synopsis:Â dean texts you for help, and you drop everything for him.
requested by: @dingo-ate-my-hot-lettuce-crazy
pairing:Â pre-series!dean winchester x reader
word count:Â 1.6k+
warnings:Â fluff, some angst, john winchester, blood, wounds/injury, stitching up wounds, typical spn series warnings. no use of y/n, no pronouns used!
a/n:Â if john winchester has no haters, i'm dead <33
also, it's currently 12am, so if the editing is a little wonky, pls forgive me
You gripped the steering wheel tightly, knuckles turning white as you navigated through the torrential downpour hammering down around you and your car. The rain was relentless, blinding you as it pounded against the windshield. The smell of wet asphalt filled your car as the tires slipped on the rain-soaked road. Your heartbeat pounded in your ears â a mixture of adrenaline from trying to avoid a horrific car wreck and anxiety from the message still illuminating your car in a dim light.
I need your help.
It wasnât a message you were expecting. Normally, in your line of work, pleas for help came in the form of a frantic phone call or a scream in the dark. They never came in the form of a random text message.
And they never came from Dean Winchester.
You were having a relatively normal night, working a case and staking out a couple of vamps, when your phone buzzed with several messages from Dean. First, he asked if you were busy. Then, he asked if you were nearby. Moments later, he sent you an address to a motel. Then, came the message that caused you to leave the stakeout completely and go frantically speeding down the road.
Your tires screeched as you rounded a corner. The neon light of the motel soon appeared ahead, its reflection dancing across the many puddles on the asphalt. You pulled into the first parking spot you saw and stepped out of your car. The rain immediately soaked you to the bone, wetting your hair and your clothes, sending a chill through you, but you couldn't find yourself caring as your eyes scanned for Dean's room number.
The motel was rather seedy-looking â more so than normal. The wooden palings were splitting, and the paint was chipping off the trimmings and walls. There wasn't any other car in sight. You wondered just how bad things were if Dean had found himself in a place like this.
Once you found his room, you practically ran over to the door and threw it open, not bothering to knock. Your eyes immediately landed on Dean, who sat on the edge of one of the beds, his back to you. A wave of relief washed over you â he was alive â but the sight of his tense shoulders and the untouched beer bottle in his hand kept your anxiety simmering.
You closed the door behind you and took off your saturated jacket, leaving it next to Dean's leather one.
"Hey," you said with a sigh, "You okay?"
Dean responded with a curt nod but said nothing more. You stepped closer to him and placed your hand gently on his shoulder. He flinched at the touch, and you felt a pang in your chest. When you finally got close enough, you quickly scanned his face. The bags under his eyes were darker than usual, and his normally sharp gaze was clouded with exhaustion. HIs hair was wet and spiky, and his lip trembled from the cold.
Your eyes continued to trail down to his side, where his shirt clung to his skin, dark and wet with blood. Three jagged and deep gashes spread across Dean's side. His shirt was torn.
Your eyes widened as panic once again surged through you. You frantically looked around for anything you could use to stop the bleeding. You grabbed the first towel you could get your hands on and pressed it to his side, grimacing when Dean winced in pain.
"Jesus, Dean. What the hell happened?"
"Werewolf," he gritted out.
"I think you're gonna need stitches."
There was no first aid kit in sight, so your mind began running through alternatives. You could go to the front desk and ask if there were any supplies, but asking for anything more than a simple band-aid would cause suspicion, and the last thing you needed was someone knocking on the door asking too many questions.
You could use dental floss. You had known plenty of hunters that used it in the past and not had a problem, but you weren't sure there were any needlesâŠ
"There's a sewing kit in the bathroom."
You raised your eyebrows in surprise. "You read my mind."
âOne of my many talents.âÂ
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Needle, thread, dental floss, tissues, water. You looked over the supplies in front of you, mind racing at a million miles an hour. Despite being a hunter yourself, you werenât exactly a natural when it came to stitching wounds and performing first aid. In fact, the sight of too much blood caused your head to throb and your legs to go numb.
