Rating N/17
Word Count: 122,000
Summary: It’s a story about friendship and love, recovery and trust, free will, and Dean and Castiel’s journey through it all. It’s also about chocolate and hugs. N. NOT MY STORY

There's no time for nerves, no time for second guessing. There's only right now, and right now he has Cas. (Or, in which Dean and Cas get over themselves and take a roadtrip before Cas's grace runs out. Not S10 canon compliant.)

In which, Gabriel meddles with the time line and Castiel becomes Dean's angel rather sooner than intended. *Not my story* originally here-> http://archiveofourown.org/works/540915?view_full_work=true

In a world where people don't see in color until they find their true mate, the first thing Dean sees when he pulls himself out of his grave is the blue sky. When Castiel raised him from the Pit, he inadvertently claimed Dean as his mate.

After his humanity is restored, Dean wakes up in bed with Castiel, a wedding ring, and no memory of the past twelve years. 65.4K. R. Written for the Dean/Cas Big Bang 2014 with art by nonexistenz. This version includes the epilogue "Bluebird" and short timestamps (which I'll continue to add as they're written).