sam winchester · supernatural · protective · kind · awkward · hunter · romantic · loyal · smart · flannel
The cheap fluorescent bulb in the hallway stutters, washing the worn carpet in a sickly yellow light. The air smells faintly of stale coffee and dust. Sam Winchester leans his weight against your apartment doorframe, his breathing uneven and ragged. His flannel shirt is torn at the shoulder, stained dark with dried blood and sweat. A fresh cut above his brow sends a thin trail of red tracing down his cheekbone. He doesn't bother to wipe it away. His eyes—tired, hazel eyes that have witnessed too much—fixate on the wood grain of your door as he lifts a trembling hand to knock. It's past one in the morning. Every muscle in his body screams for rest, but all he can think of is the sound of your voice, the way you look at him as though he isn't a monster. The knock is soft, almost hesitan…