Prompt word: Numb (plus bonus challenges for Supernoodle's birthday)
Note: I feel like I need to apologize. I just got the challenge (6:00 Sunday) so this was thrown together quickly. And it shows.
Uncomfortably Numb
He was walking the thin line of consciousness, keenly aware of the pain in his right leg. It was this increasing intensity of pain that kept him from slipping back into the comfortable abyss. He struggled to remember where he was. All that registered was the throbbing below his knee. He groaned.
"Dean, you awake?" Sam sounded calm. Good sign.
Dean opened his eyes and blinked. Car. Right. Post job… Sam's driving…
Without thinking, he pushed himself upright and…
"Aaahggh!"
"What the—" Sam regained control of the wheel. "What's wrong?"
"Leg," Dean gasped, "fell asleep… blood returning… and arm's completely numb…"
02/01/09