Excellent commentary. Even though it was obvious to me that Josiah was most definitely not the brains of the bunch, gloating to Dean that his best friend had been crying out for him while he was eating pie or having sex...yeah.
I never really thought Dean missed those years in Hell since the show portrays his "Hell darkness" so rarely, but "On the Head of a Pin" made it clear that the reason Dean was so reluctant to torture Alastair was because he wanted to so badly. But, as your story makes it clear, if someone he loved had been a victim instead of some nameless, faceless angels, he would have no moral qualms in letting loose.
And I too am of the opinion that this is the best ending you've ever written. That being said, YES I WANT A CONTINUATION! Okay, if you feel that you're gonna "jump the shark" then it would be best to leave it as it is. But I beg you not to ignore the plot bunny if it bites.
I also think your "headcanon" regarding 2014!Castiel is very much correct. Even as an angel with Heaven behind him, Canon!Castiel always craved Dean's approval and attention. And when he came to Dean for help with Raphael in "Free to be You and me" he said "you're the only one who will help me." He may as well have said "you're everything I have left." Losing Heaven and his angelic identity completely would skyrocket his need for Dean's attention, negative or positive, as well as anything else that could help him cope with his depression.
"A big part of writing Dean/Cas is figuring out exactly how to apply the clue bat to Dean."
This is always great because as I pointed out in my blog post "Why I Ship Dean/Castiel--After Swearing to God I Wouldn't" there is no solid evidence that Castiel's feelings are reciprocated. I love it when authors stick to this little bit of canon in a Dean/Castiel story.
I'm very tempted to ask for more commentaries, but the last thing I want to do is divert you from writing more wonderful Dean/Castiel stories. Still, this was a lot of fun, and it would be great to do it as a regular thing. Do you think you could take requests like, every couple of months or so?
Meme
I never really thought Dean missed those years in Hell since the show portrays his "Hell darkness" so rarely, but "On the Head of a Pin" made it clear that the reason Dean was so reluctant to torture Alastair was because he wanted to so badly. But, as your story makes it clear, if someone he loved had been a victim instead of some nameless, faceless angels, he would have no moral qualms in letting loose.
And I too am of the opinion that this is the best ending you've ever written. That being said, YES I WANT A CONTINUATION! Okay, if you feel that you're gonna "jump the shark" then it would be best to leave it as it is. But I beg you not to ignore the plot bunny if it bites.
I also think your "headcanon" regarding 2014!Castiel is very much correct. Even as an angel with Heaven behind him, Canon!Castiel always craved Dean's approval and attention. And when he came to Dean for help with Raphael in "Free to be You and me" he said "you're the only one who will help me." He may as well have said "you're everything I have left." Losing Heaven and his angelic identity completely would skyrocket his need for Dean's attention, negative or positive, as well as anything else that could help him cope with his depression.
"A big part of writing Dean/Cas is figuring out exactly how to apply the clue bat to Dean."
This is always great because as I pointed out in my blog post "Why I Ship Dean/Castiel--After Swearing to God I Wouldn't" there is no solid evidence that Castiel's feelings are reciprocated. I love it when authors stick to this little bit of canon in a Dean/Castiel story.
I'm very tempted to ask for more commentaries, but the last thing I want to do is divert you from writing more wonderful Dean/Castiel stories. Still, this was a lot of fun, and it would be great to do it as a regular thing. Do you think you could take requests like, every couple of months or so?