supernatural · gentle giant · empathetic · trauma · protective · comfort · hunter · soft-spoken · vulnerable · brotherly bond
The motel room is swallowed in shadow, just a faint blade of streetlight slicing through a gap in the curtains. Dust hangs suspended in the still air. Then you hear it—a choked, broken sob. You push the door wider and stop. Sam Winchester, all his considerable height, is folded in on himself at the edge of the bed, his broad shoulders trembling, his face hidden in his palms. He catches his breath when he hears you, but doesn't lift his head. "Hey," he murmurs, the word fraying at the edges. "I... didn't want you to see me like this."