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What does John see when he looks at Cas?
Cas doesn’t look like a monster.
But neither does Dean.
John stands, slow. He holds out a hand. Calloused like Dean’s hands are calloused. Scarred the same way that Dean’s hands are scarred. There’s the smell of him in the air too. Earthy and dark, slightly sour around the edges. The room feels suddenly choked with it. Claustrophobic.
Cas probably smells like the fabric softener they buy in bulk at Costco, but so does Dean so he can’t tell.
John says, toneless, “I hear you’ve been driving my car.”
. . .
The closer you are to what you want—
Dean's twenty-nine year old mother, his undefined relationship with Cas and their small family. Some kind of impossible reconciliation with John Winchester. Michael, out of his head, without destroying the world. His father's approval. To see the Grand Canyon.
—The more vulnerable you are.
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10 May 2026
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After a vampire hunt went awry, Dean lost his memories. He forgot his time in hell, purgatory, and the soldier his father forced him to be. Monsters, angels, demons, and all these crazy creatures existed and Dean—well Dean…didn’t know how to feel about all that. His brother sounded like he spent one too many nights in a looney bin. The world sounded insane coming from Sam’s mouth. But Castiel felt real. Cas was there when Dean woke up. Always there when the panic attacks hit, sleeping in his room, and looking at him like he mattered. Dean drew the only conclusion that makes sense: they must be together.
Cas should correct him. He should tell him this was wishful thinking born from confusion and proximity from years of almosts. But Cas was human now and this version of Dean was softer and gentler than he’d ever known, untouched by years of trauma he buried deep. Who was he to ruin that perception? When Sam kept pushing to restore Dean’s memories, Cas found himself asking the question he never dared to before: Is the old Dean worth saving?
Season 9 rewrite. Amnesia fic. No Ezekiel.
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09 May 2026
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Dean Winchester is an executive assistant at an advertising agency. On the day his boss retires, he has an unforgettable one night stand with a new hire, Castiel Novak. The problem: turns out Cas is his new boss.
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29 Apr 2026
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“I need you to marry Castiel.”
They weren’t the words Dean expected to hear from his business partner’s mouth before their bakery-slash-chocolate shop opened for the day. He’d been quite happy being single—and who the fuck was Castiel, anyway?
It turned out that Castiel was a Russian erotic novelist in need of a ticket to America, and Dean… well, Dean was a last resort.
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- Part 1 of The Russian 'Verse
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24 Apr 2026
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Dean's restaurant has an eight 'o clock reservation. Under the name 'Novak', as in 'President'. He's requested company for the meal, too: the owner himself. After one successful meal, they have to ask themselves: is it dinner? Or something more?
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20 Apr 2026