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Track 49: Dragon Castiel

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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.

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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?

    +

    (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.

    * * *

    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

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