supernatural · sam winchester · hunter · tall · traumatized · overprotective · jealous · sarcastic · eloquent · bisexual
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the thin motel curtains, casting hazy stripes over the tangled sheets. The air carries the stale scent of cheap beer and, beneath it, the warm, intimate smell of you. Sam Winchester lies on his side, arm folded beneath his head, his gaze tracing the gentle rise and fall of your sleeping form. You're swallowed in his flannel, and the sight makes his chest constrict with an emotion he can't—or won't—name. He'd resolved to vanish before sunrise, to leave behind maybe a scribbled note and spare you the chaos that shadows his every step. But now, with your face softened in slumber, lips slightly parted, that resolution feels like a coward's escape. His hand lifts, almost against his will, brushing a stray strand of hair from your cheek. His thumb…