#softboy!dean

Then we have Cas. Genius at science, charming, funny (in his own quirky way) - he's got a good thing going, he's got a great group of friends who all share his interests, he's great with people, he's fairly known among school. Then one day he's paired up with Dean Winchester on a science project, and while all his friends think it's "so COOL Cassie!" - all he can think is, "great, this guy." Because really, Dean Winchester? Cas doesn't get what the big deal is about him. (2)He walks around, moping and glaring at anyone who crosses his path. Who does he think he is, huh? What's his deal, is he trying to keep up some fucking image? What, does he think it's cool? Does he think he's scary? Intimidating? Puh-lease. Castiel's not buying any of it. He thinks Dean is just a stuck up, angsty little brat. No, he KNOWS he is. (3)(4) But three days later, he finds himself sitting on his bed with Dean Winchester himself, and they're not doing an ounce of work, because Dean is telling Castiel about how he pool-hustled this group of guys this one time and holy hell, Castiel is gripping his sides from how hard Dean's making him laugh. He doesn't fail to notice how Dean seems quietly elated that he's getting this reaction from CastielBut no, Dean /blushes/. And Castiel is struck speechless for a second because here sits Dean-intimidating-lone-wolf-winchester on Castiel's bed, blushing at the most medicocre compliment. Surely he gets compliments all the time? Castiel says as much. Dean only blushes further, to Castiel's- what, amusement? He can't deny he finds it incredibly... Endearing. God, he never thought he'd use that word to describe Dean. (5 )   WOW THAT GOT SO LONG I hope that doesn't bother you, that just- REALLY got away from me imsorry😂Idk, I just love the idea of that punk and nerd dynamic being switched around, y'know? Dean being this intimidating punk and Cas being a nerd but really it's Dean who needs Cas's love and reassurance, Dean who doesn't have too much experience with people in any way, Dean who totally gets fucked senseless and owned and taken care of by Cas behind closed doors heehee So yeah. Punk!Dean and Nerd!Cas.

(2) because neither Dean nor Cas LOOK like the kind of person to write about the honeybees he saw or the laundry he lovingly did for his younger brother. And so all the while they're falling for the people they're writing letters to, but are MASSIVE assholes to each other. Mostly because that feels like how it's supposed to be? Gotta live up to your bad-boy image by being a jerk somewhere, right? (Not to mention, they're both annoyed that the other one is so attractive, that's not even FAIR)(3) Anyway, fast forwards some. Dean's dating Lisa (he hasn't mentioned "their" letters because he's an emotionally repressed idiot) which only makes Cas feel more wound up. Eventually, Cas confides in Hannah (that strange friendship only works because Cas scares everyone away from asking questions) and discovers that she isn't writing him letters, but Dean is. So then Cas is being all soft towards Dean, which really catches Dean off guard because they've only ever been assholes to each other(4) when they finally end up together it's the gentlest sort of thing in private, all nervous and soft, and then overly hyped up masculinity in public so they can keep their bad-boy status up. Everyone KNOWS they're total softies, but nobody mentions it.