A Kind of Paradise by verdant_fire
Word Count: 9851 Rating: Mature Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Library, Alternate Universe- No Supernatural, Librarian Castiel (Supernatural), Mechanic Dean Winchester, Openly Bisexual Dean Winchester, Cat Owner Castiel (Supernatural), References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Flustered Dean Winchester, Charlie Bradbury Ships Castiel/Dean Winchester, Self-Indulgent Book Recs, Touch-Starved Dean Winchester, Flirting Via Books, Summer, Summer Romance, Castiel Wears Glasses (Supernatural), US Midwest, POV Dean Winchester Summary: “Hello, Dean,” Castiel rumbles at him, and God, the way his name sounds in Castiel’s mouth. Dean could drop a rock down the well of that voice and never hear it hit bottom. “Charlie said you might stop by. Is there anything new I can help you find?”
“I just wanted to check you out, uh—check these out. The books. For my brother. Sammy needs more books.” Fuck Dean’s life.
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On Friday, he makes a beeline for the library desk, but Cas’ chair is empty.
“He’s back in Children’s, they’re understaffed today,” a chipper voice says, and Dean snaps his head up to find Charlie looking at him unflinchingly from her side of the desk. “You know, I’m rooting for you two, but if you hurt him, they will never find your body. Just FYI.”
“Uh, thanks,” Dean says, “noted.”
He’s still processing that when he enters the kids’ books section and finds Cas near the front, sitting on the floor by the shelves with a little boy, maybe five years old, and a small pile of books. Cas has his concentration face on, like he’s about to set something on fire with his mind, and he doesn’t see Dean off to the side, watching while Cas speaks quietly and seriously to the kid about what stories he likes and then pulls a couple more books for him to try. Cas’ hands are gentle with the books, and his voice is even gentler with the kid, and Dean feels something lurch behind his sternum, like his heart just pulled against the reins. He must make some kind of noise, because Cas looks up and sees him and smiles, warm and pleased and with those incredible eyes shining at him, and Dean almost staggers under the weight of whatever it is he’s feeling here. He’s losing his mind, or maybe just another important organ a bit farther south.
omg the library fic is DONE!! Big thanks to @discordantwords for the beta and @educatedinyellow for everything. <333
