flourishing in subterfuge

Title:  Slow Fade

Summary:  An encounter teaches Castiel, Dean, and Sam a little something about grace.

A/N:  This fic is still dealing with the fallout this season, tentatively set after Sex and Violence.  The boys are broken at this point, each doing stupid things in an attempt to help one another.  As I’m a Sam girl, this fic probably pushes an especially sympathetic view of Sam.  To me, since the show won’t do it, I sort of feel compelled to connect the dots as I see them laid out.  If you’re of the mind that Sam’s completely selfish and in the wrong and that Dean hasn’t done anything wrong, I will just say this fic isn’t for you.  I tried not to be biased, but I make no promises.

A/N 2:  This fic deals with the angels.  Which, is weird.  They’re not my favorite development on the show but since they’re not going anywhere it seems, I figured I had to try to use them at some point.

A/N 3: Beta’ed by geminigrl11 .  Plot aided by sendintheklowns .  A last minute read over done by the best lurker in the world :)

Disclaimer:  I wouldn’t take them if you offered.