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1. A Long Road Back by allthismusic

   Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Oct 2022

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Castiel/Dean Winchester
   • Dean Winchester
   • Castiel (Supernatural)
   • Claire Novak
   • Jody Mills
   • Sam Winchester
   • Eileen Leahy
   • Kaia Nieves
   • Jack Kline
   • The Empty | The Shadow (Supernatural)
   • Minor Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester
   • Minor Kaia Nieves/Claire Novak
   • Canon Temporary Character Death
   • Dean Winchester Uses Actual Words
   • Road Trips
   • Pining
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Castiel is Saved from the Empty (Supernatural)
   • Dean Winchester Comes Out
   • Bisexual Dean Winchester
   • Dean Winchester Character Study
   • Dean/Cas Big Bang 2022 (Supernatural)
   • Fix-It
   • Post-Canon
   • Caring Jody Mills
   • Minor Original Character(s)
   • Supportive Sibling Sam Winchester
   • Jack Kline as God
   • Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Claire Novak & Dean Winchester Friendship Bonding
   • Found and Chosen Family
   • Dean runs a B&B for a little while
   • The only barn scene we recognize in this house (Cas's entrance in Lazarus Rising)
   • Dean/Cas Big Bang (Supernatural)
   • Protective Dean Winchester

   Summary

   Dean is aimless, finding no way to get Cas back from the Empty.

   One day, Claire shows up and drags him on a hunt, and over time Dean begins to find purpose again in traveling with Claire, helping Jody around the house, camping with Sam, and eventually starting to open up about the things he's never been able to say aloud.

   In the winter, Dean takes a job for Jody’s friends, fixing up their old inn and looking after it for the season.

   Time moves forward, but Cas is always on Dean’s mind. He’s going to get him back, and he’s going to say what he needs to say.

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