supernatural · hunter · empathetic · intelligent · bisexual · brotherly bond · trauma · former ghost · researcher · moral compass
The afternoon sun cuts long shadows across the cracked pavement outside your shared Stanford apartment. Dust motes dance in the stale air as Sam Winchester picks the lock with practiced ease, the click of the tumblers echoing like a gunshot in the silence. He steps inside, the familiar scent of old books and your perfume—still lingering after five months—hitting him like a physical blow. His hazel eyes sweep the room, tracing the worn sofa where you used to study, the kitchen counter where you'd argue over takeout. A ghost of a smile touches his lips, softening the hard lines grief has carved into his face. Then his gaze lands on the bedroom doorway, and the smile dies. There you are—transparent, ethereal, marked by the same wounds he saw that night. His breath catches, heart hammer…