SPN Canon Big Bang

Challenge
Name:	SPN Canon Big Bang
Date(s):	2017 - present
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Type:	Big Bang - fanfiction, fanart
Fandom:	Supernatural
URL:	https://spncanonbigbang.tumblr.com/
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The SPN Canon Big Bang is a big bang challenge in Supernatural fandom, that focused on canon compliant stories. Writers had to write a minimum of 5,000 words for a mini-bang or minimum of 15,000 words for a big bang, and artists had to create a minimum of 1 piece of art and a banner for a mini-bang, or 2 pieces of art and a banner for a big bang.

Masterlists

2017

Shut Up and Dance, Dean Winchester by Ailuromatron | art by emmatheslayer
8,3k; Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Dean is not going to think about the way Cas’ sudden withdrawal overlaps with the mental feedback Dean’s been experiencing here. He wouldn’t know what to make of it anyway, whether it’d be ironic or fitting or what. But if Castiel shutting him out turned out to be because Dean is loosening up, letting ideas form in his head more clearly than before—that would burn like a hot blade, and it just doesn’t bear looking too closely. It’s not the only thing tonight that doesn’t bear close inspection for the sake of Dean’s sanity. He damn near trips over his own feet when confronted by the south side of a north-facing Cas—seriously, when and where did he get that pair of ink-black jeans and in what universe is the way they fit his thighs not illegal?—and he’s pathetically grateful for the excuse of a rough patch of asphalt to blame it on when the others turn back to see what happened to him.

Misery & Solace by theackles | art by thruterryseyes
5k; General Audiences; Dean Winchester/Castiel
It’s been a week. One long, painfully numb week. The days went by one by one until Dean didn’t know what day it was anymore. Dean can feel the ache in his bones. He can’t move, he can barely think. He’s gotta get Cas back, even if it means working with Rowena and (almost) killing himself in the process.

A Lesson in Adapting by distortedrain | art by emotionallyunstabl
5,6k; Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
The Winchesters settle into the Bunker and learn to hunt a little less a live a little more.

Fin ad Infinitum (The End Evermore) by AmberAnnh | art by lux-tuli
8,5k; PG-13; Gen
In “The End” Dean got the chance to see the future, zapped to a 2014 where the consequences of his choices had played out. Now, it’s Sam’s turn. Transported from 2009 to 2014, he must grapple with a demonic virus from his past, angels using the remnants of humanity as disposable vessels, the devil in his nightmares, and—perhaps worst of all—why Dean said “yes” to Michael.

If These Rooms Have Memories by KelpietheThundergod | art by malallory
12k; Mature; implied Castiel/Dean Winchester
Sudden light and sound make him flinch, but then, oh—cartoons!

Awesome.

Except then, the tall man comes over and takes the button-thingie out of his hand and shuts the cartoons off.

“Dean, listen. The witches are gone, and they’ve got the Grimoire. We’re gonna do a spell to slow down the curse to buy some time, and then—” The man cuts himself off and his serious expression turns into one of exasperation.

“You forgot again, didn’t you?”

Something Special by Durenjtmusings | art by Busy Squirrel
11,3k; General Audiences; Gen
What makes something special? Special enough for people to pay any price, beyond even their lives? Welcome to Lost and Found, Ltd., experts in finding very, very special things. Things that can be yours if you are willing to trade something very special in return. Well, and often even if you aren’t. [Canon-compliant possible backstory for both characters and objects in Supernatural: Dean, Sam, Bobby, Ruby, Jimmy Novak, Daniel Elkins, the Impala, Ruby’s knife, Dean’s Colt, Sam’s Taurus, the Samulet and The Colt.]

