It's not, necessarily, that Castiel himself is not welcome.
But his presence means having to be the superior, and Anna's not sure she wants to watch this with cool detached certainty.
Her doubts (for that is what they are), however, are no fault of Castiel's.
(Or perhaps they are. Her brother who would admit he missing being able to put pen to paper -- perhaps that, too, has left her with some of the questions that she thinks on more and more.)
Still, there is no need to take anything out on him.
"I merely meant, is there something else that requires my attention?"
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Without an earthly body, those things are just words. Notions.
Not so for the humans caught in the storm. For them the cold is all too real and present.
"It is disheartening," Castiel says quietly, "the number who think they are being punished."
"Or that their neighbors are, and they are suffering the consequences."
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But disheartening? That seems to imply they have hearts to touch in the first place. Anna's not sure they do. Figuratively speaking, of course.
It takes her a long time to answer him.
"What do you want, Castiel?"
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"I thought..."
He trails off, the drone of the wind filling the void. When he speaks again, his tone is more deferential.
"Forgive me. I thought you might want my company."
They are so often together, watching the world go by. It had not occurred to him that, in this case, his presence might not be welcome.
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But his presence means having to be the superior, and Anna's not sure she wants to watch this with cool detached certainty.
Her doubts (for that is what they are), however, are no fault of Castiel's.
(Or perhaps they are. Her brother who would admit he missing being able to put pen to paper -- perhaps that, too, has left her with some of the questions that she thinks on more and more.)
Still, there is no need to take anything out on him.
"I merely meant, is there something else that requires my attention?"
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