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Tacenda - Chapter 33 Snippet
“Are you okay?” Hermione asks Eleanor watching her with concern.
Eleanor startles before smiling at Hermione. “Yeah, sorry. I’m just a little distracted.��
Hermione nods knowingly as Professor Sinistra starts the class.
“Welcome everyone, today we’re going to be starting a new project focusing on the constellations and what they represent. I want us to start with the zodiac constellations, what separates the 12 months not by calendar month but astrologically and the impacts that has on those months.” She starts.
“To do this I would like you to work in pairs again as I feel that went rather well last time. All of your work was excellent.” She beams at them. “Let’s see Goldstein and Turpin, Granger and Nott and Harris and Zabini.” She announces. “Please move as appropriate.”
Eleanor turns to stare at Theo wide eyed, he’s looking at her almost painfully whilst Blaise has a smug smirk on his face. Eleanor hears Hermione groan quietly before collecting her belongings.
Blaise does the same before gracefully dropping into the seat beside her.
“Hello.” He tells her his voice tinged with humour.
“Hi.” She replies politely thought she’s still watching Theo, who’s looking at them moodily.
She hears a small snort beside her. “He’s such a child sometimes. Look that that pouty sulk.”
Eleanor turns back to stare at Theo and can’t help the small giggle that escapes her lips, he does look like a sulking child. He shoots them a questioning look to which Blaise sends him a wink making Eleanor giggle again.
Theo’s face drops and he straightens up obviously wondering what they’re talking about.
“He’s very precious.” Blaise informs her. “He likes to have you all to himself and he’ll hate not knowing what I’m telling you right now. I could be spilling all his dirty secrets to you.”
Eleanor bites her bottom lip her eyes lighting up. “Like what?” She inquires.
Blaise shoots her an amused look as he organises his equipment on the desk before them.
“That would be telling dear Eleanor.” He smirks.
They turn around paying attention to Professor Sinistra before being told to research the zodiac signs. Eleanor taps her quill before glancing at Blaise, pressing her tongue to the roof of her mouth.
“What else?” She asks.
“Pardon?” Blaise states continuing to skim through his book.
“You said he likes to keep me to himself and worries what I’ll find out. What else is there?”
Blaise gives her a conspiratorial smile. “He’s extremely jealous.” He says shocking Eleanor who thought he wouldn’t tell her anything about his best friend. “He hates knowing other boys are looking at you, he rants about it nightly. He really hates Thomas because he was your first real boyfriend and knowing there was someone before him makes him want to remove Thomas from the face of the Earth.”
“Oh.” Eleanor mutters a little shocked at that. “Well he can’t talk. How many girls has he been with?” She tuts a little annoyed at his double standards.
“Not many.” Blaise tells her with a serious expression. “He’s never actually dated, he’s snogged about 4, maybe 5 at a party and slept with 2. They weren’t serious and the girls knew that before they did anything if you’re wondering.”
“Still it’s more than me.” Eleanor huffs.
“One more.”
Eleanor stares at him with wide eyes. “He told you?” She gasps.
“I figured it out. It wasn’t hard, you and Thomas were together for months. Theo deluded himself into believing you were study buddies though.” Blaise says with an eyeroll. “I swear he was so moody after he found out. He kept saying Thomas isn’t worthy of you, which he’s not by the way, and today more than proved that.”
Eleanor blushes at Blaise’s words. Her friends and Theo had told her that but to hear him say it made her feel on display as though everyone knew her business.
“He’s not really got anything to be jealous of.” Eleanor says feebly. “Me and Dean are in the past and obviously neither of us want anything anymore.”
Blaise gives her a sceptical look. “You’re blissfully ignorant dear Eleanor.”
“Huh?” She asks inelegantly.
“There’s a reason Thomas has been acting the way he has. He’s noticed you with other boys and he doesn’t like it, he’s still infatuated with you and despite his tongue being rammed down the Weasley girls throat, he’s somehow still tripping over it because of you.” He states as if it’s obvious.
“That’s not true, we broke up together.”
“I think he agreed to that because he didn’t know what else to do, or perhaps he thought you’d immediately go running back to him. I don’t know but what I do know is that he watches you obsessively, he threatens boys that publicly talk to you and acts as though you’re his possession. It’s barbaric and he’s a neanderthal.”
Eleanor blinks trying to process Blaise’s words. “But he’s with Ginny.”
“And did you not think of our Theodore when you snogged Thomas?” He questions with a raised brow.
Eleanor blushes because she had but she hadn’t ever told anyone that before.
“I thought so.” Blaise states smugly.
“Shut up.” Eleanor tells him earning a small laugh.
“Seriously though Theo is beyond protective of you, he has been for years without you even knowing. When you first started dating Thomas it was like living with a gremlin, he’d appear shout something and disappear again.”
Eleanor feels her lips pull up at that. She didn’t even realise Theo paid that much attention to her.
“I didn’t realise. I used to hate how many girls he was always with, I thought it was because he was a playboy, but I think I might have been a little jealous looking back.” She admits.
“I know.” Blaise tells her.
“Is there anything you don’t know?” Eleanor asks crossing her arms and rolling her eyes.
“Not really. People talk too much and forget to listen. We’re all open books if we just take the time to read each other.” Blaise tells her. “Theo hasn’t stopped watching you by the way.”
Eleanor’s eyes instantly dart to him and he’s leaning on the desk, looking as though he’s about to write though he’s watching Eleanor through his lashes. Her lips automatically pull up and Theo grins at her in response.
She bites her lip as her heart stutters.
“See.” Blaise says gesturing between them. “Utterly obvious to anyone looking.”
Eleanor blushes picking her quill up and turning back to her work.
“Yeah well you know so it’s easier for you.”
“I didn’t always know.” He says.
“Hmm, how long have you actually known? I know you two mentioned you knowing about his crush in fourth year.” Eleanor asks still revelling in the idea of Theo being obsessed with her since then.
Blaise leans back in his chair as he thinks. “I think I’ve always known. I remember you two being close on the way to Hogwarts, chattering through the ceremony. Then he looked heartbroken when you got sorted into Gryffindor. After that he always watched you but refused to talk to you, it was painful. You remember how I found out about the Yule Ball right?”
Eleanor blushes. “You insinuated Theo was… thinking about me.” She says though she knows he’s just winding his friend up.
Blaise nods. “Yes and whilst he thinks that’s the first time I caught him he’d started doing it the previous year and he’s loud.” Oh, fuck it’s true. “Lucky for him I learned silencing spells the first time because there would have been shit if Draco heard him.”
Eleanor’s jaw has dropped a blush coating her cheeks.
“Oh.” Is all she manages to say.
“I think the time of the Yule Ball was different, I don’t know if he sounded more desperate or if it was because we were drunk but he stumbled out of his bed and saw me. I didn’t even pretend not to hear, I just straight up asked him.”
“What did he say?” She asks quietly.
“At first he denied it. He’s a pureblood in a not-so-happy home, it’s not something he can easily admit to. But eventually he confessed, he told me a little bit about what happened at the ball and that he’d dreamt of it long before that moment.”
“Gosh.”
“Hmm.” Blaise agrees. “Eleanor, do me a favour. Theo acts tough but he’s not, he really, truly adores you and I think it would kill him if anything happened. I’m not saying you plan on leaving him or doing something stupid but Hogsmeade was the closest I’ve seen him to having a breakdown and considering his home that’s a miracle.”
Eleanor fills with guilt at his words, she didn’t mean to make him feel like that not really. She nods, her mouth dry at the thought before they return to their work.
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ajvocals43 · 3 years ago
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Te Quiero
Paring: Dean Winchester x Reader
Word Count: 4,481 words 
Warnings: Fluff, kinda crappy writing
Summary: Dean finds out Y/n speaks Spanish 
The woman would not stop crying. She was speaking so fast it took a moment for us to realize that she actually wasn't speaking English. She had to have been in shock witnessing what she did, but we couldn't speak to her while she was in this state. When it did register that she was indeed speaking Spanish, the boys looked at a loss. I rolled my eyes at them and their apparent inability to comfort a scared woman and walked toward her. I sat the witness down softly. 
“Tranquila. Tranquila” (Calm down.) I kept repeating. She stopped talking so fast but she was still breathing too fast. She was going to pass out. “Sigueme. Inhala.”(Follow me, Inhale) I paused, “Exhala.” (Exhale) She struggled for the first bit but soon she had calmed down and I was able to talk to her. “Ahora. Soy Agente Greene y nosotros estamos con el FBI. ¿Puedes decirme que has visto? Desde el principio?” (Now. I’m Agent Greene, and we are with the FBI. Can you tell me what you’ve seen? From the beginning?) She hesitated for a moment, looking between me and the boys before she finally settled back on me and began to tell me what happened. 
After she had finished telling me her story I thanked her for her cooperation and went back to talk to the boys who were strangely still standing there with shocked looks on their faces. “What’s up with you two?” I asked when I got back to them. 
Dean was the first to speak up. “Since when do you speak Spanish?” 
“Oh, um… since elementary school I guess. My parents wanted me to be bilingual. Said it ‘opened more doors for my future’. Anyway, based on her statement, I think I know where we need to go next.” I started walking to the car, not waiting for them to follow me. But I did hear what followed. 
“Did you know she speaks Spanish?” Dean asked. 
“No.” Sam answered. 
“Do you speak Spanish?” Dean continued. 
“Not like that.” Sam answered. 
I laughed before I called behind me, “Vamonos chicos. No tenemos todo el día.” (Lets go boys. We don’t have all day.)  
“That’s hot.” Dean said quietly. I heard him though. I also heard the smack he received from his little brother. I tried and failed to bite back my snicker as we all climbed into the car. 
                                            … Time skip …
  "Wait, so you understand all those shows we watch?" Dean asked incredulously. He'd been like this since Sam had left to get food. I’d translated the woman’s story and Dean and I were supposed to be researching. It confused me at first why Dean had chosen to stay and research rather than getting food at the nearby diner and probably flirting with the waitress that was working. Not that I'm bitter or anything. I’d only had a crush on the older Winchester for like the last 3 years. But he would never know that. He'd never know how much our flirty banter and the little touches here or there affected me. But anyway, that was normal routine, Dean went out while Sam and I stayed and researched. It almost concerned me when he nearly shoved Sam out the door. But the second that door closed, rather than hitting the books, Dean started bombarding me with questions about my being bilingual. When I learned Spanish, why, how long I've been this way, etc.
"Um…Yeah." I answered. It would freak me out a bit if I didn't know it was also a tactic to keep from reading lore. But I also knew the reasoning for his curiosity went far beneath the surface. He’d told me that he was never great in school, that it was always more Sam’s thing than him. I knew that his curiosity was also due to the fact that he never was into academics the way me and his little brother were. I didn't feel pity for him though. On the contrary. It actually furthered my feelings for him because no, he didn't do much in school. But that was because he was focused on saving people like the truly amazing person that he is. 
"Like all of them?" He asked again. I realized I’d zoned out for a minute. 
"Yes.” I answered again. I couldn't help but add, “And you are usually not right about what's happening." He makes that face at me. You know the one where he tries to act like he knows what he's talking about and doesn't really care but he's kind of surprised and maybe upset or confused. I couldn't help giggling at him a little bit. 
He looked at me kind of weird for a second before saying, “Say something in Spanish.” 
"What? Why?" I asked back. 
"Because. Say something. What's this?" He picked out a book from the stack on the table. 
“Un libro.” I deadpanned. 
“What's that?” he asked again, pointing to the window. So I answered. 
"Una ventana" I said, confused. Why is he just asking about random things? Wouldn't he want to know how to say certain phrases or something? I would think that “Son of a bitch” or something like that would be the thing that he would want me to translate. 
“Say something else.” He seemed a little too excited about this. 
"Like what?" I felt at a loss. I didn't want to disappoint him, he looked so cute like this. 
"I don't know. Something. Anything." It was like he was a kid or something. I didn't understand why he was so interested in random Spanish words. It's not like it was anything special. 
“C’mon one more thing. Say something.” He kept repeating that until I finally caved. It had been circulating for a while now and at this point it was all I could think of. It wasn't like he would know what I meant anyway. 
Screw it. “Te quiero.” 
Deans looked confused, “What does that mean?” 
“Nothing. It was stupid. Silly.” Dean kept asking what it meant until Sam finally walked in and saved me the embarrassment of having to explain what my translation meant. 
That was until he asked, “You guys haven't even opened the books! I knew better than to leave the two of you to study. You're a bad influence on her Dean.'' He was obviously part joking. He hadn't realized the weight of the air until then though. Suddenly, he recognized something was up. “What's going on?” 
“What does ‘te quiero’ mean?” Dean asks. 
Sam was stunned. He looked at me and asked, “You said that to him?” Crap. I forgot about Sam. He knew what I said.
I couldn't make eye contact with either of them. No way could I explain myself right now. It would be way too awkward, especially with Sam here to see all of it unfold. The rejection, the humiliation. I couldn’t think of anything to say but I also knew that I couldn’t stay in this room to see the fallout of a very stupid, impulsive decision. 
“Y/n. Sam. What does it mean?” Dean kept asking. Finally I couldn't take anymore. I stood up, grabbed my coat and went for the door. 
“I need some air. Ill be back later.” And with that I walked out. 
                                                 Dean POV
What the hell just happened? One moment we were having fun and the next she totally clammed up. No one would tell me what she said. Was it something about me? Had she finally caught on to my feelings? I tried to keep them to myself as much as possible. I knew I was pushing it when I sent Sam to get the food. I was just so excited. I never knew another language could be so interesting. 
Or maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was her. Y/n. The way she spoke the language, how her mouth moved to form the words. She was so hot when she spoke nerdy already, adding another language only furthered that. I always joked about Sam being a huge nerd but on Y/n, it was different. It was sexy. She was so smart. A talent I had never mastered but one she used with ease. 
I kept going over the moments of our conversation. She was so beautiful laughing about the shows we watched. And her small giggles and the little nose scrunch that she did when she was confused with me. She was adorable. 
Today was the first time I had seen her smile in a long time and I missed seeing it. She had such a beautiful smile. I wanted to be the reason for that smile, the same way she was for mine. I wish I could make her smile and laugh like she had earlier, everyday. She used to do it much more frequently. I especially loved when her giggles were paired with a blush or a small smack because I had turned our banter dirty. I took every opportunity that I could to make her face that cute little pink color, but a little while ago, it seemed to stop happening as much. I’m still not sure why but the only reason I could see was that I had taken things too far. My small remarks or touches became uncomfortable for her. It was hard not to continue those things, I felt so much for her it was hard to put into words. But the last thing I want is for her to ever, ever feel uncomfortable or unsafe around me. So I stopped. But I wish we could go back to it. I just want to make her happy. 
I never wanted to admit my crush and I like to think I hide it well so I wouldn't ever have to. But then of course Bobby found out, but you couldn't keep a secret from Bobby no matter how good of an actor you were. But I’d sworn Bobby to secrecy. I knew the time would come when I would have to get over my thing for her. It was too dangerous to be with me. No one ever survived it and I couldn't live with myself if something happened to her. 
It’d been a little while since Y/n had left the room, but I had to try one last time. I looked at Sam and asked again, more seriously this time, “What does it mean?” 
Sam looked at me and said, “Dean, it means ‘I love you’”. 
“What?” I asked dumbly. 
“‘Te quiero’, it means I love you.” Sam said slower, like I was indeed a child. 
“Yeah I heard you the first time.” But I couldn't really process what was happening. No way she actually feels the same way about me. She couldn't. She never showed any indication that she was attracted to me, or at least none that I noticed. She had to have been joking with me when she told me that. But then, why did she run out like that? Was it really possible that she felt things toward me too? 
I mulled that little crisis over in my head while half-assing my research. Y/n came back a little later and I didn't know how to bring up what had happened earlier. To be completely honest, I kind of felt like they were playing some kind of joke on me. But the part of me that really wanted it to be true, also didn't want to talk about it because what if we actually got involved? That would paint a huge target on top of the one that already existed on her back. I couldn't let her make that mistake. 
I was waffling over what to say to her when she began scrolling through one of the books. Before I could say anything, she began explaining what the monster in this town was, where it was and basically an entire plan on how to kill it. I wasn't sure if I was thankful or not that she immediately went into work mode. I knew that we couldn't talk about this now but I also knew that it would have to come up eventually. 
But maybe eventually didn't have to come for a long, long time. 
                               … Time skip + Back to Y/n POV …
A little while after the case. We still haven’t talked about what happened and what I said to Dean. Thankfully, I'm pretty sure he is still clueless as to what I told him. Things went back to normal -or what we consider normal. We went on a few more hunts and finally, last night we came back to Bobby's for some recharging. Bobby also said that there was something important happening that we needed to be here for. And maybe I'm slow but from what I can tell, nothing is happening. Bobby refuses to tell us what is going on but Sam seems to know. I think they're planning something but I'm not sure what. They disappeared earlier this morning before Dean or I had gotten out of our beds this morning. I came down and found nothing but what was left of breakfast and a note saying they'd come find us when they needed us. Dean came down shortly afterwards, so we sat and ate breakfast together. It was nice. We cleaned up breakfast and moved to the living room to watch some TV. Really, the whole morning was very pleasant until he opened his stupid mouth. 
Which brings us to now, with Dean and I bickering like children. “Of course we had to kill her!” 
“Maybe we wouldn't have had to if you two would stop threatening her! She was obviously new, maybe we could have gained an ally!” 
“You are so naive!” 
“Naive? At least I wasn't flirting with her!” 
“Hey, that was before I knew she was a demon.” 
“Uh huh, all it takes is a pretty face right?” 
“Hey, that's not fair. And at least I can get a date.” That’s not a fair statement and the immediate look of regret that crosses his face as soon as
I brush it off, “Those aren't dates and you know it. They're one night stands with Barbie.” Ok, now I'm not being fair to those women. “While I'm sure they are wonderful people, do you even know their names by the end of the night?” He got that look again that has me trying to stifle a laugh. He looks like he wants to say something, but he quickly goes quiet. 
“I know some of their names.” He tries to defend but I can tell it's a teasing. I know Dean better, he acts like he's this uncaring playboy but he's not. I know that he makes sure each of those girls are just as willing as he is, and that they're both safe the whole time. Even if he leaves in the middle of the night, there's no doubt in my mind that before he leaves, he checks for any and all threats in the house. I know that he cares. He keeps people safe, it's who he is.
I can't help smiling at him as I think about all this. He doesn't try to fill the silence although he doesn't seem weirded out that I'm just staring at him wither. In fact, he's smiling right back at me. Suddenly the air feels much thicker. And Dean and I are sitting much closer to each other than I thought we were. 
Dean looks like he's about to say something again but then we hear Bobby coming in the front door. “Hey, you two idjits feel like getting off your asses to come and help me and Sam downstairs?” 
“Depends,” I answer, “on if we get to know what we're helping with. What is it?” 
“You… have to see it to understand it.” Bobby says. It must be something big for him to not have words for it. Dean and I look at each other, before we both hold up fists. 
“No.” Bobby deadpans. “We need you both.” I can practically hear him rolling his eyes at us. 
“Ugh. Fine.” Dean gets up before me and holds his hand out for me. I'm a little surprised because he usually only does this after a major fight or something where I get seriously hurt. I put my hand in his but as I go to stand up, (like the coordinated person I am) I forget that there's a cord by my foot and trip. Which would be fine if I didn't land on Dean’s chest. He catches me before we fall of course but that's not the problem here. The problem is I can feel the heat from his body seeping into mine from the close contact. We only ever really hugged when one of us was in mortal danger or someone dies so I'm not used to this kind of touch from him. 
“Are you okay?” Dean asks, looking down at me. 
“I'm so sorry. I'm fine.” I can't look at him in the eyes. I'm blushing too hard and I know he's going to laugh at me. I would want to laugh at myself if I wasn't the one experiencing this. But because I'm not making eye contact, I'm staring at his chest, which is not helpful at all. “I’m just…” I push off and out of his hold. “Gonna go help Bobby and Sam, with that thing.” I back away slowly, nearly tripping over the lamp that that stupid cord was attached to. I can hear him starting to laugh as I walk out of the living room and down to the basement. 
When we get down to the basement, the panic room is open. “Whats up?’ Dean asks. 
“See for yourself.” Bobby said, gesturing at the opened room. 
Dean and I look at each other skeptically before both advancing towards the door. When we look in there isn't anything special about the room, it still looks the same as it had the last time I'd seen it. “What-” I'm interrupted as suddenly something pushes me into the room. Dean had apparently been pushed to because we both stumble in and I hear the door slam shut behind us. “What the hell?” I turn around and yell. “Why are we in here?” 
Suddenly I see Sam behind Bobby. “You two have some unfinished business. You're in there to deal with it like adults. Well let you both out when you're finished.” Sam says. And then they turn around and start to do…something I can't see what they're doing, the window in the door is only so big. 
I dont get why they blocked us in here. There's nothing that I can think of that Dean and I would have to talk about. I keep racking my brain but I keep coming up blank. I have no possible idea what they are talking about. I try yelling to them to get some answers but they ignore me. They actually both put on those big earmuffs that cancel out sound and I can't help what comes out of my mouth next. 
I'm actually not sure what comes out of my mouth next. I just know that I can't stop. I'm so pissed right now, I'm still tired from the last few hunts we went on and I'm in no mood for pranks right not. I just wish that they would tell me whatever the hell the reason was for our being locked in here. 
                                                  3rd POV
Dean sat against the far wall, watching her scream at the wall. The words were not in English but from her body language, he could tell they were probably all swears. It made him smile to think that her tiny body (although she wasn't remotely tiny) could hold so much rage. Dean was also trying to figure out why they were in there but it took him much less time to figure it out. But that was because he had hardly stopped thinking about it since that day. 
She loved him. It was a crazy thing to think. How? When? Why? All questions that he probably should have thought through by now, it's been weeks since she'd told him. Or rather, since Sam translated it for him. He didn't know how to bring it up to her. Hell, he didn't want to bring it up to her. But on the off chance that they could actually make this work? It'd be everything. 
Neither is sure how much later it is when Y/n finally sits down next to Dean with a sigh of defeat. It's then that she realizes he's been silent this whole time. “What's up with you?” 
“I know why we're in here.” She looks at him shocked. “We need to talk about that hunt a couple of weeks ago.” It takes a minute for her to register what he's talking about but when she does, she freezes. She jumps up and starts pacing, she hides her face in her hands while she tries to figure out what to say. 
Dean lets her pace for a little but when he realizes that she's not going to stop anytime soon, he slowly gets up to follow her. Before he can get to her, she's running at the door, pounding and swearing at presumably Bobby and Sam on the other side of the door. He cant help but admire her passion. She was so damn hot. He laughs at himself a little for this. He really was gone, there was no getting over her. He was done for. 
He reaches for her arm and quickly spins her around into him, nearly mirroring their earlier position from when he had caught her. Once again, she's staring at his chest. He ducks to meet her gaze when he says, “Sam told me what you said. That you… ya know…” 
Her eyes widen before they slam shut tightly. “I'm so sorry. I knew it was stupid. I shouldn't have even said it but its been kind of circulating for a while now and for some reason my stupid mouth couldn’t hold it in anymore. Which is also why I think that whole mind over matter thing is ridiculous cause if I really didn't want to tell you, I shouldn't have been able to. Which obviously isn't the point here but-” she's cut off when his lips descend on hers. It's quick, hard but still somehow sweet. His lips are soft, but persistent against hers. And for that moment, everything falls into place. They're completely timeless, lost in each other. There's no worry or fear or frustration with anyone or anything. There is only their feelings for each other, and that happiness that each person brings out in the other. 
The kiss is over way too quickly for either of them. She's stunned when he pulls away and he can't help but laugh at them a little bit. He feels the same way. Wow. He never knew a kiss could feel like that. 
She still has that glazed look in her eyes when he says, “I feel the same way.” 
“What?” She asks, confused, still stuck in his kiss. She's staring at his chest, introspective so he tilts her chin up. 
This time he's grinning as he says,“You know how much I suck at saying this kind of stuff. But, ‘te quiero’.” She laughs a bit at his pronunciation. “Don't laugh at me. I'm trying here.” 
“Really?” She asks. 
“Yeah really, I can't speak Spanish.” He's starting to get a little frustrated but he can't stay mad when she looks so beautiful laughing, even if it's at his expense. 
 “No I mean, you actually feel that way about me? How? I mean, not to sound cliche but I'm not your usual type. And we’re not exactly known for this kind of thing.” 
“I'm willing to try if you are. And no, you're not my usual type. You’re so much better. You're sweet, and caring and at the same time badass and sexy.” She laughs a little at that. “What?” 
“Sexy?” She asks, giving him the “really? That's the best you could come up with?” look. 
“Hell yes. Have you seen yourself? Soft skin, curls and curves. Not to mention bilingual and smart as a whip. You're the whole package baby.” 
She looks away at this, blushing and shaking her head slightly at him. “Well you're no slouch yourself.” She pauses then. “But again, we are not exactly good at this kind of thing.” 
“I'm willing to try if you are.” She looks in his eyes, searching for any hesitancy but she doesn't find any. All she finds is what she imagines is in her own eyes. Hope. 
“I am.” They're both smiling at each other like idiots before she asks, “So… what now? How do we let them know that we talked?” He looks over her shoulder at the door. 
“I don't really know. But to be honest, I don't really care.” he says, that signature grin coming back to his lips. 
“Why not?” she asks confused. He pulls her in impossibly closer. 
“Because” he leans in and kisses her. This one is much slower but so much more passionate. It's filled with love and it's the best feeling either of them can imagine right now. There's no other place they’d rather be. And at this point, as long as she had him, she didn't care that Bobby and Sam locked them in here. However, whenever they did let them out, they were both going to receive an ass whooping. But that wasn’t important now. What was important was that she finally has Dean. That sounds kind of supervillainy. What she means is that shes finally home. She has everything she could want right here.
He breaks the kiss, but leans his forehead against hers. “I can hear you thinking.” he says softly. 
“Sorry, it's the voices. They’re commenting on your butchering of the Spanish language.” She smiles at him. 
“Shut up.” he smiles back as he leans back in to connect their lips again. They stay like that for a while, kissing slowly. There's no need to be anywhere right now, but soon the kisses pick up pace. When they are full on making out, the door opens. They pull apart after a moment when they hear Bobby’s voice. 
“OK ok, break it up lovebirds. I'm glad you idjits finally worked it out but we’ve got a visitor.” She's slightly mortified but Dean and Bobby just laugh. She tries to detach herself, but Dean’s grip is strong around her waist. Bobby leaves and Dean can't help but lean in again and kiss her softly. 
She smiles at him and he says, “Say it again.” 
There's no question as to what he's referring to. “Te quiero” 
“Me too”. He gives her another quick kiss before he grabs her hand and pulls her up the stairs to meet whoever is at the door. 
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let-them-read-fics · 4 years ago
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Blackpink HC / One Shots: Enemies to Lovers, College AU (1/2)
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Warnings / Misc. -- Bickering, Rivalry, Fluff
A/N: Hey everyone! Anon, I assume you wanted to see each individual relationship with the girls and not OT4 x Reader. If not, I apologize, but I hope you enjoy this regardless.
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Jisoo
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Kim Jisoo: The girl at the top of her class, breezing through her school years with little competition whatsoever. She was used to winning, and anyone that ever tried to challenge her eventually gave up.
You: Also used to being at the top of your class, you were the first person to actually give Jisoo a run for her money. You didn't shy away when challenged by her, and that took her aback.
Your rivalry was one rooted in academics.
When a new project was assigned and you were allowed to choose your teammates, everyone would flock to the two of you in hopes of getting picked.
Bragging rights were awarded to whoever had the longest line of people.
Impatiently waiting to see who scored higher on tests.
Rubbing it in when you did better, and vice versa.
"Ha! Take that, Jisoo. I got a 98."
"Don't get cocky, Y/N. I beat you by 6 points last week."
"Yeah, yeah," you brush her off. "Look who's on top now." You hold your paper up, smiling when she rolls her eyes.
Other competitions were held, and even the teachers caught on and would adjust their lessons accordingly.
"Class, today we'll be having a set of one on one debates, and an anonymous vote will determine the winner of each. The person who defends their opinion the most effectively will win. Jisoo and Y/N, you're up first."
Although losing was always annoying, it made you respect each other a little more.
You both loathed and revered each other, though you'd never let that secret out.
Fighting for the best scholarships and rankings.
Constant bickering and one liners in class
"Should I go ahead and apologize now, or is it okay to wait?"
"Apoligize for what?"
"Ending your career."
*unintelligible mumbling*
"What was that, Y/N?" Jisoo inquires, cocking her head to the side as she narrows her eyes at you.
"I said: you're going down."
She scoffs at that, unaffected. "Please, I'd like to see you try."
You ended up winning that day, and she was all *surprised pikachu*
School would always be interesting and eventful with her
Pretty much everyone else can tell that you have a thing for one another, but the two of you remain oblivious.
Turning Point
Both of you joined the academic team when you enrolled, which meant that you'd be going toe to toe with other school teams in pursuit of the winning title.
On one of your overnight field trips to face off against another school, you were assigned to the same hotel room.
"Mrs. Wilson, I can't stay with her--" You walk down the hotel hallway behind your instructor, hoping she'll see your point. Her reasoning for putting you together on the roster is beyond you.
"Y/N, it's only for a night. You know we can't afford to give all of you individual rooms; our budget's already small." She reasons, eventually turning towards you when she reaches the elevator.
"Alright," you relent with a sigh, putting your hands up.
What she says next surprises you. "Who knows, you might enjoy it." A knowing look shines in her eye, and a small smirk threatens to tug at her features.
The elevator dings just as you go to question her about it, and she bids you farewell before heading in.
You can do this, Y/N. It's just one night; how bad can it be? You ask yourself, taking your sweet time in going back to the room.
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An Hour Later
In an attempt to kill some time and recover from the fatigue your long road trip brought on, you've been trying to relax and take a nap. In fashion with your typical luck, though, Jisoo is making that nearly impossible.
"Jisoo, turn it down!" You groan, tossing a pillow at her head. She sits on the loveseat at the foot of your bed, completely fixated on the images flashing before her eyes as she plays her video game.
"Shhh, stop distracting me." She says over her shoulder, making you huff.
You value your pride too much to ask nicely, so you suck it up and stick it out for a little while longer. When she lets out a loud shout a few minutes later, though, you've reached the end of your patience.
Wordlessly, you get out of bed and stomp over to the TV, standing directly in front of it.
"Y/N, move! I'll lose!"
You stay there with your arms crossed, and are soon rewarded by the game's voiceover announcing: "Game over."
She huffs and sets her controller down, clearly upset.
"Sucks when people don't listen, huh?" You challenge, still mad that you've been denied a proper nap for so long. Every time you'd be right on the cusp of being drug under, slipping in and out of glorious slumber, she'd do something to ruin it. You're cranky now, and being petty seems like a just punishment for her.
"I can't believe you did that," she shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "That was the championship match!"
"Oh well," you shrug, a smirk tugging at your lips at that new piece of info. Perhaps justice has been served after all.
With one more warning glance at her to tell her not to do it again, you go back to the bed and get comfy, settling under the warm blankets.
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30 Minutes Later
"ON YOUR RIGHT, ABOUT TO ROUND THE CORNER!" Jisoo bellows out, smirking when she feels you stir behind her. You scowl, wiping the sleep from your eyes.
"Jisoo, I swear to God," you grumble, feeling the irritation rise in you all over again. You get up again and approach her, but she has a plan this time. In one fluid motion, she sticks her foot out in front of you, making you stumble and fall to the ground.
"What the--" as you prepare to reprimand her, you see something out of your peripheral. Aided by your new perspective, you spot the remote controller on the coffee table right in front of you, just an arm's length away.
When Jisoo notices that you haven't screamed at her yet, she looks down and realizes her mistake. A dramatic moment passes where you both lock eyes, before immediately diving for the remote. You manage to get to it first, quickly hugging it close to your body and rolling away from her. She pounces a second later, reaching her hands around you to pry it from your grip.
"Give it back, Y/N!"
"No!"
