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Sometimes I just need to draw them staring at each other.
Destiel traditional and new generation A/B/O Fic Rec - a few of our favs (link to A/B/O tag; link to other rec lists)
A Hole in the World [NC-17, 293,000 word count] (world building, social justice)
Dean Winchester never wanted to go home again. Going back to Lawrence meant people who knew what he was, who didn’t buy into the lie. But with a tragic accident, he’s back and dealing with the death of his father, the social stigma and objectification of being an out Omega, and the lingering aftermath of a long-ago crime.
Friends Helping Friends [NC-17, 6,200 word count for this part, 11,200 for the whole verse] (first wave, independent!omega)
Dean and Cas have known each other for about a year now, and in that time, Cas has never gone into heat. So far.
The Face Behind the Mirror [NC-17, 58,700 word count] (broken alpha, abused omega, social justice)
Castiel, a lone alpha wolf, would like nothing more than to be left alone in his house to die. He wants nothing to do with the outside world and doesn’t have anything to offer to anyone. Then, one early morning, a black car crashes into a tree right beside his house. The driver is rendered unconscious and doesn’t remember a thing after he wakes up. He is also an omega, but there’s something very wrong with him.
For Science! [NC-17, 21, 600 word count] (independent omega)
Selected transcripts and supporting materials from Dr. Castiel Williams and Dean Winchester’s seminal study on physiological and psychological sexual response by gender designation.
Gravity vs Velocity [NC-17, 147,000 word count] (independent omega)
Newton’s law of universal gravitation states that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two bodies. Dean swears he feels an honest-to-goodness gravity (not any scent-true-mates-bullshit) pulling him to a mysterious omega and makes the worst mistake of his career… he only has one thing to say…Fuck science.
Hysterical [NC-17, 14,300 word count] (crack)
In turn of the 20th century New York, what do you do when your omega son keeps chasing away potential mates, you have no money for a dowry, and no matter how much you admonish the boy he’s foul-mouthed and ill-tempered?
You send him to Dr Castiel Novak, of course. America’s foremost expert in the treatment of Hysteria, an Alpha renowned for his level headedness and stoicism even when up close and personal with an omega in the throes of passion.
How were you supposed to know Dr Novak and your son were True Mates?
Into Your Hideaway [NC-17, 176,000 word count] (broken alpha, abused omega, social justice)
Driving down a deserted road in the Rocky Mountains, Castiel finds something unexpected: An omega. Not only an omega, but a naked, injured, pregnant omega. Dean doesn’t talk much at first, but that doesn’t change the brightness of his soul. It also doesn’t stop Castiel from falling in love with him.
The Marshland [NC-17, 28,800 word count] (Ummmm, read the review)
It was a Dark and Stormy night… Well actually it was, and wandering around a marsh pissed off because his brother probably wasn’t the brightest idea for Dean to do. Especially if said marsh was rather known for its flickering flames during new moon. Yeah, it’s new moon alright. OR When Dean follows a flickering blue flame, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Nine to Five [NC-17, 38,500 word count] (independent omega)
Life isn’t easy for a modern omega. Since he never spent much time fantasizing about finding a big, strong alpha to swoop in and carry him away from it all, Castiel is a little bewildered by his current situation. He also isn’t sure how to keep the firm from finding out that he’s fucking his boss’s best client.
Oh What A Beautiful City [M, 27,200 word count] (broken alpha, independent omega)
Castiel is an omega prince, who will let himself starve to death before he can be fetched by his betrothed. Things change a little when his betrothed comes for him a bit earlier than he expected.
The Secretary [NC-17, 7,200 word count] (first wave)
Written for a kink meme prompt. It’s a Terrible Life ‘verse. Dean Smith’s new secretary has been driving him crazy for weeks, with his natural obedience, perpetual sex hair and that goddamn scent. So when Castiel forgets to take his suppressants and goes into heat in the office, Dean just can’t freaking help himself anymore and bends Cas over his desk in a frenzied, possessive, semi-public claiming.
SMO seeks SMA [NC-17, 31,800 word count] (rom com)
It’s 2015 and Castiel is a handsome, professional Omega who is feeling the pull to settle down. Sam Winchester is a successful lawyer in the same boat. His brother Dean is content to play the field until he meets his brother’s date. Then things start to get a little messy.
Unwritten [NC-17, 75,800 word count] (alpha/alpha, world building)
A spontaneous scent bond is the stuff of romance novels: an alpha and an omega meet by chance, and they happen to be so compatible that their pheromones are perfectly aligned, drawing them irresistibly together to mate and bond for life. Neither bookstore owner Dean Winchester nor science fiction novelist Castiel Novak have ever thought it sounded romantic. Your hormones going nuts and tricking you into tying yourself to a complete stranger for the rest of your life? No thanks. But when Castiel comes to Dean’s store for a signing, they feel an inexplicable pull toward each other, and into a powerful bond that neither of them wants. A bond that shouldn’t even be possible for two alphas. At least they agree on one thing: they will not let biology determine their fate.
Violator [M, 38,300 word count] (broken alpha, abused omega, world building)
Dean’s fifteen, and his knot doesn’t pop.
Yours!Verse [NC-17, 207,000 word count, 10 entries in the still expanding Verse] (traditional with a twist, social justice)
This series follows the romance of Cas and Dean in a fairytale setting with a backdrop of fucked up society.
The first story can definitely be read as a stand-alone, the others to a certain degree (assume “established relationship”).
External resources: AO3
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learn more about the trope here - A/B/O article on Fanlore
learn more about the world building - Alpha, Betas, Omegas: A Primer
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