Matters of the Heart (d/c, 1.5k, T)
“So Valentine’s Day is like… so dumb, right?”
Dean’s ostensibly random query breaks through the comfortable tranquility they’ve settled into as they laze in bed, just enjoying the afterglow and each other’s touch, Dean’s head comfortably cradled against Castiel’s bare chest. Castiel’s caught off-guard by the non sequitur, his fingers abruptly pausing as they stroke through Dean’s hair.
He was aware, of course, that Dean’s mind had been wandering, as it often does, but that certainly wasn’t what Castiel expected to be the focus of his stray thoughts. He resumes his leisurely caressing and mulls over his response, eventually circling back to his first instinct. “Is… that a trick question?”
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