You writhe underneath her until she manages to get the upper hand, straddling your hips in an attempt to pin you down. She sits back on her knees, gazing down at you as your chests heave from the effort you've exerted.
"Give it." She commands, holding her hand out expectantly.
You shake your head, amused that she thought that would be enough to sway you. "No."
"Then you leave me no choice." Her hands dart forward to your abdomen, and she begins tickling you mercilessly in order to make you surrender. Calls for her to cease her assault struggle past your lips, but you know it's futile. She's a determined person just like you, and she won't stop until she gets what she wants.
So, after taking a second to think of a way out of your predicament, a brilliant idea pops into your head.
You finally let her pry your arms open, smirking when she cheers and claims victory. In one fluid motion, just as she had done before, you wrap your leg around one of hers and flip her onto her back before leaning down to kiss her. She tenses up at first, but her hands end up working their way to your hips as her lips begin to move against yours.
Your plan is backfiring a bit; you only intended to shock her and buy yourself time to steal the remote back -- you never thought you'd actually enjoy the feeling of her kiss. You tilt your head to the side to get a better angle and slowly skim your hand down to hers, where the device is tightly clutched. Her other hand has come up to your jaw, which she's gently guiding as she steals another kiss from your lips.
Her distracted state made it easy to get what you were after, and soon -- much too soon for Jisoo's liking -- you pull away with a victorious smile. She doesn't know what to say; in all honesty, she's almost forgotten how to breathe with the way you kissed her senseless.
"I win." You grin, hopping off of her and shutting the TV off before crawling back into the bed. She stays in that same position for a couple minutes, laying on the floor as she tries to sort through what the hell just happened. She can't even be upset right now; she brings her fingertips to her lips, skimming them over the heart-shaped pillows as she smiles.
The Fallout
Things were a little tense when you shared the bed that night
Anytime you'd roll over and readjust your head on the pillow in your sleep, unknowingly positioning your lips dangerous close to hers, her heartbeat would pick up and she'd have to roll over again
You pretended to be asleep when she scooted back against you, pressing herself against your front in search of the heat that your body provided. You brought an arm around her, enclosing her in a soft embrace that had her blushing crimson
Subtle flirting at the competition the next day
Sticking up for each other when one of the other teams got a little rude
"Hey, don't talk about her like that!" Jisoo warns, glaring at the student from your rival school. His uniform is mussed and unkempt, leaving it as no surprise that he was the one to say such a thing.
"Why do you care?" He laughs back, spurred on as his friends snicker along.
The question catches her off guard; just days ago, she was the one bantering with you and testing your limits. Now though, when someone else is taking it too far, she can't help but feel angry. "Because she's my teammate. Now knock it off or I'll report you to your dean for unsportsmanlike behavior."
He scoffs, but eventually opts to grumble out another insult and turn away, nursing his bruised ego.
"Thanks, Chu." You quietly say, having witnessed the whole encounter from the row behind her. A small smile tugs at your lips at her actions, warming your heart.
"No problem, Y/N. But you'd better help me beat him; I'm not losing to that idiot." You laugh and agree, shaking her hand to seal your pact. She tries not to get too caught up on the smoothness of your skin or how it reminds her of last night, but her brain doesn't listen.
Needless to say, you beat them.
Your team stopped by a nice restaurant on the way back home for a celebratory dinner
Jisoo sat beside you
Cue the blushing and quiet flirting
It's a new side of her that you're not used to seeing. Now, instead of being all hardcore and witty, a simple look from you can make her blush
It doesn't always, though; sometimes she grows bold and lays a hand on your thigh for a moment, laughing at something you said
It's giving very much so gay panic™️, but you wouldn't trade it for the world
After the dinner, you go back to the bus and sit in your seats (which aren't together, surprisingly).
As you scroll through your phone, you get a text from Jisoo. Attached to the message is an invitation to one of her favorite mobile games.
"Hey, Y/N. Will you be my player 2? 🎮"
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Jennie
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Jennie Kim: The girl who practically ran the school, always getting her way and never having to lift a finger. She was royalty: the queen bee sat atop her throne, giving orders to the masses that they followed blindly. The whole situation seemed straight out of a poorly-written teenage movie, and it always annoyed you.
You: The girl who stuck to herself, only having a close group of friends that she talked to. You weren't popular, per se, but you weren't cursed to exist at the bottom of the food chain, either. Many people knew you, but you only associated with a select few.
You avoid the "popular" crowd a majority of the time, opting to spend spare time in between classes in the library or outside, doing homework
Jennie is the type of person that has people lined up, waiting for her to ask them to do hers for her. She gets to skip class and do whatever she wants, and she usually takes advantage of that.
She's never been mean to you directly, but you've seen her and her posse pick on people in typical mean girl fashion
You've never noticed the way that she usually targets people who've said bad things about you. She sticks up for you without you even knowing.
So, as you would expect, when your best friend called you and begged you to accompany her to one of the biggest parties of the year (hosted by none other than Jennie's brother), you were definitely surprised. Neither of you are the type to go to anything like that, but you know that she secretly wants to peek into that world of luxury.
"Pleaaaaase, Y/N? I'll do your laundry for a month."
"Fine."
The Turning Point
Your stylish boots crunch lightly against the concrete as you stand outside of the frat house, grimacing when you notice a boy stumble to the side of the house and get sick.
"We might have to bump that offer up to two months," you say to your friend, leaning onto her car as she checks her makeup in the side mirror.
"If it keeps you here for an hour or so, then fine." She smiles, taking your hand and leading you towards the building. Upon opening the door you're immediately greeted by waves of the strong bass of whatever song is playing. Their rhythmic thumps reverberate around the house, and you choose to seek some semblance of peace and quiet by heading to the kitchen. Your friend comes with, and the two of you push your way to the drink bar for refreshments.
"Thanks again for coming along, Y/N/N. You're the best." She leans into you, saying the phrase loud enough for you to hear over the music.
"I know," you hold your head up higher, self-assured. "You'd better go find Benji before things get too wild," you tell her, taking note of how the crowd is quickly growing in size. Benji, her longtime crush, is the only reason you really agreed to tag along; she's been head over heels for him for as long as you've known her, and you see this as the perfect opportunity for her to finally tell him. She needed some backup, and you always come through for your friends.
"Alright, I'll come find you later," she says, nervously smiling as she kisses your cheek as a farewell. You shout encouragement to her retreating figure, grinning wildly when you see her throw her hand up in the air.
Considering you made a drink for her just then before sending her off, you take the time now to make one for yourself. Your hands skim through the air overtop of the different bottles, searching for your favorite flavors and types to mix. As you go to reach across the table for one of them, disaster strikes.
You gasp as cold liquid lands on your shoulder, following gravity's command and rushing down your back and chest. A flurry of apologies follows suit, and you feel a soft hand on the small of your back as you go to turn around.
"Oh my God, I'm so sorry," Jennie says, covering her mouth in shock. For a moment you're worried that she was dared to do this -- that perhaps her friends sent her off to ruin your outfit and embarrass you. When you find sincere regret in her deep brown eyes, though, all of those worries melt away.
"It's alright," you assure her, shaking your arms to get rid of some of the sticky drink that's trailed its way down. You set your half-filled cup on the table, no longer interested in getting anymore now.
"At least let me wash the shirt for you. I have a coat you can wear while its getting clean."
You furrow your brows at the offer, not expecting that from her. Not only has she apologized, which is practically unheard of from the prima donna, but she's willing to do something for another person?
"Uh, okay." You do your best to mask the confusion in your tone, but it's still plain to see.
"Follow me," she politely instructs, leading you down the hall towards what you assume is the laundry room.
She flips the light on and shuts the door behind you, walking into the closet to search for the spare set of close she keeps here.
When she emerges again, fluffy coat in hand, she begins stumbling over the words she was about about to say. Her eyes land on you, taking in the expanse of exposed skin now that you've stripped off the shirt you were wearing. She can't help but admire the sight; she subconsciously bites her lip, only being brought back to reality when you wave your hand in front of her face.
"Hello? Earth to Jennie?"
"What?" She eventually asks, shaking her head to rid herself of the thoughts swarming in it. She's always had a sort of thing for you, but she never imagined you could look that good. It should be a crime.
"I asked if you have a bathroom around here, so I can, ya know... wash up a bit. Whatever you had to drink is pretty sticky." You chuckle, moving your arm to show her how far it's spread.
"This room over here," she says, approaching a door on the wall opposite you, "is actually a bathroom. Convenient, right?" She asks, flipping the light on for you.
"Absolutely," you perk up, glad to know that you won't have to strut down the hall in your sports bra to get to a bathroom.
She steps to the side and pushes the door open for you, nearly melting when you give her a little wave and shut it behind yourself. She's got it bad.
She takes your shirt and throws it in the washer before setting the knobs correctly, knowing the best combos by heart. She and her brother are close, so it's not uncommon for her to come by and help him with chores when he gets swamped.
A few minutes later you come out of the bathroom clean and dry, nervously fidgeting with your hands as she turns to look at you again. Having the Jennie Kim looking at you in such a way and having her so close is a bit overwhelming, and you're not exactly sure how to deal with it.
"Here," she says, reaching around you to slide her jacket onto your arms. Her face hovers dangerously close to yours as she does, making you hold your breath in anticipation. She pulls the jacket closed, adjusting it so that it lays right, and you look into her eyes.
"Thanks, Jen."
Her heart speeds up at the nickname, though she tries not to show it.
"No problem, sweet thing." She flirts, taking you aback.
Just as you go to say something more, the door blasts open and a couple of her friends pop in. "There you are Jennie! What are you-- oh," they say, watching as the two of you spring apart.
When they realize who you are, they laugh among themselves. "What're you doing in here with her?" They ask, looking you up and down before ultimately appearing unimpressed. Jennie glances at you again, and you can see her going through some sort of inner turmoil.
"Thank God you guys showed up; she won't quit talking. I was just about to leave." She laughs, regaining the bitchy aura that she's known for. You set your jaw and nod, remembering why you choose to stay away from people like them.
"Wow, Jennie. You really had me fooled," you bite back, a bit shocked, but not surprised. You keep your eyes on hers as you take her jacket off and let it drop to the floor in front of her, grabbing a spare towel from the hamper on your way out the door. Her friends scoff at you, wondering what such a nobody like you thinks they're doing treating Jennie like that. You brush past them and send her one last look, conveying all the emotions you feel with a mere glance.
She's disappointed in herself, and she hangs her head as the girls scoop the designer material up and hand it to her.
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45 Minutes Later
Just 15 more minutes, Y/N; totally doable. You reason with yourself. Jennie left the laundry room soon after you, leaving it vacant for you to put your shirt in the dryer and retrieve it when it was done. Now, clad in the warm material, you sit outside by the fire. Stars are shining brightly in the night sky, illuminating it so beautifully that your mind is taken off of what happened. They twinkle for you, and the sight puts you at ease.
What has that pleasant feeling dissipating in a second, however, is the sound of Jennie's voice as she exits the patio door.
She's talking to her friends about some boy that's in love with her, as the whole school seems to be, and you roll your eyes. With the moment officially ruined, you decide to head back into the house and spend the rest of your sentence there.
Once you stand up from your seat and turn around to take your leave, her friends notice you. "Jesus, you're really obsessed, aren't you? Are you following her or something?" One of them, a snarky blonde from earlier, asks.
You laugh at that. "Hardly," you glance at Jennie, though she avoids eye contact. "I'm sure you'd like that, though. Give you something to talk about other than your split ends." She reels back at your boldness, prepared to start a fight.
"You bitc--"
"Stop," Jennie finally steps in, cutting the girl off. She moves between the two of you, putting a hand on your chest and looking into your eyes.
"Jennie, I don't know what her problem is," the blonde squeaks out, trying to defend her actions.
"The problem doesn't lie with her," she tells her, leaving her puzzled. Jennie continues, "I lied earlier; I'm the one who invited her to the laundry room because I spilled my drink on her." You narrow your eyes at her following her statement, wondering where she's going with this.
"We probably would've kissed, too, if you hadn't walked in."
Your heart speeds up a little at that, but you're still hurt by what she did earlier. Having her be one way with you in private and another in public is never a good sign.
"I'm done with you guys. You turn me into something I'm not," she looks between the small following that's accrued, letting them know how she's been feeling for the past bit. The majority of them are stuck up and entitled, and seeing the hurt in your eyes put things into perspective for her. She likes you, and she wants to be better because of that.
"I don't understand, Jennie," one of them asks, sounding like she's on the brink of tears. Are these people really that invested? You know the hierarchy of popularity is confusing, but they make it seem like she's breaking up with them.
"We're not friends anymore. Not until you get your heads out of your asses and start being nicer."
The crowd clearly doesn't know how to react at her sudden change in attitude, but they mutter out various responses before some of them break away.
You look down at her and glance to the house, wordlessly telling her to follow you so that you can have a moment alone to talk. You lead her over to the patio and stand against the wall.
"I'm sorry," she says, sounding relieved to finally get the words out. Her previous actions have been weighing heavily on her, and she's been doing some introspection. It's not entirely all of a sudden, though; she's been questioning why she still hangs out with them for a while now. This encounter just confirmed her desire to leave them.
"I shouldn't have lied like that. I know it hurt you." She looks away, feeling disappointed again.
"Yeah, it definitely wasn't fun to have my crush talk about me like that." You nod, shoving your hands into your pockets.
"Crush?" Her head raises up, doing a terrible job of concealing the hopefulness she feels blossoming.
"Crush." You lightly smile at the way she blushes at your simple confirmation. She's too adorable for her own good; it's really no wonder than she has everyone on their knees for her.
"Thank you for apologizing," you say after a moment, nudging her shoulder gently. "It's more than your posse usually gives, so I appreciate it. You'd better mean it, though." You cock your head at her expectantly, a hint of warning in your tone.
"You have my word," she smiles, determined to make sure the opportunity you're giving her doesn't go to waste.
The Fallout
In the following weeks, she cut ties with more and more toxic people, causing a bit more drama to stir up, but she didn't care. You were by her side through all of it, as were your friends, and she saw what true community looks like. She had so many people at her beck and call back then, but none of them cared as much as your close knit group. They were in it because of her status, not because of her.
Walking her to class
Both of you sticking up for each other if people try to start stuff
Helping her correct her bad habits if she starts to get judgemental with someone or slips back into her old ways
Being patient with her
Her spoiling you randomly to show how thankful she is for you
"Miss L/N, we have a Candy Gram for you. Sent by Jennie Kim." A staff member says upon entering the classroom, walking the package over to you. You grin widely as you open the note attached to it.
"Come see me after class, Y/N/N. I have something for you."
You were excited for the rest of class
You rode your bike back to her dorm, parking it outside before knocking on the door.
"Hey, Jendeukie. What do you have for--"
You're abruptly cut off by her lips pressing against yours as her hands pull you in, turning you to mush. You sink into her arms and kiss back, reveling in the feeling of finally having this moment with her. You've been waiting for it ever since the party.
"I've wanted to do that for so long," she softly admits, resting her forehead against yours. "I hope I didn't overstep." You can hear the nervousness in her voice, and you smile at how cute she is.
"Quite the opposite, actually. Come here," you pull her in again, lifting her up into your arms as you walk into her dorm. She squeals at the sudden move, but the sound is quickly muffled as you lean in to kiss her again.
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huntertales · 4 years ago
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Part One: Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder. (Rock And A Hard Place S09E08)
Episode Summary: Sheriff Jody Mills enlists the help of Y/N and the Winchesters to help investigate multiple kidnappings that belonged to the same chastity group. The three decide to infiltrate the group for themselves. But things go wrong when Y/N and Dean disappear. Sam and Jody must rescue them before it’s too late. Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader Word Count: 5,223.
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NOTE: Yes, this is a repost. I edited a few things around because I didn’t like it when I read it over. Took me a few days to actually get around to doing such thing. Sorry about that, but please enjoy!
Dean wasn’t sure if he should be concerned at the state he found you in when he walked into the kitchen this morning, or take a picture to tease you about this later. It seemed you were in the process of eating breakfast before you somehow fell asleep at the table, your head cradled in your arms as you quietly snored, notifying Dean that you were in a deep sleep. You hadn’t taken a hunt in the past couple of days since coming back from New York, giving you and the boys a chance to catch up on some sleep between looking for jobs and trying to figure out how to fix the mess Metatron made. While you helped when you could, your sleep hadn’t been disturbed all that much. Dean thought this might have been the first time since you started hunting you’ve gotten a healthy amount of sleep. 
He could tell because you slept like the dead last night. Dean had to lovingly, but quite forcefully, push you off his chest so he could get a jump start on the day. Normally it was you who slipped out of bed first and Dean eventually got himself up. Instead you rolled over to your side of the bed and slept for another twenty minutes before you got up. You seemed your usual self when you woke up this morning, eyes half-shut and grumpy, signaling to him you forced yourself up against your own will. On mornings like this Dean learned to wait until your first cup of caffeine to speak a word to you. It seemed you had just done that from how the pot was still hot and plenty full for everyone else. But for some reason, you were still exhausted and in need of a little cat nap. 
“Sweetheart?” Dean quietly spoke out to you, making sure to keep his voice at a soft enough level so he didn’t disturb you from your slumber. Normally you were a light sleeper on a good day. He made his way over to the table and leaned over to see your peacefully sleeping face. You were out cold. His lips twitched into a small smile at how adorable you looked. Dean knew he was going to get it from what he did next, but to hell with the consequences. He never got the chance to prank you like he did with Sam. 
Dean made his way over to the table with a bowl in hand and a little too roughly dropped it down, causing you to wake up abruptly and with a rush of panic. The man snickered to himself behind his coffee cup as he watched you frantically look around the kitchen wondering where the noise came from. When you realized who was to blame for your rude awakening, there was a few second delayed reaction before you rolled your eyes. 
“Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.” Dean greeted you, smiling from the way you tried to fix your disheveled hair and smooth down your wrinkled top. “Did I disturb you?’
“What? No.” You mumbled. You rubbed your eyes like a tired child and forced yourself to keep a yawn from escaping your mouth. Sam happened to come into the kitchen right as you dropped your arms into your lap. The younger Winchester gave you a slightly confused reaction at your groggy demeanour. Your face scrunched up in annoyance from his lingering stare. “What are you looking at, Sasquatch?” 
“Did you get any sleep last night?” Sam asked you out of concern, wondering if a bad nightmare kept you up most of the hours. None of you were strangers to restless nights due to a wandering mind that went to dark places you traveled to. Your entire life was a living nightmare, your past troubles liked to come and haunt you when you tried to sleep. But it seemed that wasn’t the case for you. 
“On the contrary, she slept like a drunk baby. I had to pry her off me this morning.” Dean answered his brother’s question for you on his behalf. “And I caught her napping on the table.” 
“Before either one of you waste your breath, I’m fine. It’s just…I’m fine.” You reassured the younger Winchester before he could bombard you with his typical worried expression and a follow up question. Despite your lack of a proper answer to explain your exhaustion, you didn’t want them to worry. They liked to over exaggerate things when it came to you. It's always been that way. Lately you didn’t want them looming over your shoulder, asking you every few minutes if you were feeling okay. Before either one of the brothers could drag out this conservation farther, you quickly changed the subject. “How’s Kevin? Has he found anything yet?” 
“Jack. He’s on about four days of no sleep.” Dean said. He grabbed the box of cereal and poured himself a bowl while Sam joined the both of you at the table after fixing himself a cup of coffee. “He looks worse than you.” 
“Dean, please. You know Sammy doesn’t like it when you flirt with me out in the open like this.” You replied with a sarcastic remark with a little hope the boys might think you were in decent shape after all if you were able to keep up with the petty banter. Despite how you looked. Somehow you thought you might feel worse. “What about Crowley? Do you think he might be lying about the whole ‘Metatron spell being irreversible’ thing?” 
“Crowley lie?” Dean pretended to sound shock at such a possibility, causing Sam to scoff between sips of his coffee. While the situation was grim, there was a small silver lining that you might be able to use to your advantage over the demon. “I do know one thing. Next time that junkie’s jonesing for a hit of blood, we got leverage.” You were about to agree with the plan, knowing it was better than anything you had, but the words failed to come out of your mouth. Instead a rather loud yawn escaped first. “Seriously, you want a pillow?” 
You rolled your eyes from your boyfriend’s concern hidden behind his behavior. “I’m fine.” 
“You don’t look so good, Y/N.” Sam shared his concern along with his brother’s. He’d been silent for most of the conversation since settling beside you. It didn’t take much observations to see you weren’t looking that great as of lately. He was starting to grow uneasy with the possibility that there might be something wrong with you. Something deeper than you realized. “Do you feel like you’re getting sick?”
“I’m not sick. I just—I feel like my battery can’t recharge.” You admitted to them, trying to explain how you felt to the best of your ability to them. “I don’t know. It’s probably just stress or something.” 
You reached for your bowl of soggy cereal when the room fell into a moment of silence. The brothers glanced over at one another from hearing how you felt. A string of unspoken words were said between them as they processed what you explained about your current situation. You were being held together from the inside out with duct tape and angel grace. Things weren’t moving quick or as efficient as they wanted. Despite wanting to talk about it, Ezekiel remained silent on a possible reassuring update, choosing to stay silent. 
You scooped up a spoonful of flakes and stretched out your head to take a bite, only stopping at the sound of a cell phone going off. Dean reached a hand inside his pocket to pull out his phone after realizing it was his own and answered the call. The person on the other line was a familiar one to the boys, you however gave the older Winchester a slightly confused expression at hearing the name he greeted. 
”Who’s Sheriff Mills?” You whispered to Sam, wondering why the name sounded a bit familiar, just not enough for you to put a face to a name. 
“Jody Mills? The sheriff up in Sioux Falls? We worked on a case with her years back with all the dead people rising in town?” Sam tried refreshing your memory. You thought about it for a second before shaking your head, coming up blank. He tried to resist the urge to pass his brother a look of disbelief as he continued on to try and jog your memory. “She went on a blind date with Crowley and nearly died.” 
“Oh. 
 Jody.” You finally figured out who was on the other line, your fingers snapping at your eureka moment before the call could be put on speaker for all of you to talk to the woman to see what she was calling about. 
“Uh…I got a bit of an oddball to pitch your direction.” Jody said. You leaned forward to listen to the call better as you placed your elbow on the table to cradle your head. For a second you swore you heard a faint sound of something crashing in the distance. “A small town I cover outside of Sioux Falls—only crime to speak of being the occasional cow tipping. Then last week, four people go missing.” 
“All right, so, what makes you think this is our kind of weird?” Dean asked the woman. 
“I’ve got a witness who says he saw someone lift an S.U.V. to nab a girl last night.” She told you the key detail that made her think of the boys and call them for some extra help. 
“Huh.” You glanced over at the boys with a rather intrigued expression as the possibility of another case for you to dig a little bit deeper into to see if it might be a hunt. “I don’t know about you, but I’d say that’s definitely our kind of weird.” 
+ + +
 You and the boys packed up your things and made the drive up to South Dakota to visit the sheriff. You figured it wouldn't hurt to keep yourselves busy while Kevin worked himself to the bone with the tablet. All of you decided to meet at the latest crime scene and go from there while you caught up on details. You were happy to be out of the bunker and moving around. You hoped going back on another hunt might give you a second wind. There was nothing better than a couple of missing people to get the adrenaline pumping. You just wished you knew what was making you so damn tired. You bit back another yawn when the Impala pulled into the parking lot of some diner. 
You were the last one to get out when Dean parked the car next to the sheriff’s truck, still moving a bit slower than you intended. The boys greeted Jody with wide smiles and tight hugs after seeing her again. You slammed the backseat door shut and smoothed out your outfit before approaching the woman, giving her a friendly smile. However it seemed she wasn’t expecting to see you. Your smile faltered slightly at the confused and startled expression that crossed her face. It seemed the boys failed to mention about your resurrection from the dead when they called to see how she was after everything that went down earlier this year with her blind date with the King of Hell. 
“What’s wrong, Jody? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Dean joked with the woman, finding her reaction at seeing someone who thought was dead was rather funny. She turned her head to look over at the man, demanding an explanation. “Yeah. We felt the same way when I saw her again. It’s a long, messy story.” 
“I’m 
 a ghost. Or a zombie.” You reassured the woman before she could try and process how you were somehow alive. “It really is a messy story. Short version of it all: not really dead, just lost my memory and thought I was someone else for two years.”
“It never is easy with you boys, huh?” Jody felt the need to ask. You could hear the humor in her voice at the trouble that seemed to follow them. “Anyway, it’s nice to see you again, Y/N. Glad you’re not dead.” 
“Me too.” You agreed with the woman, smiling at how her personality peeked through her words. From what you remembered about the woman all those years ago when Bobby was still alive, you liked her. And the things the boys mentioned about her during the drive here made you think she was going to be a good friend to have on your side. “Luckily, I’m back and ready to hunt down whatever is kidnapping these people.” 
“That’s the spirit. So, car was right over there, ass over teakettle.” Jody gestured over to the other side of the parking lot where the abduction took place, all that remained was the broken glass from the car that was currently being swept up by a maintenance worker. “Now, normally, if somebody would tell me that one guy lifted an S.U.V, I’d tell him to take a flying leap, but after what I’ve seen and now heard…” 
“Nothing’s impossible.” You said. You opened up the case file to one of the missing people and skimmed through the information, wondering if there might be something important here to make note of while the boys went through the others. "How does this match up with other missing people?” 
“Well, four abductions, strong evidence left at every scene—literally.” Jody said. 
“So, the first vic was a pastor?” Sam asked, wondering if there was another more solid connection to the rest of the victims. 
“Yeah. Door of his study was punched in. And the next two—an engaged couple.” Jody explained the case in better detail. You looked down at the case file Dean laid open on the trunk of the Impala and the black and white photograph attached. All of the victims appeared to be the small town folk who were innocent at first glance. Someone went out of their way to snatch them up. 
“Locked bedroom window was ripped open.” Dean noted the similarly strange and destructive pattern between each kidnapping. 
‘And then we have our waitress here with the topsy-turvy ride.” Jody added. 
“Any other connection among them?” Sam wondered. 
“Yeah. They were all members of Good Faith church here.” Jody said. You narrowed your eyes slightly while you thought of the possibility of what might be might be to blame for this if there was a religious connection to all of this. You and the boys dealt with something like this a little similar earlier in the year. “My church group back in Sioux Falls was in a tizzy over it.” 
Dean hummed his response at hearing the sheriff and her new found spiritual faith. You tossed him a dirty look at his reaction to the woman’s faith to God. She had every right to believe in whatever she wanted, even if you didn’t feel the same way. Jody seemed to have picked up on the same feelings you had when she asked him what that was all about. “I didn’t peg you for churchy.” 
“Yeah. You know…choking on the ladies’ room floor ‘cause of witchcraft kind of makes a higher power seem relevant.” Jody gave the man a truthful response to her sudden urge to join a church. You offered a weak smile when you saw her eyes direct over to you. “And seeing someone you were told was dead doesn’t help, either.” 
“Jody, are you sure you’re ready to jump back into the fray?” Dean asked the woman in a concerned tone of voice, knowing all the things she witnessed last year and the passing of Bobby didn’t help the woman. But it seemed he underestimated her. 
“This wackadoo stuff keeps coming. More I know, better armed I’ll be.” Jody gave an honest response to the man’s question. She was a sheriff, after all. If she wanted to protect her town from creatures that went bump in the night, she was going to have some practice in order to do that. You had a feeling from what Jody witnessed over the years, it was going to take a lot to scare the woman to the core. 
“Okay, so, we have missing church folk and super strength.” Sam summarized what all of you knew at the moment so far about the case. He decided to take a shot in the dark, figuring it wouldn’t hurt to throw his theory out there. “Maybe angels harvesting vessels? Could be a Buddy Boyle type thing.” 
“Wh—angels?” Jody repeated the creature the younger Winchester spoke out in the open like it was nothing. She looked at all of you with disbelief at how casual you were being. “You’re joking.” 
“Don’t get your pants on fire.” Dean said, stopping the woman from becoming thrilled at hearing about creatures she thought only existed in the bible. “They suck.” 
“You said there was a witness.” Sam said, circling back to what Jody mentioned earlier. 
“Yeah, well…” Jody shrugged at the person who was waiting for you to talk to them. She didn’t seem too set on the idea they were going to be any help to you. “More or less.” 
You and the boys decided to get a booth inside the restaurant while Jody rounded up the witness so you could speak to them. You sipped the coffee you ordered out of politeness and patiently waited. A few minutes later Jody arrived with your witness, a homeless man who most likely camped out near the place from the looks of him. You offered a friendly smile when the man's eyes scanned across the table to see what this was all about. Jody pulled up a chair while she ushered the man to take the seat in the booth next to you when you slid over to be close to the window. He set his coffee cup down to the table, seeming comfortable enough to give his side of the story. 
“Okay, Slim.” Jody said. “My friends here want to talk to you about the missing girl.” 
“Honor. Her name was Honor.” The man started off by giving the missing girl’s name, indicating that he knew her on some personal level. And it seemed he remembered her from the kind behavior given to someone like him. “Nice girl. Always left me meatloafs.” 
“Slim, why don’t you tell us what you saw that night?’ Sam asked the man, hoping to get to the reason why he was here in the first place. 
“I heard a big noise, got woke, and there’s somebody over there lifting a car up—like this.” Slim demonstrated what he witnessed last night, lifting up his arms the way he saw the stranger did to the car, as if the several ton machine weighed nothing. 
“And did you happen to see who it was?” You asked him another question. 
“I was too far. But I saw a light go off.” Slim made sure to add a small detail he thought was important enough to mention. Sam guessed it was a white light, “Blue. Blue like fire. But not. Then she was—she wasn’t there.” 
“Could you think of anything else?” Dean hoped for a little bit more from the man, but Slim shook his head before he looked down to his cup of coffee. He was helpful enough for you and the boys at figuring out what you might be tracking. Dean pulled out a small wad of cash from his pocket and handed over a twenty dollar bill to Slim, hoping to give him a hot meal for his help. “Well Slim, thank you for your time.” 
Slim happily pocketed the money and went on his way with the cup of coffee he came over with. You let out a quiet sigh from trying to figure out the proper direction you should be going to figure all of this out. While you didn’t have much at the moment, Slim’s description of the kidnapping might have been something for you and the boys to go off on. 
“Okay. So, no white light. No angel.” Sam said, feeling confident enough to cross the creature off the list at the endless other monsters to blame. 
“Has anybody talked to the victims’ families?’ Dean asked the sheriff. 
“It’s next on my list.” Jody answered. 
“Okay, and you said that they were all part of the same church?” Dean’s question was replied with a nod of the head from Jody. This connection, strong or weak as it might be, was the only one you had going for you as a possible hunting ground of where this monster was picking their victims. It was better than anything. Your lips stretched into a frown when Dean looked over at you. “Ready to get your worship on?”
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You and the boys decided to change out your clothes meant for posing as federal agents in favor of something more casual. The church all four of your victims seemed the usual run of the mill place of worship. You pretended to play along as the new people in town interested in joining to get a better understanding of how things worked. The woman who helped give you a tour of the place was a little too friendly and squeaky clean for your liking. She smiled in delight when you and Dean introduced yourselves as a happy couple "engaged to be engaged" with his little brother tagging along.
You roamed around the church hand in hand with Dean while Bonnie, your overly peppy tour guide, told you all the things Good Faith church offered to its members and the public. Usual things like Sunday school and charities for the homeless. You decided to have a little fun and play into the whole loving couple when Bonnie mentioned the church was perfect for weddings as well. You smiled at her when she occasionally turned to see you and Dean whispering to each other, acting like a couple of crazy kids in love with a religious ceremony in mind. It wasn't that far off from the truth. You did love Dean, and while you wanted to marry him someday, a church would be the last place you'd choose to do it. 
After the tour was complete, the four of you made your way to Bonnie's office where she took a seat at her desk before gesturing for the rest of you to follow with the few chairs she had available. Sam missed out when his brother swiftly snatched the chair next to yours, causing Dean to smirk in victory while the younger man awkwardly looked around to find another seat and pulled it up next to the desk.
"We hope you enjoyed the tour." Bonnie said, the smile she greeted you with felt as if it never left her face. It was starting to make your cheeks hurt at the welcoming disposition she carried on. "Any questions before we get you all registered?"
