Fic: It's Not Exactly a Bromance, Except It Totally Is [Castiel + Adam, Dean/Castiel]
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: Teen
Characters/Pairing: Adam & Castiel, Sam, Dean, mentions of Balthazar. Dean/Castiel. Implied Adam/Balthazar
A/n: I needed to write; so here have unofficial Adam&Cas Set Beta 1sentence fics. (Also AU from 6.15)
Walking
On his umpteenth he doesn't know the fuck any more attempt to get away from the Winchesters, Castiel finds him walking down a highway and doesn't even say anything before zapping him back to Bobby's amidst curses; the fucking asshole.
Waltz
“How long are you and Dean going to do the Masochism Tango man, because it isn't good for you, and no I'm totally right and not drunk so stop scowling at me.”
Wishes
“Hey I know this is selfish to ask for, but if you get the time in between everything, could you check on my Mom?”
Wonder
“Those are beautiful,” Castiel says as Adam hides his grin, and lights up another round of fireworks.
Worry
The first prayer Adam ever makes to him is, “Hey I know we don't know each other well, and don't even get along, but take care of yourself up there, and don't let Raphael kick your ass,” and to say Castiel is taken aback by it is an understatement.
Whimsy
Adam's not even sure why he started it, he didn't even like the guy much after the whole hoy fire thing, but one day he just felt the need to check in with Castiel, because while Dean and Sam called on him often for help they never once asked how Castiel was doing; and even if Adam didn't like Castiel, the angel deserved someone checking in on him.
Waste/Wasteland
“Hey Castiel, in the event you're free or need a break, I have an extra chocolate milkshake I bought by accident I don't want to go to waste, and if anyone needs to experience the magic of chocolate, it's you.”
Whisky and Rum
Adam had thought that Sam was joking about the whole liquor store incident, until Castiel repeated it again, and more surprisingly brought back some for Adam.
War
Sometimes Adam wonders how Dean and Sam seem to forget that Castiel's fighting a war for them; then he rolls his eyes and sends a prayer that's less of a prayer and more of a scolding to Castiel, telling him that he needs better friends.
Wedding
“If I ever get married, you're gonna be my best man, so really, don't die,” Adam tells him one night drunkenly, while Castiel nods and hides just how pleased that sentiment makes him.
Birthday
Castiel drops by quietly and tells him that his mother is okay and misses him, and that alone makes it one of the best birthdays Adam's ever had.
Blessing
“Have I thanked you enough for giving me a third chance at life Castiel?”
Bias
So maybe Adam could get behind Dean's theory of Castiel being the only non-douchebag angel, that's the only thing he'll ever agree with Dean on.
Burning
It takes a long time for Adam to stop associating Castiel, with holy fire burning his skin off and the phantom pains those memories bring, and start associating him with the Constantine-like guy who needs to be introduced to normal things other than Winchester angst like the magic of chocolate milkshakes.
Breathing
“I believe that in situations like these deep breaths help,” Castiel says, and Adam takes a few seconds through the panic attack to grab the nearest thing - Dean's takeaway - and fling it at his face.
Belief
When Dean covers Bobby's house with banishing sigils, Adam sneaks out and calls him and offers him beer, and it's heartening to know that one Winchester brother still believes in him after the whole thing with Crowley came out.
Balloon
“Um Adam do you have any idea why Cas is giving Dean balloons,” and really Adam does want to answer Sam but he needs to stop laughing first and Sam's confused expression is so not helping.
Balcony
“There's a Romeo and Juliet joke in this” Adam says watching the weirdest thing he's ever seen unfold in this alternate reality Gabriel's thrown them into, and then when he catches Castiel's confused look he adds, “Shakespeare, I'll make you read it once we get out of here.”
Bane
Apparently Castiel does have a fun streak in him if the way any sound system plays “My Heart Will Go On” whenever Balthazar shows up is any indication; that or Adam's having a bad influence on him; most likely both.
Quiet
Castiel has this habit of saying a million things without really speaking, and Adam wonders how Dean claims to know him best and yet never realise when Castiel's doing it, because it's so fucking obvious.
Quirks
“Dude,” Adam says sounding scandalised, “I can bear up with a lot of your weird angel habits, but I'm pretty sure it's a sin to not like cookies, Castiel; a sin; they're cookies.”
Question
Castiel wonders when Adam became the person he went to with questions and things confusing him about humanity and “pop culture”; Adam tells him it was probably when he introduced Castiel to the magic of chocolate and Disney, even though that's probably not it (but secretly is most likely is).
Quarrel
Sometimes Sam wishes that Adam and Castiel hadn't become such good friends, because whenever they have a fight, Adam, Castiel, and Dean sulk, and then he has to deal with it and the headache they bring.
Quitting
“Thank you--” Adam cuts Castiel off with an 'Any time don't mention it' before he can even finish, because this is supposed to be a celebration, and Castiel's not allowed to bring up the time he nearly accidentally screwed the world over by listening to Crowley, and he should probably be having drunk eye sex with Dean instead of sulking anyway - and ew damn it now Adam needs more alcohol to get that image out of his mind.
