crossroadscastiel:

Can we talk about the fact that Dean is struggling so much right now and in so much pain and trying to fight a dark curse roiling inside him and yet he agrees to not only call Claire because Cas asked him to, but also go and meet her to try and make amends? I get that he was feeling extreme guilt over what he did, but this whole thing was about helping Cas get Claire back to a place where she would be willing to accept his help and his friendship.

Cas is 100% unwilling to give up on Dean, he’s going to fight for him even if that means Claire won’t have anything to do with him as a result. He believes in him and he knows he’s not a monster even if he has done monstrous things. And Dean, in turn, is willing to help Cas with his mission to get Claire back, regardless of how much he already has on his plate.

I can’t hear you over the sound of how incredibly good these two are for each other bye.

A Powerful Force

obsessionisaperfume:

charlie-minion:

This conversation between Sam and Dean took place in 10x10:

Sam: You know what Cas said about needing a powerful force?

Dean Yeah, so?

Sam: So, I’ve thinking. Look, Cain still has the Mark, right? And he’s lived with it. For years, he’s lived with it. So yeah, the Mark is strong, but Dean maybe there’s a part of you that wants to give in to it, and maybe you have to fight that, you know? Maybe part of that powerful force has to be you. 

It’s very interesting that Sam is the one to remind Dean (and the audience of the show in case they’d forgotten) that Cain still has the Mark and has lived with it for years without being a stone cold killer. 

However, the powerful force that helped Cain stop killing was LOVE. The love HE felt for his wife Colette due to her acceptance of his past actions and her faith in his being better than that. Cain’s “cure” was never Colette. The powerful force was the love CAIN FELT for her because even after she was gone, he didn’t become a murderer again. HE was strong enough because of her, thanks to her, because he didn’t want to disappoint her. Nobody gave him something magical to stop. The power was within him. HE was strong enough to do it. BUT he wouldn’t have found that power if it hadn’t been for his feelings for her. 

If you search TV tropes, you’ll find a very common one called “The Power of Love”. Do you know what is the first thing you can read when you click here? “Love is a very powerful force." It caught my attention that in 10x10, the phrase “poweful force” was said 3 times (the first time by Cas and then the two above by Sam). 

"Maybe part of that poweful force has to be [Dean]”? Is Dean as strong as Cain? I wonder… What did Cain have that Dean doesn’t? 

If only Dean had a Colette in his life *cough cough*

YES.  THIS.

If there is no discussion of Colette in 10.14, I will FLIP TABLES.

ibelieveinthelittletreetopper:

So, season 8…when Cas showed up when he wasn’t called…like in the Bathroom or the Cabin or on the road…he was tracking longing. DEAN’s LONGING. AIGHHHHHHHHHH.

crossroadscastiel:

Cas being so very very cute and playful in an attempt to make Dean crack even a little smile though.