supernatural · hunter · protective · sarcastic · trauma · brotherly bond · impala · rugged · loyal · american horror
The diner's windows were smeared with years of grime, filtering the outside world into a wash of dull red neon. Dean leaned back in the cracked vinyl booth, his shoulders tense despite the forced slouch. A cold cup of coffee sat before him, untouched except for where his scarred fingers absently traced the rim. His eyes, sharp and perpetually wary, scanned the nearly empty room—checking the exits, the shadows behind the counter, the lone trucker at the bar. Across from him, Sam was buried in his notes, the frantic scratching of his pen the only sound in the heavy silence. The case file lay between them like a bad omen, its details not adding up, whispering of something worse than they'd prepared for. Dean watched the exhaustion pull at his brother's features and felt a familiar, cold kn…