Castiel and Sam are sat in the bunker. They're clearly having a heart to heart. Castiel needs to understand why his husband isn't talking to him. To anyone else, its apparently quite clear. But of course, Castiel needs that little bit extra of an explanation.
"He will come round man," Sam reassures him, "he always does."
"I hate not having him to talk to," Cas admits.
"you just gotta give him some time," Sam comforts the angel.
"don't you see that I'm trying?" Castiel begs Sam to see the severity of the situation.
But just then, Dean enters the room. He shoots one sly look at Cas out of the corner of his eye.
"Dean." Castiel tries to stand up, to walk over to him, but Sam shakes his head.
"not yet," Sam encourages.
Dean turns himself away from Cas, grabs a beer from the fridge and is quick to leave to the room again.
"I just didn't think," Castiel admits, as he looks down in shame, twiddling his thumbs.
"He knows you didn't do it on purpose, Cas," Sam consoles him, as he gets up from his seat.
"I need you to get him to talk to me, Sam," Castiel pleads.
"I'll speak to him."
Sam taps the angel on the shoulder to reassure him, as he leaves to talk some sense into his brother.
Sam walks down the corridors shaking his head a little. Dean is such a drama queen. Sam seems to play Dr Phil with these two quite a lot thanks to Dean and his short temper.
He knocks on his brothers bedroom door.
"go away!" comes the arrogant response.
"its me, Dean," Sam confirms.
"oh. Its open."
Dean watches as his brother enters the room. Taking one look at his face, he knows straight away he isn't here about work. He can read Sammy like a book.
"Don't waste your time, Sammy, Im fine" Dean turns away, grabbing his beer from his bedside table.
"you don't look fine," confirms the brother.
"then stop looking," came Dean's arrogant response.
"Come on Dean, this is Cas. You know he never meant it like that," Sam tries to make his brother see some sense.
"oh he meant it alright! for a week, Sam! My own husband! He let me believe he could be dead!"
"oh don't be so dramatic," Sam sighs.
"dramatic? I will show you dramatic!" Dean has now got up from his bed, and is shouting at his brother.
"Dean! Calm down! Man! What is going on with you!? So he didn't call you! so what?"
"its not about the phone call, Sam," Dean seems to have calmed down a little. Now he is just sad.
Castiel appears in the doorway. Dean sees him and just takes one big gulp of his beer. But he doesn't shoo Cas out – progress.
"I can take it from here, Sam," Castiel taps Sam on the arm.
Sam raises his hands up in the air and shrugs. "He's all yours, buddy!"
Sam strolls out of the room, muttering under his breath, "crazy couples, causing un-necessary drama."
Castiel sits himself down on the edge of the bed, and Dean reluctantly joins him.
"Dean-" Castiel begins to explain.
"you must have heard me, Cas," Dean states, tears already forming in his eyes. "I prayed to you. You have to have heard me."
Castiel looks puzzled. "that's what this is about?"
"of course that's what this is about! I needed you and you weren't there! I begged for you to come and you didn't show! What kind of husband ignores you when you need them the most?!" Dean is shouting at Castiel, with tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Dean!" Cas is shouting over the hunter, trying to get himself heard.
"I needed you…" Dean mutters, as he wipes the tears away.
"Dean, I'm here now," Cas pulls Dean into a hug.
"Cas," Dean whispers, as more tears fall.
They hold each other tight, as Dean whimpers in Castiel's arms. The only man he can be 100% true to himself with. The only man he can show his tears to.
"I will always be here for you, Dean," Castiel confirms, as he pulls away.
Dean looks confused, his eyes all red and puffy from the tears that fell way too easily.
"that's what I was doing, Dean," Castiel finally begins to explain it all, "that's why I couldn't answer you."
"What are you talking about, Cas?"
"I was falling for you, Dean," Cas said with a smile on his face but sadness in his eyes.
"well yeah," Dean smiles, "I fell for you too. That's why I married you, you idiot"
"no, Dean," Castiel takes a hold of Dean's hands, and stands the pair of them face to face. "I… I fell… for you"
Castiel grips Dean's hands tight and closeshis eyes.
"Cas…" Dean is getting concerned now. He is just now realising what Cas means – but he wouldn't do that just for Dean… would he?
Blackened, crematedwings emerge from Castiel's shoulders. They look so damaged. They look so painful. Cas opens his eyes and looks deep into Deans. So much sadness and love is exposed in those glorious eyes.
"I love you, Dean," the angel declares.
As his lover smiles at him, Dean feels his eyes getting misty again.
Cas closes his eyes once more, and grips Dean's hands for support. His wings burnup in flames, and quickly witheraway. The skeleton of who he no longer is falls to his side, and stands frozen in shock.
Castiel and Dean remain locked in each others gaze, as Cas begins to remove his shirt. Dean opens his mouth to speak, but nothing comes out. Silent tears roll down his cheeks, and even Cas is nowshedding some emotion.
Cas slides his shirt off, throws it on the bed and turns his back to Dean.
"I'm all yours, Dean. I belong to you and only you, now," Castiel declares, his head hanging in… shame?
Dean stares in shock at the burn marks on Castiel's shoulders. He gently traces the crater of what used to be his wings, with his fingers. He just burnt them off right infront of him. He just became...human.
"Cas!" Dean spins him around and hugs him tight. He find himself lightly stroking those scars, as he wraps his arms around his husband. His human husband.
Sam's voice can be heard as he approaches up the hallway.
"hey guys…" he calls after them, just as he reaches their room.
"get out, Sam!" they turn and shout at him, in unison, as he appears in the doorway.
"okay, okay!" he shouts back, as he swiftly turns around again. "I just came to see if you'd patched things up; didn't need to see that."
"Do we tell him?" Castiel asks.
"not right now," Dean replies. "This is about me and you for a second, no one else."
The pair of them share a loving kiss, full of so much adoration for one another. As they stay silent, coming to terms with the huge revelation, Dean holds Cas tight against his chest, feeling those soft angelic arms wrap around his waist.