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12 May 2012 @ 08:23 am
General Req: BAMF!Cas or Other!Cas  
Hey all,

So the last time I posted I was looking for god!Cas fics and then pretty randomly I came across [livejournal.com profile] misachan's Who If I Cried Out Would Hear Me and it was awesome...both in the colloquial and literal sense of the term.

So! Because apparently I'm still on my Cas kick, I was wondering if anyone could rec me some fics which feature an obviously not-human Castiel (or any other angel really). Some things which would be great to find (some of which are in the aforelinked fic, which I highly recommend):
  • Old Testament style smitey-ness
  • Any of our other characters (Dean, Sam, or Bobby) freaking out/surprised by Cas being so other
  • Angels interacting with one another in a weird/inhuman way
  • Background snippets of life before the Winchesters, eg, why Balthazar calls Cas Cassie
  • Angels being...angelically violent? You know, doin' stuff all impossible-like, lol, which I guess doesn't have to be violently, but at the time I was thinking of fighting. but really I guess it could be anything
  • Cas trying to explain something or having something explained to him that just doesn't work because the fundamental worldviews of the characters are just that different
  • On that last note: You remember how...somewhere in season 5...with the Whore of Babylon! Anyway, there's the whole "you breed with the mouth of a goat" thing and Cas is laughing and nobody gets it and then he says it's funnier in Enochian? Any chance there's any fic which covers that kind of translation issue? If there is, I imagine it'd be cracky...very cracky.
  • Any fic where Cas isn't/wasn't "just a foot soldier" or, you know, one of the lowest ranks of angels, because it's freakin' canon that Castiel was Uriel's superior until he got demoted! And really, why would half the Host (or at least enough to cause real concern) follow Cas if he didn't at least have some consequence? It seems a pretty common fandom trope to cast Castiel as an angel of no note, but I find that hard to swallow. At the very least he was a very good soldier as he a) survived a siege in hell (where apparently it wasn't uncommon for angels to die as isn't that what supposedly happened to Balthazar and the main surprise came from that fact that he was, you know, not dead?) b) survived fighting to protect the seals when we know angels were dying in the conflict. It's explicitly stated. and c) pulled Dean out of hell and then proceeded to put him back together again...which I guess another angel could've done, but, well, they didn't.
...and now I feel like that last part got rather rant-y, sorry, lol.

ETA FOUND (In the comments) Thanks [livejournal.com profile] beccakarr! :
Oh! and one more small request:
Ok, this one's for a specific story I read a while ago and now can't recall the title or where it can be found. All I've got is this: Michael was the first angel and spontaneously created himself because he didn't want God to be alone. Cas was a Seraph. They were looking for the Throne of God. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
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[identity profile] flatlanderjr.livejournal.com on May 12th, 2012 11:29 pm (UTC)
"Who If I Cried Out Would Hear Me" is one of my favorite BAMF!Castiel fics, too.

I believe all of these fit what you're looking for, more of less:

Redemption Road (http://spn-redemption.livejournal.com/1552.html#cutid1) by various people
-This is an amazingly good virtual season 7. Castiel is very distinctly non-human here, and Bobby, San and Dean often think about those differences, too. He occasionally kicks ass, too.

If an Angel Falls and No One Is Around to Hear, Does It Make a Sound? (http://cugami.livejournal.com/52072.html?thread=323176) by cugami
-This has some angel-on-angel fighting where they're distinctly not human, with Dean on the sidelines watching in awe

Fortunate Angel (http://archiveofourown.org/works/259991) by Howl
-This shows Angel!Dean and Godstiel both using their powers to do things and shows Bobby, Sam and Crowley reacting to it

Rust and Light (http://archiveofourown.org/works/64423) nwhepcat
-Post-5x10. This one shows an angelic grieving custom.

Law of Conservation of Energy (http://peroxide-fic.livejournal.com/208487.html) by peroxide_fic
-Among other things, this story explores what Grace is.

I Cleanse the Mirror (http://deancastiel.livejournal.com/2349341.html) by takadainmate
-In here, Dean learns how Castiel perceives the world through angelic senses.
http://feyathene.livejournal.com/[identity profile] feyathene.livejournal.com on May 14th, 2012 11:42 pm (UTC)
Thanks so much! I've been able to go through a couple of these and they seem very much what I was looking for. I especially enjoyed "I Cleanse the Mirror" and the method of warfare depicted in "If an Angel Falls."

I haven't tackled "Redemption Road" yet; it seems like a major undertaking, but I'm sure it'll be great when I get around to it.

If BAMF!Cas is to your taste, Last One Out Hits the Lights (http://libraryofsol.livejournal.com/132678.html) gives him a pretty decent showing and has an interesting bit about why angels don't sleep. "Last One" and "Who If I" are kinda the ones that started me on this kick, lol.

Thanks again
[identity profile] flatlanderjr.livejournal.com on May 15th, 2012 07:03 am (UTC)
Cool, thanks for the rec. I had "Last One" in my bookmarks but hadn't gotten round to reading it. I definitely love BAMF!Cas. Enjoy the recs I gave you; Redemption Road is worth it.
(Anonymous) on May 13th, 2012 02:13 pm (UTC)
Orison by whereupon (Dean/Castiel, s4, dark)
http://whereupon.livejournal.com/121383.html
http://feyathene.livejournal.com/[identity profile] feyathene.livejournal.com on May 14th, 2012 11:46 pm (UTC)
Thanks! I've definitely read "Orison" before...or maybe it was the flipside, "Clean," but regardless, very cool, with a nice ambiance that totally hits the Castiel-as-Other theme. =)
http://feyathene.livejournal.com/[identity profile] feyathene.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2012 11:47 am (UTC)
For future reference for anyone else who might come across this entry: An Angel Close By Me (http://zelda-zee.livejournal.com/280907.html) is also really good.
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[identity profile] beccakarr.livejournal.com on July 23rd, 2012 05:56 pm (UTC)
If you're still looking for that Michael/Throne of God fic I found it here (http://deancastiel.livejournal.com/3162948.html). :D
http://feyathene.livejournal.com/: Handle[identity profile] feyathene.livejournal.com on July 24th, 2012 04:07 am (UTC)
Dude, you rock. Thanks so much! =)
(Anonymous) on October 5th, 2017 05:32 am (UTC)
I've got a very inhuman Cas for you, if you're still interested:

A Test of Faith

There’s a reason every angel in the Bible starts its introduction with “Do not be afraid.” On occasion it pays to remember that...even if one is your friend. S6, set between “Like a Virgin” and “The French Mistake.” Gen, no shipping.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6774145
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