Untitled double-drabble

[theladyscribe]

Characters: Anna, Castiel, Dean
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Summary: She watches him sleep.
Notes: The results of a 15-minute Write-or-Die exercise.


She watches him sleep, tubes spilling from his insides, rasp of breath from his throat. He hasn't seen her yet; she doesn't plan to let him see her at all. Castiel doesn't understand it, but Anna can't let him. Dean thinks she is gone, that wherever she is, she's in a better place. It's not true, not at all, but it is better that he believes it.

Castiel stares at her as she watches Dean.

"Why are you here?" he asks wearily.

"Absolution," she answers. Whether it's his or hers, she doesn't know.

"Absolution," he repeats, like it's something utterly foreign. "Whatever for?"

Anna smiles sadly back at him. "Castiel, if you have to ask..." She trails off, but he merely gives her a puzzled look. She forgets that he doesn't know some of the things she does, that the price of her Falling is knowledge outside the realm of her siblings.

"If you have to ask," she says again, "then you won't understand the answer."

"I want to."

She snorts in amusement. Even without Falling, he has always been a stubborn one.

"Do you truly want to understand?" she asks, for once not sure of the answer.

"I... yes."

Comments

[lark_ascends]

Oh, that's intriguing.

[theladyscribe]

Thanks!

[petiii.livejournal.com]

I love how this shows Castiel's slow path to feeling the emotions he knows he shouldn't feel but wants to feel now.

[theladyscribe]

Thanks! His changing understanding of the world has been fascinating, and I'm excited to see where it goes after last week's episode.

[petiii.livejournal.com]

Me too! I can't wait for the next episode. Your fic is like a teaser for what will come next. :)

[quiet-rebel.livejournal.com]

Nice! I do hope we get some Anna and Dean interaction soon. I really liked how you subtly put in Castiel's growing doubt and curiosity.

[theladyscribe]

I'd like to see more of their interaction, too, but I also think that Dean needs to work things out with Castiel first. Which is part of the reason why Anna doesn't reveal herself to him in this ficlet.

[dotfic.livejournal.com]

I wondered about Anna and Dean in that ep. This feels so believable to me.

[theladyscribe]

Thank you!

[cordeliadelayne]

Oh, very nicely done :D

[theladyscribe]

Thanks!

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

one step closer to Anna/Castiel. yay!!

super drabble. I could hear their voices very well.

[theladyscribe]

You know, this was *supposed* to be Dean/Anna, but my brain had other plans.

And thanks! Hearing their voices is one of the absolute best compliments I can get!

[labseraph.livejournal.com]

Nicely done. I'm ambivalent about Anna, but this is interesting.

*rubs chin thoughtfully*

[theladyscribe]

Thanks! I'm still not quite sure what to make of her. I think she could still go either way in terms of being "good" or "bad," but at the moment, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

[joans23.livejournal.com]

And it has Castiel!! You = awesome!

This Write-or-Die thing is very interesting ... I think I should try it sometime.