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Track 49: Dragon Castiel

Track 49: Dragon Castiel

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 Welcome to episode forty-nine of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. In this episode, Mal and Ellen welcome author hit_the_books to the podcast to discuss fics featuring Castiel as a dragon. Fics include hit_the_books’s The Ddraig, Dragon Hunt by peanutbutterjelly_pie, The Mysterious Tail of the Dragon’s Curse by adaille and Alessariel and Belonging To by Hans_On, plus many more! You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, 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. Our guest: hit_the_books (aka Milli) Milli publishes her Destiel works under hit_the_books on ao3. She also is a moderator for the r/fandomnatural subreddit. Other projects mentioned: SPN Dystopia Bang (via Tumblr) 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. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub Featured fics (timestamps in brackets) The Ddraig by hit_the_books (00:07:30)Published for the DCBB 2020, 47k words, EArt by flux Dean Winchester, former firefighter, works in a coffee shop and lives with his brother, Sam. He has two failed relationships under his belt, has seen some sh*t and has a secret that only one other person knows about. When Sam starts looking to get serious with his girlfriend Eileen, Dean needs to find a new place to live. Enter Castiel Novak and The Ddraig, a former hotel. Cas is looking for a house mate who will get to live rent free if they can help out with his insane toenails. Dean can’t quite believe the offer but agrees to move in with Cas, impossible toenails and all. However, both Dean and Cas soon learn that neither is all that they seem. Dragon Hunt by peanutbutterjelly_pie (00:38:00)Published in 2020, 172k words, E What is a former knight fallen from grace supposed to do when one day, after almost a decade of scouring the outskirts of the kingdom for his missing brother, he finds himself confronted with a powerful, terrifying and also ridiculously weird dragon? Yes, exactly: team up with the guy and scam oblivious people out of their money! Easy as that, right? + (In which Dean ends up stumbling upon a strange, blue-eyed dragon and before he even knows what’s happening he is in way too deep to get out again. The Mysterious Tail of the Dragon’s Curse by adaille and Alessariel (00:48:00)Published in 2020, 21k words, E Life as a cursed prince isn’t all bad. At least Castiel has plenty of fresh air, more freedom than he’s ever experienced at court, and he gets to see his childhood sweetheart, even if it’s always from afar. Life as a part-time dragon is really pretty tolerable—until it isn’t. A moment of carelessness brings disaster and misunderstandings, but also a chance for reunion. A very NSFW fairytale in which Castiel is a dragon, Dean hates potatoes and Father Zachariah (a lot), and Castiel’s magically acquired body parts play a vital role. * * * It’s been three weeks, four days, and a little over six hours since Castiel last saw Dean. And it‘s been three years, four months, six days, and three hours since Castiel last saw Dean with human eyes. Belonging To by Hans_On (00:58:00)Published in 2023, 7285 words, T Dean was just your above-average adventurer, looking for a dragon to slay for its hoard of treasure. Now, he’s not sure how to feel seeing the pint-sized dragon trying to drag its single shiny coin with it, as it runs away from him. Soon, he finds himself visiting the dragon’s lair, giving it gifts as treasure instead of taking. People think he’s crazy for doing it, especially since dragons have proprietorial issues. (Cas, dragon/Dean adventurer) ll in vain; the motel will probably hate him after he leaves, whenever that is. The least his father could’ve done was leave a note, a map—something telling him where he was, not just dumping him in a nondescript location with a collection of gashes and bruises he can’t even treat, not by himself. Other recommended fics and links (01:01:00) trustworthy for such work by sharkfish (7,474, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature ficThe Story of the Lost Prince by lyndsie_l (82,191, E) – Little prince Dean loves hearing the story of the lost prince in the forest. He meets him as a child, then goes back for him as an adultDragon in the Cup by aishitara (21,929, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature ficLittle Blue Dragon by saltnhalo (23,820, E) – Fantasy AU where Dean makes a small dragon sculpture and Cas is very interested in it (and Dean)Shadow and Storm by zaphodsgirl (36,416, M) – Prince Dean is transported to a ...
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