Fic: Amaranth
Author: Seraphim Grace
Fandom = Supernatural
Pairing = Castiel/Girl!Dean
Rating = R
unbeated
Soundtrack - snake river conspiracy - breed

"Half angel and half bird. And all a wonder and a wild desire."
Robert Browning- O lyric love

Dean's feet hurt. The shoes have ripped her raw and where they haven't there are blisters the size of golf balls. But she did it, and the look on Sam's face was almost worth the effort. Her ears are still ringing and if Castiel was not carrying her she's pretty sure she'd still be in the strip joint's green room.

Bobby gets her a bowl of tepid water as Cas sets her on the edge of the bed, setting it down then pulls a tube of salt from the back of his jeans and pours a healthy amount in.

Dean lowers her feet into the water with an audible hiss, as Bobby glowers at the angel, who still has his trench balled in Dean's fists and she wants to laugh, and scream and just appreciate the glory of the moment.

She'd forgotten what dancing in new shoes was like, but she went out on that stage and did her "heartbreaker" routine and no one could have known her heels were bleeding as they watched her dance, dressing down to her perfect prim white underwear and then stripping off the bra with her back to the audience.

Sam was horrified, but it gave Bobby the chance to get the Siren who was legitimately pissed. Then as she managed to get the shoes off with the closest she's come to prayer in a long time, "dear god, christ, sweet baby jesus" Cas is there with a smile and a robe, because nudity is a far second to getting the damn shoes off.

So she's back in the hotel, in the robe, clutching on to Cas' raincoat, her feet in a bowl of warm salt water with blisters the size of planets, Sam is out looking for brain bleach apparently, and Bobby turns to Castiel and his face is grim. "You better take care of her, boy" he says and Dean can't help but smile.