"Yeah. Uh, look," You pretended to be apprehensive from the subject you were about to approach after she had been so kind to you. "Ms. Futchko—"
"Oh, please, dear." Bonnie quietly laughed at the formalities and corrected to you something more casual, wanting to treat this situation like you were among friends. "Bonnie will do just fine." 
"We love the church. We do." You cushioned the strange questions you were about to ask her, deciding to pretend and act as if you were a concerned citizen wondering what you might be getting yourself into. "But...well, we've heard that a few members have gone missing. And while my boyfriend likes to think he's Superman," You flashed a quick smile as you reached out to squeeze Dean's hand before letting it rest there to continue milking the little performance on sharing your fake concerns. "We’ve been talking in private about it. And to be honest…that kind of scares us.” 
"Let me assure you, with our increased security, Good Faith has never been safer." Bonnie told you, placing a hand to her chest to try and give all of you a better peace of mind. It seemed she was worried about her fellow churchgoer, just in the way a little too religious person thought was the best form of action. Leaving it up all to the chance God would intervene and save the day. "And those people who have gone missing, well, they are front and center in our prayers." 
"What a relief." Dean let out a breath at the reassuring sounding news, making Bonnie's smile return after it disappeared shortly from the change in conversation. "Now, you must have been close to them." 
"Well, we do share the A.P.U. bond." Bonnie. Dean pretended to be intrigued at hearing such a thing when he asked more about it. "Our chastity group. ‘Abstinence Purifies Us.’” 
You pretended to turn your head to another direction when you scratched your nose, the easiest way to sneak an eye roll of frustration at hearing the new connection to the victims. Out of anything, you should’ve seen the virginity angle coming from where you were. 
"Wow." Sam laughed and smiled, faking interest about such a group. "You mind if we sit in on that, maybe see if it's for us?"
“I’m afraid it’s members only. I'm sorry, but it can get pretty personal." Bonnie apologized for the inconvenience after offering so many things for you to join, but it seemed this one was off limits for obvious reasons. You, never being the one to miss an opportunity, jumped to it before either one of the boys could back out. 
“Then count us in.” You said, lightly smacking your thigh as you grinned. 
"Well, I'll be a squirrel in a skirt." Bonnie softly laughed in delight at hearing your eager enthusiasm to join a group, intidicating to her that the three of you were good Christians. You mirrored her behavior as you smiled over at Dean when he squeezed your hand a little too roughly, wondering what the hell you got yourselves into. "I'll be back in a jiff with the papers." 
Bonnie wasted no time jumping up from her seat and heading to another room across the way, allowing you to watch what she was doing. She opened up a filing cabinet and shuffled around some papers to find what she was looking for. Your attention fell back to Dean when you felt him softly smack your arm. 
“A chastity group?” Dean asked you, wondering if this was really how you wanted to spend your afternoon. And why you needed to drag him into your plan. You knew he would love to do anything else than listen to a bunch of horny virgins go on about temptations and sins brought on by the world. 
"It's not a bad idea." Sam seemed to have agreed with your plan of action, figuring out the same possible pattern you had. If you knew who was in the group, you might have a better chance at saving others from going missing. "If all the members were in A.P.U., then maybe whatever took them is stalking virgins." 
"And that Slim guy said he thought he saw fire." Dean added another little detail that went together with the virginity part. Something you've dealt with before. "So, what are you guys thinking, dragons?"
You never got the chance to finish the conversation when you saw Bonnie return back with the forms in hand. You cleared your throat and went back to acting casual as if that’s what you had been doing the entire time she was gone during the short period of time. You forced yourself to smile again when she handed you over a clipboard with a piece of paper attached. 
"You can just sign here, and your purification can begin." Bonnie instructed you, letting you glance down at the piece of paper. You read the title of the paper and slowly your expression fell as to what you were about to promise. Something you lost several years ago. You bit your bottom lip when Sam mentioned the pledge, only to be taken by someone who had never had intercourse before. "It's a commitment to your virginity." 
"I don't think we can really un-ring that bell." Dean thought he was funny with the innocent sounding joke, deciding to humor himself. Bonnie, however, stared at the man with a blank expression. It hadn't dawned on her just yet why you couldn't sign right away. "You know what I mean?"
A moment of silence fell across the room as Dean's smile faded away when Bonnie continued to stare at the man with eyes too wide for his personal comfort. Slowly, the wheels in her head started turning, making her realize the sins you've committed. "Oh. I see." Bonnie's gaze quickly darted away from you and Dean specifically, as if she was trying to hide her disappointment. However, like the good Chrisitan that she was, the woman offered you a chance at redemption. "Well...if you just ask for God's forgiveness for your sins and make a new vow of chastity, well, then you'll be born again as a virgin in His eyes." 
"So, you just hit the 'virginity do-over' button, and all is good with the man upstairs?" Dean's question meant to come off as sincere and curious, but he had a way of coming off a little igorent at times. Sometimes he didn't understand the kind of people he was dealing with and how to adapt.
"It's not a button." Bonnie corrected the man. Her tone of voice fell into a softer, and yet slightly colder one as she defended her personal views in a way to make him better understand. "And...this isn't just a piece of paper. I mean, this is your clean slate, your chance to be a virgin until marriage. Isn't that something you want? To be pure for each other until your wedding night, the way God intended?”
You raised your brow slightly from the way Bonnie tried to guilt trip you for doing something thought of as a sin. Premarital sex was the least horrible thing someone could do. However, just to get yourself into this damn group, you decided to pretend and feel remorseful for a second. You looked over to Dean, the both of you nodding your head and shared matching smiles. "Well, you had me at 'clean slate.' Right, sweetheart?" Dean asked you, clicking his pen to be the first one to sign. "Let's do this." 
You and the boys signed your names on the pledge and handed over the clipboards back to Bonnie's awaiting hands. She glanced down at the names you scribbled down and smiled in delight. "Congratulations Sam and Dean Winchester, and Y/N Y/L/N. You are all virgins." 
You found yourself letting out a quiet laugh at hearing something you hadn't heard in a while. Sam faked his enthusiasm while Dean took it a smidge too far, grinning a little too wide and seeming excited at the news. At least making a show out of it for Bonnie. You knew one thing for certain: this was going to be one interesting afternoon. 
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lunmelia · 4 years ago
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I praythee... more dadstiel raising Jack... please?
I was gonna hold off on this for a bit, but I’m feeling a bit sick and unmotivated to do anything else, so here you go. I’m putting the rest of the post under a line because I maybe got a bit carried away. maybe wrote just a little tiny story. just a small one. Maybe 2.
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Okay, so maybe Dean did not like baby Jack at first. He had his reasons, okay? Weak reasons, but reasons. Firstly, a baby shapeshifter is very different to the baby of the literal devil. Secondly, that baby is the reason his mom and best friend almost died. Weak reasons, but reasons. But his dislike for the baby only lasted three days. Three days of the other three frowning at him and repeating, “he’s just a baby, Dean.” Three days of Castiel somehow succeeding in keeping the baby calm. Three days of Dean avoiding the room Cas and Jack were situated in. But on the night of the third day, Jack had decided he would not be persuaded to go to sleep. No matter what Castiel did. Dean and Mary had been holed away in Sam’s room, far enough that their ears weren’t damaged from the cries, close enough to act quickly if anything were to go wrong. Three hours into the crying, Dean decided he’d had enough. “Alright,” he snapped, pushing himself off the wall he was leaning against. “I’m putting an end to this.” He marched towards the door. “Dean,” warned Mary, rising from her seat. Dean paused to turn back to them, throwing his arms out in exasperation. “I’m not gonna kill the damn thing, jeez,” he said before continuing his steps.  A few minutes later, the door opened to the room where Cas was hurriedly shushing and bouncing baby Jack, and Dean strode in with a guitar in hand.  Cas threw panicked eyes to him. He was worried about the nephil’s cries affecting the human’s ears. “Dean-”  “I’ve heard worse, Cas. Had you screaming at me after I crawled outta hell, didn’t I?” He threw the angel a grin before closing the door. “I can deal. Put him on the bed, will you?” He gestured to where four pillows were assembled in a rectangle border. Where Jack had been sleeping, since there was no crib to be found in the bunker. Cas hesitantly did as he was told, settling Jack down as he writhed and screamed, his small face scrunched up, red and wet with snot and tears.  “You’re terrible at this, by the way,” Dean commented after wincing at a particular loud scream. “You were basically shaking the kid when I came in. And you need to change into some softer clothes, man. Your suit’s too rough, and that’s all he’s been feeling since he was born, apart from that blanket we’ve got him in. No wonder he’s upset.” He settled on the edge of the bed, propping one knee up on the sheets and resting his guitar atop it.  “Oh,” Cas said, “of course. I hadn’t realised.” “Hm.” Dean gave him an obvious look. “Now shush for a minute.” He looked down at his guitar, adjusting his fingers on the appropriate cords before beginning to strum a soft tune. Jack’s cry abruptly cut off as his ears caught on the new sound. Yet he quickly ignored it in favour of continuing his screeches. Dean plucked the strings for a few more seconds before taking a breath, and singing in a low baritone,  “There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range.” Cas gave a short gasp as if he had just realised what Dean was doing. Dean spared him a glance before focusing back on the guitar. “His horse and his cattle are his only companions He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons Waiting for summer, his pastures to change.” Dean was now looking at Jack, who was looking back and releasing confused whines. Dean looked up to the angel and whispered, “sit down, Cas.”  Castiel slowly lowered himself to the bed as Dean moved onto the next part of the verse. “And as the moon rises, he sits by his fire Thinkin’ about women and glasses of beer Reclosing his eyes as the doggies retire He sings out a song which is soft, but it’s clear As if maybe someone could hear.” By this point, Jack was still whimpering with tears gathering in his eyes, but his full focus was on Dean with a curious tilt of his head. Dean watched the baby, the irritation in eyes now lessened. Instead, he now regarded the nephil with a soft, considering look. Cas, same as Jack, gave his full attention to Dean, a twitch in his lips. “Goodnight, you moonlight ladies Rockabye, sweet baby, James Deep greens and blues are the colours I choose Won’t you let me go down in my dreams? And rockabye, sweet baby, James.” Jack was now soothed to soft coos, the red in his face having completely receded. Dean, unconsciously, was leaning towards the baby. A soft smile fought to pull at his lips. “Now, the first of December was covered with snow, So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Though the Berkshires seemed dream-like on account of that frostin’ With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.”  Jack’s eyes were fluttering. It seemed that he was fighting sleep, however, as he kept blinking to gaze at Dean. A sudden yawn escaped him. Cas’ face bloomed with a wide smile while Dean let himself grin softly.  “There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway A song that they sing when they take to the sea A Song that they sing of their home in the sky Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep But singing works just fine for me.” Cas huffed a laugh at Dean, who threw him a grin before turning his gaze back to the now asleep Jack. Dean pitched his voice quieter, almost a whisper so not to disturb the sleeping infant.  “So goodnight, you moonlight ladies Rockabye, sweet baby, James Deep greens and blues are the colours I choose Won’t you let me go down in my dreams? And rockabye, sweet baby, James.” Dean let the last chord fade away, and the room was cast into silence. He gently laid his hand atop his guitar, afraid to make any noises that might awaken Jack. He gazed at the baby nephil with a soft smile. 
“He’s kinda cute when he’s not trying to blow out our eardrums,” he admitted quietly. Cas smiled and hummed.  After a moment, Cas whispered, “that was beautiful, Dean.” Dean snapped his gaze to the angel, alarmed and caught off-guard by the compliment. “I- oh. oh, y-yeah, sure, okay. um...” he trailed off, looking away back to the infant. Cas tilted his head, amused. Dean stared at Jack for a moment, a furrow working its way to his brow. “... We’re really going to raise Lucifer’s baby, aren’t we?” he asked.  Cas frowned at the mention of the archangel, but nodded. “It would seem that way, yes,” he said. He waited for Dean’s response, for him to argue the fact one last time.  But Dean sighed, his irises bouncing back and forth for a moment before he said, “okay. We’re going to need to buy supplies, then. This place is lacking. Not surprised by that, though. Not exactly the kind of place you’d expect the Men of Letters to be raising their kids.” Cas hummed his agreement. There was another moment of silence before Dean rose from the bed. “Right, I guess I’ll go discuss that with mom and Sam. You... keep watch over him.” He gestured to Jack, still sleeping.  “I will.” Cas nodded.  Dean nodded back. “Right.” He stepped up to the door.  “Goodnight, Dean,” Cas softly called.  Dean looked back to him, nodding again. “Night.” He slowly, quietly opened the door and stepped out into the hall, where Sam and Mary stood waiting. He raised a brow at them as he clicked the door close.  “He stopped crying,” Sam said, stating the obvious. “He’s sleeping?” Dean nodded.  Mary looked from the guitar to her son. “You sang to him?” she questioned.  Dean paused a moment, then nodded with a shrug as if nothing were out of the ordinary. “Yeah. We need to make a list of baby supplies,” he said, quickly changing the subject. “And baby-proofing stuff. That should definitely be a priority. This is not a safe place to raise a baby without baby-proofing.” He waved a hand, scoffed while glancing around the hall as if observing the entire bunker, then turned and walked away.  Sam and Mary looked at each other, both equally confused at Dean’s sudden change of attitude towards Jack. Sam then shrugged, grinned and chased after Dean, calling in a whisper, “what song did you sing?” “I ain’t telling you. Why’d you wanna know?” Dean gave his brother a look of disgust. 
“Oh, come on. Was it Blackbird? It was Blackbird, wasn’t it? That’s so obvious.”
“No, Sam, it wasn’t Blackbird.”
Mary huffed a laugh, shaking her head before following after her sons.
(The song Dean plays and sings is “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor, in case you wanted to take a listen)
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Although, yes, Cas can put Jack to sleep with his grace, he refuses to. He’s afraid that would intefere with Jack’s natural growth, and that Jack will begin to depend on his grace and will never be able to put himself to sleep. So Cas doesn’t. Besides, Dean singing to him seems to work just fine.  -- They were all afraid that they were going to have to feed Jack some weird, special combination since he’s a nephil. Like, milk and holy water, or something. But nope, normal formula works just fine. He’s actually a pretty normal baby. Just, plus deafening screaming, wings and healing.  -- I’m honestly not sure how to approach Chuck with this AU. I don’t want him to be evil because I want this to be a soft, happy AU but he is an evil bastard, so. If anyone wants to handle the angst side of this AU that involves Chuck go ahead but I ain’t touching it. I will say this though; I can see Amara convincing Chuck not to kill a baby. Amara: it’s a baby, God Chuck: yes, but it’s a very dangerous baby Amara: ... it’s a baby. Chuck: ... a very dangerous baby. Amara: there is... no such thing as a dangerous baby. there is literally... nothing dangerous about a baby. nephil or no Chuck: but- Amara: do not kill a baby, God. Chuck: ... fine. -- The four of them were so busy getting Jack settled in the bunker that they just completely forgot to tell the other hunters that, y’know, they have a baby now. So it was a bit of shock to Jody, when she called to check in on them after not hearing from them for weeks.  Jody, on the phone with Sam: yeah, we haven’t heard from you guys for weeks! what’s going on, everything okay? Sam, on the other line: uh, yeah, no everything’s fine, we’ve just been *glances over to where Mary and Cas are bathing Jack in the sink* busy. Jody: busy? you guys need help with anything? Sam: no, no we’re fine- Jack: *coos and smiles* Cas: *gasps* was that his first smile? Mary: it was! he smiled!  Dean, jumping up from where he was sitting: he’s smiling!?  Sam, hurrying over: wait, I wanna see!  Jody: ... Sam. Sam: oh- uh, heh, yes, Jody? Jody: do you have a baby? Sam: we... might.  Jody: why do you have a baby, Sam? Sam: uh, well, see it’s a long story- Dean: *laughs* look at him go! look at that little smile! Jody: oh my god I’m coming over- *hangs up* Mary: was that Jody? Sam: yep Dean: ... we completely forgot to tell the others about the baby, didn’t we? Sam: yep.  -- Dean, with Jack in his arms: Claire, you wanna hold him? Claire: uh, no thanks Dean: no, I think you wanna hold him *steps up to her* Claire, panicking: no, I really don’t- oh my god no don’t- *squeaks as Dean passes Jack to her* Dean, directing her: put your arms like that, hold his head like this- there you go! look at that, you’re holding him Claire: I hate you so much right now. *looks down at Jack with wide eyes* Jack: *stares up at her* Claire: he’s so tiny. so fragile... am I holding him right? I don’t wanna hurt him- Sam: you’re doing great, Claire. Don’t worry about it Claire: okay... can I... can I keep holding him? or- Cas: of course you can, Claire Claire: okay, thanks... *goes back to staring at Jack*  Jack: ... *pulls at Claire’s hair* Claire: ow ow ow ow okay no I changed my mind take him please now- -- Jack’s first word, or at least first coherent sound, was surprise surprise a simple drawn out “daaa��. After weeks of Dean, Sam and Mary and everyone else referring to Cas as “dada” “dad” and “daddy” to try and get Jack to say it, the moment finally happened. It came out of nowhere, in a moment where they weren’t even trying to get him to say it. Dean: *sitting on the floor, watching Jack crawl around and fiddle with his toys* Jack: *loses interest in the block he was holding, looks at Dean, giggles then disappears* Dean, scrambling to stand: shit- Cas! Jack’s flying again!  Cas, appearing before him three seconds later and holding Jack at an arm’s length: Jack, we’ve discussed this many times. You’re not to fly when I’m not in the room. Do you understand? Jack, cooing and reaching a hand towards Cas’ face: daaa Dean and Cas: ... Dean: did he just- Jack, more enthusiastically: da! Dean: he did! holy shit, Cas, he said it! he basically called you dad! he- Cas? Cas, tearing up: I believe... I am going to cry.  -- After that, Jack developed a bad habit of flying whenever he wanted to see or be held by Cas. Honestly, it got annoying at times, especially when Cas was busy with other matters. But what else were they supposed to do, let him fly around until he gave up? They did eventually solve the problem after Gabriel came back and they got some of the other angels on their side. When Cas wasn’t available, one of the other angels fetched Jack. Though, the first time Jack was caught by Gabriel and not Cas, he was extremely upset. He blew out all the lights in the bunker and shattered glass and porcelain with his cries. 
He could not be consoled for hours, not even when Cas was holding him. He latched onto Cas and cried until he was sure Cas wasn’t gone or going anywhere. He could not be separated from Cas that night, screaming whenever someone tried to take him from him. They concluded that he probably had separation anxiety since he had never really been separated from Cas before. Cas was there during the pregnancny, there when he was born, was his primary caretaker since Jack’s crying didn’t affect him like it did the humans, and he always catches him whenever he flies away. Cas was worried that Jack was going to depend too much on his grace, yet in the end Jack ended up depending too much on him.
Trying to ease Jack’s separation anxiety was a process, and a difficult one. Especially with him being a nephil. 
He seemed okay with being without Cas for an hour and a bit, so they started by increasing the amount of time that Cas is gone. Which failed because whenever Jack noticed it had been a while since he’d seen his dad, he flew away. And since they wanted to avoid another huge tantrum so soon, they let Cas fetch him. 
Ultimately, the only solution was getting other angels to catch him, and braving through the tantrums. Increasing the time in which Cas had to wait before going to Jack. It was... very, very difficult. 
Because it turned out that Jack wasn’t the only one with separation anxiety. 
They discover this fact the first time they attempt to separate them. Cas broke three minutes in, and flew to Jack with a muttered, “I’m sorry” to Dean. A collective sigh fell over the room as they looked to Cas, guiltily holding a wailing Jack. 
“Alright, then,” Dean said, scratching at the back of his head, “guess that’s just something else we gotta work on.” Cas looked to them with wide, apologetic eyes as he held Jack closer. 
From then on the “sessions”, as they started calling them, weren’t just trying to calm Jack down in Cas’ absence, but also trying to get Cas to stay put. To not cave in and go running to comfort Jack. Which was hard, seeing as Cas was an angel and didn’t really have to listen to a bunch of humans telling him “stay.” It took a lot of convincing. Convincing from Dean, mostly. Because Cas listened to Dean. For some weird reason, Dean thought. 
The third session was the most difficult one they had at that point. It was three hours into Cas being away from Jack after another angel caught him, and they were aiming for four. Dean had left Cas with Sam for a minute to get himself some water, taking Cas’ impulse control with him. When he came back, Sam was very nearly begging Cas not to leave. 
“Sam,” said Dean. “Go check on how the others are doing, will you?” Even though they could clearly tell, based on Jack’s screams echoing down the hall. 
Sam hesitated. “You- you sure-” he stopped at the flat look Dean gave him. “Right, yeah, sure thing.” Sam glanced at Cas before hurrying out of the room. 
When the door clicked shut, Cas stepped up to Dean. “Dean, I have to-”
“Sit down, Cas,” he told him, placing his glass on top of the drawers. 
Cas paused, then tensed his shoulders as a glare settled over his features. “No. Will you just let me-”
“Cas!” Dean snapped, standing straight and regarding him with a hard glare. “Sit. Down.” 
A tense silence passed between them as they glared at each other. Then, with a huff Castiel looked away and sat down on the bed. Dean dragged the desk chair to the bed and sat down, resting his elbows on his knees. 
“Now I know this is really hard for you right now, but you have to push through and stay. put. This is a good thing for Jack-”
“How!?” Cas threw his hands up, restless. “How is this a good thing for him? He’s crying, he’s inconsolable, he’s in distress. How is something that is having such a negative effect on him a good thing?” He glared at Dean as if he were challenging him to answer. 
“It may be affecting him badly now, but I promise you that this will not last forever. I know it’s hurting, but there ain’t another way for us to deal with his separation anxiety. We gotta get through the shitty stuff to get to the good results, Cas,” he reasoned, imploring Cas with his eyes to understand that this just needs to happen. 
Cas opened his mouth to reply when a particularly loud screech ripped through the air. It caused the lights in the room to flicker. Cas looked in alarm towards the door, a weak sound escaping him. He threw worried, scared, eyes towards Dean and pleaded, “my son needs me, Dean.” 
Dean sighed. Right. It seemed the only way to get Cas to stay put was to ground him through physical touch. He scooted the chair forward, reached out and tightly grasped Cas’ hands in his own. Cas’ gaze snapped down and back up, surprised. Dean ignored the look. 
“What happens if we decide to enrol him in school, huh?” he asked the angel.
Cas’ brow furrowed, momentarily confused. “What?” 
“What happens if we decide to enrol him in school?” he repeated. “Say I let you go right now, say we give up and just let you stay by Jack all the time, come whenever he calls. Okay, then what? He grows up, only knows a world where you’re always by his side. Then one day, you tell him that he has to go somewhere without you for 6 hours, everyday of every week. He reacts, only this time he knows words. He says ‘please’ and ‘no’ and ‘don’t do this, don’t leave me dad I don’t wanna go’. What then?” 
Castiel winced, his heart tightening as the image of a 6-year-old Jack begging him not to leave came to mind. “I...” he trailed off, not sure what to say. 
Dean nodded. “It would hurt a helluva lot more, wouldn’t it? Be a lot more difficult to leave once he has words to express how much he doesn’t want you to. And let’s say you don’t. Let’s say you cave in, because he’s your son and you love him and you don’t wanna see him cry. So you homeschool him, continue to stay by his side. You know what’s gonna happen? He’s not gonna be able to do anything without you, Cas. He’s not gonna know how,” he said, words clear and expression honest as he tried to get through to the angel. 
Cas lowered his gaze, narrowing his eyes as he considered Dean’s words. 
Dean suddenly laughed, bitterly saying, “I should know.”
Cas looked back up at him, tilting his head with a silent question. 
Dean sighed, his shoulders dropping. “I spent most of my life with Sammy by my side every single damn day.” Castiel’s eyes cleared with understanding, but he let the other continue. “A life with Sam in it was all I knew. When he left for college... I was a mess. A big ol’ rage-filled mess. I hated Sam for leaving me, and that’s what I thought he was doing. Leaving me. He was just trying to live his life, but... I just didn’t know how to live without him. I couldn’t. I still-” he laughed breathlessly, shaking his head before gesturing to his neck. “I still get this nervous itch when he’s away for a few days. And I’m almost forty.” 
He felt Cas’ hands tighten around his, and he shrugged off the sympathetic look the angel was giving him. He raised his brow towards him, questioning, “do you want that for Jack? For him to be crying and begging you not to go when you drop him off at school? For him to not go on any camping trips or sleepovers because he’d rather stay home with you? For him to get a nervous itch whenever you leave even though he’s a full grown adult?” 
Cas shook his head. “No... No, I don’t want that.” 
“Okay.” Dean nodded, and patted his hand once. “Then this is what you gotta do.” 
Cas nodded slowly, understanding and acceptance sinking in. The lights flickered as another one of Jack’s cries echoed through the bunker. Cas sighed, suddenly feeling exhausted. “This is... this is really hard,” he finally admitted. 
Dean gave a sad smile. He knew that. He knew how much Cas was struggling. He watched Cas look longingly towards the door, then made a decision. “C’mere.” He rose to his feet, tugging on Cas’ hands as he went. Cas hesitated, looking uncertain. “The offer’s gonna go away real quick if you don’t hurry up,” Dean warned. Cas stood and Dean wrapped his arms around him, tugging him in. Cas sagged against him with a sigh. He pressed his face into Dean’s shoulder, and his hands gripped at the back of his jacket. 
After a moment, Cas began to cry. Dean was shocked for a moment, not expecting to hear the sniffles and hitches of breath. He had seen Cas cry quite a few times since Jack was born, but he hasn’t gotten used to it yet. He quickly got over himself. This wasn’t the time to freak out. His friend needed him. He began to rub a hand over Cas’ back. “I know it’s hard, but you’re doing the right thing,” he murmured. Cas hummed in acknowledgement, but didn’t say anything. 
After another moment, Dean said, “y’know, I think I’ve seen you cry more these past few months than I have in the 12 years I’ve known you.” 
“Clearly, Jack brings out the worst in me,” Cas replied, his words muffled by Dean’s shoulder. 
Dean chuckled as a response. The two stood in each other’s arms, quiet apart from Castiel’s sniffling and Jack’s distant cries. The nephil caused the lights to flicker again with another screech, and Cas’ arms tightened around Dean. 
“How much longer?” he asked. 
Dean paused in rubbing his back to check his watch. “You got 27 more minutes to go.” 
Cas nodded. “Okay. And you’ll... stay with me?”
Dean squeezed him, then resumed rubbing circles into his back. This was unusual territory for him. A hug that’s lasted this long was rare for him. But Cas was feeling bad, feeling awful, and Dean would be damned if he let him. If Cas wants Dean to stay by his side during this, then so be it. “Of course, Cas. Of course...” 
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eatsleepandsupernatural · 4 years ago
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Pairings: Alpha!Dean x Omega!Reader
Warnings: Character Death, Angst, Character Resurrection, excerpts from 14x08
Word Count: 2,243
A/N: Hey! The following chapter does contain some aspects of the Supernatural episode Byzantium. I would like to just state that I do not own those particular paragraphs of this chapter or of course the characters (but we already knew that). You probably didn’t expect the chapter to go this way, it was my plan from the beginning because of an idea I had, can’t tell you yet. Anyway, hope you don’t mind and I hope you enjoy! XX
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Chapter 8 
   Tossing and turning, surrounding yourself with your Alphas scent, no matter how hard you tried, you can’t sleep. Your thoughts are on Jack, the image of him collapsing on the floor, coughing up blood, is replaying over and over in your mind. He had quickly become your closest friend, keeping you company while Sam and Dean went on hunts. You had made a habit of sneaking into the ‘Dean Cave’, cooking up some popcorn and watching movies for hours at a time. The way Jack’s eyes fixed on the T.V like an excited puppy always made you smile. You had barely known him, but the memory of him passing away, his hand grasped firmly in yours, was overwhelming. 
   You shove the covers off and leave your room in search of Dean and some comfort. You had gone to bed once he and Cas brought Sam back safely after he had left the bunker, feeling the need for some alone time. Hours have passed and your need for your Alpha grew stronger every second. 
   You find him passed out in the kitchen, surrounded by empty glasses and half drunk bottles of whiskey, snoring louder than you had ever heard. 
   ‘Dean...Dean, you shouldn’t sleep here.’ You speak softly into his ear and gently shake his shoulder in an effort to wake him up. ‘Dean.’ 
   ‘I don’t think he’s waking up anytime soon, Y/N.’ You turn around to face Cas, who is watching you from the doorway. ‘Why are you awake?’ 
   ‘I never went to sleep, couldn't.’ You admit quietly, knowing what was going to come next, silently wishing it was Sam who had found you. 
   Cas glances between you and Dean before sighing and holding out his hand, ‘It would be unfair to wake him now. Come on, I’ll get you settled.’ 
   You place your hand in his and let him lead you back to your room, but you don’t make it easy for him, dragging your feet along the way. There is no hiding the fact that you are frustrated with him, with everyone. Jack is dead and they are still hiding things. You want to know why Jack was sick in the first place, and for how long. You want to know why, whenever you ask about anything supernatural related you are ignored. 
   ‘Y/N, what are you doing? Aren’t you tired?’ Cas asks when you pull your hand from his and take a few steps back to put some space between you. 
   ‘I am tired. I am tired of being kept in the dark. Did you ever think that maybe I would have been able to help Jack if I had known what was going on? He was my friend, and I lost him, and I don’t even know why. All you guys do is keep me in the dark for ‘my protection’, but one day, that’s going to come back and bite you in the arse. I may have been afraid of the idea of monsters being real when I first moved in, but I’ve seen Sam and Dean come back from enough hunts to accept that truth now. I’m ready to fight, to help. Dean, he is never going to let me near a gun. I need you to let me help, teach me to fight Cas, please.’ 
   Cas stares at you, surprised by your outburst. He frowns for a moment, deep in thought, before approaching you slowly. ‘I’m sorry you feel that way. I will talk to Dean.’ 
   You roll your eyes at his response and slouch your shoulders. ‘Like that will do...Hey!’ 
   Cas cuts you off mid sentence, grabbing you around the waist and placing two fingers to your forehead. ‘Go to sleep Y/N’
   ‘Y/N, wake up,’
   ‘Omega.’ A firm hand on your shoulder and the smooth voice of your Alpha draws you from a peaceful, deep sleep. Your eyes meet Deans tired ones, the bags sitting below them prominent. 
   ‘Morning’. You sit up against the bed head, accepting the glass of water Dean offers you. 
   ‘Afternoon, actually.’ 
   ‘Stupid Angel.’ You grunt, making Dean chuckle softly. 
   ‘I had an interesting conversation with Cas this morning.’ He informs you, turning serious once again. ‘He told me you had trouble sleeping, went for a late night stroll.’ 
   ‘Didn’t realise that was something I wasn’t allowed to do.’ You shoot back. You aren’t sure where the attitude is coming from, but you are sick of Dean’s Alpha behaviour. 
   ‘I didn’t say that.’ He speaks quickly, eyes scanning your face in an attempt to read your thoughts. ‘But he told me what you spoke about, and I’m sorry. Truly. My intentions were always to keep you safe, and in doing so, I’ve pushed you away. And you’re right, chances of you holding a gun in this lifetime, or any other lifetime are pretty small. But you’re also right, that I have been letting the Alpha in me control my actions, and I have been unfair to you. If you believe that you are ready, you can be put on research duty. That means books only, no knives, no guns, no ghosts. We got a deal?’ 
   You stare at your Alpha with wide eyes, shocked and disbelieving. Dean stands up from the bed and smiles down at you, ‘You coming? You might want to get dressed. We have a guest.’ 
   You take a few minutes to compose yourself, washing your face and brushing your teeth in the basin, before getting dressed and leaving your room in search of the others. 
   The library is not how you left it last night, furniture has been moved to the side, and Sam and Dean stand next to a table in the middle of what looks to be a very intense discussion making you pause at the door and hide behind the wall, you decide waiting out the conversation is the best idea. 
   ‘Use the soul-sucking magic? Boy, that lady’s a peach.’ Dean’s tone of voice surprises you, and you realise this was one of the things he was trying to hide from you, his hunter side.
