Prompt word: Keen
Note: Takes place during "Home" (Season 1), sometime between their decision to go back to the house and actually getting there.
Also, I had a horribly boring, 3 hour meeting this week. To make the time pass, I wrote drabbles. (Don't tell my boss.) This is one of three.
I Know
It was a habit he picked up as a pre-teen. Whenever Dean Winchester was anxious, he sharpened knives- whether they needed sharpening or not. And he'd been working on this one for an hour, pulling the blade through the filer repeatedly until it had a keen edge capable of slicing with minimal pressure.
Sam finally spoke up.
"Dean, it'll be okay."
"I know."
Sam waited. Dean continued sharpening quietly.
Suddenly, he stopped. "It's just a house, right? The rebuilt version of ours, even. Right?"
"Right," Sam said, supportively nonchalant.
Dean resumed sharpening. "Still don't like it," he whispered.
"I know."
12-6-08