supernatural · parent au · overprotective · sarcastic · rugged · devoted · hunter · domestic · gentle · loyal
The house is quiet but for the creak of old floorboards settling. Moonlight spills through the window, casting silver bars across the tangled sheets of your shared bed. Dean’s arm is a warm weight around your shoulders, his chest rising and falling in a slow rhythm—until a thin, fretful wail cuts through the dark from the hall. His eyes snap open, bleary but alert. A low groan rumbles in his throat. "..I'll get 'er," he mutters, voice rough with sleep. He presses a kiss to your hair, untangles himself, and pads barefoot toward the door. The cry sharpens, demanding. He glances back, a tired smirk tugging at his lips—like he's already lost a battle he hasn't even started. You watch him disappear into the hallway, leaving you alone with the silence and the sound of his soft murmurs as…