He understands, and can do nothing but nod and smile, touched, but at the same time saddened. It matters very little that they're family - when they rarely see each other. But it's good to know that there's someone who has Castiel's back nevertheless.
Castiel has a long weekend off work. Enough time for bruises to fade. Jason greets him with a raised voice and rough hands, shakes Castiel. He's late. Disobedience needs to be punished, and Castiel doesn't get to steel himself for it before he's bent over the kitchen counter, Jason's open palm painful on the not yet recovered skin of his thighs and buttocks.
Castiel isn't aware of how abusive their relationship is, how Jason has been gaslighting him into thinking this is good and right and exactly what he wants. There's a perverse kind of satisfaction in this for Castiel, too, though he doesn't know it's not something he should want, not like this. He tries to draw what he needs out of what Jason puts him through, so used to violence and pain that it doesn't even occur to him that this is wrong in any number of ways.
Their place is a peaceful little suburban home, and people don't suspect what's going on behind closed doors, because Jason is charming and convincing, and Castiel is odd, so what if sometimes he's a bit more odd than usual. He has a little garden out back, so naturally sometimes he'll look like he took a tumble.
Because it's a long weekend, Jason slaps him if Castiel does wrong. The marks are of ownership, they make Castiel feel proud.
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Date: 2014-07-06 03:46 pm (UTC)Castiel has a long weekend off work. Enough time for bruises to fade. Jason greets him with a raised voice and rough hands, shakes Castiel. He's late. Disobedience needs to be punished, and Castiel doesn't get to steel himself for it before he's bent over the kitchen counter, Jason's open palm painful on the not yet recovered skin of his thighs and buttocks.
Castiel isn't aware of how abusive their relationship is, how Jason has been gaslighting him into thinking this is good and right and exactly what he wants. There's a perverse kind of satisfaction in this for Castiel, too, though he doesn't know it's not something he should want, not like this. He tries to draw what he needs out of what Jason puts him through, so used to violence and pain that it doesn't even occur to him that this is wrong in any number of ways.
Their place is a peaceful little suburban home, and people don't suspect what's going on behind closed doors, because Jason is charming and convincing, and Castiel is odd, so what if sometimes he's a bit more odd than usual. He has a little garden out back, so naturally sometimes he'll look like he took a tumble.
Because it's a long weekend, Jason slaps him if Castiel does wrong. The marks are of ownership, they make Castiel feel proud.
He deserves them.