"This is ridiculous"
This was not what Dean Winchester had planned for the day.
It sincerely, honestly was not.
Signing up for a gay dating website wasn't what he thought he'd do to relax on a Saturday morning.
The worst was that he wasn't even sure if he wanted to be on that page ; the only reason the brunet was there was that he made a bet with his brother, Sam. His oh so kind younger brother started this ridiculous bet of him signing up on a gay dating website. He betted 50$ that he wouldn't be game to do it and to have a date with someone he met on there.
And of course, Dean, being more of the prideful type of person, couldn't refuse the challenge and accepted, laughing it off. Yet, for some reason, the whole thing interested him a bit more than he'd want to admit : He certainly was for women, we would never question that, but he still wondered sometimes about how it would feel to be with a rougher body in bed. He was pretty open to some things depending on the situation but would never actually initiate something with the same sex.
The young man shrugged and lied on his back, his phone in his hands. He was still making his profile on the site - dating4gayz or something ('Such a ridiculous name too' He thought. ) - and it was taking him a lot more time than expected : he was really taking his time on his information and making sure to add a lot of details, '… for the bet. It's for the bet, only that.' While typing where he lived, he slowly realised how much it sounded like he was trying to convince himself but simply shrugged that thought away.
'…And, done." he smirked, chuckling slightly. '…I wonder how much time it'll take until someone actually messages me…'
The more he looked at the page's weird template, the more he wanted this to be over quickly (plus, the gay porn ads everywhere weren't helping the situation at all). Dean sighed, putting his phone to sleep. "I'm still not believing that I'm doing this…" he muttered, shifting his gaze outside. Today was really beautiful, a gorgeous mix of colours to the eyes. The sun was a lot brighter than usual and it made everything a lot prettier. While gazing outside, the brunet wondered what kind of man would go on that website. Would it be a really creepy old man ? He shivered in disgust and tried to not think about it too much.
His phone beeped on his bed, breaking his thoughts. Dean opened is phone again only to see a message in his alerts :
"You got (1) new message"
Dean raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "What the hell…" He looked at the time - it was 11:50 AM, not even 5 minutes after he finished his profile and already got a message. 'Man, am I that interesting for gays' Chuckling slightly, he opened the message and saw who was the person messaging him. The person's username was 'notgabrielsbrother' "...Weird." He muttered, now looking up at the person's name. "Cas...tiel ? " He frowned. Huh. What kind of weird name was that ? Castiel. Was that even his real name or a fake identity ? It sounded way too strange and biblical to be true. Maybe this guy had some kind of fucked up bible fetish. He sighed and shrugged, thinking about getting this bet over with, clicking on the message :
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
Hey there hot stuff ;) ;)
So that's how dating websites work. 'Hey there hot stuff' with multiple winky faces. Dean laughed "That sounds and looks pathetic.." he muttered, looking outside again then looking back at his phone. For a moment, he wondered what he should answer back, thinking about mainly "I'm not interested" or "hey there ;)" before his phone notified him again.
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
I'm so sorry. My brother took my phone and sent that message, please forgive me.
The polite way of answering made him a bit confused. What kind of neat typing was this for a gay almost-porn-star-recruiting website. "Huh. Well, that's better than earlier I guess.." Dean liked the fact that this guy didn't seem that bad after all and that this whole thing could actually work.
The brunet suddenly realised he had checked this guy's username and name but he still didn't look at his profile picture. At least, not properly - the way he saw it on the side made it very small and not very clear -. The young man opened the full profile and, well, he liked what he saw.
And we can say he was even a little amazed by it. This …'Castiel' was, well, the same as the description of very manly in Dean's book. He seemed a bit older than him, having a few wrinkles here and there but still very attractive, just enough for him to be comfortable with. Dean couldn't say he really loved older women since he'd always had a thing for younger ones but this Castiel was very attractive for his age. The brunet almost wondered why this man wasn't with someone already, considering at how handsome he was.
'I should ask that for myself too' He thought sadly. It's been almost a year since his last long term relationship with his ex, Lisa, and he hadn't been with anyone else since then. One night stands, sure, but not anything more than 2 or 3 nights. Dean sighed and remembered his task.
As Dean looked more into the man's profile, he soon discovered that they lived in the same city. 'I wonder if I've ever meet him without realising' He hummed to himself, getting distracted again. He lived in a pretty big city yet a it was easy to know or just recognise the people here. Well, at least it was for Dean, considering how a lot of the persons living there knew him. Being one of the only mechanics in town with his uncle Bobby and a popular trouble maker, it was easy to recognise him.
"Focus Winchester" He mumbled to himself again, scrolling through the other's profile. Apparently, they seemed to have completely different interests. Castiel seemed to like a lot of different types of books, going from Sherlock Holmes to a weird french novel. "Huh. Maybe he speaks french? That could explain his name " Even if Dean knew nothing about french, it seemed logical for him to say that.
"Hm. Well, he sure likes a lot of different books, huh."
Books weren't his forte but he knew most of the ones in Castiel's list because of Sam. His brother sometimes liked to talk about this new book he read for school and how Dean should read it for his own general culture. Dean always shrugged it off with a joke about him 'not being as intelligent as Sam for books'. The brunet smiled at the thought of his brother.
