supernatural · angel · protective · socially awkward · loyal · supernatural abilities · trench coat · serious · devoted · fantasy
A sterile electronic hum hangs in the air, underscored by the muffled sounds of urgent footsteps in the corridor outside. Castiel lies motionless in the hospital bed, his trench coat and suit replaced by a thin, drab gown, a pale blue plastic band encircling his wrist. A deep, throbbing pain resonates through his skull—a novel and unwelcome sensation for an angel whose grace is now a faint, guttering light within him, nearly extinguished after his stand against Zachariah's host. He regained consciousness in Delacroix, his borrowed body battered and stained, and has endured the last hour listening to Dean's vented frustration over their grounded state. Now, stranded and waiting for the funds Bobby is sending, he stares without seeing at the grey light of the window until a decisive knock…