...and not a second rate version of someone else. When Dean finds Castiel standing on the wrong side of the bridge railing in the pouring rain, he takes him home. What starts out as a friendship born of loneliness and desperation grows into something more as they are drawn closer to each other over time, and slowly help each other to mend.

AU. Dean's about to meet Castiel, Ellen's new husband's son, he's going to deal with feelings he's never had before,okay sorry i suck at sumarries, hum i don't know how to do this

Castiel is just an ordinary human until his best friend's girlfriend curses him with Fairy Sight before kidnapping said best friend. Now Castiel is thrust into the supernatural world existing all around him. Looking for answers, he turns to a newspaper ad by a D.W. promising that no job is too bizarre. Destiel, soul binding, and definitely wing kink fic.

College!AU: Castiel isn't the kind of guy who would let just anyone get into his pants. He has rules to keep his dignity and not to get his heart broken by a random stranger, but when he attends a Halloween party at his college and catches the attention of a mysterious guy in a Batman suit with the most stunning, green eyes ever, Castiel finds himself breaking that rule.

Jensen hates Misha...FACT...and unfortunately Misha Collins and the rest of the SPN cast & crew know it too. Jared is at breaking point, Jensen is in a very angry place with a hatred for his co-star that he can't quite explain and Misha is just trying to get by. Will Misha's first convention start to unravel the mystery behind Jensen's hatred? Slight AU! Cockles fic!

SEQUEL to Bonded and Mated, read those first, please! Demon/Angel AU: The story continues as Dean and Castiel's family expands and their children grow up. They have to face the struggles that come with having hybrid children that are not easily accepted by society. Contains lots of fluff and domestic scenes.

Destiel AU. Dean is a film professor at the University of New Hampshire. On his first day of classes he is not only royally hungover, but he's being forced to share an office with a sexy new professor, Dr. Castiel Novak. To make things worse Sam is Castiel's TA and Sam has made a strict no seducing his professors rule. Rated M for language and sexy times.

High School AU: Dean didn't need to graduate college, but he did need to graduate high school. Even still, he needed some way to get through this year in one piece, preferably with his sanity intact. Who knows? Maybe the weird kid with the blue eyes can help. Picture credit goes to the wonderfully talented Kimberbee.

One-shots with some loose continuity based on my A/B/O fic of the same name. Everything from G to M here. Destiel, Sabriel, Balcifer, Annias, domestic scenes and smut.

After Dean hears his next door neighbor masturbating one night, he becomes a little bit obsessed with him. [Consensual voyeurism and exhibitionsim][Destiel]

High-School AU:Dean Winchester,enjoys the last weeks of his senior year in high school with his best friend,the shy dark haired Castiel,before finally reaching summer break.When John Winchester goes for a huntingtrip with Uncle Bobby over the weekend&Sammy stays the night at a friend's house, Dean invites Cas over for a movie night which takes an unexpected turn. Basically Porn. :)

Military!AU Corporal Dean Winchester just transferred over to the USS Colt to keep a close eye on his newly enlisted brother, Sam. It's bad enough that Sam joined the Navy instead of the Marines like Dean and their father, but now these arrogant flyboys are getting under Dean's skin. Especially Airman Castiel Novak, the handsome pilot that can't seem to stay away from him. Destiel!

Destiel Restaurant AU. The Winchester's own a nice little restaurant. Dean works as a bartender there. Without his knowledge, one night a critic named Castiel Novak stumbles into the restaurant. So Dean, does what Dean does best.

Castiel and Dean have been bestfriends from the very small age of 3. Now, they are in college and about to take on the next step in their lives. With Dean turning 21, Castiel wants to take him out and show him a good time...if only he knew how it would change everything. AU, Destiel, mentions of Sabriel, Bendriel and tons of smut.

Castiel is in love with his older sister's boyfriend, Dean. When Cas forms a unlikely friendship with Sam, things start to look up for him. All odds seem against the highschooler in love with the college student until Dean comes into his room and has his way with him. But it isn't the end to their troubles. College/Highschool AU! Psuedo Non-Con. Destiel! Angsty.

Castiel allows himself to be dragged along with his brothers to a haunted corn maze, despite the fact that it's really not his thing, and as per usual, he ends up alone. He's already beginning to freak out when one of the employees finds him and begins revving his chainsaw.

