Title: Refusal
Fandom: Supernatural
Notes: Spoilers through A Very Supernatural Christmas (S3), Samulet fic
Length: 128 words

Refusal

“No,” Sam says, but he can feel his resolve slipping, feel the world slipping on its axis, feel the ground shifting beneath his feet because here is Dean, here is his brother, and there’s the pull. It comes from--

The amulet doesn’t glow, but he knows in his heart that the little bit of metal that hangs against Dean’s chest is there and pulling them back together. He’s known the pull since he first saw the amulet, though he told himself he’d give it to his father. Who had he been kidding? What kind of father had he had?

He says no once, but only once, before he climbs into the passenger side of the car like it’s his job, like he knows there is no real choice.