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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In which Castiel uses his tie to restrain Dean as a safety measure and Dean discovers he likes it.
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The Clatsop State Forest is a magnificent and ethereal miracle of nature, and despite being partly responsible for its destruction, Dean's more than a little in love with it.
Little does Dean know, the feeling is mutual.
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Seven short stories, wherein our boys find themselves in every-day sexual situations, from a tick in a bad spot, to attempting "The Talk" with Jack, to skinny dipping after a hunt, to finding out what Dean actually did with the Cartwright Twins. Dean and Cas dance around each other, and find each other as well. It's just a day in the life...
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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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Dean lands himself in the open chasm that is YouTube and stumbles across one of those Self-Help Inspirational videos. It's all bullshit, he knows this, but... why is it working?
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“So… you're being honest, giving and accepting love, and facing your fears,” Cas lists off carefully.
“I'm tryin’,” Dean says, because he really is.
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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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By the time he hits thirty-three, Dean's given up on the apple pie life, accepting that a serious relationship isn't in the cards for him. But when he meets Cas everything falls into place. Now he’s happily married, hopelessly in love, and they’re about to buy their first home together. It almost feels too good to be true.
It turns out it is. His world comes crashing down when he wakes to find that he’s been a subject in a virtual reality simulation gone wrong. All the years he thought he spent with Cas were actually experienced in less than a week. And when he gets out, Cas is nowhere to be found and nobody has heard of him. Ignoring the possibility that Cas may not be real, Dean sets out to find him and convince him that it’s worth giving Dean — and their relationship — a shot in the real world.
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College AU. Destiel. It's the first week of college in Dean's second year. He's done being the party guy. He is finding his way, surrounded with math and engine repair classes. But a required Humanities class could undo everything. Psychology with Professor Chuck shatters his world in 3 minutes flat.
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Spending the evening at a pole dance studio with his sister wasn’t exactly Castiel’s idea of a fun night. But one look at the studio’s most talented and most charming student had him ready and willing to step far outside of his comfort zone. Determined to help Dean accomplish the seemingly impossible, Castiel offers up an absolutely crazy idea. But aren’t those the best kind?
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Tiqqun 'Olam:
the Ebrew concept of mending the world or generally repairing and healing.“we decided to celebrate Christmas here because of you, we’ve thought that being in your home with your family is what you needed to heal, to begin the process of put yourself back together”