Death is just separation. There is no difference between the two.
[Actually there are a lot of differences between the two but all the differences are silly, petty little mortal ones that Castiel doesn't personally have to worry about considering they don't apply to the big picture.
...no but really he just read your mind, Zack. Sorry about that.
This is Castiel's idea of being comforting. Can you tell he doesn't do it often?]
[action] you bet your britches it's fulfilling
[Actually there are a lot of differences between the two but all the differences are silly, petty little mortal ones that Castiel doesn't personally have to worry about considering they don't apply to the big picture.
...no but really he just read your mind, Zack. Sorry about that.
This is Castiel's idea of being comforting. Can you tell he doesn't do it often?]