table } { love bingo round 3

[iluvroadrunner6]

And this is my table for love_bingo posted on DW because most of my stuff is going to wind up posted here anyway.

FINISHED FILLS

Love Binds Hearts: all along i believed i would find you, Haven, Nathan/Audrey, 1037 words.

Somebody to Love: i have spent all my years believing you, Throne of Shadows, Dean/Christine, 1028 words.

Un-break my Heart: i don't have to have these dreams no more, The Vampire Diaries/Buffyverse, Matt/Buffy, 1442 words.

Love Potion: i took my troubles down to madam ruth, Supernatural/Vampire: the Masquerade, Sam/Artemis, Dean/Everyone, 1002 words.

Family Ties: and the boy has a bite better far than his bark, Teen Wolf/Buffyverse, Derek/Dawn, 1650 words.

Vengeance: but if they get their chance they'll end it for sure, Everworld/Heroes of Olympus, Christopher/Piper, 786 words.

Widowhood: for parting is not goodbye, White Collar, Peter/El, 2,740 words.

Comfort: there is one thing that remains forever true, White Collar, Neal/Sara, 1,749 words.

Walk on the Beach: i wanna taste the way that you bleed, Riftverse, Stefan/Scarlett, 1,336 words.

Commitment Ceremony: well i know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go, Doctor Who, Doctor & Rory, 807 words

Seduction: just wanna try you on, Faenanigans, Rebekah/Hayley, 783 words

Why?: oh i'm sorry, but i'm still mad at you, The Vampire Diaries/Teen Wolf, Stefan/Allison, 1,081 words

Tenderness: there's some kind of blessing here, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor/Jane, 832 words

Tenderness: give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright, Faenanigans, Emily Bennett, 1,291 words

Polygamy: but this don't even feel like falling, The Vampire Diaries, Bonnie/Caroline/Elena, 939 words

One More Night: or maybe we could stick around for just one more drink, Beyond the Rift, Castiel & Cassie, 974 words

Indecent Proposal: you got yourself into your own mess, White Collar/Vampire Diaries-verse, Neal/Rebekah, 918 words

All By Myself: careful the wish you make, Riftverse, Charlie & Dylan, 806 words

Marriage of Convenience: maybe the problem's simply codependency, Buffyverse/Supernatural, Sam/Lilah, 610 words

Cherish: you're just like a dream, Teen Wolf (AU), Parrish/Laura, 702 words

Disagreement: when i'm out on the road, i gotta be in control, The Vampire Diaries, Elena & the Salvatores, 777 words

Yes!: please take my hand, Supernatural/Star Trek (AU), Dean/Christine, 829 words

Lovers' Quarrel: a kick in the teeth is good for some, Teen Wolf/Buffyverse, Peter/Buffy, 702 words

In the Name of Love: i'd walk to you if i had no other way, Teen Wolf (AU), Stiles/Cora, 929 words

Best Friends: you know i'll never be lonely, Doctor Who, Amy/Rory, 621 words

CLAIMED PROMPTS:
love binds hearts ~ havendiarynatural-verse ~ throughworlds
somebody to love ~ dean/christine ~ hypospraying
un-break my heart ~ surprise crossover!! ~ mothering
love potion ~ sam/artemis ~ stranger_to_the_rain
family ties ~ teen vampire slayer-verse ~ grumpypuppy
comfort ~ white collar ~ burkethejerk (Soldier)
best friends ~ ponds ~ keptbiting
vengeance ~ titanic and tacos ~ cute_andviolent
one more night ~ cas & cassie ~ ohstarryeyed
walking on the beach ~ the ship of bad life choices ~ damagedone
all by myself ~ angel bffs ~ inthistwilight
commitment ceremony ~ smith & williams ~ bowtimeandspace
polygamy ~ bonnie/elena/some really lucky duck ~ judgy
tenderness ~ emily bennett (faenanigans) ~ judgy
seduction ~ hayley/rebekah or other sexy lady times ~ ihaveclaws
indecent proposal ~ neal/rebekah ~ easily
marriage of convenience ~ sam/lilah ~ succubitch
why? ~ stefan/allison ~ transferee
tenderness ~ marvel cinematic universe ~ shesearches
widowhood ~ elizabeth burke ~ burkethejerk WHO IS A TERRIBLE PERSON
disagreement ~ elena and the salvatores ~ titfortat
yes! ~ dean/christine ~ hypospraying
lover's quarrel ~ buffy/peter ~ cunningwolf
in the name of love ~ canon au ~ fadingspark
cherish ~ parrish/laura (regency) ~ fireproofdeputy


Requests are acceptable if you know I know the fandom. Please provide them at your leisure. Otherwise I'll just write whatever I want.

