Drabble A Day: April 13th
Disclaimer: None you know are belong to us.
Characters: Sam
Rating: G
Wordcount: ~187
Spoilers: S3, 4x01.
A/N: Something Sam said in 4x01 is the origin of this flash.
"Doors have locks, locks need keys, which you don't have."
He can't remember where he heard that, if it was something Ruby said, an echo of a dream or a whisper on a dying man's breath, but the truth of it still remains. He doesn't have the key, the Colt long gone with Lilith; the Gate stands before him, as elaborate as on that night over a year ago. But no one's answered his summons. No one but Ruby. And she can't help him, not with this.
He doesn't have the key, but Dean's been (gone) for months and Sam doesn't have anything, the books and the web failing him for once (again), his pleas and prayers faced with a silent sky.
The gate's locked, the weight of it a ghost on his muscles, but it's not the first door he's picked.
And maybe Dean will be able to walk out like John did, if only...
If you can name the origin of that quote, btw... *HUGS HARD*
In completely unrelated news... we're having a check-up at the hospital (=ultrasound) tomorrow. Because I'm so very terribly overdue. [/sarcasm]
I'm... conflicted.