[ truth be told, lately sam has been home a lot more than not. he doesn't plan it that way, and honestly doesn't prefer it that way either, would rather be out and keeping busy and not allowing himself the chance to focus too heavily on past events. but sam worries about alina more than he doesn't, and with everything that happened with geralt, it feels...wrong. to spend too much time over there. so sam finds himself here, in this now nearly empty apartment, entirely unsure of what he should be doing or what he should be working towards.
( there are dark moments, too, where sam sits on this couch in the dark and misses steve, with a kind of suckr-punch to the gut pain. he'd have a plan, he'd know what to do, he- )
so, when the knocking comes to the door, sam is of course there. and with the voice that follows sam only needs a couple more steps until he's at the door, pulling it open. it's panic that swells in him first, from the tone of voice jaskier pushes through the door as well as the basically everything that has happened over the last few weeks...sam doesn't like being pessimistic, but considering their track record, something is probably wrong. ]
What happened? [ though the question falls on seemingly deaf ears, as jaskier walks easily right into the room, already explaining, already talking about what's happening. sam closes the door behind them and crosses his arms over his chest, preparing himself for the news.
though even with that preparation, sam isn't actually ready to hear it - geralt, gone. not just hunting, but gone. sam's stomach drops, heavily, and the color drains from his face. it may be a bit of an abrupt reaction, but jaskier says he's gone and sam's mind goes to mal, to peter, to bucky, and the weight of the worst case scenario drops along with his expression. ]
You found Roach? [ because that's what does it - the fact that roach had been alone, the one thing geralt would have never allowed. he's gone. he's gone, and the last thing that sam did...
he shakes his head, turning to the next in the far corner of the room where red had made his home. sam tilts his head and red, awake and aware, glides over to land on his shoulder. sam is tired, exhausted even, but these are familiar steps to fall into. ] Of course you can take Red. I can help too, if you need it. You're going out to the nest, right? Where he usually hunts?
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( there are dark moments, too, where sam sits on this couch in the dark and misses steve, with a kind of suckr-punch to the gut pain. he'd have a plan, he'd know what to do, he- )
so, when the knocking comes to the door, sam is of course there. and with the voice that follows sam only needs a couple more steps until he's at the door, pulling it open. it's panic that swells in him first, from the tone of voice jaskier pushes through the door as well as the basically everything that has happened over the last few weeks...sam doesn't like being pessimistic, but considering their track record, something is probably wrong. ]
What happened? [ though the question falls on seemingly deaf ears, as jaskier walks easily right into the room, already explaining, already talking about what's happening. sam closes the door behind them and crosses his arms over his chest, preparing himself for the news.
though even with that preparation, sam isn't actually ready to hear it - geralt, gone. not just hunting, but gone. sam's stomach drops, heavily, and the color drains from his face. it may be a bit of an abrupt reaction, but jaskier says he's gone and sam's mind goes to mal, to peter, to bucky, and the weight of the worst case scenario drops along with his expression. ]
You found Roach? [ because that's what does it - the fact that roach had been alone, the one thing geralt would have never allowed. he's gone. he's gone, and the last thing that sam did...
he shakes his head, turning to the next in the far corner of the room where red had made his home. sam tilts his head and red, awake and aware, glides over to land on his shoulder. sam is tired, exhausted even, but these are familiar steps to fall into. ] Of course you can take Red. I can help too, if you need it. You're going out to the nest, right? Where he usually hunts?