Mixtape Book Club

About Mixtape Book Club

Supernatural has inspired a huge number of fanworks, and Destiel is the most popular romantic pairing within the show’s works on archiveofourown.org. MalMuses and EllenofOz discuss a broad variety of fan fiction featuring Dean and Castiel including their picks for certain tropes, delve into behind-the-scenes writing topics and character discussions, and even bring you special guests from within the Destiel fandom. Supernatural may be ending, but the world and the characters live on…and the story ends when we say it does.

Publisher

Mixtape Book Club

Category

arts · fiction · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Sept 2020

Latest episode

18 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Track 49: Dragon Castiel

   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 (https://archiveofourown.org/collections/mixtape_bookclub), 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 (https://mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-47-adaptations/)for this episode. (https://mixtapebookclub.com/transcript-track-49-dragon-castiel/) Our guest: hit_the_books (aka Milli) Milli publishes her Destiel works under hit_the_books on ao3 (https://archiveofourown.org/users/hit_the_books). She also is a moderator for the r/fandomnatural (https://www.reddit.com/r/fandomnatural/) subreddit. Other projects mentioned: SPN Dystopia Bang (https://spndystopiabang.tumblr.com/) (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 (http://ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub) Featured fics (timestamps in brackets) The Ddraig (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26927764) by hit_the_books (00:07:30) Published for the DCBB 2020, 47k words, E Art 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 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26345578) 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 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22758865) 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 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/49341628) 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 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/16580744) by sharkfish (7,474, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature fic The Story of the Lost Prince (https://archiveofourown.org/works/3476012) 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 adult Dragon in the Cup (https://archiveofourown.org/works/27526324) by aishitara (21,929, E) – Previously discussed on Track 20: Creature fic Little Blue Dragon (https://archiveofourown.org/works/14216145) 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 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/18578920) by zaphodsgirl (36,416, M) – Prince Dean is transported to a version of his house he cannot leave, guarded by a mysterious dragon Blue Scales (https://archiveofourown.org/works/69108806) by EllenOfOz (19,340, E) – Fantasy AU where hunters Dean and Sam are hunting a dragon. Treasure Acquired (https://archiveofourown.org/works/61626508) by TobytheWise (3,036, E) – Pwp, dragon Hunter Dean gets more than he bargained for when he meets the dragon Iron and Ice (https://archiveofourown.org/works/14220135) by A_Diamond (5,000, T) – Fantasy AU, blacksmith Dean Sympathy for the Devil (https://archiveofourown.org/works/23157271) by followyourenergy (8,161, T) – Previously discussed Hoarding Instincts (https://archiveofourown.org/works/2181570) by Valinde (Valyria) (5,725, E) – In which Dean finds a homeless dragon at Starbucks and takes him home with him. Take Me Away From Here (It Feels Like the End) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/2050722) by Noname109 (1,175, T) – Prince Dean keeps being kidnapped by a dragon boy, but he really doesn’t mind Heir and Ember (https://archiveofourown.org/works/67269592/) by QuillAfterMidnight (56,419, M) – Fantasy AU, Arranged marriage AU Castiel’s Most Precious Jewel (or that time Dean married a giant lizard) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/1941621) by Valinde (Valyria) (3,690, E) – Fantasy AU, Arranged marriage AU Sparks (https://archiveofourown.org/works/22237909) by vipjuly (21,701, E) – Dean discovers the creature living in the creepy house on the corner is actually pretty nice The Night of the Hunter (https://archiveofourown.org/works/3177857) by hufflecas (13,067, E) – Urban fantasy AU, EMT Dean Treasured (https://archiveofourown.org/works/1814482) by godstielle (1,161, E) – PWP, Dean is Cas’s treasured human Waiting outside your door (https://archiveofourown.org/works/2065773) by cptwinniethepooh (18,208, T) – Dean is the unlucky virgin sacrifice, Cas is the dragon to eat him. and i will give you the sky (https://archiveofourown.org/works/36729634) by TheSilverQueen (9,216, T) – Dean volunteers to be the sacrifice in Sam’s place, and Cas takes him to his home. Dean decides to stay. In the Holes of My Sweater (https://archiveofourown.org/works/2145432) by Lynx22281 (2,540, G) – Dean offers up an annual tribute (items that he’s knitted) to the dragon To Fall and to Fly (https://archiveofourown.org/works/27979443) by Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound (87,860, M) – Dragon Cas rescues Prince Dean from the kingdom of Hell Loveable (https://archiveofourown.org/works/48276238) by Destielshipper4Cas (1,377, E) – Omegaverse, Castiel has lost one of his horns in an accident and knows that no one could find a disfigured dragon attractive, least of all his human best friend. Rescue Mission for Two (https://archiveofourown.org/works/16491326) by pherryt (48,478, M) – DCBB 2018, Soulmark epic fantasy au, art by thedogsled This Wasn’t in the Brochure (https://archiveofourown.org/works/1128298) by snarkymonkey (2,996, T) – Love at first sight on a biological expedition to Wales The Heart of Everything (https://archiveofourown.org/works/13421373) by grimmlin (116,614, M) – Medieval AU, mute Castiel Unleash the Dragon (https://archiveofourown.org/works/49476553) by nickelkeep (3,214, E) – Hot Entity Summer PWP Forest of Ice (https://archiveofourown.org/works/12706959) by HouseFernFandom (25,852, E) – Wing kink Into the Fire (https://archiveofourown.org/works/58985860) by Crematosis (23,581, E) – Omegaverse, dragon slayer Dean Falling for the dragon (https://archiveofourown.org/works/56537758) by Nachsie (7,383, T) – Supernatural Stylist Dean finds irridescent dragon Castiel Other links Love Destiel? Join the community of readers and writers at the Profound Bond Discord server (https://discord.gg/profoundbond). We have a Mixtape Book Club channel there! Our RedBubble shop is here (https://www.redbubble.com/people/MixtapeBookClub/shop). Any profits will go directly to Random Acts (https://www.randomacts.org/). Got a fic to recommend? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you! Our new intro music is a remix of “Angel with a Shotgun” by Jake Lionheart (https://twitter.com/Jake_Lionheart). The post Track 49: Dragon Castiel (https://mixtapebookclub.com/2026/02/track-49-dragon-castiel/) appeared first on Mixtape Book Club (https://mixtapebookclub.com).

2. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Track 48: Hurt/Comfort

   Mal and Ellen welcome author carnationqueen to discuss Destiel fics featuring the time-honoured trope, Hurt/Comfort. Fics include carnationqueen's What's a Little Dying Between Friends?, Flight by NorthernSparrow, On Drowning by domesticadventures, and Lights by LoversAntiquities, plus many more!

3. 

   14 Sept 2024

   Track 47: Adaptations

   Mal and Ellen welcome nickelkeep back to the podcast to discuss adaptations of existing media into Destiel fics. Fics include nickelkeep's Dean and Cas Make a Porno, The Best Judge of Happiness by tsujiharu, Revelation 13 by fullvoid and Fallout: Supernatural by insominia and MaggieMaybe160, plus many more!

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