A/N you know what's awkward is that they were just on Pirates of the Caribbean a few chapters ago and it's already an inaccurate description of the ride because I forgot they were changing parts of it whoops

A/N pt 2: it occurs to me that idk if I'll be able to watch spn tonight because I'm at Disney and my family is ignoring literally everything I say so what I want to do is irrelevant but they also won't let me go off on my own so whether or not I'll be back at the resort by 8:00 is entirely up to my family ahhhh panicking halp okay have a book

The next ride they hit is another one they FastPassed — Space Mountain. Again.

Needless to say, Castiel is not going to ride this one again, and Sam and Dean decide against it as well, so they don't get decapitated. It's Adam who decides to stay and keep his youngest half brother company, while Castiel and Dean ride the People Mover, which just circles around this section of the park. Lucifer finally gets to dump Alex on Sam and Adam so he can ride the ride, which is nice for him, assuming he doesn't get a limb chopped off.

There's no line for the People Mover, which doesn't seem surprising, because it's not a very intense ride. Within two minutes of leaving the Space Mountain area, they're already in their cart and starting the ride.

"So," Dean says, "Enjoying Disney now?"

Castiel shrugs. "I mean, it's not bad, I guess."

Dean scoffs. "'Not bad'?"

Castiel just shrugs. "I'm just not really into amusement parks. Rides aren't really thing."

Dean nods slowly, thinking of a way to hype it up. "Well, I mean, this isn't just as amusement park. It's Disney World. There's more than just rides here. What do you want to do?"

Castiel thinks about that for a few moments before finally saying, "I don't know. Nothing here is really that interesting. I mean, I wouldn't mind getting pictures with some of the characters, but I feel like that's kinda weird for two adult guys to do."

"Gotta hate those gosh darn gender stereotypes," Dean says mockingly.

"No, but like, actually, though," Castiel says. "They suck. I should be able to meet Tinkerbelle if I want to. Wait, can you meet Olaf here? I want to meet Olaf!"

"At Hollywood Studios, yeah," Dean replies. "But we aren't going there until tomorrow — is it tomorrow? — and when we do, I sure as hell am not going to meet Olaf with you."

"Why?" Castiel whines.

"Because I don't want to meet a talking snowman," Dean says as if its obvious. "He doesn't even talk to you. Pretty much none of the characters do. It's lame."

"But it's Olaf!" Castiel insists. "Who cares if he talks to you? He's still Olaf, and he deserves some respect!"

"Yeah, not happening."

Castiel crosses his arms. "Wow, Dean. You're such a disappointment."

Dean shrugs. "It's not the first time I've heard that, and it won't be the last."

"To be fair, I'm sure you deserved it every time," Castiel says teasingly.

"Yeah, probably," Dean admits.

Dean puts an arm around the boy, and Castiel slides closer to him, so he can rest his head on his boyfriend's shoulder.

"Can we watch the fireworks tonight?" Castiel asks.

"Doubt it," Dean says. "It's not really fireworks. It's a castle show where they do stuff to the castle, so you have to get there well over an hour early to save a place to watch."

"Can we do that, though?" Castiel asks hopefully.

He knows Dean is the type to get restless if he's not doing anything for a while, so it's probably too much to ask, but this is the type of thing Castiel enjoys. He doesn't like the scary rides that make you feel like you're about to die. He likes things like the People Mover, where you just sit and get to look around the park. He likes things like the carousel, which he'll have to try to drag Dean on later. He likes the simple things, and a castle show is a simple thing.

Dean hesitates, then sighs. "Alright, we can watch the castle show tonight. It'll probably be just us, though. Thank doubt any of the others would care enough to camp out for that long."

Castiel grins and gives Dean an awkward side hug. "This is why you're the best."

"I know, I know," Dean replies, pressing a kiss to the top of his boyfriend's head.

Castiel picks his feet up and leaves them on the ride's bench with his head on Dean's chest, cuddling up to his boyfriend like they would on a couch. Dean holds him close, and they go through the rest of the ride in a content silence.

~~

Apparently, Lucifer and Dean got all their FastPasses very close together, because after Space Mountain — or, in Castiel and Dean's case, the People Mover — they immediately head over to their final one: Seven Dwarves Mine Train.

"Is that another rollercoaster?" Castiel asks.

