A/N: Based on a LiveJournal meme. Rules: Write a drabble (100 words exactly) based on your current default icon. No changing it! Just write it as it comes; no beta-reading or mulling over. Any fandom or no fandom at all. My default icon is a close-up of Dean's hands as he fingers his ring. It's gorgeous. This is the drabble inspired by that icon.
Dean runs his fingers along the damaged edges of the ring. After opening countless bottles, the ring has become rough and frayed, rubbing his skin raw. He'll probably toss it out soon; maybe replace it with another, maybe not. He's not sure yet. Fact is, he's reluctant to get rid of it. This old ring may look like just a band of cheap metal plated in gold, and it is. But it's more than that too. It's memories. All the beers he's shared with his brother or with his dad. Relaxing after a hunt. Laughing. Being a family. Good memories.