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Don't Have a Harp (Found Something Better)  |  Explicit  |  31,194 words

Author: Carrieosity Artist: violetmatter

He was human. He was hunted. And now, to Castiel’s shock and dismay, he found himself completely on his own–kicked to the curb by the one person he’d believed would stand with and support him. Not only did Dean not consider him worthy of his friendship (let alone any deeper bond), but apparently he wasn’t even worth Dean’s respect. How else could Castiel interpret the ludicrous “advice” he’d been given about how to survive on his own without starving, freezing, or being killed (again)?

No, Castiel decided. If he was to be on his own, then he’d do things his way, and his days of following Dean Winchester’s instructions were done. It was time to put the past behind him and forge his own path. He was a strategist, after all; his wits hadn’t disappeared along with his grace.

And, then, “Soldier of God” was far from the only skillset he had under his belt.

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Pairings: Dean/Cas

Tell me a story before it all ends

Something that’s wonderful, something pretend

Give it a moral and maybe a lie

Fill me with laughter, then make me cry.

You know how it starts; “once” and then “time”

And don’t worry much if it doesn’t all rhyme

Throw in some danger, then throw a rope

Lace it with irony, dose it with hope.

But don’t get caught up love, and don’t start to feel

Remember, my darling, that none of it’s real

The dragons and damsels are all in your head

Real life hails no heroes and romance is dead.