[ the bed at his back is a surprise, so comparatively, what comes next is enough to shock him right out of keeping his vessel's heart beating. at the stillness in his chest, his first thought is did i just die again?
it comes rushing back, the need for the heart to beat and the lungs to fill, and his next inhalation is soaked in the scent of dean, sweat, and rainwater. cas's hand spasms open and closed when his heart lurches back into motion, zero to sixty and pounding in his chest as he stares up at dean's freckled eyelids. he remembers learning that he ought to close his eyes so he does, but he can't think of when or how he learned it. once his hand relaxes, he drops it from it's startled suspension onto dean's shoulder. ]
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[ the bed at his back is a surprise, so comparatively, what comes next is enough to shock him right out of keeping his vessel's heart beating. at the stillness in his chest, his first thought is did i just die again?
it comes rushing back, the need for the heart to beat and the lungs to fill, and his next inhalation is soaked in the scent of dean, sweat, and rainwater. cas's hand spasms open and closed when his heart lurches back into motion, zero to sixty and pounding in his chest as he stares up at dean's freckled eyelids. he remembers learning that he ought to close his eyes so he does, but he can't think of when or how he learned it. once his hand relaxes, he drops it from it's startled suspension onto dean's shoulder. ]