Dean’s mind automatically connects the dots between his last thoughts on obedience and what Cas is telling him to do. Blood rushes to his face inexplicably, and he’s pretty sure he feels mini-Cas crack a metaphorical eye in curiosity from under his shirt. “Uh…”
Castiel just kind of stands there, expectant. Like Dean’s ordered him around plenty of times before, like it’s old hat and he’s ready and willing the minute Dean gives the word.
Suddenly, Dean kind of feels like a douchebag.
Ouch! Poor Dean but the truth hurts.
“You obeyed,” the angel says after a moment, needlessly, and Dean wants to growl at him and tell him to shut it, to say that he only did it because mini-Cas thought it might be a good idea. But he realizes that’s crazy talk, and mini-Cas is definitely not talking-or whatever it does- to him right now because it’s too busy being curled up into a tight ball about the size of the nail on Dean’s pinky finger, like all the hours he’d spent over the last few days talking to it and playing it music amounted to jack squat
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RoboArchangel!Cas is getting almost upsetting. 8( He's so different than he had been at the beginning of the fic, but it's only now getting really noticeable, which means you did an excellent job of making it happen naturally and gradually. Castiel thinking to himself in the graveyard about how he doesn't really feel as he used to, and how he'd given Dean his grace in hopes it would help him in some way, was so sad.
Dean realizing what he feels for Cas in the scene with the soldier was just fantastic. A perfect way to get to the realization, and a great blend of both genuine feeling and levity in the narration to keep it from getting too sappy.
The fight with Raphael was amazing and intense, and again, great job writing an obscure and difficult character, and showing all sides at once. I love that Cas' grace lit the way to them for Dean, as well. And yay, into the homestretch; I'm looking forward to see how this all resolves, even if it's sad to be almost at the end of a great story.
You're almost there! RoboArchangelCas! was, admittedly, really fun to write, even if it's disturbing. LOL I think it's because I can go all out and not worry about how it paints him. XD
I really like this story and the way events are unfolding close to canon while at the same time being much better than Episode 21-22 and everything that followed. Dean and Cas can’t just catch a break, it seems. Despite Dean and Castiel learning new and re-learning old things about each other, despite Castiel choosing Dean and trying to save the world he’s still losing himself, but this Dean seems determined to not let it happen again.
One thing, though. You use “or something” quite a lot, especially in this chapter.
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Castiel just kind of stands there, expectant. Like Dean’s ordered him around plenty of times before, like it’s old hat and he’s ready and willing the minute Dean gives the word.
Suddenly, Dean kind of feels like a douchebag.
Ouch! Poor Dean but the truth hurts.
“You obeyed,” the angel says after a moment, needlessly, and Dean wants to growl at him and tell him to shut it, to say that he only did it because mini-Cas thought it might be a good idea. But he realizes that’s crazy talk, and mini-Cas is definitely not talking-or whatever it does- to him right now because it’s too busy being curled up into a tight ball about the size of the nail on Dean’s pinky finger, like all the hours he’d spent over the last few days talking to it and playing it music amounted to jack squat ( ... )
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Dean realizing what he feels for Cas in the scene with the soldier was just fantastic. A perfect way to get to the realization, and a great blend of both genuine feeling and levity in the narration to keep it from getting too sappy.
The fight with Raphael was amazing and intense, and again, great job writing an obscure and difficult character, and showing all sides at once. I love that Cas' grace lit the way to them for Dean, as well. And yay, into the homestretch; I'm looking forward to see how this all resolves, even if it's sad to be almost at the end of a great story.
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One thing, though. You use “or something” quite a lot, especially in this chapter.
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