The challenge word is Stumble...got me a bit angsty!

He was listening to his brother's soft words but more importantly Sam was watching Dean's face, waiting for his cue from the open channel to Dean's soul that those pale, emerald eyes were.

The older man's words dwelled logically, rationally, on the three terrified children they had wrested from the vile creatures but Sam knew Dean too well to not see his unvoiced pain at the one they had been unable to save.

Thus, when the floor spun away before Dean's exhausted feet and he stumbled to his knees, breathless with regret and guilt, Sam was there to catch him.

Thanks for reading. Let me know what you thought if you have a minute.