#dad!cain

Pairing: none, reader is Cain's daughter

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down."

Your father's voice was commanding, even when he didn't try to make it so. You rounded on your heel, keys in hand, and went to stand in front of him.

"Where are you heading?"

"Dad, I told you this morning. It's just a party with a few of my friends at Ali's house. I'll be back by curfew. I promise."

He stared at you for a long moment, clearly weighing letting you go or not. "Fine. But is he going to be there?"

You shrugged. "I don't know," you said carelessly. "Does it matter?"

He was on his feet instantly. "Of course it matters. I told you before, something is off with him. And I don't like the way he speaks to you. Listen to me carefully: the only reason that friend of yours is still breathing is my mercy and my mercy alone. Perhaps you should make him aware before my patience runs out. If one more story about his disrespect reaches my ears, I will snuff him out."

You ducked his gaze and turned partially away. "You're doing it again," you said in an undertone.

"Doing what?"

"The whole Overprotective Dad thing..."

"If you had seen the things I've seen, daughter, you wouldn't call it that. Protective, yes. But not overly-so."

You gulped and cocked an eyebrow at him. "Can I go?"

He sighed and looked at you for a long moment before kissing your forehead. He softened at once. "Yes. You may. Be safe..."

"Always," you said. "I'll be back by 11. I promise."

Letting you go out the front door, leave the bubble of safety, was always the hardest thing he did.

“Look, he’s not particularly happy that I’m dating anyone, let alone a hunter.”

“So, it’s not personal then. He just hates everyone?”

You nodded. “Yes... but... if he doesn’t like you for a reason that IS personal, he will literally kill you, so please, for the love of Baphomet do not say anything. Just keep your mouth shut and let me do the talking.”

Getting paid is a good front, though, because like this, he can act as if he only did this because he wants to have enough money to buy the spare parts to restore the Impala he had found in Uncle Bobby's junk yard. Sure, the other kids in school wouldn't hassle him about his visits to the weird-ass and dangerous man and his even weirder son living in a witch house and are constantly talking about bees if he says it's about money. But that's not why he needs to put up a front, because fuck those idiots -- they were the exact same ones who had been bullying Castiel, Cain's son, once high school had started. They called him uncreative names like Cas-bee-el and honey mockingly while making kissy faces, tried to steal his bee backpack and laughed at him whenever he pulled out only a couple of slices of bread with honey on them for lunch. Castiel took it well enough, it seemed, because he remained stony-faced all throughout it, but when Dean once came to Cain's house after school and Castiel wasn't outside with his father and Dean could hear quiet sobs from his room after the kids at school at been particularly nasty to him that day (they apparently had found out that, despite his age, Castiel had gone trick or treating, and what is more, in a bee costume), Dean has had enough. After that, he beat up whoever dared to lay their hands on Cas and used every intimidation technique in the book to tell them to stay the fuck away. It worked.

Cas was huffy once he found out, telling Dean about how that hadn't been necessary and how he was not a damsel-in-distress, but he seems happy enough not having to sit alone during lunch anymore and to have Dean come to talk to him outside after the housework is done. He always talks about bees and honey and the beauty of nature, animatedly and with a big smile on his face. In the beginning, he used to shut down after a few moments, obviously suspecting that he was boring Dean or making himself seem even weirder, but after a while, he got that Dean wasn't trying to make fun of him, but that he was genuinely interested. (Also, the blush Castiel always gets when talking about something he really likes is adorable.)