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February 18Track 49: Dragon Castiel
Welcome to episode forty-nine of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Mal and Ellen welcome author hit_the_books to the podcast to discuss fics featuring Castiel as a dragon. Fics include hit_the_books’s The Ddraig, Dragon Hunt by peanutbutterjelly_pie, The Mysterious Tail of the Dragon’s Curse by adaille and Alessariel and Belonging To by Hans_On, plus many more!
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
Our guest: hit_the_books (aka Milli)
Milli publishes her Destiel works under hit_the_books on ao3. She also is a moderator for the r/fandomnatural subreddit.
Other projects mentioned:
SPN Dystopia Bang (via Tumblr)
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
The Ddraig by hit_the_books (00:07:30)
Published for the DCBB 2020, 47k words, E
Art by flux
Dean Winchester, former firefighter, works in a coffee shop and lives with his brother, Sam. He has two failed relationships under his belt, has seen some sh*t and has a secret that only one other person knows about. When Sam starts looking to get serious with his girlfriend Eileen, Dean needs to find a new place to live. Enter Castiel Novak and The Ddraig, a former hotel. Cas is looking for a house mate who will get to live rent free if they can help out with his insane toenails. Dean can’t quite believe the offer but agrees to move in with Cas, impossible toenails and all. However, both Dean and Cas soon learn that neither is all that they seem.
Dragon Hunt by peanutbutterjelly_pie (00:38:00)
Published in 2020, 172k words, E
What is a former knight fallen from grace supposed to do when one day, after almost a decade of scouring the outskirts of the kingdom for his missing brother, he finds himself confronted with a powerful, terrifying and also ridiculously weird dragon?
Yes, exactly: team up with the guy and scam oblivious people out of their money!
Easy as that, right?
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(In which Dean ends up stumbling upon a strange, blue-eyed dragon and before he even knows what’s happening he is in way too deep to get out again.
The Mysterious Tail of the Dragon’s Curse by adaille and Alessariel (00:48:00)
Published in 2020, 21k words, E
Life as a cursed prince isn’t all bad. At least Castiel has plenty of fresh air, more freedom than he’s ever experienced at court, and he gets to see his childhood sweetheart, even if it’s always from afar. Life as a part-time dragon is really pretty tolerable—until it isn’t. A moment of carelessness brings disaster and misunderstandings, but also a chance for reunion.
A very NSFW fairytale in which Castiel is a dragon, Dean hates potatoes and Father Zachariah (a lot), and Castiel’s magically acquired body parts play a vital role.
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It’s been three weeks, four days, and a little over six hours since Castiel last saw Dean.
And it‘s been three years, four months, six days, and three hours since Castiel last saw Dean with human eyes.
Belonging To by Hans_On (00:58:00)
Published in 2023, 7285 words, T
Dean was just your above-average adventurer, looking for a dragon to slay for its hoard of treasure. Now, he’s not sure how to feel seeing the pint-sized dragon trying to drag its single shiny coin with it, as it runs away from him. Soon, he finds himself visiting the dragon’s lair, giving it gifts as treasure instead of taking. People think he’s crazy for doing it, especially since dragons have proprietorial issues. (Cas, dragon/Dean adventurer)
Other recommended fics and links (01:01:00)
trustworthy for such work by sharkfish (7,474, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature fic
The Story of the Lost Prince by lyndsie_l (82,191, E) – Little prince Dean loves hearing the story of the lost prince in the forest. He meets him as a child, then goes back for him as an adult
Dragon in the Cup by aishitara (21,929, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature fic
Little Blue Dragon by saltnhalo (23,820, E) – Fantasy AU where Dean makes a small dragon sculpture and Cas is very interested in it (and Dean)
Shadow and Storm by zaphodsgirl (36,416, M) – Prince Dean is transported to a version of his house he cannot leave, guarded by a mysterious dragon
Blue Scales by EllenOfOz (19,340, E) – Fantasy AU where hunters Dean and Sam are hunting a dragon.
Treasure Acquired by TobytheWise (3,036, E) – Pwp, dragon Hunter Dean gets more than he bargained for when he meets the dragon
Iron and Ice by A_Diamond (5,000, T) – Fantasy AU, blacksmith Dean
Sympathy for the Devil by followyourenergy (8,161, T) – Previously discussed
Hoarding Instincts by Valinde (Valyria) (5,725, E) – In which Dean finds a homeless dragon at Starbucks and takes him home with him.
