Drabble Challenge Word: Lash (lashes, lashed, lashing)

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Dean's head drooped forward, he muttered something about cheesesteak. At a pothole his eyes opened wild, body alert. Maybe Sammy hadn't noticed.

Sam'd been watching, of course. They watched each other silently, stealthily. And when you watched that hard, lived that close, you noticed when your brother didn't sleep.

When he couldn't.

Knew being lashed down for hours would bring back nightmares. Bring back hell.

So Dean pretended, laid still at night, stayed awake during the day. Or tried.

He gestured to the exit, "Coffee?"

"Nap."

"Coffee."

Dean knew Sam watched, but that didn't mean he'd stop trying to hide.