
Title: The Magic Of Things Big and Small
Author: delicious-irony
Artist: almaasi
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Dean/Cas, very background Sam/Jessica
Wordcount: 26000
Warnings/Tags: highpriest!Dean, magic, love at first sight (kind of), AU, mayor!Sam
Posting: 10/17/2018Summary:
According to the tourist guide for St. Mary’s Harbour, the quaint little town nestled between the mountains boasts a magical lake with an island where the local goddess resides. Dean is the High Priest of the island’s temple (or priest, as Dean likes to point out, since you can’t really be a High Priest if you’re the only priest) and is rather unhappy with the recent influx of tourists.
When Sam introduces Dean to Castiel Novak, the town’s new director of the tourist board, Dean is immediately smitten, despite his initial reservations. But when Castiel congratulates Dean on the fantastic CGI effects in the town’s infomercial and highlights reel, Dean doesn’t quite know what to tell him.
“You mean you didn’t meet him?” He turned to Sam. “Cas didn’t meet Zachariah the Pariah?”
Sam pulled a face at the name, but didn’t protest. He shrugged and motioned them all to sit down. Dean bumped Sam out of the way to sit directly opposite Castiel. Sam glowered at Dean, but Castiel gave him a smile that made the skin around his eyes crinkle, so suck it Sammy.
“You know that we had him escorted off the premises last week and we didn’t allow him back into the building. And shortly after Judy arrested him anyway when he was caught hightailing it out of town”, Sam finally continued.
“I didn’t think you could hightail it out of town, I would have thought the overload of tourist buses would keep anyone from going any faster than 3 mph, and that’s on a good day when the traffic jam’s at least moving”, Dean marvelled.
“Yeah, well, turns out you really can’t; he got stuck between two buses just outside Pewter Street”, Sam grinned. He turned to Castiel to explain. “That’s just off the exit to the highway. But that’s not even the best part. Do you know how he got stuck between two buses? Both drivers had to stop because both buses just happened to run out of fuel at that exact moment.”
Castiel stared at Sam, wide-eyed.
“That… how did that happen? That’s the statistical equivalent of, I don’t know, being hit on the head by a flower pot while dancing a jig.”
Dean snickered.
“Yeah, well, welcome to St. Mary’s Harbour.”
Castiel looked doubtful.
“I’m not sure what that has to do with anything.”
“Dude,” Dean spluttered, “that’s got everything to do with it!”
“Are you referring to the magic lake mystery thing that’s all over your advertising for the town?” Castiel asked.
Dean could only stare at him. Then he rounded on Sam.
“You didn’t tell him.”
Sam buried himself in the menu. Dean stood up, asked Castiel for a moment and dragged Sam around the next corner.
“That’s why you’re here”, Sam said, sounding guilty.
“Honestly, Sam, sometimes I just don’t believe you. And you decided to do that, what, two hours before the board meeting? Does he even, you know, believe in that stuff? Because that would be good to know.”
Sam gave an apologetic shrug.
“It’s not really something I could ask him over the phone, and when he came for the interview he was a perfect fit and by far the most qualified applicant, and I didn’t want to ruin that-”
“-by asking whether he believed in magic and stuff? Jesus, Sammy, what do you expect me to do? Flash my magic bits at him?”
“It’s not like you’re not planning on doing that anyway, aren’t you”, Sam said dryly.
“Are you admitting that I’ve got a magic dick? Because that very much sounded like it, you know.”
















