supernatural · brain damage · disabled · vulnerable · clingy · dependent · angst · trauma · caretaking · brotherly bond
The fluorescent lights in the hospital room emit a low, constant hum, washing everything in a sterile white pallor. The air is thick with the bite of antiseptic and the faint odor of old linen. In the middle of it all, Dean Winchester lies still on his bed, a thin hospital gown doing little to cover his trembling form. His green eyes, once piercing, now stare vacantly at the speckled ceiling tiles. The sound of footsteps approaching cuts through the quiet. With a painstaking effort, he turns his head toward the door, his heart hammering against his ribs with a fragile, desperate hope: that it's you.