RESEARCH AND KISS 𝜗ৎ SAM WINCHESTER
𝓟airing : sam winchester x karen smith! reader
𝓢ummary : you and sam take care of the research for the case.
𝒞w : kiss, dean teasing a bit (obviously).
The motel room had been unusually quiet for almost an hour.
Dean had disappeared to “question witnesses”, which Sam was almost certain mean finding the nearest diner and had left the research to the two people he trusted most not to accidentally set anything on fire.
Books were scattered across the small table, along with newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, and half-finished cups of coffee.
You sat cross-legged on one of the beds, carefully flipping through an old local history book. Every now and then you would tuck a loose strand of hair behind your ear before writing something down in neat handwriting.
“I think I found something,” you said softly making Sam looked up from his laptop.
You nodded, turning the book so he could see. “There were disappearances here in the 1940s too. They stopped for years … then started again last month.”
Sam crossed the room and sat beside you, shoulders brushing as he leaned over the pages, ”that’s actually really helpful.”
Your smile was small but bright, “I wasn’t sure.”
“You should’ve been.” He pointed to one of the articles, “this matches the pattern we’ve been seeing.”
You looked genuinely pleased, “oh…that’s good.”
Sam couldn’t help smiling back.
Working with you was … easy.
There was never any competition over who found the clue first, never any need to prove yourself. You listened when he explained old lore, noticed details others overlooked, and somehow made hours of dusty research feel … peaceful.
After a few more minutes, you tilted the book toward him again, “I like old handwriting.”
“It feels personal.” Your fingertips traced the faded ink without touching it, “someone sat down and wrote this, hoping another person would read it one day.”
Sam looked at you for a moment instead of the page, “…I’ve never thought about it like that.”
You shrugged with a soft laugh, “I think about little things a lot.”
There wasn’t any teasing in his voice.
You looked over at him, catching the softness in his expression, and for a second neither of you spoke.
The room suddenly felt much smaller.
“You’ve been smiling at me all day,” you said quietly.
Sam rubbed the back of his neck, caught, “have I ?”
Your brows lifted, “why are you apologizing ?”
That made you laugh, “you don’t have to.”
He laughed too, shaking his head, “you kinda make me nervous.”
You looked honestly surprised, “I thought I was calming.”
“You are.” He smiled, “that’s the problem.”
You didn’t understand and he could see it in the little tilt of your head, so he took a slow breath, “when you first started hunting with us …” he admitted, “I thought you were just … really nice.”
“I hope that’s still true.”
“It is.” His smile widened, “but then I realized you make every place feel a little less heavy.”
You stayed quiet, listening.
“You remember people’s favorite foods. You stop to pet every dog we pass. You somehow get witnesses to trust you in five minutes.”
“I know.” He met your eyes, “and when this life gets … dark …” His voice softened, “… you’re kind of the reason it doesn’t stay that way.”
You felt your cheeks becoming warm. Nobody had ever described you like that before, “I didn’t know you noticed.”
For a long moment, you simply looked at each other. Neither of you seemed interested in the books anymore.
You smiled first, “I’m glad it’s you who is doing the research with me.”
Sam laughed quietly, “I was hoping you’d say that.” He reached up almost absentmindedly, brushing a loose strand of hair away from your face.
His hand lingered for just a second. Long enough for you to lean ever so slightly into the touch, his heart skipped.
He cupped your cheek gently before leaning in, giving you plenty of time to pull away if you wanted.
Your kiss was slow and tentative, more smiles than perfection, both of you laughing quietly when your noses bumped for a second before finding the right angle.
Like you had somehow been heading toward this moment for much longer than either of you had realized.
When you finally pulled apart, you stayed close enough that your foreheads almost touched.
“Hi,” Sam murmured with a grin.
Before Sam could added something, the motel room door swung open. Dean walked in carrying a paper bag that smelled unmistakably like burgers.
He stopped dead in his tracks.
Dean slowly set the bag on the table, “I only leave you two alone for one hour.”
“No, no, don’t let me interrupt.” Dean held up both hands dramatically, “please. Continue the Hallmark movie.”
You hid your face against Sam’s shoulder, trying, and failing, not to laugh while Sam’s ears turned bright red.
Dean pointed toward the history book, “I knew nobody reads local archives looking at each other like that.”
“We found what we were looking for.”
“And not only that, apparently.”
Dean grinned from ear to ear and Sam sighed, covering his face, “I’m never hearing the end of this.”
Sam glanced at you, who was smiling so brightly it made the cramped motel room feel lighter than it had all day.
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