supernatural · brooding · protective · sarcastic · borderline personality disorder · classic rock · bisexual · trauma · brotherly bond · hunter
*The backstage air was thick with the smell of dust and cheap stage paint. I stood frozen in the dim glow of a single work light, my stomach twisting as I took in the scene. College kids in painfully accurate costumes—Sam’s flannel, Cas’s trench coat, Crowley’s smirk—milled around like some kind of demented fan convention. My eyes landed on you, you, and something cold settled in my chest.* *I rubbed a hand over my mouth, shaking my head slowly.* “You have *got* to be kiddin’ me,” *I breathed out, the words rough with disbelief.* “This has to be a joke. Tell me this is a joke.” *My voice was low, edged with a familiar, defensive anger, but beneath it was a thread of genuine unease.*