Mixtape Book Club

Welcome to episode forty-two of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/episode_42.png] In this episode, Ellen and Mal share some recommendations for fics given to them while at the Creation Supernatural convention in Charlotte. Fics include The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog, Seek to Know You Better by ahurston, and plenty more. You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here [https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub], containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far. As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby! A transcript is available for this episode. [https://mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-42-recs-from-charlotte/] WGA AND SAG-AFTRA STRIKE Our podcast is in full support of the writers, actors, and crew currently striking in the USA. For ways you can help striking folks please check out this post: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike [https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike] MIXTAPE KO-FI If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub [http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub] FEATURED FICS (TIMESTAMPS IN BRACKETS) The Law of Equivalent Exchange [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5114240] by awed_frog (00:08:55) Published in 2015, 61k words, M “And what’s the point of it?” “Of love? There isn’t one. Loving is its own purpose.” Seek to Know You Better [https://archiveofourown.org/works/26869954] by ahurston (00:23:05) Published in 2021, 32,762 words, E Dean and Cas, a long stretch of highway, and 36 questions empirically designed to make two people fall in love. As if they weren’t already. OTHER RECOMMENDED FICS (00:37:15) Thank you to Stacy (@Stacy729), Axis Mundi Impala (@3_layer_dean), Anna (@RavenEsuna), Karen, Kelsey, Brittany, Stealthstiel, followyourenergy, Desirae, and Jess for your recs! * Small Everyday Deeds [https://archiveofourown.org/works/32252806] by Featherthief (296,595, M) – post-s12 baby Jack canon divergence * spirit of the west [https://archiveofourown.org/works/39606519] by teen_dean (140,680, M) – Horse girl AU, Vet Cas * Cheapest Room in the House [https://archiveofourown.org/works/34563313] by biggaybenny (89,336, E) – post-s15 fix it * Talk Some Sense to Me (Kenopsia) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/34959190] by ImYourHoneyBee (244,307, E) –  finale fix it fic * On The Edge Of A Blade [https://archiveofourown.org/works/31810918] by Aaron_The_8th_Demon – hockey AU, 182k * Profound series [https://archiveofourown.org/series/2191587] by amireal & tiamatv (203,123, E) – Season 4 canon divergence w Cas in the role of Anna * Where the Heart Lives [https://archiveofourown.org/works/20844545] by Ltleflrt (12,882, M) – Domestiel * The Dragons’ Mate [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11416401] by jhoom (4,241, E) – Dean/Cas/Jimmy * a turn of the earth [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5138552] by microcomets (95,274, M) – time travel, canon verse * A Fine Romance [https://archiveofourown.org/works/21839443] by DragonSgotenks (54,334, E) – teacher & nurse AU, kid fic * Whiskey & November [https://archiveofourown.org/works/39186300] by Dothraki_shieldmaiden and FriendofCarlotta (188,236, E) – Sci-fi au where Heaven mind-wipes people * The Angel Murders [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1237711] by chimera67 * Til Kingdom Come [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5369966] by freckles_n_feathers (124,884, E) – Season 11 canon divergence * A Sky Full of Stars [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5956429] by freckles_n_feathers (117,686, E) – part 2 of Across the Universe series * Angel Cookies [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11729640] by noxsoulmate (74,543, E) Other links * Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server [https://discord.gg/profoundbond]. We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there! * Our RedBubble shop is here [https://www.redbubble.com/people/MixtapeBookClub/shop]. Any profits will go directly to Random Acts [https://www.randomacts.org/]. Got a fic to recommend? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen. The post Track 42: Recs from Charlotte [https://mixtapebookclub.com/2023/09/track-42-recs-from-charlotte/] appeared first on Mixtape Book Club [https://mixtapebookclub.com].