Take Me Away From Here (It Feels Like the End) by Noname109 (1,175, T) – Prince Dean keeps being kidnapped by a dragon boy, but he really doesn’t mind
Heir and Ember by QuillAfterMidnight (56,419, M) – Fantasy AU, Arranged marriage AU
Castiel’s Most Precious Jewel (or that time Dean married a giant lizard) by Valinde (Valyria) (3,690, E) – Fantasy AU, Arranged marriage AU
Sparks by vipjuly (21,701, E) – Dean discovers the creature living in the creepy house on the corner is actually pretty nice
The Night of the Hunter by hufflecas (13,067, E) – Urban fantasy AU, EMT Dean
Treasured by godstielle (1,161, E) – PWP, Dean is Cas’s treasured human
Waiting outside your door by cptwinniethepooh (18,208, T) – Dean is the unlucky virgin sacrifice, Cas is the dragon to eat him.
and i will give you the sky by TheSilverQueen (9,216, T) – Dean volunteers to be the sacrifice in Sam’s place, and Cas takes him to his home. Dean decides to stay.
In the Holes of My Sweater by Lynx22281 (2,540, G) – Dean offers up an annual tribute (items that he’s knitted) to the dragon
To Fall and to Fly by Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound (87,860, M) – Dragon Cas rescues Prince Dean from the kingdom of Hell
Loveable by Destielshipper4Cas (1,377, E) – Omegaverse, Castiel has lost one of his horns in an accident and knows that no one could find a disfigured dragon attractive, least of all his human best friend.
Rescue Mission for Two by pherryt (48,478, M) – DCBB 2018, Soulmark epic fantasy au, art by thedogsled
This Wasn’t in the Brochure by snarkymonkey (2,996, T) – Love at first sight on a biological expedition to Wales
The Heart of Everything by grimmlin (116,614, M) – Medieval AU, mute Castiel
Unleash the Dragon by nickelkeep (3,214, E) – Hot Entity Summer PWP
Forest of Ice by HouseFernFandom (25,852, E) – Wing kink
Into the Fire by Crematosis (23,581, E) – Omegaverse, dragon slayer Dean
Falling for the dragon by Nachsie (7,383, T) – Supernatural Stylist Dean finds irridescent dragon Castiel
Other links
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1 hr 19 min
October 31, 2025Track 48: Hurt/Comfort
Welcome to episode forty-eight of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Mal and Ellen welcome author carnationqueen to the podcast to discuss Destiel fics featuring the time-honoured trope, Hurt/Comfort. Fics include carnationqueen’s What’s a Little Dying Between Friends?, Flight by NorthernSparrow, On Drowning by domesticadventures, and Lights by LoversAntiquities, plus many more!
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
Our guest: carnationqueen (aka Lily)
Lily publishes her Destiel works under carnationqueen on ao3.
Other works mentioned:
Clean, Blue Air (15k words, E)
St Jude (91k words (as yet incomplete), M)
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
Flight (sequel to Forgotten) by NorthernSparrow (08:30)
Published in 2014-15, 319k words, M
Sequel to Forgotten. A/U from mid season 9. Castiel is human and wounded, and Dean and Sam need to get his grace back – and his wings. Things do not go as intended and Cas faces a difficult road.
Long case fic with strong emphasis on Team Free Will friendship/family bonds. Will get serious and angsty and lonely. ALERT: There will be two versions of this fic, Destiel and platonic. This version (Flight) is the Destiel version. Slow build and mostly pre-Destiel. The platonic version will be called Broken and will be posted later.
Broken (platonic version of Flight) (170k words but incomplete, T)
What’s a Little Dying Between Friends? by carnationqueen (00:39:10)
Published in April 2023, 27k words, T
Castiel – stabbed by Ramiel with Michael’s lance, is dying. Slowly.
It will take days, maybe weeks, but die he will. It is, apparently, inevitable.
Neither Dean, Sam, or Rowena can find a way to save him. They’ve tried everything. Crowley hopes a slow motion, inevitable death may make Dean and Castiel remove their heads from their collective asses because really. Everyone is over it.