Exit: Light by hexmaniacchoco | art by quiescentcastiel
22,5k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
Dean, Sam, and Cas are relaxing in the bunker when Sam finds them a case involving three college students who’ve gotten themselves into trouble while playing a summoning game they found online, resulting in a nearly fatal incident. After investigating and figuring out what people are summoning into their homes, they decide to summon it as well in order to kill it. However, things aren’t quite what they seem at first, and a misjudgement of the situation finds TFW with the disadvantage as they walk around a pitch-black bunker trying to search out the creature they’re hunting without mistaking each other for it instead.

Mirror, Mirror by Jerksarehot | art by emmatheslayer
10,6k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
A witch with a taste for human souls reveals a secret to Dean before escaping with a promise to return. The boys recruit some help from Bobby to find a way to track and kill her. Dean must now decide if he should tell Sam the truth and risk losing him, or keep his dark secret and risk Sam’s life and his own soul.

The Night Goes By by indigoneutrino | art by Loracine
8,3k; Mature; Gen
It’s a long night when Sam and Dean first arrive at the prison, separated from each other to be strip searched, manhandled and humiliated before being thrown into cramped concrete cells. The nights that follow are longer.

Some Kind Of Monster by Hermit9 | art by Dmsilvisart
6,8k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
After leaving the Bunker and the Winchesters, Castiel attempts to earn his penance (again) by tracking down the escaped Lucifer. Crowley tagging along is both a blessing and a curse, the silver-tongued devil an asset during the investigations. If only he didn’t drive Castiel out of his mind. Set during and around “American Nightmare” up to “Rock Never dies”

A Mother’s Love by Leahlisabeth | art by kuwlshadow
5,2k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
Mary loves her boys, really she does, but she can’t quite seem to click with Sam. She’ll need to figure it out when a mother’s love is the only thing that can save him from a witches curse.

Always Stuck In Second Gear by ThayerKerbasy | art by dmsilvisart
29k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
After Wendy Vincente spilled the location of her brother’s secret cabin, Agents Beyoncé and Jay-Z had a lead to follow. Tracking Lucifer while confined to a pickup truck wasn’t exactly Crowley’s preferred modus operandi, but at least he was in good company.

and by me, i mean us by puckity | art by winchesterchola
16,5k; Explicit; Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester; Very Light Sam Winchester/Castiel
After what they think was just a routine case, Sam starts feelings things that he can’t quite put a name to. Things that aren’t really his but aren’t not his either. So he does what he always does: runs some tests, collects the data, and starts drawing conclusions. And then Dean does what he always does–comes in and tangles everything, including Sam, up. Timelined in early Season 12, prior to “First Blood” (12.09).

Blue Moon Rising by Treefrogie84 | art by Mayalaen
56,1k; Mature; Dean/Castiel, Dean/Lisa Braeden, Castiel/Dean/Lisa Braeden
Dean promised Sam that he would walk away from hunting, walk away from his family, and live some normal apple-pie life with Lisa. He did his best to do that– pulled the weapons out of the trunk, turned his back on Cas and Bobby, started spending his evenings with Lisa and Ben at Little League practice. But monsters don’t stop hurting folks, Hell doesn’t stop being Hell, and Heaven doesn’t start caring about humanity just because Dean’s retired.

Thunder on the Mountain by Skitty | art by kuwlshadow
23k; PB-13; Gen
A string of strange and seemingly unrelated tragedies are plaguing the Appalachian region. Children disappear. Men go insane. Hikers are mauled by large animals. And always…traveling Northward. Sam and Dean pick up the hunt in a small town outside the national forest. The creature they’re hunting is one of legend, feared by the native tribes that once populated the area centuries ago. With the unexpected aide of a strange woman also appearing to hunt the creature, the boys must attempt to bring it down before they lose their minds completely.

