it started with sleeping together.
in the literal sense.
dean would toss around in his bed from nightmares, and somewhere along the line end up calling out cas' name, who would sense the longing and sit by dean's side, letting his more sensual side take the wheel.
he would brush his hands through dean's hair until he stopped tossing and turning, and just fell asleep.
the first night it happened, cas laid next to him, and dean shifted in his slumber, somehow cradling cas; and although castiel could sense that dean was asleep, he let him do it, just because it was so comforting to have that human feeling.
and then there was the night where cas came into dean's bedroom, just out of instinct, and dean was crying, softly, at the edge of his bed.
and it wasn't the normal, fragile-masculinity crying either, it was a deep, emotional cry.
and he didn't move when cas saw him, and cas didn't think he was weak for doing it. he just sat by dean's side and put his arms around him. and dean let him.
after going through so much emotional trauma, pain really does take a toll on you, and it showed.
how dean leaned into the cradle, letting cas gently rock them back and forth, how he let cas kiss his forehead after saying "i love you."
and how cas whispered enochian in dean's ear, so soft and quiet.
and although castiel did not sleep, he laid next to the boy.
and somewhere in the long night, dean shifted from behind him, lacing his fingers together around his waist, and pressing his nose against the brink of his neck.
it was the love they wanted, just the being able to let go of it all, and hold eachother.
it was the love they needed.
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destiel oneshots- fluff and smut
Fanfictiongeneral cute fluff and hardcore smut. not for the faint of heart.