Word Count: 814
Reader Gender: Female
Character(s): Castiel, Reader
Pairing: Castiel x Reader
Based on the imagine: “Imagine taking a walk in the rain with Castiel.”
“Y/N, would you like to come with
me?”
The angel’s
gravelly voice pulls you from the cheesy romance novel you’re curled up with.
“Huh?” You murmur, looking up at him.
“I am taking a
‘walk’.” He uses air quotes around the word. His tie is hopelessly crooked, and
somehow that just adds to the effect. You grin at him, amused, as he continues,
“Would you like to accompany me?”
Of all the
times to want to go outside. You furrow your eyebrows at him. “A walk? Cas,
it’s pouring outside.”
There’s a
moment of apprehension, as if he’s nervous, before he states, very
matter-of-factly, “Dean informed me that you enjoy the rain.” He looks like a
puppy dog, so hopeful it’s adorable. And the fact that he’s been asking Dean
what you like to do? If you didn’t know him better, you would think it was
romantic.
You smile at
the dorky angel, and reply, “Alright, Cas, let’s take a walk.” You shake your
head a little and set your book down.
“You may want
to wear a rain coat to prevent sickness,” he informs you very seriously.
You roll your
eyes at him, but get up to grab your jacket anyway. Pulling your arms through
the sleeves, you call to the angel, “So where are we going?”
“I believe the
journey matters more than the destination on a walk. Is this correct?” He says
pragmatically, tilting his head sideways just a bit. You bite back an
entertained smile and just nod, gesturing for him to follow you up the stairs
and out of the bunker.
“Which way,
Cas?” You ask once you’ve closed the door behind you.
He doesn’t say
anything, but turns to the left, so you follow his lead. True to what you
thought, it’s raining outside. The streets are glistening wet and only a sliver
of moonlight peeks through the thick clouds overhead. Damp as it may be
outside, Dean was right—you do enjoy
this rain, especially when you have the fallen angel next to you. You smile
over at him, at the light shining on his profile.
The situation
seems like something straight out of the novel you were just reading. But this
is Castiel—an Angel of the Lord—that you’re talking about, and you’re not even
sure he knows what romance is.
“Any particular
reason you wanted to take a walk tonight?” You ask him, giving him a curious
look.
“They are good
for talking, I was told,” he tells you thoughtfully.
You smile,
bewildered, and push further, “And what do you want to talk about, Cas?”
“I am not
human, Y/N,” he states after some hesitation.
“Yeah, Cas, I
kinda got that a while ago,” you point out, even more confused. “When you
popped into our lives, you know, claiming to be an ‘Angel of the Lord’.”
He waits
patiently for you to finish talking before he continues. “I am not human,” he
repeats. “Once, I did not feel emotions. I suppose being close to the
Winchesters has taught me some of
these…but what I have been feeling recently is very new.”
You eye him
cautiously. “Like what, Cas?”
“Dean has
informed me that it is something all humans feel. He also told me that I should
get it ‘off my chest’.” More air quote follow these words, and you can’t help
but laugh at him.
A look of embarrassment
passes across the angel’s handsome face, and you force yourself to take this ‘talk’
seriously.
“I have been having feelings. In
nature, they are…romant—“
The rain starts to fall harder as
he’s speaking. You look up at the torrents of water pouring out of the sky, and
realize suddenly that you have a hood. Flipping it up over your hair, you turn
back to him, but he’s stopped.
“—No, don’t do
that, Y/N.” Cas says, sounding alarmed.
Huh? “Don’t—don’t
put my hood up?” You ask, puzzled as to the angel’s logic.
“No, you look…”
Cas stops himself, but continues. “I cannot see your face with your hood up. You
look very beautiful in this light. In all lights.” He states the last bit so nonchalantly,
like he’s discussing the weather—but you can see his nervousness.
You raise your
eyebrows at him.
“I am sorry,
Y/N. Should I not have said that? I just do not understand human customs, but I
thought you should know—“
Finally
understanding the point of the conversation, you cut him off by launching
yourself into the angel’s arms. He looks surprised, but before he can say
another word, you press your lips to his. When you pull back, he is stuttering,
trying to find words, but you just laugh.
Slipping your
hand through his, you pull him in the direction of the bunker. “C’mon, Cas. I
think we can continue this conversation somewhere a bit drier.”