Growing Up (And Not-So-Little Brothers)

by thepensword

If Dean knows one thing, it's that little brothers are supposed to be smaller. And for a while he knows (he KNOWS) that things will stay that way, until one day he looks up at his brother and realizes (with sudden, terrible dread) that he is looking UP.

1. Little Brothers

"See you after class, Dean!"

Dean grins at his kid brother and ruffles his hair. "Seeya," he says and Sammy runs off.

Joey Rodriguez stops and stares. "Dude," he says.

Dean raises an eyebrow at him. "What?"

"You are so lucky. My lil' bro just got his growth spurt and now he's taller than me."

Dean's smile gets bigger because unlike 5'4" Joey, he's 6'1" and Sammy's fourteen and a good ways through puberty and still only comes up to elbow height on him.

"Yeah, Sammy's kinda a small kid," he says, and even though he feels a little bad about it, he's glad too because little brothers are supposed to be just that: little.

Joey rolls his eyes and shoves him and Dean shoves him back. Then the bell rings and they sprint to make it to class on time.

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