Rec: Supernatural
Title: Rubik's
Author:
nonnie
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Summary: A high school AU where Castiel is an androgynous genderqueer student, and Dean is another student who has no idea what to do with that.
Dean’s kept his promise to not be a snoop, which is good, and continues to make eye contact and talk to Castiel when there’s something to say, which is excellent. At the same time, Castiel’s quick to notice that there’s no more hands on zir’s shoulder, no more irritating flicking of zir’s hair, no more leering winks that Castiel’s always thought Dean liked to do to make other people nervous.
Dean, before, never shied from casual touches; he is tactile with everyone in his favor, which previously included Castiel. Dean, after, gives Castiel a wide berth whenever they cross paths, polite and respectful and utterly infuriating even though Castiel knows that he’s not doing anything actually wrong.
When Castiel tells this to zir’s mother, she pats zir’s hand and says, “Well, honey, did you accept his apology?”
See, Castiel has every right to be angry. Dean isn’t like most of the others, and Castiel respects him enough to hold him to higher standards. That’s why Castiel’s stomach is in knots and zir’s chest gets tight whenever zie thinks about it, because why. Why would Dean prove himself as an inconsiderate ass when he isn’t? (Not when it counts.)
I love the explanation as to why Dean is being an asshole, I love how it lets him be a teenager but a teenager who is *trying* to be a better person. And of course the topic itself is interesting and is handled (I feel) pretty well by the author.
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Author:
nonnie
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Summary: A high school AU where Castiel is an androgynous genderqueer student, and Dean is another student who has no idea what to do with that.
Dean’s kept his promise to not be a snoop, which is good, and continues to make eye contact and talk to Castiel when there’s something to say, which is excellent. At the same time, Castiel’s quick to notice that there’s no more hands on zir’s shoulder, no more irritating flicking of zir’s hair, no more leering winks that Castiel’s always thought Dean liked to do to make other people nervous.
Dean, before, never shied from casual touches; he is tactile with everyone in his favor, which previously included Castiel. Dean, after, gives Castiel a wide berth whenever they cross paths, polite and respectful and utterly infuriating even though Castiel knows that he’s not doing anything actually wrong.
When Castiel tells this to zir’s mother, she pats zir’s hand and says, “Well, honey, did you accept his apology?”
See, Castiel has every right to be angry. Dean isn’t like most of the others, and Castiel respects him enough to hold him to higher standards. That’s why Castiel’s stomach is in knots and zir’s chest gets tight whenever zie thinks about it, because why. Why would Dean prove himself as an inconsiderate ass when he isn’t? (Not when it counts.)
I love the explanation as to why Dean is being an asshole, I love how it lets him be a teenager but a teenager who is *trying* to be a better person. And of course the topic itself is interesting and is handled (I feel) pretty well by the author.
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