An Even Trade by PaperAnn | art by GlitchedWings
42,7k; Explicit; Sam Winchester/Gabriel
You’d think being relentlessly pursued by a tall, dark and handsome hunter would be an exciting game of chase. Until it wasn’t. Gabriel was growing bored of Sam Winchester’s constant tailing, still obsessed with getting his brother back, even though the Trickster was doing the kid a favor by offing Dean, thank you very much. He had to make this entertaining again, this new merciless killing-machine-Sam was no fun. They entered into a deal: Sam would work a case under the guise of a Trickster to see the reason behind the mischief by serving up a case of Just Desserts. If Sam won? He got Dean back. If he lost…well, Sam wasn’t going to lose, no matter the cost. Except, seven days of living on top of one another made Sam see beyond the monster who ruined him and back to the witty, cute janitor he met at Crawford Hall. There was also the problem of the two men, who were clearly attracted to each other, alone in a motel room for a full week. It was an accident waiting to happen. The puzzle was, neither knew who was manipulating who, if it was all a ploy or real emotions were coming out to play. The only thing both men recognized was something real was happening. And they were running out of time.

Lock & Key by MyShipWillNeverSink | art by Gabedrawz
18k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Castiel
Canon divergent from 9x03. Dean and Cas set off on a hunt as a distraction from the guilt Dean feels for betraying his brother’s trust (again). Things go awry when Castiel falls through a frozen river, and things aren’t at all what they seem.

Build a Home by domesticadventures | art by myukur
20k; Teen and Up Audiences; Dean/Cas; background Sam/Eileen and Krissy/Josephine
After they save the world, Dean expects Cas to come back to the bunker with them. He doesn’t.

What Went Wrong Yesterday by cinnamonanddean | art by stormbrite
16,2k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
With Broward County in their rearview and a new case in their laps, Sam struggles to come to terms with the six months he spent alone after Dean’s death - and the fact that it never happened at all. And on top of it all, he now has to deal with the feelings for his brother that have been dragged to the surface.

The Heart of Ophelia by anyrei and mugglerock | art by nonexistenz
39k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Castiel
Always throwing himself in harm’s way for the Winchesters, Castiel ends up getting hit with a love curse. Under the influence of fabricated emotions, Castiel learns just how dangerous unrequited love can be. And Dean learns what it means to doubt everything he’s ever believed. They have a week to find a way to lift the curse, otherwise the intoxication of “love” will kill Castiel. Literally.

When Words Fade, Music Speaks by Pinkmink | art by Dreymart
16,9k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Castiel
The Brits have Dean running ragged all across the country. When Cas returns from his not-so-brief time in Heaven, Dean finds them a case in New Orleans. It’s supposed to feel like a Winchester version of vacation - voodoo, good food and a simple salt and burn. But the trip turns out to be a far more cathartic release than he bargained for.

Fight or Flight by ellispark | art by emotionallyunstabl
23k; Mature; Dean Winchester/Castiel, Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy
Just when Dean’s started to feel good about his life — the end is not nigh, and his brother and his angel are safe in the bunker — Sam and Cas start keeping secrets from him. It’s not a big deal, at least not at first. Everyone needs to play some things close to the chest. But when Dean finds out what they’ve been hiding, the bubble of carefree happiness he’s carefully placed around his family finally bursts.

Long Distance by grey2510 | art by Marsjay
18,9k; Teen and Up Audiences; Jody Mills/Asa Fox, Dean Winchester/Castiel, Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy
Losing someone is never easy, nor is having them far away, no matter how often it happens in a hunter’s life. When Jody, Sam, and Dean travel up to Canada for the wake and funeral of Asa Fox, each is forced to confront some truths about family and who is really important in their lives.

Entwined Souls by sweet-sammy-kisses | art by lux-tuli
16,3k; Teen and Up Audiences; Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Sam was all prepared to spend eternity in the cage trapped at the mercy of Lucifer and Michael if it meant that Dean would be safe. What no one counted on was Chuck to come back or turn out to be God. With Ellen, Ash and Jo brought back as a thank you gift for all the boys have done Dean and Sam are at a loss of what to do when Chuck announces he is taking the angels back to heaven and closing the gates of hell up. There is one thing the boys both want and that is the one thing they are afraid to go after, each other. But after almost losing each other one too many times they decide to take a chance and now the life of retirement is discovering the next step in their relationship.

