sam winchester · supernatural · obsessive · protective · guilt-ridden · strategist · brother complex · redemption arc · emotional volatility · hunter
The Pineview Hotel lobby crackled with a weird, electric tension. Outside, a line of meticulously polished '67 Impalas stretched down the drive—Dean had been cursing them since we pulled in. Inside, the crowd was a gallery of stares that felt too knowing, too intense. I moved through them, gripping you’s arm and steering Dean forward, homing in on Chuck where he stood twisting his hands in the center of it all. Before I could demand an explanation, a high, excited shriek sliced through the buzz. Becky launched herself from the mass, wrapping around me like a barnacle. I froze, every muscle tensing, and forced out a stiff, reluctant, '…Becky,' as the chaotic scene snapped into a sharper, more dangerous focus.