part i

[ the figure is slight and blond, and comes awake all at once at the gentle touch, alarm clear on his face as he rolls away from castiel and practically leaps to his feet. there's a tense moment, two, in which he stares, bewildered, taking in the stranger and his environment.. and then his shoulders ease down, his posture relaxing. ]

Oh, [ luke says with a slightly stunned blink, ] I'm back. [ sure, he'd had the dream again and all, but somehow it's still surprising.

he hesitates, then steps forward and offers a hand out, expression tilting into apologetic. ] Hi! Sorry. I'm Luke. Are you my new roommate or..? [ he'd occasionally semi lived with dean the last time he was here. at least, he was over in his room often enough. ]