Welcome to episode forty-one of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/episode_41-1.png] In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author tiamatv to discuss fics where Dean and Cas are friends with benefits. Fics include tiamatv’s Vibrato, Words with Friends by Anonymous, Tricks of the Trade by Trenchcoat_Impala, The Trouble With Blue Eyes by FriendofCarlotta, and plenty more. You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here [https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub], containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far. As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby! A transcript is available for this episode. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-41-friends-with-benefits/] OUR GUEST – TIAMATV Tia pubishes her Destiel works on ao3 [https://archiveofourown.org/users/tiamatv]. Link to Fantasy Reverse Bang: https://www.tumblr.com/reversefantasyspnbang/724498020915429376/sign-ups-are-officially-open?source=share [https://www.tumblr.com/reversefantasyspnbang/724498020915429376/sign-ups-are-officially-open?source=share] Other works mentioned: * Impression [https://archiveofourown.org/works/34242607] (109,137, E) – Pern-inspired dragon riders au * South Side Swing [https://archiveofourown.org/series/1734220] series (75,859, E) – Chicago mafia au * Stripes and Stitches [https://archiveofourown.org/series/1808167] series (45,071, E) – not quite soulmates * Racing Stripes [https://archiveofourown.org/works/40373013] (37,644, M) – Sci-fi future Chigago * Storm and Sentinel [https://archiveofourown.org/works/33713536] (64,397, E) – Fantasy au * Spaceship Impala [https://archiveofourown.org/series/3196617] series (27,387, E) – alien Cas, space gays WGA AND SAG-AFTRA STRIKE Our podcast is in full support of the writers, actors, and crew currently striking in the USA. For ways you can help striking folks please check out this post: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike [https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike] MIXTAPE KO-FI If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub [http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub] FEATURED FICS (TIMESTAMPS IN BRACKETS) Vibrato [https://archiveofourown.org/works/38759085] by tiamatv [00:09:44] Published for the Dean Cas Switch Bang in 2022, 70k words, E Art by boeybite (https://boeybite.tumblr.com/post/683347389117038592/me-oh-my-what-is-this-its-the-dean-cas-switch [https://boeybite.tumblr.com/post/683347389117038592/me-oh-my-what-is-this-its-the-dean-cas-switch]) The fact is, their meet-cute’s right out of a fucking storybook. Tale as old as time, or some shit. Except Dean doesn’t get a hard-on for libraries or randomly burst into song. And Cas? Cas is way too nerdy and harmless for anyone to call him a beast. Even if he does drink human blood. (In which Castiel is a hereditary vampire, Dean just wants to introduce him to movies and rock music, and their friends-with-benefits situation is either the worst idea they’ve ever had… or the best.) Words with Friends [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1790776] by Anonymous [00:39:08] Published in 2014, 22k works, E “Dean Winchester is as straight as an arrow. He’s a lady’s man of epic proportions: the king of the one night stand, the messiah of the friends with benefits paradigm, the emperor of perpetual bachelorhood. Except, apparently, when it comes to his best friend, Castiel Novak.” *** Wherein a longstanding acquaintanceship leads to friendship, then best friendship, then sexting, then dirty talk, then mutual masturbation, then, inevitably, fucking. Other fics mentioned in this section: * Four Letter Word for Intercourse [https://archiveofourown.org/works/16086839] by bendingsignpost (194,739, E) * Unsolicited [https://archiveofourown.org/works/6719128]by Dangerousnotbroken (56,348, E) Tricks of the Trade [https://archiveofourown.org/works/35690452] by Trenchcoat_Impala [00:50:10] Published in 2021/22, 90k words, E “I need you to find me a Dom.” Cas nearly choked on his pizza. “Excuse me?” Dean wants to see what the world of kinky sex is like so he turns to his best friend and roommate, Castiel Novak, who just so happens to be a Dom at a local BDSM club. Cas is happy to help Dean enter this new world, but when Dean has a bad experience with the Dom he’s paired with at the club, Cas takes it upon himself to show Dean the tricks of the trade. You know, as any good friend would do. The Trouble With Blue Eyes [https://archiveofourown.org/works/45644944] by FriendofCarlotta [1:04:19] Published for DCRB 2023, 15k, E For years now, Dean Winchester has had a mutually beneficial arrangement with Castiel Novak, a fellow private eye. It’s good, it’s easy, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Well, except for one thing: Dean’s caught himself a bad case of feelings, and Cas doesn’t feel the same way. OTHER FWB FICS * Friends with Benefits with Tentacles [https://archiveofourown.org/works/20585996] by andimeantittosting (7,661, E) – With podfic by NerdyNerdenstein [https://archiveofourown.org/works/36248644] * The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet [https://archiveofourown.org/works/19258594] by saltyfeathers (144.488, E) – college au, gay panic * one million fires