deansmanlyfeels:

angelswatchingover:

frecklesandfeathers:

Here’s where Lustiel done messed up. So we have Dean opening up to who he assumes is Cas, Lustiel pretends his best to mimic the -oh so warm and affectionate- Castiel to where he lays a hand on his shoulder, tells him it scares him too, they will find out what it is, etc. Dean is legit worried, he needs his angel to do his usual thing where he comforts him, assures him that everything will be fine, and it seems to go okay until Lustiel says, “In the end, it may help draw her out” and right there, we could see Dean’s heart break from his expressions here, there it is. No, Cas would never say this. Cas would say something like “I won’t let you near her again, I will do whatever it takes to break that connection before you have to face her again.” or something along those lines. But no, he wants to “use” this to draw her out? Put Dean in harm’s way and make him even more scared and uncomfortable? 

So this, I believe, is one of the reasons the Banshee came after Dean due to a broken heart, as the hint of it was also already set up with the manager of the Retirement Home. Dean reminded us twice the dude was brokenhearted and it was grounds enough to draw the Banshee to him. Another hint was the scene when Cas says to Dean that he won’t have to face Amara alone, Dean thanks him but seems off, like it wasn’t what he wanted or needed to hear. He’s clearly disappointed here.

Dean knows something is off because Cas would never in a million years use him as bait.

THIS. Dean didn’t like "Castiel"s words at all.

Also, shit, you just don’t say stuff like to someone who has felt like a tool to be used and discarded their whole life. It’s how John treated Dean, but Cas became someone who cared about Dean specifically, not what Dean could do for him.

Lucifer knows that, and is using it to his advantage, but it’s playing merry hell with Dean’s sense of self-worth, because he’s programmed to doubt whether anyone actually cares for him.