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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"I guess you could say me and Gabe are basically two sides of the same coin. One side is mortality, the other is pretty much immortality. We're both connected by our past pain. Normally soulmates mirror someone almost exactly, right? Maybe I'm destined to be with him."
Sam Winchester has been living most of his life as an outcast and disgrace to his family. He always tried his best to make things right, but was always criticised for doing so as it usually led to bigger problems. He never felt comfort until he met the archangel Gabriel, who seemed to reflect his story almost entirely. Is it purely coincidence, or were they meant to be?