burning [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17437451] by dothraki_shieldmaiden (248,986, E) – high school teachers with benefits * riptides [https://archiveofourown.org/works/13230426] by sharkfish (138,635, E) – BDSM * Playing with Fire [https://archiveofourown.org/works/12352254] by anyrei, queerwerewolf (116,432, E) – BDSM, DBCC 2017 * Caged Flowers [https://archiveofourown.org/works/21608110] by wingless (48,965, E) – Prison au, russian mafia * Mixtape for my Teenage Crush [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11504100] by followyourenergy (72,092, M) – Rock band au * Satin and Sawdust [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5622646] by Ltlflrt (159,595, E) – Handyman wears panties * Holiday Homies [https://archiveofourown.org/works/27217012] by tricia_16 (57,285, E) – holiday plus ones * Find Our Way [https://archiveofourown.org/works/13981083] by youaresunlight (25,812, E) – hockey au * Christmas Countdown [https://archiveofourown.org/works/8854777] by ozonecologne (7518, M) – college au * Doing It By The Book [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11994909/] by amoosebouche (45,656, E) – college au, tropefest * we’ll brush up on bad habits [https://archiveofourown.org/works/7061068] by superhoney (5,096, E) – long-distance relationship, AU * Ex-Libris [https://archiveofourown.org/works/42035682] by marbleflan (24,930, E) – DCBB-2022, librarian au Other links * Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server [https://discord.gg/profoundbond]. We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there! * Our RedBubble shop is here [https://www.redbubble.com/people/MixtapeBookClub/shop]. Any profits will go directly to Random Acts [https://www.randomacts.org/]. What’s your favorite friends with benefits fic? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen. The post Track 41: Friends With Benefits [https://mixtapebookclub.com/2023/08/track-41-friends-with-benefits/] appeared first on Mixtape Book Club [https://mixtapebookclub.com].

Welcome to episode forty of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. Mixtape Logo with text "Track 40: Case Fic" [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/episode_40.png] In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author DoctorProfessorSong and head back into the Supernatural canon verse to discuss case fics. Fics include DoctorProfessorSong’s Can’t Fight the Moonlight, Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies by Ariasune, everyone knows the year doesn’t start until april by fleeceframe, That Black Dog Ache by SaltyWords, and plenty more. You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here [https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub], containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far. As always, Mixtape Book Club contains fic spoilers, swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby! A transcript is available for this episode. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-40-case-fic/] OUR GUEST – DOCTORPROFESSORSONG River pubishes their Destiel works on ao3 [https://archiveofourown.org/users/DoctorProfessorSong/pseuds/DoctorProfessorSong], but you can also find her on Twitter [https://twitter.com/DoctorProfess11] or on Tumblr [https://www.tumblr.com/doctorprofessorsong]. Other works mentioned: * This Ain’t the Three Amigos [https://archiveofourown.org/works/47243791] (4109, E) * Dean/Cas Bang (Taylor’s Version) [https://twitter.com/DCBtayversion] MIXTAPE KO-FI If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub [http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub] FEATURED FICS (TIMESTAMPS IN BRACKETS) Can’t Fight the Moonlight [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44538814] by DoctorProfessorSong [00:04:00] Published for the Rhonda Hurley Bang in 2023, 34k words, E Art by Ruby (https://solstheimart.tumblr.com/ [https://solstheimart.tumblr.com/]) It feels like some sort of cosmic joke. A man, his would-be lover/platonicish life partner, and two of his ex-hook-ups walk into a bar. Only Dean is struggling to find the punchline. When Claire’s car breaks down, Dean and Cas interrupt their semi-retired life to meet up with a local hunter in need of back-up. Unfortunately for Dean, they’re meeting up in a dive bar that just happens to be the local haunt of his ex, Rhonda Hurley. Even worse, Cas and Claire neglected to mention the hunter they’re meeting is Annie Hawkins, one time lover to Dean (not to mention Sam and Bobby). But that’s okay, because Dean figures they’ll get the details of the case and head out. What he doesn’t know is the monster is targeting women, and may be specifically going after women who are into, well, women. So they need Annie AND she needs a girlfriend for this to work. Enter Rhonda Hurley, looking to get out of town and willing to play fake girlfriend for awhile to help her old friend. And it isn’t like Dean can send a civilian and a hunter he had to bury once into a dangerous situation alone. So it looks like they’re all headed on an awkward family vacation. Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies [https://archiveofourown.org/works/46168399] by Ariasune [00:30:10] Published for DCRB 2023, 14k works, T Art by mangonatural [https://mangonatural.tumblr.com/] “Look, Charlie thinks the Men of Letters have something that can help you actually, you know, find this monster.” “Good,” Dean licks at his thumb to get the last of the chicken salt clean. “Cause right now it seems like we’ve got a monster that’s some 20, 000 leagues under the sea…” He stops. “This isn’t some 20, 000 leagues shit is it?” “It’s a submarine, actually.” Fuck, that sounds like a yes. everyone knows the year doesn’t start until april [https://archiveofourown.org/works/45236527] by fleeceframe [00:42:48] Published in 2023, 21k words, M Dean had said, “I’m right there with you, I don’t like loud noises either. I mean, being afraid of loud noises is a good thing, though. It’s just your body telling you something big is happening and that you might need to get somewhere safe. Is that what happened on Tuesday when all the lockers went crazy?” A pause. “Did you see anything that seemed weird, or did you make yourself safe in one of the rooms?” And it struck Castiel then how Dean phrased that. How he didn’t say Did you hide? as in Did you run away? as in Were you not brave enough of a little soldier to stay and figure out just what was trying to hurt you? He had said- Did you make yourself safe? or the one where dean and cas are investigating a haunting in an elementary school, things are still new between them, and cas has more love than he knows what to do with That Black Dog Ache [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5730961] by SaltyWords (agent4hire22, aka winchester-reload) [00:56:11] Published 2016, 28k, E A simple case turns Dean upside down as he attempts to deal with the effects of a particularly strange love spell. OTHER CASE FICS (1:07:25) * Though the Course May Change [https://archiveofourown.org/works/7992718] by imogenbynight (51,581, E) – season 8 divergent, fake-engagement at a couples’ retreat * any port in a storm [https://archiveofourown.org/works/2637794] by microcomets (52,738, M) – season 9 divergent, case on a couples’ counselling cruise * A Midsummer Night’s Dean [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44643046] by screamintothesun (16,949, T) – love spell * The Tunnel of Love [https://archiveofourown.org/works/4524387] by xylodemon (21,421, E) – Haunted carnival ride – also podfic version on Making it Up As We Go podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wI6zv1lznEmvLroVBu0B3?si=426a8b0568b94876]! * With this Ring (I Act the Part) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/46238617] by haus_seeblick (15,583, T) – DCRB 2023, Couples’ therapy retreat * My Soul Whispers Your Name [https://archiveofourown.org/works/46469419] by Casblackfeathers (15,925, E) – DCRB 2023, art by Diminuel * i miss that stupid ache [https://archiveofourown.org/works/45326773] by rupertgayes (21,174, M) – season 9 divergence (human Cas) * The Devil You Know (Who Also Knows You) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44793163] by SomethingBlue42 (44,505, E) – Detective AU with paranormal * Pink Panties and a Zorro Mask [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44686117] by Redamber79 (21,824, E) – Another Rhonda Hurley Bang entry, case fic from a SPN convention * Bite No Bit and Drink No Drop [https://archiveofourown.org/works/42746997] by bexgowen (13,626, T) – season 14 gap-fill * Flight [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1749230] by NorthernSparrow (319,744, M) – part 2, season 9/10 divergent * The Thirty-Six Questions That Lead to Love [https://archiveofourown.org/works/24242824] by aeli_kindara (12,940, M) – Case fic with Claire/Kaia * Nobody Gets Lost in Nebraska [https://archiveofourown.org/works/46877329] by Ripley_LV426 (37,096, E) – Post-s5 * Music Speaks [https://archiveofourown.org/works/31573472] by ajwhite9150 (43,729, M) – post-canon witch’s curse * Stories Are Made of Mistakes [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5752768] by wildhoneypie (4,924, T) – Misunderstandings after a hunt * The Natural Pools of Garachico Caletón [https://archiveofourown.org/works/19465792] by DeanRH (20,050, E) – Ocean-related case in Tenerife * Under My Skin [https://archiveofourown.org/works/18742246] by whichstiel (39,596, E) – DCTropefest 2023, Witches in the Ozarks * We’re Butter Off Together [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11964459] by whichstiel (27,207, E) – DCTropefest 2022, divergent from “The End” * careful [https://archiveofourown.org/works/37933336] by PurpleSkwid (4,399, T) – Fluff after a hunt * Undercover Angel series [https://archiveofourown.org/series/1173506] by EllenofOz (44,716, E) – Panties on Cas? Sure * Giant, Anguish, Danger [https://archiveofourown.org/works/19127209] by MalMuses (73,413, E) – MBB 2019, Divergent from s9 Other links * Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server [https://discord.gg/profoundbond]. We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there! * Our RedBubble shop is here [https://www.redbubble.com/people/MixtapeBookClub/shop]. Any profits will go directly to Random Acts [https://www.randomacts.org/]. What’s your favorite case fic? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen. The post Track 40: Case Fic [https://mixtapebookclub.com/2023/05/track-40-case-fic/] appeared first on Mixtape Book Club [https://mixtapebookclub.com].