   ‘Listen, we talked about this.’ Sam interjects.
   ‘I know. Gotta happen. It’s the only way. Right. But I don’t like rolling the dice on some psycho ex-angel killer.’
   ‘I don’t love it, either, but taking risks, making crappy deals--that’s what we do.’
   ‘Yeah, and they usually bite us in the arse.’ You smile at Dean’s choice of words, remembering what you had said to Cas last night.
   ‘So, what do you want to do about it? Leave Jack in the morgue? Burn him?’ That’s the moment you realise that they were planning to do something about Jack, to try and bring him back. You had heard snippets of conversations before, you knew that both Sam and Dean had died at least once. 
   ‘I didn’t say that.’
   ‘Because, for me, not doing this--that-- that would be like letting him die all over again.’ At Sam’s words your heart almost breaks all over again and you struggle to hold back tears. 
   ‘I want Jack back, too okay? I do. I just don’t trust Lily. Especially with my little eavesdropper.’ 
   If you hadn’t had that conversation with Dean ten minutes ago, your heart would have dropped to your stomach. You straighten your back and peek around the doorway with a small smile on your face. ‘I didn’t want to interrupt.’ 
   Dean rolls his eyes but waves you over, and you reach him the same time Cas comes up the steps looking more than stressed. 
   ‘You got a twenty on Jack?’ Dean asks, eyes pleading for a yes.
   ‘Not exactly. Angel Radio is playing a distress signal.’ 
   ‘Awesome’, He replies, letting his arms fall, surely mirroring his disappointment. 
   ‘All of Heaven’s gates are open, even the ones that Metatron closed.’
   ‘What could that mean?’ Sam asks.
   ‘I don’t know but it’s not good.’
   ‘More awesome.’ Dean says, making you reach out and grab his hand giving it a reassuring squeeze. 
   ‘All right, well you go. We got Lily. When we’re ready, we’ll pray.’ Sam says, hoping that the solution will be enough.
   Cas shares a look with Sam and Dean before walking away and to do whatever he had to do. 
   ‘What’s going on?’ You ask, turning back to face the two Alphas.
   ‘We may have a way to bring Jack back. It’s risky, but we figured it’s worth a shot. You can hang around for now, but if I need you to leave later, you have to trust me. We’ve never done this before Y/N.’ 
   You are tempted to argue but something in Sam’s eyes makes you change your mind. He is watching you carefully, eyes wide, pleading with you to reassure Dean that you’ll listen. 
   ‘Got it, just tell me to go make myself some lunch, and I’m gone.’ As soon as you see Dean’s entire body relax you know you have made the right decision and Sam shoots you the biggest smile, to which you respond with an eye roll. It’s as if they don’t believe you can behave. 
   ‘Alright, hand me that glass bottle would ya?’ Dean gestures behind you as he moves to fiddle with some paint and a bowl on the table. 
   You pick it up, inspecting the clear liquid inside before handing it over and you and Sam watch as he pours the liquid in and stirs the paint around. He picks up the bowl and holds out a piece of paper for him to copy from and you watch in awe as Dean expertly paints a large symbol on the wooden floor. 
   ‘The instruction manual’. You had been watching Dean so closely you hadn’t heard the footsteps of another person approach the three of you and you jump away in shock as she hands an old leather-bound book to Sam. 
   ‘It’s alright Y/N,’ Sam reassures you before turning to face the older woman who you assume must be Lily gives you a questioning look before turning back to Sam. ‘Thanks. All right, we’re almost set. Just got to get one more thing. I’m gonna go grab it.’ He says, he gives you a second reassuring smile before walking off. You watch him go, as he does, he grabs Dean’s attention and nods in the direction of you and the strange woman. 
   Dean puts the bowl and brush down on the ground as he stands up and walks towards you, watching where he steps. He gives you a quick smile before addressing Lily.
   ‘You know, I think we got off to a bad start. Um, I guess I should be thanking you.’
   ‘Apology accepted.’ You frown at Lily’s response and her attitude towards your Alpha, but you stay quiet, unwilling to test any boundaries on the first day. ‘Are you going to introduce me?’ 
   ‘Uh, right. This is Y/N, my mate. Y/N, this is Lily Sunder, an old...acquaintance.’
   ‘Nice to meet you.’ You nod from your corner with a small smile, not a fan of strangers. Lily was a beta, but she gives off a weird vibe that makes you uncomfortable. 
   ‘There, you’re acquainted, great. Except, something’s been bothering me. Uh, you know, if this magic of yours is so great...why’d you stop using it? You’re letting yourself get old. You’re letting yourself die. Why? Why risk going to hell if you don’t have to? There’s something you’re not telling us.’
   You raise your eyebrows at Dean’s words and look to Lily, waiting for her answer. Is this magic too risky to use on Jack? 
   ‘When Ishim took my daughter, I swore I’d kill him, even if it meant burning my entire soul. But it didn’t. I have a sliver, a whisper of my soul left.’
   ‘And?’ Dean prompts, getting impatient.
   ‘May--my daughter, my little girl--is in heaven. And if there is still a piece of my soul...Now do you understand?’ 
   You are deep in thought when Sam comes back carrying a box filled to the brim with candles. You watch as he places them down at different points on the symbol like he had done it hundreds of times before. 
   ‘Sweetheart.’ Your head whips up at the sound of Dean calling from the other side of the room, breaking you from your thoughts. ‘Why don’t you go make yourself that lunch we talked about.’ You glance back over to Sam who’s already looking at you, one eyebrow raised, a reminder of your promise. 
   ‘I was getting hungry anyway. You know where I’ll be if you need me.’ Sending your Alpha one last long look before making your way to the kitchen. 
   You take your time, deciding to make a pasta salad, one of your favourite home-made dishes from before your parents became alcoholics. 
   Twenty minutes later, one potato salad and a cup of tea, your curiosity gets the better of you. You quietly make your way down the hallway and poke your head around the corner to see Jack sitting up on the table saying words you don’t understand, Sam and Dean standing either side of him. 
   ‘Was that my soul?’ He asks, looking up at Dean.
   ‘How do you feel?’ Dean queries, his hands hovering over Jack as if he is expecting something to go wrong. 
   ‘Good. I feel...good.’
   Sam smiles as Dean gives Jack a quick hug.
   ‘It’s good to have you back’, he says with his hand resting on Jack’s shoulder. 
   You are about to join them when you notice Lily sitting in your favourite chair, umoving.
   ‘Lily, thank you,’ Dean speaks from beside Jack. 
   ‘Yeah. Lily..’ Sam’ voice is halted when he sees Lily. 
   ‘Lily?’ Dean calls once more but there is no response. 
   ‘How about Jack and I go back to his room, I can help him get settled?’ You ask tentatively from the door. 
   The Alpha’s turn to face you faster than you thought possible. ‘How long have you been standing there?’ Sam asks, his lips twitching as he tries to hold back a smile. 
   ‘Long enough. I got bored.’ You smile at Jack who slowly turns around to meet gaze.
   Dean rolls his eyes at your excuse for leaving the kitchen but keeps his opinions to himself all the same. ‘You wanna hang out with Y/N for a bit Jack? We’ve got some clean-up to do.’
   Jack nodded, ‘I like the sound of that,’ he says getting off the table and making his way over to you on wobbly legs. 
   ‘I’ve changed my mind, why don’t we break into Dean’s room instead.’ You suggest, wagging your eyebrows at him in excitement.
   ‘Can we watch Star Wars? I like that one.’
   ‘Jack, we can watch anything you want.’
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jawritter · 5 years ago
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Jealous Of My Demons...
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Warnings: Smut, unprotected sex, language, angst, Dean bing a dick, fluff, set at the end of season 5 after they boys killed the horsemen pestilence. 
Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader, Sam x Reader (friends), Mentioned Brady x Reader. 
Word Count: 1970
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It had been a very long five days. 
Well, a very long two weeks really. 
To say things were tense between Dean and yourself would be the understatement of the year, and the recent events leading up to the where you were now weren't exactly helping what had already been a tense situation for the two of you.
Dean and yourself had been dating for five years. Ever since you came to find Sam after he quit Stanford and started searching for his dad with Dean. It took you a while, about a year and a half actually, but you finally found him. When you did, and you officially found out about all the lovely shit that goes bump in the night. You started helping Sam with research on hunts, and then things developed between Dean and yourself rather quickly.
You just clicked.
Things were great for years, but as of late, between Sam and his addiction to Demon blood behind Dean's back, the world ending, horseman on the loose, things between the two of you hadn't been as great as they used to be.
Hell, you barely even talked to each other anymore unless you had to. 
Last week when they captured your now ex-boyfriend, Brady, who went to school with yourself and Sam, and much to Dean's dismay was your boyfriend while you were at Stanford, made things even tenser between you.
Crowley and Sam thought it would be a good idea to use you to get information out of him as to where pestilence was hiding. Dean did not like that idea at all. That was probably the worst fight you ever had. The only one that had ended up with you sleeping in a separate motel room that night, and the fight that drove the wedge between the two of you still. 
Even though the boys had gotten the information they needed, and defeated the horseman, Dean was still angry, and not speaking to you.
You had about all of the silence you could handle. 
Still, you sat quietly in the back seat of Baby, watching the blur of trees fly buy you in the dark as Dean drove back to your home away from home, Bobby Singer's house, to rest up and regain the strength the boys needed to continue this fight that seemed to be never-ending.
Every now and then you would feel Dean's eyes on you in the rearview mirror, but you ignored him in order to keep from crying the whole way there. 
You were exhausted from the fighting, you were exhausted from the tension, and you knew that when you got to Bobby's house this was going to all come to a head, and Dean was going to either want to yell at you or leave you. Because even Sam seemed to be starting to react to the tension in the car nervously fidgeting in his seat as the silence in the car became deafening. 
When you finally saw Bobby's house come into sight you chewed on your lower lip nervously, and as soon as the car was in park Sam was out of it, and headed into the house, leaving you alone with Dean.
Dean got out of the car and leaned against the hood as he waited for you to get out of the car.
"This is it," you thought to yourself, "he's breaking up with you." 
Making our way around the car with your head looking at the ground you thought if you just kept walking, and didn't' stop he may just let it go, and not want to break up with you. It was a futile hope, but it was a hope nonetheless.
"Y/N, wait a minute we need to talk," Dean said as you passed him heading for the front door. 
Stopping in your tacks you looked at him for the first time tonight. Really looked at him, and you were surprised by what you saw there. He didn't look angry, and that surprised you. You were sure you'd find him angry with you, but he just looked...
Tired. 
"Whatever is going on between us we need to work this out because I feel like I'm losing you sweetheart, and I don't want to do that." 
His words shocked you, making you look down and start kicking gravel around your feet. Trying to pick and choose your words wisely, but the anger was still bubbling in you past the hurt, or maybe it was the anger that was driving the hurt, you weren't even sure anymore.
"What is there to say, Dean. You said it all that night that I helped to interrogate Brady. You obviously don't trust me anymore. Maybe you never did." 
Dean's eyes searched you before looking down at his own shoes that were crossed one over the other as he leaned against Baby's hood. 
"That's not true, Y/N, I trust you. Hell, you know shit about me nobody does, not even Sammy. I didn't say those things because I didn't trust you, I said those things because I didn't trust the damn demon that was in your ex. It really had nothing to do with you." 
You glared at Dean as he glared back at you. Both of you standing your ground now like a bunch of overgrown stubborn mules. Neither willing to give an inch. Dean's words still ringing in your ears.
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"I don't want you to do this, fuck Sam and Crowley," Dean whispered yelled at you.
"Dean, Brady is still inside there with that Demon somewhere, maybe I can get through to the real him, and we can find this next horseman." You say back at him through your teeth.
"No, I'm not letting you do this," Dean said as if his word was written like the law of Pharaoh, and he had the last say.
"You're not my father Dean, and I'm not a child. You can't tell me what I can and can't do." 
You turn your back on Dean and head for the door. 
"Fine, that's how you want to be, go run to your rich ex-boyfriend, apparently you were that bitch in college, and I had you all wrong."
Your turn around on your heels, and stare at him in disbelief. "Excuse me?" 
Dean crossed the floor, towering over you like his sheer height advantage would make you back down.
"You heard me, I didn't stutter. You were that bitch. That arrogant egotistical, gold-digging, money ridding bitch. I don't know how you ever ended up here with me. Go run to the aid of your rich ex-boyfriend. Apparently, you would rather be with him than me any." 
You stood there stunned as Dean walked by you, and out of the room as the tears from his hurtful words fell down your face. 
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"Then why did you say that shit to me, Dean? Obviously, we don't know each other as well as we thought we did."
"I was jealous OKAY?" 
You stood there blinking at him and his outburst like he'd finally cracked, and you needed to call Bobby out here to take a look at his mental state. 
"Y/N, baby, please listen to me. I didn't mean a damn thing I said that night, I was jealous and scared, and I didn't want you to get hurt by that demon possessing Brady, but I also didn't want you to see Brady, remember how much better he was than me, and decided to leave me and go for a guy like him. Someone you really deserve!"
Dean was off the car now and standing in front of you with either hand on the side of your face. His thumb lightly tracing away the tears that had fallen there. 
"Dean I don't want a man like Brady. Brady only ever cared about his money and his career. Obviously, he lost himself somewhere along the way, I don't want someone like that. He and I never got along well anyway. You were the best damn thing that's ever happened to me! I don't want you ever to think you’re not good enough for me. I left Brady, Stanford, and everything else behind for Sammy, and YOU. Because I want to be with you. Not some rich dick that thinks he's better than everyone. Dean, I love you! You overgrown idiot!"
To stop your rant Dean close the distance between you, his lips brushing over yours before deepening the kiss. Taking your breath away, and leaving you panting as he pulled away from you.
"I love you too Y/N, and I can't lose you, never. Nothing is more important to me than you, and I need your right now more than ever because I don't know how all this is going to end." 
Reaching your hands around his neck you play with the small hairs on the nape of his neck as he backs you towards Baby's hood. 
His hands are roaming your body, holding onto your hips tightly as you slip yourself onto the hood of the car. His teeth graze over your lower lip pulling a moan from you as he spreads your legs, and he settles in between them. His fingers finding your cover clit and rubbing soft there as he worked his way down your neck. Leaving little bit marks and open-mouthed kisses as he went. Your hands fumbling as you try your best not to alert Bobby and Sam in the house as to what was about to happen between you. 
Opening up his pants you reach your hands into his tight boxers and free his already hard length, pumping him slowly to match the pace of his fingers that were now inside your thong. Buried knuckle deep in your aching core. His thumb still keeps up the same steady rhythm. 
"Fuck sweetheart, I need you now," he growled against your neck, removing his fingers from you, and ripping your thing off of your body. 
Placing it in his pocket as he freed himself more from the confines of his pants and boxers. Pressing his leaking tip to your waiting entrance and sinking into you in one smooth thrust. Your teeth sink into his shoulder to keep the moan at bay as he grunts into your neck. Your bodies moving and grinding together as you wrapped your legs around his waist. The deep hitting ever sweet spot he'd ever found and then some you didn't even know about.
The coil is already tightening in your belly as you move together. Your walls flutter around his already throbbing length. Your breath mingling together in the cool night air. 
"Fuck Dean I'm close," you whimpered in his ear as his ground himself harder against you. 
"I'm right there to baby let go." 
That's all it took and you were falling to pieces around him as your walls clamped down on his throbbing length while he spilled himself deep inside of you. Both of you panting against each other as his lips found yours, and he slid himself out of you and back into his clothes. 
Helping you slide down from Baby's hood and holding you close to him as you shivered from the night air around you. Shrugging off his leather jacket he slipped it over your shoulders before giving you another peck on the lips.
"I"m sorry, Sweetheart. I'm not going to let me get between us again."
"I'm sorry to Dean." You tell him as his lips find yours in a sweet, gentle kiss. You'd missed this, you'd missed this so much
"Dean get your ass inside so we can figure out what's our next move!" Bobby called from the house, leaving the two of you laughing together. 
"You know that's probably going to be you when you're old right?" You asked Dean as he helped you walk to the house through the dark wrecking yard.
"Long as I got you baby I can live with that."
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sunlightdances · 5 years ago
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One Good Reason: (3/5) - Dean x Reader
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Pairing: Dean Winchester x Female Reader Chapter Warnings: No major warnings, a shorter chapter this time as Dean and the Reader get used to living together. Also - something strange is happening at the bunker, and it’s not just Dean and the Reader pretending they’re not attracted to each other. Series Summary: Dean never brings women back to the bunker. It figures the one time he breaks his own rule, the state issues a lockdown. Navigating the next month is an exercise in trust, patience, and falling in love. Author’s Note: I don’t own Dean or Supernatural, but the plot and writing is mine, so please don’t repost it without my permission. Also: my new page divider is by the amazing @writeyourmindaway​!
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2.5 weeks later
You hiss as you get out of bed, the cool floor underneath you a shock first thing in the morning. You rifle through your suitcase, grabbing a hoodie and pulling it on, as well as a thick pair of socks. Yawning, you open your door and head down the hallway to the kitchen.
“Morning,” you say quietly to Dean, who’s already dressed at the table, a steaming cup of coffee in front of him. You narrow your eyes at him. Who looks that good first thing in the morning? His shirtsleeves are rolled up on his forearms, the veins there distracting you.
“Hi,” he says back, meeting your eyes briefly. It’s always like this - the two of you a little shy during the first conversation of the day. “Did you sleep okay?”
“Yeah,” you say, sighing, “I kept hearing noises. Were you and Sam up late?”
Dean looks up curiously. “I mean, we were up later than you.” He frowns, “Didn’t mean to keep you up.”
You start to get stuff together for your coffee, and scowl when you realize the almond milk you like is empty. And back in the fridge.
“It’s fine,” you tell him absently. You roll your eyes to yourself as you grab the now empty milk carton out of the fridge and set it on the counter with the rest of the empties waiting to be recycled - two empty boxes of cereal, and half a dozen beer bottles.
“Is it too much to ask for someone to not put an empty carton of milk in the fridge?”
Dean glances up from his laptop. He and Sam have been working on something for a few days, but he hasn’t mentioned details, and you haven’t asked.
“Don’t look at me,” he replies, “You and Sam are the only ones who drink that crap.” He makes a face at the carton of almond milk.
You sigh, and add the carton to the pile. “We have to go to the store again.”
“See, you say we, but you mean me.”
You smile sweetly, tilting your head. “But Dean. Think about how much you want to drive your car. Might as well run an errand, right?”
You can tell he’s trying not to smile. “You’re trouble.”
You hum, trying to figure out what else you’re going to have for breakfast now that milk is out of the question.
“Lactose intolerant?” He asks, going back to typing.
“Oh, not sure, actually. Just like the taste better.”
He hums. You stare at him for a bit, trying to figure him out. Dean is so mysterious, but still makes himself open, makes you feel comfortable and safe. It’s such a strange feeling. Still, you will not let his or his brother’s good looks make you forget why you’re a little irritated this morning.
Living with men is…. Hard. They’re constantly leaving messes everywhere (even though Dean has tendencies to clean everything when he’s bored) and the volume at which they play video games together…. Astronomical.
Your point is proven a few hours later when you’re on a call with your work team and even though you’re muted so they can’t hear Sam or Dean, you can’t hear a thing being said to you. “Can you guys excuse me just one minute?” You ask apologetically, and then take your headset off, storming down the hall.
You burst through the door and they barely even glance at you. Fuming, you walk right in front of the TV and stand there, arms crossed as they sputter.
“Hey! You make a better door than you do a window, you know.” Dean says, leaning to see around you.
“You are children.” You huff, blowing the hair that has escaped your ponytail out of your face. “I am on a work call. It’s important, and I can’t hear anything.”
Sam looks a little sheepish. “We thought with the door closed--”
“We can’t be that loud.” Dean interrupts.
You look at him like he’s grown another head. “All I’m asking is for a half hour of quiet. That’s it. I’m begging you.” You say, trying to turn on the charm. “Dean?”
He grumbles under his breath, but you can see the fight leaving him. “A half hour?”
“Maybe less,” you reason with him.
“Fine.”
You manage to finish your work call without any other disruptions, but by the time you’re finished, Sam and Dean are watching the news and you’re slipping into a worse and worse mood.
You’re more homesick than you’ve ever been. The weight of all of it is too much, and you excuse yourself from the room before you can burst into tears.
You hate this - you hate the whole state of the world and you hate that it’s forced you into the most awkward situation of your life, all because you couldn’t resist a pretty pair of eyes and a sense of humor.
You find your way to your room and curl in a ball on your bed, the unfamiliar texture of the blanket under you making your heart clench.
You start a YouTube video on your laptop, some mindless cooking videos that play on a loop until you manage to fall into a restless sleep.
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Dean approaches your door hesitantly. He has no idea what he should do - if he should leave you alone, or try to apologize. Though if he’s honest, he’s not even sure what he should apologize for.
He’s just got a general guilty feeling coursing through his body. It’s his fault you’re stuck here, after all.
He notices the door isn’t shut all the way, so he pushes it open gently. The room is dark except from the light coming from your computer, and you’re curled in a ball on top of the covers.
Dean finds that he can’t stop staring at you, and wills himself to stop standing there like a creep. He pulls a throw blanket off the end of the bed and covers you with it, reaching over to push your laptop closed.
His mind has been flashing back to that first night with you, trying to understand what made you so different. He’s liked having you around, even if he won’t admit it to anyone who asks. He still feels that connection he felt the first night, but he has no idea what you’re thinking, and he doesn't want to push or pressure you, especially when you can’t leave even if you wanted to.
Leaving the room, he finds Sam and Cas in the kitchen. Cas has an armful of groceries.
“You better wipe those down,” Dean says, and Cas rolls his eyes.
“I can’t get sick, Dean.” He says it like he’s talking to a child.
“And what are you going to tell her when she wakes up?” He asks, gesturing towards the hall where you’re sleeping. “We don’t have any backup plan if things get weird.”
As if on cue, the lights above them flicker. Just once, but enough that the three of them freeze, eyes suddenly sharp.
“You’re kidding me.” Sam says.
A flutter of wings, and Cas is gone.
“What the fuck?” Dean asks, and Sam shrugs.
“Went to check it out? He’ll be back.”
“He can’t keep flying off. He’s going to slip up one of these days and appear in front of her and she’s going to pass out.”
Sam snickers. “You’re awfully protective.”
Dean ignores him, but he can’t deny it either. He feels it in his gut, to make sure you don’t find out the truth about him and Sam, and to make sure you feel comfortable while you’re here. Maybe it’s his innate need to take care of people, but the small voice in the back of his mind that he rarely listens to tells him it’s something else.
The lights flicker again, and Dean moves to the doorway, sighing. “We better figure this out, and soon.”
“You think it’s possible she brought something here with her?”
Dean stops, because he never even considered it. He just figured it was his own bad luck that while he’s trying to conceal who he really is from a girl he maybe sort of likes, a ghost would start haunting the bunker. Maybe it was Charlie here to finally give him the ass kicking he deserves for getting a girl like you stuck in this mess.
“I have no idea.”
Suddenly there are footsteps, and Dean shushes Sam before he can reply. You come into view a minute later, rubbing your fingers through your hair, and Dean finds he wants to do it for you. He shakes it off.
“Problems with the electrical in this place?” You ask.
Sam makes a choked noise that has you looking at him in alarm. “Uh-- yeah.” He recovers, “It’s an old place. You know.”
“Uh huh.” You look back at Dean for confirmation, and he shrugs.
“Slept okay?” He asks, changing the subject completely before he can put his foot in his mouth.
You nod. “Needed a nap.”
Dean looks a little closer and thinks he can see dried tear tracks on your cheeks. It has him reacting automatically, taking a step closer, but he sees you shrink back and he stops immediately, snapping back into awareness of what he’s doing.
“I’m going to take a shower,” you mumble, and then you’re gone, leaving Dean staring at his shoes, clenching his jaw and trying to figure out how you’re all get through a month more of this.
Cas appears back in the kitchen, and Dean glares.
“You have to stop doing that.”
“I think there’s a spirit in the bunker.” Cas says, ignoring Dean’s warning.
Sam groans, head tipping backwards. “Great. Good. Couldn’t be better timing.”
Dean puts his hands on his hips, sighing. “Look, tonight we’ll hunt it. Just-- we’ll wait until she’s asleep and hope it heads to the opposite end of the bunker.” He turns to Cas, “And you. Walk. You have to walk.”
Cas rolls his eyes, and Dean truly wonders if he’s going to make it through quarantine without killing his best friend or his brother, and if he can keep them all and you from being murdered by a vengeful spirit.
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sarahwroteathing · 5 years ago
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English 284 (1)
Word Count: 1495
Summary: Your proposal to teach a new class combining art and literature is accepted... under one little condition. (College AU)
Warnings: Language
A/N: We’re doing impulsive writing again because it worked well the last two times. Oof. Here we go again, folks. Image is of a painting mentioned in the chapter: “Ophelia” by Sir John Everett Millais. (Source)
Steve’s Perspective .
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“Fellas, it’s happening!” you said, shoving the door of the lab open with your hip, laptop balanced precariously in your arms.
“Seriously? I changed the code yesterday! How did you get in here again?” Tony complained, letting his head fall forward onto the table with a dull thunk while Bruce scoffed.
“You changed it to my birthday, smartypants. Besides, my ID is still authorized on the card reader. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you enjoy my company.” 
You pulled a spare chair over to the table where Tony and Bruce were working, planting your own laptop primly on a stack of battered notebooks. Bruce’s probably. Tony abandoned paper ages ago. 
Despite the token protest, Tony was actually your closest friend at work, a pairing that completely baffled your colleagues. The specific brands of eccentricity displayed by English professors and Engineering professors didn’t tend to mix well. But the Dean of Studies, Pepper Potts, had recommended befriending Tony on your first day, and his quick humor and ostentatious confidence had effectively drowned out the imposter syndrome that plagued you during your first semester teaching. You’d met Bruce Banner only a few days later, and sharing lunches in Tony’s lab in the basement of the Engineering building had solidified into sacred tradition by the end of your second week. 
“Did you hear back about the new course proposal?” Bruce asked.
“Yes! I got the email notification on my way over here, but I haven’t opened it yet. Tony, tell me your wife isn’t going to break my heart.”
“We don’t talk about work at home. But I read your proposal, and it sounded… Well, I wouldn’t take that class, but it sounded like something Pepper would be into.”
You squirmed anxiously in your seat, logging into your email with a deep breath. You’d worked on this course proposal for the better part of a month, editing and re-editing the syllabus at least a dozen times. You had titled the course “The Painted Word.” A full semester class studying famous myths, plays, poems, and novels and the works of art they inspired. 
The idea formed when a picture of Sir John Everett Millais’s “Ophelia” i had sparked a lively debate among the students in your Shakespeare seminar. You’d spent the next week researching artistic representation of iconic characters and stories, and when you’d given a few of your classes the soft pitch of the course, you’d acquired more than enough signatures on the interest form to issue a formal request with the Dean of Studies. Being met with such enthusiasm had lulled you into a sense of security and excitement. In your mind, the course was already set in stone. Which is exactly why the email on your screen landed like a gut punch. 
“She said no?” you asked faintly, your eyes scanning and rescanning the first sentence. “While I appreciate your enthusiasm and the care and attention you put into your work, I do not feel that I can approve the course as you’ve submitted it.” 
You blinked owlishly but made no move to intervene when Tony snatched your laptop from its place in front of you. Bruce rolled his chair to read over Tony’s shoulder, and they wore twin expressions of puzzled displeasure which would have made you laugh if not for the current state of your professional goals. 
“She didn’t say no! It’s conditional approval,” Tony corrected, his expression clearing as he reached to roll your chair closer to him. “Look.”
I’m intrigued by the course description you’ve laid out here, and it certainly has no equivalent in our current course catalogue. I think we would be remiss to limit the course to the English Department and encourage you to consider an interdisciplinary approach with the Art Department. If you’re willing to collaborate with one of their professors so that students can benefit from the expertise of both relevant disciplines and gain credit with either department, I’d be happy to approve the course for the spring semester. I’d recommend getting in touch with Steven G. Rogers. He has taught a number of interdisciplinary courses during his time here, and I believe he would be a helpful resource for you. 
“She doesn’t think I can handle this on my own?” you asked, running your hands through your hair in frustration. “I have a Ph. D, dammit! I don’t need a babysitter.” 
“I’m sure that’s not what she meant,” Bruce said, reaching around Tony to squeeze your shoulder. “She just wants to open up the class a little more. You know the college has been pushing for more interdisciplinary classes.”
“Who the hell is Steven G. Rogers, and why does she think the sun shines out of his ass,” you muttered grumpily, determined to hold onto your bitterness just a little longer. 
“The sun couldn’t possibly shine out of his ass with the stick he keeps up there,” Tony said mildly, shocking a laugh out of you.
“Oh, God, tell me I won’t be stuck teaching with a stuffy old grump for a whole semester.”
“I’ve never had someone ask me to lie to them before. This is a weird feeling. Takes the fun out of it, almost.”
“He’s not that bad,” Bruce protested. 
“How do you both know this guy? I’ve never heard of him before in my life. This is - ” 
You broke off with a sigh, reclaiming your laptop and searching the faculty directory. 
“Why does this stupid website never have any pictures,” you complained, scrolling through his profile. 
“Be grateful. It would only make it worse for you,” Tony said with a smirk before smacking your hand away from the keyboard. “Wait, wait, wait! Does that say ‘Gentle Yoga?’ What the hell does that mean?”
“Yoga but in a sweater? On a pile of pillows and he braids your hair after?”
Tony snorted and started to respond, but you clapped your hand over his mouth immediately.
“Shut up. I heard it as soon as I said it. Don’t make it worse.” 
“It’s just low impact yoga. Lighter stretches. For people who don’t feel comfortable or able to do standard level yoga. We usually get a few students with sports injuries or disabilities.”
You and Tony both turned to look at Bruce, staring in silent shock for a few moments before speaking.
“...Did you say we? Why did you say we?”
“Bruce, do you have something you’d like to tell me?”
Bruce rolled his eyes, pushing up from his seat and crossing to his bag on the other side of the room, very pointedly ignoring you and Tony who were frantically scooting after him in your rolly chairs. 
“Bruce!” 
He had pulled out his phone and was typing something, but he pivoted to block your view when you tried to peek.
“I’m texting Steve to see if he has any open spaces in his teaching schedule next semester. You’re welcome.” 
“Why do you have his number?”
“Because we take turns teaching gentle yoga, which I’m pretty sure you’ve already figured out at this point, so drop it. And Tony has his number too by the way.”
“What?”
“Judas.”
“I thought you said he had a stick up his ass?”
“Well, the stick is sometimes useful, okay? And he’s not the worst person I’ve met. After a few whiskeys, he even approaches fun.” 
You let out an incredulous laugh, abandoning your chair to pace the length of the lab. 
“So you’re saying I should give this guy a shot?” you asked, massaging your temples against the stress headache that was starting to creep in. 
Bruce’s phone chimed quietly.
“He says he has an open space. Should I put in a good word for you?”
You wandered back towards your laptop, looking wistfully over your syllabus. 
“What are the chances this class will still be recognizable after his input?” you asked mournfully.
“You can change your mind and say no if you disagree with him. Find someone else,” Bruce said with a shrug. 
“And he’ll pull his weight?”
“He’ll pull all the weight unless you strongarm him out of it,” Tony said with a laugh. “Look, Pep knows what she’s doing. If she thinks you two would work well together, she’s probably right. Her last recommendation turned out alright, didn’t it?”
“You keep trying to lock me out of your lab,” you pointed out half-heartedly, but you gave a nod to Bruce who immediately started typing. 
“Yeah, well. Gotta keep you on your toes.”
“He said to send him the syllabus and let him know when you can meet to talk about it,” Bruce cut in, tucking his phone back into his bag. 
You let out a deep sigh, nerves already fluttering to life in your stomach at the thought of having to pitch this class to a colleague again. 
“What are the chances this turns into a huge disaster?” 
“I’d say about 50/50. Either way, it’ll be entertaining.”
“Tony!”
“What? She asked!”