Dean has been pining after Castiel for three long months until he finally has an idea that changes it all. Series of One Shots with Alpha!Dean and Omega!Castiel who are skinwalkers. Warning for future Mpreg. Each chapter will have it's own summary and warnings.

Cas Novak never falls for straight guys, but when Dean Winchester walked into his classroom to pick up his niece one fateful afternoon, he realized you should never say never. - Dean/Cas

For Castiel's birthday, Gabriel decides to hire his virgin brother a prostitute. Of course he doesn't tell Castiel, and of course he accidentally hires a professional Dom. Destiel! Prompted off a gif set on tumblr. PWP Smut Oneshot

Cas smells…different. Dean recognizes that this is a weird fucking thing to notice. It's not like he goes around sniffing people or anything...he's not a creep or anything...It's just…Cas smells different, and Dean does notice and it's driving him a little crazy. Some fluff for season nine.

Why is Dean always scowling when he walks out of Landry and Tan, after doing his weekly load of dirty laundry? He blames the raven-haired, uninterested, giant novel-reading, completely infuriating worker behind the front desk.

John Winchester has a saying: Alphas are the heads of the pack, but Omegas are the brains. Dean takes this saying to heart when he meets his mate, Castiel. Alpha Dean/Omega Castiel

All Dean wants is to watch Poltergeist. At first.

One Shot where Dean is sixteen years old and wants to get with his older brother's best friend Castiel Novak

Pop band AU. "They were drawn together by the passion for music and by the time they became a household name, Castiel realized he was in love with his straight best friend." WARNINGS: Dean/Lisa, Castiel/Meg, Catiel/Others, Dean/Others, but all in the name of Destiel!

The Supernatural novels come back to haunt Sam and Dean, but this time the boys find themselves strangely thankful to Chuck for writing about them in the first place. Pairings: Destiel, Sabriel

Castiel can't get that Green Eyed man out of his mind. A Coffee Shop AU.

AU Dean had no idea of the gravity of meeting Sam's best friend. rated M adult themes dom!cas sub!dean "I just came to drop of a sandwich for your lunch, then I saw what you were doing and I couldn't resist, you're a very naughty boy Dean."

February being the supposed 'month of love' people seem to forget that it's also one of the coldest times of the year. Valentine's Day themed events in a cafe turned bar is how Dean managed the courage to speak to the locally famous singer and somehow score a date, a relationship, and a man he didn't deserve out of the deal. Destiel college/uniAU some Sabriel

Dean had to take over as caretaker for Sam after their dad died as Sam started his final year of high school. Dean works at Singer Salvage and a local restaurant to help Sam pay for Stanford. Castiel is a server at the restaurant that needs some help with his car.

Dean and Cas established relationship - shameless smut for a friend. Warnings for dirty talk, milk frottage, and masturbation. Enjoy!

Human AU: Dean and Castiel have been friends for what seems like forever. But one drunken night will change all that. Oneshot. Crack-esk. Inspired by the song 'The Other Side' by Jason Derulo.

Dean discovers a few truths about himself when he and Cas are forced to go undercover on a hunt to the very last place Dean ever thought he'd find himself: a gay resort, called "Last Hope", geared towards failing homosexual relationships.

Between work and school, Dean is stressed to the max. Thankfully, Sam has a solution that will relax his older brother: a massage. - Destiel

In which Dean needs to get laid, but seems to be in a rut, so he calls a phone sex hotline... but why is the guy from the coffee place looking at him so funny the next day? - Dean/Cas

Nothing could compete with what he meant to me. Five years couldn't change it, the California sun couldn't burn it away. Now, all I have to do is get him back. Sequel to All's Fair in Love and Football.

