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Meet the players of Grace’s Last Reward (AO3)

          ↳ Day 5 ✩ Balthazar

 

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Balthazar flung open the chapel door–

and stopped dead in his tracks.

                       “June!”

Cass was alone, and not moving. He sat doubled over in a pew, his head resting on the bench in front of him.

Balthazar hurried to his side and shook his shoulder.

“June-!” he whispered sharply.

Balthazar sat next to him and leaned in close.

“Cass? Cassie, please–”

Cass twitched, and slowly raised his head. He smiled.

“..Balthazar…”

“Oh my God-” Balthazar let out a long, shaky sigh and leaned back in the pew. “I’m so relieved…”

Cass laughed, very quietly, and rubbed his eyes. Balthazar put an arm around his shoulders.

“Where’s Santa?” he asked.

“She was worried you’d come back and pass us,” Cass’ voice was hoarse, “so she went back to C Deck.”

“I was there,” Balthazar laughed. “I must have passed her anyways. …she will come back here, right?”

Cass nodded, resting his head on Balthazar’s shoulder. Balthazar reached up to touch his cheek and nearly jumped.

“You’re freezing now, what–?!”

Cass said nothing, pushing himself upright and staring at his sleeves as he tugged them over his hands. His skin, his lips, were almost colourless, his eyes dull and slightly wet.

“Santa…” Balthazar paused, “…she thought perhaps Zero had…had poisoned you, but… Do you know…? Are you sick?”

“…..”

Castiel didn’t look up.

“…you know,” he whispered, “I really am…so happy to see you again… I’m even happy we…could spend this time together…”

He paused, shaking his head. “I’m s-sorry, I know that’s wrong, I just-… there’s so much, that I, I wanted to do with you, so much time I wanted to have with you, but now…”

“Cass…” A deep chill passed through Balthazar’s body. His tongue felt frozen, and would not let him ask.

  Cass…

                  …are you…

No, thought Balthazar. It didn’t matter now. He wrapped his arms around Castiel and pulled him close.

“We can still have it, Cass, all the time you want– whatever you want,” he promised, his lips pressed to Cass’ head. “I’ve missed you so much, Cassie…”

Balthazar kissed his hair. “I love you, you know.”

Cass raised his head, a few tears falling down his cheeks as he nodded.

“I love you, too…” he managed a smile, his head falling back onto Balthazar’s shoulder. “…I really am… happy…”

Far away, a clock began to chime.
 

4…

                                5…

…6.
 

Their time was up.