Purgatorio
Author’s Note: This is part Thirty-three of The Best Laid Plans series
Summary: Y/n navigates the rough terrain of Purgatory.
Pairing: none
Word count: 4380
Story Warnings: angst...A/B/O dynamics, canon divergence, reader illness, a bit of a suicidal ideation
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You felt like you’d been running for days, but you were sure it couldn’t have been more than a few hours. You killed half a dozen monsters in the time since you arrived in Purgatory, but they seemed like a never-ending tide. Running was exhausting, but it was better than fighting forever. You were on a mission, and that didn’t involve spending the rest of your life fighting monsters that had already been killed.
You could feel Dean, but it wasn’t strong enough to pinpoint his location. You just kept moving.
There was no sun, just a haze of foggy grey filtering through the trees. You didn’t seem to need food or water, but you stopped at a river out of habit and a lifetime of Bobby’s survival training. It was a poor choice, of course, as a werewolf jumped you from behind while you were analyzing the safety of the river for drinking. Claws dug into your right side as you tried to maneuver away from the attack and work through the pain. You grabbed blindly at the machete attached to your left hip and lashed out at the monster, but before the blade could make contact, a familiar sound met your ears.
You twisted to see the werewolf hit the riverbank mud, its eyes blown out with divine power. Standing behind it was the blue-eyed angel.
"Castiel? What are you doing here?" you gasped, adjusting your grip on the machete as you pressed a hand into the claw wounds on your side.
"I could ask the same of you." He stepped closer, and you moved away, fearing a trick.
"I'm here to save Dean. What else?" You shook your head. "John didn't even mention you. What the hell?"
"I can only assume John Winchester is hoping I have perished in the inhospitable landscape of Purgatory." The sullen way he spoke threw you off more than his words. “Let me heal you.”
You licked your lips and moved your hand, shifting to allow him access. “Why would John want you dead?”
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