This was beautiful, I absolutely loved it. Especially with how you kept pointing out that "it's not what an angel would have done" - love that, especially because it shows just how much Cas began to change upon meeting those boys.

Fantastic, keep up the great work!

Wow, this was amazing, thanks for writing XD

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I could just write beautiful all day.

adorable and sweet. Loved it and wished there would have been more.

What a lovely story this is. I think this approach you took, the time approach, was exceptionally effective. It really pushes the reader to be Not Human, for a moment. To be an angel. To have an understanding of what it is like to be a being for whom time holds no meaning except for the brief instances that force him to feel. And the feelings. Oh, those feelings. And Castiel has an eternity to feel them in a tenth of a second, which makes him that much more tragic.

This story slows everything down, but in a wonderful way. I loved this passage:
He leaned down and stared into Sam's bleary eyes. "You are hyperventilating," he said, softly because the silence felt tenuous in his ears. Softly because Sam felt tenuous in his grip. Softly because he had just realized what a fragile thing this was that he loved, fragile like a blossom on still water or a slant of light through a break in the clouds; something that could be destroyed by a stray gust of wind or one drop of rain—five deep wounds from the edge of the darkness.

It's so poetic. Captures all of the tone and mood and feeling and idea and concept of what it is like to be impossibly attached to something so tenuous, so ephemeral to a creature who has lived forever in a tenth of a second.

Ahh. Just lovely. Thank you.

This was lovely. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Normally I'm not a big Slash person- some good ole H/C, a bit of butt kicking, and a sappy ending is all I need- but once in a while I give it a shot. And I must say, this was beautiful. My biggest thing with slash is that it's hard to keep it in Canon, but you did an amazing job with Cas, and I must commend you for it. Not often I find many Cas POVs I like either, so this has got to be one of my faves. Thanks for the great read!

A

(As a writing teacher, I'm not allowed to give A's because they don't register in the computer system at my school)

But for this? A

I love how Cas sees things in matters of seconds in this.

This was wonderful, you've really got Sam and Cas down. I've been searching for a fanfiction that captures this side of Cas right, and by god, I've found it. You write like an angel ;), and I hope to see more from you!

You are my absolute favorite author! Your writing is amazing, your stories are so fantastically put together, and best of all, you make me love Cas and Sam Thank you!

beautiful., seriously, i couldnt find any other word to describe this. its dark but it feels warm at the same time. i wonder y not so many people seem to be interested in exploring the dynamic between sam and castiel, i mean isnt cas pulls him outta hell sooner than dean though he did a sucky job at it? isnt cas transfers sam's lucifer induced illness to himself? isnt these two share that awkward almost hug moment?

im so glad you wrote this. this is the other side of cas i want to see. the fierce protectiveness he has over sam in this story really feels real. dean is his charge but i just have a feeling he is also devoted to sam.

ure such a good storyteller. u cleverly play with the repitition of 'tenth of a second' really how dire the situation and how worry cas is. when it comes to our sam, a tenth of a second can feel like eternity.

think u could write another awesome sam cas centric fic?

i surely hope for it :-)

I like these kinds of thought-provoking stories. It sort of brings out more of Castiel's "human" qualities - his free-will - without taking away the fact that he is still an Angel. -

I really liked the way that Cas reacted to Sam being injured, being so close to death. The way that Cas compared the feelings that an angel is supposed to have, and the feelings that he had for Sam. It was nice for me to see Cas realizing what a good person Sam is, and recognizing Sam's need for reassurance through touch. Very well written interaction. :)

Goddddd I loved this so much. Amazing skill. Please never stop writing Sam/cas, I dare say you're the best in the ship.