There are lips pressed to Dean’s forehead and Dean smiles into the touch, chasing Cas’ kiss with his own. The Rain Forest room at the Designer Inn in Toledo, Iowa. Margaret and Corey Bienert/Courtesy Artisan Books Not that Dean quite understood everything . He didn’t understand half the words uttered from Cas’ beautiful lips. Eta Aquariids, Conjunction, Superior Planets meant nothing to Dean, though he couldn’t help but smile at how animated Cas got talking about them. At times like that, Dean couldn’t help but remember the gorgeous dorky guy who stepped into their shared room on the first day of term having given more thought to transporting his telescope than the non-essentials like...clothes. Dean could still remember how distraught Cas was to learn that there was nowhere on campus, nowhere anywhere near campus in fact, where he could set up and stargaze; there was simply too much light pollution. Dean remembered the pout on his lips and thinking how wonderful it would be to lean in and kiss it away; instead, he’d offered to drive Cas wherever he’d needed to go to be able to view the stars. An offer Cas had taken up many times.

The 30 house price hotspots of 2023: Coastal county in North West and Scottish seaside haven top this year’s list I’ve enjoyed giving more and more people permission to be who they want to be and romantically find what works for them,” she says.Which is how it had come to this. Standing in Gabriel’s surprisingly large studio apartment staring at the bed. It’s just the one room, kitchenette, lounge area and...the bed. Okay...I thought,” he huffs but this is harder than he thought it would be. It seems so stupid in the light of day. “I thought you were going to say last night was a mistake. “ His cards are well and truly on the table. He’s potentially ruined their friendship, has probably established himself as a creep, and there’s no way Cas is going to want him to stay in the same room as him let alone the same bed and-

It takes them far too much effort to wrangle the sheet onto the bed, trying to fold it around corners and curves no bed should ever have.

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Together they peel the covers off the bed and Dean pushes the mass of cushions and pillows onto the floor. When he looks up, Cas is holding the bedsheet out in front of himself, almost comically trying to figure out how to best cover the awkwardly shaped mattress in front of them. Dean,” he whispers and it’s a little hesitant. His voice shakes on the one syllable but he does not withdraw his touch. Then there’s the slightest of huffs and he sighs. “I’m dreaming.” Yeah, yeah. I’m coming,” he says and flushes when he realises what he’s said. “I mean...I’ll join you...I’ll-” He can feel Cas’ eyes follow him and he’s glad that the darkness hides the blush he can feel burning in his cheeks. It doesn’t diminish when he’s actually in the bed. Just beside his head on the pillow beside him, far closer than he ever expected to be to Cas beyond dreams, Cas lets out a satisfied sigh and pulls the covers over them.