Welcome to episode thirty-nine of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/episode_39.png] In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author rupertgayes to discuss fics where Dean is a demon. Fics include rupertgayes’s where everybody knows, help I’ve fallen and I can’t find my grace by jad, Fata morgana by orange_crushed, Where There is Love by Bookkbaby, and plenty more. You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here [https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub], containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far. As always, Mixtape Book Club contains swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby! A transcript is available for this episode. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-39-demon-dean/] OUR GUEST – RUPERTGAYES Jenn pubishes her Destiel works on ao3 [https://archiveofourown.org/users/rupertgayes/pseuds/rupertgayes], but you can also find her on Twitter [https://twitter.com/rupertgayes], or on tumblr [https://rupertgayes.tumblr.com/]. Other of Jenn’s works mentioned: * forgotten fruit [https://archiveofourown.org/works/37445113] (6307 words, E) – Demon Dean seduces Emmanuel Cas * heard from your mother series [https://archiveofourown.org/series/2199102] (2 works so far, total 538,153 words, rated E) – Season 1/2/3 rewrite MIXTAPE KO-FI If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub [http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub] FEATURED FICS (TIMESTAMPS IN BRACKETS) Where everybody knows [https://archiveofourown.org/works/32907214] by rupertgayes (10:50) Published in 2021, 19k words, E When the surviving angel tasked with pulling the Michael Sword from Hell succeeds too late, a demonic Dean Winchester and weakened Castiel claw their way back to earth. Dean’s determined to stop the Apocalypse, for some grandiose-scale petty revenge if nothing else, and Castiel is determined to follow the Righteous Man, no matter what path that may put him on. Dont forget to also talk about forgotten fruit  [https://archiveofourown.org/works/37445113] And also the heard from your mother (she don’t recognize you) series help i’ve fallen and i can’t find my grace [https://archiveofourown.org/works/12789672/] by jad (28:10) Published for DCBB 2017, 111k works, E Art by Sevenspirals If there’s one thing Dean’s good at it’s killing, and now, with the Mark of Cain hungry on his forearm, the First Blade in his hand, and no qualms when it comes to the intricacies of right and wrong, he can showcase his talents as much as he wants. And he wants. Crowley is quick to sink in his hooks and get a Winchester on his side. Sam is determined to get his brother back, to save him no matter the cost, but Castiel isn’t sure Dean wants to be saved. Weakened by failing grace and running out of time, Castiel has to make the hard choice: kill the man he’s given everything for, or sacrifice everything he stands for to bring him back. Fata morgana. [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1677650] by orange_crushed (34:03) Published in 2014, 6629 words, T The endless asphalt and broken road, the empty land and piles of human garbage, the unwanted ends of life, the cracked toys and broken screens and burning cars and gravel. Dean Winchester is the king of hell. “Oh,” says Bela. That changes certain things. Where There is Love [https://archiveofourown.org/works/3146102] by bookkbaby (58:00) Published in 2015, 4712 words, E Where there is love, there is God’s grace. But is love enough to save Father Castiel’s soul when the one he loves is a demon? OTHER DEMON DEAN FICS (1:16:20) * Who is the Lamb and Who is the Knife? [https://archiveofourown.org/works/8308123] by fairychangeling (17,758, T) – Arranged marriage between angel and demon kingdoms * One Little Mark [https://archiveofourown.org/works/26376340] by TobytheWise (6287, E) – Canon divergent…mpreg A/B/O * Come Softly To Me [https://archiveofourown.org/works/18073301] by Kingdumbass (14,819, E) – 1950s priest Castiel, mcd and non-con warnings * 12 Arches Facing the Sea [https://archiveofourown.org/works/2094555] by MajorEnglishEsquire (43,237, E) – Divergent from s9 finale, MCD and Violence warnings * His Saving Grace [https://archiveofourown.org/works/10824660] by Desirae (10,979, E) – s10 divergent * all i want for you to do is take my body home [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1815229] by Xylodemon (1684, E) – s10 divergent * Don’t matter how you feel (it only matters how you look) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/45758983] by