"I wish you could stay with me here," Dean said. It was the day before class started again and nearly everyone was back on campus and settled back into their dorms. Cas was no exception; he and Dean had already moved his things back to his dorm where Gabriel had been waiting to shower Cas in lollipop-flavored kisses. Dean nearly lost his head until Cas explained that Gabriel was just a little⦠affectionate.
They'd then returned to Dean's place to sit on the couch as they had so many times before over the previous month. Only, this time they'd just popped in the CD Dean gave Cas for Christmas and laid on the couch together, Dean's head resting on Castiel's stomach and Cas playing with his short hair.
"I do, too, Dean," Cas replied quietly. "But I can come here some nights and stay with you, right?"
Dean smiled. "Yeah, you can." He heaved himself up suddenly and put his hands on either side of Cas to support his body above his boyfriend's. "You definitely can." That mischievous smile that Cas loved so much was upon his lips as Cas put his arms around Dean's neck and kissed him. The lull of the music soothed as Cas as the sun slowly set outside the window in the kitchen and warm yellow rays of sun filtered through the room.
Home, Cas mused silently. This feels like home.
"Louder than sirens,
louder than bells.
Sweeter than Heaven
and hotter than Hell."
A/N: Sorry this last bit is so short, but I hope you all enjoyed this little tale. I sure had fun writing it! The end quote is, of course, from Florence + The Machine ("Drumming Song"). I'm way too obsessed with this album... Regardless, thank you all for reading and being an awesome audience along the ride! I appreciate every one of you!
