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MERRY CHRISTMAS! My apologies for being a little later than usual but I've been pretty obsessed all day. With what, you ask? Only…FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S! But not the game! No, I would probably die if I played it. More like the lore behind it! Just like the lore behind SPN!

…Yeah, I'm boned.

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179. Christmas

"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

Castiel let out an exclamation as he was jolted awake to see that Dean had jumped onto the bed, grinning widely at him.

"Dean!" he said. "Why did you do that?"

"It's Christmas!" Dean said. "C'mon, Cas! Presents! You gotta come and open presents!"

Castiel glared at him sleepily but his pleasure at seeing Dean so happy won out and so he allowed Dean to pull him out of bed and down to the library of the bunker, which was decorated with Christmas lights and tinsel and a huge Christmas tree.

"You're awake!" Charlie beamed, her hideous red Christmas sweater blinking with lights. "Now we can open presents!"

As Dean and Castiel crossed over to sit down next to the Christmas tree, Sam and Rose handed them a mug of hot chocolate and an ugly Christmas sweater each. Castiel's was pale blue with snowflakes, while Dean's was green and had Christmas trees on it.

"You deliberately picked the ugliest ones, didn't you?" Dean scowled. Sam just smirked and Castiel sipped at his hot chocolate to smother his laughter before setting it down to put on his sweater.

"Quick! Let's open presents now!" Charlie said. She sorted out the presents under the tree, handed them out and then they all got busy tearing into them. When Castiel opened his present from Dean, he couldn't help but smile widely.

"Thank you, Dean," he said, holding up his blue sweater with white angel wings sewn on the back.

"Didn't really know what to get you," Dean said uncomfortably. "I mean, not like you really ever want much."

"It's perfect," Castiel assured him. "Now open yours."

His present to Dean was a framed photo of the two of them grinning at the camera, their arms around each other, and another framed picture of them with Sam, Rose and Charlie, all making silly faces (except for him, as he was just smiling awkwardly).

"Dude…whoa." Dean held the pictures up, staring at them.

"Do you like them?" Castiel said nervously. In response, Dean grabbed him and kissed him roughly until Sam, Charlie and Rose made disgusted sounds. Castiel's lips were still burning when Dean pulled away.

The rest of the present-opening was filled with excited sounds and thanks all around – until they got to Sam's present to Rose.

"What is it?" Rose said, shaking the small square curiously.

"Just…open it." Sam looked more nervous than Castiel had seen him in a long time. Castiel squinted suspiciously, suddenly certain of what was in that cube. Sure enough, when Rose tore off the paper, a small, black box was revealed. She let out an ear-shattering shriek when she opened it.

"This probably isn't the best way but I didn't think you'd mind," Sam stammered. "Uh, Rose…will – will you –?"

"OF COURSE!" Rose tackled Sam to the ground and kissed him aggressively, so Castiel turned to Dean and began to kiss him as well.

"Sure, rub it in the single lady's face!" Charlie said. Nobody answered. "Do I have to play Beyoncé?"

Dean and Castiel broke apart but Sam and Rose ignored her.

"OI! THERE'S A WAR GOING ON HERE!"

Rose jumped off Sam, grinning like the cat that got the cream, and pulled the small ring out of the box and let Sam slide it onto her finger. Castiel liked the simple design of a gold band with a small diamond in the centre; pretty but not too flashy or extravagant.

"Best Christmas ever!" Rose declared. Castiel was hard-pressed to disagree.