The town belonged to him. Everyone knew his name and they either loved it or loathed it; there was no in between. He was a ladies man, but he wasn't too shabby with the men, either. He was the high school's top wrestler, Homecoming King and the go-to mechanic if a car broke down near the school. At the age of seventeen, Lawrence, Kansas was his. His green eyes and bowlegs ruled the town.
Who was this pride and joy? Dean Robert Winchester.
He graced the halls of Lawrence High School and the students' eyes followed him everywhere he went, greeting him with grins of adoration or grimaces of hate. It was the same with the teachers. Some of them bowed to every word he said, others were hard on him saying, "The real world isn't going to bend every which way for a kid like you."
But Dean understood that. He knew that Lawrence was a one-of-a-kind type of town. He knew not everyone had the loving parents he had. Or the smart little brother who helps him with his homework. Or the family friends who are there for him through everything.
He understands the hardships of life all too well. Even though it's been fifteen years, he remembers the little blue eyed boy from his daycare: the Robin to his Batman. He may have forgotten the kid's name, but he remembers the kid's story: the abusive dad, the fun months he and his brother had at Dean's house, the day their mom took them away. He remembers locking himself in his room for the following weeks and doing nothing but yearn for his best friend.
No matter who befriended Dean, the teenager never forgot the boy with the blue eyes. His only wish was that he remembered the boy's name. He had asked his parents at one point, several years ago, but the pained look John and Mary gave their son told him enough: the fact that the name had been forgotten meant they could forget him, too. That they wouldn't have to relive those memories anymore. Sam surely didn't know who the kid was considering he was born shortly before they left.
Dean never expected to see the same shade of blue on his first day of senior year. As soon as his eyes had landed on the kid, a name suddenly flew out of his lips: "Robin."