#malak box

Dean Prays to Cas in the Ma’lak Box to Keep Him Company

Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester

Warnings: Angst, Malak Box

Word Count: 100

A/n: this is for @justagirlinafandomworld's #flash fiction challenge 4! my song is "Home" by Michael Bublé.

The Malak Box, that's what Dean's grand plan was: lock himself in the box and throw himself into the deepest part of the ocean, leaving Sam alone without him, trapping himself with Michael for an eternity.

Sam's fist flies through the air before he even realizes it, hitting his brother square in the jaw. Dean doesn't fight back, not really, instead engulfing his brother in a hug.

He'd meant what he'd said before: that Sam was the only person in the world who could talk him out of the plan, and he was already caving.

And then when Donna calls asking after it he has to break it to her that it got blown to bits...

The Ancient Aramaic word for Angel is Mah’lach [Ma’lak in spn]

Aramaic was the language used at one point in history for legal documents, capable of counteracting and controlling demons (looking at you, Crowley). Some traditions of rituals, marriage contracts, and protective or defensive incantations from this time are still used today in modern Judaism. Shana Tova to all who observed on Thursday, the Kol Nidre is still recited in Aramaic on Yom Kippur, chanted to void vows made from one Yom Kippur to the next.

Aramaic was also used for incantation bowls, inscribed with a spiral of incantation text, some of which were buried upside down and used to trap demons.

Forgeries of the bowls have been found by anthropologists. About 10% of those found were in fake or incorrect Aramaic, indicating that sham counterfeits were sold to people trying to perform spells or protect themselves from demons. 

That would have made a very interesting episode topic, TFW wrestling with the aftermath, demons escaping from shoddy spell work or people who mistakenly thought they were protected.

Angels were said to not be able to understand or communicate in Aramaic - which could make the lore very interesting on how Malak boxes work in spn and why one would be able to trap a maloch, an angel, in one.

Just how much did this show do on purpose and just ... not mention??!!  Angels have always been controlled in spn by Enochian, a language they did understand.  I don't believe the show ever brought up controlling them with Aramaic instead.

I'm here for the fic potential, Cas unable to read or draw in this language Sam and Dean can understand. Teasing him with it, or secretly planning a surprise party 🥳

Ancient Aramaic word for Angel is Mah’lach [Ma’lak]

Aramaic is the language used at one point in history as the language of spells and contracts.  Some traditions of rituals, marriage contracts, and protective or defensive incantations from this time are still used today in modern Judaism.

Angels said to not be able to understand or communicate in Aramaic - which could be why they can get trapped in the boxes. 

Just how much did this show do on purpose and just ... not mention??!!  Like Angels are always controlled in show by Enochian, a language they do understand.  Did this show ever bring up controlling them with Aramaic?

Fun implications: 

Cas unable to read or draw in this language.

Does this work on Demons as well?

Aramaic was also used for incantation bowls, inscribed with a spiral of incantation text, some of which were buried upside down and used to trap demons.