SPN fic: "on thy cheeks a fading rose" (Sam/Dean, PG)

title: "on thy cheeks a fading rose"
author: fannishliss 
rated: PG
warnings: breath play! spoilers for 5.22.   Dean/Sam, Castiel
words: 1500

disclaimer:  Thanks to Kripke and everyone at spn for their fantastic work. This story is NOT part of  the Promise verse.

Note:   This is my pinch hit sammessiah antichristmas fic for padfoot36, who gave a nice open request for any Sam/Dean (especially Antichrist!Sam), and Castiel, but not in a pairing or a threesome.  She also didn’t mind breath play.  :) This story is a flipside AU of my Promise verse—same setup, but playing out very differently.  In this story, Castiel is not the lover of Dean’s soul (as per her request for no Castiel/anyone!) that I believe him to be, and Sam is the Prince of this World, ready to take his throne.  Title from Keats’s “La Belle Dame Sans Merci.”  Soundtrack: Seal, "Kiss from a Rose" (the lyrics are perfect).

Warning:  breath play, underwater variety. Do not read if drowning freaks you out.

( on thy cheeks a fading rose )