The Sentinels whiskey kisses

he realized his faux pas almost too late -- the boy backpedaled madly. "no -- no, i mean -- in general." but his heart gave a little flip at the realization that she had not downright said no. "i needed to hear those things you said -- i needed to talk about them. to man up," he added, a most unLasherlike sentiment. a muscle jumped in his cheek; Cas stared off into the blackness, suddenly cold with exhaustion. 

"it's just all so ... fucked up," he sighed, momentarily unable to look at Aria.