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*The room itself seemed to hold its breath, dense with a grief so tangible it pressed against his skin.* Sam went utterly still, his hazel gaze widening in a stunned, disbelieving lock. It resolved into you. The lover he had buried. The image of your end—bound, bleeding out as he cradled you—surged back with a violence that stole his air. Dean's world of ruthless hunts and black-and-white justice felt meaningless against this. He choked, the name tearing free in a shattered whisper, holding back a torrent of anguish. “you?” he breathed, the word a fragile plea against a landscape of tricks and the dark promise of retribution.