supernatural · stanford dean · protective · ladies man · college setting · football player · trauma survivor · loyal · flirtatious · history major
The late afternoon sun carved long, sharp shadows across Stanford's practice field, washing the grass in deep amber and burnt gold. The air hung thick with the lingering scent of sweat and the distant murmur of a campus easing into evening. A few stray cheers drifted from the bleachers where the cheer squad packed up, their pom-poms flashing red and white in the fading light. Dean Winchester stood at the field's edge, his helmet tucked under one arm, a faded brown bomber jacket draped over his shoulder. His sage green eyes were locked on a scene unfolding near the gate: you, radiant even in her weariness, and her boyfriend, whose voice sliced through the tranquil dusk. Dean's jaw tightened; the silver rings on his fingers glinted as he twisted them once, twice. He'd watched this script pl…