008 | [Private Video to Gabriel, Sam, Molly and Bruce Banner]

[theangel_cas]

[It's probably tiny Castiel, but it's hard to tell in the dark! It's like someone broke all the lights in his room.]

I seem to be having some control problems. Um. I think my room is broken. Loki said it might be from me being upset. I don't know.

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[greenisnteasy]

[Jesus Christ it's another tiny one.]

Hey... Hey, little guy. What's your name?

[theangel_cas]

Castiel. Who are you? I locked this post.

[Stranger danger!]

Right?

[Oh, no, what if Diana saw?]

[greenisnteasy]

The angel? [So much for Phil hoping this guy could help.]

It is locked; you called me. I'm Bruce. I'm just... a little younger these days.

[theangel_cas]

Oh. [Great, even the doctor is a child. What are they going to do?]

Yes, the angel. Are there other people here named Castiel? [He's a little cranky.]

I keep breaking lightbulbs and I think I broke someone's #1 Dad mug, but I bet they weren't really number one, anyway. Dads are stupid. I can't seem control it. I don't know what to do.

[greenisnteasy]

[He can still do doctor stuff! It's more the temper you have to worry about. It's why his expression clouds when Castiel complains about dads.]

Dads are stupid. You said you think you can't control it because you're upset?

[theangel_cas]

Dean died. [Keep up, Bruce!] I can't fix it this time and I can't fix Sam, either, and I keep breaking things. I want to go home.

[He's not sure where home is anymore. It's not Heaven and it's not anywhere he's been after that. Maybe it's a 1967 Chevy Impala or maybe it's just wherever Dean is, but none of those things are here. Either way, something behind him creaks and falls apart and Castiel just deflates..]

I want Dean.

[greenisnteasy]

[Who's Dean? But there's a tiny kid who needs a hug, and Bruce is ready to give it. And maybe meditation lessons to a... six year old? Seven year old? Tiny angel?]

I know. I know, it's hard to lose someone. Where are you?

[theangel_cas]

I'm in my room, but I broke it. Don't take me anywhere with important stuff.

[He's pouting again.] Dean isn't just someone. He's the most important person. He saved the world three whole times and Loki says he loved me, too.

[greenisnteasy]

Well, if Loki says it, it must be true. [Bruce, don't snark the tiny sad child. He can't turn it off; sorry. He pinches his nose and tries to get a handle on himself.]

Where's your room? We can meet and you can tell me all about Dean. I never met him.

[theangel_cas]

[Luckily, Castiel's sarcasm-meter is off even when he's not a child.]

I9. I'm up on the third floor. I can come down somewhere. It's a lot of steps for a human. I didn't like going up all of them when I was one.

[greenisnteasy]

No, it's okay. I've been human my whole life; I'm used to steps. [But those are a lot of steps. He can't go too fast.]

I'll be there soon, okay? [Soon turns out to be more like ten minutes because he can't rush, but then he's knocking on Castiel's door.]

Hey? It's Bruce.

[theangel_cas]

[Castiel opens the door, looking up at him.]

Hi.

[greenisnteasy]

[Bruce smiles as kindly as he can.]

Hi, Castiel. Your room doesn't look too broken.

[theangel_cas]

No, I guess I just broke all the things in it. I don't use them, anyway. I only used the bed when I was human and I don't plan to repeat that.

[He scowls.]

[greenisnteasy]

You didn't plan to do it the first time though, did you? [Nicer! Be nicer. He rubs his hands in front of him and moves past the littlest angel into his room.]

So, tell me about Dean. Was he an angel too?

[theangel_cas]

No. [He shakes his head.] Dean wasn't an angel. He was way better. He was the Righteous Man. He sold his soul to a demon to save Sam and then he went to Hell and I went to get his soul back. That's how we met. Then he tried to shoot me, but I'm an angel. [He rolls his eyes.]

He taught me how to choose for myself. Angels aren't supposed to do that, but I did and I chose Dean. [It was more complicated than that, but those were the important parts. Castiel chose Dean.] I did some bad things after that. I don't know if he forgave me for them before he...[He starts to tear up a little.]