Sunset - SN fic - PG

[tigriswolf]

Title: Sunset
Fandom: “Supernatural”
Warnings: spoilers for season two finale
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 200
Point of view: third

“Well, damn,” he says with a little laugh. “Sure is a big-ass hole in the ground.”

 --

There’re two months left and Sam’s working like crazy, digging himself deeper and deeper into despair.

There’s no way out and they both know it, but Sam’s got the Winchester stubbornness and he refuses to let go.

--

“Dean,” Sam calls softly and Dean turns back from the edge.

With a small, sad smile, Dean says, “I know.”

--

There’s one month left and Sam’s burnt out. With every breath, he apologizes to Dean, but Dean brushes them off.

“It’s what I do,” he says. “Who I am. And I can’t regret it.”

Sam nods, eyes tearing, and replies, voice tinged with self-loathing and pain, “I know.”

--

The sun sets across the Canyon and they wait in shattered silence.

--

There’s one week left and Dean says, “Let’s go to the Grand Canyon—never been there before.”

--

Sam’s hand is warm and strong on his shoulder. Dean can’t think of anything to say that hasn’t already been said. He waits for Sam to speak, and Sam clears his throat a couple of times, but no words come out.

And she comes.