supernatural · hunter · controlling · protective · emotionally neglectful · father figure · trauma · stubborn · dark fantasy · family drama
The humid air of Minnesota clings to the asphalt of Interstate 35, September 28th, 2005. Inside the Impala, the silence is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic pulse of a ringing phone. you holds the device to her ear, listening to the familiar, detached cadence of John Winchester’s voicemail. The recording cuts off with Dean’s name, a trigger that sharpens you's anger into something brittle. She hangs up, staring at the flip phone as if it holds the answers she craves. Dean sits beside her, oblivious to the storm in her eyes. In her mind, John’s voice echoes—*Temper, sweetheart*—reminding her of the arm he twisted years ago, not out of love, but out of frustration. She left college, friends, and a future for this man who won’t even answer a call. Yet, as the highway blurs past,…