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seraph-novak · 4 years ago
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Forever, My Love (15x14)
Originally posted on AO3
What if the interdimensional geoscope had given Dean a glimpse of what could be if he weren’t so afraid of his own feelings?
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Dean had got into the habit of checking the geoscope every day, usually while Sam was out on his morning run, and Mrs. Butters was busy teaching Jack how to bake. He could snatch around twenty minutes of privacy, if he timed it right. It was never enough to satisfy him, but he doubted anything but a lifetime of staring through the magical eyepiece would ever be enough. Sure, it made him feel like a fucking peeping Tom, but there was something so irresistibly addictive about the geoscope; he knew he’d reached a point in his life where there was no turning back, no realistic chance of making any drastic, life-changing decisions that could spin him in a whole new direction, a better direction, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t bask in the accomplishments of his interdimensional counterparts. Even the gut-wrenching crash he almost always experienced after tearing himself away wasn’t enough to discourage him. He needed his daily fix, no matter how crappy and self-pitying it made him feel in the aftermath. He needed to remind himself that somewhere out there, in another lifetime, he’d had the balls to make all the right decisions, that he wasn’t a stinking coward in every dimension. 
With that in mind, he quietly slipped through the gap of his bedroom door, scanning the corridors left and right before slinking off towards the library, keeping his footsteps as light and delicate as he could manage. Sam’s door was already open, his bed neatly made and his running shoes nowhere to be seen. If he was sticking to his usual routine, which was normally the case on the days they weren’t hunting, he wouldn’t be back for at least another hour. 
As he made his way into the library, he could hear the distant clang of pots and pans being pulled from their various places in the kitchen; he couldn’t smell the rich, buttery aroma of pancakes yet, however, which meant he probably had at least half an hour before Mrs. Butters and Jack whipped up the batter and started making breakfast. He had plenty of time. 
With one last glance around the room, Dean pulled up a chair and positioned himself behind the geoscope, shaking out his hands and blinking his eyes to make sure they wouldn’t start stinging straight away. He hated having to pull away from the geoscope before he was ready, the gloomy normalcy of his own reality never failing to dampen the golden rush of warmth and joy that settled inside his chest while immersing himself in other dimensions. By now, he knew which ones to avoid, and which ones hit the right spot; his hands worked on autopilot as he adjusted the various buttons and dials hidden on the lidded panel beneath the eyepiece, the controls that allowed him to focus on specific dimensions. He had his favourites, of course, but he liked to switch things up now and again. Plus, the other dimensions were slowly but surely falling off the radar, no doubt due to Chuck’s celestial tantrum; he was trashing all the toys he no longer played with at an exponential rate, making it increasingly harder for Dean to find any half-decent dimensions that didn’t make him want to fucking bawl his eyes out. Without the option of being picky, he could settle on just about any dimension where the vast majority of his friends and family were still alive (Sammy and Cas were a dealbreaker) and they hadn’t all spiralled into a dark, depressive state of complete and utter hopelessness yet. 
But the dimensions that really did it for him, the ones he purposely sought out when he needed a pick-me-up, were the ones where he was actually happy. And not just him, but Sam and Cas and Jack and Eileen and even his mom, in the rare dimensions where she was still alive. He loved spying on these dimensions, not just because they were full of genuine smiles and laughter, but because they always included one thing – one insane, dizzying factor that had almost given him a fucking heart attack the first time he stumbled across it. Even now, after weeks of adjusting to the heart-stuttering notion that multiple versions of himself had managed to take the plunge he’d never even considered taking himself until recently, his breath still caught in back of his throat every time he switched to one of these dimensions, the geoscope automatically directing him to wherever the ‘other Dean’ was hanging around, and found himself in a compromising position with Cas, usually pressed up against a wall somewhere with the angel’s tongue shoved down his throat, or sometimes nestled quietly together in some private corner of the bunker, simply holding each other close. Those were the situations that really got to him, the ones that filled him with an aching sense of longing that left him walking in a trance for hours after abandoning the geoscope. Sam and Jack would bombard him with questions of concern whenever he got into one of those states, and Mrs. Butters would simply fix him with a knowing smile and slide a plate of grilled cheese towards him, a gesture that never failed to lift his spirits. 
It was a shock, that’s for sure. He didn’t really know if it even made any sense, if that was something he’d ever have the guts to do, even in a dimension where things usually went according to plan, and the good times generally outweighed the bad. But, even so, he found himself craving those crazy snippets of lust and comfort, imagining his own Cas, the version he’d continuously stomped on and treated like crap for over a decade, holding him with the same level of gentleness and care, gazing down at him with the same adoration in his eyes as he carded those long, nimble fingers through his hair... It was something the real him, the version staring desperately down an interdimensional geoscope like he was a fucking addict seeking his next high, could never possibly deserve. 
But that didn’t stop him from wanting it. 
He flipped through a few of his regular channels, a lump steadily rising in his throat as he kept coming up with nothing but darkness, the interdimensional version of TV static. There was only one thing all that nothingness could mean, but he tried not to think too hard on it. He couldn’t bear the thought of all those worlds, all those versions of him and Sam and Cas and every other sorry sucker on earth no longer existing. Had they been together when all those dimensions were wiped out? Had all those versions of him and Cas managed to share one final kiss before the end, or did they not even see it coming? Not even get a chance to say goodbye, to tell each other how much they – 
“Fuck.”
There was bile stinging the back of his throat, his eyes filling with tears that spilled down his cheeks as he scrubbed a hand over his face, the breath sweeping out of him in one long, deflating shudder. He shoved his chair away from the geoscope and closed his eyes for a moment, the blood rushing loud and hot inside his head. After a while, the familiar smell of pancakes wafted into the room, the triumphant tittering of Mrs. Butters stirring him from his reverie. He swallowed thickly and sat up in his chair. He only had a few more minutes before Jack came galloping into the library to announce breakfast, no doubt grinning from ear to ear like a little kid. This time tomorrow, it wouldn’t surprise him if every single dimension in the geoscope was no longer visible. Shit, it wouldn’t be long before their own dimension was nothing but a forgotten smear of nothingness. This might be his last chance to selfishly indulge himself in all the beautiful what-ifs of the universe, and there was no way in hell he was going to pass that up.
He allowed himself another deep breath, then dragged his chair back towards the geoscope, ignoring the burn of tears as he peered into the eyepiece once more. Fiddling with one of the dials for a few moments managed to transport him to a version of himself sitting down in what appeared to be the bunker’s dungeon, his head hanging in his hands. He was about to switch over, already sensing this wasn’t a happy dimension, when Cas appeared in the frame, slowly approaching Dean like a wounded animal before sitting down beside him, his arm sliding around his shoulders. Almost immediately, Dean barrelled into his chest, his hands clutching at the front of Cas’ shirt. He wasn’t crying, not quite, but his shoulders were shaking with silent, tearless sobs. It was like he had nothing left inside him to cry out. 
“It’s over,” he said, his voice hollow. He lifted his head and regarded Cas closely. “How long d’you think we’ve got?”
Cas pressed his lips together, arm tightening around him. “Not long.”
“Days? Hours?”
“I’m thinking minutes, Dean.”
“Fuck.”
“Chuck is done playing his games. He’s won. There’s no reason to drag this out.” He tipped his head back, eyes screwed shut. This version of Cas was apparently more powerful than his; there was a brief flash of white-blue light in his pupils as he opened his eyes again, the lines in his forehead smoothing out as the rush of power ebbed away. “I’m detecting unusual levels of radiation in the atmosphere. I think it will all be over very soon.”
Dean barked a wet laugh and nuzzled his head against Cas’ shoulder. “At least it’ll be quick. Not like it was for Sammy.”
“Dean...”
“It’s not fair, Cas. It wasn’t supposed to end this way, ya know?”
“I know.” Cas rubbed his nose against Dean’s scalp, breathing him in. It was hard to tell from a distance, but it looked like he was kissing his hair. At least this version of them had seemingly managed to get their crap together before the end. “I won’t leave you, my love. I’ll be here.”
Well, that was new.
“Promise?”
“Always,” Cas whispered, dragging his lips softly against Dean’s temple, until their mouths connected in a chaste kiss. Dean’s eyes were still closed when they parted, his hands trembling against Cas’ chest. He looked so fucking small like that, but somehow unafraid. Maybe it was the fact that dying in a blazing fire was a lot less scary than living in a world without his brother, or maybe it was the angel wrapped around him, kissing his cheek and stroking his back. Either way, he looked at peace. Or as peaceful as anyone could hope to be when the world was coming to an end. 
“Do you think... heaven’ll still exist?” Dean asked. He seemed hesitant to voice the question, almost bashful, as if he already knew the answer, but was naively hoping for Cas to prove him wrong. 
After a beat of telling silence, Cas raised Dean’s chin with the pad of his thumb and gently cupped his cheek. He was wearing a crooked smile, the one that lifted one side of his mouth with a lazy flash of teeth, his eyes lidded softly. Dean had only seen it a couple times before in his own dimension, usually when Cas was depressed or deluded or fucking possessed. It made a nice change to see it directed at him, or a version of him, with nothing but love behind its meaning. What he wouldn’t give to see his own Cas looking at him like that someday. 
“Do you remember our wedding?” Cas asked, changing the subject in an endearingly awkward way. It was only then that he noticed the bands on their fingers: Dean’s broad and gold, Cas’ narrow and silver. Some would probably call them mismatched, but they were alike in their simplicity, their understated beauty. They looked perfect next to each other as Cas threaded his fingers through Dean’s and lifted their hands to his lips, kissing the golden ring. “It was quite the occasion.”
“I remember you blowing me at the reception,” Dean replied with a grin, his eyes trained on the rings as they brushed against each other. “Couldn’t get the fucking stain outta your tie. Had to pretend it was cake.”
“No one believed us.”
“Nope.” Dean chuckled under his breath. He was getting sleepy, if the slurring of his voice was anything to go by. The impending heat of destruction was likely pressing around them, making it difficult to breathe. He could feel his own chest staggering in response, as if he was there with them. He knew he shouldn’t be watching, should’ve pulled away as soon as he realised what was going on, but he couldn’t seem to move his hands. His fingers were wrapped around the dial with a vicelike grip, his jaw tightly clenched. He had to see this through, no matter how painful it proved to be. 
In the other dimension, Cas’ gaze had turned solemn, his throat squeezing up and down. As an angel, he didn’t need to breathe, but he still appeared to be struggling. Or maybe it was the tears gathering in his eyes, saturating the usual stormy hue to a bright, glittering blue. 
“That day, I promised to love and cherish you forever,” he said, the muscles in his face twitching with the effort of keeping the tears at bay. “I promised to protect you, stay by your side no matter what. I intend to keep as many of those promises as possible.” He bowed his head, pressing his forehead against Dean’s. They leaned into each other with an ease that defied every doubt and fear that Dean had ever felt, every whispered voice in the back of his mind telling him he could never have this, every obstacle he’d placed in his own path to prevent himself from taking a step too far and losing himself in a love that would undoubtedly leave his life cold and empty in its absence, when the day it abandoned him inevitably came... The way they fell into other seemed so easy, so natural, and Dean was struggling to remember why he hadn’t been doing this with his own Cas for the past twelve years. How fucking stupid, to let the fears he’d conjured up for himself as some kind of security blanket keep him from having this. How absolutely fucking ridiculous. 
“You getting sappy on me, Cas?”
Cas laughed, a tragic sound. “Would you prefer it if I stopped?”
“Nah. Keep going.” Dean buried his face in the crook of Cas’ neck, arms coming up to squeeze his waist, a single tear finally rolling down his cheek. “Tell me you love me.”
It was whispered, fractured with vulnerability, and Cas responded in a similar fashion, his voice a low murmur just for them. “I love you, Dean Winchester. My brave man. My insufferable idiot. My saviour. My best friend.”
Dean was shaking in his arms, his face pressed against his skin. His mouth was moving, either whispering words of his own, or simply kissing his neck, drinking in as much of this moment as possible before it all came crashing down around them. It wouldn’t be long now, seconds at most. Dean could feel fresh tears pooling in his eyes, his stomach rolling with anticipation as he watched the scene helplessly, caught between grief and longing. Would his Cas be there beside him when he met his own demise? Would he hold him in his arms and swear to love and protect him until the very end? No. It didn’t seem likely, not unless Dean gave him permission to do so, let him know that’s what he wanted. And when had he ever given Cas the impression that he wanted him in that way? Never. Because he was a coward. Because he hadn’t, up until this moment, realised how fucking pointless it was to keep holding himself back from something that would make him genuinely happy, if all these other dimensions were anything to go by, when the world was literally falling to its knees. 
“I love you,” Dean gasped, kissing Cas on the lips once more as a deafening rumble tore through the bunker, sending up clouds of dust and mortar as the walls of the dungeon began to crumble. “Just hold me. Please, Cas. Don’t leave me alone.”
“I’m here,” Cas said, shushing him softly. “I’m here, my love.”
He stayed like that, kissing his eyes and holding him close, long after Dean could no longer hear or feel him. He stayed by his side until the very end, just as he’d promised, until a silent explosion of white light engulfed the bunker, temporarily blinding Dean until the feed cut out and the geoscope was bathed in darkness, finally releasing him from its hold. 
Dean tumbled off his chair with a sob, stumbling backwards down the steps leading to the geoscope and straight into the arms of Cas, his Cas, who was watching him with wide eyes, his hands instinctively flying up to Dean’s arms to steady him. He was saying something, probably asking him what the hell he was freaking out about, but all Dean could hear was white noise. Cas had died. Cas had been swallowed by white fire. Cas was gone. But he was also here, now pressing the back of his hand against Dean’s forehead, checking him for a fever. His Cas was still alive, with his tanned skin and baggy eyes and wrinkled coat and stupid, lovely voice. He looked tired, as per usual, but his concern for Dean was taking centre stage. As per fucking usual. How had it taken him so long to figure this shit out?
“Dean, what –”
“Don’t you go dying on me,” he said, his voice a pitch too high as all the sounds came rushing back. “I ain’t fucking done with you yet. There’s too much I gotta say.”
Cas was shaking his head, completely bemused. “Dean, I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’ve only just arrived. My leads on Amara all dried up.”
“I don’t care about that right now.”
“Dean –”
“Stop saying my name!”
Cas snapped his mouth shut, adorably at odds about what to do without the ability to say his favourite word, the word that only ever sounded perfect on his lips. “I... But...”
“Just look at me.” Dean lifted a shaking hand to the angel’s face, tracing the lines of worry etched into his skin. For a guy who didn’t require sleep, he looked like he was about to keel over from exhaustion. He was a fucking mess, that’s for sure. But Dean liked him. Wanted him. There was no point in denying it anymore. He didn’t want to carry all these repressed emotions to fucking oblivion. He wanted all the mushy promises and clashing wedding rings and dirty memories to laugh about when was old and grey and farting sawdust. He wanted a happy ending, goddamnit. 
“Dean,” Cas said, apparently unable to help himself.  
Dean smiled, met his eyes. “My love.”
Cas spluttered, his cheeks flushing, and Dean smothered his mouth with a biting grin, his own face flooded with warmth. It was nice to see those words had the same effect on Cas as they did on him. Nice, also, to feel Cas’ lips moving against his own, albeit slowly, as if he was still puzzling through, trying to figure things out. Dean couldn’t blame him for being confused, but he wasn’t in the mood for explaining things just yet. They’d wasted enough time as it was. He didn’t want to get stuck grieving for a version of him and Cas that no longer existed; there was only one Dean and Cas he had any chance of saving, and they were right here, kissing for the first time in a newly-polished bunker with tears sticking their cheeks together and the smell of freshly-cooked pancakes sweetening the air. 
When they finally pulled apart, Cas was gawking at him with pinkened cheeks and a bewildered smile. Dean opened his mouth to say something, to at least make a start at explaining things, when Jack suddenly came skidding into the library, his 1000-watt smile turning even brighter when he spotted Cas. 
“Cas! You’re back! I’ll tell Mrs. Butters to make some more pancakes.”
He bolted away as quickly as he’d appeared, apparently not noticing Dean and Cas’ close proximity, or otherwise not caring. Dean loved him for that. 
“Mrs. Butters...?” 
Dean looked back at Cas, his heart clenching when he realised the angel was still clutching at his jacket, lips just a hair’s breadth away from his own. They were even prettier after being kissed. “It’s a long story. How about I tell you over breakfast?”
Cas nodded, the corner of his mouth twitching with one of those precious half-smiles. “I’d like that.” 
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6ftslytherin · 3 years ago
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Queer OC Questionnaire
Name: Sabine V. E. Lowell
1. What is your oc's identity?
Androgynous lesbian woman
2. When did they realize their identity?
In a way she's always known.
3. How did they feel when they found out?
(Trigger warnings: internalized homophobia and a suicide attempt)
Sabine had always felt like there was something different about her than the other girls. She never really understood how they could dream about getting married to a handsome gentleman. When she finally heard about other girls liking girls it was in a negative connotation. She hadn't thought that what she felt was bad but this was a respected adult saying it.
Her family being the famous Lowells taught her that one of the most important things that she could do was continue the bloodline by marrying a man and having children. When she asked about having children with a woman her grandfather Virgil laughed and told her it was ridiculous. She never brought the question up again.
Over the years the shame would build. It wasn't just her sexuality that made her feel bad. Her weird behavior caused her family to be ridiculed. She had indirectly killed her brother John. She was the cause of the argument that made Jacob leave. She wasn't feminine. Her parents deserved better. Being herself dishonored the Lowell name. She wasn't even sure if her parents actually loved her anymore.
She tried to be the best daughter she could be but she always felt bad about who she was. She couldn't even tell anyone because she didn't feel like her problems mattered compared to other's. Eventually all the shame and guilt built up which is when she decided to end things. She couldn't deal with the pain anymore.
She was fourteen when she stole a bottle of sleeping pills from a muggle pharmacy with the intent to take the entire thing. She decided on a date when the fewest people would be home and made peace with the people in her life. When the day came she wrote a note explaining everything and downed the bottle with a glass of wine. She became light headed and passed out a bit later.
She woke up in a bed at St. Mungo's. She didn't have the strength to argue when she was offered a spot in the pediatric section of Waterhouse Psychiatric Hospital and agreed.
4. How long did it take for them to accept themselves?
It wasn't until she was being treated in the psychiatric hospital that she began to let go of the guilt. Her parents hired a private psychiatrist to help them. The psychiatrist, Dean Garth, would help her and her family come to terms with their feelings.
She still sometimes has moments where she feels less than because of who she is. She now has technics and a stronger support system for those moments.
5. Are they open about their identity? Did they come out subtlety or dramatically?
She came out in her suicide note. She wasn't expecting to live so she didn't feel like it would be a big deal. When she woke up the day after she remembered the note and felt instant regret. When she had her first session with Dean she found out that her parents had read the note and given it to him. She felt deeply embarrassed about it.
After a few sessions with Dean he asked if she would be willing to have a session with her parents. She agreed. Sabine was surprised by how much her family really cared about her. They wanted to help her with her problems and felt like the worst parents in the world that Sabine thought the only way to stop the pain was to die. For the first time in years she cried in front of them. She no longer doubted she was loved.
She would slowly come out to her friends and extended family over the coming months.
She decided to be openly gay starting on September 1 1988.
6. What were the inital reactions of their friends and family?
Overall very positive. They were more concerned with Sabine's mental health at the time.
7. Did anyone know before they came out?
Her mother had an inkling by the time Sabine was 11. She thought she had a crush on Rowan. Her grandmother Colette knew by the time Sabine was 5. When asked to elaborate Colette responded with, "I just knew." Looking back on it, her grandmother had always been pro-LGBT. It turns out that Colette's uncle had been a closeted gay man that lived a double life until his death.
After she got out of the hospital she was hanging out with Rowan and told her. Turns out Rowan already knew. Not only that, but Rowan also liked girls and identified as a demigirl.
When she told Jacob his response was, "Yeah, no shit."
8. Was it a complete shock to some people?
Martinius Lowell, head of The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, a job that requires the ability to see minute details, had no idea.
Her oldest brother Sef came back from Switzerland to spend time with her. Turns out he wasn't aware either. He was embarrassed about never noticing.
One day when Marie was visiting Sabine in the hospital she told her cousin she liked girls. Marie responded by saying she also liked girls. That was when the girls realized they were both the gay cousin.
9. What has their love life been like?
There was a girl that went to the same ice rink as her when she was eight that made her feel strange. She loved watching her skate and talking to her. She wanted to say something to her. Then she remembered how her fellings were wrong. So she didn't say anything to her. She started avoiding her. Eventually her crush for the girl died off. They went to the beach when she was twelve and she saw an older girl she was unable to stop looking at.
Sabine joined the Slytherin quidditch team in her second year. There she met Skye Parkins. After months of training and playing together Sabine considered her a friend. Sometimes Penny Haywood would talk to Skye and make Sabine feel weird. For some reason she only wanted Skye to talk to her. After awhile she realized she was attracted to Skye. She felt awful for liking a girl again. She started to hang out with Skye less.
In the Summer of 1987 when Sabine was fourteen she met Yvonne Silverpot, a fifteen year old girl. She was doing some modeling work for Sabine's mother at the time and needed a place to stay. Yvonne took an interest in Sabine. She often asked Sabine to spend her free time with her, which she obliged.
Whenever Sabine or Yvonne were free they would be with each other, quickly becoming friends. One day Yvonne asked Sabine if she had ever kissed anyone before. She answered truthfully that no, she hadn't. Yvonne offered to be her first. This surprised Sabine. She tried to explain that girls aren't supposed to kiss other girls.
Yvonne closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to keep my eyes closed for five minutes. Kiss me if you want. I'd like it and I think you would too." Sabine fought against her instincts before she gave in and kissed her. Yvonne left a few days after that. Sabine knew she would probably never see her again.
It was late September when Sabine accidentally outed herself to Merula. She had felt so comfortable in the conversation they were having it had slipped out. It had clearly freaked Merula out. She didn't say anything. She just got up and left. Sabine sat there, marinating in her panic induced nausea. She closed her eyes and started to use deep breathing techniques.
Sabine could tell Merula was avoiding her. She wouldn't even look at her when they had potions class, even though they sat next to each other. In between classes Sabine asked Merula if they could talk in private. Merula agreed. Sabine asked her if she had told anyone, she hadn't. Sabine was relieved. She explained how she didn't want her to tell anyone. Merula agreed but stated it still made her uncomfortable. Sabine didn't like it but was glad she was being agreeable.
Weirdly Sabine and Merula started to get closer. Merula didn't seem capable of the venom she used to spew at Sabine. They even had a private sleepover to celebrate Merula's birthday, Sabine's roomates being gone due to Christmas. Merula had gotten comfortable enough to share a bed with her. Sabine had got to sleep happy that they had finally buried the hatchet.
That morning she woke up to an asleep Merula holding onto her. Sabine almost had a heart attack. That was when she had a thought; hold her back. She almost did. That was when she realized she once again had a crush. She would have to distance herself to keep her from getting hurt. She wasn't able to fall back asleep. When Merula woke up she apologized for holding her. Sabine said she didn't mind, even though she did. The day after she began to distance herself from Merula.
The problem with this being in the same house, having the same classes, and sitting at the same table. Merula often asked if Sabine wanted to hang out or study together. Everytime she would decline Sabine could see the hurt in Merula's eyes, even if she acted like it didn't bother her.
Then one day in spring Merula had enough. She challenged Sabine to a private duel at night. Sabine arrived at the location expecting an angry Merula ready to fight her. Instead Merula was quietly waiting for her. It was almost eerie. Sabine asked what was happening. Merula simply said, "Do you hate me?" Sabine would have been surprised by the boldness if it had been anyone else, she said no.
Merula then demanded to know why she was avoiding her. Sabine couldn't think of anything to say. How could she explain that she had developed feeling for her? Then something shocking happened, Merula hugged her. She said she wanted to be around her again. That it hurt not to be. Merula buried her face in Sabine's chest. She said, "I need you to stay in my life because your the only person that treats me like I'm worth a damn. I think I like you. And that terrifies me."
Sabine was in a daze. She liked her? Sabine was scared. She slowly moved her hand onto Merula's head. Sabine breathed in deep. She said everything she had been holding in her heart. She told her how special she felt Merula was. That was when a thought came to her. Sabine swallowed hard and said, "Would you like to go on a date with me?"
Merula looked at Sabine. She said yes. The two of them started to cry out of happiness. It was almost bitter when they had to part. They agreed to meet up in Hogsmeade the week after, Sabine would come up with a date plan. They went back to the Slytherin common room while holding hands.
A month later Sabine asked if she could refer to Merula as her girlfriend. She agreed.
Strangely, Sabine's never been romantically attracted to Rowan. That was when Sabine realized she had a type. Tomboys.
How do they feel about their identity now?
Sabine is significantly happier since she was able to get the help she needed. She accepts the fact that she isn't going to magically wake up one day as a feminine heterosexual and she's glad she won't. Her family likes her girlfriend and she wouldn't want it any other way.
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lovlydovlyjaycie · 4 years ago
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The Walking Dead / Supernatural: A World Changed
Hii so this is gonna be a story about a crossover but also not really a crossover from the walking dead and supernatural.
Summary: Y/N is from Boston and moved to Los Angeles to be a nanny, she’s been doing it for a while now and loves the two, soon to be three, children like they were her own. One day she goes to work and it seems like the world around her is falling apart. People are dying, unbeknownst to her they are coming back to live. She is trying to find a way so she stays alive and the people around her too and she needs help, but she’d rather does it on her own.
This part will talk more about what happened before y/n met the Winchesters. This will tell us why y/n has a hard time trusting people and staying in one place. There will be flashbacks and they are all written in italics.
Characters: Y/N, OC Alice Cattaneo , OC Mark Cattaneo , OC Birdy Cattaneo, OC Clark Cattaneo, OC Jayden Cattaneo,  Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester and more characters to come.
Warnings: DEATH, angst, language, violence. I think that is it.
I just wanna be clear, in this part and the next there will be talked about why OC Alice and OC Birdy are not in the story anymore.
Masterlist
Waiting around to die - The be good Tanyas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0SmXVrLlZ4
Part 4 Lose it all
Day 735
It was midnight and I actually got out. I decided to find a place close by where we could rest until morning, because I can’t carry two children around all night. After a little walk I found a truck a little to the side of the road and decided to climb up there and spend the night. Like that the dead ones will not be able to reach us and we can all sleep.
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In the morning I decided to get in as many miles as I possibly could. I don’t know if they’d be coming after me to look for us or not, so it was just better to get as far away as possible. We had enough food for the next three days so we should be fine. It would be easier if I would just have a car. I was in the middle of Lebanon now. Maybe there were cars there I could start.
I think I walked around for about thirty minutes to find a car until I found a grocery store. Maybe it’s worth checking to see what is still in there. I was getting closer to the doors of the store until I heard banging on the boarded windows inside. It sounded like there was a lot of dead in there. Not worth staying around and checking how many. ‘’Come on let’s get outta here.’’ I told Clark who was holding my hand.
We started walking away quickly I don’t wanna be anywhere near here when this goes wrong. We got maybe a few yards in when I heard windows break. That doesn’t sound good. I looked back and saw the dead ones come out one by one. There were maybe ten dead ones. Too many for me to take. especially with two kids. ‘’Mommy the monsters are coming.’’ Clark said. ‘’I know lets go.’’ We walked as quickly as Clarks legs could take. But not after too long I noticed that was not quick enough, so I picked him up and started running. The dead were getting really close. Only after two minutes of running I was getting out of breath. Clark was getting so heavy and having Jayden on my back in a makeshift backpack I had put him in. I tried to keep a steady pace until I fell over something that was on the ground. ‘’Of course this has to happen.’’ I said under my breath. I tried getting up so we could go on and keep moving out of there, but my ankle was hurting so much. Then I heard screeching tires from an enormous truck. It stopped right in front of us. It was a SWAT truck. Something on the roof went up and I saw machine guns come out. Oh shit. I ducked and put Clark and Jayden under me. The guns started shooting and the bodies started falling to the ground. I looked back and saw all the dead ones were on the ground. A woman got out the truck with shot hair. ‘’Hey are you and your kids alright?’’ She asked. ‘’Uhm, Yes thank you.’’ I looked at her a bit in shock. she doesn’t look like she’s in a SWAT team and it certainly looks like she’s alone. ‘’ I’m Al. I’m a journalist, would you mind telling me your story?’’
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Al took Clark, Jayden and I over to a farm that had enough coverage from trees. I trusted her to get us here safely, she did save us from a lot of dead ones after all. ‘’Is she going to help us now?’’ Asked Clark quietly. This is all so confusing for them of course. I mean one moment it is ok to go with stranger, Dean and Sam, and then the other moment we sneak out. What kinda example am I? ‘’I don’t know yet Clark.. we have to wait and see.’’ I felt bad that I didn’t have a better answer. In all honesty... I didn’t know what I was doing and I hated that. ‘’Why did we leave the other people?’’ Clark asked. ‘’I- I.. it’s better like this... the three of us.’’ I tried to sound very convincing, but I didn’t even believe myself. I thought it was the right thing to do, but now.. I’m not so sure.
‘’Alright I got everything set up. When ever you’re ready.’’ Al said. She was referring to the place she set up for me to tell my story. I wanted to tell someone so bad what happened to me in the past two years so badly, but I promised I would keep it to myself. I’ve been living this lie for so long.. do I even know the truth, the full truth. ‘’I guess I’m ready.’’ I said as I picked up Jayden. He doesn’t say a lot yet. Only mamma, bubba which means Clark and a few other handful of words. It’s my fault he doesn’t talk much. If I just had the time to teach him some more words, but because we’re always on the move I don’t have time for it. We have to be quiet. I walked up to the place Al set up and sat down on a box where I had to sit down. ‘’Alright we’re rolling. Why don’t you start with your name and your kids’ and tell me where you’re from.’’ I nodded my head. ‘’Uhmm well, I’m y/f/n and this here is Jayden and that is Clark over there. We’re from LA.’’ I motioned to Clark who was playing with some sticks he had found. Al turned around and got him on camera. ‘’That’s a long way. How did you end up in Kansas?’’ She asked. I promised I wouldn’t tell I didn’t know she wanted my story really from that far back. ‘’It doesn’t matter, but how we got here to you was because we left some people.’’ I stated. My heart started beating faster and I held Jayden a little closer. I was getting nervous and Al could clearly see this. ‘’I see, but I wanna know your full story.. If you’re worried about anybody else seeing this, you don’t have to worry. I’ll keep it safe somewhere no one for a long time will get it.’’ She tried to reassure me. ‘’Then why do this, if no one is gonna see this anyway.’’ I really wanted to tell someone my story, but I’m not sure if I can risk it. ‘’Because some day someone will and they will see how we lived and how we survived or had to survive. Everybody has a story, I just record them and put them away and let time deal with it.’’ She told me, she was trying to make sure that I felt comfortable with this, but still I wasn’t convinced. ‘’Where are you gonna put them away?’’ I asked. ‘’I have a place in Texas where I’m headed to. I have a safe there. I promise you, your story will be safe with me. Whatever your story is.’’ I let out a deep breath. Fine, it might do me good to get this off my chest. ‘’Alright I trust you. I’m y/f/n and this is Jayden Cattaneo and that is Clark Cattaneo. Before this, I was their nanny.’’ 
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Day 28
It took me and Alice twenty-eight days to finally get to Colorado. It took about five days to get out of Los Angeles alone. They bombed Los Angeles after two week of trying to control everything. Luckily for us I guess we were far enough away from it when it happened. But we definitely felt the earth shake and heard the screams afterwards. They still haunt me. It was so hard getting to Colorado, but the hardest part was getting through the mountains in Colorado. There were either bears trying to eat us or the dead.. Which still sounds insane to me. I’ve been the one mostly killing the dead, since Alice is pregnant and we’re with kids. I think I’ve killed like thirteen of the dead. Which is insane. Deep in thought I looked around. Alice was driving through some abandoned town. I looked in the back of the car. Clark was sleeping, he was so peaceful and oblivious to the world. Birdy was looking around, she was trying to understand the world. She knew the monsters are bad and if you get bit that that’s even worse. That’s what we told her. I mean what are you supposed to tell a three year old about the world going to shit. Even if we didn’t tell her I know she’d figure it out anyway, she’s so smart. She looked at me. ‘’Y/n, do you know when we’re gonna see daddy?’’ She asked. I smiled at her. ‘’Very soon, Birdy. We’re almost there.’’ She looked back at the window trying to see what ever she could see outside, maybe her dad. ‘’I think we should make camp here and then I think we should be at the army base tomorrow.’’ Alice told when she drove up to a house that had covering from all the trees. It looked secluded, it looked safe. ‘’Alright, let me check around if there are any monsters. Then I’ll come back when it’s safe.’’ I told them. I stepped out of the car with a hand gun and went towards the house.
