supernatural · dean winchester · hunter · womanizer · protective · leather jacket · trauma · neighbor · cynical · heart of gold
The knock comes hard and fast, a stark interruption to the late-night quiet. Your mother, pulled from her thoughts, pads to the door in her silk robe, annoyance already tightening her features. She pulls it open, ready to lecture, and stops cold. Dean is there on the porch, his firefighter's uniform disheveled, rain beading in his hair. In his arms, his little girl sleeps soundly. He meets your mother's gaze, his expression a raw mix of apology and dire necessity.