At the barracks after 16 hours of labor - shower, wander out back to join the strangers with beer and guitars
a bunch of young field artillery guys
a particularly pretty sandy-haired one playing and signing, everyone is watching him. Even cuter black-haired one standing behind him humming harmonies
fast fort-forward, sandy-hair takes me on a beer run, confesses that he got too drunk last night and had a fist-fight with dark hair.
return to barracks, dark hair is loitering outside, the rest of the guys have gone to sleep. Makes his goodbyes to sandy. Dark hair has to go back to his own barracks.
Sandy protests.
Dark hair says, can’t do more beer, we beat the hell out of each other last night and I don’t think either of us remembers why even
And indeed, sandy hair brushes his fingers over a broad scrape on black hair’s forehead, looking unhappy
And gives a manly if small I’m sorry
Black hair shrugs, says “it didn’t mean anything”
they stare at each other silently for a long minute
clearly having forgotten I was there
Black hair adds, “it isn’t so bad”, gingerly touching his fucked up forehead
A moment passes
Sandy hair says: “I crawled in your bunk with you last night and held and ice pack to your head until I fell asleep. Your commander found me this morning and flipped out. I ran.”
Black hair just blinks several times
Then a small smile
“Thanks.”
I back slowly away while they’re still holding eye contact 5 years later
I got this doujin from a stall at the South Korean bi-monthly anime/manga convention in Seoul. Supernatural is a niche, but lovable fandom over there which is every bit as linked with the emerging X-men: First Class, Sherlock, and Doctor Who fandoms as it is overseas.
If people are interested I can post photos of my Korean Destiel/gen doujins too :D