DEAN WINCHESTER IS SAVED.

"The Louis Triptych (Burnt, Broken, Buried)"

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ⓘ Fact Check

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here are times when dean has experienced "being outside the life":

- with lisa

here are the times when dean has experienced "being physically, bodily in another dimension longterm":

- in purgatory

here are times when sam has experienced "being outside the life":

- at stanford

- with amelia

here are the times when sam has experienced "being physically, bodily in another dimension longterm":

- in the cage

sam's experiences outside the life are actually not well suited to demonstrating problematic drinking.

- amelia was a dysfunctional alcoholic, and sam was likely drinking normally while they were together without her pointing it out. also, sam was a cash under the table handyman, the guy paying him would not have cared if he was drinking

- stanford was very likely before sam developed a serious drinking problem, just because you know he was eighteen when he left, and we see dean kind of shocked in born under a bad sign when sam drinks heavily. but also even if it wasn't: serious problem drinking is highly normalized in college contexts

and of course in the cage he was busy being tortured lol

(btw im not counting dean's hell time here bc he was dead in a grave he did not bring his physical body to the afterlife)

dean's time outside the life however was in like a normie, white picket fence context where his drinking would have been socially abnormal. we already know he was an extreme drinker (50+ drinks per week as of 5x11) and he says as much in 6x01. plus he was working construction, where his drinking would have potentially interfered with his work and gotten him disciplined because it's a safety issue.

and of course he went to purgatory. with like his physical body and such. it's arguable how much dean had physical needs in purgatory vs. some kind of weird stasis, like, did he have to eat? but if it wasn't a weird stasis then he would have been forced to dry out like. first thing.

and of course these experiences don't actually impact dean's drinking because habits are hard to kick. but sam doesn't even get these chances to reevaluate his relationship with alcohol you know? it's not like, pointed out to him so starkly.

the only experiences like that he has are actually the times he spends in prison in 2x19 and 12x09. 2x19, to me, it's unlikely. i doubt sam is a terribly problematic drinker previous to this (see my earlier point about 2x14). personally i'm inclined to believe he developed a problematic relationship with alcohol between seasons three and four, since we see him drinking heavily a lot in 4x09 flashbacks.

To humans the inside of a microwave when it’s on is nothing special, just a glimpse into the spinning plate inside. Castiel knows this, because he was briefly human himself. Repowered, however, able to watch the interplay of radiation on fixed surfaces with focused attention, Cas has found that observing the reheating of a deflated burrito is equivalently interesting to watching fish at the aquarium, or birds at a feeder. This is why he almost lets Dean dislocate his own wrist.

“Ow! Jesus Christ, Cas!” Dean cries out from behind him, attracting Cas’s attention enough to turn from the microwave, and Cas belatedly registers that there had been a pull on his shoulder. Dean is cradling and rubbing his hand protectively, but he stretches it forward immediately when Cas reaches for it and heals it. “You’re addicted to that microwave. Did you even hear a word I was saying to you?”

Cas thinks. “Something about…ghouls?” 

“Yeah, they’re taking over Tampa, we’re heading out in 20. Man, that hurt like a bitch.”

“My apologies. I was distracted. I suppose this burrito will need to be ‘to-go’.” Cas goes to turn back to the microwave, but Dean stills him with a touch. He’s got a calculating expression as he scans over Castiel, the same as he gets as when he’s processing clues on a case. “Dean?”

Dean doesn’t reply, but he pushes Cas’s hip, directing him to stand flat against the counter, and follows him, close. Castiel’s pulse starts thudding in his ears. Dean takes Cas’s shoulder in hand and shakes him, then lifts his whole slack arm to do the same with that. Before Cas can latch onto the crazy idea that Dean’s going to entwine their hands, Dean drops his arm and takes hold of Cas’s chin. The idea of whatever Dean is going to do with him are only getting crazier: he can’t stop his gaze from sticking to Dean’s pink, partially open mouth. 

“Dean?” Cas asks again, shocking himself with the slight quiver in his voice, but again he is ignored. Dean tugs down with his fingers then pushes up with his thumb, getting Cas to open and close his mouth like a puppet at his will. It takes a lot of effort not to whimper at the thought, Dean using his body like a toy. Dean’s grip changes, and his thumb brushes lightly over Cas’s bottom lip in a casual sweep. His other hand firmly grabs the knot of Cas’s tie, and he draws Cas forwards with both holds, stepping back as he does until Cas has to stumble to not fall over. Cas is on the verge of knocking Dean’s hands aside and diving in for the kiss himself when Dean suddenly smirks, pats his cheek and lets him go completely, leaving Cas to straighten himself up a beat later.

“Huh. Interesting,” is all Dean says, grin spreading big all over his face, then spins on his heel and walk out, calling back over his shoulder, “You coming, Cas?”