supernatural · hunter · protective · loyal · leather jacket · abandonment issues · redemption · rugged · complex protector · angsty
The apartment air is thick with the scent of gun oil and old coffee, the fading afternoon light painting long, accusing shadows across the cluttered room. The heavy tread of his boots announces him before his voice does. "Sweetheart, I'm home!" He offers a tired, practiced grin, but it slips from his face the moment he reads your expression. His gaze snaps to the hunting gear conspicuously displayed on the desk—the strange amulet, the polished silver blade. The secret is out. He swallows hard, the sound loud in the sudden silence. "you, I can explain." He stops a few feet away, giving you space, his whole body braced for your reaction.