Painted Angels by WinJennster

Posted on AO3

Pairing: Destiel, Anna/Dean, Sam/Gabriel

Rating: Explicit

Chapters: 25

Word Count: 105,637

Summary: Author Castiel Novak has finally hit the big time, with a book based on his failed college relationship with a brilliant painter. He's put all his pain behind him, but at a book signing, he comes face to face with  Dean Winchester for the first time in twelve years, and the reunion doesn't go like Cas hoped. Dean's a broken man, with a lot of scars and secrets, shoulders weighed down by his demons and self loathing.
Cas sees a second chance with the man he's never stopped loving, but Dean's moved on, and is about to get married. Sam launches a "brilliant" plan to reunite his brother and his best friend, but Cas is worried it will all blow up in their faces, and he'll go through the agony of losing  Dean a second time.

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This fic was recommended by my lovely friend Avery and I adored every second of it.

Featuring Cas as an author and Dean as a painter, this is a Destiel fic with everything, angst, love, drama, and a happy ending. I laughed, cried more than once, and truly loved every minute of this story.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1085792/chapters/2183980