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» Title: Somewhere to Begin - Part IV (MASTERPOST)
» Author: _bluebells
» Artist: chosenfire28
» Beta: ladyknightanka, mishaphappens
» Pairing(s)/Character(s): Michael/Adam, Dean/Castiel, Lucifer/Sam/Gabriel, Raphael/Balthazar, Bobby and others
» Warnings: NC-17/R for violence, torture, gore, dub-con, angelcest, language, alcohol, and character death
» Spoilers: All seasons, AU from Season 5 finale
» Summary: Adam Milligan was just another casualty of the engine of the apocalypse. After Michael breaks them out of the Cage, Adam is accidentally thrown into the future where peace has finally settled by strange circumstances. With his memories sealed to protect his sanity, Adam learns the censored, Apocalypse-free version of the life he's forged with a suite of archangels, a crabby adopted Uncle, and brothers he never knew he had, but this has all happened before and will happen again.

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( Somewhere to Begin - PART IV )

» Title: Somewhere to Begin - Part VI (MASTERPOST)
» Author: _bluebells
» Artist: chosenfire28
» Beta: ladyknightanka, mishaphappens
» Pairing(s)/Character(s): Michael/Adam, Dean/Castiel, Lucifer/Sam/Gabriel, Raphael/Balthazar, Bobby and others
» Warnings: NC-17/R for violence, torture, gore, dub-con, angelcest, language, alcohol, and character death
» Spoilers: All seasons, AU from Season 5 finale
» Summary: Adam Milligan was just another casualty of the engine of the apocalypse. After Michael breaks them out of the Cage, Adam is accidentally thrown into the future where peace has finally settled by strange circumstances. With his memories sealed to protect his sanity, Adam learns the censored, Apocalypse-free version of the life he's forged with a suite of archangels, a crabby adopted Uncle, and brothers he never knew he had, but this has all happened before and will happen again.

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( Somewhere to Begin - PART VI )

» Title: Somewhere to Begin - Part VIII (MASTERPOST)
» Author: _bluebells
» Artist: chosenfire28
» Beta: ladyknightanka, mishaphappens
» Pairing(s)/Character(s): Michael/Adam, Dean/Castiel, Lucifer/Sam/Gabriel, Raphael/Balthazar, Bobby and others
» Warnings: NC-17/R for violence, torture, gore, dub-con, angelcest, language, alcohol, and character death
» Spoilers: All seasons, AU from Season 5 finale
» Summary: Adam Milligan was just another casualty of the engine of the apocalypse. After Michael breaks them out of the Cage, Adam is accidentally thrown into the future where peace has finally settled by strange circumstances. With his memories sealed to protect his sanity, Adam learns the censored, Apocalypse-free version of the life he's forged with a suite of archangels, a crabby adopted Uncle, and brothers he never knew he had, but this has all happened before and will happen again.

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( Somewhere to Begin - PART VIII )

» Title: Somewhere to Begin - Part X (MASTERPOST)
» Author: _bluebells
» Artist: chosenfire28
» Beta: ladyknightanka, mishaphappens
» Pairing(s)/Character(s): Michael/Adam, Dean/Castiel, Lucifer/Sam/Gabriel, Raphael/Balthazar, Bobby and others
» Warnings: NC-17/R for violence, torture, gore, dub-con, angelcest, language, alcohol, and character death
» Spoilers: All seasons, AU from Season 5 finale
» Summary: Adam Milligan was just another casualty of the engine of the Apocalypse. After Michael breaks them out of the Cage, Adam is accidentally thrown into the future where peace has finally settled by strange circumstances. With his memories sealed to protect his sanity, Adam learns the censored, Apocalypse-free version of the life he's forged with a suite of archangels, a crabby adopted Uncle, and brothers he never knew he had, but this has all happened before and will happen again.

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( Somewhere to Begin - PART X )

I jumped onto my computer to work on my big bang and then saw this video that mishaphappens had linked.

I hadn't even realised, but until I watched it, I had forgotten why I enjoyed Castiel in the first place.

Castiel in this recent season, and the characterisations of much fanfiction, has muted that otherworldliness and grandeur we were first treated to before the archangels came in, before the power vacuum of Hell, the alphas, and finally, Mother (who I'm still struggling to grasp how large of a deal she is after the show went poly-pantheon and paraded deities as casually as a conference of the country club).

This fantastic video reminded me why I wrote stories like The Littlest Hunter. As they say, Castiel is not your grandmama's angel: he's a soldier and he's good at what he does. Even more than watching him kick ass and flex the shadow of his wings, I enjoyed the insight he provided into the larger machine of Heaven by contrast to his brothers and sisters.

