[Cassie sits out on a park bench, watching the extras mingle, their murmured nonsense faint. Her tablet is in one hand, the stylus in the other. She scribbles in an absentminded fashion, humming some Nine Inch Nails to herself quietly. She taps the tip of the stylus to the outer side of the screen, switching out the colors.]
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I mean, I talk like it doesn't bother me, but...it does. A lot.
[There's a faint grunt, like she's trying to fight what she's about to say next.]
I dream about her. A lot.
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[Which can be taken in many different ways, so he thinks he might be safe with that?]
Dream 'bout who?
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[She can't stop herself from answering, but her throat is so tight, she can't help but whisper.]
Nightmares. Of what happened when she came back. Every night it ends with me killing her.
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[Facepalm. But Cassie's whisper makes Dean go :\ and his answer probably will not help:]
Sorry, Cassie. Nothing I can do about it.
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There's nothing anyone can do. Hell, I could become an insomniac and never go to sleep again, but I'd end up fucking up and going to sleep anyways.
So I'm stuck with it. Killed the bitch twice and she still fucking haunts me.
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Yeah, I get it. Sleep's overrated anyway.
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There's nothing I can do, Dean. Every fucking day, I wake up and I taste blood.
I know it's all in my head, but.... I can't stop it.
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Every night I wake up from dreams about-- [Strangled noise, Dean HATES this conversation, this isn't something he wanted to tell Cassie.] --about being tortured and-- and torturing-- fuck-- people in Hell.
Can't stop it either, fuck, I didn't want to tell you this.
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Jesus fuck, Dean. [It's not anger in her voice but a sad shock.]
And like I wanted people to know how fucked up I am? How I had no friends before Vlad? How much I fucking miss that big sumbitch?
Christ. I can't shut up.
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[Dean doesn't answer that part. He doesn't want to talk about it.]
Y'got friends now, Cassie. And neither can I, so don't worry. Whatever the hell comes out of my mouth is gonna come out whether I like it or not.
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And it's fucking weird having friends. I'm used to having, four tops. And that's from saving their goddamn lives. Had no friends in school. This is fucking new and I don't know how to act, Dean.
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Sweetheart, I get that. Hunters don't do friends. Don't have the time, don't have the ability. 'Cept for Sammy, but he's a freak.
Not to get all high school counselor on you, but just act like yourself. Nobody likes a faker.
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I don't know who I am. Freak in school. Slasher slayer afterwards. Look up antisocial in the dictionary and you'll find my face staring up at you.
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