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to all the things left unsaid (and to the days that will come after us) by fallenhalo
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
14 Jan 2026
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" “I don’t want to talk about it Dean. I don't want to talk about the Empty, I don’t want to talk about anything. I certainly don’t want to talk about that. I'm supposed to be dead.”
Dean tries really hard to not take offense with the disgusted voice Cas takes, even when his chord vocals are still too weak for him to talk loudly. Blood pulses in his ears.
“Well, you’re not.”
“So Jack is God?”
Dean sighs, “Yes, He is. He absorbed Chuck’s powers then rendered him mortal.”
“And He is not answering to you?”
“Nope. Prayed to Him many times, begged Him to bring you back, but–”
“But He is God now. A just, fair, God. I understand.”
“There’s nothing fair about your kid leaving you to rot in Super-Hell.” Dean grits his teeth. "
After Castiel is rescued from the Empty and wakes up from a six-month coma, the trio reflects on their new purpose in a world that doesn't need them every day.
A New God that doesn't answer to prayers. A dead fallen angel. A grieving ultimate killer. His brother trying to fix things. What happens once the narrative ends and you're left with both freedom and free will?
Where is God now?
(WIP!)
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Dean is devastated from losing Cas. The Winchesters find a way to get Cas back and feelings are had.
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Season 16: For Love's Sake or Supernatural 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 by LostRealist
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
11 Jan 2026
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A season of Castiel and Dean being in love. What would it look like if that is what season 16 is?
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Just because Castiel and Dean are in love and together, doesn't mean that things are exactly easy.
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“Something’s happened to Jack.”
After one long year in the empty, Castiel is saved. Unfortunately, Dean finds himself still struggling to confront the feelings that both men are very well aware of, even though he now finally has the chance to be with the angel like he's dreamed of. Will a sudden curse placed on a loved one be enough to force those three words out of Dean after all? -
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Castiel landed with a resounding crack. He felt like he’d been falling for a long time, but whether it had been 30 minutes or 30 years he wasn’t sure. Memories hit him like a freight train. Billie stalking him and Dean through the halls of their home squeezing Dean’s heart and promising to throw him back into the pit for good this time. The angel and hunter locking themselves in this storage room and Castiel slicing his hand with Dean’s knife to draw a sigil on the door to block Billie’s power knowing it would only buy them a few moments. Enough time for Cas to… 'I summoned the Empty. But how am I here? Oh no…'
Or..Cas returns from the Empty and finds the Bunker deserted. In his search for Dean and Sam he finds that more time has passed than he anticipated, but some things never change and the world is once again facing an apocalypse that only the Winchesters can stop.
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After losing Cas, Dean continues to stay in his room and pray to him.
It doesn't take long until his prayers are finally answered.
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after sam’s death in 2060, dean and castiel disappear from the world.
what follows is decades of silence and drifting—two immortals moving through a world that has begun to forget them. dean, a vampire, struggles with the slow crawl of time and the crushing weight of outliving everyone he’s ever loved.
eventually, they stop running. a cabin. a quiet life. a stillness brings both peace and dissonance—until the past begins to echo forward again.
when family comes looking for them, bringing warnings of supernatural unrest and signs that jack’s heaven is slipping out of reach, dean is faced with the hardest question of all: what does it mean to keep living, when everyone else is gone?
PLEASE NOTE:
1) sexual content is indicated with a !, so feel free to just skip if desired
2) although all chapters will include trigger warnings where appropriate, any particularly difficult chapters will include a # as well
3) any chapters in need of some serious tlc that I haven't gotten around to yet will be indicated with a @
4) consequently, any new alterations will be indicated with a *Series
- Part 4 of night shift
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A new day always begins with the ending of night by Wildflowersovermygrave
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
02 Jan 2026
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Cas is gone. Dead. Dean doesn't want to think about that. He doesn't want to think about anything really. He wants to let go. But Dean is one of those people that doesn't know how to do that, especially when it comes to family. His Family. His Cas. Because damn it, damn the fucking world and Chuck and all of it, the angel was HIS. And when he, oh when Dean really wants something, he's going to burn his life down before letting it go. Or letting someone take that "something" away from him.
