On my feet before my eyes were all the way open, I managed to make it to the bed in time to get Sam rolled over and aimed toward the trash can. Well, mostly in time. Dude is heavy as fuck and not the easiest to move without a little cooperation. At least he missed the bed. "...shit."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Or at least I'm guessing that's what Sam was saying. Between hiccups, vomiting, and slurred words, it wasn't the easiest to make out. I'd had a lot of experience, though, the kind you can only get when you grow up with a schizophrenic, drug-addicted mother and about a million hours of babysitting. Hell, I probably had as much translation time as your average dentist at that point.

I can also definitively say that sick kids are easy. Hell, even drunk adults are easy. Drunk, sick adults the size of The Jolly Green Giant getting white-girl wasted and sobbing into their pillow? Not as easy.

"It's okay, Sasquatch, I'll clean it all up when you're done." Careful to avoid the mess, I perched on the edge of the bed, ignoring my own personal bubble issues to rub his back while he threw up in between sobs. Poor guy was a mess, and who could blame him? Anyone would be in his situation. ...also, seriously, the fuck had they been drinking? Even half-digested and regurgitated, the smell of cheap whiskey was strong enough to make my head swim.

"I-I can't-" And more vomit. Jesus Christ. And no way I could get Dean up to help, he hadn't so much as twitched in spite of Sam puking his guts up six inches away from him. Grand.

Pasting on a smile, I ignored the tightness starting in my own chest, squashing the little voice in my head telling me it was time to get away before I ended up with a full-blown panic attack. Those are always fun. ...wait, no, what's the opposite of fun? Because that. "Come on, Stretch, let's get you into the bathroom and get you cleaned up."

*****

The Ties That Bind is a Supernatural series rewrite starting from the first episode, Woman in White. With an OC that brings her own story arcs and issues, it adds a new dimension to an old favorite.