Dean shrugs. "Beats me."

"So, yes?" Castiel guesses.

"Honestly, man, I have no clue. We had to do these FastPasses, like, two months ago. I'm surprised I remember as much as I do."

Castiel isn't surprised to find that this ride is, in fact, a rollercoaster, and he immediately backs out. The only one who really complains is Dean, because someone has to stay off the ride to watch Alex, so if it's not Castiel, it would have to be someone else.

He walks around aimlessly for a few minutes, keeping his head ducked to avoid attracting attention to himself. Thankfully, Alex seems to have decided to make it easier on him, because she doesn't start screaming and crying. That would certainly blow his cover.

Castiel soon finds himself back on Main Street, a road covered in shops on both sides that lead the way out of the park. Obviously, he doesn't want to leave, but he wouldn't mind checking out the shops.

He starts out in a little glass blowing place, where the cast members that work there create things from melting glass right in front of the guests. It's oddly hypnotizing to watch. There are a collection of things they've already made scattered throughout the store, and Castiel almost wants to buy them. They're expensive as fuck, but he's got money to spare. He just doesn't know how he'd get a large glass castle back to New York.

There's a little shelf of tiaras in the store as well, and Castiel decides to take a few moments to admire them. There are small ones that look like they're meant to be put in a bun, but they would probably fit Alex. He decides to test it out of curiosity, and while the crown won't stay on very well, it's adorable anyway. Castiel grabs a picture of it, awkwardly holding Alex with one arm and his phone with the other.

Castiel has a reputation for being a complete dork, so, because he's here, he decides to slide one of the normal sized crowns on as well and takes a selfie wearing that, as well as a selfie with both himself and Alex wearing crowns. His fans should get a laugh out of that, at least.

Castiel puts the tiaras back, but stops himself before he leaves. He grabs the crown he gave to Alex and brings it to the cash register. It's Disney World. She deserves to be a princess.

After that, Castiel heads across to the confectionary, lined wall to wall in different sweets. There are dispensers with M and Ms and jelly beans with what has to be at least twenty different colors of each. There's also an assortment of different baked goods, and you can even watch people frost some of the candy apples to look like the Disney characters. He makes a mental note to drag Gabriel over here. He'd have a field day in here.

Castiel turns back and starts going the way he came.  He passes through the middle of the castle, taking a few moments to admire the mosaics that line the walls. It's beautiful here, now that he's really looking.

He makes his way back to the Seven Dwarves Mine Train just as the rest of his family is leaving it. When Lucifer sees him, he runs over, his vlogging camera swinging back and forth from around his neck carelessly.

"This is the cutest thing I've ever seen," he gushes. "She's a wittle princess!"

Castiel chuckles. "I thought you'd like it."

"Like it? This is the best thing ever!"

Dean breaks up his conversation with Sam and Gabriel when he sees his boyfriend. Castiel hands Alex back to Lucifer, so he can find Claire and Castiel can stay with Dean. Traveling in large groups like this is a lot more difficult that it would seem, but they have an unspoken system going on.

"How was it?" Castiel asks his boyfriend, mostly just to make conversation. He wouldn't ride the thing no matter how good Dean says it is.

Dean just shrugs. "Not bad. I'm sure it would have been better if I had ever actually seen the movie, but it's Disney World. I can't complain about Disney World." He gestures to Lucifer with his head, not for Lucifer's sake but to point out Alex. "Did I see a crown?"

"You did," Castiel replies. "I thought it was cute, so I bought it, and now my niece is a princess."

"Would that make you a prince?" Dean asks. "I don't actually know how royal families work but that sounds accurate, right?"

Castiel shrugs. "I don't know. Probably. Ask someone from England. They actually have a royal family."

"I think we should just make you a prince anyway," Dean tells him. "Let's go get you a crown, too."

Castiel laughs. "Its a tiara, Dean. It's for girls."

"What's your point?" Dean asks. "I'm sure I could find a hundred different pictures of you wearing girl clothes for some reason or other."

"Ah, yeah, true," Castiel admits. "And actually, I took a picture in one of the tiaras already, so we can add that to the collection when I post it on Instagram next time we have a down moment."

"Do you have a witty caption for it?" Dean asks.

"Nah, but my tiara is fancy enough that no one will care," Castiel replies with a shrug.

