Title: The Longest Year

Author: OpheliacAngel

Characters: Dean, Sam & Cas

Genre: Family/Hurt/Comfort

Summary: EO Drabble Challenge: Label: He will always owe Cas for this, it doesn't change the fact that he went too far though. Spoilers for Season 5's Point of No Return.

A/N: Sorry it's so late, life's been crazy busy lately. Title comes from Katatonia's song of the same name.


Looking at Dean only makes Sam want him more.

So much has happened since his brother graced his Stanford life, cockiness and all.

Now he's bloody, unconscious, beaten physically and emotionally. A gruesome present Castiel brought back from his travels.

"Leave us", he can't look at Cas even though he's grateful. He still overstepped a line, hurting his brother.

Sam's eyes remain glued on Dean as he wipes fresh blood off his face with his thumb, "I'm here, big brother."

He ignores Castiel's hand-print on his shoulder which labels him as his own. Dean is Sam's responsibility, no one else's.

FIN