Humanity’s Angels by Ami Rose | art by sevenspirals
94k; Explicit; Dean Winchester/Castiel, Background Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy, Background Original Characters OT3
To get their minds off of Kelly Kline, Lucifer, and the BMOL, Dean and Sam take a case in Northern Arizona where a rogue angel was seen flashing his wings at a film festival and ranting about blasphemy. They quickly realize that there might be more to this case than they’d initially thought. The angel fits all the characteristics of being a ghost—EMF readings, see-through body, air chilling ability, and all. A local man is found with his eyes burned out like he was the victim of a smiting keeps them in town after salting and burning the angel’s buried vessel in hopes of dispelling his ghost. Between all of this, Dean is finding it hard to keep his feelings for Cas under wraps. Especially when everywhere he looks and everyone he talks to reminds him of how much energy he’s spent hiding his sexuality from his family over the years. Will watching the ghost angel’s grieving best friend mourn the loss of the angel he’d loved spur Dean into confessing his own feelings before it’s too late? Will an angel from Cas’s past be able to succeed where Ishim failed? Who the hell has Sam been texting? Will someone please tell Mary what the hell is going on with her sons? Will any of Team Free Will learn to use their damn words?

2018

No Resting Place by domesticadventures | art by TdotBabs
6,2k; Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
He stands to grab plates from the kitchen, but Dean catches him by a belt loop as he goes by, pulls him in and kisses him. When he pulls away, he says, softly, “Hey.”

Cas huffs a laugh. “Hey.”

Dean kisses him again before he steps away, grinning as he grabs a couple beers from the fridge. Cas watches him as he pulls the plates from the cabinet. “How did we get here?”

“Well,” Dean says, “you wanted to take the day off to spend time together, and I was an ass about it, and–”

“No,” Cas says, “I mean here.” He gestures between them, gestures to the apartment. “All of this.”

Hatbox by smalltrolven | art by winchesterchola
5,6k; NC-17; Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester
Dean’s started using an old leather hat box he found in the Bunker to carry his Western gear. Unfortunately for him it really should have been in the room of cursed and clearly labeled objects and not in what the brothers jokingly call the junk room.

mjlonir’s judgement by pen_light | art by kuwlshadow
7,6k; Teen and Up Audiences; general tfw 2.0, minor Castiel/Dean Winchester
The witch laughed again, this time it crackling with the thunder in the sky. “You really thought that you, a mortal, could wield the hammer of Thor? In all the years I’ve been, this is perhaps the most funny encounter ever.” Sam’s arms were practically buckling. It didn’t make sense. The hammer wasn’t rejecting his hold, but it wasn’t accepting his call for help. It had urged such a move, but the attempt was a fail. It’s not like the weapon was pulling him to the ground either. Maybe he acted too fast. Or maybe Sam wasn’t strong enough. alt. Team Free Will (2.0) are caught yet again in a strange hunt. This time it’s witchy, electrifying, and Sam’s got Thor’s hammer (again).

Hell is for Children by darkheartinthesky | art by lotrspnfangirl
14,5k, Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Dean is reminded that the worst monsters that stalk the Earth are human when a wraith from his past re-appears

Hunger by ellispark | art by lotrspnfangirl
10k; Mature; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Dean takes his meal and throws it away, plate and all. He’s not hungry. How could he even begin to eat, knowing what he kept from Cas — what he kept from both of them? They could have had something, and now all Dean has is this gaping, empty hole in his stomach, in his chest, and he has to learn to breathe and eat and move around it. A post-13x01 story.

Dr. Sexy, MV by KittyCatSamWinchester | art by lotrspnfangirl
5,8k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
Gabriel wants to send Sam and Dean into Kpop music videos. Oh boy.

