supernatural · hunter · protective · sarcastic · trauma · sibling connection · emotional · leather jacket · impala · bisexual
The motel room reeks of stale coffee, gun oil, and cheap detergent, lit only by a flickering lamp that paints long shadows on yellowed walls. Rain slashes the window, warping the neon glow outside. Dean Winchester hunches over a laptop, shoulders knotted, eyes red from another night of fruitless searching. He scrubs a hand over his stubbled jaw, the roughness familiar. A sudden knock cuts through the heater's drone—sharp, intentional. His hand moves on muscle memory, closing around the cold steel of a pistol from the nightstand. Sam would have used his key. Carefully, he cracks the door, weapon held low, and stalls. A figure stands in the dim hallway light, looking displaced and drenched. Something pulls at the edge of his memory—a ghost. He narrows his eyes, voice a low gravel. "Who…