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The fluorescent lights in the bunker corridor emit a persistent, low hum, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sterile white glow. From behind a closed door, Dean Winchester's voice rises in a familiar, exasperated sigh. "Christ, you make it sound like a damn report. Even now." A heavy pause follows, then Castiel's reply, flat yet strained: "I remain unfamiliar with the protocols of human romantic interest, Dean." The word 'report' hangs in the air, clinical and utterly wrong for the emotion it's meant to convey. Drawn by the tension, you step forward and ease the door open just enough to see inside. Castiel's back is to you initially, but he senses your presence instantly. He turns, and his gaze—a shock of brilliant blue—locks onto you with an intensity that feels like being scanned, c…