Dean and Sam split up to search an old plantation house where the ghost of a voodoo priestess has been attacking renovators. In the cellar, Dean walks into some kinda hoodoo crap and suddenly a certain blue-eyed angel is all he can think about as his body takes a ... rather traitorous turn on him. Basically PWP... well, minimal plot. It's rated M for reasons. Destiel

It was the final summer before Castiel Milton was off to college and he knew he wanted to do something before he left. Maybe it would be more correct to say someone [warning: Dean's a cheater] Title change as it is continued by popular demand

Dean works as a bouncer at a strip club. His favorite act performs tonight. AU Destiel

A/U from season four onwards - Castiel has waited centuries on Earth for Dean Winchester to be born, he just never expected the man to be his bond mate. It's Castiel job and right to keep Dean safe so he can fulfil his destiny but Castiel isn't the only one who is after Dean. There is another and he won't stop until Dean is either his or dead. (Destiel)

Dean didn't want to go to the car wash Sam's leadership class was having, but he did want to see hot babes in bikinis. Castiel Novak is just a nerd in leadership class. He didn't want to go either. Neither had expected Castiel to get on his hands and knees and take Dean's directions so well. "You wanna get fucked, Sweetie? Cuz I'd love to fuck into your hot tight hole, right here."

Coffee Shop!AU and University!AU rolled into one. Castiel Novak is the introverted English Literature major at the University of Kansas. Dean Winchester is the elusive cool guy who happens to work in Castiel's favourite coffee shop. This is how they meet, and this is how Anna and Crowley play cupid. Dean/Cas, Anna/Crowley. WARNINGS: Angst, violence. TW: Homophobic bullying.

Dean has finally achieved his doctorate in Angelic Behavior, so what's better than to adopt his own for private observations? In a world where angels, demons, and humans coexist, Dean goes to an angel reserve to be introduced to Castiel, a rare dominant angel. Castiel first appears anything but eager, but develops some dark feelings for the mud-monkey; wink!kink, dom!angel!cas, M.

God ships destiel, and while he's not willing to mess with free will, that doesn't mean he won't hit below the belt. Enter Gabriel and some archangel related hi-jinks, all in the name of true love and destiny.

Cas doesn't remember, but Dean can't forget. Written for Batmary, winner of the Chapter Three, Time for a Contest challenge.

Dean Winchester is a musician in a band with his brother Sam that is finally getting noticed. Castiel Novak is on the edge of life and living on his brother's couch when he's dragged out to a bar where he stumbles across a certain guitarist with a beautiful voice with a face to match

The sensation in which the brain confuses senses, so sounds may be tasted, or colors may be heard. Castiel Novak uses his synaesthesia for his novels, his interpretation of sounds as hallucinations helping with his writing, but absolutely not helping with the new waiter at his favorite coffee shop, who's voice makes him see the most scintillating things. Destiel, slash, oneshot.

Dean hates working the graveyard shift more than anything – the only customer who comes in is some blue-eyed too-attractive-for-his-own-good stranger who never breathes so much as a word

When Cas asks something very strange of Dean, Dean's not sure how to respond. Soul bonding fic. wing!kink Destiel

Dean is a pre-school teacher and Castiel Novak is his new student's intriguing guardian. They both know the sacrifices that come with caring for others, but, over time, they learn what it means to want something for themselves.

AU: The first tale of The Painted Whore series. Rated M for slash content ! Castiel meets Dean in a bar.

SEQUEL to "Bonded", please read that one first! Demon/Angel AU: It's been 4 years since Dean and Castiel were mated, and after finishing college they plan on starting a new life and move in together. They face trouble because of their unusual relationship, Castiel falls pregnant, and a dark person from the past returns, swearing to tear them apart.

Makup sex. I mean it. But not angry makeup sex. Really stupid, schmoopy makeup sex.

Dean and Castiel met a year ago in Cas' coffee shop. It was fire and heat and something else neither of them were ready to put a name too. Now Dean is back in town and looking to see if the spark is still there. Sequel to "Corner of the Universe" Coffee House AU. Rated M for Destiel. Mild Sabriel.

College-Verse- Dean is an underachieving starting tight-end with more brawn than brains. Castiel Novak is a grade-A geek with a goofy trench coat. When Dean's coach threatens to remove him from the team, Castiel is called in to tutor him. As an unlikely friendship forms, will they be left wanting more?

Dean/Castiel. Human AU. Dean doesn't do boyfriends. Castiel is his best friend and his rock.

AU/AH. Cas and Dean are best friends. They go out for a couple of drinks but the night doesn't turn out the way Dean planned. Angry, jealous and drunk Dean, angry Cas. Destiel one shot, M for language.

When Hollywood actor Dean Winchester gets caught up in a scandal that could threaten his career if exposed by the press his agent draws up a deal with the press. They won't expose the story if they can run a competition offering a date with Dean as the prize. Everything is fine until Dean meets the winner, Anna Milton, and her brother Castiel who Dean can't seem to stop looking at.

