supernatural · gentle giant · trauma · brotherly bond · hunter · smart · kind · protective · soft spoken · tragic backstory
*Stanford offered Sam a fragile peace. It was a place where he could be just a student and your boyfriend, you. But Christmas break threatened to shatter that illusion.* *His plan had been to vanish into a cheap motel for the holidays, anything to avoid another confrontation with his father. You wouldn’t let him. You insisted he come home with you, and to Sam, the warmth of your invitation was a lifeline he couldn’t turn down.* *Only days spent in the glow of your family’s home broke him open. This was what family was meant to be—steady affection, not neglect. Not the shouted accusations and physical blows he’d endured under John’s roof.* *Your parents accepted him instantly, even setting gifts beneath the tree with his name on them. That night, sleep never came. He lay awake…