A/N: Epilogue (sort of). Gratuitous fluff, basically. Also, I'm experimenting with screenplay format. (I have no idea what I'm doing. Forgive me. Again.) Also, thanks to paranoid-mandroid and Valice for reviewing!

P.S.: Spot the Misha.

EDIT: paranoid-mandroid You flatterer! ;) I actually used google images for reference haha. Thank you and thanks to crazykaykay229 and MariMagda for the reviews! They all made me smile when I really needed it. Especially MariMagda's -gosh! So lovely, thank you.


EXT. DEAN AND CASTIEL'S APARTMENT BUILDING – DAY

DEAN and CASTIEL live in a six-story brick apartment building within walking distance of the city center. The building is nearly a century old but well kept and renovated. The entrance is made up of double doors with a buzzer system (rather than a guard) that lead to a foyer that has black and white checker tiled floors and a grand staircase but is otherwise uninteresting for its sparse decorations. CHARLIE holds the camera in her hand, facing herself.

CHARLIE

Hey, everybody! Since you've all been pestering our recently favorite office couple and asking them lots of annoying questions, Dean and Castiel have granted me permission to film and interview them at home…

BUZZER sounds and the door unlocks with a CLICK. Charlie enters.

CHARLIE (cont.)

So, you lucky bastards, here I am! Giving you a peek into the Secret Life of (Not) Married Coworkers!

CUT TO:

INT: DEAN AND CASTIEL'S APARTMENT – LIVING ROOM – DAY

Dean spreads his arms out inviting a look around the living room. The apartment is clean and efficient, filled mostly with Ikea or hand-me-down furnishings but the abundant personal touches—shelves of books; a modern record player and Dean's collection of old albums; throw pillows; photographs; and framed prints and posters—make the space cozy and personal. Castiel walks in from the kitchen holding a coffee mug and wearing jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt, the most casual outfit Charlie has ever seen him wear. He stops beside Dean.

CASTIEL

Would you like to see our cat? She is fond of sharing Dean's sweatshirts.

Castiel reaches behind Dean and pulls a small black cat, not much older than a kitten, out of the hood of his jacket. The cat mews. Dean sneezes but takes the cat from Castiel.

DEAN

This is Masha. She's three months old and a pain in my ass. Do you know how much I spend on Allegra?!

Castiel rolls his eyes and hands Charlie (behind the camera) the mug.

CASTIEL (dryly)

He lets her sleep on his pillow.

Dean shoots him a dirty look.

DEAN (mischievously)

Hey Cass, you do realize that all people want from this video is hot gay sex, right?

CASTIEL

I hope not. I hardly think that—no, no Dean!

Dean suddenly tackles Castiel into the couch, pushing between Castiel's legs and attacking his neck with his mouth. It's difficult to see much more than Dean's back and Castiel's limbs splayed around it, but a surprised (adorable) peal of laughter escapes Castiel while Dean makes lewd noises and the cat, unseen, mewls helplessly from between them.

CUT TO:

The song STAND BY ME starts to play as Dean and Castiel present various rooms of the apartment to the camera or are captured stealthily as they go about their home activities.

MONTAGE

A) Dean and Castiel weave easily around each other as they prepare breakfast. Dean cooks the bacon and omelets while Castiel cuts up bell pepper, onions and tomato and pours juice. The cat sits perched on Castiel's shoulder.

B) Castiel reads in an armchair while Dean sprawls across the floor watching a television program.

C) They sit at the kitchen table. Dean does work on his laptop and Castiel looks over household receipts in one hand and with the other, types his records into the iPad lying on the table. Underneath the table, they have one ankle hooked around the other's as if holding hands.

D) Castiel goes out for a run in the park wearing a clip-on iPod shuffle and a gray AC/DC shirt that's slightly too large on him. Castiel smiles bashfully at the camera as he jogs (Charlie appears to be riding a skateboard in order to keep him in the camera's sights).

E) Castiel washes dishes at the kitchen sink while Dean dries. Dean whips the towel at Castiel's backside, laughing. Castiel nonchalantly dumps a saucepan of soapy water over Dean's head.