I looked through the windows and tapped them. It looked like there was nobody in there. I went towards the front door and opened it. Not locked. I was on alert, hopefully nothing would jump on me. Walking in the hallway there was nobody there, not in the living room, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms, it was safe. I walked back and said they could come in. I got Birdy out of her car seat and we both got our stuff and walked towards the house. It was getting dark and cloudy, it might rain soon. 
Later that evening we were eating beans for the hundredth time since the world ended. The people that had lived here before probably left this place with all the good food. We were all getting over eating beans, but Clark always seemed to be happy with any kind of food. He was easy to please. Good, he didn’t need much. Birdy was telling about all the things she saw when we were driving. a lot of wild animals also a few monsters, but she didn’t seem to be afraid of it, at least not while she was talking about it. Alice was always so happy to hear her talk about everything and everything. It was probably distracting her from this long trip to get to Colorado and to Mark. It made me feel sad that it took us so long to get here, but now where so close. It was only one more day and we should be there.
After dinner Alice cleaned up everything while I was with Birdy and Clark. We were playing with some toy cars we found along the way. Clark was like a sponge, he’d soak up any word we’d say to him. You could almost have a whole conversation with him. ‘’No Clark, the cars have to go this way.’’ Birdy said and pulled the car out of his hands. ‘’Hey, Birdy, that is Clarks car, can you give it back please?’’ I told Birdy. ‘’Car, Car, No.’’ Clark said. ‘’See he wants to play. If you just show him where to go, he’ll follow you, he’s smart just like you.’’ She looked at Clark and gave him the car back. ‘’Car.’’ Clark said. ‘’Ok Bubba, follow me.’’ She said. And Clark did like she told him. I smiled. They were following each other and making car noises. ‘’Vrooommmm.’’ Clark imitated and so did Birdy. Both going around the living room. I looked outside it was raining now, just as I expected. It was so calming after all this chaos. Then I heard something looked shatter on the ground. ‘’I’m sorry, I’m sorry.’’ Birdy said while she was picking up pieces from a vase that fell. ‘’It’s ok. It’s raining outside. The monsters won’t hear us. It’s ok.’’ I walked towards Birdy and told Clark to go look for mamma so he wouldn’t touch the pieces of glass on the floor. ‘’Let me do it, it’s ok.’’ I told Birdy. I started picking up the pieces and then saw that she had a cut on her upper arm, probably that’s how it fell. ‘’You ok Birdy? Why don’t you go to mamma, she can help you with that.’’ I told Birdy. ‘’I’m ok. I’m brave.’’ She answered back. I smiled at her. ‘’I know you’re brave, but you have a cut on your arm and we don’t want to have it get infected ok.’’ Birdy nodded her head and walked to the kitchen where Alice was. I cleaned up all the pieces that had fallen on the ground and made sure there was nothing left. Outside I saw a trashcan earlier, so I walked out in the rain and put it in there. ‘’Not like the trash is gonna be picked up anytime soon.’’ I said under my breath. And I stood there for a while in the cold rain. I closed my eyes and put my face up towards the sky. This was probably the closest thing that I would be getting to a shower. After taking the short moment in I walked back inside. Alice was making them ready for ‘bed’ which was in this case one of the couches these people had and a big chair for Birdy that was next to the couch where Clark was laying down. Alice was telling them a story for them to fall asleep.
After a while when both Birdy and Clark had fallen asleep Alice walked up to me. ‘’I’ll take the first shift, you get some rest.’’ She told me. ‘’Alice you’ve been driving for four hours today with no stops.. and let’s not forget you’re pregnant. I’ll take the first one, you get some rest ok.’’ She nodded her head. and walked towards the other couch and laid down. I got the handgun we had put away from the children and sat on the stairs by the front door.
After a couple of uneventful hours it was Alice’s turn to keep watch and for me to sleep.
Day 29
‘‘Aaahh.’‘ I got woken up by a scream. It was Alice. The was a dead one inside. I went right in to action and got a remote that was on the table. I ran towards the dead and tried to hit it in the head. Which was wishful thinking, cause how am I supposed to kill one of them with a remote. I pulled the dead off Alice and fell on the floor with the dead on top of me. I could only try to push him off me and to try and not have him bite me. All of a sudden I see Birdy running up with a big book in her hands and hitting the dead. ‘‘NO BIRDY GET BACK!’‘ The monster was trying to get to Birdy now and got her arm. She fell on the ground with the dead getting way too close for my liking. I grabbed the book that Birdy had dropped and hit the monster in the head. I hit him hard enough where he fell over. But before he tried to get up I gathered all my strength and put the book right through his face. He was really dead now. In all of this I just now heard Clark crying.
‘‘Birdy are you ok?’‘ I asked straight away. ‘‘I’m ok, I was brave.’‘ She said while he stood up and grabbed her arm. ‘‘Did he try to grab your arm there? Let me take a look.’‘ I said walking towards her. ‘‘It’s the cut.’‘ She said and put the band aid over where she got her cut yesterday. I wanted to walk towards Clark to make sure he was ok, but I heard some muffled noises behind me. Alice. She was in pain. ‘‘I’m ok. I just kinda fell down the stairs, but I’m ok. I’m sorry, I fell asleep and then all of a sudden there was a dead one. I’m so sorry.’’ Alice apologized. ‘’It’s ok, nobody got bit.’’ I helped Alice up and walk her towards the couch. Birdy was reassuring Clark. She is so protective of him it was so sweet.
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After the whole incident we got out of there pretty quickly. We were about two minutes away from the base now and I was driving. Alice still looked a little uncomfortable from the fall, but the excitement on her face was more noticeable. She was finally going to see her husband again. Birdy and Clark were finally going to see their dad again. Meanwhile I was thinking on what I should do after we get there. I kinda wanna try and get to Boston, to my family, if they’re still alive. I had to know if they were.
And then we saw it Fort Carson. The army base where Mark should be. We were coming up to the gates and the guards were pointing their guns at us, machine guns. I stopped the car. ‘’Let me go out and talk to them, they’ll see I’m pregnant, they won’t shoot.’’ Alice told me. It was our best option. ‘’Alright, be careful.’’ I gave her a smile. She went out of the car with her hands up and closed the door. ‘’Mamma.’’ Clark said. ‘’Mamma will be right back, she’s going to talk to those people to see if your daddy is there.’’ I told both Clark and Birdy. It was going to be ok, this is why we took this trip. We’ll be safe here.
Five people of the army came walking outside. They all had machineguns and two handguns strapped on their belts. They were pointing them down. I’m assuming they have more weapons, but I couldn’t see it. Alice put her hands down and motioned for me to come. ‘’Can you get Clark?’’ I nodded and walked to the side where Clark was strapped in behind the drivers seat. ‘’Mamma.’’ He said again. ‘’Mamma id right there.’’ I told him as I pointed to Alice. He was moving around wanting to get out of my grip so I let him go and he ran to Alice. ‘’Come here little Bubbers.’’ Alice said. ‘’Birdy go to y/n and hold her hand.’’ She walked towards me and grabbed my hand. ‘’Everything is ok.’’ I reassured her, she looked a bit scared, but when I told her that she put up her brave face. ‘’ I’m sergeant Tyler, this is Michael, Tony, Billy and Mason. It’s safe inhere and we can check for your husband Mark when were inside. a lot of people have been going in and out lately. We just need to check if you are infected with this.’’ He pointed to a device that he was holding. ‘’What are your names.?’’ Sergeant Tyler asked. ‘’This Is Clark.’’ She said while holding Clark. ‘’That is his big sister Birdy and that is.. or was our nanny y/n. She has helped us a lot along the way to get here. She’s basically family.’’ She told them. I just gave them an awkward wave. ‘’Alright, but when you get inside we will have to separate you for a little bit. Security reasons.’’ He smiled in the most disturbing way. I brushed the comment off like it wasn’t weird. ‘’That’s alright, but I am allowed to get back to them right?’’ I asked, they were basically family now and I wanted to make sure they were safe. ‘’Sure, of course all in due time.’’ Sergeant Tyler responded back. He didn’t sit right with me. ‘’Well lets get you checked out and get you inside.’’ Sergeant Tyler gave the device to the soldier Michael who was standing next to him. Michael, sergeant Tyler and Billy walked towards us. Birdy was hiding a little bit behind me. I crouched down to her eye level. ‘’It’s ok. They’re gonna check if we’re sick and if we’re not we can go in. I’ll go first, you’ll see it’s fine.’’ I tried to reassure Birdy. ‘’Ok, y/n.’’ She said. ‘’I’ll put on my brave face.’’ She told me. ‘’And so will I.’’ I said. ‘’Let me go first’’  I told Michael. He nodded and walked towards me. He put the device up against my head and it made one beep. ‘’Safe.’’ He said. ‘’Alright Tony, Mason take her inside.’’ Sergeant Tyler said. ‘’We’ll see each other inside, you’ll be ok Birdy.’’ I gave her a kiss on the head and let her hand go, she went straight for Alice’s leg and held on to her. Then I gave Clark a kiss on his head and Alice a hug. ‘’I’ll see you inside ok.’’ I told them one more time and then I got escorted by Mason and Tony. I looked back and saw Alice crouching down next to Birdy, it was Birdy’s turn. 
Walking up to the gate I didn’t see a lot of people inside at all. Then I heard screaming. I tried to look back but, Mason and Tony were holding me. What was going on? BANG! My heart started racing, that was a gunshot. I gathered all the strength I got and finally turned around. I saw Birdy laying in the ground, still. there was blood pooling around her tiny body. ‘’NOO!’’ Alice was screaming crying next to her and so was Clark. I felt my whole body rush with adrenaline and I only saw red. Everything started going in slow-motion. Mason and Tony were trying to grab me, but in doing so they had their hands full with me, so I did the most logical thing and grabbed Masons handgun that was strapped on his belt and shot him in his head. Then I shot Tony and took his machine gun from his body that dropped down. I ran over to Alice and Clark. Billy tried to shoot at me, but I was faster. ‘’RUN!’’ I yelled at Alice. She grabbed Clark in tears. In an opening I grabbed Michael by his shoulder and was pointing the gun at his back. ‘’DROP YOUR WEAPONS!’’ I yelled at them. Michael did as he was told. Tyler was taking a few steps back. ‘’Think about this for a second.’’ He said. ‘’You’ll die out there.’’ He said while trying to point the gun at me, but I was hiding behind Michael. ‘’JUST LET IT GO MAN, YOU FUCKED UP.” Michael said. ‘’You shouldn’t have done that.’’ It was Tyler that did it then. I wanted to strangle him, but I had to think about this for a second. Tyler was not shooting me because I had Michael. I had leverage. ‘’You’re dead here too, I just killed your friends. You pick her up carefully.’’ I pressed my gun into Michaels back to make him hurry up. He slowly crouched down and picked Birdy up. I crouched down with him. ‘’Now you sergeant stay here. Or this friend of yours will also get a bullet in his head.’’ I threatened. My whole body was shaking from adrenaline. We backed up slowly, towards the woods that Alice and Clark ran in.
  Birdy just got killed and I killed three people.
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blueprint-0 · 4 years ago
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Inspired by the prank wars of Season 1, Episode 17: Hell House
Rated T - Just a lot of fluff
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Dean remembers when Sam’s baby hair grew out enough for no-tear shampoo bubble mohawks. He was about 2 years old and Dean, only 6 years old, was in charge of every aspect of Sam’s care.
A few months later, Sam was constantly blinking his bangs out of his eyes. He would shake his head or push his hair up, only for it to fall back 5 seconds later.
John didn’t notice. He rarely noticed the little things about Sam. Or Dean.
“Dad,” Dean spoke up. “Sam’s hair is too long. Can you cut it like mine?”
John put down his newspapers and red sharpie. He looked at Dean, holding the electric shaver up for him.
“I don’t have time for this, Dean.”
“But Sammy-“
“Don’t,” John cut him off with a sharp look. “I’ll teach you how to do your own, then you can do it for your brother, ok?”
“Ok, Dad.”
Dean’s hair turned out alright with John’s guidance. He didn’t know what he’d do when they stayed at a motel without a body-length mirror attached to the door, but he supposed that was a problem for another day. 
When John left to go back to his newspapers, he called for Sam to go in the bathroom with Dean.
“Gotta cut your hair, Sammy,” Dean explained.
“Why?” he asked, like he did all the time these days. 
“Because it’s getting in your eyes when you play. It’s annoying, isn’t it? Now, come here.”
Sam stepped into the tub and took off his shirt, like Dean. He eyed the dirty blond hair littering the bottom of the tub apprehensively. 
Dean brushed his fingers through Sam’s hair. He never realized how much softer it was than his own. Perhaps he shouldn’t shave it off the way John did. But he didn’t know any other way to do it. 
He clicked on the razor. It was a noise Sam heard almost every day, but when it got closer to his face, he jerked away.
Dean groaned, feeling exasperated already.
“Scary,” Sam said quietly, looking at his feet.
Now neither of them wanted to do this. Dean put down the razor, running his fingers through Sam’s hair again.
“Hmm,” Dean hummed thoughtfully. Then he pushed his bangs to the side, giving them an adorable little swoop.  
Sam blinked up with his bright green eyes. Maybe this would work. “Alright, go play Sammy.”
Throughout the day, Sam’s hair would fall in his eyes. But Dean would be there to swoop it back. Before too long, Sam got the hang of it and did it himself.
John either chose not to comment on Sam’s lack of a haircut or he didn’t notice.
     - - - 
The topic of Sam’s hair didn’t come up again for a few years. When Sam was 5 years old, he was about to enter Kindergarten. Dean was 9 years old and going into 4th grade.
On a rare afternoon when John wanted to take Sam out for one-on-one time, Dean went out to the arcade and played for hours.
When he returned to the motel, Sam’s hair was buzz cut like his and John’s.
“What did you do?” he gasped in shock. 
John raised an eyebrow in warning.
“I’m sorry, sir,” Dean said quickly.
“He’s starting school tomorrow. Sam’s not a kid anymore, needs to be brave like a man. Now he looks like one, too. Got a problem with that, son?”
“No, Dad,” his oldest replied with a sigh.
“That’s what I thought.”
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When John went to sleep that night, believing that Sam and Dean were both asleep, Dean stayed awake. He got out of bed and walked quietly to the couch.
Sam was fast asleep, half covered by his blanket, laying on his stomach.
Dean carefully stroked his short hair. He knew he couldn’t get away with this affection in front of John anymore.
Sam’s eyes fluttered open. “Dean?” he whispered.
Dean hushed him quietly, continuing to pet his head and neck. “Do you like your hair?”
Whether Sam actually liked it or not will always be a mystery. But Sam remembers the pained look in Dean’s eyes.
“No?”
Dean sighed in relief, ignoring how Sam wasn’t really telling him. He just wanted to answer the question right.
“It’ll grow out again. Just tell Dad you don’t want it short the next time he mentions it, ok?”
“Ok, Dean,” Sam said quietly, closing his eyes and leaning into his big brother’s touch.
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Over the years, Sam told John he didn’t want his hair like his and Dean’s. John began to realize how “rebellious” and stubborn Sam could be. 
Somewhere along the line, Dean started teasing Sam about his hair. But that was his job – Teasing his little brother. Annoying his little brother. And pranking his little brother.
That’s what lead to the inevitable escalation of their prank wars.
Sam is 14 years old and Dean is 18 years old. During their brief time at Truman High School in Indiana, Dean paused his pranks while he was distracted by a few of his female classmates.
But Sam was so bummed as they checked into their first hotel in the next state over – Dean felt compelled to help his little brother out by taking his mind off his disappointment with a prank.
Dean snuck into Sam’s duffel and emptied out his shampoo. He nicked a bottle of Nair hair removal from a convenience store and filled the shampoo bottle with it.
He waited impatiently outside the bathroom, watching the door. He felt a little guilt when he heard Sam’s panicked gasps.
Several minutes later, it seemed to click for Sam. The shower was still running when Sam yanked the curtain back. The door opened to reveal a steamed bathroom and Sam holding a towel to his crotch.
“God fucking damnit, Dean!” Sam screamed at him.
Tears of laughter blurred Dean’s vision. Wet fists aimed at his kidneys didn’t lessen Dean’s amusement.
The bathroom door slammed shut. Dean recovered and used a blanket to dab at his wet shirt and tear-stained face.
He was still chuckling when Sam emerged, fully clothed now.
Dean always talked about this prank as one of his favorites, mercilessly teasing Sam for being bald. But he only does this so Sam thinks it could happen again.
This couldn’t be further from the truth. Dean’s heart breaks when he fully processes Sam without his long, silky hair. His face dropped for only a moment. He couldn’t let Sam see how he really felt, so he forced out more laughter.
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Decades later, Sam and Dean find themselves in the Bunker, finally embracing their love for each other on every level. It’s beyond family. It’s soulmates and wanting and needing and things that words can’t begin to describe. 
Dean strokes Sam’s hair, kissing his temple. They’re naked, satisfied, and cuddled up together. Dean’s about to fall asleep when Sam inhales to speak, pauses, then lets out the breath with a sigh.
Something as simple as breathing is enough for Dean to know exactly what his little brother is feeling.
“Just say it,” he murmurs.
“Do you like my hair?”
Dean pulls back to look into his eyes. “Of course, Sammy. I love everything about you.”
“Then why did you put Nair in my shampoo?”
Dean huffs a laugh. “That was 30 years ago.”
“26,” Sam corrected.
“Fine, 26 years ago. It was a prank. We were kids. Why are you asking this?”
“Just always wondered why you did it,” Sam looks away before pressing his forehead into Dean’s chest.
“I wanted to get under your skin, like I always do,” Dean trails his fingertips down Sam’s neck and spine before pressing into Sam’s ribs to tickle him.
“Stop, Dean!” Sam laughs, trying to wiggle away. 
This makes Dean remember the last time they touched each other playfully like this. It was long before the Nair incident.
Dean lets up, his own smile fading.
“I regretted it, you know?” Dean confesses.
“You did?”
“Yeah, Sammy. Promise I’ll never prank you with Nair again,” Dean pulls him back in to get comfortable, holding Sam tight. When he resumes stroking Sam’s hair, Dean closes his eyes and takes in the moment.
How Sam’s hair feels and smells. How Sam’s muscles relax throughout his whole body under Dean’s touch. And how Dean feels warm and whole in a way he hasn’t felt since he was making those no-tear shampoo bubble mohawks.
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queen-of-deans-booty · 5 years ago
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Two Minutes to Midnight: Final Part
Pairing: Dean x Reader
Word Count: 1,728
Warnings: typical supernatural violence, language, angst, blood, you know the usual
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You make eye contact with Dean and grip your scythe tighter. They are small ones, but you know they will get the job done. So, to not make any noise, you lead quietly through the pizzeria. Does Death know you’re here? Can anyone sneak up on him? It seems like it’s working, but the closer you get, the hotter the scythe is becoming.
The handle is quickly burning up, and apparently, the same thing is happening to Dean. At the same time, you and Dean drop the scythes onto the floor because it’s become unbearable to touch. And, of course, it makes a loud noise when it hits the floor. You wince and stare at Death in hopes he didn’t hear you.
“Thanks for returning those,” Death speak. You look down only to realize the scythes are gone. Instead, they are at the table, and as one. You and Dean had two small ones, and Death merged them together to form one big one. “Join me, Dean and Y/N. The pizza is delicious. Sit down. Took you long enough to find me. I've been wanting to talk to you.”
There is nothing else left to do but listen to what he says. If you can’t kill him to get the ring, then maybe you can convince him to give it up? Whatever the case may be, you needed to listen to what he says right now. You and Dean take a seat across from him carefully. You need to act wise or else you’re dead.
“So is this the part where… where you kill us?” Dean stutters.
“You have an inflated sense of your importance. To a thing like me, a thing like you two, well... think how you'd feel if a bacterium sat at your table and started to get snarky. This is one little planet in one tiny solar system in a galaxy that's barely out of its diapers. I'm old, Dean. Very old. So, I invite you to contemplate how insignificant I find you,” he says as he picks at his food.
He takes two pieces of pizza and place them on the plates in front of you.
“Eat,” he gestures to the pizza. The look in his eyes tells you that he isn’t joking about this. You look at Dean once more before taking your utensils and cutting into the thick pie. You take a bite and chew slowly in case he’s poisoned it. “Good, isn’t it?”
“Well, I got to ask. How old are you?” you wonder.
“As old as God. Maybe older. Neither of us can remember anymore. Life, death, chicken, or egg. Regardless—at the end, I'll reap him, too.”
“God? You'll reap God?” Dean asks in shock.
“Oh, yes. God will die, too, Dean. Amara as well. They aren’t as powerful as you deem them to be.”
“So, then why are we still breathing, sitting here with you? Uh… w-what do you want?” Dean stutters.
“I want the leash around my neck gone. Lucifer has me bound to him. Some unseemly little spell. He has me where he wants, when he wants. That's why I couldn't go to you. I had to wait for you two to catch up. He made me his weapon. Hurricanes, floods, even raising the dead. I'm more powerful than you can process, and I'm enslaved to a bratty child with a temper tantrum.”
“And you think we can unbind you?” you ask.
“There's your ridiculous bravado again. Of course you can't. But you can help me take the bullets out of Lucifer's gun. I understand you want this,” he says and holds up his right hand that houses his ring.
“Yeah.”
“I'm inclined to give it to you.”
“To give it to us?
“That's what I said,” he says quickly.
“But what about Chicago? All these people?” you ask sincerely.
“I suppose it can stay. I like the pizza. However, there are conditions.”
“What are they?”
“You have to do whatever it takes to put Lucifer in his cell,” he says seriously as he takes off his ring.
“Yeah, of course.”
“Whatever it takes.”
“That's the plan,” Dean nods.
“No. No plan. Not yet. Your brother. He's the one that can stop Lucifer. The only one. So, I need a promise. You're going to let your brother jump right into that fiery pit. Do I have your word?”
Dean stares at Death like he’s actually considering this. Can you blame him? This is Sam he’s talking about. Is Sam really worth the entire world? One person against billions? Would you do the same thing if Dean or your dad’s life was on the line? Dean doesn’t know what to do, so he does the first thing that comes to mind.
“Okay, yeah. Yes.”
“That had better be ‘yes’, Dean. You know you can't cheat death,” Death warns and drops the ring in Dean’s open hand. You did it; you got all four. “Now, would you like the instruction manual?”
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“Well, how'd it go at the Rockettes audition?” Dean asks back at your dad’s yard.
Sam is inside with Casteil fixing each other’s wounds while you, Dean, and your dad are outside talking.
“Well, high kicks—fair. Boobs need work,” he jokes. “I walked up and down the stairs all night for no damn reason. I'm sore. Feels so good, I'm scared it's a dream. But then I remember that the world's dying bloody, so, drink?”
Your dad hands Dean a beer, and offers you one, but you shake your head. This is clearly a moment for your dad and Dean. The rings of all four horsemen are on the table, and with your vast knowledge of how the rings work, all you have to do is lure the devil to a place where there aren’t a lot of people to get hurt.
“Check it out,” Dean says and shows your dad what the ring can do.
One ring sits in the middle while the other three are scattered around it. As soon as Dean moves Death’s ring closer to the middle, the other two follow until they are stuck to each other like glue.
“So death told you how to operate those? The whole deal?”
“Yeah. It's nuts. Of course, we got bigger problems now.”
“Really? Like what?”
“What do you think Death does to people who lie to his face?”
“Nothing good.”
“Stupid idea is what it was,” you scoff.
Dean rolls his eyes but chooses not to comment on your comment. Your dad focuses the topic on Death and what Dean lied about, but your attention is somewhere else. A phone is ringing from inside the Impala that sits ten feet away. You walk away from the men to see if it’s your phone since you left it in there.
It’s not yours, it’s Dean, and it’s sitting on his seat for anyone to come up and take it. You open the door and grab it, taking a seat inside to see who messaged him. He got a text message from… Lisa? Why the fuck is she sending him messages? What encouraged this? Has he been contacting her without you knowing? It’s not right, but you open the message anyway.
I’m really glad you came over. It seems you have a lot on your mind with what Y/N did and all. I still can’t believe she did what she did. I know I can’t change it, but my door is always open. I hope you use it soon because I really miss you.
He told Lisa about what you did? Why was he going to her in the first place? What right does he have telling other people your business anyway? You two get in a fight and the first thing he thinks to do is go to her? What the hell does she have that you don’t? Why is he even thinking about her at a time like this?
You look up to see only Dean left at the table, and you take this moment to address this concern.
“You went to Lisa?” you ask and get out of the car.
“What are you talking about?”
“My door is always open. I really miss you. I’m really glad you came over,” you read from the phone. “You have got to fucking kidding me.”
“Why are you reading my messages?” he asks angrily and gets up.
He snatches the phone from your hand, checks the message, and puts the phone in his pocket.
“Why did you go to her, Dean? How could you? You know how I feel about her.”
“Yeah, well, at the moment, I couldn’t care less. It was actually refreshing to be around someone who didn't throw away my child,” he glares.
“Get over it!” you scream at him. “God you’re so fucking annoying! Let it go!”
“I’m tired of having this fight every time you open up your big mouth! Maybe I’ll visit Lisa again tonight and see how she’s doing. At least I’ll be away from you!”
“I can’t fucking believe you right now. You’re not the Dean I know. What have you done with him?”
“He grew the fuck up, Y/N. He realized that his best friend, the love of his life, would lie to his face and get rid of the family he craves. That’s what you did, Y/N. Forget Amara, Lucifer, and the damn apocalypse. You did this because I’m not fit to be a father, and you wanted to save me the pain.”
“You have got to be out of your damn mind to think that! You know that’s not the reason!” you groan.
“It doesn’t matter, because Ben loves having me around. If I can’t have a family with you, then I guess I’ll join the one that's waiting for me,” he glares.
He’s done having this conversation over and over again. He didn’t explicitly state the words, but you know you and Dean are done. Your brain is telling you to break it off and move on, but there is a sliver of hope that you can restore this. If there is any way you can make this right, it’s with Lucifer. If you can somehow defeat him, then maybe you can show Dean there is nothing you’re afraid of.
Then maybe he can start letting you back into his life.
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spnsmile · 5 years ago
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Title: Burn out this Love
Summary:
Complete blackout in the Bunker during a stormy night has TFW2.0 setting up candles in the war room except Dean accidentally lights one of the cursed candles that extracted a part of himself that believes he loves Castiel. A shaman comes to help but not really, resulting in the angel’s short temper and taking matters in his own hands to make Dean remember. Dean did not forget his name after.
Rating: Explicit
Wordcount: 9390
Tags/Warning: non/Con, dubcon, Curses, Fluff, Domestics, Established destiel
Written for @supernaturalpromptchallenge March prompt: Element: fire-candle
It was a precarious move, so Castiel silences everything of the earth’s natural orchestra always playing by his ears. From the nonstop spatter of rain on the muddy ground to the howling wind beating against the fort’s thick walls. The electrical hum silently permeating the stone confines to the droplets of water from the sink.
He narrows down the sound to the light tapping of Sam Winchester’s fingers on the keyboard. Jack’s distinct swallows of anticipation beside him. And Dean humming contentedly across the table, waiting for the next course of action to transpire.
Castiel opens his eyes. He raises his left hand with two delicate fingers like pincers and with precision, jabs it at the wooden block of his choice in the second level of the towering pile of Jenga he, Dean and Jack had been huddled around.
There’s a second of everyone holding their breath. Even Sam’s fingers have stopped typing. Dean’s eyes are so round, breath held, Castiel can almost feel his controlled excitement. But he got this.
He meticulously extracted a brick in one pull without making the almost 24 cm tower tumble. Dean sighs with a small, biting his bottom lip to keep whatever he wants to say while Jack’s mouth drops as Castiel stacks the brick up the tower deftly. He then beams at Dean and Jack when the tower remained steady.
“That wasn’t so hard. This indoor game is actually quite entertaining. Humans really are creative when left in their own devices being stuck inside their homes.”
He clasps both his hands on the table then stares at Dean.
Stuck that afternoon because of rain with no case at hand, they were easily convinced by Jack to play Jenga. At first, Dean didn’t want to participate, but one look from the angel gets him to agree. He vowed to destroy Castiel teasingly before they begin.
Except Cas isn’t prone to losing this one yet.
“Your turn, Dean.” Jack says, “Those blocks on the second and third level looks very shaky.” Dean glares at Cas
“Yeah, because somebody insisted on taking out all the foundation on the get-go. Ten minutes later and welcome to Pisa.”
“Rules of Jenga states that you have to remove a brick from a layer other than the top—”
“Like heck I’ll give you top even in this one, babe.” Dean cuts in slyly.
Castiel’s eyes narrow at his boyfriend who looks really fine with his finger-combed hair straight from the shower. He could tell by the strong smell of the hunter’s shampoo pervading the air. He is wearing his soft green top that always matches his eyes. Castiel prefers those one-color coded than the flannels, though he would never be averse to any clothing as long as it includes Dean.
Dean takes a shot in the middle of the tower, then seconds later extracted another brick.
“I got one for tops in ten seconds. Gonna get your ass next, Cas.”
Castiel only deadpans. Dean is obviously flirting with him now but he doesn’t know what to do except stare. He doesn’t remember when this had become a battle of position but he returns the intent gaze with usual deadpan.
“I was using my non-dominant hand.”
Castiel raises his left with an eyebrow up, smiling. Dean huffs in disbelief and was about to put the brick on the top of the tower when Castiel’s phone suddenly rings.
Dean yelps in surprise and knocks the entire tower, sending bricks on the table and the floor with loud thudding sounds. Castiel catches one brick on the way to the ground, watching everything fall apart. Dean groans and smacks his fist on the table while Jack smiles all cheeks like he’s been waiting for it to happen.
“I’ll help get them.” He says instead.
“Who’s callin?” Dean says grudgingly.
They all look at Castiel who’s fishing inside his coat. He shrugs at the look Dean gives him as he takes his phone out. “Oh, it’s my contact—one of the angels.”
Dean makes a face and grumbles.
“Looks like your top didn’t make it, Dean.” Sam remarks lightly from the end of the table.
“Shut up.” Dean snaps, “I’ll win Cas one of these days.”
“A foreseeable future in an alternate universe.”
“Shut up, you want me, Cas.”
Castiel raises an eyebrow scathingly
“No, but I need you to help pick up the wood, Dean. Yes, hello? Uh… yes, you did call inconveniently, I was in the middle of something—”
“My my, this wood’s hard.” Dean kneels on the floor with the voice loud enough to be heard on the angel’s phone.
“Dean,” Sam says in warning.
Giving Dean an intense look, Castiel nods on his phone then hangs up. He stands up and walks to the hunter, kneels in front of Dean who freezes at the sudden approach till Castiel reaches out and tilts his chin up. Sam looks away pointedly.
“Bad boy, Dean.”
Dean’s whole face flushes as red as a tomato.
“I understand it now.” Comes Jack’s voice, severing the spell the two had fallen under when the Nephilim appears behind the angel.
“What did you understand?” Castiel takes the bricks from the boy, feeling Dean’s eyes hot on his back. Jack nods with eyes round.
“This game is much like when people try to reach the top of heaven, but god punished them by taking out what makes them stronger together one by one. Like in the Tower of Babel.”
Dean resurfaces from the trance, blinking.
“He’s all yours.”
Castiel smiles. “It does appear to be all interrelated when you stop and think about it, though, in reality, the prophet of the lord during that time was a bad drunk who was trying to dispute ownership over a windmill farm from his brother. Eventually ending their relationship. Only because his brother refused to speak with him, thus context. But it’s more of the lesson of the story, Jack, rather than the myth behind it. I need to go.”
