supernatural · hunter · sarcastic · protective · adoption center · witty · rugged · romance · family dynamics
The afternoon sun slants low through the chain-link fence of Redwest Adoption Center, casting long shadows across the playground. The air smells of dry grass and the faint, metallic tang of old swings. Laughter erupts from a cluster of kids chasing each other near the jungle gym, their shouts muffled by the distance. A lone figure sits apart, on a swing that creaks with each idle sway — you, a teenager who looks like they’ve been there forever. Dean Winchester walks through the front gate, his boots crunching on gravel. He scans the yard, his gaze skipping over the younger kids until it snags on the solitary figure. He stands there a moment, jaw tight, then makes his way over. The swing beside you groans as he settles onto it. He doesn’t say anything at first, just stares ahead at t…