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The outfitâs all a little too big, though, a little too simple, like Cas is still figuring out things like how tall and how wide he is. Or maybe how to account for a body without extra flappers over his shoulders, and so heâs going for too few parts. Sure enough, when Dean looks down, Cas hasnât got any shoes on his feet.
Castiel squints, all the way into offended again. He straightens, his shoulders pushing back even further, like heâs trying to stretch out his wings to show off how big and intimidating he is. Except he doesnât have wings right now. Yep, definitely a little too fond of the missing flappy bits. âMy true formââ
âIs pretty freakinâ bizarre,â Dean answers bluntly. âWe donât need that. Donât do it, man.â He jabs a finger at the genie in their tiny apartmen. âIn here, those wing-dings of yours would go right through the walls if you stretched âem out to show off how pretty you are. And then weâd all have the guard called on us for property destruction, and probably the other hunters called on you.â
Castiel goes still. The corners of his mouth droop. He glares at Dean. âI feel as if youâre not being sincere when you say Iâm pretty.â
âDean,â Sam scolds.
âLook, itâs true. He has skin like a crystal outta the witchy woman shop, and a lot of wings and eyes,â Dean says. It might be an asshole thing to say, but it is true. âAlso, he was buck-ass naked and using his wings as a skirt. This is better, right?â He claps Castiel on the shoulder. âStill you, just, yâknow. More normal.â
âIâm a genie. I donât think you understand what ânormalâ is,â the little asshole says. With air quotes.
But Samâs latched on to his lore ideas again. âSo⊠you have wings, normally? Thatâs amazing! I read in one book that genies were the size of giants, with blue skin, and smoke for legs!â he continues excitedly. âI mean⊠not that Iâm saying you should be blue. JustâŠâ
Cas considers that so seriously that Dean expects him to start rubbing his chin, like one of those scholars in paintings. âPerhaps that was normal in that society at the time?â he offers, finally. âKnees are a very inconvenient development in upright evolution. Iâm not sure whose idea they were.â
Sam stares. âIs that, uh⊠is that a joke?â he finally asks.
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