Castle in the Sky
SPN Prompt Challenge | hunterangelkisses vs. i-dont-understand-whats-going-on
September 2016 (Childhood)
Prompt: Treehouse
Pairing: Destiel
Word Count: 1,817
Tags: fluff, alternate universe, established relationship, marriage proposal
[AO3]
To the most wonderful guy in the world (that’s you, babe),
I have something to do tonight, so I won’t be home until late. But I left you some chicken and rice, a slice of blackberry pie, and our favorite movie. ;)
Love you,
Dean
Castiel, who had been feeling a little put off about coming home from work to an empty house on a Friday night that he’d expected to spend with his boyfriend, smiled fondly at the note stuck to the kitchen fridge with a bumblebee magnet. His boyfriend would never admit it to anyone else, but he was a sap at heart, and Cas loved the little notes he liked to leave around their house, reminders to Cas of everything from “The dishwasher needs loaded.” to “I love you.” He wasn’t sure why Dean had felt the need to underline the words “favorite movie” or leave a winking smiley face, but shrugged and opened the refrigerator door to find, as promised, a saran-wrapped plate of chicken and rice and a slice of Castiel’s favorite pie from their friend Benny’s bakery.
He unwrapped the food and stuck it in the microwave, letting it heat for a minute before settling down at the table and eating slowly, savoring the familiar taste of Dean’s cooking, which was far better than his own. As he ate, he absentmindedly flipped through that day’s paper, reading a story about upcoming renovations of the local high school and laughing at an “Ask Amy” response to a man who was trying to impress an unenthusiastic mother-in-law.
As Cas rinsed his plate and placed it and his fork in the dishwasher, a brown tabby cat appeared in the kitchen, weaving through his legs and purring loudly. Castiel chuckled. “Hello, Violet,” he said, bending down to scratch the side of her neck. She rubbed her mouth over his knuckles and then crossed the room, sitting quite daintily next to her food bowl and looking at him with an expression of perfect innocence.
“Okay, okay,” he said, taking the hint. He scooped a pile of food into her bowl and changed her water as she happily dug in.
He then wandered into the living room, deciding to take Dean’s advice and watch a movie. His gaze roved the row of DVDs on the shelf, lingering on Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was his and Dean’s favorite movie. They’d watched it countless times as kids and as teens had bonded over their mutual crush on Harrison Ford. A smile crept onto Castiel’s face as he remembered shamelessly admitting at fifteen how much he would love to kiss Indiana Jones and how much Dean blushed and stammered when he admitted that he too would love to kiss the man. It was an unconventional coming out, but also a very memorable one, Castiel thought.
His decision made, Castiel pulled the DVD off the shelf, only to pause and furrow his brow when he noticed the yellow post-it note on the front. He recognized Dean’s handwriting immediately, and tilted his head curiously as he read the note.