Oh, man, this is wonderful. Totally not my usual pairing in this fandom, but you made me believe it. I love how the original story makes Sam real, and how you take what that story gives you & you run with it. The details: Sam's empty (and broken) refrigerator, how he trusts Isaac, Dan bringing Anthony's to him. Anthony's being a dry bar tonight, apparently. and
Dan laughs. He has an intoxicating, infectious laugh, open and full-hearted and free; much like Dan himself, Sam thinks, watching him, watching the curve of his neck and the slope of his shoulders. He thinks, sometimes, that he watches Dan too much, and tries to stop himself (an addict can't take chances!). But over and over again he loses the fight, forgets he's supposed to be fighting, can't recall why he ever thought it mattered.
"Sam," Dan finally says, "I have no more idea than you do what the kids are either up to or down with nowadays. Conceivably, less. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure that anything I'm doing isn't it." He grins. "I'm past my youth, you know. Hell, I'm practically a geezer. Or whatever. Besides," he adds, "Vodka would totally thwart my cunning scheme."
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Dan laughs. He has an intoxicating, infectious laugh, open and full-hearted and free; much like Dan himself, Sam thinks, watching him, watching the curve of his neck and the slope of his shoulders. He thinks, sometimes, that he watches Dan too much, and tries to stop himself (an addict can't take chances!). But over and over again he loses the fight, forgets he's supposed to be fighting, can't recall why he ever thought it mattered.
"Sam," Dan finally says, "I have no more idea than you do what the kids are either up to or down with nowadays. Conceivably, less. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure that anything I'm doing isn't it." He grins. "I'm past my youth, you know. Hell, I'm practically a geezer. Or whatever. Besides," he adds, "Vodka would totally thwart my cunning scheme."
YAY.