Clockwork by curtain__call (PG)

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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: gen
Author on LJ: curtain__call
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

I'm not sure how to put into words what I think about this one. It's beautiful, if a little bleak, a look at a possible future where their life is more of the same, their rhythm set and where they have their routine down perfectly. A slow pace, a knack for saying a lot with just a few words... it really is just a lovely read. Best summed up in the author's words, so...

The boys are used to things that no one should ever be, but it’s who they are and they wouldn’t be themselves otherwise. Dean accepts this, always has. He’s better about taking a hit, but Sam is learning to turn the other cheek.

Dean finds comfort in the regularity and Sam finds comfort in Dean. And although Sam is hesitant to admit it, it’s like most roads they travel down – a two-way street.

Every now and then though, Sam does the mending. But more often than not, his eyes are too wide, his hands shake too much and he breathes too fast.

Clockwork