Fic: It Happens Quietly; John, Wee!Dean, Baby!Sammy [challenge 6]

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Title: It Happens Quietly
Author: turquoisetumult
Rating: PG
Characters: John, Wee!Dean, Baby!Sammy
Genre: hurt/comfort, angst, general
Word Count: 3,340
Summary: John struggles dealing with Dean’s mutism and grief after Mary’s death. But somehow an infant knows how to fix Dean in a way John never guesses.
A/N: Created for hoodie_time’s .challenge 6, for this prompt by ladybastet92. Hope you enjoy this, hon.


And onward they walked, sullen and shaken still (because four days does not erase four years of a mother’s love and a wife’s compassion), huddling to keep the chilly November air at bay.

Within minutes, they approach the house and Dean’s cheek press itself closer into his father’s thigh.