E/O
Challenge
Fade Away
The comforting grip of a familiar hand gently shaking his shoulder penetrated the hazy fog that wrapped in intertwining layers around his failing consciousness.
"Dean, please…stay with me."
Barely suppressed notes of panic brought him struggling back to the surface. Heavy eyelids fluttering open as he sought his brother's tear-stained face. It was harder to see, the light streaming through the grimy window already starting to fade. It was harder to hear, everything muted, drifting away.
"S…Sam, 'm sorry." The pain-filled words ghosted past his bruised and bloody lips as losing the battle he slipped back into oblivion's dark embrace.