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It’s late. Or early. Sam lost track of the time sometime after he lost track of the date. He thinks it’s been about five days since he punched Dean, since he grabbed him and begged him to believe in them, since Dean patted his cheek and said ‘Let’s go home.’ Somewhere in the vicinity of five days and Sam has been chasing down leads ever since that turn slippery and cold the moment he starts to tighten his fingers around them, leaving him with handful after handful of nothing.---Written for Summergen 2024. Desperate to find a way to save Dean from Michael, Castiel and Sam discuss a potential solution, one that brings up a lot of old baggage for Sam. The solution was my giftee’s prompt, so all credit for this brilliant premise goes to AmberSock!