THiTR SPNAU
Grymmid!Dean holds a special place in my heart like-
He’s so fun to write about!
Like he turns into a Boelen Python², which is fucking huge btw, and it totally freaks out Sam the first time he sees him shift, bc ‘wholly shit that is a bigass snake’.
But it’s just Dean with that derpy little look pythons have. And Zephyr eats it UP. Even though Grimics are reclusive (which makes Grymmids exceedingly rare), they know that as a species they are hardly likely to attack.
That's not to say he's not badass- bc he totally is!
Despite his derpy little face, he is a deadly efficient hunter, doubly so in his snake form.
He can hear demons from miles away due to low vibrations they emit. Angels emit higher vibrations, but they are strong, and it rattles his bones in a way that is most uncomfortable.
Regular monsters are no match for Dean, bc his reflexes are as quick as a pythons' and his grip is near impossible to escape with the way he constricts.
He also brunates!
When fall begins, he starts sleeping longer and deeper, depending on where in the USA they are. By November, he's waking up less, but a few hours can be coaxed out of him if they bury him in blankets and warm clothes.
And by the time December rolls around he only wakes up once every 48-36 hours to sip some water before falling back asleep.
Sam absolutely loses it the first time it happens, despite both Dean and Zephyr saying that it'll be over when the weather warms up.
Speaking of angels; let's mention one of our favorites: Cas!
While he doesn't get the chance to raise Dean from hell, he does get to meet the Winchesters and Zephyr.
Heaven sends him to spy on the brothers and help figure out what went wrong and how to get things Back On Track.
Zephyr and Sam are immediately suspicious of this rookie hunter that no one's heard of wanting to join them but Dean? Dean is takes to him instantly.
Ofc, it's just before brumation, so Sam sends him up to Bobby's so Cas doesn't notice him sleeping like the almost-dead all winter. The moment the frost melts, Dean is raring to go, and totally not because he's looking forward to see Cas again, nope!
Sam and Zephyr still don't trust him that much, but Dean still likes him just as much as he did before brumating, if not a little more.
As Dean sees it, Cas is warm like a perfect rock to sun on, he tastes like thunderstorms, and his voice is the most perfect thing he's ever heard. Who cares that he's probably a spy?
This leaves Zephyr and Sam baffled, because loverboy and Dean just don't correlate well together. It's to the point that Zeph flies back to Fearielynd just to ask her half brother's mom what's going on. (they may be Destined)
Gabriel also gets to meet Dean, but his experience isn't as fun as Cas's.
The moment they get to the same town the trickster's in, Dean just shifts (higher ranking angels are loud, which gives humunoid!Dean headaches) without an explanation.
Poor Gabe gets his own just desserts from the 8 foot long python in the form of tricks and scares.
¹ Grymmids are half Grimic (a creature I created) and you can read about them here:
² Grimics look like snakes and function similarly, so I use snake terminology.
(for reference)
