So here we are, 10 years after the end of the show ended. One could say that I am late, but I prefer "Was busy obsessing over Merlin and watching her mother die of cancer". Regardless, better late than never, and my heart breaks for Destiel even now. Enjoy my gems!

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One does not do this.

One does not have a love proclamation thrown at your face and then the proclaimer just gets sucked up by the bitch who has nothing else to do in her life but send nice blue eyed men into the abyss.

Dean simply went into shock. First for minutes, then for hours and then days. His eyes switched between rage and disbelief. At night those closed eyes turned to exhaustion and utter pain.

It had been about three weeks, Sam thought, and this was getting insane. He hasn't just lost his best friend, but also his brother. Himself in some ways too.

He had to get his little homicidal family back.

His little "thing" with Gabriel hadn't gone unnoticed, but the blessed thing with that is they could be seen together by Dean and get zero reaction (aside from a look of jealously).

They made quite the team themselves but they knew they had to go through the high heavens to get Jack to find some kind of answer. No matter how dangerous, how lengthy, it had to be done.

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2 months later

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"What if he hates me? Love declarations that are dramatic only seem to work on TV. Also as far as I know Dean is straight." Stated Castiel, like he hadn't just been dragged from The Empty and gone through what must have been a very traumatic experience.

"Dean is really the most important thing huh", thought Gabriel, but kept his mouth shut due to a "This is sensitive and you are not, so hush for now" Look from Sam.

"Please just go into the bunker, he won't be angry, I promise. He really needs you Cas." Sam stated.

Castiel tried to figure out what that meant, but then decided to "jump in the deep end" as it was called.

So straight into the bunker he went. He immediately saw Dean and was shocked. He was on the couch looking underweight, hungover and…broken. All Castiel wanted to do was to get rid of the storm in Dean's head (that he may have caused, causing Cas to wince outwardly.)

"Hello Dean"

Closed eyes snapped open and Dean's head turned so fast he may have given himself whiplash. He stood up quickly but not allowing his eyes to turn away from Cas. The look of disbelief, shock and a slight spark of hope lingered in those green eyes. He walked forward semi, not so confidently, needing to find out if this was real, or if he had fallen asleep and this was all a cruel dream playing at his heart and soul.

However, as he did, he tripped over the one of many beer bottles that laid in front of him. Cas of course surgered forward and caught him. He lifted him up before Dean smashed his face on the ground. Dean sat up shaking.

"Dean I'm sorry for leaving but I did what I had to do." Cas explained.

The look of realization and awe spread across Dean's face, and he lifted his arm to cup Cas's cheek.

"You are really back.." He said with a thousand questions in his watery eyes, but was too overwhelmed to get any of them out.

However, one big thought did pop up.

He stood up stiffly surprisingly fast and said, "First of all man I need you to answer these two questions, 1 are you okay? 2 are you back for good because for fuck's sake I can't have you not by my side again." His said voice shaking.

"Yes and yes. Looks like I'll be around for a while. Meaning forever." He quickly added, seeing Dean panicking at the word while.

"Well then." Said Dean turning his back to Cas. Maybe you could answer one more question then." He asked staring down at the ground, now quite angrily as the memories that he had spent months trying to repress where coming to the surface.

"Anything for you Dean" Cas answered uneasily, as he knew what this was about.

"Who the actual FUCK declares their love to their best friend, gets slammed by said friend into a wall, and then sacrafices himself like he was worth nothing" Dean yelled.

"I needed to protect…" his voice got cut off.

"Not now man, this is my fucking moment. You have to stop playing the hero, next time you will be gone for good and there is no amount of bullshitery that can bring you back. I've said it before and I will tell you now, I NEED YOU."

The tears started to fall and Dean knew what was coming next, but damn it all or nothing.

"I LOVE YOU. I know I'm emotionally constipated and it took a lot to push aside the whole toxic masculinity thing, but I'm not as naive as people think. Yeah it may have taken you almost dying for me to realize that, but so fucking what and…"

Cas stroud forward, doing the most terrifying action he had ever taken, as he slammed his lips against Deans. Dean was shocked about how the man's lips felt so right against his, and how the he immediately reacted to the slow but demanding kiss as Cas was pouring everything into it. He also couldn't help notice there was no grace and then when Cas broke the kiss to get air, everything fell into place.

"You…you are human" He asked

"Indeed. It was the only way I could get back. It is more than worth it if I get to be by your side." Cas replied, blue eyes sparkling.

Dean, still a bit tense, but fully realizing his angel was back and that they could grow old together, laughed to himself before slamming Cas against the wall snogging the high heavens out him. Cas's arms went around Dean's waist pulling him impossibly closer, and Dean's hands where back to cupping Cas's face like he was the most important being in existence. Dean couldn't help but feel the smile of Cas, and it all felt like a surge of dopamine. His angel was happy, and so was he.

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Gabriel and Sam decided to pick up some pizzas not knowing that things in the bunker were progressively getting sexier as they waltzed through the door, happy that everything was going back to normal as it could be.

Dean and Cas noticed fuck all.

Sam shrieked and Gabriel pushed him away to the war room.

Gabriel couldn't help but wink at the duo (even if they took no notice).

"Didn't take Cas to be a loud one, did you?" Gabriel said with a smirk at his boyfriend.

"I'm gonna have a long lie down on the table now." Sam said, literally face planting the table .

Yep, everything was back to normal indeed.

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Writer's block has been killing me but I would like to think this helped. I plan to finish my book "The Vivification Concept" by this summer so stay tuned for more updates. Also I have a fanfiction YT account which you might be interested in, so go check it out. FanfictionWoes

THANK YOU MY GEMS FOR STAYING UNTIL THE END