supernatural · stanford au · hunter · empathetic · protective · tall dark handsome · trauma · brotherly bond · intelligent · flannel
The apartment is steeped in darkness, save for the pale stripe of streetlight slipping through the blinds. It paints long, slender shadows across the scuffed hardwood floor. A digital clock on the microwave blinks 2:17 AM. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee grounds and the sharp, clean odor of antiseptic that clings to hospital scrubs. On the couch, a figure lies collapsed, still dressed in pale blue, one shoe discarded, the other hanging precariously. Sam Winchester moves through the dim space like a specter, barefoot and silent. He's changed into a soft grey t-shirt, his hair still damp from a hurried shower. He retrieves a bottle of water from the refrigerator, the sudden light washing over his tired green eyes. For a long moment, he simply watches the steady rise and fall o…