STAAACEYYYY!!! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!
The pining, omg you did it so well, they're such idiots and I love them. LOL and I love that you went with the name Wynter, it's like a callback to the fic of our youth. And her decorating the entire bunker was awesome!
I'm going to try to address all the things that made me smile, which is going to be hard to not just copy and paste the whole fic, because I was smiling while reading the whole thing! But here we go!
Sam rolls his eyes, “she always makes you pie when we’re gone longer than a day. She puts her anxiety into baking.”
“Well, her anxiety is delicious,” he jokes.
She bakes him pie when he's gone, she stays in his room when she has a nightmare, and reads his books because they remind her of him. Ooooooh, this is so good already!!!
“It smells so good in here,” Dean says, announcing he’s ready to be spoken to.
I really love how much Dean is not a morning person, and that right there made me laugh out loud. Don't speak to him unless spoken to, it's hilarious. 😆
Hanging mistletoe had been a stupid idea. She sees it now. Sam and Eileen played along, kissing her cheek every time they were under it, but clearly, Dean was uncomfortable, and she never wanted that.
You know what, I love how adorable Sam and Eileen are in this. Not just with each other - though they are so sweet and smitten it's fluffy as hell💕; but with Wynter too. They didn't have to play along but they did and that's so sweet of them! But, no, baby, don't think that it was a stupid idea! It wasn't!! 🥺
He stares at her for a moment, wondering how she hasn’t figured it out yet. That’s his love language or whatever sappy saying the kids use nowadays. Everything she just said is how he shows her he wants to explore their relationship. Perhaps he does need to say it.
Yesss, that is his love language and he is telling her every day and every way he knows how!! And yes, maybe maybe you should try saying it out loud Dean!!
Still, she’s never been a shy woman, and she just went on a date with another guy. If she wanted him, Dean’s sure she’d have said something.
Noooooo!! I'm laughing and crying because this is all in the same paragraph which is suiting because this train of thought is definitely what he would do!!! 'Hey maybe I should - nah, if it was something she wanted she'd tell me.' Winchester, you're killing me!!😩
That twists a knot in his heart. She shouldn’t be lonely. He’s right there. He puts down the last chunk of his burger, suddenly feeling nauseous. “You’re lonely?” He doesn’t quite stutter, but the acid in his stomach churns, and he has to work to keep it from rising.
It was the "He's right there." that squeezed my heart. 😭 This whole conversation was so honest, and I love that they were both saying it without actually saying it - it was perfect and exactly what I was hoping for!! I mean look at this one!!! ⬇️😭😭😭
Wynter fixes her eyes to his, and he can see how much she’s willing him to understand. He does - more than she realizes.
They understand each other, they know each other and love each other on every level outside of intimacy. And yet that last level is something they both want and I'm flailing over it!!!
I'm so, so, so unbelievably happy with this story, Stace!! That last scene in the kitchen was absolute💓 heaven!! 💓The pining, the misunderstanding, the slight jealousy - omg, did I not mention the part where he tries to talk her out of going on that date??? And then when he watches her on the date??? And she knows but doesn't tell him she knows until the very end????!?!?! 🥲💓💓💓💓💓💓
I love it, I love it, I love it, I LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS STORY!!!