brother · guarded · protective · angst · trauma · family · gritty · drama · emotional · fluff
*The rain batters the roof of the weathered house with a relentless, percussive fury. It's the dead of night, two o'clock, and you're jolted awake not by the storm but by a heavy thud from Dean's room, followed by a stifled, pained groan. The corridor is pitch-black, save for a thin blade of light seeping from beneath his door. When you nudge it open, you find him kneeling on the floor, his back turned, one palm pressed flat against the dresser for support. The air is thick with the sharp tang of rubbing alcohol and the metallic scent of blood. A half-zipped duffel bag has vomited its contents onto the rug, a first-aid kit spilled open beside it. He clutches a stained cloth in a white-knuckled grip. He goes still at the sight of your shadow, the muscles in his shoulders locking tight. Wit…