He’s a bit smug after all, having Lucifer as his prisoner, and is feeling a bit magnanimous in his hubris.Will impending death make Dean examine how he feels a bit more honestly?
Bring tissues.
On Drowning by domesticadventures (00:52:50)
Published in 2015, 29k words, T
The absolute last thing Dean would ever admit, after saving Cas’ life, is that it was all thanks to the unhealthy amount of time he spent reading about drowning on Wikipedia.
Not that he’s not grateful, but what he really needs is an instruction manual for everything that comes after.
Lights by LoversAntiquities (01:05:37)
Published in 2018, 2671 words, M
Dean can’t breathe.
Try as he might, he hasn’t been able to suck in a deep breath in the past hour, not with bruised ribs and the associated pain. Blood continues to drip from his nose and eardrum, probably busted. With shaking hands, he struggles to wipe it away, his attempts all in vain; the motel will probably hate him after he leaves, whenever that is. The least his father could’ve done was leave a note, a map—something telling him where he was, not just dumping him in a nondescript location with a collection of gashes and bruises he can’t even treat, not by himself.
Other recommended fics and links (01:18:00)
Other Northern_Sparrow fics mentioned during discussion:
Under the Midnight Sun (232k words, E)
A Room of One’s Own (4517 words, E)
All The Nights by NorthernSparrow (32,290, T) – Hypothermia leads to cuddling
You Can Keep Holding On by NorthernSparrow (352,388, E) – Post-s11, cancer
Other fics:
Down by the Water by Cas_Wings (88,260, E) – au set in 1853
Basic Lessons in First Aid, Magical or Otherwise by stuffy_j (54,174, E) – DCBB 2020, mordern with magic au, amnesiac Cas
Out of the Deep by riseofthefallenone (488,608, E) – dark merfolk AU
psalm 40:2 by unicornpoe (44,872, E) – post-canon time travel to pre-canon
War Wounds by CBFirestarter (77,285, E) – Cas has a horse rescue ranch, Dean has PTSD
Stay With Me, Sweetheart by MandalaRose (142,926, E) – Cas is hurt in a car accident, Dean takes care of him
Graceless by Spinsomnia (146,997, E) – Dean is addicted to Cas’s grace
Stand By Me by whelvenwings (31,572, E) – Zombie apocalypse au
I Don’t Know Why by saltnhalo (16,500, E) – Assassin Cas, Spy Dean
Amāyō Juwes, or: A Paleolithic Love Story by hopelessheathen (ElspethMcGillicuddy) (14,655, E) – Prehistoric au
A Need for Breathing by phyona (27,643, E) – Cas has pnuemonia, Dean takes care
Redemption Road by spnredemption (652,217, T-E) – Long canon divergent
How Sturdy the Weeds by Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound (9,654, T) – Assassin AU
Every hour of every day by zuzallove (11,016, T) – Post 15×19 fix it
Twenty-Nine Steps by VioletHaze (113,622, E) – Non-con, underage warnings
Stargazer by Ryan_A (260,540, E) – Non-con warning
Omega and the Beast by Ltleflrt (106,380, E) – Omegaverse
late july by thanks_tacos (26,669, E) – Omegaverse
One Step At A Time by tricia_16 (52,690, E) – AU, Dean takes in a homeless Cas
One More Time by loversantiquities (11,977, E) – AU, snowed in in Virginian mountains
Collapsed Rainbows by suckerfordeansfreckles (6,125, T) – Soulmarks
and all this devotion by dothraki_shieldmaiden (10,572, M) – Post-canon
That Shipwreck of Your Heart by Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound (199,577, E) – Omegaverse, Russian mafia
The Hanged Man by orphan_account (87,675, M) – Park Ranger Cas saves Dean from an attempted murder
Into Your Hideaway by thepinupchemist (176,557, E) – Omegaverse, non-con warning
Drops in the Ocean by Glitterinchaos (149,276, E) – DCBB 2020
Wild by Castielslostwings (67,990, E) – Plane crash survival au
Suffer Well by xxenjoy (10,203, E) – Hypothermia pwp
Wild Touch by QuillsAndInk (13,410, E) – Perfect Pair Bang 2020, non-con warning, witch/familiar
get better soon by sharkfish (9135, E) – an au wherein while on their third date, Cas has a seizure and Dean hangs out with him in the hospital.
