Title: Watching

Author: PlatinumRoseLady

Disclaimer: Kripke owns all.

Drabble Challenge Word: "Raw"

Word Count: 100 words on the dot

Players: Enkidu07,Mad Server, Onyx Moonbeam, IheartSam7, Orange Autumn, NC Girl, Nana56, MuffyMorrigan, mahtalie, Sherry Darling, supernaturalsammy67, Twinchy, twinchaosblade, PADavis, InSecret, deangirl1, Supernoodle, Vanessa Sgroi, moonlight80, Chailyn, Dream Painter, Thru Terry's Eyes, writergirl94, sweetysmart0505, silver ruffian, letting the rain in, xFaithyx, Dreadedfemale, DeansBabyBird. Anyone I've forgotten, I'm sorry.

A/N: Season 4. Set after "Heaven And Hell"

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He watches Dean Winchester sleep… or to be more accurate, he watches as Dean Winchester tries to sleep.

He watches as the chest hitches uncontrollably, panicked eyes darting back and forth beneath closed lids.

He watches the hands gripping the covers, legs kicking, as Dean tries to run from his pain, his guilt.

He can hear the soft whimpers, and marvels that even in his sleep Dean would rather tear out his own tongue rather than cry out for help.

And as he observes, Castiel's heart breaks for him – this brave man, whose soul has been shredded raw and bleeding.