Profess Unto Me by sydkn3e & mishaminion69 | art by Irmermurmer
108k; Explicit; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Castiel teams up with Crowley behind the Winchesters’ backs with the intention of taking in Purgatory souls in a display of dominance over his brother Raphael, who is determined to put the Apocalypse back on the tracks. None of them are prepared for the way the souls consume Castiel, and Dean decides the only way to potentially protect innocent people is to accompany him to Heaven under the pretense of a loyal follower. Dean’s willingness to obey surprises even himself and while he struggles to make Castiel feel human again, he’s forced to confront some very real feelings about his best friend.

2019

Cleanse the Waters by li_izumi | art by ThePlaidFox
16,4; Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Castiel’s multitude of sins haunt him in ways all too human, but water cannot cleanse him when he is drowning in his own guilt. Over the years, he’s tried to ignore his fear–after all, no one needs a broken angel–but he keeps failing and needing to be saved by those he should be saving. If Castiel is ever to be absolved, he must overcome his fear and walk into the water alone.

It’s All In The Eyes by YokubouNoRain | art by Leafzelindor
5k; Teen and Up Audiences; Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester, Jessica Moore/Sam Winchester
When Sam took the Baozhu pearl on his hands, he didn’t realize what his truly wish was until that moment and Dean didn’t seem to be happy with Sam’s wish.

Heaven is a Place on Earth by kaianieves | art by pimentogirl
19,5k; Teen and Up Audiences; Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle
Charlie Bradbury has been on the road for as long as she can remember, couch to couch and car to car. Parties, drinking- they’ve never been her favourite things, but they’ve been there. She’s never considered any place her home, though. Until she arrived at Harvelle’s Roadhouse. Until she met Jo.

how many years i’ve missed you by hanneswrites | art by deanirae
5,1k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gabriel/Sam Winchester, (unrequited) Becky Rosen/Sam Winchester
Sam has been in a relationship with Gabriel for almost two years now, so when Gabriel gets a call from Sam saying he’s getting married to someone other than himself, he’s rightfully pretty confused.

At Any Cost by klove0511​ | art by leafzelindor
​ 18,1k; Explicit; Lisa Braeden/Dean Winchester, Castiel/Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
When Sam came back from Hell, he felt different. He couldn’t put his finger on what had changed, but the buzzing under his skin was definitely new. It didn’t matter, though. Whatever it was, Dean would help him figure it out. The only problem was that Dean is happily retired in Indiana with Lisa. He deserved that happiness; Sam should just let him have that, right?

A Brother’s Mission by Clowns_or_Midgets | art by Zolaliz
16,6k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
When Dean and Castiel disappear after killing Dick Roman, Sam knows it’s going to take sacrifice to get them back. After an appointment with Doctor Robert that is almost his last, he finds someone to help. In return for joining a fight against the King of Hell he can have twenty-four hours in Purgatory to find his brother and friend. It’s a straight swap, a chance, and Sam takes it. It’s what you do for family.

Angel Cuddles by noiproksa | art by love-nakamura
5,5k; Teen and Up Audiences; Castiel/Dean Winchester
Angels need a lot of physical contact, especially when in a human vessel. - Dean is determined to give Cas the ‘physical contact’ he requires. Cas is more than suspicious when suddenly, Dean starts touching him more and more.

Red and Gold by sarasaurussex | art by deanirae and pimentogirl
25,9k; Explicit; Gabriel/Sam Winchester, Crowley/Gabriel, Crowley/Gabriel/Sam Winchester, background Castiel/Dean Winchester
Back from the dead and acting strange, Gabriel finds himself in debt to Crowley. In order to free himself he must fulfill a contract by spying on the Winchesters, who are trying to shut the Gates of Hell. But after Sam catches Gabriel spying on him in the shower (naturally), the contract is voided and Gabriel finds himself enslaved to Crowley as payment. Sam figures out Gabriel’s deal with the devil and tries to help, but ends up caught up in it himself. Eventually, Sam and Crowley discover the cause of Gabriel’s strange behavior, and the unlikely trio of heroes and villains come together to save their favorite feathered frenemy from an even greater threat.

