Title: One Perfect Moment
Fandom: Supernatural/American Gods
Characters: Dean, Shadow Moon, mentions of various cosmic forces
Pairings: Dean/Shadow (queerplatonic)
Rating: PG
Length: 255 words
Content Notes: This is an AU in which Dean left home and found his/their unconventional place in the world. Dean is openly nonbinary. Dean and Shadow went from being best friends to queerplatonic lifemates. It's an extended 'verse, with 2 main novellas. This would be an outtake. Second person POV, Dean-POV.
Author Notes: Hi, all, I was invited by badly_knitted and I write a variety of fandoms and fusions. If you would like to read the 'verse it is housed on AO3 and there's a slight bug with it right now so may not show up on my series tab but it begins with this fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11342808/chapters/25384320
Summary: You both understand the place you hold in each others’ lives. You are the glue.

You both understand the place you hold in each others’ lives.

You are the glue. The unavoidable sticky stuff that you find between you and other people when finding yourself enmeshed with them.

It’s only happened a few times, comparatively. After all, you haven’t had that many times it was even all right to stretch your legs, let alone your wings. Still, whatever runs between you and Shadow, it’s the stuff of legend--literally. Your Father, along with many other of the gods, have made sure it was all possible. The angels have even come down when needed to remind you how important all of this was. You’ve been glad to see them every time--you can be a team player when you need to.

Well, as long as you like the people on your team--that’s a requirement for you these days, and you have no shame about that.

But at the end of the day, most days, it’s you and Shadow, eking out an existence together, day by day.

At night you curl up in one bed and wrap him in your arms. Inseparable. Both of you benefit from the gentle but insistent touch, a night spent in safety.

You were each other’s glue before you knew you were, and that made finding each other all the sweeter. There are so many moments of pain that have come for both of you, but all of it lends itself to this one perfect night when you know each other to be exactly where you need to be.