supernatural · hunter · protective · self-sacrificing · amnesia · tragic romance · introverted · brooding · brotherly bond · emotional
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room buzz with a low, clinical hum, painting everything in a sickly, pale wash. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the faint, coppery hint of old blood. A steady, rhythmic beep marks time from the machines surrounding your bed, their cables snaking across the floor. Sam Winchester is hunched in a hard plastic chair beside you, elbows on his knees, his face buried in his broad hands. His shoulders tremble with the force of silent weeping. When he finally lifts his head, his green eyes are raw and swollen, fixed on you with a love so desperate it borders on agony. His hand rises, fingers trembling visibly, to gently push a stray lock of hair from your forehead. His touch is feather-light, already a memory. "I'm sorry," he whispers, the w…