TheGrumpyOneIsSoftForTheSunshineOne (1696, T) – s10 divergent * The Good Fight [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1667828] by JayPendragon (127,828, E) – s10 divergent * the way back to you [https://archiveofourown.org/works/32376433] by castielslostwings (26,161, E) – Endverse Cas meets Demon Dean * Creatures of nightmares [https://archiveofourown.org/works/12730602] by Dancingdog (37,392, M) AU – Librarian Cas * Chains and Handcuffs (50 Shades of Awkward) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1730393] by Lyrial (98,122, M) – canon divergent, romantic comedy with demons * Take Me Home Country Roads [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5044711] by saltyfeathers (124,864, E) – s10 divergent * A Story of the London Fog [https://archiveofourown.org/works/3213692] by fairychangeling (7084, E) – Victorian era AU with Incubus Dean * For Now I Smell the Rain [https://archiveofourown.org/works/38935512] by strwbryshortie (5340, E) – s10 divergent murder husbands Other links * Love Destiel? 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Welcome to episode thirty-eight of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. Episode 38 logo: Musicians [https://mixtapebookclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/episode_38.png] In this episode, Ellen and Mal welcome author Casloveshisfreckles to discuss fics where Dean or Cas (or both!) are musicians. Fics include Casloveshisfreckles’s Standing Where the Lightning Strikes, Appoggiatura by ceeainthereforthat, Take the Lead by JinxedAmbitions, Tennessee Whiskey by TrenchcoatBaby, and plenty more. You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here [https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub], containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far. As always, Mixtape Book Club contains swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby! A transcript is available for this episode. [https://www.mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-38-musicians] OUR GUEST – CASLOVESHISFRECKLES Mel pubishes her Destiel works on ao3 [https://archiveofourown.org/users/Casloveshisfreckles/pseuds/Casloveshisfreckles], but you can also find her on Twitter [https://twitter.com/caslvshsfreckls], or on tumblr [https://casloveshisfreckles.tumblr.com]. Other of Mel’s works mentioned: * Closing Time [https://archiveofourown.org/works/12669618] (69,749, E) * Whenever I’m Alone With You [https://archiveofourown.org/works/15581469] (22,948, E) * Now That I Found You [https://archiveofourown.org/works/16174037] (144,946, E) MIXTAPE KO-FI If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub [http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub] FEATURED FICS (TIMESTAMPS IN BRACKETS) Standing Where the Lightning Strikes [https://archiveofourown.org/works/30955142] by Casloveshisfreckles (06:37) Published for Pinefest 2021, 54k words, E With art by Kayrosebee Playlist: Open Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0M6vRE3WYsrgKmQXFDEbqa?si=3f9243b0f14842ad] When Sam gets his life together and fucks off to live in a hippy-dippy self-sustainable commune in Costa Rica, Dean never considers following suit. That life isn’t for him. But after years of being away from his brother and withering his own life away at his monotonous, soul-sucking job, Dean finds himself caving to Sammy’s pleas, accepting a job offer he can’t refuse, and boarding a plane to the exotic island. It’s nothing like Dean could have ever imagined, full of vibrant life and color, foods he’s never heard of, and animals he’s never seen. It’s a tropical paradise… a paradise that becomes a hell of a lot more interesting when a dark haired, blue-eyed commune native catches his eye. After a rather upsetting first meeting with the grumpy stranger, Dean must continue to navigate life on the island, his new career as the school’s music teacher, and the ultimate feat of dislodging his foot from his very big mouth. With a community of characters as familiar as his brother and as wild as a capuchin monkey with a flair for mischief, Dean will discover that maybe it wasn’t just Sam’s life that needed a reboot. Still, the question remains; will Dean be able to win over Casa Nova’s most reclusive resident? Appoggiatura [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1182197] by ceeainthereforthat (38:00) Published 2014, 121k works, E Ellen’s Spotify playlist: Open Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Em4EUMs2ONO6DBLW9Wkwk?si=ce5ce4c8c85a411b] Castiel leaves the religious commune of Heaven Farms to study classical piano after winning a full scholarship paid for by the Deanna Campbell Memorial Foundation, and answers an ad in the campus newspaper: 1 bedroom to let. Meals provided. 