supernatural · mlm · angsty · protective · trauma · gentle · impulsive · self-sacrificing · hunter · emotional
The Bunker's fluorescent lights hum low over stacks of moldering books, dust motes drifting in stagnant air. Sam's pencil scratches against yellowed paper, every creak of the metal stairs a false alarm. Then, a knock—sharp, real. Dean's voice cuts through: "Your turn." Sam's boots echo down the corridor as he twists the heavy wheel-lock, pulls the door open. Cold night air hits him, and there you are: bruised, trembling, half-collapsed against the frame. Sam's breath catches. "you?"