[Fanfic] irony_rocks: Saving Grace

[downjune]

[Het]
Title: Saving Grace
Writer: irony_rocks
Alternate links: none that I know of
Status of work: complete
Characters and/or pairings: Anna/Castiel
Rating: R
Warnings, kinks & contents:[Click to read]Apocalyptic themes, violence, language and sex
Length: 5200
Summary: When Lucifer arises, Anna is across the globe in the shambles of a tiny village outside Fallujah. This is just the beginning. The road ahead will be long and unforgiving.

Reccer's notes: One thing that I think is often overlooked is how powerful Anna was in influencing Castiel's growth as an individual, as someone who reflected and questioned and experienced doubt. Anna will forever be Captain of Team Free Will in my book and this fic does a gorgeous, glorious job following their development as friends and eventually lovers as the apocalypse unfolds. The end of this fic is so so satisfying; it makes my heart yearn for this kind of perspective in the show's writing.

[Short excerpt]

Days later in Omaha, the crisp night air is cool against her skin as Anna walks down the middle of the street. The neighborhood is silent, the streetlamps flicker, and only the faint flutter of wings can be heard as an Angel lands beside her.

“I thought you were dead.”

Castiel’s gaze falls away, betraying emotions he’s not entirely sure he knows how to feel. “The rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated.”

“You were Saved,” Anna realizes.