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11 days! Previous ficlets here.

Title: Where There’s Smoke
Rating: PG
Pairings: Dean/Castiel
Spoilers: Through 4x22
Length: ~650 words
Summary: Someone in the kink_meme wanted Castiel smoking (with bonus points for a Hellblazer reference). Castiel used to be on constant guard against sin.

Where There’s Smoke

Castiel’s hands curl in on themselves as he strikes the flint, the silver lighter cupped expertly against his palm. He bends his head toward the flame, and Dean can’t look away from the quiet curve of his eyelashes as he waits for the tip of the cigarette held gently between Cas’ lips to catch fire. The gold spark fades to orange, and then the lighter clicks shut, disappears back into the angel’s trench coat along with the packet of Silk Cuts. Castiel takes a drag, then looks up at him, the smoke already curling around his head like a muddy halo.

Dean still hasn’t finished processing his relief that Cas is okay, that he got out of Chuck’s house without becoming a very special episode of When Archangels Attack. That Dean didn’t send one of his last few allies—one of the increasingly tiny group of people he gives a damn about—to his death. That was almost a week ago now, yet every time Dean catches sight of Castiel—looking over a book with Bobby or talking with Sam or standing out in the yard, keeping watch—he feels a new jolt of…of gratitude. If he ever does meet the big guy (who may not be) upstairs, Dean’ll thank Him for this—after he’s chewed Him out for just about everything else.

But the point is, Dean still hasn’t gotten over Cas being here and just being Cas—a presence that’s steady and calming, if maybe a little proper, a little overly stiff. So he’s not really sure what to do now that the angel has apparently decided he’s the Marlboro Man.

“I’d say, ‘those things’ll kill you,’ but…” Yeah, Dean’s not really sure where he’s going with that.

Castiel’s mouth curves into just a hint of a smile around his cigarette. He takes it out, exhaling smoothly. His fingers look long and graceful where they grip the end.

“Jimmy Novak is a man of few vices,” he explains calmly. “But since the nature of our arrangement has recently…changed, I have agreed to indulge some of them.” He takes another slow drag, his eyelashes fluttering closed. “From time to time,” he adds, a particular roughness in his voice, different from his usual gravely tone.

Dean’s own throat feels suddenly dry, like he badly needs to swallow. “Very generous of you,” he croaks. The sarcasm he was aiming for doesn’t really come across.

“I used to be of the opinion that one must be ever-vigilant, on constant guard against sin,” Castiel says. The ash from the end of his cigarette vanishes in mid-air, leaving Bobby’s scrubby grass unmolested. “But I think perhaps that there are certain…indulgences,” his eyes flicker to Dean’s and lock there, “that are acceptable to allow.”

“Acceptable,” echoes Dean.

Castiel licks his lips, slowly, like he is carefully tasting and cataloguing the remembrance of smoke there. “Perhaps essential,” he says. He extends his hand. “Would you like to try?”

Dean had his big smoking rebellion when he was ten years old. He got over it pretty fast: it wasn’t like he needed a pocketful of cancer sticks to feel dangerous and cool, and he didn’t like the idea of not being able to catch (or outrun) something on a hunt because he was too busy hacking up his smoker’s lung. Unlike poor Jimmy Novak, Dean is a man of many vices; smoking’s just never been one of them.

Yet wordlessly he finds himself accepting the proffered cigarette from Castiel’s curled fingers. The now-empty fingertips slide down the back of Dean’s wrist as Cas drops his hand, a shiver of accidental touch, and Dean can’t shake the angel’s steady gaze. The end of the cigarette is still damp with Castiel’s spit, bent with the gentle imprint of his lips, but still Dean raises it to his mouth, wraps his own lips around it, and sucks deeply, lets it all come rushing in.

He thinks he likes the taste.

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Date: 2009-08-31 04:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thevinegarworks.livejournal.com
Oh, nnngh, this makes me want to start smoking cigarettes again. Hot like burning, whoa.

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Date: 2009-08-31 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trinityofone.livejournal.com
Heh. Sorry? I've never let myself start smoking because I know I would never be able to stop. I'll just have to get off by watching other people. And Cas would be so pretty with his mouth and his long-jointed fingers and...

