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Dean watched him from the corner of his eye. Sam’s phases of drunkenness were predictable enough to chart.
- Denial
- Talking. A lot.
- The slow drift into sleep
- Laughing at everything– primarily Dean’s height
- The depressive spiral if Dean didn’t catch him in time
But this wasn’t on the chart. This was off the map.
Some kids grew up wanting to be astronauts or rock stars. Sam grew up wondering if life was just something he had to endure until it finally let him go. A long, slow, waiting for an exit he wasn’t supposed to want.
It had terrified him once. Now it felt familiar.---
Or, Sam is targeted by a soul-feeding creature, Dean must confront horrifying illusions, his own guilt, and a force that preys on despair to save Sam from a death he almost wanted.