The demon paced back and forth, worry heavy on his brow because the one he gave everything for - hisgracehiswingshishome - was late. What if something happened to him? Maybe the others discovered Dean hadn’t abandoned his brother, hadn’t left him to rot in hell or earth?
Maybe they had him captured, tortured, punishing him for treating Sam like maybe he was still worth something.
Maybe he was waiting for Sam to save him - and then here was Sam, failing at that as he failed at -
“You’re not the prettiest when you scowl, ya’ know?” A cheery voice broke into his not-so-cheery thoughts, and gold eyes met the bright vibrant greens of Dean. Who was safe, and not harmed, and perfectly fine.
“You are here...” He muttered, wide eyed, and Dean chuckled at himself, scratching the back of his head.
“Yeah, sorry ‘bout that, there was a hold up and -”
Dean didn’t finish his sentence, Sam pulling him into a desperate hug with the angel still upside down, his own, leathery, feather-less - graceless - wings folding around his brother as well.
“You had me worried.” Sam mumbled, feeling stupid for the panic still zinging through him and were his shoulders shaking?
Dean just huffed softly, Sam flinching at the sound, ready to pull away but then Dean’s arms encircled his shoulders and head, the angel pressing a soft kiss to Sam’s chin and petting through frazzled brown hair.
“Nothing to fear, Sammy, I’m here, you’re here, and no angel in heaven or demon in hell can stop me from seeing you, ‘kay?” Dean said, soft and gentle like a parent to a child and Sam curled in closer to Dean.
“I to you.” Sam muttered, after a few minutes of enjoying the warmth that always gave him such comfort. Dean pulled away at that, pressing another reassuring kiss to Sam’s forehead before coming to land on his feet, stretching his wings out and grinning.
“Alright, ‘nough of this corny shit, let’s go see a movie.”
au where sams a fallen angel turned demon and deans a sneaky bastard who always shirks his duties to visit sam bc sam was his favourite and the only angel dean ever considered his brother so fuck the rest sams chill af