Okay, I'm done now.

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Date: 2009-09-01 01:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] not-sally.livejournal.com
uhm, YES.

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Date: 2009-08-31 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hells-hikari.livejournal.com
I know that smoking is bad (doesn't keep me from doing and enjoying it), but somehow I like it as a theme here. Because sharing a cigarette is something very... personal. It's very romantic here.
And your descriptions are great.

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Date: 2009-08-31 05:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thandie.livejournal.com
asdfghnjkhjkl. I don't think I come across that sexy while smoking. Just, those last lines, god.

"the lighter clicks shut, disappears back into the angel’s trench coat along with the packet of Silk Cuts"
And now that trench coat is even sexier.

So, SPN in 10 days...are you going to keep up with this if I pay you? Like, for the whole year? Now I almost don't want it to start so I can read a pearl like this every day. <3
Edited Date: 2009-08-31 05:28 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2009-08-31 05:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] bold-seer.livejournal.com
So, er, I really do dislike smoking, but this - this is (inappropriately) hot.

“But I think perhaps that there are certain…indulgences,” his eyes flicker to Dean’s and lock there, “that are acceptable to allow.”

Mmmm...

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Date: 2009-08-31 06:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaylbunny.livejournal.com
This should not have been as hot as it was. Brb, off to take up smoking.

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Date: 2009-08-31 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fullonswayzeed.livejournal.com
AGH. This is so, so pretty and sexy and UNF. You should TOTALLY do a sequel to this because... well, because that litte touch was so not enough for my indulgent personality. ;)

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Date: 2009-08-31 07:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jujuberry136.livejournal.com
*drools*

I love these so much :D

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Date: 2009-08-31 07:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whreflections.livejournal.com
So I've been skirting on the edge of taking up smoking, and this is definitely another point toward it. XD

This was hot and suggestive and and delicious and... *sighs* awesomeness :)

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Date: 2009-08-31 07:40 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ellie-i.livejournal.com
Castiel. Castiel smoking. Dean watching Castiel smoking.

NNNGH. Pretty, hot, and OMG! ♥

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Date: 2009-08-31 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wildecate-alt.livejournal.com
Like the fic. Rather embarrassingly I like the icon even more! :-D

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Date: 2009-08-31 08:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 22by7.livejournal.com
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE? Those parched pink lips scream for a wisp of noirish cigarette smoke. But I am glad you did this.

I really must draw this tomorrow.

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Date: 2009-08-31 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] awesomepants87.livejournal.com
wow, I never thought about smoking!Cas....that is pretty hot. and him and Dean sharing a cig! mmmm smexy.

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Date: 2009-08-31 09:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blualbino.livejournal.com
Smoking should not be that sexy. Nnng.

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Date: 2009-08-31 09:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] libriscum.livejournal.com
SILK CUTS!
Yes, thank you. Lovely image.

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Date: 2009-08-31 11:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com
the quiet curve of his eyelashes as he waits for the tip of the cigarette held gently between Cas’ lips to catch fire

NNNNNNNNF. Yes, yes please, I will have this as my visual for the rest of the night.

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Date: 2009-09-01 12:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] damson.livejournal.com
Ngrr, the ember of a long-ago kink of mine has just burst into flame! This was gorgeous, very atmospheric and so visual, god, beautifully visual.

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Date: 2009-09-01 01:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] star-watcher81.livejournal.com
Oh my god UNF. Yeah, not a fan of smoking in real life, but this was so incredibly SEXY. And I could picture them actually doing this in my mind the whole time. Perfect!

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Date: 2009-09-01 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fingersofdawn.livejournal.com
*Squeeeeeeeeeee!!* cannot adequately describe the sound that came out of my mouth several times during this. OhMyGoddess, I can't. breathe. right. Smoking is a bad habit that leads to all sorts of health problems, etc, etc, so I'm only going to say this once and very quietly: watching people smoke turns me on. There, confession made! Crispy Christ on a corndog stick, the thought of that man with those lips around...and then putting it in that other man's mouth...*Squeeeeeeeeeeee!* Aww, man, a kink!mine just exploded all over me.

I'll regain my composure later. I'm sure ;).

