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54. Affection

Dean wasn't usually one for overly affectionate significant others. If any of his one-night stands had started to get too cuddly, he'd shut them down then and there. He didn't mind a bit of post-sex snuggling but full-on cuddling? No way! Cassie and Lisa had been an exception. He still didn't like it when they got too cuddly but he liked to show them more affection such as kisses and hugs and didn't mind a nice cuddle at night.

But Cas was different. He loved to surprise Dean with random kisses and give him spontaneous hugs. He wasn't clingy or codependent – that time after he had read that fanfiction was an exception – but he did have a bit of a problem with keeping his hands off Dean whenever they were in the same room.

To his surprise, Dean found that he didn't mind. He didn't know why, not to mention that Cas was in a male vessel and Dean had never considered males attractive before. Maybe it was because, unlike Cassie or Lisa, Cas was completely capable of taking care of himself (not that they were dependent females, of course, but Cas did have them beat when it came to supernatural creatures) and so Dean didn't mind his affectionate side so much.

Or maybe, he mused as a sleeping Cas sighed and snuggled further into Dean's arms, it was because he had never felt this strongly about them as he did his angel.