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mad_server May 19 2012, 16:47:52 UTC
Cas and Dean stick together in purgatory and like, build some kind of shelter, and take turns watching while the other rests. Something about purgatory is making Dean gradually sicker.

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Filled - Part 1/2 astarloa May 20 2012, 19:31:11 UTC
The darkness shouldn’t be frightening ( ... )

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Filled - Part 2/2 astarloa May 20 2012, 19:35:35 UTC
As it turns out, their house of sticks is more impressive when viewed from the outside.

There’s barely enough room for one person inside, let alone two.

They end up pressed tightly together in a tangle of limbs, elbows jammed against ribs and knees bent at awkward angles. The ground’s cold and wet. Dean suspects that more of Castiel is actually outside the shelter than in, but finds himself too miserable to care.

His head aches, is filled with the shrill voices singing nursery rhymes of betrayal and death, always slightly out of key. He wants to ask if Cas can hear them too, but is scared of the answer.

“I’ll take first watch while you get some rest,” he grunts.

“I don’t need rest.”

“Make up haikus or something, then. Silently, in your head. I don’t care, just stop poking me!” Dean snaps, shoving at Castiel’s shoulder before a violent spasm sends him lurching to the side, coughing up nothing but air ( ... )

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 mad_server May 20 2012, 21:39:54 UTC
*happysigh*

Their voices! Holy crap, did you ever nail their voices. “My arm joints are made as intended and do not resemble implements of wool weaving. Stop wiggling, or our sticks will fall down.” GOOD GOD YES. So then when Dean is all snuggly and sleepy and sick in Cas' lap, being cuddled in their crappy little shelter they're embarrassingly bad at building, IT'S SO REAL AND SO GOOD. The flashback to the girl guide girlfriend too, holy crap! That was so sweet and juicy and delicious, like a happy wonderful peach, and it made an awesome contrast to miserable grey bleak purgatory-town.

Thanks for the fab fill!

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 astarloa May 21 2012, 00:59:37 UTC
You’re very welcome, and yay that you enjoyed it!

This was my first time writing Castiel and I was terrified he’d end up sounding like a Cyberman reject from Dr Who. Which would be very, very BAD.

And yes: the craptastic house made of sticks! I figured Dean’s not much of a camper, and woozy to boot. And bless his heart, but if you’re waiting for old school Cas to build an adequate shelter - well, I suspect you may want to book alternative accommodation.

Thanks for a great prompt and meme hosting! <3

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 maypoles May 21 2012, 01:36:59 UTC
I agree with mad; you did such a great job with their voices. And everythingggg. <333 This is so tense and beautiful and a teeny bit hopeful too. I loved it.

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 astarloa May 21 2012, 10:03:35 UTC
Thank you!

It's lovely to know the voices worked for you. And yes, a little bit of hope to relieve the gloom :)

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 pann_cake May 21 2012, 19:05:54 UTC
Ahhhh, this is brilliant! I love that Dean's illness isn't totally debilitating, and the peek into his paranoia really packs a punch. And finally trusting Cas to take first watch, just, ahhhh. And of course being forced to cuddle is always nice.

<33

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Re: Filled - Part 2/2 astarloa May 22 2012, 03:56:15 UTC
Thank you!

Forced cuddling is always good *nods* Glad you enjoyed it!

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