The STATS:
Story: Watching Over You
Author: MoonGoddessShadow
Universe: TV Show - Supernatural
Summary: Mary Winchester never believed in angels, not with what she'd seen in her lifetime; they sat pretty close to Bigfoot on her scale of existence. But when one starts following her around town, she's going to have to reconsider her: Pre-Supernatural
Pairing(s)/Characters: Mary Winchester/Castiel
Rating: T
Status: Complete
The THOUGHTS:
It seems to me like I'm going through a Supernatural recommendation phase. And that isn't a bad thing, not in my eyes. Anyway, this is a one-shot that details Mary Winchester's switch from believing that the world is full of evil and that angels are "Pretty close to Bigfoot," on the scale of likeliness of existing, to blessing baby Dean every night with whispered words of "Angels are watching over you." And what a sweet one-shot it is; unassuming and innocent, in the days before Mary is dead and Sam is a junkie and Dean is broken.
The story follows Mary doing mundane things with infant Dean. She fears that she's been followed by something sinister and she's right to worry; she is being followed. Except she isn't being followed by just anybody, she's being followed by Castiel. Whaay! Cas is here. It would seem that Dean's importance is known, even back in yonder days.
The exchange between protective mother Mary and inquisitive angel Castiel is beautiful and both stay completely in character, with Castiel reaching out to hold Dean close in his arms (wonder what our hunter would think of that?). The way that Cas stills Dean's cries and the way Dean's importance is made clear, even as a baby, is very fitting into the plot of Supernatural. Remember that this one shot came before 5.13 and before we found out Mary's true reasons for blessing little Dean every night.
It is always nice to find a one shot that goes back to the origins of one Winchester tradition or another, and MoonGoddessShadow's story is no different. It is light-hearted and generous with the wee!Chester moments and is a must read for any self-respecting Supernatural fan. I can't recommend this one-shot enough and suggest you put it on your favourites list. It writes like canon and I shall leave you with this extract to seal the deal.
An angel was watching over her family.
An angel. One of the most mysterious and yet prolific supernatural beings in existence, and it was assigned to protect the Winchesters. She didn't know anything solid about them, but if the Bible was anything to go by, then Castiel would be immensely powerful, even up against some of the worse monsters she'd faced in her lifetime. This was amazing.
The entire way home, she could shake neither her awe at the entire concept nor the content smile on her lips.
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