For the prompt thing: being caught kissing (destiel :3c)
Destiel | 726 | fluffy coming out to friends 🥰 thanks for the ask!! Kinda inspired by heartstopper but Dean and co are about 18-19 years old.
(AO3)
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It's not a Halloween party, even though Charlie kept saying it was. There are maybe seven of them there, eight when Cas finally rings the doorbell and shows up, settling between Charlie and Jo as the film starts. Dean tries not to feel disheartened that the space he's kept free just for his friend isn't taken up. Instead, Ash shuffles in until they're squashed between the couch and scattered on the floor cushions. A coffee table between them all and the TV is filled to the edges with popcorn, cupcakes and drinks.
Dean had a generous helping of vodka in his first drink while he anxiously hoped and waited for Cas to turn up, but since then has only stuck to soft drinks.
Halfway through their second horror movie, Ash's choice — some awful gorefest that's not scary — Dean hears Cas asking Charlie where the bathroom is.
"I'll show you," Dean chips in, possibly a little too eager but the vodka has left him buzzed.
"Thanks, Dean."
Dean is steady on his feet as he leads Cas out of the living room and up the stairs.
The bathroom door is at the end of the hallway but Dean catches Cas' hand before he reaches it, turning him against the wall.
"Hey," Dean whispers.
"Can I pee first?" Cas asks with a smirk.
Dean lets him go.
They've been dating for a couple of months, stealing kisses where they can and just enjoying spending time together. None of their friends know yet but they all assume Dean's straight anyway, he's going to tell Charlie tonight, then there's no way it'll be a secret.
Cas comes out the bathroom with a gentle smile on his face and he slides back into position against the wall, facing Dean.
"Did you wash your hands?" Dean asks.
Rolling his eyes, Cas answers that he did.
With that Dean laces his hands with Cas' and presses him up against the wall.
It's risky maybe, but they've not seen each other all week and Cas wasn't even sure if his older brother would let him come. So having him here, now, like this is perfect.
Dean captures Cas' lips with his own, biting a little at Cas' bottom lip. Cas grunt's quietly in response and deepens their kiss.
Dean untangles one hand, sliding it up Cas' arm, to his shoulder and then his neck where he tries to pull him in impossibly closer. The slow and sensual has given way to pure desperation and it's so easy to get lost in one another.
"Holy shit!"
They break apart suddenly, chests heaving from both the panic of someone finding them and the amount of effort they were putting in.
Charlie is facing them with her mouth agog in some kind of comic surprise.
"Charlie... I—"
"I knew it!"
Dean glances at Cas and then back to Charlie when he doesn't find any reaction from him. "You knew?"
"How dumb do you think I am?"
Dean's speechless but Cas takes over almost seamlessly.
"We don't think you're dumb. Dean wanted to tell you tonight."
"You've been messing around for months and you're cutesy little hesrt-eyes for each other haven't gone unnoticed."
"You're not mad?" Dean asks finally, squeezing Cas' hand.
"Why would I be mad?"
Dean thinks for a moment, but then shrugs.
"Clearly you are the dumb one, and I say that affectionately," she says. "Anyway, we're ordering pizza in time for the next movie and you were taking too long. Ash wanted to get you a shared Hawaiian."
"He what!?" Dean rages.
He still hasn't let go of Cas' hand when he drags him back down the stairs and demands the meatfeast instead.
"Alrighty, meat-man," Ash teases.
Cas chuckles.
As they all settle back down again, this time with Cas sharing one of the floor cushions with Dean, thet start the last part of the current movie.
"Me and Cas are dating, by the way." Dean makes the announcement at the next quiet part as the characters on the film sneak their way into the woods.
The rest of the group smile and congratulate them on their dating status, it's all genuine and Dean's not sure why he was so worried about it. He's glad it's out now and he and Cas can chill in each others pockets for the rest of the night.
