[ his laughter earns a slight tilt of castiel's head, but by now he's used to humans finding amusement with his speech pattern. it's nice, earning a surprise smile in such uncertain times, though. a flicker of one touches cas's features for a second.
hearing he was one of the first back, meaning one of the first to die, does sober it, castiel's eyes ducking to the ground, watching lance's exciting shoes rather than his face for a beat. he's holding in another apology that wants to come out, but cas swallows back against it. ]
It must have been confusing, returning alone.
[ it's with hesitance that he adds on - ] Did, um. Did Dean seek you out yet?
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hearing he was one of the first back, meaning one of the first to die, does sober it, castiel's eyes ducking to the ground, watching lance's exciting shoes rather than his face for a beat. he's holding in another apology that wants to come out, but cas swallows back against it. ]
It must have been confusing, returning alone.
[ it's with hesitance that he adds on - ] Did, um. Did Dean seek you out yet?