"Lost as a Light Is Lost in Light" — Supernatural — Claire Novak, gen

fandom: Supernatural
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: (Amelia&)Claire Novak
length: ~600 words
content notices: themes of loss/abandonment; also, although this fic doesn’t contain actual self-harm, deliberate or accidental, it does contain some highly risky behaviors which might be triggering and which are treated within the story as dangerous/alarming.
summary: Claire doesn’t consider being released from possession an escape or a mercy. She’s never had anything like Castiel in her life, and she doesn’t know how to continue as purely human.
notes: Some credit for influence is due to crowleyshouseplant & applesarefuckinghealthy, as well as others whose names I’ve forgotten, whose Claire-related headcanons have shaped my opinion of her. Title from Sara Teasdale’s “I Am Not Yours”. Written as a rarewomen treat for xenoamorist.
ao3 crosspost: here

( Claire curls and uncurls her fingers, remembering divine light spearing out of them. )