Other links
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Our new intro music is a remix of “Angel with a Shotgun” by Jake Lionheart.
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1 hr 44 min
September 14, 2024 Track 47: Adaptations
Mal and Ellen welcome nickelkeep back to the podcast to discuss adaptations of existing media into Destiel fics. Fics include nickelkeep's Dean and Cas Make a Porno, The Best Judge of Happiness by tsujiharu, Revelation 13 by fullvoid and Fallout: Supernatural by insominia and MaggieMaybe160, plus many more!
1 hr 46 min
August 03, 2024 Track 46: Trueform Castiel
Ellen and Mal welcome author aishitara to discuss Destiel fics featuring Castiel's true form. Fics include aishitara's I Carry Your Heart With Me, So Says The Sword by komodobits, every light he cannot see by intothesilentland, A Constellation of Wishes by Destina, plus many more!
1 hr 57 min
June 15, 2024Track 45: Reunions
Welcome to episode forty-five of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author thatpeculiarone to discuss Destiel fics where Castiel and Dean are reunited. Fics include Willow by thatpeculiarone, The Seraph and the Frog by goldenraeofsun, and Closing Time by Casloveshisfreckles, plus many more!
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
Our guest: thatpeculiarone
Jess pubishes her Destiel works under thatpeculiarone on ao3. Find her on X as @thatpeculiarone.
Mixtape Ko-fi
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
Willow by thatpeculiarone
Published for DCBB 2023, 71k words, M
Art by 7hunnyybunnyy7
Castiel Novak had known Dean Winchester his entire life. Growing up together, the two friends’ worlds revolved around one another, each of them looking forward to their annual summer get togethers at the Winchesters’ farm and winery, located in the rolling hills of Napa, California.
However, it only takes one night for seventeen years of friendship to all come crashing down. When Castiel confesses his feelings for Dean, his friend’s rancorous reaction sends him packing. Castiel leaves, and stays away for ten years.
When Dean’s father John falls ill, Castiel begrudgingly visits the farm again for the first time in a decade. Castiel is nervous to relive that night. He is nervous to be back at a place that holds so many memories. He is nervous to see Dean for the first time in so long.
While he grapples with his anger and hurt, he also has to grapple with the fact that the feelings he holds for Dean may still be there after all this time.
Closing Time by Casloveshisfreckles
Published in 2017 for DCBB, 69k words, E
Art by keylimedean
Series with 4 works
Dean Winchester’s college years felt like the greatest of his life: School came easy, he was the starting first baseman for the KU Jayhawks and he was in love with the smartest, nerdiest, hottest guy in school, who also happened to be his roommate. They were the definition of Relationship Goals. Until they weren’t. Until Cas left.
If you asked Castiel Novak why he was back in Lawrence after 10 years, he’d tell you it was because of a great job opportunity. If you knew Castiel, you’d know it was because of Dean Winchester. But Dean had moved on, successfully running his bar, brewing his own beer, tattooed and still the most gorgeous man Castiel had ever laid eyes on. Oh and? He was taken.
Dean wants to, but forgiving Cas isn’t easy, and finding their way back to each other after all this time is like searching for a hand in the dark. Sometimes, ten years is ten years too late.
The Seraph and the Frog by goldenraeofsun
Published in 2021, 12k words, T
Armed with his growing stack of parenting books, Cas raises Jack in North Cove, Washington, alone. He hasn’t heard from angels, demons or Winchesters in six months.
By all measures, Jack is a happy and healthy baby, if a little lonely. So when he befriends a frog who wanders in from the lake, Cas can hardly object.