F) Dean lifts weights at the local YMCA.

G) Dean and Castiel sit in crimson beanbag chairs and play video games.

H) Dean drives on a highway near the woods and sings all the parts to Bohemian Rhapsody enthusiastically while Castiel knits in the passenger seat and ignores him. Sam (in the back seat with Charlie) gives the camera a bitch face over Dean's singing.

I) Dean and Castiel mockingly pose as Stepford housewives with over-exuberant smiles on their tiny balcony, with Castiel watering his potted vegetable plants and Dean holding up a pie he has just baked. Dean wears an apron that says, "Come to the Dark Side. We have cookies."

J) Dean and Castiel shoot pistols in two separate booths at an indoor gun range. They reel in the targets to compare, and Dean helpfully explains Castiel's errors to him.

K) [cont. from F] Dean walks through the house in his sweaty gym clothes, looking for Cass. Castiel is walking out of the half-bathroom but as soon as he sees Dean he runs away. Dean promptly chases him through the house. The cat panics and streaks the other way.

L) Dean has tackled Castiel in the hall and he rubs his sweat body over the other man. Castiel flails, struggling to get Dean off of him and looking rather repulsed.

M) [cont. from G] Dean sits behind Castiel in the same beanbag as they play video games. Charlie now occupies the vacated beanbag and a third game console, the cat curled up in her lap.

N) Dean and Castiel sleeping on the couch together with the television left on.

The song fades out. End of montage.

CUT TO:

Dean and Castiel sit at the kitchen table. Dean's hands are folded and Castiel sips at a cup of tea.

CHARLIE (VOICE OVER)

Okay so now we're going to do some Rapid Fire Q&A, courtesy of the requests everyone sent me via email which I painstakingly read and sorted. Every. Single. One. But I digress. First of all, everyone wants to know—are you gay?

DEAN

No.

CHARLIE (VO)

Is Castiel asexual?

Dean and Castiel share a look. Both look slightly perplexed.

DEAN

Honestly we don't know much about the correct terminology but we're not really into all that labels crap anyway. We just know that we'll probably shag each other forever.

CASTIEL

You could say that we're indifferent to sexual orientation.

CHARLIE (VO)

Okay…next question: who tops?

DEAN

We switch.

CHARLIE (VO)

Kinks?

Charlie is not surprised that neither of them reacts beyond an eyebrow raise from Dean. Castiel is business-like—so sincere about the questions he almost looks serious. Dean is very casual about the topic of sex, as usual.

DEAN

A little bondage, bit of dom/sub, but nothing extreme. And we're not really into the whole "master/slave" thing—sometimes you just wanna skip the begging and get down to the good stuff, y' know? And there's nothing wrong with a good ol' plain romp in the sack.

CASTIEL

Dean likes it when I tie him down and ride him.

Dean splutters and blushes.

DEAN

CASS!

CASTIEL (oblivious)

…Dean.

CHARLIE (VO)

Moving on. Let's see…oh. Jesus—one-track mind, these people. They wanna know your favorite position, though I guess we already heard Dean's. Castiel?

Castiel thinks for a moment then answers smoothly, with a small smile.

CASTIEL

By his side. Always.

Dean turns to him with a soft look in his eye, the corner of his mouth pulling up. He is surprised by the answer but melting from it all the same.

CHARLIE (VO)

Kudos. You guys just won all the fluff points. Next question—children?

DEAN

Eventually, maybe. For now we like having our alone time.

CASTIEL

I have no doubt Dean would make an excellent father.

Dean tries to mask his sentiment but looks down bashfully and discreetly rests a hand on Castiel's thigh under the table.

CHARLIE (VO)

Favorite qualities about each other in your relationship?

Castiel looks at Dean.

CASTIEL

Loyalty. Honesty. Passion. He is very attentive, in spite of his grouchy exterior.

DEAN

He uh, makes me feel…worthy, I guess. And…the way he can calm me down when I'm pissed about something. His…sincerity, the things he says.

