Art, Writing, and Destiel

It’s the same damn face! 😂

and almost the same damn shirt

12.07 - ROCK NEVER DIES

At long last the artwork for this years @deancaspinefest

I had the immense joy of being paired with the wonderful and immensely talented author @thatapolloguy (wingsandharp) whose writing completely wrecked me in the most wonderful way.

No art could ever truly capture the scenes or emotions that Apollo created but I tried my best. I could probably write endlessly on how I don't think I've seen such a rich depiction of Dean's emotional complexity, or such a kind depiction of Castiel and his love for Dean.

But I think instead of reading what I have to say, you should all just read the fic. Like. Right now.

i hear them all calling my name

And then immediately give Apollo all the love they deserve for sharing this work with the world

cowboy dean you’re so special to me

rb with a close up bc i like his face a lot

Did I ever mention how much I like this motherfncker.

Date❤️

something I learned in film class is that the camera makes people look as if they’re standing further apart than they actually are, leading actors to have to stand uncomfortably close to each other to make it appear natural on screen. so my question is how fucking close were you standing to jensen ackles misha

They hold ........ I am weak to the soft embrace of lovers

Rewatching supernatural after all this years knowing that it'll end in the confession scene gives me chills and scratches my brain in just the right way 🤌🤌🤌

Propaganda for Kiku: She is a beautiful tall trans samurai set on avenging her fallen lord from the forces that killed him and saving her country and I love her

Propaganda for Castiel: Where to begin! He is part of one of the worst queerbaits ever! He's gay! He confessed his love and died immediately after! He's autistic! He literally broke the narrative because he loves Dean so mcuh!

Propaganda for Himiko: no message

“i wanted you to stay of course i wanted you to stay”

gets me whenever i remember… it’s the of course part for me

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other things that get me are how 15x09 features an angel trap (not a ring of fire, a trap) in the wilderness, in a land of total war, of (God’s) abandonment…

Cas was lured into a ring of blossoms, into a tiny garden he wanted to use to protect his human fam… and then Dean awoke to Cas gone and that little grove scorched.

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After Dean’s prayer, Cas was energized; he got the blossom and fought, because Dean’s prayer is the blossom in so many ways. Their initial meeting was born from Dean’s resurrection. It’s literally a love grown from death, from ashes, over and over again!

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and then! visually 15x18 Dean and Cas enter, in Dean’s words, “another trap.”

This is echoed visually, as they’re inside a Devil’s trap now, with Dean’s feet still-in-it at the end. The devil’s trap inside a dungeon, a place of (God’s) torture.

Two traps. And aborted love confession and a clearly verbalized testament of love.

The traps are in essence the very same, only… one got sprung.

snippets via @spnscripthunt-inactive

What I meant to say before... but couldn't really put into words is that The Trap was the original trap.

Dean was supposed to spring it, but Cas cut him off "I heard your prayer," etc. Cas led them to Purgatory, where Dean (almost) said I love you. And later, Dean led them to Death, where Cas said I love you.

Cas in essence spared Dean the pain of being the one to directly trigger the deal.

never not going through it

it was bugging me to see this unfinished no watermark and other spicy stuff only on patreon

— FIRST & LAST