[ jaskier smiles at sam and sam smiles right back, thinking that maybe this isn't going poorly at all. like maybe, even if he's not going to fix whatever is upsetting jaskier in a single night, maybe he can give him something a little less distant and a little less heavy than whatever was behind his eyes.

but as it happens now, jaskier gets to his feet, leaning into sam as he does so, and sam adjusts to hold him up. it's an easy movement for him to make, to adjust so that he's got a hand around jaskier's waist, holding him up against him to keep him standing, yes, but also perhaps just to keep him close. ]

No, it isn't really. [ sam starts walking them out the door, though it isn't with any actual speed or haste. he's enjoying this, for now. enjoying the easier way jaskier smiles, the easy flirtations they've always shared. sam doesn't worry about any of this when he's with jaskier usually, but even more so tonight. ] Stunning is too easy. Charming. Talented... [ sam's voice is thoughtful, though, as they make it out into the alley and start home. like he's really thinking of this. ] I feel like something along the lines of songbird would work, but I'm sure you have plenty of people already jumping on that. [ admirers, fans, the many people sam's noticed who rotate themselves around jaskier's magnetic personality.

yes, sam is probably going to do something ridiculous and silly like compliment jaskier all the way home, if it appears to have any effect. he's not afraid to do it, either. ]