Castiel opened his eyes, looking around in his room. For a brief second he forgot where he was, his thoughts went back to his dream. But then he remembered he was lying in his own bed in his own room. And it was Monday. Which meant school was starting again. This was his last year, his senior year, and he was not looking forward to it. Castiel didn't have an easy time at school, and his life at home wasn't that much better either. Being the small, slender, nerdy kid with glasses and not such a handsome face, he often got pushed around in the corridors and had comments thrown after him. But this year would be harder.
Castiel let out a sigh as he forced himself out of bed, making his way over to the bathroom to take a shower. He wasn't looking forward to going back to school which was the reason why he took his time in the shower, standing under the water with his eyes closed feeling the water run down his body as he let his thoughts drift away.
The fact that he actually got invited to a party this summer was a shock to Castiel. But then again, mostly everyone had been invited. Castiel was nervous about this, but he sucked it up and went either way. One of the reason he actually went was because it was Dean Winchesters party. He had harbored a crush on him for a long time, but because he was the misfit and Dean was one of the most popular guys in school, he weren't expecting the other boy to even notice him. He didn't even think Dean had thought about it that much when he invited Castiel, because everyone were invited so why would Castiel stand out?
When he arrived at the party after a while there were already a lot of people there, both familiar and unfamiliar. The music was loud and people were everywhere. Castiel had ended up with a drink in his hand and were standing close to a wall looking at the people around him, not really wanting to be there. Not many people noticed him either. During the party he had caught Dean's eyes. The had been staring at each other for what felt like hours before a girl Castiel recognized as Lisa Braeden had grabbed his hand and they dissapeared in the crowd together. And Castiel had been left alone again.
It was some time later when Castiel sat down on the couch in the living room, affected by a few drinks, not really feeling great. He sat there for a while not really noticing what happened around him until he felt a presence besides him. An unfamiliar boy had taken up the seat next to him and when Castiel looked over, meeting his eyes, the boy smiled. He was handsome but Castiel had never seen the face before. Castiel knew he was gay, had always known, but he kept it to himself because in the small town where they lived, being gay were frowned upon and a lot of people experienced a hard time because of this, especially in high school. And when the stranger gave him the attention he so desperatly craved, Castiel wasn't hard to persuede, escpecially with the alcohol in his system. Some while later he found himself cradling the strangers lap, kissing his neck and rubbing against him.
Little did he know, the boy had been asked to get Castiel's attention, to try to prove his sexuality because one of Castiel's bullies, Lucifer, had a suspision of him being gay. That's when he heard laughter around him and cameraes shuttering. He looked up to see people looking at him. But the one who caught his attention was Dean, standing next to Lisa who was sneering and clinging to him. But in despite of that Dean was still staring at Castiel. He weren't laughing. His face didn't show any signs of mockery, he actually looked sad, which made Castiel confused. "Come on baby, why'd you stop?" Castiel looked down again to the boy he was cradling and noticed him laughing to with a wicked grin. He suddenly understood what this was and got up from the couch, backing away. People around him were calling him names, and being the sensitive boy he was Castiel could feel the tears threating to appear.
Castiel shook himself out of the thougst and opened his eyes. He didn't want to think back to what happened this summer, he only wanted to get through the school year without trouble. He was hoping the things that happened during the summer was forgotten and wouldn't make his bullying worse, although he doubted it. He finally stepped out of the shower, grabbing a towel and drying himself of before he made his way back to his bedroom. There he quickly grabbed some clothes, underwear, a pair of jeans and a hoodie, not really bothering looking godd because he only wanted to go through the first day unnoticed. He pushed his glasses in place and made his way downstairs. His father were lying on the couch passed out, which made Castiel relax because he didn't want to deal with his rage right now. Therefor, in fear of waking him up, he only grabbed his bag and an apple before running out of the house and walking towards school.