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1. in our great sorrow, we learn what joy means by Anonymous for petrichorically

   Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   11 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Castiel/Dean Winchester
   • Ben Braeden & Lisa Braeden & Dean Winchester
   • Dean Winchester
   • Castiel (Supernatural)
   • Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
   • Lisa Braeden
   • Ben Braeden
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Post-Episode AU: s05e22 Swan Song (Supernatural)
   • Dead Sam Winchester
   • Nearly Human Castiel (Supernatural)
   • Background Case
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Marriage Proposal
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Weddings
   • Established Castiel/Dean Winchester

   Summary

   Sam is in the pit, Castiel is mostly human, and Dean is at a loss. Bobby decides the best way to deal with him is to send him off on a case with Cas, but of course nothing goes the way anyone planned. Can Dean and Cas navigate their fraught relationship and the challenges of this new life?

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