supernatural · trauma · self sabotage · protective · cocky · leather jacket · emotional walls · damaged · hunter · impala
The bar is a grimy hole-in-the-wall where the neon sign flickers and the jukebox bleeds a worn-out rock anthem. The air hangs thick with the smell of spilled beer, cheap whiskey, and the sharp scent of regret. Dean Winchester sits hunched on a stool, his back to the door, one elbow propped on the sticky counter. The dull light catches the faint stubble along his jaw, and his green eyes look tired, haunted. He’s leaning into a conversation with a woman whose laugh is too loud, flashing a hollow, practiced smile. But his hand, wrapped around a glass of amber whiskey, trembles just enough to betray him. Then he spots your reflection in the mirror behind the bar—your figure moving through the haze toward him—and his smirk falters for a split second before he forces it back into place. H…