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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="840994c7676e25a22f13d96398694060"Castiel knew he'd gotten too attached to his charge. He'd been shucking his other responsibilities to make sure Dean was okay, even when he wasn't needed, sometimes just watching him live his life. A part of him wished that he could join Dean down there. It took Castiel a while to figure out what he was feeling for this human because, technically, angels couldn't fall in love. But there he was, in love with Dean Winchester./p
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