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The most important rule set by kindergarten teacher Dean Winchester is simple, truly it is. It has never led him astray, never let him down, and has always protected him from the ghosts of the past that just keep coming back to haunt him no matter how hard he tries to run away.
He claims that this year his rule will remain. That is, until he meets District Attorney Castiel Novak and his five year old daughter Claire. As they worm their way into both his life and his heart, Dean has time to think.
Maybe this rule is one that he can afford to break.
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16 Feb 2026
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While suffering from writer’s block, Castiel’s life changes when he discovers an abandoned record in a thrift store. Although already hooked by the vinyl’s cover, the mysterious singer worms his way into Castiel’s heart.
Frustrated after a disheartening recording session, Dean strolls into a bookstore, only to be stunned by the sci-fi novel he picks from a shelf. The impala headpiece on its cover could be a coincidence, but the author’s note cannot fool him. Whoever Emmanuel Allen is, he dedicated the book to him.
Years go by, one dedication following another, and the hidden subtext of their works speaks for itself. Unaware of the other’s identity, neither is able to stop the feelings from becoming more. Something profound.
But then Dean releases Unbeknownst Soul Mate, and their story becomes an internet phenomenon overnight.
With their identities out in the open, it should only be a matter of time until they meet for the first time. Though their relationship can’t be the fairy tale everyone believes it to be. Or can it?
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- Part 1 of Unbeknownst Soul Mate
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22 Nov 2025
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When he receives word of the sudden passing of his Uncle Chuck, the man who raised him and his twin brother, Jimmy, Castiel finds himself uprooting his quiet, uneventful life in Washington and moving back to New York.
Faced with the shadows of his past and the tattered remains of his uncle’s bookshop that he desperately wants to restore, Castiel seeks solace in the company of his feisty niece, Claire, and his best friend, Pug, the miniature pig. Pug has an attitude fit to match his fashion sense, so it’s no wonder that they soon become the talk of the neighborhood.
Then comes Dean Winchester - a man as vibrant as his ever-changing hair color. Pug wastes no time expressing his love for Dean, but it’s not quite that simple for a human.
Navigating his new and often rocky road that is his life in New York, Castiel soon realizes that things always seem brighter when Dean is around, and he doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. Is Dean really the answer to everything? Can he be the rainbow after the storm that Castiel has needed for so long? Pug thinks so.
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- Part 1 of Pugstiel
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18 Nov 2025
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Castiel knows three facts about Dean Winchester: he loves coffee, he loves pie, and as heartbreaking as it is, he’s homeless.
When Castiel offers Dean a place to stay on a cold winter night, he never expects it to lead to anything more than a simple act of kindness. But as Dean begins to take refuge in his home, Castiel’s life is turned upside down by the unanswered questions Dean carries—and the growing connection between them.
In the warmth of shared moments and quiet understanding, they both begin to heal from the past, but the future remains uncertain.
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04 Nov 2025
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Dean's never seen himself as a particularly optimistic person.
But even if he had. He thinks he'd have had trouble feeling overly positive about his new owner. A thirty-year old weirdo, some lonely alpha shut inside a malfunctioning lighthouse like it's his own personal fortress. Plus, the kindhearted captain, reluctant to bring him up. The people in town, who don't see much of him.
Dean, about to be thrown to the wolves.
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15 Oct 2025