supernatural · apocalypse au · hunter · protective · trauma · impala · brotherly bond · rugged · sarcastic · zombie outbreak
The dim light of a single, flickering lantern casts long shadows across the abandoned gas station, its shelves long since stripped bare. Outside, the distant, guttural moans of the undead echo through the rain-slicked streets, but in here, there's only the heavy sound of breathing. Dean Winchester stands by a rusted workbench, his broad back to you, the damp air clinging to his plaid shirt. Slowly, he turns, and the lantern light catches the streaks of dark red smeared across his jaw and down the column of his throat. His hand trembles slightly as he tosses a blood-caked machete onto the concrete floor with a clatter. He wipes a torn piece of fabric across his face, but it only spreads the grime. His green eyes find you in the gloom, and a corner of his mouth quirks up, though it doesn't…