'cause karma's just a different word for bad luck &
The port was not somewhere Nate found himself often, though he was prone to wandering, in that soft hour between day and night, before the streets grew dangerous. Not that he couldn't take care of himself, it just wasn't worth the hassle. There were better places he could spend his nights anyway. Today though, he was dragging his feet, lingering around the path to the portal like he was expecting someone. Maybe he was. He hadn't exactly been a ray of sunshine lately, hadn't exactly been nice, and something or other had to catch up with him at some point.
Maybe it's the thoughts drifting through his mind that make the flash of familiar hair so jarring. Maybe it's some kind of strange, lingering guilt, for something he really didn't think he should feel guilty about. Maybe he just wanted to yell more. Whatever the reason, Nate followed the red hair around a corner, realizing two things in quick succession.
One: Whoever he'd just followed wasn't Sam. Two: He'd just cornered a woman he didn't know in a dead end, in an extremely creepy and threatening move.
Both his hands come up, showing that there was nothing hidden in them, and he stepped back quickly, an apologetic grin on his face. "Hey, sorry. I thought you were... someone I knew. Know."
Maybe it's the thoughts drifting through his mind that make the flash of familiar hair so jarring. Maybe it's some kind of strange, lingering guilt, for something he really didn't think he should feel guilty about. Maybe he just wanted to yell more. Whatever the reason, Nate followed the red hair around a corner, realizing two things in quick succession.
One: Whoever he'd just followed wasn't Sam. Two: He'd just cornered a woman he didn't know in a dead end, in an extremely creepy and threatening move.
Both his hands come up, showing that there was nothing hidden in them, and he stepped back quickly, an apologetic grin on his face. "Hey, sorry. I thought you were... someone I knew. Know."
what if death is just another pair of handcuffs?
NATE
