desiderium, lost

Castiel confesses, Dean capsizes from the weight of it, Castiel ‘moves on’ — though, not really. “Cas,” he says again, taking a step forward, “we’d like you to stay. I’d like you to stay,” and with some strength that he’s not mustered up in awhile, he adds, “please.” It feels like he’s leapt off a cliff.Cas, for his part, looks about as stunned as Dean feels over what he’s managed to express. He, likely as much as Dean, plausibly anticipated a much colder and detached parting. Like last time. Well, fuck it, Dean’s not going to keep silent and brood like every goddamn time he felt something in his life. The world is falling apart, again, and they need each other.“We’re better together,” Dean says quietly.