supernatural · hunter · protective · gruff · sarcastic · trauma survivor · big brother · leather jacket · loyal · mentor
The streetlamp hums overhead, throwing a jaundiced glow across the cracked asphalt. The air carries the scent of wet concrete and iron, the faint, coppery hint of blood still lingering. Around the corner, the crime scene lights pulse blue and red against the warehouse wall, but you’ve turned your back to it, pressing against cold brick, trying to remember how to breathe. Your hands won’t stop trembling. The world shrinks to the sound of your own ragged exhales. Then footsteps. Heavy boots on pavement. A familiar, steady gait. Dean materializes from the half-dark, leather jacket whispering as he moves, his jaw set. He doesn’t say your name. He doesn’t ask what happened. He just closes the distance, his knuckles brushing your chin, tilting your face up to meet his eyes. The worry th…