rectober #9

I didn't drop out of rectober, I swear. I just took a break from reading quite so much - I am legitimately terrified of my flist right now so I've been burying myself in my backlog of downloaded and bookmarked fic instead, but I've not been making much progress and also some of it was just meh.

Road, You Gotta Take Me Home (31957 words) by rockstarpeach
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sarah Blake/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester/Other(s)
Characters: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Ben Braeden, Castiel
Summary:

After his ex-girlfriend is killed in a car accident, Dean gains custody of her fourteen year old son. They know it’s going to be difficult, with the stress of grief and unfamiliar living conditions weighing on them, but neither of them is ready for just how difficult it really is, trying to feel out where they belong in the confusion and aftermath of such a great loss. They deal with it though. They’re family. What other choice do they have?
A family drama, featuring Dean as a new single father, Ben as a ninth grader with trouble coping, Sam as the voice of reason and the rock that holds Dean up and Cas as the sympathetic police officer who repeatedly busts Ben for petty crimes.

why you want to read this: first admitting that this one sat in my iBooks for months because i was skeptical at the summary. Dad!Dean fics make me wary as they so often are complete and utter crap. When I finally got around to it, I realised that not only was it well written, it was good. Dean/Cas are in the backseat here, this fic is more focused on Dean and Ben's relationship and their coping with Lisa's death. I love Lisa, I really do, and I get sad every time she's a nobody, because she obviously isn't a nobody to Dean, and it's great to have fic where that is acknowledged. Also, hilariously, Cas thinks that Dean and Sam are lovers and while that trope is a bit worn now, it was wonderfully done here and not at all over the top or dumb or played just for laughs (it is, in fact, not really funny - it's only funny because you as the reader see it coming).
Why you don't want to read this: N/A