Truth be told, it's not a matter of pushing buttons anymore. Cas is a button in and of himself, and his existence is like a hand repeatedly slapping it. It's almost a testament to how well he's got a hold of himself that he doesn't flip his shit every second Cas is in the same room as him. Doesn't march him back against a wall, punch him in the face, and violently press their lips together. How dare you leave, you son of a bitch, you were supposed to-
No, it takes a lot more self control than Cas might realize to keep it together for even the short amount of time he manages it.
Cas, of course, doesn't back down. He never has, it's one of his most frustrating and his most endearing qualities, and Dean's glare doesn't waver.
"I don't need your help." It's not necessarily true- if they want to avoid their future, they need every person to be extremely aware of everything that's going to happen. His jaw works, twitching and thumping, and he tears his eyes away to snatch that hammer back up off the ground. "You wanna get involved, go talk to Tom. He's the people person. There are about a dozen people from where I'm from that can give you just as much gossip about it all as I can. Why don't you go talk to them?"
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No, it takes a lot more self control than Cas might realize to keep it together for even the short amount of time he manages it.
Cas, of course, doesn't back down. He never has, it's one of his most frustrating and his most endearing qualities, and Dean's glare doesn't waver.
"I don't need your help." It's not necessarily true- if they want to avoid their future, they need every person to be extremely aware of everything that's going to happen. His jaw works, twitching and thumping, and he tears his eyes away to snatch that hammer back up off the ground. "You wanna get involved, go talk to Tom. He's the people person. There are about a dozen people from where I'm from that can give you just as much gossip about it all as I can. Why don't you go talk to them?"