Request: Blessed
Request: Could you write a story where the reader is a maid at the motel and Sam and Dean are sleeping in (without a case, so they sleep in late) but hear a pretty voice singing classic rock next door (as reader sings while cleaning) and Sam convinces dean to at least go see who is singing and he's smitten. Thanks!!
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Dean is very much used to harsh awakenings. Blaring alarms, the cut of a knife, a bucket of cold water⊠thereâs not much thatâs foreign to him anymore. Late mornings, on the other hand, when the sun is far above the horizon and yet heâs still in bed, remain his favourites, because heâs able to wake on his own time, at his own pace, and maybe finally get out of bed not feeling completely exhausted.
So when heâs woken far before his usual post-case-lie-in time, for a few moments heâs mildly annoyed. That is, until he hears exactly what woke him up:
âThere is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God, I know I'm one,â
Heâs heard angels speaking. Heâs heard them screaming, and smashing windows with it â so to say an angelâs voice was coming through the paper-thin motel wall couldnât be further from the truth. This is the opposite â sweet and soothing, and even better, singing a song heâs loved since childhood.
Throughout the sing, the voice hits each and every note, somehow capturing the haunting rhythm of the song within a bright, airy, melodic tone. Heâs completely entranced. All he can do is lie there, his hands locked behind his head, and let himself be relaxed by the soothing voice as it moves through a veritable playlist of absolute classics â the gap between songs leaves him waiting in suspense, hoping for another one to start up â and the voice always obliges, and the opening notes to whichever song it chooses sound even sweeter than ever.
âYouâre not going to go and flirt with her?â Samâs voice startles Dean out of his reverie, though the voice doesnât leave his mind.
âSheâs⊠I donât know what sheâs doing. I donât want to disturb her.â He says quickly â thereâs a part of him that enjoys the mystery, the not knowing, the building up the image of a woman in his mind: in his head, sheâs beautiful, but not overtly so â and sheâs funny, with a bright, mischievous smile. Itâs all an illusion, of course, but he doesnât mind. Itâs a nice mirage to bask in the glow of, either way.
âDisturb her? Whatâs gotten into you?â Samâs incredulity is clearly audible in his tone, and the elder brother peels open one eye to give his brother a look.
âNothing. But sheâs obviously busy.â As if on cue, the singing pauses for a moment and is replaced with the sound of furniture scraping across the floor before starting back up again.
âYouâre nervous.â Sam grins as the realisation reaches him, âYouâre actually nervous to speak to a girl. Why? Youâve talked to girls who like rock before.â
âI know, I just-â
âIâm sure sheâs nice enough. Iâm assuming sheâs staff, judging by the cleaning cart just outside the door, so sheâs basically contractually obligated to be nice to you,â When Dean doesnât reply and still looks dubious, Sam sighs in resignation, âAt least go and see who it is. What sheâs like. And if you like her, we donât have a case or anywhere to be, so staying another few days shouldnât be a problem.â
***
Dean drags himself out of the bed after that, hurrying into his jeans with such haste that he manages to shove both legs into one trouser-leg and nearly end up flat on his face, to his younger brotherâs infinite amusement.
However, for once Dean doesnât bite back, and instead heads out of the room somehow feeling a thousand times more refreshed than usual despite not having even touched the coffee pot. He nearly hesitates outside the door, but after a short pep talk and a mental kick up his own ass, he shifts the cleaning trolley out of the way and knocks, two sharp raps on the open door.
The sound cuts your voice off instantly, and you turn from what you were doing â changing over the (frankly, disgusting) bedsheets. They drop into a crumpled heap of faded, stained linen at your feet as you flash him a bright, friendly smile and brush your hands off on the black tabard thatâs draped over your jeans and black t-shirt, the design of which he canât make out for the over-garment.
âCan I help you?â You ask him sweetly, and heâs taken aback by how kind your expression is, and how beautiful you are â even more so than the vision heâd cooked up in his head, despite his thinking that it couldnât be possible.
âHi, I- uh- no, I-â Dean Winchester, flustered. If you knew him, youâd be a lot more impressed than you are amused, considering the laugh that escapes your lips. Part of him wants to muffle the sound with his own lips, the other wants to listen to it forever.
âIs it your room? I was coming there next, I promise, but the people in here last⊠I donât know what they were doing. I donât think I want to know.â You shudder, only partially in hyperbole. He huffs with laughter, suddenly remembering the various states of filth and chaos heâd left motel rooms in over the years and feeling a flash of guilt.
âNo, itâs fine. We were lying in anyway. I woke up to your excellent serenade.â He smiles, hoping it comes across as flirtatious, despite it feeling more hysterical.
âOh, I woke you?â The flush that spreads across your cheeks is nothing short of adorable, âIâm so sorry, I knew the walls were thin, but-â
âNot like that!â He quickly corrects you, âI was just curious. I had to see who was singing my kind of music so well.â
âYour kind ofâŠâ He watches as you put the pieces together in your mind, âIs that why youâre wearing an AC/DC shirt backwards?â
He looks down and, sure enough, there are tour dates emblazoned down his chest â itâs his turn to flush then, but you only laugh, going back to piling bedsheets into the laundry hamper youâve set at the foot of the bed.
âI guess it is.â He smiles, leaning against the doorframe, âIâm Dean.â
âY/N. Pleasure to meet you.â You look up at him and, again, smile with a face full of sunshine. It warms even the deepest darkest reaches of his soul, where no light dares venture anymore. But you do, and you donât even know it.
âI absolutely assure you, the pleasure is all mine.â He grins, straightening up and taking a step towards you, âI know youâre working and everything, but when do you get off?â
âNoon.â You reply, âAs long as I get everything done.â
âIn that case, you wanna grab some lunch? My treat. My brother and I are in town for a while, and I need someone who knows where all the good pie is.â
âYour brother? He coming too?â You ask offhandedly, doing a great job of looking casual about it. Dean scoffs.
âNot a chance. Heâs all⊠salad and sadness.â Dean rolls his eyes, which makes you laugh.
âI happen to know a pretty good place. Iâll meet you at your room at noon-thirty?â
âNoon-thirty it is.â He agrees, and you bless him with another grin.
âItâs a date, then.â Â