Dean only wanted to marathon the Original Series with Charlie, he didn't ask for some kind of intervention, and he didn't ask to be compared to Captain Kirk. Although...

High School AU - Dean Winchester has it all. He's captain of the football team, a self-confessed ladies' man and one of the most popular guys in school. But, is all of that about to change when he meets the mysterious Castiel Novak in an online chat-room?

Spoilers for late S4/early S5. Cas overhears a conversation during one of Dean's escapades, and when explaining the concept doesn't work, Dean has to show him.

Castiel is a boy with a secret, his best friend is a massive wolf who helps him hunt in the woods and support his strange little family. But Castiel doesn't know that his wolf is a man, who also holds a secret. He loves the boy who wears the red cloak. Destiel! Hinted Mpreg. Warnings: Mental abuse. Dark. Inspired by 'Little Red Riding Hood'.

AU. Dean is transfered from his crummy community college to the prestigious Angelus University to play water polo. Castiel is the defiant yet angelic little brother of the headmaster. New training partners, it's hate at first sight. But there's something mysterious here. Weirdly enough, ghosts are appearing all over campus & only Cas can see them. Mature parts marked.

When Castiel is stuck without a model for his life-art class, Dean volunteers. What Dean doesn't know is that Castiel has already been sketching the young barista for months... (AU Cas/Dean SLASH. Still available at LJ or AO3)

Dean is dragged to a museum by Sam and meets an artist named Castiel. A conversation happens. Artist Castiel x Mechanic Dean with some Student Sam x Manwhore/model Gabriel in the background. Rate T for language and Gabriel sucking on Sam's tongue. Ongoing series now thanks to Boofini.

Dean enjoys a bit of 'alone time', if you catch my drift, and to his dismay gets interrupted by a certain angel…

Slash, AU- Cas is the photographer at Sam's wedding, and Dean is the overbearing older brother. Naturally, it's hate at first sight.

AU. Dean Winchester takes a job as a teaching assistant to get his little brother into a prestigious academy. He doesn't quite expect such long nights and snobby kids, but the real surprise is professor Castiel Novak: or falling in love with him, that is.

What's Sam really doing all that time on the computer? Fangirling. Over Chuck's Supernatural books. Now Wincest might be a bit too much to deal with, but Destiel he might be able to get on board with... Especially after being around the two people involved for three days straight.

Cas is now human, Dean has given up hunting and the two of them are sharing a flat. The daily struggles of Cas' battles with emotions, mobile phones and Dean forgetting to water the plants. Not to mention the fact that Cas is hopelessly in love with his flatmate.

Highschool AU Eventual Destiel. Dean and Castiel had been friends for years, not close friends just the kind you knew would be there if you wanted someone to talk to. Rated M for later chapters, there will be smut.

AU HUMAN college; Dean accidentally spills his coffee on a stranger's very expensive laptop. Dean is paying for his little brother's college admission, leaving him short on cash, so the gorgeous stranger-turned-neighbor Castiel Novak decides to get creative and think up his own punishments for the naughty sophomore. vanilla. VERY M; top!cas, toys, panties, dub-con; a little ooc cas

Dean watches a pretty young woman hitting on Cas and gets very jealous, but was it a random event or all part of a master plan

Dean's so excited when his family is deemed in need of a guardian Angel – the things were so cool and he couldn't wait to share space with one; he'd even made all the necessary preparations, getting clothes and building a nest for their new companion. What he hadn't thought of was their Heats. Requested by Anon, features Dean/Cas, Cas/Adam, Cas/Sam, Cas/John. No Wincest.

Castiel decides to pleasure Dean using his mojo-in public. Coda to ch. 3-Diner sex. Part of on-going story-Ruined For Life. In which poor Sam is unfortunate enough to witness his brother and the angel during...intimacy. Told from Sam pov. This oneshot-Cas/Dean pov. Enjoy.

The radio plus a vivid imagination leads to a very frustrated Dean. Castiel senses his distress and just wants to help. Fluffy Destiel One-shot. Slash. M just to be safe.

