Cas watches Sam lead parties of schoolchildren out on trails and teaches them about types of trees and what plants do what and which to avoid and where animals nest and he knows Sam’s not just out here for a job, he loves the plants and respects the tiny trails of critters and educates.
One day Sam’s out on a hike and he trips and falls down a ditch and snaps his ankle and knocks himself out.
And Cas watches him for a bit cause he wants to help this kind human boy who loves nature like he does but he’s never approached a human before, but then it starts to get dark and the snow is falling so hard Sam’s being covered up and he can’t just leave him out there.
Sam wakes to the sight of moonlight through branches and huge blue eyes and soft antlers.
Summary – For some of us it’s easy, close your eyes, take a breath, and jump. For others, it takes an entire bottle of whiskey, a slow, unreliable internet connection, and years of self-induced isolation on a picturesque mountainside to do what they have to do. What they need to do. Many years after losing his own pack, his family, an act he blames himself for, Alpha-Were Castiel is skilled at not giving himself even the smallest of pleasures, including that of a pack. An alpha needs a pack. It’s written into their DNA. It’s so much more than just having a mate, it’s the pack bonds that make an alpha whole and the longer Castiel denies himself one, the more he loses of his humanity. When a drunken, desperate act brings a beautiful, vibrant omega to his doorstep with a disastrous winter storm nipping at his heels, Castiel knows he does not deserve the gift. Sending Dean back down the mountain would be certain death for the young were, but allowing him to stay will undoubtedly change Castiel’s life forever. Maybe it’s time for Castiel to leave his darkness in the past, where it belongs. With Dean standing next to him on the precipice, there’s nothing left for Castiel to do but close his eyes, take a breath, and leap.
Yeah
Just as a general note
You should eliminate any thought that there is an expectation that you do anything by any age
You don’t have to be married with kids by 25
It’s ok to be 16 and never been kissed
There’s nothing wrong with you if you haven’t graduated from college by 22
You’re not a failure because you don’t have your dream job at 30
There are no rules to life. You don’t get special points for achieving certain things by a deadline. Just go at your own speed. It’s not a race.
Karate, SPN Demonic Octopus Guardian 