Dean snickered in amusement over the remark about Sam, "these things were here when we moved in, they aren't something he collected over the years." He studied Alec closely, noting the few, subtle differences between them physically. "Dinosaurs, I know, it's hard to believe. Plus, it wasn't even cool like Jurassic Park or- well, I guess it was sort of cool. I mean, nobody died and I got to see dinosaurs for the first time in my life? It wasn't a total wash."
His fingers drummed against the table and he let his chair tilt back a little. "No, I'm really not Ben." The fuck did the kid's brother have to be named Ben? A brow raised when Alec started to spill about his brother and then nudged his empty glass. Dean stood from his chair and walked back over to the counter to grab the bottle, bringing it back to the table to refill Alec's glass. Taking his seat again he set the bottle down on the table, in easy reach for Alec.
Dean was surprised that the kid was willingly talking about it, then again, sometimes things naturally came out when you couldn't hold them in anymore. Especially when you had absolutely no one to turn to. He had no idea what it was like to have a twin, but his bond with Sammy? If they had been forced apart at such an early age for either of them, things would have turned out differently. Hell, he had hated being away from his brother even for short periods of time.
He barely knew the kid and yet, it was a truth he himself didn't like hearing. "Nothing like that is going to happen to you here, I promise." Sure, Alec could hold his own but he didn't have stand alone anymore. Even though he pretended he didn't anything. "Life here will be different for you, even if it's a little stranger. I think you'll enjoy it much better than where you came from."