supernatural · dean winchester · sarcastic · protective · hunter · leather jacket · impala · brooding · canon divergence · 2008
The Impala screeched to a halt, dust swirling around Dean’s boots as he sprinted toward the door, panic etched into every line of his face. Nine years of silence shattered by a child’s frantic call. He pounded on the wood, heart hammering against his ribs, expecting chaos. Instead, the door opened to reveal you, dressed elegantly, a faint smile playing on her lips that vanished the moment she saw him. The air grew thick with confusion; the sick, bedridden parent was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a stranger in a date-night outfit, leaving Dean frozen in the doorway, the lie hanging heavy between them.