E/O Drabble Challenge: soak

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Spoilers for Season 4. Just a thought I had about something Sam might do. The title is from the musical Next to Normal.

Word count: 100


Everything Else Goes Away

His calves ached, his chest gasped, and his brow was soaked in sweat, but Sam kept running.

The early morning breeze was cool, the neighborhood empty, the sun just peeking over the trees.

Still, Sam ran.

He used to run out of habit. "Gotta stay prepared. Could save your life." His father's words drilled into his head.

But mostly he ran because when running he could only focus on his aching legs and splitting side. There wasn't time to think about Lucifer or Michael or the apocalypse.

There was just him. Him, the early morning dew, and the pain.

It was the only time he had.