Other recommended fics and links (01:08:27)
Other podcast episodes featuring canonverse reunions:
Track 6: Post-canon with Andimeantittosting
Track 25: Alternate Endings with MandalaRose
Other fics (thanks to our discord friends for all the great recs!):
Angel Cookies by noxsoulmate (74,543, E)
To Build A Home by Intothesilentland (383,089, M)
Time Makes You Bolder by Pantheon_of_discord (5075, E) – Post 12 coda
Naked and Covered in Bees by Superhoney (6084, M)
Forget-Me-Not Blues by noangelsinthegarrison (68,689, E) – reunion after 10 years (AU)
Stuck on You by Andimeantittosting (26,319, E)
A. fragilis by spirithorse (67,138, E) – Dinos/Wild West Bone Wars
Cretaceous by tiamatv (29,901, M) – Jurassic Park Fusion
Night Swimming by CBFirestarter (34,194, E)
Fire and the Flood by Desirae (24,680, E)
Return To You by youaresunlight (3,224, T)
First Gentleman Wanted by youaresunlight (31,546, E)
Stellar (Meet Me In Outer Space) by youaresunlight (15,920, E)
Everything is Blue by MalMuses (4914, T) – Post 15.18
Starstruck by peanutbutterjelly-pie (203,515, E)
That Summer by Ltlflrt (17,442, E)
After All These Years by peanutbutterjelly-pie (99,909, T)
When I See You Again by noxsoulmate (42,200, M)
Someone I Forgot To Be by MatildaMavis (36,541, E)
The Birds and the Ts by DoctorProfessorSong & you-cant-spell-subtext-without (130,425, E)
For Evermore by casblackfeathers (110,572, E)
[He] Wouldn’t Be Gone by turningthepages (10,909, M) – Breakup and Make up AU
would you have me, would you want me? by goldenraeofsun (9,850, M) – high school reunion au
My Whole Existence Is Flawed by Duckyboos (6,388, E) – high school reunion au
Hearts Never Forget by tricia_16 (72,000, E) – high school reunion/long distance au
Other links
Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server. We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there!
Our RedBubble shop is here. Any profits will go directly to Random Acts.
Got a fic to recommend? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you!
Our new intro music is a remix of “Angel with a Shotgun” by Jake Lionheart.
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1 hr 45 min
May 03, 2024 Track 44: Western AU
Ellen and Mal welcome author emmbrancsxx0 to discuss Destiel fanfiction set in the Wild West. Fics include The Shawnee Trail by emmbrancsxx0, Wheat Fields and Jars of Light by Violue, the West series by Xela, Something Like a Broken Heart by RhymePhile, and Hunter's Caress by Ltleflrt, plus many more!
1 hr 30 min
March 31, 2024Track 43: Season Two?
Welcome to episode forty-three of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
Welcome back! In this episode, Ellen and Mal catch up on the last few months, inluding sharing recommendations from SPN fans at the recent AHBL convention in Melbourne, Australia.
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
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Big List of Recommended Fics (00:37:15)
I Love New York by followyourenergy (44,283, E) – Recommended by Breezeranger
Hunting for Faith by riseofthefallenone (270,952, E) – Recommended by thatpeculiarone
The Soul Burns Brighter Than The Sun by wow_thisiswheremylifeis (284,680, E) – Recommended by Leonie
Impression by tiamatv (109,137, E) – Recommended by Macy
Whiskey & November by FriendofCarlotta and dothraki_shieldmaiden (188,236, E) – Recommended by Bex
Sometimes You Have To Lose To Win by bizzarestars (55,640, E) – Recommended by Alice
Raise the Black by emmbrancsxx0 (246,524, E) – Recommended by Antje
Sand Dollars by followyourenergy (140,471, E) – Recommnded by MishamigoHunk
The Elevator Game by bexgowen (88,005, E) – Recommended by Sarah
The Calla Lilies of Winchester by LittleAngelCassie (130,474, E) – Recommended by NannaT
Azzurro by FriendofCarlotta (29,689, E) – Reunion in Italy
Build-A-Boyfriend Workshop by fullvoid (25,538, E) – Horror, but wholesome
404 Error by jscribbles (513, G) – Spanish dub shenanigans
Praise You by Redamber79 (11,470, E) – AU with light BDSM
South Side Swing series by tiamatv (90,984, E) – Mal’s favourite Chicago Mafia
Willow by thatpeculiarone (71,059, M) – Reunion after 10 years
AmItheAssholeNatural by birdsofthesoul & PlaidIsTheBestPattern (47,257, G) – Series with 12 parts, AITA subreddit cracky hilarity
Castiel’s Hidden Pussycat by Macy2me (41,050, E) – Cas brings a cat home to the bunker
Other links
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Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen.
