Eyes Shut (AO3)

Summary: Dean learns a lesson about the dangers of drink-driving, and in the process learns a few things about his future.

Rating: Teen

Word Count: 1,500

Tags: AU, Human!Castiel, angst with a happy ending, serious injuries, paraplegia, A Christmas Carol AU, implied alcoholism, basically Dean is a jerk in this and learns his lesson.

“Another?”

The bartender holds out a bottle of whiskey, an eyebrow raised. Dean looks down at his empty glass and then pushes it forward with one finger. “Fill ‘er up.”

“Last one,” she tells him. “I’m cutting you off.”

Dean grunts and looks at her. She’s stunning, all blonde and curvy and exactly his type. But he drags his eyes away, thinking about the perfect boyfriend he had waiting for him at home. Castiel was truly the man of his dreams, and nobody else held a candle to him, and hadn’t since they met as college roommates.

He looks down at his phone and sees that Castiel is calling, for the fifth time. Dean flips his phone, effectively silencing the call. He drains his glass and gets to his feet, dropping a wad of bills on the bar. A little unsteady on his feet as he steps onto the pavement, Dean leans against the wall to try and shake it off, closing his eyes.

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