Up Blind, Like My Dreams Were Too Bright by

strangeandcharm ♥ +
NC-17; So what’s a guy to do when he wakes up and finds that his angel’s gone a bit wrong?

He Tastes Like You (But Sweeter) by

misslucyjane
PG-13; Even if it wasn't his Castiel, it was still Castiel's vessel, and hadn't Dean promised to help him?

What Dreams May Come by

pandarus ♥
PG; Rather random post-finale fic, in which Castiel - or at least his vessel - shows up in need of help.

Jesus He Was a Handsome Man by

hollycomb ♥ (pre-Jimmy)
NC-17; Castiel lied about the man he's possessing.

Paradise by

hollycomb ♥ (pre-Jimmy)
PG-13; Years after the apocalypse, Dean gets saved again.

Future Fic
Your Little House on Memory Lane by

nanoochka
PG-13; Rex Kristofferson lives in a town where nobody knows his name.

36 Views of Dean and Castiel by

lexhibition
NC-17; Fluff, angst, porn, bits and pieces. A relationship.

'Stonehenge': Post-Apocalypse by

strangeandcharm ♥
PG-13; Do happily-ever-afters work on angels? Castiel gets to find out, but it’s bittersweet...

In This Hollow Valley by

obstinatrix
R; There's a hollowness at the core of Dean that won't seem to go away. It takes him months to realize, being Dean, that the hole is Cas-shaped.

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scaramouche ♥
R; Dean's post-apocalyptic life is a friggin' soap opera. Romance! Angst! Separations! Reunions! Pizza Dinners! A Child Dean Never Knew He Had! It's all very dramatic.

My Eyes Are An Ocean by

entangled_now
NC-17; It's amazing what you decide you can get away with when you can't see a damn thing.

Lost My Way (But Haven't Forgotten My Way Home) by

sexts ♥
R; Dean waits.

Promises to Keep by

luchia13
PG; Castiel obeys for as long as he can, as well as he can.

Baby, I Can See Your Halo by

ladybugkay ♥
PG; Years later, after it's all over, Dean still likes to sit on a bench in a park.

Alternate Universe Fics (Epic Dean/Castiel AU Master List by

swing_set13 ♥)

★ Like an Arrow to the Heart by

nox_wicked
R; Castiel is a sheltered, lonely prince and Dean is the brash, loud-mouthed thief; the only one who, almost daily, finds a way to sneak past the castle's security to attempt to rob the royal family. Him and Cas have sword fights whenever Dean shows up' Castiel protecting his home, and at first they are enemies, but soon they begin to look forward to the other's company. It's only when Dean takes a bullet for Cas from one of his fellow thieves do they realize there's something more to their strange friendship.

★ Prince Castiel and the Quest for 100 Orgasms by

luchia13
R; Castiel knows about how gladiators can win their freedom by winning 100 fights, so Castiel has decided to operate under the assumption that if Dean has 100 orgasms, he might let Castiel go.

★ Head For The Exits by

temporalranger +
NC-17; Dean's life in the Edge City PD is going swimmingly: There's a masked vigilante prowling his rooftops and nursing a crush on him; a serial murderer who's too damn smart for his own good; his partner is so new she still smells like polish, and he can't quite work up the nerve to ask out the coffee guy across the road.

For Me This is Heaven by

thunder_nari ♥ +
R; AU based off How to Train Your Dragon.

Ancillary Stoke by

nanoochka
R; Dean is a professional snowboarder who finds himself alone on Valentine's Day following his recent break-up with Lisa. He had the perfect romantic holiday planned: a private cabin in the French Alps kitted out with everything from a heated pool to a personal maid. He even saw to the damn rose petals. But now he's stuck sharing dinner and a bottle of wine with the chalet's enigmatic chef, who's entirely too hot for his own good. Fluff ensues.

★ Don't let go for the world by

glassyskies +
PG-13; AU. Set in the It's a Terrible Life universe. Dean Smith just got promoted. And now he apparently needs help managing his workload. It's his choice of personal assistant that’s making life a whole lot more ~~difficult~~ interesting.

The Ghost of Embers by

moorishflower ♥ +
NC-17; Dean Winchester's life has been one big clusterfuck... Stuck in the middle of a city that has a reputation for chewing up and spitting out the unprepared, Dean's anxieties fluctuate between bad and worse...until he starts to get to know his mysterious and antisocial next door neighbor, Castiel. But mystery isn't always a good thing; Castiel is hiding a secret...a secret that even the cynical Dean Winchester might have trouble believing.

The Voice of The Turtledove by

obstinatrix ♥ +
NC-17; Castiel was eleven years old when he first felt there was something wrong with him. He's twenty-nine, a Roman Catholic priest in a small New England village, before Dean Winchester shows him that there isn't.

Kite Songs by

ladytelemachus
PG; In which Cas seeks internet notoriety with his controversial views on the latest darling of American fiction, and stumbles across something else entirely.

Aschenflügel by

liadan14 ♥ +
NC-17; Loosely based on Grimm's Cinderella. Once upon a time, a merchant's wife gave birth to a little boy named Castiel, who was perfect in all ways, right down to the beautiful black wings sprouting out of his back. However, in a country still fighting the phobia of human-to-animal shapeshifters, not everyone agrees, and when his mother dies, Castiel is left at the hands of his stepfather Zachariah, who doesn't condone non-human traits despite being part-bird himself. And then there's Dean, the only friend Castiel has in the world, who thinks Castiel's wings are awesome, but is hiding a few problems of his own.

It's Always the End of the World Somewhere by

scaramouche ♥
NC-17; The status quo is this: Dean is the popular captain of the football team, and Castiel is the off-kilter nobody who doesn't so much as breathe the same air as Dean. Then senior year happens and the status quo is shot to smithereens.

