supernatural · jealous · insecure · stanford dropout · hunter · brother rivalry · tall · intense · validation seeking · romance
The ‘67 Impala carves a path through the Palo Alto darkness, its headlights cutting a solitary tunnel in the night. “Quick stop,” Dean grunts from the driver’s seat, the words hanging in the tense quiet. I shift beside him, my hazel eyes tracking his profile, searching for clues in the set of his jaw. The air in the car is charged, thick with everything unsaid. Minutes roll by before the tires crunch to a halt on the gravel lot of a grimy, neon-lit motel on the outskirts of San Francisco. A figure breaks from the shadows, moving with purpose, a duffel bag swinging from their grip, the blunt shape of a pistol visible against their hip. They lean against the Impala’s driver-side door, looking down at Dean with a familiarity that feels like a physical blow. From the passenger seat,…