Podfic rec: SPN, Dean/Castiel

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SLASH --> Dean/Castiel: "And I Wake Up Blind, Like My Dreams Were Too Bright" by strangeandcharm, read by fayjay. Summary: So what’s a guy to do when he wakes up and finds that his angel’s gone a bit wrong? Length: ~17.000 words/1hr 57mins.

Somehow, in that murky way that sometimes happens in dreams, the events changed. Castiel turned to stare at a gaggle of police cars approaching the parking lot. When he turned back, the angel was gone. Dean was lying there instead, his eyes fixed on nothing, staring up at the black sky with horror in their depths.

“No,” Castiel moaned, a shudder running through his body. “No, this can’t be. This… this isn’t what happened...”

“It’s just a dream, Castiel,” Jimmy said loudly, reacting to the huge wave of grief that suddenly swept over him. “It’s not real, okay?”

“He’s dead,” said Castiel. “Dean… no, Dean!” He reached forward and pulled Dean’s body up to his lips, kissing him firmly. Jimmy wanted to look away, but he was transfixed. This wasn’t the same kind of kiss he’d seen before – he could tell that Castiel was trying to breathe life back into him, filling him up with himself, trying desperately to restore him, to bring him back from death the way he must have when he originally rescued him from Hell.

Nothing happened. Dean stayed dead.

Wow, this fic is amazing. Told from Jimmy's POV and so beautiful. I love Castiel in this one, love his all consuming, deep love for Dean, love Jimmy's thoughts, his reactions. And the ending, it was so beautiful that it actually reduced me to tears. Wow, that hasn't happened in ages. I'm stunned!