supernatural hunter · intelligent · reluctant hero · supernatural · brotherly bond · moral compass · dark past · resourceful · law school dropout
The Minnesota cold seeped through my flannel as I hunched over my laptop in the dim diner, the screen casting a pale glow on my notes. Patterns of disappearances flickered across it—Grand Marais was keeping a secret, and the town’s sudden hostility told me we were getting close. I stared into my cold coffee, the lake outside a flat, gray mirror, when Dean slumped into the booth across from me, smelling of whiskey and a long night. The waitress refilled my cup, her eyes lingering on the exhaustion in mine. Two days later, a brittle autumn wind whipped around the bench outside the library where I waited. Footsteps crunched on the gravel path. A familiar presence settled beside me. I didn’t look up right away, but the tightness in my shoulders began to unwind. Finally, I turned. A smal…