This fic is the 3rd and final part of a series of comedy/romance case!fics. You can find part 1intitled "What you see is what you get" and part 2 intitled "Take my breath away" by clicking on my profile.

If you don't want to read previous 2 parts but you want to enjoy this one, you can read a short synopsis below. If you've read previous parts or intend to do it and you don't want spoilers, proceed to the next chapter.

Spoilers ahead!

"What you see is what you get"

Dean and Sam encounter a Poludnitsa - a slavic monster that seduces single or unhappy men, drives them crazy and makes them die of high fever. She seduces Sam, Dean and Castiel, but only Sam's symptoms are normal (elevated body temperature, headaches, tiredness etc). Dean starts to feel unnaturally cold while Castiel becomes depressed and lost. Their symptoms recede whenever they are in physical contact. Bobby guesses that poludnitsa seduces single men who desire nothing but a romance with a pretty, appealing woman, but her charm backfired when she met two men who already longed for someone they couldn't have. Dean feels cold because Castiel is a provider of comfort and emotional warmth, while Castiel feels hopeless and vegetative because being with Dean is his only purpose.

In order to break the spell (and be able to hunt the Poludnitsa) Dean and Castiel have to get married, so that their connection becomes more permanent and stable. When they are more secure with each other and feel that they can rely on each other, they will no longer need to be in contact in order to satisfy their needs.

The initial attempt in marriage fails, because their vows aren't honest. In a moment of truth Castiel vows that Dean will always be the most important person in his life and Dean vows that Castiel will always be his family. As soon as they pledge what they really mean, the spell is broken and they manage to kill the poludnitsa, saving Sam's life.

"Take my breath away"

Dean, Sam and Castiel investigate a case of a smotherer - a soot monster feeding on human breath - that chose a gay-friendly club as his hunting area. Dean is terrified at the thought that he would have to spend a night there. Charlie arrives to help the Winchesters blend in. Sam and Charlie make fun of Dean's homophobia.

Sam doesn't know that Castiel and Dean have had a rather unpleasant "honeymoon" trip, when Dean got hammered and finally decided to make out with his newly wed husband. The happy couple was cornered by some hooligans, who beat Dean and called him a fag. The incident resulted in Dean retreating into his shell of a strictly straight macho and rejecting Cas.

During the hunt in the gay-friendly club Dean gets drunk (and more open-minded) again. The hunt turns out to be a failure. Dean takes Castiel back to the motel and they make love for the first time. Upon sobering up Dean has another gay-panic attack, because he realizes that the gay men he met in the club were no different than him, so he can't claim he is not one of them. He takes his anger out on Castiel and asks him to leave.

The next attempt to kill the smotherer goes haywire. Dean loses his weapon and is left one on one with the monster, who starts feeding on him. There is another way to kill the monster - a dying man's last breath. Castiel appears in Dean's dying vision and convinces Dean to shoot himself, promising that he will resurrect him shortly. While Dean is temporarily dead he meets Death, who refuses to let him go. Castiel offers his life in exchange for Dean's. Death agrees, but he turns out to be disguised Gabriel, who has survived the confrontation with Lucifer. Although Gabriel shows a friendly attitude, he agrees to resurrect Dean only if Castiel stays with him. Upon waking up Dean swears to bring Castiel back even if it means that he would have to fight the archangel.