I knew your magic was growing, but this is something else.
[ the compliment comes easy, all the while sam's eyes are on the bird - bright, open. even with the chaos and the ticking clock, sam takes the moment to watch, to hold jaskier here for just a few seconds longer. jaskier gives the bird a pat on the head, calls him radzimir, and sam laughs. ] How about Red?
[ red looks at sam for a moment, his head tilting quickly from one side then the other, before he spreads out his wings and takes off. part of sam is worried he'll lose him in the chaos, but then the other part reminds him it is jaskier's magic. and just like jaskier found sam's horizon domain, he has a feeling red will find him too.
which reminds him - the portals. the bird. sam blinks for a second before it falls into place just how helpful red is going to be in this moment, and he gives a bark of a laugh, reaching out quickly to pull jaskier's face close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. ] You're a genius. He's perfect. [ his eyes lift back up to where he can make out red's sharp wings, the silver and red through the sky, and he's filled with what feels a bit like a sudden wave of energy. to get this done. to make sure everything is fine. ]
Get through the portal. I'll come find y'all on the other side.
[ and that's when sam is going to end up letting go of him, then. no matter how much he may want to linger, the settling reality that he has a lot more of this castle to check and very little time is weighing on him. ]
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[ the compliment comes easy, all the while sam's eyes are on the bird - bright, open. even with the chaos and the ticking clock, sam takes the moment to watch, to hold jaskier here for just a few seconds longer. jaskier gives the bird a pat on the head, calls him radzimir, and sam laughs. ] How about Red?
[ red looks at sam for a moment, his head tilting quickly from one side then the other, before he spreads out his wings and takes off. part of sam is worried he'll lose him in the chaos, but then the other part reminds him it is jaskier's magic. and just like jaskier found sam's horizon domain, he has a feeling red will find him too.
which reminds him - the portals. the bird. sam blinks for a second before it falls into place just how helpful red is going to be in this moment, and he gives a bark of a laugh, reaching out quickly to pull jaskier's face close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. ] You're a genius. He's perfect. [ his eyes lift back up to where he can make out red's sharp wings, the silver and red through the sky, and he's filled with what feels a bit like a sudden wave of energy. to get this done. to make sure everything is fine. ]
Get through the portal. I'll come find y'all on the other side.
[ and that's when sam is going to end up letting go of him, then. no matter how much he may want to linger, the settling reality that he has a lot more of this castle to check and very little time is weighing on him. ]
Take care of yourself.