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The empty isn’t the quiet oblivion they were promised. Instead, it’s tedious work either walking through an endless parking lot or stocking shelves that are never full. Crowley knows Dean will never allow Castiel to stay dead. Castiel knows Crowley will die, again, if he moves to the Walgreens. Dean knows they’re both dead and nothing will ever bring them back.

They’re all wrong.

He doesn’t expect to be anywhere at all. There’s never been anything that’s come back from second death, certainly no demons. Just tales of oblivion. It’d actually sounded okay, towards the end.

The parking lot is completely empty, black pavement with stark white lines stretching to the horizons. Oblivion looks an awful lot like a Walmart parking lot. Which means this isn’t it. Wherever he is, it’s not where he expected.

Back to work then, saving Squirrel from himself. Snapping his fingers, Crowley tries to teleport to Dean’s side.

Nothing happens.

There must be something then that blocks teleportation. He can defeat that, given enough time. Or he can walk around it. Rolling his eyes, he picks a direction and trudges off.

Hours later (he thinks, the light never changes and it’s impossible to tell), the only thing that’s changed is the number and position of the light poles and how sore his feet are.

He has feet, that can be sore. That hasn’t been true in centuries. Which means this is yet another bloody dimension. Briefly, he wonders if he can expect another miraculous Winchester-shaped save before snorting. The only one who’ll even look is Dean and he’s not going to lay bets on that one.

Not with Feathers and Moose probably rejoicing.

He sags against the nearest light for a moment, sighs, and brushes himself off. His fingers catch on the hole in his jacket, dancing away from the stiff fabric surrounding it. His mind dances away from it too, deliberately looking for any distraction.

There isn’t one, of course; his life, afterlife, what-have-you, has never been that lucky.

Picking himself up, he keeps walking.

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All right, as a little Happy Birthday from me to @consulting-cannibal 

here are some new pictures of my Archangel Gabriel Cosplay inspired by @consulting-cannibal wonderful design. <3 

Pictures taken by @collarbonexamnesia  at Leipzig Bookfair 2017

I present to you! Archangel Gabriel!