Dean Winchester has been abused all his life. He has never known a gentle touch in all of his 17 years of living. His younger brother Sam is 13 and Dean has gave up everything just so Sam could have a normal life. That included taking Sams beatings from their dad. Deans parents gave up trying to punish Sam, and punished dean instead. Because of such beatings, Dean has developed a fear of being touched by any human, or Haphephobia. Sam has tried to help Dean get over his fear, but he has failed many times. Dean is starting his final year of high school at a new school and he terrified of it all. Until he meets Castiel Novak. Will Dean finally make a friend for the first time in years, or will it become more then that? Will he be able to open up to Castiel and tell him all of his secrets? And will dean be able to get rid of his fear once and for all? TW: this story will contain mention of physical and sexual abuse, as well as depression and self harm. You have been warned

Haphephobia is a rare but often devastating phobia. It's the fear of being touched. Imagine the second someone touches you without warning you immediately cringe and vigorously rub that area until you can no longer feel it. You just want to roll into a ball and cry. People see you as a psychopath, a freak because you are different. What they don't know is why you have this fear. How it had come on. That was something no one knew, you just wanted to forget. It's not easy and it never has been. How can someone fight a fear they've had for twenty years? You simply can't. Do not read if you're sensitive to the topics of abuse, rape, death, or self harm.

Sequel to 'I Don't Talk Much' Dean and Cas are happy and raising their kids. They still live in Lawrence, and are very close with their old friends and family. A twist in the happy story leaves the families scared and depending on each other for strength. What's going to happen to them after this startling turn of events?

Castiel Novak and Dean Winchester are both boys with troubled pasts. When Dean moves in to town to live with his adoptive father, he meets Castiel at the high school. Can these boys help each other heal? Can they help each other in ways they didn't know they needed help in? Because these two boys could just turn each other's lives upside down. And that is a good thing in this case.