AU Dean/Cas. Years ago, Dean Winchester was the detective who put serial killer Castiel Goodwin behind bars. Last spring, Cas was proven innocent and his conviction overturned. Neither could've predicted the way their lives would intertwine... Now Complete. Ch. 33 UPDATE: This story has been temporarily removed, see last chapter for details.

Castiel does this every time – the hiding. It's careful and methodical. It looks almost practiced. He hides his face beneath his arms or into the mattress or Dean's shoulder, always seeming to look for a nook where he can make himself unseen. It makes Dean's stomach turn because it looks like shame. Dean Winchester/Castiel.