Broken Winged Birds

by raiseyourpinky

Married life is hard for Dean and Castiel. They fight constantly because Castiel is a shut-in who's high all the time, and Dean argues simply to get a reaction out of him. This leads to a separation, and then counseling, which is totally unpleasant for both of them. Just when they thought life couldn't get harder, they realize it's the end of the world as they know it.

3. Flame I

Anna heard the voice, loud and clear.

It was an angel. Announcing doomsday. Not the way she thought it'd happen. At least she didn't think she'd be alive to witness the earth's destruction. But of course, she was. Had to be.

From her window, she watched the attacks. The people who were lifted off to the air and then tossed to the ground like dodge balls. The houses that were torn down. The cars that exploded. She saw it all.

And she ran.

Ran until her feet hurt and her heart knocked against her ribs. Ran until she found a place to stop. It wasn't safe, but then, nothing was safe anymore. She knew that much.

There was chaos around her, but in here it was quiet. No, it was abandoned. Already.

"I'm okay," she whispered, feeling her breath escape in sharp breaths. "I'm okay."

Anna couldn't stay in this place. But she would rest before she kept going.

As soon as she lay down in the only warm spot in the room, her mind wandered. But not for long. There were screams outside. No, shrieks. Painful. Agonizing. She clenched her jaw.

It was a big city. People were dying in mass.

She lay there, listening to death.