Looking up at the top of his screen, Dean saw that it's been almost 10 minutes and he still didn't answer, "Oh shit. I should really answer- " He quickly typed an answer to Castiel, wondering if the other was waiting for his answer. Ignoring a new text (well, more like a "dick pic") he got from another person, he sent his message :
Dean (D_Winchester)
It's alright, i don't mind :)
Dean smiled and patiently waited for Castiel to respond (which didn't take long since the latter replied within seconds). He started to enjoy this whole situation and even if he only texted the man 2 times, he liked it a lot. Sincerely, for him it was more entertaining than anything.
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
I'm am sorry. I wish I would have gotten a better way to introduce myself.
Dean hummed. 'He's really polite...wonder if he's really like that or just because he wants to seem nice.' He shrugged and typed his reply, enjoying the small conversation they're having.
Dean (D_Winchester)
It's okay man, i really don't mind. Hey, you seem nice, wanna talk more ?
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
Alright.
Dean was confused : did this guy say alright for the fact that he didn't mind or because he wanted to talk more ? He should be a bit clearer.
Dean (D_Winchester)
Alright for.. ? )
Okay, he was getting way into this for his own good.
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
Both. You look handsome.
The brunet felt a slight blush rising on his cheeks : getting called handsome by a girl was a thing but he never got called handsome by another man, let it be a gay man. Since he didn't really know what to answer, he just decided to go with the usual "you too".
Dean (D_Winchester)
Thanks. You too.
After almost 5 hours of chatting with Castiel (Which he learnt that it was actually his real name), Dean decided that it was time for him to ask the question he was anxious to say.
Dean (D_Winchester)
Btw Cas, i have a question for you.
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
What does btw mean ? Ah, okay.
Once again for maybe the 10th time in the past hour, Dean laughed out loud. 'Man, this guy is cute'
Dean (D_Winchester)
It means "by the way" haha. I take it you don't go on your phone often ?
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
No. I don't, how did you notice ?
Dean (D_Winchester)
Just a guess :)
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
I see. What about the question you wanted to ask ?
Dean (D_Winchester)
Ah right. I just wanted to know if we could meet up once to see each other face to face
Dean winced. Even though all of this was for the bet, he kind of felt like he was going really fast. Plus, it didn't help that Castiel seemed to take a really long time answering (in his head, 4 minutes was really long after an hour of quick replying texts). He sighed of relief once his phone beeped.
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
I'm sorry, my brother is disturbing me again. Meeting up is fine.
Dean laughed and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed about the situation.
Dean (D_Winchester)
Okay xx Are you free tomorrow ?
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
I am free all day. What hour would you like it to be ?
Dean (D_Winchester)
Ah cool, then could meet me at the restaurant close to the shopping center around 2 ?
Castiel (notgabrielsbrother)
Alright. I need to go now, I have something to do.
Dean (D_Winchester)
Alright, see you tomorrow !
If Dean Winchester said he wasn't excited for tomorrow, he was lying.
Castiel sighed closing the tab, looking at his brother. "...I'm not sure to thank you or to hate you." He said in his usual monotone way. Gabriel only grinned at him, patting his back.
"See? it wasn't that hard ! I even chose the guy for you and it worked out !" He smiled wildly, putting his arm around his brother. "Here, here brother. Don't be mean to Gabe." He said, acting like he was pouting slightly.
Castiel did not find this funny. "I did not ask for this. " He pushed his glasses closer to his nose.
"But it worked, right ?" Gabriel smiled. Why didn't his brother understand that he was doing this for his own good. The man couldn't stay in a relationship with anything for more than 2 weeks because of how he acted : Castiel wasn't exactly the most expressive person person in the whole universe. Sure, when he was angry or when he smiled, it was obvious which expression he held but apparently, it wasn't enough for his previous partners. Most of them broke up with him because "they didn't feel loved enough" or something like that.
The worst part was that he knew his brother liked them a lot but kept getting dumped for not having more intense reactions.
He found it really, really stupid.
"Yes, it did, Gabriel. But I still did not ask for this" Sincerely, Castiel was kind of glad that his brother 'forced him' on this site : it made him meet Dean, this mechanic from the same city as himself. He was kind, gentle and seemed to find Castiel funny. 'I wonder how he'll react when he sees me in person.. ' He thought, a bit excited about the meeting.
"-iel ? Cassie ? Earth to Cassandra ? Hello ? " Gabriel snapped his fingers and it made Castiel look up to his brother.
"Stop that."
Gabriel grinned "Were you blushing ?"
"...No ? I don't have a fever, I do not see why I should be 'blushing'" He said seriously.
Gabe sighed and laughed a bit "Bro, bro bro...you're never gonna understand how funny you are. "
'I wonder if Dean thinks that' "Ah. Well, it wouldn't really matter if I did or if didn't."
"Yeah sure whatever" He smiled. "Now, let's go watch that movie I was talking about : you know, the one where I'm the main character of the show-"
"The pornographic one ?"
"...No, the other one"
A simple 'oh' was Castiel's only response.