Track 3: Omegaverse

Welcome to episode three of the Mixtape Bookclub Podcast!

Do you love Supernatural? Are you a fan of Dean and Castiel, and their relationship? Do you enjoy reading Destiel fanfiction? This is the podcast for you!

In this episode, we welcome two special guests—CBFirestarter and Trenchcoatbaby—and also discuss the joy of co-writing. We review three fics: White Collar Contract by CBFirestarter and TrenchcoatBaby, No Words by ltleflrt, and Unwritten by PorcupineGirl.

A warning: Adult themes are discussed in this podcast.

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Our guests:

CBFirestarter

You can find CBFirestarter’s fanfiction on ao3 here, where she shares a range of stories, but her a/b/o story mentioned during the podcast (apart from White Collar Contract):

• Walls Between Us

TrenchcoatBaby

Find TrenchcoatBaby’s fanfiction on ao3 here, where she shares a range of stories. Her a/b/o stories include:

• No Man’s Land
• When You Say Nothing At All
• The Omega Dream Package

White Collar Contract by CBFirestarter and TrenchcoatBaby
Published 2020, 165k words, rated E.

Caught between the lesser of two evils, omega Dean Winchester is thrown into the orbit of Castiel Novak—a gorgeous, older, and incredibly wealthy businessman…and perhaps the only alpha who wants him for his brains, not his body. Castiel has no interest in bending Dean over the nearest surface and fucking his brains out, which is a first. Not that Dean cares about the alpha’s lack of interest. Nope. Uh-uh. He couldn’t care less.

No Words by ltleflrt
Published 2016, 112k words, rated E.

On the run from his very powerful family, Castiel does his best to get lost. Because if he doesn’t know where he is, his brothers won’t be able to find him very easily either. He ends up in Silverton, a small mountain town nestled deep within the Rocky Mountains where he meets Dean Winchester, a very beautiful and very grumpy omega.

Unwritten by PorcupineGirl
Published 2015, 75k words, rated E

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.

A/B/O information

• Into the Omegaverse – Lindsay Ellis’ video about the Omegaverse Federal Court case
• Alpha/Beta/Omega on Fanlore.org.

Other Omegaverse stories we recommend:

• Get A Whiff Of This by bendingsignpost (27,838, E) – Omega Dean does community service in an animal shelter, where Alpha Vet Cas works.
• Tor Valen by savaial (228,130, E) – Omega Dean is bought by Alpha Castiel, owner of a large estate. Historical.
• A Hole in the World by AnnelieseMichel (302,280, E) – Court case drama and omega rights. Alpha Cas, Omega Dean.
• Running with the Wolves by DancingDog (381,667, E) – Alpha Dean, Omega Cas, Cas is on the run from his family with a child, full shift werewolves
• The Smell Before the Rain by jscribbles (73,212, E) – Alpha Dean, Omega Cas, canon verse, mpreg, angst with a happy ending
• Grey by Valinde (65,218, E) – Dark canon-divergent fic with Alpha Cas and Omega Dean
• Dog Tags by Lanaserra (70,952, E) – Alpha Cas and Omega Dean, full shift weres, military au where Lucifer’s pack is taking over. Dog pile cuddles
• Real Slick Dean by trilliath (28,541, E) – Fuck or die with detective alpha Cas and omega Dean
• Carribean Wonderland by LittleAngelCassie (126,546, E) – Omega Dean moves to an island paradise to teach the niece of hot millionaire Alpha Castiel
• Expectations by Everandanon (418,319, E) – Alpha Prince Dean and Omega Cas, medieval au
• Into Your Hideaway by pinupchemist (176,557, E) – Pregnant Omega Dean is discovered by the side of the road by Alpha Cas
• Perfect Day by NavajoLovesDestiel and Winchestifer (71,117, E) – Alpha Cop Castiel discovers Omega druggie Dean. Dean transitions and Cas sticks with him.
• Oddly Shaped Empty by jemariel (65,725, E) – Alpha Cas, Beta Dean, queer themes, gender dysphoria

Stories mentioned during the co-writing discussion:

• Season Z by Castielslostwings, CR Noble, cutelittlekitty, EllenOfOz, fangirlingtodeath513, heylittleangel, jscribbles, MalMuses and sobsicles
• Waiting on a Signal by CBFirestarter and TrenchcoatBaby
• The Closest Thing We Have To Magic by EllenofOz and TrenchcoatBaby
• The Curious Case of Cuthbert Sinclair by EllenofOz and MalMuses

Is your favourite not in this list? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you!

The Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who followed, tweeted or reblogged to enter the giveaway for episode two! We’re very pleased to congratulate @violetmatter and @cutiepieks who have selected prints from LizLee’s etsy shop for their prizes.

Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen.