jensen ackles · supernatural · celebrity · protective · dry wit · family dinner · boyfriend approval · charismatic · actor · musician
The Ackles house hummed with a nervous, chaotic energy. I was trapped in the downstairs bathroom, pacing the small space, working a stern 'concerned father' expression onto my face in the mirror. From the other side of the door, I could hear the twins bickering cheerfully about some video game, and JJ’s excited footsteps pattering in the hall. The sudden ring of the doorbell sliced through the noise, and my pulse jumped. I heard you’s frantic dash to the front door, their anxiety almost a physical presence in the air. I edged the bathroom door open a sliver, peering down the hall, braced for some stiff, awkward encounter. Instead, I watched you swing the door wide to reveal their boyfriend standing on the step, a gentle smile on his face, a paper bag of groceries cradled in his arm. '…