( Why does he feel like he's defending himself, defending what he and Cas have, but also denying something else? )
You survive? ( Really choked that down. ) I know, Claire. Cas is Family. Capital F. He's important.
( He knows. He only told one person, Neal, about what happened with Cas. He's also the only person he'd discussed Cas' declaration with. His 'I love you, Dean Winchester.' Dean knows Cas matters. And fundamentally, he knows Cas is like a brother, but he does not have brotherly Sam-like feelings for the guy. Nobody will be Sam. But, he also doesn't think of Sam like he -- might have started thinking about Cas. He would never kiss his brother. He kissed Cas. Why did he kiss Cas.
It's Dean's turn for his eyes to glaze over, coffee cup almost tipping as he thinks. )
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( Why does he feel like he's defending himself, defending what he and Cas have, but also denying something else? )
You survive? ( Really choked that down. ) I know, Claire. Cas is Family. Capital F. He's important.
( He knows. He only told one person, Neal, about what happened with Cas. He's also the only person he'd discussed Cas' declaration with. His 'I love you, Dean Winchester.' Dean knows Cas matters. And fundamentally, he knows Cas is like a brother, but he does not have brotherly Sam-like feelings for the guy. Nobody will be Sam. But, he also doesn't think of Sam like he -- might have started thinking about Cas. He would never kiss his brother. He kissed Cas. Why did he kiss Cas.
It's Dean's turn for his eyes to glaze over, coffee cup almost tipping as he thinks. )