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54 min
September 12, 2023Track 42: Recs from Charlotte
Welcome to episode forty-two of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Ellen and Mal share some recommendations for fics given to them while at the Creation Supernatural convention in Charlotte. Fics include The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog, Seek to Know You Better by ahurston, and plenty more.
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog (00:08:55)
Published in 2015, 61k words, M
“And what’s the point of it?”
“Of love? There isn’t one. Loving is its own purpose.”
Seek to Know You Better by ahurston (00:23:05)
Published in 2021, 32,762 words, E
Dean and Cas, a long stretch of highway, and 36 questions empirically designed to make two people fall in love.
As if they weren’t already.
Other recommended fics (00:37:15)
Thank you to Stacy (@Stacy729), Axis Mundi Impala (@3_layer_dean), Anna (@RavenEsuna), Karen, Kelsey, Brittany, Stealthstiel, followyourenergy, Desirae, and Jess for your recs!
Small Everyday Deeds by Featherthief (296,595, M) – post-s12 baby Jack canon divergence
spirit of the west by teen_dean (140,680, M) – Horse girl AU, Vet Cas
Cheapest Room in the House by biggaybenny (89,336, E) – post-s15 fix it
Talk Some Sense to Me (Kenopsia) by ImYourHoneyBee (244,307, E) – finale fix it fic
On The Edge Of A Blade by Aaron_The_8th_Demon – hockey AU, 182k
Profound series by amireal & tiamatv (203,123, E) – Season 4 canon divergence w Cas in the role of Anna
Where the Heart Lives by Ltleflrt (12,882, M) – Domestiel
The Dragons’ Mate by jhoom (4,241, E) – Dean/Cas/Jimmy
a turn of the earth by microcomets (95,274, M) – time travel, canon verse
A Fine Romance by DragonSgotenks (54,334, E) – teacher & nurse AU, kid fic
Whiskey & November by Dothraki_shieldmaiden and FriendofCarlotta (188,236, E) – Sci-fi au where Heaven mind-wipes people
The Angel Murders by chimera67
Til Kingdom Come by freckles_n_feathers (124,884, E) – Season 11 canon divergence
A Sky Full of Stars by freckles_n_feathers (117,686, E) – part 2 of Across the Universe series
Angel Cookies by noxsoulmate (74,543, E)
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August 13, 2023Track 41: Friends With Benefits
Welcome to episode forty-one of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author tiamatv to discuss fics where Dean and Cas are friends with benefits. Fics include tiamatv’s Vibrato, Words with Friends by Anonymous, Tricks of the Trade by Trenchcoat_Impala, The Trouble With Blue Eyes by FriendofCarlotta, and plenty more.
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
Our Guest – tiamatv
Tia pubishes her Destiel works on ao3.
Link to Fantasy Reverse Bang: https://www.tumblr.com/reversefantasyspnbang/724498020915429376/sign-ups-are-officially-open?source=share
Other works mentioned:
Impression (109,137, E) – Pern-inspired dragon riders au
South Side Swing series (75,859, E) – Chicago mafia au
Stripes and Stitches series (45,071, E) – not quite soulmates
Racing Stripes (37,644, M) – Sci-fi future Chigago
Storm and Sentinel (64,397, E) – Fantasy au
Spaceship Impala series (27,387, E) – alien Cas, space gays
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
Vibrato by tiamatv [00:09:44]
Published for the Dean Cas Switch Bang in 2022, 70k words, E
Art by boeybite (https://boeybite.tumblr.com/post/683347389117038592/me-oh-my-what-is-this-its-the-dean-cas-switch)
The fact is, their meet-cute’s right out of a fucking storybook. Tale as old as time, or some shit.
Except Dean doesn’t get a hard-on for libraries or randomly burst into song. And Cas? Cas is way too nerdy and harmless for anyone to call him a beast.
Even if he does drink human blood.
(In which Castiel is a hereditary vampire, Dean just wants to introduce him to movies and rock music, and their friends-with-benefits situation is either the worst idea they’ve ever had… or the best.)
