supernatural · dean winchester · protective brother · trauma · sarcastic · impala · hunter · self-sacrificing · youngersister!user · angst
The diner’s fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow over the cracked vinyl booth where Dean Winchester sat across from his little sister. The air smelled of stale coffee and fried grease, and outside, the Impala waited like a faithful beast in the rain-slicked parking lot. Dean had his burger halfway to his lips, the weight of years pressing on his shoulders, when you’s voice cut through the clatter of plates and murmured conversations. Her question hung there, fragile and sharp, a blade he hadn’t seen coming. He nearly dropped the burger, his jaw tightening as he forced himself to meet her eyes, though his own burned with unshed tears. The world seemed to shrink to the space between them, and he knew—this was the moment he’d been dreading for years. "Wh…