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In moments quick like camera flashes, Dean considers a world where he lives to old age—70, maybe 80 if he's lucky given the shit he's put his body through. And there's Cas, right next to him, still stubborn and discerning, with deep lines around his eyes and mouth, hair more silver than not, happy. Somehow, Cas is happy. Against all odds, Cas is happy. Happy to have chosen Dean, even if he...isn't enough.
Camera flash future, there and gone. But there is always a vibrant afterimage, burnt on the inside of Dean's eyelids, bright and hopeful.
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- Part 2 of the story they tell later
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It’s nice not to feel sometimes. Maybe that’s why Cas doesn’t delve too deeply into figuring out what this absence of feeling must mean, because he secretly desires that cold, distant nothing feeling. The more likely reason is that Cas already knows what’s wrong with him. He’s not looking it in the face, not acknowledging the truth of it that sits heavily on his shoulders, pinning him to the earth with its undeniable presence.
See, Jack brokered a deal wherein Cas gave the Empty his grace in exchange for a life back on earth and Cas was wiped clean of every angelic notion to the very dregs. And in its place, there is nothing.
Cas is graceless. Cas is soulless.
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Dean's been hexed and has lost his memory, so Sam takes advantage of this version of his care-free brother to get some information regarding Dean's feelings about a certain angel.
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It's movie night and Sam has chosen Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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“When I first came to earth, it was advised that we temper the senses bound to our vessels. They were a distraction, we were told. An antiquated form of experiencing existence that would hinder our ability to complete our missions, whatever that may be. My true form can better facilitate these experiences. What you would recognize as heightened senses of sight and sound, among other things.”
Or, how Dean helps Cas experience all five human senses for the first time in one night.
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The Blood Will Dry by bartlebies (castiowl), castiowl
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
01 Dec 2015
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We Should Get Jerseys by bartlebies (castiowl), castiowl
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
02 Mar 2016
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“Take me,” Dean says. He doesn’t have to think about it. “Take me as your vessel, Cas.”
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or: Cas is cursed into an endless sleep. Dean offers himself up as his vessel while they try to break it.
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03 Apr 2026
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Five times Gustave confesses his love to Verso and one time Verso believes him (and says it back).
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1. Gratitude
2. Adrenaline
3. Lust
4. Desperation
5. Provocation
+1 Love
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Update: Now with absolutely stunning artwork by NelTheWarlock - check it out at the end of the last chapter ❤️Bookmarked by castiowl
15 Aug 2025
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When Maelle brings Gustave back, there is a look in his eyes. Mutable and poised. Verso thinks he understands, but he underestimates it. And when he is lured into a darkened alleyway outside the central square, he expects anything but a gun to his head.
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Verso discovers that Gustave was painted with some of Julie's memories, and he is forced to confront every decision he has ever made in the name of the Dessendre family.
On the cusp of summer, an expedition begins.
An epilogue to Maelle's ending.
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A missing scene from chapter 7 of pianissimo.
What happens after the fade to black. Gustave and Verso finally find their little patch of privacy after an emotionally exhausting day.
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- Part 2 of A Life to Dream
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11 Aug 2025
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pi·a·nis·si·mo
/ˌpēəˈnisəˌmō/
Music
adverb
(especially as a direction) very softly.
"she played pianissimo alongside the full orchestra"
adjective
performed very softly.
"the final verse was beautifully balanced and controlled in the pianissimo ending"
noun
a passage marked to be performed very softly.Or, Verso is stuck in a time loop. Maybe the canvas has one more story to tell.
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11 Aug 2025