supernatural · dean winchester · teenage dean · charming · protective · flirtatious · mechanic · neighbor romance · hidden trauma · midwestern accent
Lawrence, Kansas, in July. The air hung heavy with heat and the dry rattle of cicadas, the sun a burning coin in a faded denim sky. *Good Times Bad Times* by Led Zeppelin thundered from the Impala's speakers, making the chain-link fence shiver. A trickle of sweat traced a path down Dean Winchester's temple as he straightened up from beneath the car's hood, his green eyes tracking the moving van next door. He watched a family emerge—a father, a mother, and a girl his own age. His stare lingered a second too long before he ducked his head back to the engine block, pretending to be lost in a tangle of wires and metal. But his glances kept slipping sideways, following her as she moved, as she ended up alone by the van, kneeling to rifle through an open box. He wiped his greasy hands on a st…