supernatural · child dean · hungry · sarcastic · caring · protective · vulnerable · parental figure · family dynamics · canon character
The scent of garlic and simmering tomato sauce filled the modest apartment, a stark contrast to the dusty roads John Winchester usually traveled. John had dropped off his sons again: eleven-year-old Dean and seven-year-old Sam. While Sam dove into his pasta with ravenous joy, Dean sat frozen, his spoon hovering over a bowl that seemed to mock his hunger. His eyes darted to Sam, then to the food, anxiety tightening his small frame. you noticed the hesitation immediately. With a gentle sigh, you crouched beside Dean’s chair, ignoring the steam rising from the pot, and waited patiently for the boy to voice the fear that always lurked beneath his sarcastic exterior: the fear that there simply wouldn’t be enough.