When In Lebanon by smalltrolven | art by winchesterchola
9,4k; Explicit; Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester
Sam has some unfinished business with the teddy bear from the Lebanon pawn shop. Since the pearl didn’t work on getting Michael out of Dean, maybe the bear can get the job done.

Angels with Dirty Faces by BurningWicker | art by Anyrei
18,8k; Mature; Gadreel/Sam Winchester, mentions of Dean/Cas
Sam finds a case just a handful of hours away from the bunker, doesn’t exactly lie to his brother, and takes off all on his own to investigate a pair of dead twins. He finds himself knee-deep in a mysterious set of coincidences including lottery wins, an amnesiac angel, and a bartender with a knowing smirk and a sweet tooth.

Mr. Blue Sky by anyrei & mugglerock | art by Huntress79
111k; Explicit; Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester/Eileen Leahy, Claire Novak/Kaia Nieves
The British Men of Letters had done a pretty thorough job ridding the world of monsters. With Sam already out of the life, living with Eileen in California, Dean and Cas are faced with a new predicament. What to do with the rest of their lives? Clearly the only logical option was to try out the apple pie life thing as two best friends, right?

Wrong Reality by AvalonSilver | art by Cross-Roads-Blues
20,2k; Teen and Up Audiences; Gen
With Sam near death following the failed Third Trial, Dean calls for Castiel to come. Castiel manages to heal Sam. Soon, they are faced with the consequences of Castiel’s actions. Sam and Dean are placed in another reality with seemingly simple instructions. Unfortunately, the brothers soon find out what they need to do to set things right is anything but simple. As Sam and Dean face down another apocalypse, they need to persuade this other reality’s Jimmy Novak to sacrifice himself.

2020

The Only Way Out by klove0511 | art by DWImpala67
8k; G; Gen
What if Sam had been the one left in a coma after the car accident?

With This Bond by CrowleyLovesUSUK | art by LeafZelindor
7k; E; Gabriel/Sam Winchester (background Castiel/Dean Winchester)
Sam and Dean Winchester have tried just about everything that they can think of to find a way that will avert the apocalypse. But in a true display of Winchester Luck, nothing is working! Enter a Trickster-turned-Archangel who has a somewhat unconventional idea to press the pause button on the End of Times. According to Gabriel, vessels that have been bonded to another angel are useless as Prize Fight Meat Suits. Obviously, Dean calls dibs on Cas, leaving the younger Winchester to bond with Heaven’s Most Unpredictable Weapon…

The Tricky Task of Persuading Gabriel by thefandomsinhalor | art by AgusVedder
26k; E; Castiel/Dean Winchester, Gabriel/Sam Winchester
It’s the very first Supernatural Convention! Furious with Chuck for authorizing this event, Sam and Dean are beyond weirded out by the whole concept and are about ready to run out of there, right after they give him a piece of their minds. Before they can, however, they get cornered by a very scorned Gabriel, who plans on retaliating after their last encounter. Holy fire is no joke. Sam, determined to have him on their side against Lucifer, asks him to hear them out first. When Gabriel realizes where they are, and finding the situation hilarious, he then “agrees” to give them the duration of the convention to persuade him. Dean, not sharing the same faith in Gabriel that Sam does, wishes that Castiel was there to have their backs. But no matter! He’s already there, waiting for Chuck’s Q and A, which is a jaw-dropping surprise to everyone. And thus begins Team Free Will’s attempt to turn into Team Free Love. In the middle of a convention filled with fans. And Gabriel is not missing a chance to up the game of the event.

