Some people are born with a soulmate mark. Others petition the gods. The gods rarely answer, but when they do, there are consequences. For most races, soulmates are coveted. For Hobbits, soulmates are too passionate, too possessive, and have too many children and not enough prize-winning produce. Female Billa Baggins may be tempted by Thorin, but she knows better. (Everybody lives)

AU: Castiel Novak is the lead in a new musical in New York, and Dean is the stagecrew chief. What starts out as a budding romance becomes so much more when both of their pasts come into play, and their bond grows even stronger as their lives twist and turn in dark, mysterious ways they couldn't even have imagined. But will the darkness overcome their newfound light?