Dean’s head snaps up from the table.
“Why? Where are you going?”
“To meet my contact? That’s why he called, you heard him, Dean.”
“I heard him destroy my chances of topping.” Dean frowns. Castiel can see the argument rising from his face so he chooses his words carefully.
“He requires my assistance.”
Dean blinks, “Okay, wait for me I’ll go get my coat—”
“Uh, no, Dean. You can’t accompany me.” Because like most angels, this one is also wary of Dean Winchester. All angels—all Supernatural beings are.
“Stop joking around.”
“I’m not. I think you know when I am.” Castiel says drily.
 “What— you serious? But we had an agreement not to go out of the house without—"
“Um… Bunker hall pass?”
Sam snorts while Castiel hesitates when he sees Dean frown deeper.
Hall pass as he understands means something about … Winchesters want to do something private which basically is like the loophole in the whole agreement. It’s that pass where they do stupid stuff or deals or meetings without the others knowing.
They all agreed to never go out of the Bunker without a partner according to Dean. If it’s a hunt, it’s usually Sam and Dean together. But if it’s grocery shopping or Dean needing to have some fresh air it’s always Castiel on tow. Castiel doesn’t necessarily require the same attention, though he treasures Dean’s company to a fault.
He doesn’t understand the confused expression on Dean’s face.
“Cas, unless it’s a date you wanna get laid at, geez, I’m coming with you.”
“You’re not. Listen to me, Dean. You really can’t tag along.”
“But it’s raining.” Dean points. Castiel tilts his head, wordless. Dean stares at him, shifting from one foot to another before his expression closes into a grim.
“Fine. Go then.”
There’s nothing much left for Castiel to do when the man leaves.
Castiel quietly watches him go. No sooner than he left, the angel heard a distinct exploding sound somewhere far and the entire Bunker is enveloped in darkness.
***
Castiel stares blankly at the wall of the kitchen to the dancing shadow of Dean Winchester. He followed Dean ten minutes later and stationed himself by the door watching Dean busy himself by the sink, washing his hands with the flashlight of his cellphone, his sleeves pushed up his elbow and humming Led Zepp Castiel is already quite familiar.
“Dean.”
“What.”
“There’s been a massive blackout,” Castiel informs him.
“Don’t I know it? What are you still doing here? I thought your gonna have a date n stuff?”
“I don’t date.” Castiel rolls his eyes. “At the very least if their name is not Dean Winchester, I do not bother.” He sees the visible tension disappear on the man’s shoulder. It gets him talking more to get on Dean’s good side again. “I’ve decided not to go. It’s raining and I don’t want my boyfriend upset even though it’s ridiculous to be jealous—”
Dean coughs several times and swings to face the angel with the back of his hand on his lips. His ears are pink, Castiel can tell even from the dark.
“B-boyfriend?” he blurts out in shock.
“Unless you prefer that I call our engagement with different terminology. I believe the word ‘boyfriend’ is what this century is calling it nowadays. Or would you prefer to be my ‘beau’?” he narrows his eyes. To be honest he will prefer anything as long as he can tell their relationship is special. But Dean—
“N-no, I like boyfriend.” Dean stammers, turning back the sink and washing the frozen meat from the fridge. Castiel smiles and walks to him. He likes it when Dean gets all flustered because of something he said. Dean’s always been like that from the beginning.
Wrapping his arms around the hunter, Castiel sighs in contentment when he inhales Dean’s scent. Dean tenses in front of him but Castiel kisses the back of his neck, urging him to relax while he presses Dean back on the counter, body solidly against each other.
“Stop getting me a boner, Cas.” Dean chuckles.
Tag: Explicit
“Mmm. Why not?” Cas smiles, brushing his hand on top of the hunter’s fly. He can feel Dean’s body going rigid, his breath hitching. “I thought you said this is what boyfriends do?” He bites Dean’s ear. Too irresistible not to do it.
“Dammit, Cas—"
“I like it when you get angry with me.” Castiel whispers, unzipping Dean’s pants and snaking his deft hand inside his boxers. Dean is hard. The way he can easily turn Dean on is mesmerizing. “Because I know you’re worried. I know you care a lot. I’d prefer it anytime than you uncaring. Love it when you’re jealous.” He nips on the smooth skin, running his tongue back to Dean’s lobes and sucking hard.
“Now you’re tripping me—fuck!”
Dean squirms back against Castiel’s body, his ass pressing hard against the angel’s hips. It’s all sensual to him, all because Dean is a very sensitive man. It’s not physical alone, though that’s what draws Dean to Castiel at the beginning while Castiel is the exact opposite.
He saw Dean’s soul first and fell in love. Gradually, they were able to piece themselves together and now what’s between is both. Castiel understands that now. Dean is turned on sensually, emotionally and it’s mutual between them. It’s everything Castiel loves about Dean. But body contact is not to be undervalued either—Dean strives to be touched, hungry for it always, he spent the rest of his life seeking company on lonely nights. Now he’s with Castiel—responding to every caress because only Castiel knows how.
So, when he strokes Dean, they both know it’s more than just touches. Dean breathes like all the air is leaving his lungs. When Castiel presses his thumb on the delicate slit in the middle of the pulsing cock, they both know the running pleasure is multiplied by the thought of who is doing it. Castiel is. To Dean.
And Cas knows how to serve him. Grabbing Dean’s hair with his free hand, he presses their heads together, his lips on Dean’s ear. “Are you going to come for me, Dean?”
It’s enough to get Dean convulsing on his palm.
“Cas— shit—” Dean's hand grapples the edge of the sink while his other grasped behind him to Castiel’s hips. His knees are wobbling against the angel. “C-Cas I’m almost—”
His voice just breaks in the most arousing way. Castiel turns Dean’s head and kisses him hard, enjoying the heat coming from the hunter’s lips, the way it’s so open in submission as dominates their exchange. He pumps Dean harder in the middle of his release, shooting off the sink’s ceiling and on Castel’s hand.
Dean groans and falls back weakly on the angel but Cas got him. He embraces Dean. Plants soft kisses around Dean’s salty throat, his hand still slowly stroking Dean’s cock till he feels it soften in his palms. Dean is breathing hard and Castiel feels a little proud to the one to do that. Things had been very peaceful around them since they both woke up from the idiot dream after their confession of love. Castiel will never forget it.
“Can I help with anything else?” he asks after thoroughly cleaning Dean with his grace and tucking his cock back in before unzipping his fly.
“You just jerked me in front of my bacon.”
“I cleaned it.”
“You just took advantage of me cause it’s dark here.”
“That is true, but you also did say that’s what humans do in the dark with four walls and blankets. We don’t have blankets—do I need to get one?”
“Unless you want to fuck me on the table?” the way Dean sounds hopeful gives Castiel a headache.
 “We’ll have that when we can. For now, if you’re done fixing dinner, I will go call Sam and Jack so we can all be here. I’m sure they found the candles by now.”
Dean rolls his eyes. “Candles? What are they—kids? No, use flashlights, the candles are last resorts. I have flashlights in the cabinet. Or make em use their phones.”
“I do not think that’s a good idea considering you might need your phones to communicate outside if the blackout persists.”
“Uh… You’re right.” The hunter smiles smugly all of a sudden, “Then can you be like my lamp now? You know—badass angel glowing light in the middle of the room—
“Umm, if I do that the entire Bunker will be enveloped with pure light and since it’s dark outside, the possibility of getting detected by your world’s ‘space cadets’ as you call them is at risk. So now. I do not believe it’s very smart to use my grace at all, Dean. Let’s reserved that for a real emergency.” Castiel glares.
“Geez, alright.” Dean laughs, wiping his hands with the towel hanging by his left shoulder. “Hang on, I’ll go with you to get the flashlights. Their only under the Ham radios.”
“Okay.”
“Wait— Cas!”
Dean surprises Castiel when he suddenly pulls him back, cups his face and catches his lips into a mouth to a kiss with the hunter leading.
Castiel smiles. He likes it when Dean is spontaneous like that. He lets Dean take him. When they pull away, Dean is looking at him with eyes full of love. Castiel nudges his nose on Dean’s lips and sighs. Together, they walk back to the library, all tensions obviously have been released away.
“But, really, candles?” Dean says in the dark.
Castiel uses the opportunity to pull Dean forward. “So, you can ask them. Let’s go.”
“Don’t make me trip on you—”
“You’re the one who keeps pushing—Dean!”
“Sorry!” Dean laughs, “Was that your ass or what?”
Rolling his eyes, he lets Dean pat his ass again until they reach the corridor. Sam’s laptop screen is on, the only light amidst complete darkness. In front of it, Sam looks up with Jack waiting beside him. “Finally decided to appear now, huh?”
“While you guys are playing another set of ‘Are you afraid of the Dark?’ episode?” Dean is clearly looking at Sam who rubs his forehead and nods at Jack.
“We’re waiting for Cas.” Jack explains brightly, eyes on the. “The candles are still unlit so I was thinking if you can use your grace them get them light up.”
Castiel doesn’t quickly answer but throws a look over Dean instead.
“It’s raining and there are candles. Add a cat and we’ll be calling out Sabrina. I can’t even see the candles!” Blinking hard with brows furrowing, he and Castiel steps to the table, casting looks over the place
 “I’m not sure I can light all, Jack.” Castiel says solemnly.
“Sure you can.” Jack encourages.
“Just makes sure you don’t make any light bulbs burst and eyes burn.” Dean chuckles.
Castiel glares at that. He notices Dean emerging from under the table and pulling a box under the table to duck from his glare. Huffing, Castiel snaps his fingers and—
The fire flickers out of thin air from the four candles in the middle, lightening the whole war room with the dancing flames, sending their shadows tall on the walls. Castiel sees Jack beam and it made the effort worth it.
“And this,” comes Dean’s voice. Nobody saw him put another candle on the table. They found him already with a matchstick at hand, scraping the corner and tipping down the thick wax candle with an X-mark—
“Dean—wait—!” Sam begins, but too late— Dean lights the candle. The moment the flame flickers on the candle, Dean’s eyes roll back with white balls showing and he drops on the floor out cold.
“DEAN!”
“It’s a cursed object, obviously. Are you sure you’re with proper hunters? One look of the object and—”
“It’s a long story—there’s no electricity when you need it. I could power it up, but Sam says— anyway, just come here—I don’t care if it’s raining. I want to make sure he’s going to be okay after the candle dies out—” Castiel listens to the shaman’s mundane complaints while the angel stands outside the corridor right outside Dean’s room.
His body is still shaking as he relieves the memory of Dean fainting after lighting the cursed candle. Saw something leave Dean’s body that made him reach for the hunter and clutch him close. Protecting Dean at all costs. In the end, after determining it was a cursed candle from the box that Jack brought in the room unwittingly, Castiel resorted to calling his only resource for magical objects, The Shaman, Sergei.
After sending a photo of the nasty candle he wants to melt, his opinion changed drastically upon learning that Dean’s life force is connected to the candle. Now it became the most important thing for him.
“Be quick, I’m warning you, Sergei.”
Castiel hangs up and sprints back to Dean’s room. He can still feel his heart wild against his chest anxiously. The way it happened— he saw something get sucked away from Dean’s body when he lit the candle. Sergei only confirmed his suspicion which didn’t make him feel any better.
But at least it wasn’t any candle about death….
Sam brought his rechargeable lamp in the room that lit the entire vicinity conveniently. Sam looks up questioningly when Castiel comes in and Cas had no choice but to give him a curt nod.
“Yes, Sergei says it’s a curse.”
Sam’s face turns pale. “And? What kind of curse?”
“I don’t know… Sergei’s not sure but he says it could be of Japanese origin but apart from that we still have to wait for Sergei to confirm. He still wants to come over and see for himself.”
“Okay, that’s a plan.” Sam stands up and palms his face. “But I’m still going to search around lore books about Japanese curses then. I don’t trust Sergei. Do you?”
He frowns up at Sam. “I have every reason to doubt Sergei. He will be under my watch once he’s here. He should not be left with Dean. And even if it is the only threat of the cursed candle, I still would not relax until I see Dean as himself again. I’m afraid so trusting Sergei is the only thing we have for now.”
They all look at Dean fast asleep on his bed with the candlelight burning over the table by his wall.
Everyone knows it is Castiel who will be watching over Dean for the rest of the night. Sam left the room to do research in his room and see what else he can find with an extra flashlight at hand. Jack decides to let Cas and Dean alone and once everything is quiet, Castiel naturally focuses on Dean.
He sits beside the hunter’s bed, eyeing every feature of Dean he’s already memorized by heart. One look and he can tell something is missing, though whether it’s for the best, he is not one to decide. He places two fingers on his friend’s forehead and sighs. He closes his eyes, heartbreaking again when he could not reach onto Dean’s soul.
Castiel stays inside Dean’s room for the better part of the night, watching for any slight changes or disturbance over the hunter’s peaceful slumber. There’s none. In fact, Dean barely stirred on the bed unaware of the raging weather outside. If it was not for his chest moving steadily, Castiel would worry about his life.
He spends an hour like that, just staring at Dean’s face for the rest of the evening, recounting his freckles, noting those that faded and delighting himself in finding new ones.
He touches Dean’s forehead from time to time, let his fingers run down the soft hair. Let’s his warmth fill the empty vessel of his boyfriend. He knows it’s unnecessary, but he could not stop. Won’t. He’d do it even with a hairbreadth of grace left in his body.
He stares at Dean.
Achingly. Longingly. Willing those eyes to open for him again. So, he waits. He always waits for Dean. It only seems proper because it’s Dean who made him realize how waiting can sometimes be unbearable. Time is a concept no angel understood before.
Until Dean.
Nightmares didn’t visit Dean that night. Dean does not have any reason to fear, Castiel is beside him. The true nightmare is waiting for Dean alone in the silence of the night. So, if someone asks Castiel if he has any fear at all, Castiel will think of this moment and tells them he does.
***                                          
The Shaman arrived around half past nine, two hours after Dean’s collapse. By then power was still absent, making it difficult for Sam to use his laptop. The Bunker’s generator hasn’t worked since the last invasion in the fortress.
Descending from the metal stairs with wet shoulders from the rain outside, he cast his eyes at the faces waiting for him by the war table looking like a phantom in black apparel, the lights of candles whipping in his presence.
“Has he woken up?” Sergei asks deadpan.
“Not yet.” Castiel shakes his head, “It’s only been two hours. Are you sure the lasting effect of the candle is only 7 hours?” Sergei looks pass Sam to the entrance of the corridor eagerly. He turns to Castiel again.
“Yes, unless you use the other two candles then the curse will continue.”
Castiel and Sam exchange looks. The Shaman raises an eyebrow.
“There are three candles for the shrine ritual,” he begins slowly, “together the three can have significant influence over the balance of nature. Do you mean to tell me—?”
“I kept the other candles in the box.” Sam presses his lips.
“Very well, please bring them into the room. Castiel? Can you lead the way?”
Castiel did not say anything. The look Sam gives him is meaningful, but since the hour is dire, the two decided to do as the Shaman says. Castiel leads the way to Dean’s room while Jack accompanies Sam to the storage room.
Once they reach the hunter’s room, Castiel quickly checks on Dean. The hunter is still fast asleep with no sign of any disturbance in his absence. Sergei doesn’t wait. He slides past Castiel and takes a look at the hunter from head to toe, then walks to the candle still burning bright by the table.
Castiel watches Sergei’s movement with his brows slowly furrowing.
“Will he be okay?” he stands beside Sergei, expression softening at Dean’s sleeping form.
“I need some time alone with him. The spell for—”
“No.”
He meets Sergei’s eyes but the final word is apparently with the clouding of his face.
“Fix him.” He says sharply, “And don’t do anything suspicious or I’ll smite you.”
Sergei quirks his eyebrows. “Always the Russian method with you.”
Castiel doesn’t like it. Truth be told, he’s wary of repeatedly asking the Shaman for help. He’s been pushing Sergei to the limits, always asking for favors they both know would never be compensated. It’s only a matter of time before the Shaman gets back to him. Sam shouting in the corridor at the top of his lungs seems to be the cue.
“Your other Winchester needs you.” they both look at the door but Castiel did not move from
“What are you not telling me, Sergei?”
“CAS!” Sam appears by the door, breathless. “Cas! Don’t let him near Dean!”
Castiel doesn’t ask why. He grabs Sergei by the collar and lifts him up the air before Sam can even finish. He’s been alert from the beginning— expecting danger lurking around and with an unconscious Dean, he’s not about to put his guard down.
Sergei is clutching his wrist tightly, choking as he writhes against Castiel’s hold. Castiel whose eyes gleam darkly, fixing the Russian with his penetrating stare.
“What…” he says, dangerously calm, “are you not telling me?”
There’s a groan on the bed. Castiel distractedly looks down at Dean stirring. Sergei chuckles and presses something hot on his hands. He feels his whole body becomes rigid—the ability to move gone from whatever the Shaman did.
“No!”
Sam comes forward, lunging at Sergei who was leaning on Dean’s side. He grabs him by the shoulder to take him out but in the middle of the struggle, everyone sees him rise from the bed.
Castiel swallows hard. He feels his grace trying to reach out to him but couldn’t—his grace is locked away. But it’s not this that gets him worried.
It’s Dean. Dean is now fully awake, staring at Sergei with unblinking eyes.
“Shit.” Sam whispers.
That doesn’t bode well for Castiel.
Smite. Absolute smiting.
This is the only thing Castiel can think about when he heard the truth about the curse on Dean and Sergei’s intentions for his friend.
Apparently, the cursed candles are used in Japan’s ancient, most famous and terrible curse-a ritual done mainly by jealous and wronged lovers. The three candles are only part of the instruments— as Sam reads.
“…dressed in white and a trivet worn like a crown with three candles burning in the night, a doll made of bound straw and wooden hammer or long iron spikes… They would have in their possession a part of the victim they want to curse—a hair, skin blood, fingernail, even photographs and perform the ritual by any Shinto shrines and time to the Hour of the Ox, witching hour where yurei and yokai spirits come haunting…”
Castiel is only half listening. No. He is emitting a certain air of danger for the Shaman bound by the chair in the war room. Dean is still in his room with a headache while Jack stands outside his door. Half of Castiel’s mind is with Dean, sensing his every movement but he could not. He knows something is different and it’s that he will extract from Sergei by force.
He points his blade menacingly at the Shaman who pulls away from the pointed blade as far as he could. Castiel doesn’t mean to make contact. He can only see blood.
“That’s not the entire story behind this, is it, Sergei?” Castiel glowers. Sam joins him with arms crossed, glaring at the Russian.
“The candles have been used before and was stashed away with the remnants of the curse left in it. What I don’t understand is why lighting one would be harmful to anyone who uses it.”
“Not harmful, of course not. You do not understand the power of words entangled with pure hatred and love, do you?” Sergei begins hooded eyes on the hunter.
Castiel jabs his knuckle on Sergei’s jaw. It connects—Sam doesn’t even bother stopping the angel whose glinting blue eyes burned on the Shaman.
“Tell us everything before I kill you.”
“Cas…”
Sergei harkens a laugh but obliges. “Dead spirits linger on earth, you know, because of their attachment to the mortal world. And when I say attachment, we speak of their sentiments. Very dangerous even for mortal people to possess. Anger, hatred, injustice… bound to materialize when given too much power over poor souls. Now, Japanese witches, they have different sources of power with their deeper connection to the pagan gods their culture have embraced. More resources, more creativity when it comes to Witchcraft you in the West would never achieve.”
“What about you?” Cas asks.
“I’m Russian. Shaman, Castiel. A chosen profession by necessity. We do not need to keep the Supernatural hidden in the East. We bask in them. The people worship them. Acceptance of the Supernatural passed down from generation until, well. The invasion of West insisting on their god.” He looks pointedly at Castiel who continues to glower in his direction.
“What has this got to do with Dean?”
“The three-candles-curse stand for hatred, jealousy, and intent to harm. If passed on, these emotions are also transferred to the next caster. It doesn’t matter if you light the three, put it on your head like a crown. Once lit, the emotions will flood the caster and urge them to continue the curse till done. Your boyfriend—” he nods at the door, “who only lit one will only be affected by the chosen candle. The question here is which one did he light? The one for hatred? For jealousy? Or the intention to harm? We’re about to find out.”
Castiel hears the quiet footfalls of Dean followed by Jack coming from the corridor. Sergei sees them too, standing at the door with the hunter’s gaze quickly falling on the Shaman. His face is pale, Castiel can see dark lines under his eyes. But above that, he sees Dean’s soul has been clouded. Dimmed. He grits his teeth then pulls Sergei’s collar.
“It doesn’t make sense. If those negative emotions will transfer to him then why—why are you getting involved?”
“Ah, I did not say it will affect him in the same way.” Sergei says with a malicious glint in his eyes, “For if a person does not intend to do harm nor feel any certain hatred over another… if this person only accidentally lights the candles without any then what’s left will be the root of the magic which is—”
“Cas, what are you doing?” Dean growls, frowning. “Get away from him.”
Sam steps forward to meet Dean halfway while Jack follows behind the hunter uncertainly.
“Dean, this guy doesn’t want to help you, okay? He’s here to screw with us!”
Dean frowns. “What are you talking about? He won’t hurt me. Get out of the way, Sammy.” His green eyes swim towards Sergei, the dull eyes slowly gaining fire of determination. Castiel stands his ground as he understood how Dean’s eyes melt softly—and to the angel’s horror—
“I love him.” Dean reasons.
The blade falls on the floor with a solid thud.
Castiel takes a lungful of air, eyes not leaving Dean’s. Beside him, he hears Sergei’s dark voice, “Be careful, angel. The curse is twice bound. You don’t want to burn him, do you?”
What is the root of all curses that spark from emotions…?
Of course.
Love.
Dean is left in his room alone, cuffed and all after punching Sam for getting on his way. He was only stopped when Castiel and Jack take him too and locked him away.
“Don’t kill him yet, Cas,” Sam says before they part. Sergei has just smugly admitted he wanted to get back on Castiel even for just 7 hours by taking Dean’s affection. He knew this was gonna happen and its only Sam who’s stopping him from burying his angel blade on the Shaman. Sam takes care of Sergei, promising to throw him somewhere far where Dean would never reach him. Castiel is left to take care of Dean, so take care of Dean he will.
The lasting effect of the curse is until the candle dies out which Castiel left in Jack’s care. He trusts Jack. The fire wasn’t in any danger of dying its fire soon anyway. His heart breaks at the thought, but he can’t be weak. Dean needs him now. As long as the man doesn’t start proposing to Sergei, that is.
Sam told him to clear off Dean until the next five hours but Castiel made no promises. He knows the curse will be lifted on its own yet, he can’t. It’s Dean and no sooner than Sam left the Bunker around dawn, he finds himself traipsing down the hallway to the end of the corridor
Dejected atmosphere greets Castiel when he opens the door of the room. Dean has fallen silent with his wrists cuffed together on the table. He looks up when Castiel enters, but his green eyes swiftly look behind the angel-like he’s expecting someone there. Disappointment fills his expression and Castiel mirrors him. That is. Until he gets a hold of himself.
Sam said they will be laughing this out after the five-hour mark. That Dean would be so embarrassed to declare his undying love to the Russian Shaman who he will hunt for the rest of his life. Castiel doesn’t find it amusing. He saw Dean back there— he saw how Dean’s innate ability to love was robbed of the man.
If Dean was going to hunt for Sergei in the future, he better does it quickly before Castiel gets there before. He closes the door behind him and locks it.
Dean sits up with wary anticipation on the bed. Castiel eyes him predatorily. He sheds his trench coat first, folding it carefully at the back of Dean’s chair.
Dean in love with someone else? Now that’s laughable.
Dean is his.
Dean belongs to him.
“Hello, Dean.”
“Where is he?”
Castiel’s lips thin. He wants to say the Shaman is dead. Sergei will be once Castiel gets Dean’s heart back. He runs his hand on his tie before carefully pulling it away.
“Sam escorted him out of the Bunker. For your safety.” He says very quietly.
“Gee, thanks. Way to keep me in line, keeping away the only person who can straighten me out.” Dean kicks the side table enough to make Castiel finally look at him.
“Stop it. Destroying things won’t make you get your way. You’re only hurting yourself.”
“You know what the best way for me to actually not hurt myself?” Dean sneers, “Is for you to let me go!”
“I’m afraid I can’t let that happen, Dean. No. You’re only going to follow Sergei.” Castiel’s eyes are cold. “No, you stay here. With me.”
The man huffs angrily like it’s the last thing he wants in the world. If only his Dean can see himself now. Refusing Castiel’s company in the same room they’ve shared many times. What irony… but Castiel’s not about to let that stop him.
There’s a reason why Dean is locked here with him. He begins to unbutton his shirt, eyes gleaming when he sees Dean watch him warily.
“W-what are you doing?”
“Have you really forgotten our little secret, Dean?” Castiel asks, walking to the bed in two steps and stops in front of the man.
Dean looks up defiantly and Castiel finds himself like that. The number of times he and this man had gone against each other from the first time they met, Dean shines brighter like that. But when cornered like this like a prey, Castiel would rather Dean be a fighting soldier than a trapped animal.
The thought of Sergei touching Dean sets stone-cold dominance in his being. A possessive feeling of ownership takes him. Castiel suddenly becomes afraid of where it will take him as he touches the hunter’s chin and lifts it so the can peer him in the eyes, albeit a little dimmed, are still gorgeous green.
“I won’t let anyone, have you. Not by force.” He strokes Dean’s cheeks which turn the deepest shade of red. Dean still responds to him. At least, his body remembers this.
“Yeah, I can see that.” Dean swallows, eyeing Castiel’s open button shirt revealing a mass of strapping muscles like he’s never seen it before. But Castiel sees it. That look Dean reserves for things he wishes to taste but daring not to take—he’s seen that numerous times.
“We’re different. You and I…we’re—”
“Connected?” Dean meets his eyes and strange enough there’s a glint of hunger in those green that Castiel never expected to see—not until the curse is lifted, but it’s there.
“You seem to understand it, Dean. That you are under a curse and whatever you feel for Sergei—”
Dean sighs, his head tilting back. “I don’t feel the same about you.”
Castiel freezes, his heart falling on the floor. He needed to remind himself that this is not Dean talking. That Dean—his Dean— would never say that to him. That once this is over, Dean will apologize and Dean will want him again.
No… this Dean wants him.
He has to believe in that.
Leaning down, he tugs the cuff when he stretches Dean on the bed, pulling on his leg till Dean’s arm stretches above him. The hunter growls at the sudden prone position, but his eyes widen when Castiel unbuckles his own pants and let it slip down the floor. He feels Dean’s eyes follow his hard cock—because Castiel will always be hard for Dean—so when he crawls on top of Dean, he knows he’s got attention.
Dean has told him many times how he is fucking turned on when Castiel is naked waist below while still wearing his white unbuttoned tops. Dean’s fantasies Castiel is always willing to oblige. He casts his eyes down on the hunter when their faces are leveled.
Dean doesn’t move, it’s him breathes that rapidly changes. With eyes bulging, breathe hitching, Castiel feels his heart thumping at what’s about to happen next.
Heart leaping as he recognized Dean’s soul trying to reach to him, he takes hold of Dean’s shoulders and grips him tight. He doesn’t look away and the hunter remains silent.
Slowly, he pushes Dean on the bed, falling with him till Dean is on his back, breathing heavily, the lump on his throat unsteady as it bobbed up and down. Castiel straddles him, melting Dean with the amount of hunger in his eyes.
“You remember this, don’t you?” he whispers, stripping Dean from the lovely green shirt. Castiel tosses it and begins on Dean’s black undershirt when a hand jabs on his chest suddenly. Dean is blinking at him with fear and uncertainty.
“It’s not you I…Sergei—” Dean suddenly struggles to say.
Castiel doesn’t show his dismay. He conceals it. He knows Dean is fighting, knows Dean wants him to help him, to fight with him. So whatever doubt he has about what he needs to do next, he pushes it down. Dean’s clear eyes begin to cloud. It’s the curse.
He’s losing Dean.
Oh, a shaman is really going to die.
Castiel’s eyes bulge as the realization hits him hard.
Whatever Sergei said about wanting Castiel to be jealous—because that’s what he means when he told Castiel ‘Be careful, angel. The curse is twice bound. You don’t want to burn him, do you?”
He figures it out that instant—that Sergei’s intention is not for Dean but for him. Dean will be under this love spell for seven hours, crying for Sergei’s name in his sleep. Something that is truly unforgivable for the angel who then will have to suffer intense jealousy.
This… here right now… is extreme jealousy and hatred within him… the intent to harm all because of love. Castiel’s heart dies inside him. He is an angel, a heavenly being. He is not supposed to be bound by such negative emotion and yet—
He closes his eyes. It was too late to go back now.
Sergei has succeeded in cursing him through Dean.
His fingers curl clutching the hem of Dean’s black shirt. That’s not gonna happen. Dean looking at him like he’s a stranger even when his body is reacting, that’s not what they promised. It was stolen from Dean.
No… Dean was stolen from him.
He knows he can wait it out, knows there’s actually no reason to do this but just the thought of Dean thinking he’s in love with someone else sends fearsome anger rippling all over his body. With a growl, he pushes Dean’s black shirt up roughly, brushing the mound of muscle with the heel of his palm. He begins kissing the hardening bud ever so sensitive under his mouth.
“No…” Dean grunts, hands clutching the angel’s shoulders “Get off— I want Sergei!”
The name awakens something primal inside Castiel. Jealousy or what not— innate possessiveness or what not—this is torture!
 “You’re not putting much of a fight.” He sucks Dean’s nipples hard, making Dean squirm but Castiel stays one hand on his other pectoral, rubbing the unattended nipple with his fingers. Dean’s cries are so pleasing and both painful as Castiel faithfully continues his ministration for the next five minutes, rolling and flattening his tongue until the bud is hard. He grazes his teeth on the erect bud making Dean yelp and squirms beneath him. He applies the same suction on the left nipple, feeling the hunter writhe on the bed, trying to free his leg until Castiel grounds their hips together. He presses hard on Dean. The man groans softly.
Castiel frowns and looks down Dean’s pants to find the only possible reason is Dea still wearing his pants. Smiling, he gets up, straddles him and begins working on Dean’s belt.
“Wait—Cas…” his voice whimpers when Castiel pulls his pants and boxers down in one swift movement and throws it on the floor. Dean tries to hide his cock by crossing his legs, but Castiel is taking none of it. Pushing Dean’s legs apart, hands firm on his thighs, he let his palms ground Dean’s legs on the bed. Dean moves his ass, his cock twitching beneath him where he couldn’t see.
Sighing, Castiel slides both palms from the hunter’s knee caps down to the root of his cock. Both hands take it, Castiel’s body follows as he leans in, elbows keeping Dean’s leg open till the tip of his mouth touches the head of Dean’s cock.
There’s a stifled groan from Dean. Castiel closes his eyes. He erases the thought that Dean’s not thinking about him. That Dean is thinking of that dead-shaman walking. He digs his fingers on the man’s smooth thighs, sucks the top of his cock, before burying himself on Dean’s hole. He eats Dean, takes pleasure in the man’s cries until he can feel the live wire ready to explode. He takes Dean’s cock again to his lips, kisses the head gently before stroking him twice, eyeing Dean’s reaction.
“Cas—I’m—oh fuck!”
Castiel pulls away and sternly gazes up the hunter who whimpers and looks down in confusion. Tears slide from the corner of Dean’s eyes.
“Say my name,” Castiel commands.
“What…” Dean blanks out.
“Say my name. Tell me to fuck you, Dean, or I will leave you here for five hours—”
Dean’s eyes widen. He begins to tug on his cuff.
“Don’t—Cas, I—” he breathes out unable to say it. He shakes his head when Castiel begins to rise, “Cas—Cas please—” tears spring up from his eyes, “don’t—Cas, please—”
Castiel sighs. He strokes Dean’s cock, relaxing when Dean responds with trying to fuck in his hand. It’s easy to swallow Dean’s cock this time feeling like they are back to normal. He gets Dean to call his name again and again. He doesn’t need any release or Dean’s hand on his cock. He only needs Dean to say his name, all the while making his silent apologies.