I may be among the minority, but I enjoy him more as an angel than the impression of him as a souped-up, humanised ally. So often in fandom we're encouraged to focus on what within him makes him more like his human company, what we have in common, but I have the attention span of a gnat and he starts looking like just another one of the guys after a certain point. I admit that this is entirely my fault, so it's nice when videos like the one below bring me back to the point.

I'm not one for re-watching episodes, but this fanvid of the fictional 'Castiel: The Motion Picture' has made me want to go back and rewatch Seasons 4 and 5 (Uriel! Alastair!). The set-up, the editing, the music is so polished it presents itself like a real film trailer (despite the 4:40 duration), if only that were so.

» Title: It's angels versus demons in the backstreets
» Fandom: Supernatural
» Warnings: AU
» Pairing(s)/Characters: Meg/Castiel, Uriel, Ruby
» Summary: The one wherein angels and demons are gangsters guarding the lines between Michael and Lucifers' territories. They flirt, point guns, and taunt about whose boss takes it harder up the ass.
» A/N: Written for ravenspear who humoured me when I digressed into fantasy land of an all gangster!AU during talk of angels kicking ass and I accidentally wrote this.

( Meg and Ruby are reclining on the hood of their slick, black Hummer when Uriel turns the corner to the border of Michael and Lucifer’s territory. )

image created by bluebraid

I've had a lot of fun with so many of you in fandom this year and I'd like to give something back. You don't need to be a 'friend' of mine, or even know me, to ask for a gift. I would love to write for you anyway.

In my own way of saying Merry Christmas, I'm offering to write fic for any of those fandoms you can see on my interests page. I hope I'm up-to-date enough on them all, but there's nothing a bit of wiki+youtube research can't fill in for my gaps in knowledge. ;]

You can use the standard format, but it's not necessary: Fandom, Character(s) or Pairing, Prompt

And for a tip on how my brain will translate your prompts:
-- Chuck; Casey, Sarah, Chuck; Band AU = a rocking celebration of team awesome
-- Chuck; Casey + Sarah + Chuck; Band AU = a rocking, platonic, but plainly affectionate celebration of team awesome
-- Chuck; Casey/Sarah/Chuck; Band AU = a rocking, not-so-platonic-and-potentially-explicit celebration of team awesome

In sum, if there's a '/' in your prompt, it may (and probably will) get handsy and I'm not talking just about high fives.

For my own sanity, and to keep myself moving, I'm going to (try to) cap the gifts at 1,000w since I tend to warble in the range of 800w these days. (Besides, I can always cheat with sequels.)

FILLS:
For sagaluthien: Hunter, Guardian, Elf (Supernatural/Lord of the Rings; Dean, Legolas; G)
For ladyknightanka: When there's no one left to pawn (Supernatural; Lucifer/Adam/Michael, Bela; PG)
For starscythe: How this will end (Castle; Ryan/Esposito, Lanie, Beckett; PG)
For zekkass: Say after me (Supernatural; Gabriel + Castiel, Dean; PG)
For synnerxx: This thing you'll never doubt (Supernatural, Lucifer/Michael/Gabriel, PG-13)
For morganoconner: Come with me if you want to live (Supernatural, Dean/Gabriel, PG-13)

I bought a reindeer today. He had a red scarf, flopped everywhere and only cost me ten dollars. \o/

Happy Holidays and may the new year bring you joy!

» Title: The Littlest Hunter (7/7)
» Fandom: Supernatural
» Warnings: De-ageing!
» Pairing(s)/Characters: wee!Castiel, Winchesters
» Summary: As punishment for disobeying, Castiel is sent back in time in the form of a young child - only to be unofficially adopted by John Winchester.
» A/N: I've concluded my job is not conducive to having a life. I'm leaving for the airport in under an hour after which I'll be in sporadic contact, so with this going up as it is, I hope it's a satisfactory ending to what's been an awesome journey. Thanks to all who've been on the ride with me!

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( “If I knew without doubt that the sword worked, I’d stab Lilith in the face myself,” Castiel says. )

» Title: The Littlest Hunter (5/7)
» Fandom: Supernatural
» Warnings: De-ageing!
» Pairing(s)/Characters: wee!Castiel, Winchesters
» Summary: As punishment for disobeying, Castiel is sent back in time in the form of a young child - only to be unofficially adopted by John Winchester.
» A/N: This part is dedicated to the cheerleaders and the great enablers who forgive my delayed updates and keep me charged; you know who you are. Thank you! <3

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( 'Welcome to the 77th Precinct. You can call me Gabriel.' )

» Title: The Other Angels
» Fandom: Supernatural, Doctor Who
» Warnings: Crossover
» Pairing(s)/Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Castiel
» Summary: Sam and Dean discover the Weeping Angels.
» A/N: Originally written here for yoruichiyoshi12 in comment_fic.

( Castiel blinked at the angel, confused, and Dean cursed in frustration. )