all duct tape and safety pins inside

Title: Stand Still and Breathe
Rating: PG 13; for some non-explicit smut, swearing and sensitive health issues
Genre: Gen, slash, hurt/comfort, family, angst
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Characters: Sam, Dean, Castiel (minor appearances by Charlie Bradbury, Crowley, Kevin Tran and Amelia Richardson)
Word count: ~5000 for the chapter
Summary: Sam and Dean are brothers again. That's what matters, right? They just need to figure out a way to pull Sam back on his feet now. Except this time, it's not that easy. And there's Castiel, who is now human: a broken human. Soon, the two most important people in Dean's life are fading away, and there's nothing he can do about it.
Spoilers: Through to 8.23, Sacrifice, but AU following Sacrifice.
Warnings: Sexual situations (not explicit), strong profanity, sensitive health topics
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise. I really wish I did, but nope. Kripke is the one who created them.

Chapter 17

Prologue | Chapter 1 Chapter 2: Part 1, Part 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11| Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16