Title: The martyr's even trod, their feet upon temptation, their faces upon God
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Dickinson
Warnings: AUish; spoilers for season 5
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 155
Point of view: third
Prompt: Supernatural, Michael, he sides with the Winchesters
He cannot interfere until the boys return to the past to stop Anna. To do otherwise would change the flow of events, and then they might never go to the past, and then he won't realize how wrong Heaven has gotten, and then—then, bad things will happen.
Father, he calls, Father, please, answer me. I need guidance, Father!
But Father does not answer, and Dean screams in Hell, writhing beneath Alistair, the Righteous Man about to break and shed blood.
Michael longs to go to him, to destroy Alistair, to soothe the human meant for him. But that is Castiel's task, and things must happen before he can step in without unmaking eons of work. Things must happen, and until Anna goes after Mary Winchester—Michael whispers, Father, whatever Your reason… it must be worth it. I will have faith, Father.
Dean breaks. Michael watches, and waits, and does not pray again.