Jump
“How do I kill these monsters?” Castiel asks frustrated looking at the screen: Adam looks up from his book and answers: “You press “up” to jump on them, Cassie,” and ignores the weird looks Sam and Dean are giving the both of them.
Jester
“Dean is jealous that you made Cassie laugh,” Balthazar tells him with a smile handing him a bottle of some damn good whisky; Adam grins offers a thumbs up and goes to get Dean more jealous because riling Dean up is always fun.
Jousting
“No eye-and verbal-sex this early in the morning guys, I thought that was a rule,” Adam grumbles making Dean and Castiel break their back and forth, before going over to thump Sam - who's choking on his coffee - on the back, all while secretly cursing Balthazar for not just magicing coffee for Adam too in bed and making him have to deal with this.
Jewel
“I highly doubt kicking Dean in the crotch will solve anything Adam,” Castiel says ignoring Adam's 'but it would totally be worth it' and Balthazar's 'damn right'.
Just
“I am going to teach you the wonders of Disney, and you are going to just sit there and enjoy it Castiel, no running off to deal with Dean's problems.”
Smirk
The beauty of having an angel as your best friend, Adam thinks smirking, is that when your older brothers prank you, you can totally enlist said angel's help to get back at them because there's no rule saying otherwise, especially when said angel is annoyed with Dean (and Castiel has kickass awesome taste because turning all of Dean's music into Best of Queen is awesome beyond words - he's so giving Castiel more books).
Sorrow
“Sorry, this is a no angst zone, you're not allowed to mope here Cassie, come on we're going out for milkshakes topped with a lot of whisky, and you're not allowed to say no because then I'll call Bal, and yes I'm using Bal as a threat.”
Stupidity
“I'm pretty sure you passed the threshold for stupid decisions when you became Dean's friend, so really everything after that is sort of understandable, because Dean's stupidity is kind of contagious,” Adam tells Castiel later on when the whole debacle with Crowley has finally settled down and promptly puts a celebratory bottle of beer in his hand adding, “Now come on and get shit faced with the rest of us.”
Serenade
Because he's a good friend to Castiel he doesn't suggest serenading Dean, even though it's something Adam would totally do otherwise, there's totally no other reason - Balthazar is a fucking liar.
Sarcasm
“No Cas, Adam was joking about getting Sammy a giant five foot stuffed pink kangaroo for his birthday,” “I was not!”
Sordid
Adam plucks the Twilight novel from Castiel's hands not even bothering to as the angel where he got it from - most likely Balthazar, the asshole, “trashy romance novels are bad for you Cassie.”
Soliloquy
Yes, Adam is a good friend, but Castiel is not above silencing him when he's drunk and nervous and rambling to himself aloud, which he does often - Castiel knows from experience Adam will thank him for it later.
Sojourn
Here's how it was supposed to go: stay with the Winchesters till he found a way to run away, and then run the fuck away where their horrible bad luck wouldn't follow him, and then Adam had to go and decide to be Castiel's friend, and now he ends up stuck here, because someone has to make sure the idiots are okay for Castiel's sake.
Share
Just because Dean's still stuck in the closet way past Narnia, doesn't mean that he has to get pissed whenever Adam shares a motel room with Castiel or give Adam grief about it, because contrary to what Dean thinks, unlike him, Adam doesn't want to get into Castiel's pants (he has his own angel fuck buddy thank you very much).
Solitary
“Look I know sometimes people need to be alone, but this is not one of those times, and like Hell am I allowing you to sulk like an emo panda!”
Nowhere
They are totally not lost because Adam knows exactly where they are and are going and Castiel can shove that prissy look up his ass.
Neutral
Even though Sam reminds him rightfully that they need to be the adults here, it's hard not to take Castiel's side when he argues with Dean, on just pure principle.
Nuance
Sam's right, subtlety works, sometimes, but sometimes you need to hammer in the fact especially in Dean's case, because he's too thick-headed, and the UST between him and Castiel is fucking annoying.
Near
Apparently, Sam informs them in the morning, Castiel and him are no longer allowed to even be near bars in Sioux Falls any more.
Natural
“Ignore him, 'Constantine' is his natural state,” Adam tells the confused bartender he's helping guard along with Castiel, while Dean and Sam take on the poltergeist upstairs.
Horizon
Bobby's salvage yard finally comes into his line of vision and Adam breathes out a sigh of relief while flooring the gas pedal, hoping that Castiel can hold out for a little while more.
Valiant
“You did well,” Castiel says handing him a beer, and Adam is glad he quietly leaves out the bit about how courage is stupidly suicidal sometimes, and Adam has limits, and next time he shouldn't take on more than one demon on his own.
Virtuous
You can't hang around the Winchesters or Balthazar long enough and expect someone to be so morally righteous, Adam wants to knows Castiel's secret.
Victory
Castiel is so competitive it's scary sometimes, and Adam's just glad that the angel is on his side for future pranks wars, because it means a guaranteed win.
Defeat
Adam is not jealous or sulking about Castiel beating his high score at Angry Birds, shut the fuck up Sam!