Asunder by

rageprufrock ♥ +
NC-17; Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. (Matthew 19:6)

The Request by

cloudyjenn ♥ +
PG-13; When Sam Winchester prays for his brother, Castiel is finally sent on his very first assignment. But what should be a simple love match turns into much more and Castiel finds himself risking everything to ensure the happiness of his extremely frustrating charge.

Close Encounters by

scaramouche ♥
R; It's the same old story: boy meets space alien, boy sleeps with space alien, boy's brother is mortified.

Peanut Butter-Pumpkin Wedding Cake by

sparseparsley ♥ +
NC-17; The good ones are sometimes assholes and always taken.

In Real Life by

cloudyjenn ♥
R; High school teachers. Castiel is the English teacher at the school Sam teaches history at. Dean is a writer who has been sending his stories to an online friend (Castiel) for editing. Sam finds out and realizes that Dean and Castiel don't know each other in real life, but really should.

Dream As If You'll Live Forever by

commodoresexual +
NC-17; Cas hasn't spoken a word to anyone in years and is a drifter who works various odd jobs to finance himself. Dean is a guy with a violent temper who grew up in foster care and has just gotten out of prison for a stupid judgment call. The two cross paths in a pay-by-the-week boarding house run by an eccentric older couple (Bobby and Ellen).

Beauty and the Beast by

misslucyjane ♥ +
PG; Who is the mysterious creature who lives behind the high walls of Messenger Manor? Dean Winchester, an apprentice hunter, is determined to find out.

Aurora Borealis by

unoshot +
PG-13; The prompt was, "SPN/The Last Unicorn: Cas as the Unicorn (tho 'angel' would actually work in this instance) and Dean as Prince Lir. Sam would make a pretty good Schmendrick imo, but still be Dean's brother, but left home instead of feeding into the insanity of their deranged father. John could be Haggard, or even the YED could be a stepdad who murdered their parents or something equally as sinister. And now he's collecting unicorns (or angels, if the author chooses) and Castiel is the last, who Dean falls head over heels for when Cas is turned human."

Please do link me to awesome fic that I missed!

This post is so long that every time I add new recs I have to remove old ones to stay within the character limit, pfft. The complete list is this way. There are also fanart recs.

If you're here looking for my fic, I have a master list on Delicious.

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vichan.livejournal.com

You are so fucking awesome.

strangeandcharm.livejournal.com

Hmm. You seem to have recced every fic I've ever written. I heart you.

Funnily enough, though, there are no fics by me in the 'Feelgood' and 'Hilarious & Cute' sections. I wonder why? *grin*

Also? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO WRITE UP THIS LIST? BLOODY HELL!

hils.livejournal.com

OOH! YAY!!! *bookmarks*

tracy.livejournal.com

At least I have an excuse for being preoccupied these past few days! *g*

catoasapun.livejournal.com

Oh, this is a thing of beauty. *_* I might drool on myself.

So many delicious, delicious stories.

It is because I heart your fics like a mad thing.

Look who dominates the whump sections. :))

Also, hahhaha, I've been doing this off and on for the past few days, NOT HAVING SCHOOLWORK IS SO GLORIOUS.

lazy-daizy26.livejournal.com

Hell YES! Thank you so much for putting this together!

Thank God I'm off for the summer!

accioscar.livejournal.com

I don't have any fic to link you to, but I saw THIS (http://community.livejournal.com/threelayers/43483.html) and thought of you! :D

janie-tangerine.livejournal.com

Oh wow, that's quite the list! Woah. I can't imagine how much it took to put it together, but wow. Uhm. *bookmarks*

I love that Dean/Castiel things make you think of me. *g* Hello! ♥

*G* Hello!

Btw, are you going to Azkatraz? y/y? ;P

eggblue.livejournal.com

Well, you did say you were going to update that massive rec list you started, so brava for actually doing it! :) *is impressed* I'm bookmarking this, of course, since there are still some of these I haven't read yet. Thank you!

I've registered, but I don't have plane tickets yet and I'm planning to take courses over the summer, BUT I'm also planning to skip those days because I would probably hate myself forever if I missed Azkatraz. jfkldsfj So basically, YES. Like, 90% sure. :D

YAY! I shall see you there then! I can't wait! :D :D

mrstotten.livejournal.com

OMHG!!!! how long did this take you?????

ME TOO. \o/\o/ Maybe we'll even get to go to Walgreen's again, hah.

ibroketuesday.livejournal.com

Holy. Shit.

...Yep, I've read all these. >_<;

katrinaswift.livejournal.com

I saw Sarah this week-end and she was like, "KATRINA. T-t-tracy has an new otp *sobbity sob*"

And I was like, "NARY."

...But now I believe her. Hotdamn, girl! Can't wait to read through these! :D

phoenix-bellamy.livejournal.com

I love you so much for this that I think I could cry *sob* *___________*

taurenova.livejournal.com

Aww. ♥ for all the recs, bb.

Also. This is awesome - I'm totally going to go through these when I next start craving fic.

And at least we both had Dean/Castiel-related excuses! \o/

Also, <3 at you for including the "Fic Involving Alastair."

THERE ARE SO FEW OF THOSE. D: Those and amnesia fics, alas.

blualbino.livejournal.com

BLOODY WONDERFUL. I know where I'm going to be all day...

cordeliadelayne

Wow, this must have taken ages. I think I've read a fair amount of them, but it's very handy having them all linked in one post.

Wee Baby Sloth

fancy a fuck?

Dean/Castiel: thematic rec lists, updated October 16, 2011

Dean/Castiel: thematic rec lists, updated October 16, 2011

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