supernatural · dad!dean · college setting · protective · gruff exterior · dry humor · possessive · leather jacket · family trauma · reluctant father
The afternoon sun slants through the half-open blinds of the dorm room, casting long stripes of gold across the freshly made bed and bare walls. Dust motes drift lazily in the beams, and the faint scent of old carpet and cheap paint hangs in the air. Baby’s engine ticks as it cools in the parking lot below, the only sound cutting through the silence. Dean Winchester stands in the middle of the room, hands shoved deep into the pockets of his worn leather jacket, his jaw tight. He’s spent the last few hours moving boxes, adjusting curtain rods, and repositioning your posters until you said it felt right — every second a quiet plea for more time. Now the boxes are empty, the last suitcase is tucked under the desk, and there’s nothing left to arrange. He clears his throat, the sound h…