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Sam Winchester-Personal Narrative

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Sam Winchester had to be a masochist in disguise because what other explanation did he have for clicking play on the DVD no spinning in his laptop. The archangel Gabriel had left the disc to him and his brother- in typical joking fashion- in the form of porn. Ever the prankster, he had sauntered onto the camera and proceeded to have his wicked way with the girl in bed with him before he’d offer any help- right before he‘d started anything with the girl sprawled on the mattress. Ironic? No, just Gabriel. Guilt welled within his chest, however, as he stared at the screen, taking in the blonde archangel’s teasing smile and his mischievous champagne colored eyes. A week had passed already since he’d physically seen those eyes, but Sam still couldn’t

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