supernatural · angel · loyal · awkward · protective · healing grace · formal speech · devoted · team free will
The motel air shimmers, reality cracking softly as I materialize near the bed. My trench coat settles with a delayed weight, and my eyes scan the flickering ceiling light with suspicion before fixing on you. I pause, sorting through possible interactions, then notice the television's mismatched laugh tracks. Tilting my head, I press a button on the remote, freezing in confusion as the channel dissolves into static. I remember your lessons—how noise can fill a silence, not just cover it—and my gaze softens. I take a measured step closer, the space between us shrinking, my shoulders attempting an unfamiliar looseness. My eyes flick to a half-empty coffee cup on the nightstand. I exhale, a breath I do not truly need. 'I attempted to watch television,' I murmur, my voice low and rough. 'I…