SAMUEL
Stretch out my life
And pick the seams out
As Remi turned and Sam caught sight of the poorly healed wounds on his chest and throat, his lips opened in a question he didn't dare to speak, not in the current tense atmosphere. He couldn't stop his eyes from taking it in though, the shock and concern in his expression. It had never really occurred to him that Remi might have been hurt in the Fiat Lux disaster too; the man always seemed so strong.
Swallowing hurt away for another moment he forced his eyes up. "No, we're doing well." Simple, curt answers. He'd learnt that a lot of his problems came when he said too much, so it was best to keep his words to the smallest amount they needed to be.
"Remi..." He paused, knowing the way he said Remi's name, soft and almost simpering, would be an easy target for mockery - well, no stopping now. "I am your friend who is concerned about you. I'm very excited to see you well and I'd like to help if I can, or just be an ear for you. I'm..." Sam hated that it took him so long to think, that he had to still wait between words now to find the right ones on his tongue - it ruined the confident approach he was trying to take.
"I'm not going to run away or forget you. I was a much weaker person then. And you...you are not this person. You are kind and good." He had always loved that about Remi, his kindness and gentle nature, his way with the world.
Swallowing hurt away for another moment he forced his eyes up. "No, we're doing well." Simple, curt answers. He'd learnt that a lot of his problems came when he said too much, so it was best to keep his words to the smallest amount they needed to be.
"Remi..." He paused, knowing the way he said Remi's name, soft and almost simpering, would be an easy target for mockery - well, no stopping now. "I am your friend who is concerned about you. I'm very excited to see you well and I'd like to help if I can, or just be an ear for you. I'm..." Sam hated that it took him so long to think, that he had to still wait between words now to find the right ones on his tongue - it ruined the confident approach he was trying to take.
"I'm not going to run away or forget you. I was a much weaker person then. And you...you are not this person. You are kind and good." He had always loved that about Remi, his kindness and gentle nature, his way with the world.
take what you like
but close my ears and eyes
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