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First of all, we would like to thank you for your interest in joining The Devils See! Before you apply, we would request you to read the following pages:
P R E M I S E ☓ F A Q ☓ R U L E S
R E S E R V A T I O N S ☓ T A K E N L I S T
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...That is, until he met Dean Winchester. But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
Castiel is a man of subtleties. When he is first encountered in the series, his mannerisms and speech were stoic, oddly serene and practically alien. As time goes on and he spends more time with his 'charge', he gradually begins to show more emotion, the depth and range of his expressions expanding greatly, but only in subtle shifts of tone and expression. In a way, the slightest lean of his head and a hesitant reply becomes as obvious to read as a sign saying, "I'm not sure I follow you." Castiel would open his mouth and speak the blunt, honest truth -- no matter the consequences. It was out of deep respect and love for his Father that he admired mankind, despite their flaws, simply because God chose them to rule the earth. But after spending time with humans on earth, his admiration for his Father's "works of art" had become more empathetic.
He began to feel attachment, to forge strong bonds of companionship and friendship. Where his relationships were previously purely of a professional nature, one of superiors who acted as leaders and those who followed their orders, he had begun to sympathize with their pain. He would grieve (in his own way) when those closest to him did. He would offer a little smile when his friend laughed. He'd rest a hand on his shoulder in comfort when Dean seemed lost in despair. Despite the concerns that he'd grown too close to the humans he protected, and despite the fact that angels were not supposed to feel such strong emotions and ties with mankind, he began to learn how.
But that doesn't mean he was particularly good at it, either. Castiel is often at a loss as to how to properly behave in an emotionally charged situation. While he can comfort, it is limited -- He fails to lie to spare someone's feelings, only to fumble through an attempt far too late to be at all effective.
Castiel was one of the remaining angels directly involved in the lives of the Winchesters who still had faith that their Father had not abandoned them, seeking him out when all seemed lost and going at any length to find him to ask him to fight Lucifer. All of this to save Dean from the extraordinarily heavy burden on his shoulders as the ‘Sword of Michael’, or the Archangel Michael’s vessel and to save the world from being burned to a cinder by Lucifer, knowing that it would mean pitting brother against brother.
Although eventually, he fell into despair and lost faith in God when his request for aid was refused as essentially ‘not his problem’, he went on a ‘bender’, turning to drink to drown away his frustration and feelings of betrayal and abandonment. It must have been the very thing that had caused so many of the other angels to despair and lose their way, resorting to bringing out the Apocalypse just because they were tired of caring for the world without God’s help.
Orders. Goals. He worked best under such conditions. Given a path and his renewed faith, he felt his resolve strengthen, giving him renewed confidence and patience.
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