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How to Not Only Survive, But Thrive in The Afterlife by Dean Winchester by MaraschinoSqueeze
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
01 Jan 2026
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Dean is basically a pro at being dead. He could write a book. Hell, he should write a book. You know what? As soon as he gets the fuck out of here he is going to write a book. If Chuck can profit off their shitty fucked up lives, why can't Dean? Those Huntercorp Winchesters made money off hunting. Fuck... you know this is actually a really good idea. Dean's gonna write a—
Oh fuck! We can hash out the details later. Gotta run!
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'Let's Go Find That Idiot And Bring Him Home' by Supergirl67
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
01 Jan 2026
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Takes place after 15x19.
(15x20 is forgotten trash!)After defeating Chuck and saying goodbye to their beloved adopted son Jack, Sam and Dean continue on with their lives as hunters. Eileen occasionally joins them, and her relationship with Sam begins to blossom, causing Dean to feel heartbroken. After a startling encounter, and a night full of drunken sorrow, Dean finally realizes his true feelings for Cass. He admits to Sam what happened that day in the dungeon. Sam can't stand to watch his brother suffer in despair anymore, so he calls upon the one person he knows who can help fix everything, Jack.
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Castiel may be back from the empty, but Dean just wants things to stay the way they were. Avoiding Castiel isn't the way to do that, though. When a case forces them to not only work together, but fake a relationship, Dean starts to wonder if maybe things need to change, after all.
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Oh, look, another fic where Dean does a ritual to bring Cas back from The Empty, then frantically confesses his love.
Featuring - Dean's all-consuming need to crawl inside Cas and settle into the marrow of his bones for all eternity.
And humping on the ground!
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The bell rings as Sam enters the Mystery Shop coffee shop-library, his folders under his armpit, thin glasses resting on his nose. He gets greeted by the barista... who turns out to be Gabriel.
Again,
and again,
and again,
and again.This time around however, it is a dream- one that he cannot quite tell whether it is real or not, along with those feelings taking over his mind.
And the dream continues, night after night...
Again,
and again,
and again,
and again.Until he does eventually fall for the archangel, who is in dire need of his help.
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The Gift by CopperCat624 for justagirlwithinternetaccess
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
21 Dec 2025
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Dean is heartbroken and struggles with grief after Cas is taken by The Empty. Jack decides he can do something about it.
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Tear Down the Mountains, Stop All the Rivers by PorcupineGirl for Tarlan
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
20 Dec 2025
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Jack grinned, his hands returning to his sides. "I said I can't bring him back," he pointed out. "Because I can't. I'm not promising anything, but what I might be able to do, is get us a way into the Empty, so you can bring him back."
In which Dean's performative heterosexuality was due to
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THE AU WHERE NO ONE DIES- KIND OF by I_need_my_fucking_coffee_rn
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
17 Dec 2025
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*This starts a few years after Castiel is saved by the Empty ok fuck canon we ball
Everyone lives and gets a family, and also wholesome Sam/Gabriel/Eileen fluff and angst because I refuse to believe not one soul ships them.
Warning: the author REALLY REALLY loves angst, so grab a can of coke and comfort snacks :))
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It's rather fitting for their crappy goddamn lives, that when a spell of devotion hits Dean in the middle of a hunt, he looks directly at Castiel: his best friend and the angel who confessed his love to Dean before dying.
No matter how good they've been at ignoring Cas' feelings since his return from The Empty, with Dean now bespelled to love him, sweeping it under the rug isn't going to be possible once they break the curse.
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Five times Castiel kisses Dean Winchester for the sake of others, and one time Dean kisses Castiel because for goodness' sake, they deserve this.
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- Part 1 of Six Kisses
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Dean is in Heaven, but the promised peace has a bitter edge.
Castiel lies in the Empty, yet something inside him still stirs.
There’s a pain Dean can’t name, a love left unfinished, and a new threat creeping through the folds of eternity.
Old friends return, new bonds are forged, and the past — especially the parts that still burn — comes back demanding to be heard.A story about redemption, memory, courage… and choices that change everything.
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Before diving into this long-fic, I recommend checking out my standalone story titled “Happy Birthday, Cas!”, also published here on AO3.
It’s not required to follow the plot, but it adds a touch of sweetness and emotional context — especially if you enjoy Dean awkwardly trying to make his favorite angel happy.
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A year of planning.
A year without Castiel.
Finally, they are ready.One last hunt.
Grab the angel and get out.Shame things never go according to plan.