Lasso Me In
Pairing: Destiel
Rating: Teen & Up
Tags: Centaur!Cas, Centaurs, human!dean, Angst with a Happy Ending, lassoingropes, Fanart, with a fic, Friends to Lovers, Ambiguous Relationship Status, running off into the woods together
Word Count: 2,193
Summary: Castiel's herd is preyed on by hunters but he's not expecting his life-long human friend to be part of them.
Read on AO3 | written for Restrainstiel Week by @valdelion and @niceworkhuggybear
Castiel rears up on his hind legs, spotting a perfectly red looking apple just out of his reach. He snags it with his fingertips and it comes away easily. He looks to the basket on the ground, already filled with fifteen apples, and wills himself to add it to the pile. The temptation is too strong, however. The sun is beating down through the leaves of the orchard trees and while they do give a little bit of shade, the warmth is almost erring on unbearable. His top is bare as is normal for their kind in the summer months, only covering their more human parts in the winter, his hind half is sweating through recently shed hair leaving the black and white spots shining in the sunlight.
Castiel bites into the apple, the crisp crunch making him smile around the mouthful. He makes short work of the rest of the apple, eating the majority of the core as well so it's not so obvious he's been eating the produce instead of picking it. He tosses the remains to the floor, then picks his last few apples.
He's trotting back to his herd when he hears a shout. It's not one of his herd, Castiel would have known if so. Instead, as he peers through the trees, he spots a handful of humans. He stashes his basket on a tall branch, making sure it's stable enough not to fall, before stepping closer to the noise.
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