[She hides in his shoulder; he stands his ground, does not raise his arms to encircle her, does not wish to comfort her, not exactly. She doesn't exactly need comfort anyway, not from him, not for this, so she breathes in and he thinks, weighs the words and the gratitude and the delicate horror and the deep possessiveness and can find no falseness in any of it.
Another him, another place and another time, with black eyes and that leaves the scent of sulfur wherever he stays long enough, would hear that it has the power to hurt someone she cares about, know it instantly for Ben, and know at the same time that is where to push, would not hesitate, would not flinch. This Dean hears that and knows only that it means the power is secure, still does not think to leverage someone else against her for the sins he suspects her of; he isn't that far gone.
A muscle in his jaw tightens.] You kept it. [Has, not had. She didn't toss it overboard like he expected. None of this is what he expeccted.]
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Another him, another place and another time, with black eyes and that leaves the scent of sulfur wherever he stays long enough, would hear that it has the power to hurt someone she cares about, know it instantly for Ben, and know at the same time that is where to push, would not hesitate, would not flinch. This Dean hears that and knows only that it means the power is secure, still does not think to leverage someone else against her for the sins he suspects her of; he isn't that far gone.
A muscle in his jaw tightens.] You kept it. [Has, not had. She didn't toss it overboard like he expected. None of this is what he expeccted.]