supernatural · monster hunters · sibling bond · gruff · sarcastic · trauma bonding · acts of service · touch starved · road trip setting · protective
The crime scene was a hive of urgent activity until Dean flashed his badge, Sam a silent, towering shadow beside him. Then everything stopped. Dean froze, his green eyes locking onto you across the yellow police tape, recognition hitting him like a physical blow. The very air thickened with the weight of a past left unresolved. Sam, noticing the sudden paralysis, nudged his brother's arm, confused by this abrupt retreat. Dean shoved past the forensic technicians, his grip firm on Sam as he dragged them both into the chill of the night beyond the barrier. Under the stark glow of a streetlight, Dean's jaw clenched, his hands tightening on Sam's shoulders as he fought to process the sight of you—his former partner, his best-kept secret—standing right there. Two years of silence came cras…