@Fraust
Cas tucked his head under Zachary's chin, trying to get closer to him with a soft whine. He had his arms wrapped around the other's neck to keep himself right up against him.
Cas tucked his head under Zachary's chin, trying to get closer to him with a soft whine. He had his arms wrapped around the other's neck to keep himself right up against him.
Zachary winced, pulling his arms to his chest to keep Cas from being too close and stop him from touching his ribs.
"You can't let what they did keep you from Cas," Gloria said softly. Zachary ignored her, eyes closed now.
"He needs you, can't you see?"
Cas whined when he was pushed away, trying to get closer again for warmth. He sighed softly in his sleep as he tried to get more comfortable.
Zachary looked away a moment, still keeping Cas away.
"T-they'll kill me…"
Cas stirred a bit, whimpering quietly as he tried to be closer to Zachary. His heart sped up and he began trembling a bit.
"They'll kill you if you don't," Gloria said slowly. Zachary whimpered a bit. He moved his arms a bit for Cas to come close, but he closed his eyes and was about to cry himself.
Cas relaxed again once he was back in Zachary's arms. He smiled weakly in his sleep and huddled close, nuzzling against him. He seemed to be comfortable now and was entirely unaware of the pain Zachary was in.
Zachary bit his lip, squeezing his eyes shut. He let out a small whine. Cas was hurting him, everything hurt, he didn't want to be in pain. He shuffled a little away, trying to give his ribs some space.
Cas stirred a bit at Zachary's whine, shifting around. "Mmmm…" He tucked his head under Zachary's chin.
Zachary bit his lip until it bled a little, whimpering again. Everything hurt. He tried to pull away again, accidently knocking Gloria to the ground.
Cas stirred again and opened his eyes. "Mmmm… Zachary…?" He yawned a bit, looking up at Zachary. "Y-You're bleeding… what's wrong?" He asked, quickly growing worried.
Zachary forced his eyes open.
"Just a bad dream," he lied quickly, wiping the blood away. "Nothing's wrong." Gloria lay on the ground, knocked out from the fall.
"But your lip…" Cas gently reached up to touch Zachary's bleeding lip with his thumb. "What happened?" He moved closer, huddling up against Zachary in an attempt to comfort him.
Zachary bit down on his cheek to keep from groaning as Cas moved closer.
"Must have done it in my sleep," he said quietly, still trying to keep up the lie.
"Mm… you've gotta be more careful, Zachary… I don't like seeing you hurt." Cas sighed softly.
That, that broke Zachary. He began crying softly, burying his face in Cas's shoulder.
"Z-Zachary? What's wrong? What happened?" Cas asked worriedly, huddling close to Zachary to try and comfort him. "Did I say something wrong? I-I'm sorry…"
Zachary whimpered when Cas moved closer.
"N-no, it's want you," he managed to choke out. "H-halm, and the cat, they-" he bit his lip more, more blood coming out.
"Shh, shh, don't bite yourself… what did they do?" Cas asked softly, still seeming very worried as he watched Zachary.
"T-they, I-" Zachary took deep breaths, trying to not bite himself and calm down enough to speak.
"They, they didn't like how close I was getting to you, I-"
"What did they do to you, Zachary? Please tell me… I want to help you." Cas gently rested his forehead against Zachary's.
"They, they punished me Cas, they, they k-kicked me, and bro-oke my ribs…" Zachary said quietly. "And they'll do it again if they find out you know. Please, please don't s-say anything, please."
Cas seemed shocked. "Zachary… I… I-I'm so sorry. I'll have to confront them about this… I don't even have to say you told me, just that I hurt you on accident or something. I'm not gonna let this continue."
"No!" Zachary pleaded. "I-I'm not supposed to let y-you know I got hurt at all, Ca-as. It it was part of the punishment. Cas, they… they wanted to kill me, Cas. They'll do it if you confront them, please." Zachary trembled, burying his head in Cas's neck as he cried.
"If I talk to them, I can make sure they don't do it again, Zachary. They don't wanna upset me, so if I'm really upset, they'll stop. And we can stay together all the time. They wouldn't hurt you if I'm around."
"Not if your asleep," Zachary said quietly. "That's what Halm did before. He put his hand on your forehead, and he kept you asleep while he forced me off the bed away from you. P-please, Cas…" Zachary sniffled, trying to get ahold of himself.
"We can't just let this continue, Zachary… please. I'll argue with them for hours if I need to, but I can't see this happen to you again."
Zachary pulled away a little, shaking his head.
"They'll k-kill me, Cas. They'll kill me, a-and they won't bring me b-back."
"B-But they can't just kill you, can they? You're a god! At the very least, Nix probably couldn't, and he's more rash than Halm…"
"They could…" Zachary trailed off. "Nix is the one who broke my ribs, Cas. I'm not like Halm I-I'm just as frail as a human, they'll kill me and they w won't bring me back. I-It would take destroying a soul, Cas, and Halm, h-he wouldn't do that for me…"
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