The Guardian of the Mirror Tree
An SPN Reverse Bang 2018 @spnreversebang
written by raths_kitten, based on art by @delicious-irony
Artist: deli (deliciousirony)
Characters: Castiel, Dean Winchester
Relationships: Castiel/ Dean Winchester
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: “Castiel is chosen as guardian for the Tree of Life by his convent. However, his mission changes when he meets the true Guardian.”
Castiel prepared the table for the two of them as per usual. He had caught a fresh rabbit just this morning to prepare their stew and hoped Dean would like it. He smiled a bit to himself, remembering how in the beginning, when he started coming to the tree to worship and pay his tribute, he wasn’t sure who or what the food was for and he always left before it was consumed. He’d wasted months not knowing about Dean.
Until one day, when he’d been running late and dusk had already broken, Dean himself graced him with his presence and demanded that next time, Castiel should stay and bring a second bowl for himself. It was a good memory.
At first Castiel thought he was hallucinating when a man-shaped figure emerged from the Tree of Life he was guarding. The figure had still been connected to the tree, branches growing out of him, and he was surrounded by the same ethereal glow that the tree emanated. The lights from the tree seemed even brighter with the setting sun. But as the figure grew nearer and its connection to the tree snapped, visible branches remaining within the body of the man, Castiel realized that this was actually happening.