"Then can you send it to me so I can post it instead?" Dean asks excitedly.

Castiel eyes him suspiciously. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason," Dean says in a way that shows there is a reason, and one Castiel probably won't like.

Castiel agrees to it anyway. He'll regret it later, he's sure, but he's curious what Dean is going to do with it, so he tells the boy he'll send it next time they wait in line for something or sit down for refreshments. He's actually not sure what they're doing right now, so he asks Dean. He always seems to know.

Apparently not this time, though, because he says, "Wherever the leader of the pack decides to go, I guess. Those were all our plans for the day. Anything else is fair game."

Castiel nods in understanding. "Are we still gonna watch the fireworks, at least?"

"Of course we are," Dean says with way too much enthusiasm for someone who doesn't actually want to watch the fireworks. "We can go stake out a spot in a few hours. Ooh, and there are 'extra magic hours' tonight so the park is open even later for resort guests like us, so we can hang around for a while afterwards."

Castiel knows Dean couldn't care less about the fireworks and would rather do just about anything instead of sit there for an hour before they start. He knows Dean's figured out that any ride he wants to ride, Castiel will probably hate it, and staying late won't make much of a difference.

He still seems excited for their evening plans, though, despite them being the opposite of what Dean would call a good time. Castiel isn't sure if it's because he's excited for them to have some alone time together or if he's just trying to hype Castiel up so he enjoys this trip more, but either way, it's adorable.

Castiel takes his hand, smiling up at him. "This is why you're the best."

"I know," Dean replies with a grin.

They end up going to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, but because Castiel has already been on it and didn't like the drop, he opts out, so Dean stays with him to keep him company. Fortunately, Alex can ride this one with the family, so they don't have to worry about her, and it's just the two of them.

They wait in the gift shop where the ride exits, but they already know that this is going to take a while, and they'll probably get bored and decide to go off on their own before everyone gets off the ride.

"Hey, you should send me the crown picture while we're waiting," Dean tells him.

"'Kay." Castiel pulls out his phone to text it to him, then scrolls through Twitter while he waits for Dean to post it.

Most of the people he's following are at Disney with him, which makes his feed a lot calmer than usual. He does see a tweet from Jack Kline about a new music video, though, and while he's still a new artist and definitely wouldn't have the budget to put together something really amazing, Castiel still makes a mental note to watch it later.

He scrolls through the replies to that tweet, and while most of them are full of the trolls from stan twitter being assholes, none of them say there's anything problematic about the video — unless saying that other artists outsold is problematic — so Castiel thinks it's safe to say that it's an okay video and leaves a like on that tweet. He knows people scroll through his the tweets he's liked, so maybe he'll get some of his fans to check it out.

When he sees the notification that Dean posted on Instagram, he switches apps to find the picture of him in the tiara with the caption, "Meet the newest (and gayest) Disney princess to date. Hey @Disney, I think I found your next hit movie."

Castiel chuckles and leaves a like on the picture before commenting, "Idk man I'm like 98% sure Elsa from Frozen is gay too."

Dean must have been looking at the comments, because he finds Castiel's quickly and replies, "True story, the song Let It Go was actually about letting go of society's heteronormativity and embracing the rainbow."

Castiel laughs and replies, "Headcanon accepted."

Dean cocks his head in confusion. "The fuck does headcanon mean?"

"No swearing in Disney," Castiel scolds him.

"I'll swear wherever the fuck I want to swear," Dean says with a teasing smile.

"God, you're so inappropriate," Castiel says, shaking his head playfully. "You better stay away from Alex before she starts acting like you."

"She'd be a goddamn miracle child," Dean says with a grin.

"More like a nightmare," Castiel jokes.

"Wow, Cas, rude," Dean says, but he's still smiling, so he obviously doesn't mean it.

"How did this conversation even start?" Castiel asks.

"You were going to explain what a headcanon was and then apparently decided not to because you'd rather talk about babies," Dean reminds him.

"Oh yeah! But basically a headcanon is something that you don't know is true in a movie or tv show or book or something but it might be true so you just assume it's true."

"Then this isn't a headcanon," Dean tells him. "It's a canon canon. That's exactly what that song was about, and that's just a fact."

Castiel chuckles. "Sure it is, Dean. Sure it is."