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ananke-xiii · 1 month ago

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Cas saying "I wanted to return [the cassette]" and Dean saying "It's a gift, You keep those" is not just a cute, romantic destiel moment, it's Cas wanting out of his bond with Dean (because he's about to betray him again and hypocritically thinks he can get away with that if he just returns that gift) and Dean telling him "no, you stay where you are, I demand reciprocity". The moment Dean says (and probably repeats although we don't see it) that the cassette is a gift and that he has to keep it he is implicitly requiring reciprocity which Cas won't give back.

more on reciprocity here.

#the politics of gift-giving are complex #affirm or reaffirm that something is a gift means stating that reciprocity is required #giving is always a relationship between the giver and the receiver #the same happens between amara and dean but that's for another day #“mary was " a gift. not a trial”#sometimes I feel like the romanticizing of Dean and Cas moments hides the real depth of their relationship #they weren't kidding when they said “more profound bond”#spn s12 #destiel #castiel #dean winchester #supernatural #destiel and betrayal #phd in spn s12

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