I did read that story! And I do love it. But I think actual factual canon would be short-haired Dean. At least in my head.
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Amy - Jul 12, 2013 5:52:45 pm PDT #28620 of 30002
Because books.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2013 5:55:40 pm PDT #28621 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am clearly putting a lot in between Brock and Ridge (seriously??), and neither were as pretty, but I have a vague hooker storyline that depends on it, so I'mma keep it.
Amy - Jul 12, 2013 6:05:21 pm PDT #28622 of 30002
Because books.
Well, that's okay then!
Amy - Jul 12, 2013 6:18:29 pm PDT #28623 of 30002
Because books.
Hey, a Mary and/or Jess nightgown!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2013 7:52:54 pm PDT #28624 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
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§ ita § - Jul 13, 2013 9:10:34 am PDT #28625 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just read a D/C underage brothers incest story. Because I wanted to work out what separated it from a Wincest story, and the answer was pretty much nothing. Nothing explained why they were apparently full blood brothers and Castiel was four years younger than Dean. Nothing in their relationship couldn't have been written into a Wincest story. I don't even recall if there were any physical descriptors that would have to have been changed.
So what's the point? Is there a big need for search and replace Destielcest? If Cas is exactly the same as Sam would have been, why can't you just read Wincest?
There was an aunt Rachel, but that doesn't even make huge sense for D/C, so....
I did a quick skim of the writer's other work, and didn't see any Wincest of any age.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 9:25:36 am PDT #28626 of 30002
Because books.
Who's Rachel?
I guess the writer likes the taboo of incest but likes Cas better than Sam? Weird.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2013 9:42:09 am PDT #28627 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Rachel was Castiel's second in command in the fight against Raphael--she showed up once when Dean summoned him.
If the character had been written like Cas, or, hell, looked like Misha or baby Misha, but literally might as well have been anyone.
I've seen people talk about selecting and replacing their desired pairing into a story before, but even most of the bad fic I write wouldn't support that. I have read D/C where adult Cas is taller than adult Dean, and it grates. I don't like light-haired Dean or black-haired Cas or brown-eyed Sam. I also tend to be in it for personalities. And I can't wrap my head around much different.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 9:45:57 am PDT #28628 of 30002
Because books.
I can't keep the one-off angels apart anymore. Which makes her a weird choice for a character in a fic, I think.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2013 9:49:28 am PDT #28629 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do prefer relative ages to match relative rank. Naomi can be a generation older than Cas, but why would Rachel? Why not just pick Ellen out of the bag of names?
I also don't like the recent trend of making Gabriel the younger brother. All the better to fuck Sam with, more often than not. THAT'S STILL A PITY ANGEL, THOUGH. Despite an "eyefucking" post I saw on my tumblr.