Light in a Tunnel

E/O Challenge – Hope.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Supernatural. If I did, the boys would still have the Impala and wouldn't have left Castiel in a hospital. 'Nuff said.

It had been forty seven days since Castiel had come back to himself, only to take Sam's place as Lucifer's chew toy. Forty seven days since the brother's had left him in the mental hospital.

Day after day, hour after hour, second after second after second was spent enduring whatever The Devil decided to throw at the angel.

Sometimes it was physical torture, but was primarily mental abuse.

The broken angel hadn't seen Dean since that night. No word. Just gone.

Until a knock sounded on the ward door.

Castiel looked up from his hands and into green eyes. And saw hope.