Words with Friends by Anonymous [00:39:08]
Published in 2014, 22k works, E
“Dean Winchester is as straight as an arrow. He’s a lady’s man of epic proportions: the king of the one night stand, the messiah of the friends with benefits paradigm, the emperor of perpetual bachelorhood.
Except, apparently, when it comes to his best friend, Castiel Novak.”
***
Wherein a longstanding acquaintanceship leads to friendship, then best friendship, then sexting, then dirty talk, then mutual masturbation, then, inevitably, fucking.
Other fics mentioned in this section:
Four Letter Word for Intercourse by bendingsignpost (194,739, E)
Unsolicited by Dangerousnotbroken (56,348, E)
Tricks of the Trade by Trenchcoat_Impala [00:50:10]
Published in 2021/22, 90k words, E
“I need you to find me a Dom.”
Cas nearly choked on his pizza. “Excuse me?”
Dean wants to see what the world of kinky sex is like so he turns to his best friend and roommate, Castiel Novak, who just so happens to be a Dom at a local BDSM club. Cas is happy to help Dean enter this new world, but when Dean has a bad experience with the Dom he’s paired with at the club, Cas takes it upon himself to show Dean the tricks of the trade. You know, as any good friend would do.
The Trouble With Blue Eyes by FriendofCarlotta [1:04:19]
Published for DCRB 2023, 15k, E
For years now, Dean Winchester has had a mutually beneficial arrangement with Castiel Novak, a fellow private eye. It’s good, it’s easy, and there’s nothing wrong with it.
Well, except for one thing: Dean’s caught himself a bad case of feelings, and Cas doesn’t feel the same way.
Other FWB fics
Friends with Benefits with Tentacles by andimeantittosting (7,661, E) – With podfic by NerdyNerdenstein
The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers (144.488, E) – college au, gay panic
one million fires burning by dothraki_shieldmaiden (248,986, E) – high school teachers with benefits
riptides by sharkfish (138,635, E) – BDSM
Playing with Fire by anyrei, queerwerewolf (116,432, E) – BDSM, DBCC 2017
Caged Flowers by wingless (48,965, E) – Prison au, russian mafia
Mixtape for my Teenage Crush by followyourenergy (72,092, M) – Rock band au
Satin and Sawdust by Ltlflrt (159,595, E) – Handyman wears panties
Holiday Homies by tricia_16 (57,285, E) – holiday plus ones
Find Our Way by youaresunlight (25,812, E) – hockey au
Christmas Countdown by ozonecologne (7518, M) – college au
Doing It By The Book by amoosebouche (45,656, E) – college au, tropefest
we’ll brush up on bad habits by superhoney (5,096, E) – long-distance relationship, AU
Ex-Libris by marbleflan (24,930, E) – DCBB-2022, librarian au
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May 31, 2023Track 40: Case Fic
Welcome to episode forty of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.
In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author DoctorProfessorSong and head back into the Supernatural canon verse to discuss case fics. Fics include DoctorProfessorSong’s Can’t Fight the Moonlight, Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies by Ariasune, everyone knows the year doesn’t start until april by fleeceframe, That Black Dog Ache by SaltyWords, and plenty more.
You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.
As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!
A transcript is available for this episode.
Our Guest – DoctorProfessorSong
River pubishes their Destiel works on ao3, but you can also find her on Twitter or on Tumblr.
Other works mentioned:
This Ain’t the Three Amigos (4109, E)
Dean/Cas Bang (Taylor’s Version)
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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)
Can’t Fight the Moonlight by DoctorProfessorSong [00:04:00]
Published for the Rhonda Hurley Bang in 2023, 34k words, E
Art by Ruby (https://solstheimart.tumblr.com/)
It feels like some sort of cosmic joke. A man, his would-be lover/platonicish life partner, and two of his ex-hook-ups walk into a bar. Only Dean is struggling to find the punchline. When Claire’s car breaks down, Dean and Cas interrupt their semi-retired life to meet up with a local hunter in need of back-up. Unfortunately for Dean, they’re meeting up in a dive bar that just happens to be the local haunt of his ex, Rhonda Hurley. Even worse, Cas and Claire neglected to mention the hunter they’re meeting is Annie Hawkins, one time lover to Dean (not to mention Sam and Bobby).
