Ah, To Be Young And In Love

Ah, to be young and in love 

I tried to turn this into a gif. I failed. Enjoy as it is but know the original idea was for dean to tug at cas’ hand to kiss it properly.  one day. one day I´ll do that.

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to me, the funniest deancas option is them getting together in like the 5th season because its the option that makes sam's life the hardest and that amuses me (ID in alt)

*john mulaney voice* hey thats the same art twice

This is your reminder to breathe in the moments between all that hurt.

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where’s destiel fic in 2022

Where’s destiel fic in 2022 (and 2020 & 2021) - Continuing with our tradition to promote destiel fic resources, here’s a follow up to our Destiel fic on tumblr 2018 and Where to find destiel fic on tumblr and AO3, 2019 posts. Feel free to add yours in reblogs and notes! Destiel newbies welcome to the family, we have thriving fic challenges for every season!

Some Destiel fic and art resources on tumblr 

@profoundbondfanfic - a very active destiel fic rec blog with dedicated mod team! Give them a follow and receive daily fic rec posts on your dash. <3

@mixtapebookclub - this is a tumblr blog by lovely people who run podcast about destiel fics. Check out their posts here or visit the main site at  mixtapebookclub.com

@destieltropecollection​ - a tumblr blog dedicated to collecting and posting destiel fic recs sorted by tropes. The twist? All recs are self recs! Check out Destiel Trope Collection 2022 Masterpost to see the bounty. The Submissions to 2023 Trope Collection are open from January to April, 2023.

Suptober Art & Fic Event - for several years in a row amazing @winchester-reload has been running inktober type of event for Supernatural fandom. You can find the collection of 2022 fanart under their #suptober22 tag! Or visit the blog to see previous collections. (some of suptober art can be also found on @destielfanworks blog #suptober tag) Recently, fanfic writers joined the fry and started posting suptober prompt fics. Check out A Collection of Fics from the Suptober 2021 Challenge and Suptober 2022 collection on AO3. 

For your daily dose of destiel fic, art and tumblr knick knacks, check out @fellforthehunter and @yourspecialeyes blogs. Fandom and fic related news can be found at @destielficarchive. 

As a reminder, @destielfanfic is now an archive with limited posting of new content (See this post and this post). We post once a week on Saturdays; @destielfanworks is our side blog for destiel fanart and @destiel-fic-rec-lists is our side blog for destiel fic rec lists created by other fans. 

Destiel fic challenges in 2020, 2021 and 2022 on tumblr and AO3

DeanCas Pinefest (March) - your best place to find all the longing and yearning.  Check out the Dean/Cas Pinefest 2020,  Dean/Cas Pinefest 2021 and Dean/Cas Pinefest 2022 collections or visit @deancaspinefest for their older collections.

Destiel Buzzy Bee Bang (May) - destiel fics and art with bees collected and treasured by @destiel-buzzy-bee-bang and stored at DBB collection.

Bottom Cas Big Bang (May/June/July) - a very special challenge for a very special boy. Check out Bottom Cas Big Bang 2020 collection and Bottom Cas Big Bang 2021 collection or visit @bottomcasbigbang to learn more!

Bottom Cas Reverse Bang (November) - brand new challenge, check out @bottomcasreversebang first offering - Bottom Cas Reverse Bang 2022 collection.

Bottom Dean Big Bang (June/July/August) - a very special challenge for the other boy as well, run by @bottomdeanbigbang. Check out their harvest - Bottom Dean Big Bang 2021 and Bottom Dean Big Bang 2022 collections. 

DeanCas Switch Bang (April/May) - switching is a must in this new challenge by @deancasswitchbang. Check out their DCSB 2022 collection. 

DeanCas Reverse Bang (March/April) - a longtime fandom favorite where art inspires fic. Check out Dean/Cas Reverse Bang 2020,  Dean/Cas Reverse Bang 2021 and Dean/Cas Reverse Bang 2022 collections or visit the blog, @deancasreversebang. 

Dean/Cas Tropefest (May) - this challenge appreciates shorter fics, check out their Dean/Cas Tropefest 2021 Mid-Winter 5k or visit @deancastropefest blog for previous collections.

SPN Media Big Bang (previously SPN Movie Big Bang)  (May) - a challenge for media fusion fics by @spn-mediabigbang. Since the majority of posted fics are destiel, we added this challenge here. Check out SPN Media Big Bang 2020 and SPN Media Big Bang 2021 collections.  SPN Media Big Bang 2023 fic posting started in January, 2023!

DeanCas Happily Ever After Fest (June) - a happy celebration of a happy couple, run by @dchappilyeverafterfest and gathered in DeanCas Happily Ever After Fest 2021 collection.

Destiel Sci-fi & Fantasy Bang (July) - destiel fics with magic and wonders brought to you by @destielscififantasybang. Check out their first collection - Destiel Sci-fi & Fantasy Bang 2022. 

Destiel Harlequin Challenge (July/August) - a fic challenge for cheesy romance novel lovers. Check out Destiel Harlequin Challenge 2020 and Destiel Harlequin Challenge 2021 collections or visit the blog, @destielharlequinchallenge to learn more!

DestielOmegaVerseBigBang (September/October) - check out this special challenge hosted by @destielomegaversebigbang! Three years worth of fics are all in one collection - Destiel Omega Verse Big Bang.

Dean Cas Bang Taylor’s Version (September) - a match made in heaven between destiel fics, art and Taylor Swift’s songs brought to you by @dcbtv​. We all knew it was coming! Check out their very first collection DeanCas Bang (Taylor’s Version) 2022.

DeanCas Big Bang (October/November) - the oldest continuously running destiel fic challenge. Check out DCBB 2020, DCBB 2021 and DCBB 2022 collections or visit @deancasbigbang for Master Lists from years before.

DeanCas Horrorfest (October/November) - a new challenge for horror aficionados. Check out their first collection Dean/Cas Horrorfest 2022 or visit @deancashorrorfest for more information. 

Dean/Cas Stab Fest (Fun Sized) (December) - another brand new Bang/Reverse Bang dedicated to little stabbing between friends. Enjoy fics of different sizes from their StabFest 2022 collection or visit @deancas-stabfest to learn more about stabbing. 

Destiel LifeMark Bang (December) - a fun challenge by @destiellifemark that takes inspiration from Hallmark movies. Check out their fics at Destiel LifeMark Bang 2020 collection.

Last but not least, one of a kind, the one and only - The Destiel Fan Survey Favs Collection on AO3 contains almost 2797 fics and 671 bookmarked fics that were chosen by destiel readers in several fic surveys organized by destiel writer @unforth. Check out this vast collection of reader choice fics!

Destiel fanworks on AO3 - 110,109 (January 28, 2023)

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