Fic rec: Philosophy in the Dressing Room (element78)

We're just a few ticks of the clock away from a highly anticipated wedding when Dean Winchester, the groom's best man, is getting all dressed up with his seemingly reserved, calm boyfriend Castiel in a church office... Like that is ever bound to end well.

I have read my fair share of Cas/Dean stories over at fanfiction.net over the time I have been intoxicated with this couple, but no other author has managed to leave me quite as breathless and astonished as element78. Romance, humour, angst, silliness, tension, slash, brilliant creativity in both canon and AU fics - she has it all. How could anyone blame for the scream of utter joy after seeing another story of hers published? How?

Philosophy in the Dressing Room starts with a problem many readers will be familiar with - how to properly tie a tie? Luckily, Dean's not alone in his feeble attempts and Castiel comes to help the damsel fearless best man in distress. What starts as a perfectly normal abnormal pre-wedding scene quickly turns into hot sexytimes so many of us would sell their families to see on screen, perfectly written and so very wrong and blasphemous and why the hell should I even care... but oops. A side remark for the next-time bucket list - don't keep the wedding ring in your pants pocket if you're about to get a blow job!

One of my favourite things about element78's fanfiction is how precisely in character her versions of our Supernatural heroes are. Cas and his reserved demeanor, dry sense of humour and calm approach to any troubles Dean gets himself in - check, check and check. His upset reaction to Dean misplacing Castiel's tie? Believable. Offering silent comfort to Dean's worries about Sam growing up and being responsible for himself now? Absolutely a Castiel thing. Just like Dean losing a wedding ring, getting slightly drunk at the first opportunity and being overprotective of his baby Impala are all very, very, very Dean things. So much that I've actually read their dialogues with their show voices in my head. Normal? No. Amazing? Hell yes.

All in all, every time I think I have read it all, this girl comes and proves me wrong. A must-read for all Dean/Cas shippers and lovers of well-written, humorous, steamy and exceedingly lovable stories.

Read Philosophy in the Dressing Room HERE.