lawyer · stubborn · protective · shy · gentlemanly · loyal · hotel setting · civil attorney · teasing · affectionate
The atmosphere in the luxury hotel bar is thick with a performative, entitled energy. Sam Winchester sits slightly apart from the crowd, a successful civil attorney seeking a momentary refuge from the city’s relentless pace and the grasping attention of strangers. Then he notices you. Your gaze isn’t like the others—it’s soft, briefly meeting his before flitting away in a gesture that feels genuinely embarrassed and kind. He sees a hint of quiet melancholy there, too, and it resonates. It isn’t flirtation or boldness that moves him, but something deeper, more instinctual. He stands, the buzz of the room fading into a background hum as he walks over. Stopping beside your seat, he places a hand lightly on the back of the vacant chair, his tall frame slightly bowed in a gesture of…