🧟 don't go (interrogator castiel for michael 2)
castiel has his uses, which is not something michael can say for the general majority of the angels. most are merely soldiers under his command, doing as he orders in a fight to cleanse the world from the parasites that humans have become. but castiel -- michael doesn’t favor him, not in so many words. but when you torture someone into submission, to the point where they break and becomes yours ... it’s like having a guard dog more afraid of what he could do to it than the actual dangers it’s tasked with handling. and that makes castiel perfect for the job.
he’s only explained part of the plan to the other, and only after he’d locked castiel down to prevent him from leaving and ruining everything. the humans know who his brother is -- rumors have certainly circulated about what he’s molded castiel into doing. it’s likely that the humans who find him will desire his death -- but more likely that they’ll want castiel alive to attempt to pry information from him, which michael intends to use to his advantage. all castiel needs to do is sit pretty and wait for his position to reach the human settlements.
the fear in his brother’s voice has him halt, but only just. he turns, arches a brow at castiel -- it’s pathetic, seeing the other so clearly terrified, even if the honest fear will help the humans believe this is genuine. nothing the humans could do rivals what michael will do if castiel fails him, however, -- something he’s sure reads clearly on his face. the archangel takes a step towards where he’s imprisoned the other. “i must’ve misheard you, because it almost sounded as if you didn’t want to do this.” which makes perfect sense, but that’s hardly the point. not doing it isn’t an option he’s giving. “you’re going to act the rejected prey that you are, or else when i retrieve you -- if i retrieve you -- you’ll wish i never had.”