CASTIEL'S NARRATIVE AS A THREE-ACT PLOTLINE.
all interactions with him will be slotted in one of these acts; they're mostly adapted to the modern era but can be relocated/adapted to the 19th or 20th centuries if needed. mostly based on pullman's his dark material and influenced by kripke's supernatural.
act one: apocalypse. castiel, the seraph bearer of the title of 'the shield of god', is sent to earth to investigate on the breaking of the seven seals, which marks the beginning of the apocalypse. he's tasked to find a way to stop the rise of lucifer, which would prompt a second battle against the archangel michael, a disastrous outcome for mankind and all life on earth—however, the mission fails with the breaking of the sixth seal. lucifer acquires a human vessel and through him, castiel finds out that the apocalypse had always been scripted to happen. with the knowledge that the regent of heaven lied to him, castiel deserts the heavenly host, determined to find a way to stop the war by himself. for spn writers, this act mostly follows season four/five according to canon.
note > after his defection, castiel is effectively a fallen angel. he's still very much an angel, with his wings intact. a seraph falling is a serious matter, as seraphim, while not the most powerful, are the highest-ranking angels in the heavenly hierarchy and those considered closest to god. other celestials and demons may react to this.
act two: war in heaven. the apocalypse has been stopped. lucifer is sealed beneath the ice of lake cocytus and so is st. michael, but now heaven is without its regent. pardoned, castiel is allowed to go back to heaven—but the new fragile peace is threatened by raphael’s (michael's second in command) rise to power. raphael would restore michael’s reign and see the apocalypse through. seeing as castiel is the only one actively opposing this design, heaven rapidly splits into factions, and his supporters convince him to wage war on raphael. the kingdom of heaven is thrown into a civil war. for spn writers, this act more or less matches season six, but does not follow the entirety of its canon.
note > castiel is the leader of a faction of angels who oppose the restoration of michael's rule; talks of a republic, a council instead of a viceroy, begin to spread through the heavenly ranks. again, celestials and demons may react to this.
act three: metatron. knowing he's fighting for a losing cause, driven by despair, castiel manages to contact the runaway archangel and scribe of god, metatron—the first in line to the heavenly throne. metatron, featured as a tertiary muse on this blog, has hidden on earth since the fall of eden. he is the only angel who can rival michael's claim as the regent; with his help, castiel wins the war against raphael. however, it soon becomes apparent that metatron's tyrannical streak runs far deeper than even michael's, being as blasphemous as to fancy himself not just a regent, but a king altogether. a title reserved to god alone. having inadvertently handed him the throne, castiel reorganizes his forces to depose the new tyrant and build the republic of heaven.
note > metatron is selectively available as a muse on this blog. interactions with him require some plotting. he has been hiding for centuries among indigenous communities around the world, granting them his protection in exchange for stories. when castiel finds him, he lives in an ainu settlement in the north of japan. demons and other celestials may not remember him.
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I get that the bookshop fire was traumatic for Crowley because he thought he lost Aziraphale.
I keep seeing people say they want Aziraphale to know what it would feel like to lose Crowley, but I'm pretty sure my eyes weren't the only ones open when this happened...
Right?
"And that was the last I was to see of Crowley for some time."
Aziraphale has lost Crowley. To Hell.
He could do nothing to stop what happened in Edinburgh, and I can't imagine that he didn't fear he'd lost Crowley for good here.
Aziraphale has experienced more heartbreak than some fans care to even acknowledge. He exists in constant fear of losing Crowley to Hell again. AGAIN.
We saw Aziraphale save Crowley from Hell in 1941 with the human magic trick he used on Furfur.
Aziraphale was the one sitting in the bathtub of holy water after the Notpocalypse, knowing this was the reason he'd been so scared to hand Crowley his own thermos of holy water in the first place.
He's lost Crowley to Hell before and he will do anything to prevent it from happening again.
That's the impact Edinburgh had on Aziraphale. This is the impact that losing Crowley had on Aziraphale.
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