Seven Day Mile by navajolovesdestiel | art by nickelkeep
5,3k; E; Castiel/Dean Winchester, mention of Dean Winchester/Benny Lafitte
‘Cas, if you can hear me, if you’re even still alive, I need you. I need you, buddy. I’m not sure how long I can make it on my own. Please, Cas… please come back…’ A tale of purgatory and what happens after Dean and Cas get back.

Tell All The Truth, But Tell It Slant by cuddlesandcas | art by Blucifer
34,9k; T; Castiel/Dean Winchester
A cursed object gets touched, truths start coming out, and emotions reluctantly with them.

Hotel Lotus by LadyWallace | art by dmsilvisart
11,5k; T; None (Gen)
Driving through the night on a lonely desert highway, an exhausted Team Free Will stops at the only hotel for a hundred miles. Little did they know that it could be their final stop.

Dream Lover by insominia | art by Verobatto-angelxhunter
43k; M; Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester/Djinn Queen
A standard salt and burn turns into a much larger problem when the Winchesters return to their motel to find that Castiel is missing. The only clues to his whereabouts are the destroyed room and a dead djinn. Sam and Dean quickly find themselves in the middle of a djinn civil war where Castiel is being held by one faction as a bargaining chip to gain control of the Garden of Eden. The same Garden of Eden ruled over by the Queen of the Djinn. Who happens to be Castiel’s wife. Dean is unimpressed. Even more so when Sam decides the easiest way to find Cas is to work with the djinn queen and her followers. For Sam, it’s an opportunity to learn more about djinn and it doesn’t hurt that the queen is personable and open. For Dean, it’s all of his worst nightmares come true when he discovers that Cas apparently has the kind of relationship Dean had always dreamed for them…with someone else. With a monster no less.

Pray His Soul To Keep by AvalonSilver | art by ThePlaidFox
8,4k; T; Mostly Gen, some pre-slash Castiel/Sam Winchester
Sam is intent on getting Jack’s soul back. His mind is consumed with making this a reality, so Jack would be whole again. Due to this, Sam has the weirdest dream where he must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to restore Jack’s soul. In the dream, Dean and Cas give Sam ways to fix Jack’s lack of soul problem. But Sam is uncomfortable with the ideas given. After encounters with Lucifer, Jack and a darker version of himself, a horrified Sam falters in his hope of helping Jack. Story follows Jack’s return in 15x11 “The Gamblers” but before 15x12 “Galaxy Brain.” Last scene occurs after 15x13 “Destiny’s Child.”

The Black Trench Coat by spnsmile | art by Gio
22k; E; Castiel/Dean Winchester
When Dean found out Castiel was working with Crowley to open Purgatory, he had no choice but to leave the angel in the ring of fire with nothing less than a broken heart. But instead of plotting against his friend, Dean takes a literal sense of fire vs fire. He decides to kill Castiel with love. Or that story where Dean convinces Castiel to look into their future to see if Castiel’s plan against Raphael succeeds, only to find the world in chaos and an angel donning a black trenchcoat

The Final Season: Home is Where One Starts From by Tibbins | art by Jin
74K; M; Castiel/Dean Winchester, Rowena MacLeod/Sam Winchester
Alternate Season 15. Grieving the loss of Jack, Team Free Will is splintering. Cas needs time to process, leaving the Winchesters to find the solution to the God problem. But when Chuck interferes with their home by dredging up the past, they, and Rowena, have to figure out a way to reclaim it while learning how hunting as they know it has been changed forever. Meanwhile, Cas finds a complicated case and a familiar face in Cope, Colorado. Can he find the thing turning this town on its head before it catches up to him? Intended as the first part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone. Title taken from a T. S. Eliot poem.

Just What You’ve Always Wanted by smalltrolven | art by DWImpala67
11,7k; G; Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester, reference to former Sam Winchester/Jess Moore
Amara gave Dean just what he’s always wanted—Mom. But she also did the same for Sam—Jess. The two women returning makes the brothers have to reevaluate how they’ve been living their lives together.