Final Word Count:
24,630 words

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or maybe we could stick around for just one more drink ~ beyond the rift ~ 974 words

[toomuchheart]

Every year, just for a day, Castiel finds himself back in Chicago again.

He isn’t sure how it happens, or why, but he’s always grateful when he does, as in a lot of ways it feels like coming home in a way he’s never felt before. Possibly, because Chicago was the first place he ever felt like he had a home. And even though he knows he only has twenty-four hours, he still takes his time, sitting in Grant Park and just taking all of it in. He’s not worried about running out of time (he knows he will in the end). He doesn’t sleep anyway, so some ways he knows he has more time than most.

First he finds Kali – or rather, Gabriel finds Kali, after she winds up stranded on Navy Pier – followed by Jo at a bar somewhere in the theater district. That particular situation might have resulted in him unexpectedly crashing a production of Chicago in the theater behind the bar, but he apologized and he’s fairly certain they’ve forgiven him.

For the most part, anyway.

The one person he has a truly hard time finding, however, is Cassie. It hurts, in a way, that he can’t seem to find her no matter what he does, but he knows that the rifts can be unpredictable, and just because he always comes back to Chicago for that last day, doesn’t mean his friends always will. Never mind the fact that for some of them it might have been more than a year, and they might not be the person he remembers.

Or that they’re not out there anymore to find, though that is an answer that Castiel simply won’t accept. After seeing that Jo is alright, he returns to his sentry position in Grant Park, sitting on one of the quiet benches as the sun goes down and waiting for that nagging familiar presence in the back of his mind. He waits patiently, quietly, sitting with his dog and his kitten, Chuck, and looking to anyone else like another nondescript business man hanging out with his dog in the middle of the park.

Just as twilight is fading to the dark of the night, he feels it. That quiet whisper of “Cas?” from somewhere within the city, and he’s flying to her in a second, a small smile on his face to match her bright one.

“Hello, Cassie.”

“Hello, Cas,” she replies with a small smile in return. She’s older than he remembers, with lines folding around her eyes and the corners of her mouth, and gray strands dotting her hair. Still, where it matters, she’s still the same Cassie, and he would recognize her anywhere. She steps forward, before linking her arm in his. “How much time do you have?”

“About twelve hours,” he responds simply. “Give or take.”

“Well then,” she says with a nod as she drags him towards one of the local bars. “Better make the most of it, then.”

* * * * *

By the time the sun starts to come up, the two of them are sitting on the fountain to watch the sunrise, Cassie’s head resting against his shoulder with a soft sigh. “You’ve got a lot of adventures ahead of you.”

Castiel looks down at her for a moment, shifting to let his hand rest over hers. “Have I?” He’s not used to someone knowing his story in advance, after studying those on Earth for so long from Heaven.

“These days – they happen every year, but they don’t always happen in order, least not where the two of us are concerned,” she says with a small smile. “Don’t worry. I’m not going to spoil the surprise. But when you see me next, make sure you tell me all of them, yeah? I don’t want to miss a moment of them.”

“I promise,” he nods with a small smile, and that’s a promise he has no trouble making. He’s sure that she will be happy to hear all of them, and he hopes he has many to tell.

“Good.” She squeezes his hand again, before sighing softly. “I miss you. But I’m glad we still get these little visits. One night of time with you is better than no time at all.”

“I agree,” he says with a nod, but he knows he can feel his time in Chicago drawing to a close. It’s almost time for them to part ways, and as much as he doesn’t want to say goodbye, he knows he’s going to have to. “Maybe you can come with me this time.”

“Ahh, that’s not how the story goes,” she chides, before patting his hand gently. “And I have a family to get back to. I have a feeling my days of bouncing through the universe are behind me.”

He considers that carefully for a moment, before glancing over to her with a small frown. “Is there a way to say goodbye that isn’t saying goodbye?” Humans are so inventive with their language, filling it with nuance and meaning, and he knows there’s a way to convey the sentiment he wishes to convey, but after so many years of trying to learn more and more about humans, there are still some places that he doesn’t know where to start.

She glances up at him with a nod, and smiles a bit as she does. “See you soon,” she states carefully. “Or ‘Until we meet again’ if you wish to be more dramatic, but you’re not really the dramatic type.”

No, he certainly is not. He nods for a moment, before turning and pressing a soft kiss to the top of her head. As the sun rises, he knows his time is up. “See you soon, Cassie.”

He disappears before he can hear the whispered “see you soon” in return.