He gets off with swallowing Dean’s cock straight down his throat and sucks, tasting Dean’s salty tang so different from his sweat. Feeling Dean’s familiar cock inside his mouth makes him forget everything. This is just him and Dean showing love and affection. Nothing has changed. He wishes that because now he understands he is taking Dean against his will.
He sucks Dean harder, making him scream and thrust in his mouth. He drags his mouth slowly across the hard length, pulling up only to kiss the reddening head before diving down again. He sucks Dean dry as only he could. Making Dean clutch on the wrinkled blankets with unbidden lust driving him to the edge.
“Cas… that’s enough, I’m—coming…!”
Castiel buries his nose deep the curls of Dean’s cock. He chokes and nearly pulls back but Dean closing his knees at the back of his head urges him to take him again.
Dean’s dirty sound fills the room as well as his cock swelling inside Castiel. He feels the turbulent sensation in Dean’s stomach and pulls up a little as Dean’s come shoot inside his mouth. Dean cries to the last spurt as Castiel sucks him through his orgasm.
He pulls out with smacking sound of his lips, eyes glowing with Dean still writhing under him. He holds the hunter’s softening shaft and stroke him again.
“Unggg…”
“Dean. Say my name.”
“Cas…!” the hunter complies tearfully.
Dean won’t stop calling his name after that. Not when he flips him to his stomach and licks his hole, not even with three fingers inside Dean, he doesn’t. It takes a while before Dean’s pliant body is ready for him. Castiel raises Dean’s hips from the bed and sets a pillow under his torso. Dean breathes heavily on the bed but did not say anything, probably in fear of Castiel leaving him in the middle.
“Don’t worry, Dean…” Castiel says, letting Dean feel the head of his cock, sliding between his cheeks, rightfully filling Dean with lube. “I got you… just… just keep calling my name. Please, Dean.”
He can feel his heart pounding in his chest. Dean makes a small sound but Castiel did not wait. He presses himself inside Dean, watches the muscle around Dean’s hole contract as he slowly slices him in half. The feel of Dean’s tight ring makes Castiel groans until he is sliding deeper and bottoming in.
Fuck.
“Oh, fuck! Cas!” Dean’s breathe catches.
Castiel doesn’t let him think. Closing his eyes, his thrust become wild. Dean cries his name when the jolting of their bodies becomes too intense and Castiel is wrapping his body around Dean’s back, a hand taking hold of Dean’s cock because that’s how the hunter wants it.
He fucks Dean for an hour and more—doesn’t even care if he heard Sam knocking on the door. He covers Dean’s mouth until Sam walks away, most likely getting the point after he hears Dean’s moans when Castiel hits his prostate again and again.
“Good boy.” Castiel whispers, pounding Dean, spooning the hunter with his cock deep in Dean. He drags the fucking to torturous slow, then catches pace again, breaking Dean’s moans and cries of pleasure. And all that while, Dean can only call him.
Castiel did not stop—not until the fifth hour where he has Dean on his lap resting. Keeping Dean so close seems to be the only way to make sure the curse passes without any glitch. That Dean is still with him. Sam did not bother him anymore. Castiel hopes he’s got Jack distracted not from all the noise Dean has made in the last five hours.
The hour strikes.
Dean lifts his chin from Castiel’s shoulder looking worn out and confused. Castiel quickly sits up straight but the hunter did not make any attempt to climb down his lap. He just stares hard at the angel, eyes large and disbelieving.
“Dean—?”
“Cas?” The hunter rubs his eyes. “Hey, babe…”
Castiel’s eyes fill with tears.
“Cas? Cas, what’s wrong?” concern fills Dean’s face. It was over.
The angel shakes his head and wipes his eyes. He’s just glad. “How are you, Dean?”
“You’re asking me that now? Why are you crying?” Dean gets on his elbow and pulls Castiel’s head to his chest, cradling him lovingly. “Cas, babe, talk to me.”
Castiel sniffs. “I… I made a terrible mistake.”
“Huh?”
“I… I fell under a curse. Curse of jealousy, Dean.”
Dean’s face relaxes as he wipes the tears from his angel’s cheeks resting on his naked lap. “Are you kidding? I feel jealous when it comes to you all the time—if you call that curse then lemme tell you again—I’d rather have you, cursed or not!”
Castiel takes a moment to take that in, and then slides his arms on Dean’s waist.
“Me too, Dean… I love you so much…”
“Me too, babe I—no wait— fuck! I just remembered that fucking nightmare!”
“What—” Castiel stares up but Dean just grabs him closer and snuggles on his neck. “I thought I lost you! You weren’t there in that dream!”
“Dean?”
“It was so dark and I couldn’t find you… but I knew you were there, I could hear you calling my name… you made me want to call you…”
 “Dean…” Castiel’s eyes water, settling his hand across the hunter’s body, “I’m sorry.” Castiel cries and Dean holds him close. Confused and a little afraid, Dean pulls from him looking scandalized at the tears streaming down the angelic face.
“Cas—d-don’t cry! What happened?”
Castiel controls his emotions and explains about the candle, the curse and the Shaman who is about to die by tomorrow. Dean looks aghast after the story, his hands clutching tight on Castiel’s shoulder.
“I’m so sorry, Dean—" Castiel looks devastated. He keeps pulling Dean closer, keeps putting his head against his boyfriend’s chest afraid of Dean’s answer.
Dean pats his head gently.
“Don’t be an idiot. So, you ravished me. Ain’t that our deal?” Dean tells him. He cups Castiel’s face so they look deep in each other. “Well, fuck. I get fucked by my boyfriend and I loved every second of it.”
“Dean…”
“Cause if not, and this body rots waiting for you? I think I’d really go mad.”
Dean pulls the angel in a hot searing kiss with their tongues meeting. Castiel moans in the kiss and let Dean lead, gently putting arms around him and pulling him down so the hunter is on top of him.
Dean pulls back as he perches on the angel’s chest, his eyes twinkling.
“Can I top?” he asks, tone of excitement unbidden.
Castiel blinks. “But aren’t you tired? We just—”
A finger pressing on his lips stops him from talking. Dean’s face is red and he’s looking around Cas body with hunger.
“Cas, with you babe on the meal, I’d never required sleep ever again.”
***
“I hope you understand your dead the next time I see you.”
Castiel rumbles on the phone that evening. Dean is tucked tightly on his right arm, cuddled beside him so closely while he sleeps peacefully. The only time that day when Castiel can relax with the curse finally lifted. He was staring on Dean’s face quietly, remembering all the expressions when his phone rings and an unregistered number of flashes. The angel knew at once who it was.
“What can I say? It is sweet revenge—”
“You’re dead.”
“Come now, Castiel—”
“I have. Many times, inside Dean.”
There’s silence on the other line.
“I shall try to remember this then, your weakness is quite spot on.”
“If you mean Dean is my weakness, then yes.” Castiel looks away, teeth grinding, “but he’s not weak. Dean is stronger than I will ever be, but if you hurt him again—”
The phone gets snatched from his hand. Castiel turns to see Dean sitting up with a dark look on his face.
“Listen up, asshole. Call Cas again and I’m gonna be after you for the rest of your life. If you’re the maniac intent on death—fuck you—I will get you. And this is not even what you did to me. Show yourself here and I’ll show you the meaning of evil spirit.”
He doesn’t wait for the answer. Dean hangs up and threw the phone away.
“Stop talking to the guy!” Dean scowls downcast at the angel who’s staring at him quietly.
“Are you okay now?”
Dean rolls his eyes. He pulls next to Cas and drops his head on the angel’s shoulder.
“Are you?” he asks, wrapping strong arms around Castiel’s torso and heaving a deep sigh. Castiel copies him and buries his nose on the hunter’s hair feeling mildly content now that Dean is beside him and awake.
“I’m fine now. You’re in love with me again.” He whispers before cuddling Dean with both arms now clawing around him. Dean chuckles, tilting his head up so he and Cas can look at each other.
“Told you the only times I won’t love you is when I’m dead or—”
Castiel embraces Dean closely, their cheeks pressing warmly together.
“It’s okay. I just want you to love me now.”
Dean falls silent for a while before he crawls up on top of Castiel and begins kissing him gently. The angel lets him, a contented sigh slipping from his lips.
“I’m not just in love with you, Cas. I’m also a sucker for you, babe, also very much crushing on you now and horny.” Dean whispers when he gets around Castiel’s ears and begins licking inside. Castiel sighs. “If this aint my kind of love, I don’t know what else to call the urge to tie you up and just make you mine forever. Okay? So, cheer up.”
He pulls back, arms stretching from where he keeps both his hands on Castiel’s nape.
“Stop crying. I don’t want to see you crying just for fucking me. In fact—let’s keep the fuck and forget that asshole. Bleh… just imagining you thought that I—”
“It wasn’t the nicest thought I ever had.”
“Well, he’s not touching this hole any time soon.”
“I’ll soon be out of words to describe how dead he is when I see him.”
Dean finally nods and they cuddle for a few moments. Until Castiel flushes when Dean grinds his ass straight on his soft cock with a sly grin on his face. The man is just so happy to tease him after learning of Castiel’s tendency to get jealous. Dean watches intently, his tongue licking the topside of his lips.
He grinds harder, smirking. “So… did you just let me top?”
“I did but it’s a one time offer.” Castiel smiles holding Dean’s waist.
“Change your mind, I’ll never ask a hall pass ever again.”
“Dean, I am not that possessive.” Castiel narrows his eyes.
Dean smiles at him meaningfully. He smiles back and they snuggle closely again.
Castiel understands that this was not even a condition but an offer. He wonders before why humans are prone to jealousy. He understands now. It roots from loving. This is also where other evil stems from. Where all the curses gather around.
In time. He thinks. He’ll make up for that mistake—of being too human—maybe when he faces his own time but right now, Dean Winchester is here who says he’s still gonna take him, cursed or not.
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Pas De Deux - Chapter 2
Title: Pas De Deux
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Destiel 
Rating: not really needed for this fluff lol
Tags: fluff, pretty much just a whole lot of fluff XD
Summary: Dean is a closeted ballet dancer, and Cas is playing the Nutcracker Prince in the Kansas State Ballet. When the ballet loses their Clara and Cas confronts Dean about taking the part along side him, will he be able to put aside his fears and let everyone know who he really is? All to help the man of his dreams?
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Chapter Two
     Since the first night Dean had danced with Cas, it was all he could think about. The intensity of their chemistry, even after only a few hours, was a feeling he would never forget, and one he had never known. It became something he craved all day long when he wasn't at the studio, and weekends were pure torture for him. And every night after the first night, when Dean would sneak his way into the dance studio, rather than going upstairs to his usual room, he had started going straight to Cas's practice room on the first floor. 
    The two of them practiced together every night for almost a month, and with every night not only did Dean's dancing improve, but so did their unspoken bond. They could both feel it. And by the end of the month, they had just about made it to the last dance between Clara and the Nutcracker. A dance Dean was very much looking forward to, especially since it called for a great deal of intimacy between the two leads. He was anxious to dance it with Cas, and they were almost there. 
     It was nearing almost three in the morning by this point, the two of them were sweaty and sore and all danced out for the night, so they decided to pack it in. Dean had to get home anyways, Sam would be waking up very soon and the last thing he needed was his little brother asking questions. 
     Cas walked over to his bag as Dean sat back against the mirror at the front to take off his shoes. He grabbed two bottles of water out of his bag and tossed one to Dean. 
     "Heads up!" Dean caught it, giving him a nod in thanks, before opening it and practically downing it in one go. Cas walked over to sit beside him, and decided now was as good a time as any to ask. "So Dean, we have stage rehearsals at the theater tomorrow night, so I won't be here to practice with you." He could see the disappointment Dean tried to hide, and hoped that it was a good indication that he would get the answer he was hoping for. "I was wondering if you'd like to come to the theater tomorrow night, sit in and watch the rehearsal. The doors are guarded while we are in there rehearsing, but I can leave your name with security if you would like to come."
     "I would actually love to come and watch!" He nodded enthusiastically, "It's been so long since I've been to the theater to see a performance, and I would love to see you in action with actual professionals."
     Cas nearly sighed in relief, he was so hoping Dean would say yes. "Great! Rehearsals don't start until seven tomorrow night, so come any time after that."
     Dean just smiled, took off his shoes, and hurried out of the studio. He just wanted to get through tomorrow so he could go to the theater and watch Cas.
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     Dean was sitting in the parking lot of the theater, had been for the last fifteen minutes. He was excited to watch Cas dance with the ballet, but he was also super nervous to be there. What if someone saw him, told his mom or brother that he was hanging around the theater. But after a few more minutes of deep breathing, he finally gathered up enough courage to practically run across the parking lot, praying that he wouldn't be caught. But his urge to see Cas seemed to be out weighing that little bit of fear, that and the thought of seeing Cas on stage. 
     When he made it to the front doors to the theater, he was very quickly stopped by the guard placed there. A very large, burly man who almost growled at him, "Sorry, Sir, you can't be here. Rehearsals are going on at the moment."
     "Actually I was invited here tonight," he shifted nervously from foot to foot as the guard stared him down," Castiel Novak said he would leave my name with you, it's Dean Winchester."
     The guard held up a finger to him, then turned a few steps away from him to speak quietly into a mouth piece on his jacket. After a few agonizing moments and the sudden worry that maybe he should just turn and run, he finally turned back to him. "Dean Winchester, you said?"
     Dean nodded. 
     "Got some ID?"
     He nodded again and hurriedly rifled through his wallet for his driver's license, holding it out for the guard to look at. Once he was satisfied, he pushed the door open and held it for Dean, "Go on in, just try to be quiet and sit wherever you'd like. Enjoy."
     He nodded at the man as he walked by, practically ran past him and into the theater, quickly finding his way to the stage and quietly going inside. He was hit instantly by the all too familiar music he and Cas had been practicing to all month, and crept slowly to the front row to sit and watch as they finished the scene. 
     His eyes were fixed on Cas the entire time the dancers moved around the stage. He looked amazing up there, powerful, completely in his element and owning every inch of the stage with every move he made. It was hard not to watch him. 
     They finished the dance a few minutes later and the directors rushed the stage to chat with the dancers. Cas took that moment to finally glance towards the seats and saw Dean. He gave him a smile and a small wave, which Dean returned both.
     A few minutes later the directors called for everyone to get back to their places and rerun the scene. 
     Everything was going great. The dancers were hitting every step perfectly on cue, everyone was expertly coordinated, and Cas looked great as hell. Until suddenly things took a hard right mid dance. 
     The girl playing Clara stumbled halfway through the dance and nearly fell flat on her ass center stage. Cas tried to reach out and steady her but she just angrily pushed him away and shouted to stop the music. 
     "Stop! Stop everything!" The music paused and the entire hall went silent as she then rounded on Cas, throwing her hands in the air and yelling, "Seriously, Castiel, you messed up the steps again?! Am I expected to work with amateurs my entire life?!"
     Cas merely rolled his eyes and in his regularly calm voice answered, "I wasn't the one who confused the steps, Ruby. You should be at least a foot ahead of me, you're too close, which is why you keep stumbling."
     She scoffed and crossed her arms, "Just like you to blame it on me. You think you're the best dancer here just because you practice night and day, you think you're better than us."
     "Castiel is right, Ruby," the director stepped in, "you're too close to him. This whole thing could be fixed if you just take one step forward."
     "Why is this utter fiasco being blamed on me?!" She turned on the director. "Why don't you tell your precious golden boy here to properly learn the steps!"
     "No one is blaming you for anything. It's an easy fix, just one step forward."
     "You know what?" She shook her head and placed her fingers on her temples. "I am done with this poor excuse for a ballet! Good luck putting on this shit show without me!"
     Everyone remained still and silent as Dean watched in complete horror while Ruby grabbed her bag from backstage, and promptly stormed down the stage steps and out the door. His eyes followed her all the way until the door slammed shut behind her, then he looked back up at Cas. He just shook his head, completely exhausted. Obviously this wasn't the first time they had to deal with an outburst from her. 
     "Great! Just great!" One of the directors, the taller one, threw his notes in the air and ran tight fingers through his hair, "We have less than three months till the show debuts, and now we have to find and train another Clara for the show! It's impossible, we can't do it, show’s over!"
     "We’ll find a way," the shorter director said, trying to calm the other, "we have to. Tickets are going on sale very soon and we are already expected to sell out. We can't cancel now, Chuck."
     "Then what, Metatron, what do we do? Start auditioning again? Call back the people we rejected the first time? I’m sure they’ll love that!"
     Metatron just shook his head and walked away, leaving Chuck to panic as well as the dancers on stage, who were all now gathering in groups and chatting frantically. Dean didn't know what to do other than just sit there in shock, he couldn't believe he had just watched one of the ballets lead roles walk out like that.
     “Wait!'' Dean looked up to Cas with a start, and everyone else in the theater followed suit. “I may have someone who could help.”
     Both directors gave Cas a skeptical look and waited for him to continue. Before he answered, Cas looked down at Dean with a frightening glint in his eyes that gave Dean the most frantic butterflies he had ever felt. 
     “You know someone?” Metatron asked, almost slightly impatient.
     “Yes, they already know all the parts of the ballet, all the acts and all the steps, start to finish.” Dean perked up a bit in his seat, not liking the look in Cas’s eyes at all. That sudden feeling to get up and run had returned to him again, but he was also frozen in place. Seemed his brain and legs couldn’t come to the same conclusion. “They are talented beyond all belief and absolutely perfect for the role of Clara.”
     Dean finally found a little control over his limbs and managed to stand, letting out a low warning as he did. “Cas.”
     Though Cas ignored it and continued on, “I have seen them perform the ballet numerous times. Their execution is perfect, flawless, seamless, the perfect lead for this ballet.”
     “Cas…” Dean took a few steps toward the front of the stage, speaking his warning a little louder this time but still getting no reaction out of Cas.
     “And our chemistry in the roles is already… intense, electric,” he then looked over at Dean who was staring back at him with a lust he could feel across the room, “even outside of dance we have a profound bond.”
     “Cas…” He breathed, almost completely breathless. 
     The two just stared at each other, the bond Cas had spoke of lighting the room with a fire that everyone there could feel.
     “Well,” Chuck interrupted, pulling Cas's eyes away from Dean, “don't leave us in suspense! Who is it?!” 
     “Though, bringing this person in to play the lead role would change the dynamics slightly, but it might end up being a good thing.”
     “Who is it, Castiel?!” Chuck was nearly pulling his hair out. 
     Cas turned back to look at Dean and everyone's eyes followed him. Dean just stood there, even more stunned then he was before, and now suddenly feeling trapped.
     “Him?!” Metatron turned back to Cas who nodded. “Who even is he?”
     “His name is Dean Winchester.”
     “Let me get this straight,” Chuck took a few steps forwards, taking a second to rub a hand down his face before asking, quite annoyed, “you want us to let some random man off the street, someone I've never even heard of before, not only join our highly respected and prestigious ballet, but also play the lead?!”
     “He is an amazing dancer,” Cas argued, “and he already knows the role, he would need very little training. Much less training then having to hire someone who might be a known dancer, but has never before danced The Nutcracker. And as you said, we don’t have much time.”
     Chuck shook his head at Cas then rounded on Dean, “Where did you train?” Dean just opened his mouth and closed it again. “Who trained you?” Again, Dean wasn't able to say anything, just stand there awkwardly. So Chuck turned back to Castiel and threw his hands in the air, slapping them on his legs as he let them fall.
     “I trained him,” Cas answered for Dean.
     “You?!”
     “Yes,” Cas nodded.
     “So you mean to tell me that he has had no formal training?!”
     “He's an amazing dancer,” Cas repeated, enunciating every word.
     “No,” Chuck closed his eyes and shook his head, “no, no, no, no, no! Absolutely not! No!”
     “At least let him show you what he can do. Let us dance the finale together. Once you see his skills and our chemistry, I promise you will change your minds.”
     Chuck looked over to Metatron who gave him a shrug, “What harm could it do at this point.”
     Chuck looked between Castiel and Dean, then just waved his hands and said, “Fine, do whatever you want then,” and threw himself in a chair in the front row and waited.
     Cas walked down the steps and over to where Dean was still frozen in place and stood in front of him. 
     “I… I can’t dance in front of people, Cas! Are you insane?!” He shook his head, breathless with nerves. “I’m a closeted dancer, not even my own mother or brother know that I dance! And now you not only want me to dance in front of the people in my own town, but then also travel around with you and dance in front of people nationwide?!”
     “Dean, calm down,” he ran his hands down Dean's arms and it seemed to help a bit, “I know you have never told anyone about your passion for dancing before, but perhaps this is a sign. Maybe now is the time to just finally be you, to do what you love, to dance freely. At least give it a try, come on stage and dance with me and I promise you will love it.”
     Dean just stared at him, mouth open and head slightly shaking. 
     “Dean,” Cas breathed, stepping closer and placing a hand on his cheek which Dean turned into, closing his eyes, “just let go, fall with me.”
     After a moment of just soaking Cas in, and feeling the comforting warmth on his skin he nodded, taking one last shaky breath before he opened his eyes to gaze at Cas once again.
     “Good,” Cas breathed, and he could feel the warmth ghosting over his lips, “do you have your duffel with you?”
     “Yeah, it's in the trunk of my car.”
     “Go get it, change backstage, and meet me center stage when you're ready.”
     He nodded again then shook his head and whispered, more to himself then to Cas, “I can’t believe I'm doing this,” then turned and left the theater.
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     A few minutes later Dean was standing just off to the side of the stage, in the shadows behind the curtains, taking deep breaths as he watched Cas standing in the center. After one last breath he stepped out, slowly, cautiously, eyes wide as he saw everyone sitting in the seats below the stage, the directors dead center and eyes on him. He stopped walking and froze before he made it to Cas. 
     “Dean,” he heard Cas’s voice, but couldn't even move to look up at him, “Dean.”
     He heard his voice that time and looked up. Cas was holding out a hand to him, waiting patiently for him to walk over, which he eventually did, very slowly. 
     He reached out and took Cas’s outstretched hand, allowing Cas to pull him in close to his chest, pressing their foreheads together. “It's just like at the studio, Dean. Dance like it's just you and me up here, together and alone. Just focus on me, nothing else.”
     “But Cas, we haven't done the final dance together yet,” he risked a glance over to where the directors were sitting, looking a bit impatient now, “it's the only part of the ballet we haven't gotten to yet.”
     “But you know the steps, Dean.”
     “Yeah, but.”
     “But nothing,” he reached up and ran the back of his hand down Dean's cheek, “you can do this. Show them just how amazing you are, how amazing I know you are.”
     Dean nodded, then he and Cas separated to stand in their positions. Cas looked down to the composer with a nod to signal him to start the music, then looked over to Dean. He could tell Dean was nervous, shaking slightly and fiddling with his hands, so he called over to him and got his attention. “Just you and me, Dean.”
     He swallowed hard but told himself that Cas was right. He just needed to pretend that no one else was there, the theater was empty, it was just him and Cas same as it was every other time they've danced together. So he closed his eyes, erased everything and everyone from his mind except Cas, and as the music started he smoothly transitioned into the steps he knew so well. 
     It was an almost instant change from Dean to Clara as he practically jumped into the roll, and he and Cas were moving as one. Despite the two of them having never actually practiced this dance together, they were in perfect sync, it was as if they had danced it a million times together. Every move they made, every step, every breath was taken as one, right up until the final note and they were standing frozen in their final position. They were chest to chest and nose to nose, a breath away, breathing hard after having given the most amazing performance together. And they had been here before, Dean thought, pulled together feeling this fire between them, and every time he waited for Cas to take that final step. To close the gap…
     “That! Was! Magnificent!” Clapping from the seats below them had them turning their heads away from each other snapping back to reality, still breathless from the dance and pure intensity between them, their chests heaving together. “I… I am absolutely blown away! You were splendid, Dean, splendid!”
     “Especially for someone who has never had any formal training before,” Metatron joined Chuck in his standing ovation, “where did you learn to move like that?”
     Cas nudged a blushing Dean forward to the edge of the stage and urged him to answer, though he could tell that he was still nervous and obviously not used to the attention and praise over his dancing. “I… I taught myself, actually. I used online video tutorials, and also just watched and studied other dancers. And Cas, he's helped me to perfect my moves, I wouldn't be anywhere near this good if it wasn't for him.”
     Dean turned to gaze at Cas with a smile. He still had an arm wrapped around Dean and was looking down at him with as much adoration as Dean was at him. 
     “And you were right, Castiel,” Chuck nudged Metatron beside him, and the two of them smirked as they looked up at the two dancers wrapped in each other on stage, “the chemistry between the two of you is perfect!”
     “Chuck’s right,” Metatron spoke as he started walking up the steps to join them, and Chuck followed, “who needs that stuck up, snobby diva Ruby when we have you, Dean!”
     “I-”
     “And you are right, Castiel, bringing Dean on will change the dynamic of the original story, but this could be a monumental step for us!” Chuck then turned to Metatron as the two of them both started getting very excited about the thought of two male leads. “The first Nutcracker with two male leads! This could be big! We could be big!”
     “So what do you say, Dean? Take the position!” Both of them locked their eyes on Dean, almost boring into him with an intensity that he felt in his soul. 
     “I…” He looked up at Cas, then just shook his head, “I don't know.”
     “W-what do you mean you don't know?” Chuck was baffled, “People would kill to be in your position right now. An unknown dancer, picked off the streets and given the opportunity to play one of the lead roles in what is surely going to be a ballet to remember?! You could become a legend in dance.”
     “I’m a bit of a closeted dancer. No one knows that I dance besides Castiel, and now you guys. It's…” He took a hard breath and let it out slow, “It's hard to openly be this person after I've been someone else my entire life. People expect me to be a certain way, and this sudden change could cause me to lose so much.”
     “But also gain even more!” Metatron reached out and placed a hand on Dean's shoulder.
     “I…”
     Cas pulled Dean closer to his side, shielding him from his directors who he knew could sometimes go a little overboard. Not to mention the fact that he knew pressuring Dean like this was only going to make it worse, make his nerves worse. “We don't have another rehearsal for a few days. Let's give Dean some time to think about the offer before anyone makes any decisions.”
     “You’re right, you're right.” They both raised their hands and took a step back. “Think about it Dean, take some time to make your decision, but while you think about it, know that we would absolutely love to have you with us!”
     “If it's alright, I'll let you know by the next rehearsal.”
     Chuck and Metatron both told Dean to take his time with the decision, but they both were praying that he would agree. Seeing the two of them dance together was an opportunity they really didn't want to have to pass up on. After which, Dean changed backstage, said his thanks to the directors, and then Cas walked him back out to his car.
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     Dean plopped himself hard on the floor and sat back against the mirror of the dance studio he shared with Cas. He was sweating and panting, he had been working harder this week then he ever had during practices, and he was more than sure that it was because he was trying to keep a certain decision from creeping into his mind every time he let it wander.
     Cas came over to sit next to him, passing Dean a bottle of water as he did, and sat in silence for a few minutes. And though he knew that Cas was trying to give him as much time as he needed to make the decision about the position at the ballet, Dean could feel the tension and curiosity radiating off of him the entire night. 
     He took a drink then huffed to try and catch his breath before eyeing Cas from the side, “Alright, ask me.”
     “Ask you what, Dean?” He tried to feign innocence but it was not fooling Dean.
     “Don't try to play me, Cas,” he shook his head and shifted to turn towards Cas, “I know you want to ask me about taking the position, if I've made my decision yet. And I guess I should give you an answer, considering the next rehearsal is tomorrow night.”
     Cas nodded, then he also turned so they were now facing each other, and tangled their legs together, “Well then, have you come to a decision?” Dean just sighed and lowered his head. “If it helps any, I would be there with you every step of the way, quite literally. Not to mention that I would love to be performing the ballet with you.”
     “It helps a little,” he couldn't help but smile a bit, “but I… I don't know, Cas. If I do go through with this then eventually, at some point, my family is going to find out one way or another. Either I'll have to tell them, or someone in town will tell them, and I… I just don't want them to be disappointed in me.”
     Cas shuffled closer to Dean, the two of them wrapping their legs around each other as Cas placed his forehead to rest against Dean’s. “Perhaps they will not be disappointed, but proud.”
     “But what if they aren’t proud? What if they think my dad was right? That I should be playing sports not dancing around a stage in tights?!”
     “Dean, calm down,” he smoothed his hands down Dean's neck, “you will never know until you try, and if they end up being angry or disappointed then that's their loss. No matter what happens I will still be right beside you. But it's time to stop hiding it, Dean, it's time to be you.”
     “Yeah,” he swallowed hard, but nodded, “you're right. It's… it's time I think about what I want and not what my father would have wanted for me. And… and if someone's upset about that then that's not my problem.”
     “Exactly. You are an amazing person, Dean, anyone would be a fool not to see it.” Dean smiled and ran his hands up and into Cas’s hair, the two just sitting there for a minute before Cas asked, “So, does that mean you'll take the part?”
     “Yeah, I'll take the part.”
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     After Dean went back to the theater with Cas and accepted the part, the directors were thrilled. Dean was extremely nervous, but as Cas had promised he was right there beside Dean through every step. 
     They had been rehearsing for a few weeks now, and Dean had taken to his new role splendidly. Everyone in the theater was more than pleased with his performance during rehearsals, many of them gushing over the fact that it was going to be the best rendition of The Nutcracker to be performed in years, even decades maybe.
     As Castiel had said before, they did end up making a few alterations to the ballet, one of them being that they changed Dean's role from Clara to Charles, as well as a few alterations to the ending. But despite the last minute changes that were made after Ruby's abrupt exit, the entire cast was very excited to be finally sharing their hard work with many people all across the country. 
     They had just finished up with one of their last rehearsals before the tickets for the show were to go live, and Dean and Cas were getting ready to leave for the night when their directors came over to them, each handing them a bundle of tickets.
     Dean took them and rolled them over in his hand before asking with a raised brow, “What are these for?”
     “Castiel told us you live with your mom and brother, right?” Chuck asked.
     “Yeah…” He drawled, now a little worried.
     “These tickets are for them,” Chuck confirmed Dean's fears, “front row seats for the debut show. Word has been getting around about our ballet having two male leads and the theater is already getting calls about buying tickets. We are expecting to be sold out of all shows within a day, so we reserved a few tickets for the families of each of our cast and crew members.”
     “Oh...wow, I…” He stuttered, not really knowing what to say. Not to mention that his heart was now down in his feet at the mere thought of even humouring telling his mom and brother about the show. Was it naïve to think that he could just keep it a secret forever?
     “No need to thank us,” Metatron smiled at him, not knowing how much dread was running through his veins right now, “We hope to meet them on opening night. Have a good night you two.”
     Dean just kind of nodded as they walked away. He was unusually quiet as Cas walked him out to his car like he did every night after rehearsals. Then sat in his car for a few minutes before finally driving home, trying to figure out exactly how he was going to do this without either crying, throwing up, passing out, or quite possibly all three. It was bound to be a super fun weekend.
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     When Dean got home from rehearsals that night it was still pretty early. His mom and brother were still asleep, which he decided was for the better, seeing as his stomach was still turning pretty bad. The tickets were weighing heavily in his duffle that was slung over his shoulder, he could practically feel them burning a hole through the bag. But he pushed the thought aside for now since they were still passed out in bed, and decided to occupy his mind with doing some laundry instead. His tights were a complete mess from rehearsals this week and he would rather just get it done now before his mom and Sam woke up. 
     He went straight to the laundry room as soon as he got inside and tossed his duffel bag on top of the washing machine. Before he threw it in the machine he quickly bound up the stairs to his room to grab the special fabric softener he had bought for himself, partly because he liked the smell, but mostly because he knew Cas liked it.
     He grabbed the fabric softener then took a moment to sit on his bed, rehearsals lately had been taking a lot out of him. As it got closer and closer to opening night, rehearsals got more and more intense. He placed the bottle on his nightstand and before he knew it, he was laying back on the bed. Just a minute, he thought, then he would get up and do his laundry. Then his eyes were closing and he decided he would let them, just rest them for a few seconds then he would get up. But before he could even stop himself he was passed out with his legs hanging over the edge of his bed, laundry completely forgotten.
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