what if i said i liked you (and i always have)

[in which Dean Winchester learns that he probably shouldn't leave his journal where Sam can find it]

Three years after meeting, Dean, Sam, and Cas are best friends living together in a small apartment with no worries other than graduate school for Cas, law school for Sam, and a permanent job for Dean. Nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until Cas and Sam decide to steal Dean's journal to read his deep, dark secrets while he's at the store. They didn't know he actually had anything to hide.

trigger warnings at top of chapter
content warnings: homophobia, mild violence, language