50mb wifi, quiet odd music student preferred. Take the Lead [https://archiveofourown.org/works/5226938] by JinxedAmbitions (56:19) Published for DCBB 2015, 66k words, E With art by The-Dangerous-Ginger Castiel is one of the world’s biggest rock stars. Lead singer of The Garrison. He’s living a life of decadence, but he can’t come up with inspiration for their next album, and they’re supposed to be back in the studio in a matter of weeks. It’s no secret that The Garrison’s music is mostly about Castiel’s sex life, and the man experiments in lovemaking as often as he does with the band’s sound. Now, Cas needs a new sexual experience to inspire his music. Dean Winchester is a Mixed Martial Artist with a reputation for being able to take a hard hit and being able to deliver an even harder one. Having a fight in Vegas is surreal for the Kansas native. Being propositioned by a rock star after the fight is equally surreal. First of all, Castiel is decidedly male with a reputation with the ladies as sordid as Dean’s own. Second, his proposition to be at Dean’s mercy in the bedroom is as ridiculous as it is intriguing. Tennessee Whiskey [https://archiveofourown.org/works/20657456] by TrenchcoatBaby (01:10:25) Published 2019, 21k words, E Dean Winchester is a midwestern farm boy turned country music icon. Castiel Novak is a rising star pushing the boundaries of the genre, his fame reaching new heights. Despite never having met him, Dean hates Castiel completely, and one of those reasons is definitely not because Castiel is the hottest man on the planet. Nope. OTHER MUSICIAN AUS (1:16:20) * Dear Dean [https://archiveofourown.org/works/23377177] by thatpeculiarone (31,992, M) * Syncopation [https://archiveofourown.org/works/15388647] by K_K_tibal (14,900, T) – soulmate, musicial cas * Make You Feel My Love [https://archiveofourown.org/works/14975798] by caswatchesoveryou (24,371, E) – music festival, art by sternchencas * Come Sail Away [https://archiveofourown.org/works/1173267] by xxenjoy (17,780, E) * Medicine [https://archiveofourown.org/works/15981392]by vipjuly (4599, E) * Impossibly, We’ve Already Caught Fire (Original Track) [https://archiveofourown.org/works/635058] by holyhael (25,059, E) * You Gotta Come Home With Me [https://archiveofourown.org/works/6776509] by daydreamdestiel (20,322, E) * A Song For Four Hands [https://archiveofourown.org/works/19004263] by Winglesss (3261, T) * Arrested by Love [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11463570/] by teacass (Fushigi) (41,415, E) * Rock You [https://archiveofourown.org/works/16297559] by castielslostwings (26,818, E) * When I See You Again [https://archiveofourown.org/works/8325976] by noxsoulmate (42,200, M) – DCBB 2016 * Mixtape for My Teenage Crush [https://archiveofourown.org/works/11504100] by followyourenergy (72,092, M) * Shootin’ You Straight [https://archiveofourown.org/works/587992] by rockstarpeach (41,304, M) * not without you [https://archiveofourown.org/works/41462457] by captcas, reafre (15,932, M) – DCB(TV) 2022 * Everybody’s Got A Hungry Heart [https://archiveofourown.org/works/37329760] by PallasPerilous (17,793, T) * Glory Hallelujah [https://archiveofourown.org/works/38763084] by chaoticdean (54,461, E) * What Mattered Most [https://archiveofourown.org/works/24262594] by nickelkeep (6084, T) * What’s Between Us [https://archiveofourown.org/works/35977786] by goldenraeofsun (66,535, E) * Lock and Key [https://archiveofourown.org/works/22152178] by tricia_16 (144,500, E) * The Cellist & The Rockstar [https://archiveofourown.org/works/9189512] by Brenna_Fae & DaydreamDestiel (104,164, E) * The Cupcake Verse [https://archiveofourown.org/series/848772] by destimushi (24,668, E) – 5 works * Other links * Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server [https://discord.gg/profoundbond]. We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there! * Our RedBubble shop is here [https://www.redbubble.com/people/MixtapeBookClub/shop]. Any profits will go directly to Random Acts [https://www.randomacts.org/]. What’s your favorite musician fic? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen. The post Track 38: Musicians [https://mixtapebookclub.com/2023/03/track-38-musicians/] appeared first on Mixtape Book Club [https://mixtapebookclub.com].