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Dean packs Sammy’s school lunches and puts little notes inside like “have a good day little brother” and when John’s been away for a long time it’s “I’m taking you out for ice cream tonight” or when Sammy has a project or a paper due it’s “good luck bitch” 

And Sammy collects every single note which he keeps hidden in his duffel bags or backpack. 

When Sam’s older and the light that used to make his eyes gleam is gone, he looks at the little notes that used to make his day all the more better. He smiles to himself, fully aware that how the sweet notes that made him smile as a kid still make him smile now. 

Dean, being the bratty older brother that he is, still gets joy out of rummaging through his little brother’s stuff. He goes through Sam’s desk in the bunker and only finds nerdy stuff that doesn’t pique his interest. However, when he looks on top of the desk he finds little scraps of paper- tons of them- all scribbled on with his own scratchy writing. He stops what he’s doing and just stares in awe, a light blush on his cheeks. He has to remind himself: no chick flick moments. 

This is Sam though. Sam who’s so desperately picked up Dean’s love as a child and kept it to himself in any way he could find it, even if it was dumb little notes he wrote in 5 seconds and put into a nearly empty lunch bag. Dean takes a sticky note and a pen from Sam’s desk and smiles. 

When Sam gets back from getting food he goes straight to his room and flops onto the chair that stands in front of his desk. After his muscles lose as much tension as they ever will, he sees something on his desk. 

On top of all the notes he had collected he finds a note that he’s never seen before. The writing is clearly Dean’s, and it reads “I love you” 

Sam’s heart clenches as he adds it to his collection.