The Thirty-Six Questions That Lead to Love. M, Dean/Cas, 13k.
Canonverse fake relationship casefic featuring a lot of nonsense, a smattering of jealousy, intense conversations, and birdwatching. A long-belated birthday gift for the incomparable @remmyme!
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“So I need you to be my gay dads,” says Claire.
Dean blinks.
This is not what he expected when Claire called to say she’d be swinging by the bunker to ask them for a favor. She’s already explained the case she’s working — series of ghost attacks at retreats for gay-married families or something, she’s trying to get into the next one and see if she can crack it — but this? This is —
“Come on,” he says, scowling. If she’s found the Supernatural book series — or God forbid, the online fanfiction — “We’re brothers.”
He glances at Sam for backup. But Sam’s making that face at him — that Dude, what? face — which promises no help. Beyond him Cas’s expression is perfectly neutral.
“Okay, one, gross,” says Claire. “And two, I mean you and Cas. Obviously.”
Right.
Cas is Claire’s actual dad. Only — not biologically. Only — yes biologically, but not — soul-ologically or some shit —
Which does nothing to answer the question of why he and Sam can’t go do this for Claire.
Except that the moment Dean thinks that, he hates it. For no reason he cares to name.
Besides, Cas’s powers are kind of on the fritz lately. Not that Dean doesn’t trust Sam to look out for him, he just — he’d like to do it himself. Cas is bad at watching his own back.
“Obviously,” he echoes.
Claire’s smile is knowing. “Good,” she says, too-sweetly, “because I already signed us up. Here’s the details. Next weekend. I’ll see you there.”
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