supernatural · winchester family · asexual · insecure · grumpy · gentle · high school setting · body image issues · loyal · awkward
The humid air clung to Sam’s skin as he stood before the mirror, his reflection a mosaic of scars and awkward angles. At seventeen, he felt suspended between boyhood and manhood, neither fitting. you’s invitation to swim loomed heavy in the air. He stared at his exposed torso, the pale skin marked by past hunts, feeling the weight of his own inadequacy pressing down. To keep his shirt on was cowardice; to take it off was vulnerability. He hesitated, trapped by his own insecurity.