"There were three things that Sheriff Castiel Novak was absolutely certain of. One-Tennessee was a hell of a lot warmer then New York City. Two-He kind of missed being an NYPD patrol officer. Three-Dean Winchester was going to be one helluva problem." Multichapter Destiel AU. (Sheriff Cas, Moonshiner Dean, Teenage Sam)

Demon/Angel College!AU: Dean is a demon who dislikes angels and Castiel is his new angel roommate at college. Dean finds himself fascinated with Castiel's wings, much to his own annoyance, which only leads him into trouble. When they become accidentally mated to each other, things get complicated and feelings get hurt, but can it be the start of something good?

AU. Destiel. Castiel is a cupid assigned to Dean.

Castiel is a Biblical artist, Dean a displaced Kansan losing everything at once. And, as is the way of this odd universe of ours, fickle Fate brings them together.

Maybe angels are rather genderless and don't go through heat and rut, but now Cas is human is he is unmistakably beta. And now he's a beta in heat.

[Written for the Leviantine exchange on Tumblr] - Human AU: Dean loved that his job afforded him the luxury of working in the local library where he got to spend his breaks and off-time chatting up a certain sexy librarian. Mature content.

From the first day of class when Dean saw the student teacher, he knew he was doomed. Destiel college AU, pretty much just smut.

Gabriel is sick of Sam ignoring him, and he suspects Castiel is having similar problems with Dean. Together, they're sure they can concoct a plan brilliant enough that both of them will get their man.

Dean 'The Demon' is an undefeated MMA fighter, until he is put up against Castiel 'The Angel' Novak who looks like a total wimp but gets under Dean's skin anyways. Dean looses it when Cas beats him and decided to teach him a lesson in the locker rooms after the fight. Warning: Homophobic language, Smut, Dubious Consent?, Bully!Dean.

'"Why did you decide on the name Cas?" "Well it rhymes with ass and your face does look like an ass," "You think my face looks like an ass..." Dean blushed slightly and said a little too fast, "No, I didn't mean-"' AU with Human!Cas. High school already sucks. Especially when you're attracted to someone everyone thinks you hate. DISCONTINUED.

"A date! Like, with a real, breathing human being?" Dean sputters as wipes his mouth with his sleeve. Cas frowns, eyebrows knitting and his head cocking to the side slightly in his typical manner. "No, Dean, with one of the dissection frogs in the Biology lab," he deadpans. (College AU. Rated M for language and mild sexual themes.)

Dean just wants to have his 'alone time' but his roommate, Castiel, keeps interrupting him. Destiel college AU.

Castiel buys a new house in a new neighborhood. What a pity when things start going wrong on a weekend, no less. Gosh darn the Monday - Friday 9 - 5 world. Thank goodness for the helpful super-engineer/plumber/fixer upper guy from Winchester Plumbing And Electrical 24/7 R&R Oh, and people, it's me; there probably will be filth, so if you don't like it, don't read it! Hello smut!

Written for the Destiel Advent Calendar on tumblr. Cas is Dean's professor and they're both kind of in love with each other. With the help of Chuck, Balthazar, and some mood music they just might get their act together in time for the holidays. (It's a Christmas Miracle!)

Some season 8 spoilers. Based a bit from 8x07 preview. Cas is finally back and Dean is having a hard time with his feelings. However, a ride in the Impala, a Madonna song, and impossible blue eyes has them crashing in on him. Can he come to terms with these new feelings? SLASH Destiel

As Dean & Castiel watch a movie, Castiel realizes that like the protagonist of the story, Dean has a tendency to hide his feelings. This causes the angel to wonder if Dean has been completely honest with his feelings towards him. DESTIEL! SLASH! NO LIKEY NO READ! Just a fluffy one-shot!

All human AU. Dean is Cas' best friend and he doesn't care that Cas is ten years younger than him, because when they met Cas was the cutest baby ever and he would do anything - anything! - if it helped him growing up. But Dean can't always be there, and these feelings are growing wrong. Eventual Dean/Cas. Pining and age difference

Dean messes with the wrong witch and gets a de-aging spell cast on him. Now the size of his twenty-year-old self, both men are surprised by the reaction this younger, smaller body has for Cas. It's almost as if Dean is untouched, perfectly clean, and Cas wants nothing more than to dirty him up.

"If you don't help us, I will hunt you down and kill you." "Will you, boy? How?" In which Soulless!Sam makes a very different, much kinkier threat. Please read inside warnings, they matter!

