Reg the Dogsled

Title: Hop(e)s and Honey
Author: temetnosce
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 33172
Other pairings: Hannah/Gadreel, former Balthazar/Cas, one sided Cain/Castiel, background Sam/Jess
Warning: Gaslighting and Cain is a huge asshole, also so is Michael
Current season spoilers: N
Summary: Castiel is the youngest heir of Shurley Honey, but his elder brothers seem determined to take the company in a direction that Cas finds shocking; Michael’s plan to thin their much respected 100% natural product with corn syrup fills Castiel with disgust. Still, what can he do but focus on the work?

Finding homes for his new beehives leads Castiel to the Winchester farm, where Dean grows hops and apples and brews his own craft beers and ciders. With little brother Sam moving away to pursue married life in California, Dean is faced with the unfortunate prospect of no longer being able to sustain his grandfather’s farm on his own.

Two legacy businesses collide, and in the midst of them a beekeeper and a brewer fall in love. Can they survive a long dry summer, beehive theft, cougars, and honey entrepreneur Cain Adams, whose pursuit of Castiel has more than just a business partnership in mind? For Castiel and Dean, a new life waits for them only if they can find the courage to meet each other halfway.

What new honeyed elixir will become of them during this summer of romance?
Link to fic: LINK TO A03