Better the Devil by seaouryou (PG-13)

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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Dean/Castiel (minor, off-screen)
Length: ~ 13,000 words
Author on LJ: seaouryou
Author Website: herostratic - fic journal
Why this must be read: The time between seasons always brings a fruitful batch of fic, postulating what happens after the season finale. In this one, Season 5 ends with the boys killing Lucifer, and Cas disappearing. It isn't long before they hear rumours that he's in Hell, and Dean is determined to bring him back.

The twist is that Castiel isn't a prisoner. He's there by choice, and the unfolding of that story is a lovely exploration of the character and all the show's glorious absent-father issues. Bonus: almost all the show's important characters (living or dead) show up at some point, and although the story has its moments of angst, there's definitely a good balance of humour.


Dean pulled out the Colt and cocked it. "You're going to bring Castiel back."

Crowley looked down the barrel of the gun, then looked up at them and smirked. "Release Castiel? Can't be done."

"Yes, it can. Now let him go or you get ventilated," Dean said. "That's the deal."

Crowley snorted at them. "You boys have no idea, do you?"

"What?" Sam demanded.

"You killed Lucifer," he said. "Great, good for you, even if you did do a sloppy job of it. But all that means is that the seat just opened up on Hell's throne. And guess who took it?"

Dean and Sam stared at him. Crowley arched an eyebrow.

"No," Dean said. "No way. You're lying."

"I'm not," Crowley said. "Castiel's crowned himself the new devil."


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