But that’s okay, because Dean figures they’ll get the details of the case and head out. What he doesn’t know is the monster is targeting women, and may be specifically going after women who are into, well, women. So they need Annie AND she needs a girlfriend for this to work. Enter Rhonda Hurley, looking to get out of town and willing to play fake girlfriend for awhile to help her old friend. And it isn’t like Dean can send a civilian and a hunter he had to bury once into a dangerous situation alone. So it looks like they’re all headed on an awkward family vacation.
Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies by Ariasune [00:30:10]
Published for DCRB 2023, 14k works, T
Art by mangonatural
“Look, Charlie thinks the Men of Letters have something that can help you actually, you know, find this monster.”
“Good,” Dean licks at his thumb to get the last of the chicken salt clean. “Cause right now it seems like we’ve got a monster that’s some 20, 000 leagues under the sea…” He stops. “This isn’t some 20, 000 leagues shit is it?”
“It’s a submarine, actually.” Fuck, that sounds like a yes.
everyone knows the year doesn’t start until april by fleeceframe [00:42:48]
Published in 2023, 21k words, M
Dean had said, “I’m right there with you, I don’t like loud noises either. I mean, being afraid of loud noises is a good thing, though. It’s just your body telling you something big is happening and that you might need to get somewhere safe. Is that what happened on Tuesday when all the lockers went crazy?”
A pause.
“Did you see anything that seemed weird, or did you make yourself safe in one of the rooms?”
And it struck Castiel then how Dean phrased that. How he didn’t say Did you hide? as in Did you run away? as in Were you not brave enough of a little soldier to stay and figure out just what was trying to hurt you?
He had said- Did you make yourself safe?
or the one where dean and cas are investigating a haunting in an elementary school, things are still new between them, and cas has more love than he knows what to do with
That Black Dog Ache by SaltyWords (agent4hire22, aka winchester-reload) [00:56:11]
Published 2016, 28k, E
A simple case turns Dean upside down as he attempts to deal with the effects of a particularly strange love spell.
Other Case fics (1:07:25)
Though the Course May Change by imogenbynight (51,581, E) – season 8 divergent, fake-engagement at a couples’ retreat
any port in a storm by microcomets (52,738, M) – season 9 divergent, case on a couples’ counselling cruise
A Midsummer Night’s Dean by screamintothesun (16,949, T) – love spell
The Tunnel of Love by xylodemon (21,421, E) – Haunted carnival ride – also podfic version on Making it Up As We Go podcast!
With this Ring (I Act the Part) by haus_seeblick (15,583, T) – DCRB 2023, Couples’ therapy retreat
My Soul Whispers Your Name by Casblackfeathers (15,925, E) – DCRB 2023, art by Diminuel
i miss that stupid ache by rupertgayes (21,174, M) – season 9 divergence (human Cas)
The Devil You Know (Who Also Knows You) by SomethingBlue42 (44,505, E) – Detective AU with paranormal
Pink Panties and a Zorro Mask by Redamber79 (21,824, E) – Another Rhonda Hurley Bang entry, case fic from a SPN convention
Bite No Bit and Drink No Drop by bexgowen (13,626, T) – season 14 gap-fill
Flight by NorthernSparrow (319,744, M) – part 2, season 9/10 divergent
The Thirty-Six Questions That Lead to Love by aeli_kindara (12,940, M) – Case fic with Claire/Kaia
Nobody Gets Lost in Nebraska by Ripley_LV426 (37,096, E) – Post-s5
Music Speaks by ajwhite9150 (43,729, M) – post-canon witch’s curse
Stories Are Made of Mistakes by wildhoneypie (4,924, T) – Misunderstandings after a hunt
The Natural Pools of Garachico Caletón by DeanRH (20,050, E) – Ocean-related case in Tenerife
Under My Skin by whichstiel (39,596, E) – DCTropefest 2023, Witches in the Ozarks
We’re Butter Off Together by whichstiel (27,207, E) – DCTropefest 2022, divergent from “The End”
careful by PurpleSkwid (4,399, T) – Fluff after a hunt
Undercover Angel series by EllenofOz (44,716, E) – Panties on Cas? Sure
Giant, Anguish, Danger by MalMuses (73,413, E) – MBB 2019, Divergent from s9
Other links
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What’s your favorite case fic? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you!
Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen.
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