Fic Rec Friday: Creature Feature

[farenmaddox]

maybe it's Sunday but who's keeping track, really?

For this week, rec your favorite fics in which Dean or Cas (or both!) is some kind of creature/monster. And for this one, Cas being an angel doesn't count - dig deeper! (Unless of course you can think of an AU where angels are something wildly different from SPN canon, then I'll allow it.)

Okay, get to reccing!

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Take Enough Soul by hollyblue2

[envydean]

Okay so this one is pretty dark and terrible 😅 but it's Dean as a Demon and a human Cas. Please read the tags :)

Take Enough Soul

Dean is summoned to an old cabin in the middle of the woods by a man who has lost his brother. After making sure Castiel's soul is worth the bargain, Dean goes in search of Castiel's brother only to find that he's not on Earth, but in Hell.

Unfortunately for Castiel, deals are addictive and once he's made one, he finds he has Dean wrapped around his finger.

Re: Take Enough Soul by hollyblue2

[farenmaddox]

Nothing wrong with a little darkness and that sounds DELICIOUS

Re: Take Enough Soul by hollyblue2

[krakenpus]

Ahem and so it begins. I've left out everything that describes Cas as an Angel. Even if Angels are aliens. There are also a LOT of witch Cas fics which I didn't iclude. Hard to pic. If that's your thing let me know. Here is a short list. I have more:

Creature Cas:

Absolute #1: Romancing the Exit Sign by anandroidinatutu https://archiveofourown.org/works/59444302

Thalassophilia by googolplexbrown, sappedsoliloquist - https://archiveofourown.org/works/40239213
The Siren and the Viking by avide_reader - https://archiveofourown.org/works/50816578
Oceanborn by orphan_account - https://archiveofourown.org/works/20689994
Regarding Beasts by Altiria - https://archiveofourown.org/works/63827386
carving deep blue ripples by dothraki_shieldmaiden - https://archiveofourown.org/works/45926014
An Unfamiliar Sea by anonymousEDward - https://archiveofourown.org/works/30830393
Dragon in the Cup by aishitara - https://archiveofourown.org/works/27526324
Carnival Oasis by krisham, violue - https://archiveofourown.org/series/399292
Splice by Miss_Lv - https://archiveofourown.org/works/4935646
Ground Control to Major Tom by MrsShinigamiDaiko - https://archiveofourown.org/works/59775634

You asked :)

I'll do Dean this afternoon.

Re: Take Enough Soul by hollyblue2

[ghoulsnhalos]

Carnival Oasis is soo good.


I would LOVE some Witch Cas recs. I've read a few but always need more.

Thank You!

Re: Take Enough Soul by hollyblue2

[ghoulsnhalos]

Ooh! This sounds great—dark or not. Will definitely check it out.

[farenmaddox]

this is basically just an excuse for me to get some good recs for ME because I've not properly explored this topic in my reading, but here are a couple of my own personal faves that popped into my head right away:

Darwin Never Tried This by Valandra and Bleu

A Fish Out of Water by MalMuses

A Cabin of Feathers by featherpie, a WIP I haven't even caught up on but the first few chapters were Veryyyyyyy promising.

yeah, they're all creature!Cas. I'm predictable.

[krakenpus]

Aww, thanks for the rec!

[(Anonymous)]

Phoenix Cas - Written in Sparks, by Jemariel : https://archiveofourown.org/works/29575509

Dragon Dean - reckless, not reason, by sharkfish : https://archiveofourown.org/works/27698639

Beauty and the Beast AU, with trueform Cas - True As It Can Be, by whelvenwings: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11048568

Monster under the bed Cas - Miasma, by Valandra: http://archiveofourown.org/works/34764457

Tulpa Cas - Something Intangible, by ImYourHoneybee: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50746789

[krakenpus]

Love Written in Sparks!
And thanks for the Miasma shout out. I love that fic.

[krakenpus]

Ohh Tulpa Cas is Stanford Era! Even better!

[krakenpus]

And now for some Dean action:
There are a LOT of Dean werewolf fics. If ya'll want that, I'll pull them but I don't know how to pick just one.

Forever my favorite: What Has Eight Tentacles and Isn't Allowed to Eat Pie? by Annie D (scaramouche) - https://archiveofourown.org/works/998768

Current #1 pick - Ouroboros by Susu_st - https://archiveofourown.org/works/64424338

Monsters by Miss_Lv for CosenAngel - https://archiveofourown.org/works/9274361
Research Specimen 14652 by Unforth - https://archiveofourown.org/works/28983768
An Accidental Incubus by jupiter_james - https://archiveofourown.org/works/5709787
Born to be yours by zation - https://archiveofourown.org/works/29354985
Only a Salt Kiss Remains by InvictaAnimi - https://archiveofourown.org/works/24375400
How to Raise a Mandrake by SoraJinsei - https://archiveofourown.org/works/21363064

[farenmaddox]

omfg I LOVE the octo!Dean fic with all my heart. I am excited to check out all of your other recs, thank youuuuuuuu. <3

[krakenpus]

I'm a fic hoarder. Making recs and finding things for specific requests is like mana to my soul.

[ghoulsnhalos]

Oh I'd totally forgotten Accidental Incubus exists. love Jupiter James' writing.
Definitely a few others to check out on the list