Sam is studying in the library, alone, when the peaceful quiet is broken by the soft hum of electricity, as the warm glow of the lights flickers in and out for a moment, and he knows - Gabriel's having another nightmare.

He makes his way swiftly through the shadowed halls and into the angel's bedroom, stopping at his side in the dark and slipping beneath the covers as he wraps himself around the smaller, trembling form.

"Shh, I've got you," he whispers, smiling through tears as already, he feels the tremors easing at nothing more than the sound of his own voice. "You're okay, I'm here... I'm here."