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Date: 2009-09-01 05:06 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] stillane.livejournal.com
Okay, so, I really hate cigarettes. Like, really really. Can't stand the smell of them, am not generally susceptible to the romantic idea of them... They just honestly never had any particular appeal to me.

And yet, I love this (yes, it must be said) like burning. Jesus christ on a skateboard, that's hot. Ahem.

Also, your icon made my night. Castiel is so a flash bastard. *g*

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Date: 2009-09-01 01:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anniehow.livejournal.com
*fans self* And now I'm even picturing it in B&W to give it that extra sheen of old-movie noir glamor. mmmmmh.

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Date: 2011-09-12 09:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cmkildare.livejournal.com
Sepia tone! *Nods Vigorously* ;)

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Date: 2009-09-03 07:40 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] celeste9
To reiterate what some other people have been saying, how is this so hot when I don't even like smoking? Ha ha, great job. I am really enjoying your ficlets as we wait for the new season!

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Date: 2009-09-07 08:44 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] meanheans
Um, what everyone else said? THAT. More than the visual imagery, I like that Castiel is smoking for Jimmy. And I loved that little bit of Dean's backstory. He is a man of many vices, and I like that he's willing to indulge in this one just to be intimate with the angel.

UNF.

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Date: 2009-11-29 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-roiko.livejournal.com
whoa, that's beyond hot. and it also reminded me why i started smoking in the first place.

thank you so much for you fiction, by the way. which actually also reminded me why i started reading spn fic :)

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Date: 2010-03-01 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] monnasakura.livejournal.com
I smoke a clove once every couple of months when I feel inspired. You have made me feel inspired. <3 I feel so decadent. <3

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Date: 2010-04-03 04:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chookybakker.livejournal.com
Holy FFFFFFF.

Ahh gjuji.
Nngh.
Uhm.
Cos. Uhm.
Like woah.

This is going to be my... I dunno. I'm going to go ahead and think on this fondly... And lustificaciously for... A long, long time. With my eyes closed and my mouth open...

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Date: 2010-04-05 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] psycocatgirl.livejournal.com
I'm horribly allergic to cigarette smoke. I HATE smoke. I get annoyed when people smoke around me.

And yet?

This was one of the sexiest things I've read in this fandom that didn't involve clothing coming off. Hot damn. *fans self* Nicely done!

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Date: 2010-12-15 07:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] babygaige.livejournal.com
Wow I hate smoking but you just made it sexy. I could picture it so clearly in my mind and even almost taste it. You made this feel very real.

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Date: 2010-12-31 10:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sucksucksmile.livejournal.com
CAN YOU PLEASE.
CONTINUE THIS.
PART TWO.
I NEED IT.



i've reread this like.
a hundred times.
it needs a sequel.
okay. it doesn't need a sequel.
but I need a sequel.
hnggggg. unf.

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Date: 2011-02-02 09:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cotymundi.livejournal.com
Yeah, good. Where's the rest, then? Pretty please?

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Date: 2011-09-12 09:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cmkildare.livejournal.com
OMG! Ok I'm an ex-smoker. I know exactly how cool/sexy cigarettes both are and aren't. Yet somehow you just made my brain fuzz over and my stomach drop with desire! That was amazing! It comes off as if Dean is taking in a little bit of Cas, instead of a little bit of the cigarette and it REALLY works! Amazing~!
Super Kudos!

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Date: 2012-01-22 07:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] endora-taylor.livejournal.com
oooh, i loved this! i definitely have a smoking kink. i especially loved this part:

Dean had his big smoking rebellion when he was ten years old. He got over it pretty fast: it wasn’t like he needed a pocketful of cancer sticks to feel dangerous and cool, and he didn’t like the idea of not being able to catch (or outrun) something on a hunt because he was too busy hacking up his smoker’s lung. Unlike poor Jimmy Novak, Dean is a man of many vices; smoking’s just never been one of them.

and castiel's fingers on dean's wrist! well done!

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Date: 2012-06-03 03:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gabs186.livejournal.com
Oh my. I'm not even a fan of smoking but somehow you made this so incredibly sexy. Simple but smokin'. Pardon the pun ;)

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