...and not a second rate version of someone else. When Dean finds Castiel standing on the wrong side of the bridge railing in the pouring rain, he takes him home. What starts out as a friendship born of loneliness and desperation grows into something more as they are drawn closer to each other over time, and slowly help each other to mend.

Cas and Dean don't understand why their daughter isn't happy and excited on Christmas morning.

John gets wounded on a mission. Written for the prompt, '"Why are you stopping? We need to keep going" / "I just realized I've been shot" / "Really? Now? You have the worst timing"'

An intelligent person who does stupid things is still stupid. Written for the prompt, '"I don't know how much longer I can do this" / "We've literally been working out for five minutes"'

After Cas and Dean get together by communicating their feelings through Love Heart sweets, Cas gifts Dean a bag of the X-rated variety for Valentine's Day. (Sequel to LoveHearts.)

When 4th of July fireworks trigger Dean, sending him back to Afghanistan, Cas calms him down. (Set after my fics, 'Man On A Ledge' and 'Walking on Air'.)

College AU written for the prompt, 'You thought our cooking smelled good and walked into our kitchen drunk as fuck wanting to try some. AU'

Rodney's never had much luck with relationships - if you can call his sexual encounters that. He knows his petty, arrogant nature keeps people from getting too close and, given his insecurity about his looks, he's learned be okay with that. But that was before he fell for Sheppard, and before Sheppard kissed him. Beta'd by the wonderful popkin16.

When Dr Carson Beckett jerks off with a stranger online, he notices there's something not quite right with his companion.

High School Teacher AU - Carson Beckett's newest colleague frequently reduces his students to tears, and he's determined to do something about it. (McBeckett undertones)

Written for the prompt, 'Character A and Character B meet in the ER on Christmas Eve.'

Destiel AU: After sleeping with his best friend, Castiel feels guilty and accepts a job offer that takes him out of town. He doesn't return home until the following Christmas when, despite having convinced himself that Dean must hate him, he allows his cousin to talk him into attending his old friend's annual Christmas party.

Pigeon AU (yes, I said pigeon!) in which everyone's a bird. It's spring, which means birds are on the lookout for prospective mates. Dean's facing another long summer of loneliness, however, as the other males only have eyes for females. I have no words, or excuses. Titled 'Love' because pigeons (though more commonly doves) have been used as a symbol of love for centuries.

S13E04 The Big Empty coda: After waking up on Earth, Cas returns to the bunker - and to Sam and Dean.

Sequel to 'Nuts About You'. Dean proposes to Cas using food puns.

After Shepard destroyed the Reapers she and Kaidan still have a job to do. The Asari are repairing the Mass Relays, but until then someone needs to keep the peace between worlds. While the Alliance strives to rebuild the galaxy a few planets at a time, it's a job that falls largely to the surviving and newly recruited Spectres - a job that keeps them apart.

When life in the spotlight became too much for Dean, a famous musician, he took a year out. Now he's back with his first album in over a year, and is met with a familiar face on a chat show appearance to promote it. (Inspired by Ed Sheeran on The Graham Norton Show.)

Set during Mass Effect 3, before Priority: Citadel. When Kaidan regains consciousness after his attack on Mars, Liara pays him a visit to talk about his and Shepard's feelings for each other. (Mshenko; past Shepard/Liara.)

"Don't always say, 'there's still time', or, 'maybe next time', because there's also a concept of, 'it's too late'..." Post-Mass Effect 3, Kaidan/MShep. At Shepard's funeral Kaidan regrets that he and Shepard didn't make the most of their time together.

Written for the prompt, 'Aren't you a little old to be trick or treating? AU'

University/College AU: Cas and Dean share a dorm room. One night Dean comes in drunk and asks what Cas's first kiss was like.

High School AU: Dean flirts with Cas using food puns.

After the events of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', Bucky found his way back to Steve; however the road to recovery isn't easy, even with a friend to guide the way. (Can be read as a standalone fic, but follows on from "Don't Call Me Bucky.")

Dean patches up Castiel after a hunt. (Post S11. Canon divergent. Some spoilers!)

After Revan defeats Malak and she and Carth return heroes of the Republic, they finally get to start the future Carth wanted for them.

S11E028 Form and Void coda. After he and Sam find Castiel lying bloody on the floor in the bunker asking for help, Dean patches him up. For the first time in a long time, they have a chance to talk. (Destiel undertones.)

Castiel and Dean have shared a profound friendship all their lives.

Part 1: Dean's a recovering drug addict whose unhealthy approach to fighting his addiction leaves him with scars. Part 2: Since Dean met Castiel he's had more good days than bad, but he can't hide his scars forever. Warning for self-harm.

When Dean's looking for an empty seat in a busy café, he happens across Castiel.

Dean is still dealing with his guilt over Jo's death (among other personal issues that he is receiving counselling for) and is now a recovering alcoholic - but after a bad day at work Castiel comes home drunk, with two bottles of whiskey. Dean can't pretend the taste on Cas's tongue isn't tempting. (Set after my fic, 'Man On A Ledge'.)

S10E18 Book of the Damned coda. After dinner they watch some more Game of Thrones, and then they go to bed. At first Cas seems a bit miffed that Charlie has her own room in the bunker and he doesn't. (Destiel undertones.)

After Sam died Dean retired from hunting and settled down. Throughout the years Castiel never left him, and never aged. But it couldn't last forever.