The first time Dean delivers pizza to 401 Lazarus St is when Castiel Milton instantly becomes the man of Dean's teenage dreams. (AU Dean/Castiel. Still available at LJ or AO3)

It's a Masquerade Ball. Normally something Castiel would want to avoid – too many people getting drunk while taking part in the total lack of inhibitions that a mask can give them. The last part, well, Castiel intends to take full advantage of.

Cas stumbles upon an interesting song and applies it to Dean. Destiel. Lots of talking about butts. Who doesn't like butts?

Even though he nearly gets the ever-living-crap beaten out of him by a couple of burly biker homophobes, Sam's recent success and Dean's well-oiled life as a mechanic means everything is peachy keen. Or is there something Dean doesn't know? RATED M, if this has popped up you know why, so don't give me hell for homosexual relations found within.

High School AU - There's one rule at Kripke High - don't talk to the Novaks! Dean Winchester broke that rule day one. - Longer summary and warnings inside. Dean/Castiel. Rating change - From T to M for explicit content of a sexual nature.

College AU in which Castiel is a Masters student who has long since learned to value the voice of reason over his hormones. His friend Dean, however, shows him he still has a few lessons to learn. (Dean/Cas SLASH. some Sam/Jo. Still available at LJ or AO3)

Teenage Human AU. It's a classic boy-likes-straight-boy story. Or possibly boy-likes-not-so-straight-boy story. Castiel can't quite decide. It's a little confusing when your supposedly straight best friend offers to teach you how to kiss.

Dean Smith has a new assistant, and he's pretty sure Castiel is has a crush on him. Destiel AU.

Multi-chapter Dean/Cas AU. Dean the Sales Rep just moved into the neighborhood, and his neighbor is a definitely crazy shut-in. Ch. 30: "I'm not lovely. Knitted tea cozies are lovely." Now complete.

Dean/Castiel College AU. Dean and Castiel don't know each other. They're college student's. Dean thought that studying would be very hard, he was met with a nice surprise. I suck at summaries. Don't like don't read

Christmas AU fic. Writer!Dean walks into a café late at night on Christmas Eve, looking for inspiration for his next novel. Instead he finds librarian!Cas. Destiel. Warnings for graphic sex and run on sentences. Reviews appreciated.

AU. Cas is a socially awkward computer repair nerd, and Dean has been his friend since they were in high school. Dean is a mechanic, he's hopeless with computers so he's always calling Cas to come and fix the one he has in the shop.

It's Grad Night, and Dean wants Cas to have some fun before his best friend goes away to college. But watching Castiel on a mission to lose his virginity is harder on Dean than he ever thought it would be. (AU Dean/Castiel SLASH, sequel to High School Hero. Still available at LJ or AO3)

Sam is living, breathing porn. Why didn't Dean realize this sooner? Vague Season Two AU. Wincest.

It brings all the boys to the yard.

Castiel goes to Winchester Ranch to buy a horse for his niece's birthday 'cause he's that kind of guy and ends up getting the cowboy instead.

Alternate Universe; Dean is a lonely mechanic, and Castiel is a baker. Dean becomes infatuated with Castiel, and Castiel fills the empty void in Dean's life.

AU It's a Terrible Life 'Verse. - Dean Smitth reluctantly goes to see a doctor at a weight loss clinic. Castiel is having issues of his own, and sugessts maybe Dean's problems lie more with stress than his weight. Destiel. Will grow into PWP.

AU Castiel is an english teacher, marking his papers outside so he can watch Coach Winchester at work. One paper proves too intesting to pass over. Because all I did while was down was write porn.

If Castiel doesn't find a mate soon, the council will assign him one. And Dean's not about to let that happen. Dean/Castiel slash

If there's one language Dean understands, it's Alpha-Male-Don't-Touch-What's-Mine speak. Sam teaches Castiel to speak that language. Sam/Castiel, Dean/Castiel.

When Sam discovers that his new colleague and his brother are corresponding over the internet, he takes it upon himself to make sure the two of them meet. Dean/Castiel, Sam/Sarah

Dean ended up choosing the hot librarian as his new roommate. AU Dean/Castiel Sam/Sarah

Sam and Dean showed Castiel what slash fiction was. This was a mistake. Especially when Chuck publishes the Supernatural books that Castiel happens to be in, allowing fangirls to make a new slash pairing. Crack.