The Lesser Known Destiel Fics Collection
Welcome to the most underrated collection on AO3!! Every fic in this collection is something someone out there feels should have more views, more kudos, more comments, more love and recognition! That's our aim--connect discerning Destiel readers trying to find more diamonds in the rough to enjoy. So many surveys aim to catalog our "favorites" and "top" fics, and those are great! But let's face it, some real gems are being missed out on this way!
Enter: Us! Being a "Lesser Known Fic" is an honor. Someone loves your story so much, they want more of the world to read it!! However, if you would like your fic removed, please just message @caslostwings on Twitter or @castielslostwings on tumblr! Recs may also be submitted this way between rounds.
Fic recs are typically collected via Twitter "Rounds." The first was held in early April of 2021, and another will happen soon. You can see the original tweets by searching the hashtag #lesserknownfics.
As of now, the collection is closed, but it may be opened in the future. More recs will definitely be added!
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Dean hates his boss, after they attempted to date but failed miserably. But when Castiel suddenly has to go back to Russia because his visa expired, Dean finds himself in a very awkward situation, because Castiel blackmails him to marry him. To make it worse someone from the immigration department is already hot on their trail and they have to show off their fake relationship at the ninetieth birthday of Dean’s grandma.
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A romantic’s take on Benny’s POV as they scour Purgatory for Castiel, and a little after they find him. I’m sorry, the plot bunny made me. Obligatory gore, it is Purgatory after all, and warm-fuzzies through the eyes of a vampire who’s more human than he liked to believe. R.I.P Benny, Destiel, fluff, one-shot.
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“What do you remember, Cas?” he asked.
Cas paused; “Us.”
His face was conflicted as he said this, as if it was too hollow a word to contain the story behind it.
“Dean,” he said, slowly. "We were together.”
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As starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and at the top of his game, Dean Winchester is making headlines. His curveball sends batters back to the dugout before they know what hits them, but if you ask Dean, the real secret to his success isn’t in the pitches he throws but in the man standing behind the plate, his catcher, Castiel Novak.
While in college and training for the big leagues, Dean never expected that a chance encounter with a one-night-stand would end up changing the course of his career, but Cas has never stopped surprising him. They’re the perfect match, both on and off the field, facing down everything from shitty fathers to the MLB draft. Everything they do, they do it together. So when Dean takes the mound with twenty-seven outs and a perfect game on the horizon, he knows Cas is in it with him.
Baseball is a language of love, and for Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak, it always has been.
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*clap*clap*clap*clap*
Dean's perpetually single and lonely in a crappy apartment in his hometown, with no end in sight to the physical and emotional issues that prevent him from moving forward or fully participating in a life and world that's passing him by. His new roommate's turning out to be a bro. A bro who has a shit-ton of loud gay sex in the bedroom across their hall, but life seems to be progressing and Dean discovers he doesn't have to be alone as he'd thought.
Complete, posting every day or so, all due to be posted by Christmas.
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Michael looked at him, "you've been daydreaming about Dean Winchester since freshman year and nothing has happened. This has taken up three years of your life. Do you really want it to consume your senior year too?"
"Michael's right," Gabriel commented. "I've been rooting for you but at this point you either need to make a move, or move on."
Castiel sighed, "I guess you're right."
AKA; Castiel Novak has been in love with Dean Winchester for three years, knowing all the while that Dean is completely unaware of his existence. But that all changes one day when Dean asks for help in math class. Plenty of fun, friendship, and maybe even romance ensues.
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- Part 1 of WYBSK Verse
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Imagine Emma at six, at nine, at fifteen, at twenty-five, learning to build and then building with Dean.
[Each chapter is self-contained.]
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- Part 1 of deep roots, leaves unfurling
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(don't know if) Our Fate's Already Sealed by Seralina for sarabiooo
Fandoms: Supernatural
13 Mar 2021
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Set after 15x13, an idea occurs to Sam that they really should have thought about sooner. I may or may not be using this to talk about my favorite dropped storyline that we never revisited but REALLY should have. AND for the sake of my sanity, Cas’ deal with the empty does not exist. (Title is from the song ‘Ashes and Wine’ by A Fine Frenzy
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Tumblr Prompt from @agusha:
So Dean lives in a huge apartment block and Cas is his new weird hot neighbor down the hall. One day Cas shows up at Dean’s door, asking if he could use his shower because he has no water at his own place for some reason.
Dean lets him use it, and when Cas comes out of the shower, wet body wrapped in a towel only, hands full of clothes, Dean almost misses the “thank you again, I have this really important date tonight”. Dean ends up not asking for his number, of course, and the next time he sees him in an elevator it’s all awkward.
Then one day Cas is there at his door again, with the same problem, and Dean can’t say no. When Cas’s still in the shower, Sam suddenly shows up, having cancelled his plans at the last minute and wanting to hang out with his brother. Imagine his surprise, when he sees a naked dude come out of Dean’s shower.
(of course, then we find out that Cas only meant to meet up with his best friend Charlie that night, and he tries to find another excuse for shower to stop by Dean’s apartment)
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- Part 32 of Saving people, writing prompts
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Trade deals are old news. As a professional hockey player in the NHL, it shouldn’t matter.
Until it does.
The Sioux Falls Golden Halos is the newest expansion team. With a clear shot at the playoffs, and his friends as teammates, all is good—great, actually.
Then Benny’s shipped off. And Castiel Novak shows up.
Novak has a reputation and Dean hates him on sight. Coming from the Detroit Red Wings, out with an injury for putting a teammate in the hospital doesn’t sit well with them, especially with the upcoming first round, where tensions run high and, more than anything, they need to stick together.
Resentment poisons their team, and with every passing day, Dean’s hopes of winning, and their tight-knit family, start to crumble before his eyes.
Dean needs to decide: his best friend or new love? Loyalty to his team or to himself? Either way, he loses something.
He needs to make his choice before they hit the ice or he just might lose it all.