A Star In Somebody Else's Sky
☁︎ Paring: Sam Winchester x Short!GN!Reader, Dean Winchester x Short!GN!Reader
☁︎ Summary: You and Sam are idiots, good thing for you, Dean's there. Bad thing for Dean, he's helpful.
☁︎ Warnings: fluffy idiots in love, twist with Dean, unrequited love, angst, bittersweet, swearing - short reader, height not specified but written with 5'1!Reader in mind
☁︎ Word Count: 1.5k
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Sam walked in, somehow taking up less space than he had the right to. You noticed that about him, how he always made himself smaller. If someone were to ask Dean, he'd tell them Sam did it more for you. He lowered himself down to you, always coming to your eye level whenever you kept your head down, hung low for whatever reason he'd tried to fix.
You noticed your height more around him too. When you were sitting next to each other and he stood up and he just kept going. You'd look up at him, smiling when he glanced back at you.
Dean was almost sick.
You two had been dancing around this for far too long, hell, Sam even carried you to bed the other night. You were just so comfy, and he couldn't wake you and all that corny shit.
You'd been hunting with the boys for a while when you started to develop your little crush on the not so little Sammy. Dean clocked it after a few weeks, the way you'd take your time patching Sam up, not that you didn't care about Dean, just that you cared about Sam differently. You hurt when he did. It was dumb and cheesy, but every time you saw a cut on his face or that look in his eyes the morning after a nightmare, you felt that pain shoot through you just the same.
Sam, on the other hand, was just a big idiot.
He was practically hanging all over you, always wanting to be in your space. When you were at a dive bar a couple weeks ago, some dick stumbled up to you, too many whiskeys deep and one sleazy proposition later, Sam was behind you. He used his stature in moments like those, standing broad and tall, hands resting on your shoulders.
He looked down at the guy, properly looking him down, and all it took was one word.
"Door"
The guy didn't really feel like getting pummeled, so he was gone.
You turned back, craning your head up at Sam now that he was directly above you.
"You didn't have to-"
"I did" His voice was steady, sound, he did have to "I'm sorry if you're upset, but that guy, he just-"
"It's okay" You smiled simply "'m never upset with you"
And that was all it took, all it took for your relationship to change, a silent, comfortable claim. No you're mine. But the protection of being cared for like that, you're the one I look after.
The two of you became insufferable after that. Inseparable even. Whenever Dean suggested he and Sam go out while you stayed back, unless it was a dangerous situation Sam didn't want you getting into, it was an immediate no. No questions, no discussions, he just wasn't leaving you. You were the same of course.
It got to an intolerable degree, and Dean had to step in, for no other reason than to protect his own sanity. Sure.
You and Sam fell asleep on the motel couch, a common sight as of late. He was on his back, legs bunched up to fit on the couch while yours laid comfortably over him. You had shifted from just beside him to fully on top, your body rising and falling with his chest, heartbeats synced. Dean was not a stupid man, despite what some think. He very carefully pried Sam's hands from your back, yours from his waist, lifting you into his arms like he was stealing a priceless diamond, you may as well have been.
Dean carried you out to the car, stilling when you curled into his chest, thinking he was Sam. He prayed you wouldn't wake up until you were far enough away. Maybe there was a God. Eh, maybe.
You woke up in the passenger seat, looking over to Dean and panicking immediately.
"What the fuck?! Where are we? Where's Sam?!"
"Relax Sweetheart, he's probably still snoozing back at the motel"
"Dean what the fuck is going on?"
"You two, you gotta stop it. You're sickening at this point, just confess"
"Confess what?!"
Dean rolled his eyes, pulling over to the side of the highway.
"Your feelings, dumbass"
"Dean, what the hell is wrong with you? Why the fuck did you kidnap me?!"
"I didn't kidnap you, kinda. Okay legally I kidnapped you but it's just because you're a fucking idiot"
"Oh wow, what a gentleman"
"Relax, Sam's an idiot too"
"You didn't kidnap him"
"He's freakishly tall, you're, y'know"
"I'm what?"
"….portable?"
You thought it over for a moment before cutting him some slack "I'll take that"
He let out a sigh "Good, 'cause you can be real scary when you're angry"
"Awww, is the big bad hunter afraid of lil ol' me?"
"When someone takes away your headphones on a long drive? Fuck yeah I am"
"Good. Now take me back to Sam"
"See! This is the dumb shit! You're clearly in love with him, just fuckin' say it"
You crossed your arms, leaning back in your seat. There was no point in denying it, but your voice was still low when you replied.
"What if he doesn't want me?"
"Oh you gotta be kidding me"
"What? It's a perfectly reasonable thought!"
"Yeah, 'bout as reasonable as a pie wondering if I'd wanna eat it. He wants you, okay? Who wouldn't"
"What?"
"Sammy, he's fuckin' desperate for you, he's so pathetic-"
"I get it!" You stopped his beratement, mumbling your next response "He's not pathetic"
"You haven't seen the way he looks at you"
"Really? He looks at me?"
"My God" Dean rolled his eyes, pulling back onto the road, turning around "Yes, okay? Yes. He looks at you, he talks about you, he pines after you, and I know you do the same right back to him"
"Maybe"
Dean glared at you, pointedly.
"Fine, just- keep your eye on the road, jackass"
"Sir yes sir!" He joked, it had been a while since he'd done that with you, even if it was dumb.
You chuckled, and he was glad to see it, you, loosening up a little. You'd been a bit more uptight whenever you were away from Sam, not ridiculously so, but you laughed a lot less.
"So" You started, just speaking for the sake of it "What pushed you over the edge? I know I've…felt like this for a while now, 'm sure you picked up on it pretty quick"
"The travelling circus" He let a little smile slip, sweetly genuine "Never seen him as happy as he was playing the boyfriend role with you, winnin' the teddy bear, holdin' your hand all around the place"
You huffed out a laugh "Yeah, if we hadn't gotten mauled by a killer clown at the end of it, that would've been a pretty perfect night"
"You weren't mauled, you're too dramatic"
"I have scars Dean, it was pretty bad"
"Eh, I've seen ya get through worse"
"Thanks, I guess. You were pretty good with that copper knife thing, too bad the jerk was invisible"
"We got there in the end, speaking of, we're just about home. Well, back to the motel"
"We didn't go far"
"Nah, I know how much you and Sammy hate bein' away from each other"
"Thank you Dean, really" You leaned over, pressing a kiss to his cheek before hopping out of the car, taking a breath.
"Go get 'em tiger"
"Tiger?"
"Better than dumbass, idiot or jackass, isn't it?"
"Guess so" You smiled, going back to the room.
Dean stayed out there, knowing you and Sam might take a while. He turned the radio up, a familiar guitar riff starting up. He smirked, though not happy, letting the song play for a moment.
Twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head
He turned it up as it got closer to the chorus and he pulled out of the motel parking lot. The lyrics washed over him as he drove off, maybe to the nearest bar, maybe the nearest girl in his phone, maybe just a bit of a drive.
Now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures have all been washed in black
Tattooed everything
He started to sing along softly under his breath, voice breaking if he tried to raise it even slightly.
All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am
All I'll be
He kept driving, further than just a spin 'round the block while you and Sam sorted your shit out. He drove until he wasn't quite sure where he'd gone, until the same song circled back on the tape once again. This time it wasn't just a hard listen, it was taunting him.
Why can't it be mine?
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