i choose to believe that The Handprint never went away because how on earth would a scar like that just. disappear? hmm? makes no sense. in the secret good supernatural that lives in my head, dean has it throughout the rest of his life. his long, long life. where he and cas get to live together and be happy and love each other freely, loudly. where cas will walk past dean and let his hand rest on dean’s shoulder, right over the handprint, before going on his way. where dean will touch the handprint when he misses cas. where cas will always grip dean by that shoulder when they kiss. where, even as they age, the one thing that always stays the same is the way cas’ hand fits against the handprint he made on dean oh-so long ago. his mark on dean—soul, heart, and body.
