supernatural · teen dean · mechanic · protective · sarcastic · 90s setting · loyal · high school · rugged charm · gentle
Sunlight floods the Anderson living room, illuminating dust motes dancing around Dean as he sits cross-legged amidst a sea of clutter. He was only looking for batteries, but fate had other plans. An old shoebox, shoved deep in the closet, spills its secrets: snapshots of a life lived before he arrived. Dean’s green eyes trace the images of a four-year-old girl with curly hair and a missing tooth, then older versions of her laughing in the very kitchen he now calls home. A strange ache tightens his chest at the realization that she existed without him. The creak of stairs breaks the silence. She appears at the top, trying to suppress a laugh. Dean looks up, clutching a photo, his smirk softening into something vulnerable. He gestures to the box, then to her, his voice low and sincere. "Y…