Now that Cas is human, some things are a lot harder to do, but it has is plus sides. Feelings, for one thing, are both pleasant and not pleasant, except when they involve Dean.
Nor Dean, Cas or Sam know whether Cas will ever get his grace back, and what is going on with Metatron in heaven. Luckily, they get some help from Charlie and a certain other angel.
Together, they try to do what's right, and it leads them to doing things they never thought they'd be doing.
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sam has a lot of stuff on his mind...that's why he doesn't notice.
cas...well cas just hasn't been around as often as he used to be.
Dean has been depressed for quite a while now. one day he falls asleep, only to find himself trapped in a dream world, and unable to wake up. sam, cas, and Charlie must go on a journey through deans nightmares and memories in order to rescue dean, before the god Morpheus can get his hands on his new favourite play toy.
•trigger warning for this fic-may contain upsetting material
upset cas/oblivious dean
angsty destiel
slow burn(kind of)
canonverse(kind of)
SPOILER-
Charlie is alive in this fic yay!
(fic may include small spoilers, and big spoilers to certain character deaths, and references to past episodes-although it isnt set in any season in particular, but before the MOC.)