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10x03 "Soul Survivor"

The one, where the softness in both their eyes, Cas’ smile and Dean’s sadness, relief and confusion kills me.

But really though, this was such an important and beautiful moment and completely unrelated from any Deancas overtones you could spot as well. Actually, I think it goes far deeper than that. It’s Dean opening up. He might have hidden those pictures when Cas entered the room, but the fact that he can thank Cas for stepping in when he did, shows how present he was at that moment when he tried to kill Sam as a demon, how much he was reflecting at that point already and how maybe in tha moment he wished for someone to step in, because he was out of control and unable to stop himself on his own.

Dean has told Cas multiple times over the course of the show, that he needs him - sometimes just like that, in purgatory for example, sometimes with other words, sometimes with looks and with gestures. We have even been told that he misses him on top, but to me it seems this is the first time Cas really understands the depth of what Dean is trying to say with just a few words:

"I’m glad you’re here, man."

And even though Cas didn’t reply, I guess it goes without saying that at least in my opinion in his head he said:

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