CHARLIE (VO)

Pet peeves?

DEAN (flatly)

The things he says.

CASTIEL

He drinks from the carton and never makes the bed.

DEAN (grumbling)

I grew up in motels…

CASTIEL

He cleans his guns in the living room and the solvent stinks up the apartment.

DEAN

He leaves the dishes in the sink overnight and yells at the TV.

CHARLIE (VO)

Cass yells? While watching…what, hockey?

DEAN (flatly)

House Hunters International.

A silent pause marks the unseen Charlie's reaction.

DEAN (cont.)

He especially hates the people who request a pool and a view of the ocean.

CASTIEL (irritably)

They live on an island. They're within walking distance of the beach. They have a small budget. Why would anyone make a pool the ultimate deciding factor in the house they buy?

Dean lays his hand on top of Castiel's on the table; he strokes his thumb across Castiel's hand and makes a hushing sound. Castiel glares at him.

DEAN

He also gets really moody when he doesn't go off on his own every once in a while.

CASTIEL

Dean is an unreasonably early riser. He sometimes requests sex at six in the morning.

DEAN (grinning)

Sex a.m.

CHARLIE (VO)

Next question! Who wears the pants?

DEAN (huffing angrily)

What bullshit—I bake, Cass gardens, we both cook and clean because we're mature adult men who can take care of themselves and each other. Next.

CHARLIE (VO)

Plan on getting married anytime soon?

DEAN (cooling down)

We've considered it, but…

CASTIEL

We don't believe we need to make our relationship legal to prove the validity of our commitment, though we have considered the benefits that come with marriage.

DEAN

Y'know, in case—God forbid—one of us ends up in the hospital and they've got the Family Only rule.

CHARLIE (VO)

What do you do for romantic getaways?

DEAN (disgusted)

Romantic?

CHARLIE (VO – pointedly)

Yeah, like the gestures you make for your Significant Other to express how much you appreciate him or her on the odd occasion you decide to come out of your man cave.

CASTIEL (unfazed by Dean's behavior)

We like to travel. Usually we visit nature parks and national monuments.

DEAN

Mountains and stuff.

CASTIEL

Last month we went to Wyoming on a fishing trip.

CHARLIE (VO)

...Wyoming, huh? On a fishing trip? Bet you got a lotta fishing done, yep.

Dean rolls his eyes.

CASTIEL (slightly confused)

It was a bit out of season, but we did manage to catch some trout.

DEAN

Dude's never seen Brokeback Mountain.

CHARLIE (VO)

And you have?

DEAN (obviously lying)

Psshh, no.

CHARLIE (VO)

Whatever. Last question! When was the first time you said, "I love you?"

There is a moment of silence where Dean is obviously uncomfortable. He ducks his head and mumbles.

CHARLIE (VO)

Sorry, what was that?

DEAN (forced)

When I sang to him at the bar.

A pause.

CHARLIE (VO)

A little late to the party there, Winchester.

DEAN (flustered)

It's not like he really cares about that stuff! I mean, he's never said it to me!

CASTIEL

I thought it fell under the category of "chick-flick," which you so loathe.

Dean shrugs one shoulder awkwardly and refuses to make eye contact with anyone. Castiel watches him curiously for a minute before he realizes:

CASTIEL

I see that this is important to you.

DEAN

Nah, it's fine, just—

CASTIEL

Listen to me.

Castiel reaches up to cup Dean's cheek with his hand and brings Dean's gaze back to him. They share a soulful stare for a few moments, communicating deeply. Dean clutches at Castiel's sleeve and Castiel leans in slowly, their eyes trained on each other. Their lips are just centimeters away when Castiel says:

CUT TO: BLACK

CASTIEL (VO)

I love you, Dean.

END


A/N: Sorry if it got pretty lame toward the end, I was running out of material and non-drowsy minutes. But thanks for following!

FYI: The cat is named after Mary. Masha is a nickname for Maria (Mary) in Russian, because I didn't want to make it too obvious. And, well, now you know.