Title: A Soliloquy for Two
Author: Inferification
Artist: None at the moment
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural/Science Fiction
Pairing(s): Dean Winchester/Castiel
Rating: M
Word Count: ~30,000
Warnings/Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Wing!fic, trigger warnings for: Torture, Implied/Referenced Abuse, References to Mental Health Issues, Implied/Referenced ( Read more... )

Much has been written on the deeds of the Angel and the Righteous Man, but very little on the relationship between them, aside from the fact that they seemed to be able to communicate non-verbally, and were completely trusting of one another. It seems unlikely that the two could have sustained their relationship if they were simply business ( Read more... )

Every legend relating to the Angel and the Righteous man has several common features. The Angel is always described as having large, black, feathered wings and piercing blue eyes. The Righteous Man is always described as scarred and tall, but gentle and compassionate. If the stories about him being one of the victims of Revelation Industries are to ( Read more... )

All sources agree that the Angel and the Righteous Man, should they ever have existed, possessed a genius level intellect. Both demonstrated a high degree of medical training, though the Righteous Man is said to have had great mechanical aptitude as well. The men who formed the basis of the myth, assuming they were once historical figures, seem to ( Read more... )

The Angel in the myths is unlike the species of angel we have encountered in the past century. The Angel of legend bares resemblance to the angels of Judeo-Christian mythology found in the works of fiction the Bible and the Torah, whereas our modern-day angels remain as sponge-like colonies, communicating telepathically with humans. Any relation ( Read more... )

For the myth of the Angel and the Righteous Man to be believed, one must firstly assume that they do not live in a vacuum, and secondly assume that there are those who know their identity. For the names of these legendary figures to be hidden for so long, assuming that they were once real people, there must be a handful of confidants who have aided ( Read more... )

In a few of the lesser-known myths about the Angel and the Righteous Man, there is mention of a brother. It is said that this man was a good man, proud and tall, and that he became estranged from the Righteous Man at around the time the story begins. If it can be said that little is known about the origins of the pair that are so embedded in human ( Read more... )

There are many theories surrounding the legendary bond the two men share: some have suggested that it is a selective telepathic link, others that they are simply weak telepaths, and a few have put forward the view that the two simply have a close relationship, able to read body language, rather than directly sharing thoughts with one another. A ( Read more... )

Most scholars agree that the Righteous Man, should he indeed have been a real person, was one of the victims of Revelation Industries. Records of that time are hard to come by, many being destroyed in the rebellions of the colony worlds in the 27th Century, but many sources claim that he underwent brutal torture, rape, and abuse at the hands of a ( Read more... )

The myth of the Angel and the Righteous Man is one that has survived a millennium of human culture. In an age where superstition, religion and mythology has largely faded, becoming merely part of the large and varied collection of fictional works humanity has amassed, this story of love and devotion is one which has never truly died out. Indeed, ( Read more... )