I love the concept of Cas and Jack stopping by a corner store on their way back to The Bunker from their own little side-mission in one of the later seasons. When Jack texts to say they are almost home Dean asks if he can pick up a few things while they’re out, because the brothers have been busy with the world ending for the two-millionths time.
The stars align in more ways than one. They happen to stop by the place Dean frequents whenever he finds the time to go into town. The person behind the counter knows the usuals and does a little double-take because typically there’s only one person who comes in and orders a piece of every kind of pie they’ve got. They don’t even sell good pies.
When Cas provides one of the Winchester’s trademark fake credit cards and I.D. that just so happens to use the same last name as Dean’s current alias it all starts to make sense. Dean picked the name because it was a classic rock reference while Cas picked it because he thought it sounded nice, something like Plant or Bloom. They ask if Cas knows Dean and his inexpressive face does its best impression of a smile while Jack starts to enthuse about how they do and they’re going home to see him now.
The cashier has made small talk with Dean on the days when it’s quiet but he’s pretty tight-lipped about his family life. They do remember him mentioning a brother so they ask if that’s who Cas is. He baulks because he’s been brother zoned enough for one lifetime but blanks on how he and Dean are supposed to have the same last name without being related. Luckily Jack sweeps in to save the day simply stating that Dean is his ‘other dad’.
The next time Dean’s in the store the cashier says something about seeing his kid a few days ago and Dean smiles. He’s gotten out of the uncomfortable stage with the kid calling him his dad. Last week he told the waitress at the diner Dean was his dad, the week before that it’d been a civilian they’d been interviewing on a case. He just had to remind himself that despite his looks, Jack was essentially a toddler. But when the cashier starts talking about Dean’s husband Dean drops his armful of groceries. The conversation would boil down to something along the lines of Dean rambling,
“Was he ‘bout yay tall, ugly trench coat, kind of ruggedly handsome? Yep, that’s the guy? Okay’.
When Dean returns to the bunker he storms in and drops his things on the map table in front of an unsuspecting Sam. When Sam asks him what’s going on as Dean makes a dash for Cas’ room to work out what the hell Cas has been telling people he shouts over his shoulder ‘Need to talk to my husband,’ leaving Sam with so many more questions than answers.
I just finished watching all of Supernatural for the first time and this post is like a little band aid I sorely need right now. 🥺
