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~ credit to @frijolebean ~
night shift is a series of one-shots set in an au where dean never gets cured after being turned into a vampire. Instead of going back to his old life, he’s stuck living in the dark, trying to find some kind of new normal. each chapter is a snapshot of his life, set at varying points between season 6 and season 15, as he navigates the aftermath of his transformation, the toll it takes on his relationships with those he loves, and the hunger he can’t shake.
UPDATE (13/11/25): this series started as a standalone, but i’m reworking it into the first part of a four-part story. the revisions are meant to smooth out the character arcs so everything connects more naturally going forward. the tone is shifting just a little — dean’s feelings for cas are beginning to surface throughout the course of this fic, but cas doesn’t believe dean’s in love with him — not yet. therefore, the running theme i want to hold onto throughout this series is that quiet tension between hope and doubt — that longing for something real, even when neither of them can quite name it yet. chapters with sexual content will have a !, and finished chapters will have the date of completion, so you know you're reading the final version!
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