Face to Face with the Skies by quiddative
Rating: Mature Word count: 42168 Summary: (Set right after 4.22) Castiel was not killed by Raphael on the night of Lucifer’s release. Instead, he’s sent to the year 1996 and encounters the Winchesters. Unable to return to the present, Castiel resigns himself to traveling with them on their hunts across the states. Meanwhile in the year 2008, Dean has barely gotten used to being back in the land of the living when he gets the biggest shock of his life; the man he fell in love with when he was eighteen has seemingly come back from the grave as well, claiming to be an angel of the Lord. The thing is, he doesn’t have a clue who Dean is. Comments: My goodness this fic made me weep like an overgrown child. I loved, loved, loved this. It feels like I haven't read enough time travel fics and if there was ever a time to start it would be know after having read this. I am thoroughly convinced. There's something entirely heartbreaking about this and I really don't want to let too much away so please read it. It's glorious. 10/10