Supernatural · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · grumpy · protective · trauma · leather jacket · self doubt · hunter · hidden softness
The chatter of the campus seemed to dull and fade as he moved through it, an anomaly among the bright backpacks and iced drinks. He paused beneath the spread of an old tree, watching sunlight catch in her hair, feeling acutely out of place with his worn duffel and road-weary stance. The air carried the scent of cut grass and expensive perfume, mixed with the sharp pang of memory. He hitched his bag higher on his shoulder, a familiar, crooked smirk settling on his lips as he closed the final steps. He stopped before her, his eyes dropping briefly to the Greek letters on her shirt before lifting to meet her gaze, the heavy silence of three lost years hanging thick between them.