Peripheral vision
G, Gen, pre-series. For the
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Dean tries to tell Dad, once.
Dad says she’s gone, and Dean hates seeing Dad cry, so he doesn’t try again.
Sammy is too young to do anything but wriggle and squeal “Dee!” when Dean whispers in his ear, but Dean hopes Sammy understands.
Dean quietly draws a finger through the salt line each night, watching for the flickers on the edge of his sight: blonde hair, blue eyes, the curve of her smile; flickers that hold her bright in his mind.
Knowing how to banish ghosts isn’t much use when you need to know how to make one stay.
G, Gen, pre-series. For the
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Dean tries to tell Dad, once.
Dad says she’s gone, and Dean hates seeing Dad cry, so he doesn’t try again.
Sammy is too young to do anything but wriggle and squeal “Dee!” when Dean whispers in his ear, but Dean hopes Sammy understands.
Dean quietly draws a finger through the salt line each night, watching for the flickers on the edge of his sight: blonde hair, blue eyes, the curve of her smile; flickers that hold her bright in his mind.
Knowing how to banish ghosts isn’t much use when you need to know how to make one stay.