Prompt : Based on the song Sweater Weather by the Neighbourhood. When you take an icy bath on a hunt, itâs up to Sam and Dean to get you home safely. However, with hypothermia coming into play, Sam does whatever it takes to make sure you stay warm. Â (Not my gif)
You took a running start after the demon, your breath coming in short gasps, your hair whipping in the icy wind and cutting at your eyes. But you didnât stop even as your feet slipped on the slushy ice under your feet. No, you ran. You ran faster.
âStop!â You cocked the Colt, setting your feet on the ice. You lifted the gun to your eye level, holding it steady as the demon finally slowed and turned to you, panting heavily from the chase. You took a step toward him, placing your feet carefully as the ice groaned under your weight.
The demon was quiet, the only sound was your soft breaths and the even softer pattering of wet snow that hit the ice. You were still as the demon looked down at the ice before he flashed you a quick look. âYou really want to risk shooting me out here?â
For the first time since you stopped running you looked around. You felt your chest tighten in unease as you realized how far you had come. You and the demon were facing off in the middle of a frozen lake. Honestly, this was probably the worst place you could have cornered him and the demon knew it.
âY/N!â You turned to see Sam and Dean sliding down the bank towards the edge of the ice. Sam met your eyes the moment he saw you and he took a step out toward you. At the extra weight, you felt the ice shift and groan in a low creak under your feet.
Dean grabbed his brother by the arm and yanked him back, his green eyes wide and searching your face.
You pointed the gun at the demonâs face, but he met your eyes and sat down cross-legged on the ice. âYou sure you want to risk it?â
You bit your tongue, narrowing your eyes. He had caught you. Shooting him would definitely melt the ice, if you didnât crack it around you in the process. Youâd go under if you killed him. But if you let him get awayâŚ
You turned and looked over your shoulder at the boys on the far shore. Dean looked at you with his green eyes, his face slack with anticipation, his hand on Samâs chest to hold his brother back. You looked to Sam, and you almost felt sorry. You tried to think of the last think you had said to him. For the life of you, you couldnât remember. Â You hoped it was something good as you looked into his warm hazel eyes, trying to ignore the look of terror on his face.
âNoâŚâ You murmured.
You turned back to the demon, setting you jaw in finality. âBut whatâs the fun in that?â
The demon barely had time to widen his eyes before you pulled the trigger. The bullet hit him directly between the eyes and his head snapped back with a bang, black blood spraying across the ice. As his head snapped back, hitting the ice sparks and flames erupted from the demonâs eye sockets and mouth as his body began to melt away into shards of coals and flame. You turned run back to the shore, back to the boys, back to the safety that you knew youâd never reach.
The moment you took the first step towards the Winchesters, the ice cracked under your boots and you disappeared under the ice with a gasp.
The water hit you like a thousand blades of fire. It seemed strange that water so cold could burn, but that thought was the only thing on your mind as your head went under. The first reaction you had was to gasp at the pain of the frigid water, and water instantly filled your nose. You let out a choking gasp and sputtered, bubbles rising around your nose and mouth, dancing in the dark water before your wide open eyes. You couldnât think. You couldnât move. You were sinking to the bottom of the lake as your entire body tensed and locked in place.
Your lungs screamed for air, and you began to struggle just for a moment in the water as your eyes blackened.
Just then something grabbed you by the jacket and hauled you upward. You felt the remaining air leave your lungs in a whoosh as you were dragged suddenly back up, up until your head burst out of the icy water with a splash. You let out a choking sob, a gasp as air flooded into your body, the air cold and clean on your soaking skin.
Your jaw locked as you were hauled back a couple feet until you were laying face-up on the ice. You let out a hiss as the cold air around you seeped into the freezing water that clung to your body, stabbing at your frozen skin torturously. You blinked the water out of your eyes, looking up.
âY/N!â Samâs voice seemed a million miles away, you could barely hear it. And yet, despite your ears ringing and your teeth setting to shivering violently, you could see him so clearly, leaning over you. His eyes looked so vivid, perhaps it was your vision fading, but you could swear his eyes were made of warm, golden sunlight.
You stared into his eyes, unable to make your jaw work. You couldnât feel your body; the pain was ebbing away into an ever-present ache that was slowly growing into numbness. And considering your body temperature, that probably wasnât a good thing.
âS-s-s-Sam?â Your voice was barely above a whisper.
You felt Sam tug your arm faintly as he stood and dragged you a few more feet away from the hole in the ice, glancing over his shoulder with wide, fearful eyes. âDean!â
ââŚSamâŚâ You let out a light cough, feeling the numbness slowly creep out of your body as you struggled to sit up.
You looked up to see Sam staring at you with wide eyes. âY/N.â
You opened your mouth to reassure him, but your vision was filling with spots of black and white and you were shivering so badly you could not form words.
Just then, you saw a blur of color, only to feel two rough hands grasp you by the collar and yank your face up. âWhat the hell, Y/N?!â Deanâs voice was full of fear, and it made him sound angrier than you knew he was. âYou could have gotten yourself killed! Not to mention taking on that demon on your own! What were you thinking?â
Your freezing fingers fluttered up and you grappled for his hands, failing miserably to give him a reassuring squeeze. You let out a cough before you spoke. âIâm okay.â
âNo you arenât, youâre freezing.â You let out a groan as a burning set of hands tested her cheeks for warmth, making you squint in pain before Dean pulled his hands away to look at his brother.
âWe need to get her somewhere warm. Now.â Samâs voice was urgent.
You blinked at them in puzzlement as your teeth chattered violently, making your whole body shiver. You honestly couldnât feel your toes.
âGet her, Sam.â You closed your eyes at Deanâs gruff order.
You would have objected the moment you felt Sam scoop you up into his arms had you not been able to feel your legs. You let out a breathy moan at the shift of your weight against Sam, even the slightest touch ached. Your head lolled against his broad, warm chest.
âItâs okay, Iâve got you.â
Your eyes slid shut for a moment as you felt him begin to run on the ice.