Specific fic, Cas tortured in hell, Dean searching for him
Hi, so I'm looking for a specific fic. I'm pretty sure it's only 1000-2000 words.
It starts with either Sam or Cas closing the gates of hell, and Cas gets stuck in hell where he's captured. It cuts between Cas getting tortured and Dean looking for a way back into hell. Sam gets back into a normal life (I think?) and tells Dean that he should go search for Cas, coz he'd never be happy not doing so. Dean looks for and eventually finds Death, who tells Dean that he can't help him get to hell, but he can help him find God. He gives Dean back his amulet.
Cas is on the Rack downstairs, and he's not broken. From what I recall, he's described as flayed, and mising an eye. I recall a new demon gets his turn, and Cas fixes his one eye on the demon, and calls him by name, and describes the deal the demon made (I think it was removing her cancer). The demon is unerved, and recalls what they say about Castiel. They can break angels, who have faith only in their Father, but Castiel, he has faith in a human, still after all these years, and he is not broken.
The title, I am sure, is either a comment on Cas's faith or on his eye. It's a really dark peice, and very visual in terms of torture. I thought I had it bookmarked on AO3, but it's not there, so I'm desperately hoping it's not been deleted.
It's not romantic Dean/Cas, but the faith and depth of their relations is certainly above that of a romantic relationship, so...
It starts with either Sam or Cas closing the gates of hell, and Cas gets stuck in hell where he's captured. It cuts between Cas getting tortured and Dean looking for a way back into hell. Sam gets back into a normal life (I think?) and tells Dean that he should go search for Cas, coz he'd never be happy not doing so. Dean looks for and eventually finds Death, who tells Dean that he can't help him get to hell, but he can help him find God. He gives Dean back his amulet.
Cas is on the Rack downstairs, and he's not broken. From what I recall, he's described as flayed, and mising an eye. I recall a new demon gets his turn, and Cas fixes his one eye on the demon, and calls him by name, and describes the deal the demon made (I think it was removing her cancer). The demon is unerved, and recalls what they say about Castiel. They can break angels, who have faith only in their Father, but Castiel, he has faith in a human, still after all these years, and he is not broken.
The title, I am sure, is either a comment on Cas's faith or on his eye. It's a really dark peice, and very visual in terms of torture. I thought I had it bookmarked on AO3, but it's not there, so I'm desperately hoping it's not been deleted.
It's not romantic Dean/Cas, but the faith and depth of their relations is certainly above that of a romantic relationship, so...