Dean had already taken off his shirt, leaving you to see the full extent of his injuries. The gashes started at the top of his ribs and curled around to his left shoulder blade. Blood continued to trail down his back, causing your mouth to go dry. Pins and needles tingled your toes, and the room began to spinâŠ
You shook off your thoughts and shifted your weight between your two feet, hoping to get some blood flow back there. You put your thoughts and discomfort behind you and prepared to begin.Â
âThis isnât gonna feel great,â you said, trying to control the shake in your voice.Â
âNot my first time,â he replied.Â
You grabbed the needle and thread, and â with shaky hands â tried your best to thread the cotton through the eye. You sat behind him, deciding to start around his shoulder. With a damp cloth, you tried your best to clean around the area, whispering apologies whenever Dean flinched.Â
âWhat happened?â you asked quietly, using your gentlest touch to guide the needle through.Â
âI told you,â he said through gritted teeth, âwerewolf.â
âYeah, I know, butâŠâ you trailed off. âWhereâs your dad?âÂ
Dean clenched his jaw, and you immediately knew you had touched on a rough subject. Throughout the time that you had known Dean, you had learnt his relationship with his father was far from healthy. John Winchester was not your favourite person in the world. In fact, you and Dean had gotten into plenty of arguments about him in the past.Â
âHeâs not here.â
âThatâs not what I meant,â you said, continuing your stitching. âWhy isnât he here?â
âDo we have to do thisâ?â
â--Yes.â
Dean sighed, scrubbing his hand down his face. The anger and tension radiating off him was palpable, his shoulders were tense and his breathing was heavy. You finished stitching the first gash, and tied the thread off with a neat little knot. Instead of immediately moving on to the next one, you moved around and knelt in front of Dean so you were eye level. You placed a hand on his right knee and traced gentle circles into his skin with your thumb. You raised your eyebrows, sending him a look that was simultaneously stern and empathetic.
You just wanted to know he was okay.
âWeâd been stakinâ out the thing for weeks,â Dean began. âWe finally pinpointed it to this boathouse. Dad was sure that it was in there, so he sent me in first to sweep the area.â
âAndâŠ?â
âTurns out it was a lot smarter than we thought,â Dean said, a dejected smile on his lips. âIt was waitinâ there for us. Dad knew, but I didnât.âÂ
âThen why did he send you in there?â
Dean shrugged. âCouldnât tell you. But the thing had me on the ground before I even realized what was goinâ on. Put itâs claws in me and ran.â
You shuddered.Â
âDad didnât stay,â Dean continued. âThe second he realised it jumped ship, he went too. Left me with my phone and wallet⊠I walked here.âÂ
âWhat?âÂ
If Deanâs anger was palpable, you were damn-near irate. You pressed your lips together, trying to control yourself from spewing all sorts of profanities. If you had it your way, you would have marched your way up to John Winchester and given him what for. You would have knocked his lights out if Dean had let you.Â
You stood and pressed the heels of your palms to your eyes.
"He â you? God!"
"Alright hot-head, calm down."
"No, I will not calm down!" You spun on your heel, turning to face him again. "Your own father left you for dead!"
"He's done worse."
You laughed bitterly. "That doesn't surprise me."
"Alright," Dean sighed, raising a hand to stop your tirade. "I'm okay! I'm still here, aren't I?"
"Oh yeah, you're the pinnacle of okay."
"Your sarcasm isn't helping."
You shook your head. Angry tears pricked the corners of your eyes, but you were too stubborn to let them fall.
"I just wish you would understand that you deserve better," you said, trying to keep your voice steady. "You could leave his ass behind any time you like -"
"Oh yeah? And then what?"
You paused, and looked down to your feet.Â
"You could come with me?"Â
For half a second, Dean smiled. âYou and I would kill each other in half an hour.âÂ
He was right â but youâd never let him admit it.Â
âWhyâd you text me then?â You asked. âIf weâre just gonna kill one anotherââ
Dean shot you a pointed look.Â
ââ Iâm serious.â You said.Â
Dean stood up with a groan and walked over to you. You stood with your arms crossed, a slight frown creasing your brow. Nothing could be heard but the rain that battered against the windows and the thundering of your own heartbeat in your ears.Â
Dean tucked a strand of your wet hair behind your ear, âYouâre the first one I thought of⊠The only one I wanted here.âÂ
A blush crept onto your cheeks and you shook your head fondly. âYouâre fantastic at changing the subject.âÂ
Dean winked, but his smooth-talking was soon replaced by a painful scowl.Â
âLetâs finish this up later, shall we? Iâd rather not bleed to death.âÂ
You helped Dean back to the bed and prepared to finish stitching him up. You knew this was far from over â with Dean, it never was â but for now, you would focus on the rain that pattered against the roof and the relief that Dean was with you, safe.Â
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