When teenage Dean disobeys John and nearly gets himself killed, John decides a harsher punishment it needed. As he lies across his father's lap and the blows keep raining down on his ass, Dean is embarrassed to realise he likes it. (Reference to Dean/Cas at the end.)

Castiel likes texting. Emoticons. Emojis. (Set after Season 10 Episode 10, 'The Hunter Games'.)

Senior year is hard because you're under pressure from everyone to do well in your exams and decide your future. It's especially hard for Castiel because, while he never officially came out, his classmates have decided that he's gay and bully him for it. He can't deny it, so he ignores it. Unfortunately it's not as easy to ignore his crush on Dean Winchester.

After the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bucky wanders for weeks until he finds himself at the Smithsonian. It prompts him to track down Steve Rogers, the only man who seems to know who he really is. Guest appearance from Tony Stark. Written as a birthday present for NASA Dog.

High School AU: Dean has been secretly crushing on Cas for months, and only his two best friends know. Then he starts leaving anonymous notes in Castiel's locker for him...

When Castiel and Gabriel pay for their groceries at Dean's checkout Dean can't help but stare at Cas - not because he's blind, but because he's gorgeous. He's impressed with how well Cas manages without his sight, but unfortunately the customer behind them is less than patient. When he finishes his shift, Cas is waiting for him.

After Castiel returned and Dean nearly ran him over, he and Sam took the injured angel back to the bunker. Set between 8.21 The Great Escapist and 8.22 Clip Show.

Castiel wants to ask Dean a question. Dean wants to ask Castiel a question. Both want to go first.

S08E23 Sacrifice coda. After Castiel woke up in the woods and witnessed his brothers and sisters falling, he began to walk.

Dean wakes up next to Castiel and thinks about how happy he is.

Castiel wants to dance with Dean.

Dean and Castiel's first kiss.

The first time Castiel accompanies Sam and Dean on a hunt since becoming human they have to book an extra motel room.

In a world where everything is black and white until you meet your soul mate, Dean Winchester has all but given up on the chance of ever seeing the world in colour.

When Castiel's brother dies, he summons a crossroads demon in order to bring him back.

No-one should be alone on New Year's Eve. Crowley's subconscious keeps him company until Castiel breaks the solitude.

S9E22 Stairway to Heaven coda: After Dean attacked Gadriel in the bunker and Sam and Castiel wrestled him back, Dean retreated to his room. Some time later, Castiel came to check up on him.

Dean has moved from school to school because his dad hadn't been able to settle in one place for long since his wife died. Now they've made a home in Windom, and if he'd been given a choice of which school to stay in this one would be bottom of the list because here he's unpopular and bullied. Then Castiel Milton, captain of the soccer team, starts talking to him. [On hiatus.]

Dean listens to 'The Real Story', a late night radio show, not because he likes the topics of discussion but because he likes the voice of the presenter. Then one night he calls in.

Dean thinks back on his sex life with Cas.

High School AU: Dean wants to get his attraction to guys out of his system, but when Castiel recognises him behind his mask at the local gay bar on Hallowe'en he freaks out. The two soon agree to an open, no-strings arrangement, but when Castiel starts to fall for Dean it becomes harder to hide from his painful past.

Dean has started eating Love Heart sweets - at first the messages on the sweets bring up some painful memories, but soon he uses them as a means of communicating his feelings towards Castiel without having to actually talk about them.

When Castiel began to fall he initially hid his struggle to adapt to the gradual loss of his powers from the Winchesters. When they found out, he hid behind pills and booze. When Dean grew distant from him, Castiel hid behind meaningless sex. When Castiel realised how far he'd fallen, the only thing left to hide behind was death.

When Dean Winchester is standing on the narrow ledge outside of his apartment window ready to jump it's Detective Castiel Milton's job to talk him down. The only problem is, Castiel is battling his own suicidal thoughts.

Dean hates celebrating his birthday, but every year he humours Sam in his attempts to behave like a normal family for the day. This year, however, Dean is starting to feel his age and is really not in the mood to celebrate; however this is also the year Castiel has learned that humans receive gifts on their birthdays, and has insisted on getting Dean something as well.

After Dean pushes Castiel to talk about how he's really feeling, he doesn't like what he hears and doesn't know how to deal with it. He can't talk to Sam about it, so brings the subject up with Cas again. (Set after Season 8 Episode 8, 'Hunteri Heroici'.)

When Sam discovers something that Dean has been hiding from him for years, his reaction isn't quite what Dean was afraid it would be: he doesn't freak out, and he doesn't pick a fight - instead he tries to persuade Dean to tell a certain angel how he feels about him.

It isn't the first time Dean's sold himself to provide for Sam, but he's become complacent. When he's used, beaten, and abandoned without payment one night, he finds himself thinking about how he came to end up so broken.

The Old Ones have been defeated, and Hal is planning on rehabilitating Cutler. But first, he needs to help him rediscover his humanity.

Hal and Tom are waiting - in Hal's case, impatiently - for the Antiques Roadshow to come on, when Tom discovers that it's been moved to another night and they've missed it. Hal begins to stress about the gap in his rota - will Alex come to his rescue?

Hal's urges have been stronger than usual ever since Kirby tried to destroy the fragile stability in their household. Between that and his concern for the burn on his arm, Annie's been worried that he's thinking about leaving. One-shot set between 4.4 'A Spectre Calls' and 4.5 'Hold The Front Page'.