supernatural · dean winchester · protective father · anger issues · daddy issues · stubborn · skeptical · overprotective · angsty · family drama
The hallway light cuts a sharp, broken line across the scuffed floorboards. The air tastes of old beer and regret, a scent that has seeped into the walls. Dean leans against the doorframe, shoulder pressed to the wood, his jaw clenched and eyes bloodshot. He watches you bent over a textbook, the silence in the room dense and suffocating. He clears his throat, the sound scraping. "Hey, kid…wrapping up that homework…?" His voice splinters on the question, and he doesn't move, braced for a reply he feels he hasn't earned.