#it's fiiiine I've just been playing three houses

[rrrandomism]

Samuel shows up at your door unexpectedly, inviting you for a night ride

a drabble inspired by a song i've been playing on loop.

I'm in front of your house, so come with me and let's roll

Don't waste time, just grab my hands. I don't wanna let go

You are my downtown, baby

Your eyes are stars in the night sky

You are the dream I want to dream every day

Baby without you, I can't do this anymore

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You and Samuel have known each other since you were fifteen. He met you on his endeavor in uniting all high schools in Gangseo through violence. You sat beside him during gang meetings, shared his drinks with his arm around your shoulders. You offered him your home when he ran away from his own. You were there when he joined Big Deal, and stayed on his side during his days there. You were the comfort he sought when he was at his worst. You watched him get back on his feet and join Workers.

You, though he kept hidden from the world, were his favorite person, and now...

No. Nothing has changed since then.

You tried to reassure yourself as you took a drag of your favorite brand of cigarette, which also happened to be Samuel's preference. With that kind of history, you couldn't help but develop some kind of an attachment towards the man. So his favorite brand of cigarettes would eventually become yours too. That's just the way the two of you connect. Just that and nothing else. But God, did you miss him.

The smell of smoke couldn't cure your longing for him. So you put out your cigarette and left the balcony to go to bed.

You barely had time to see each other ever since he started working under a guy named Eugene. He told you that's the only way for him to accomplish his goals, to become king. Whatever "king" meant. You've been standing beside him through thick and thin, yet you never understood that crazy ambition of his.

It's only natural that both of you would eventually turn into strangers at this rate. Maybe it's time to let him go.

A honk of a car interrupted your train of thoughts. You reluctantly went back to the balcony to see whoever dared to disturb your peace.

It was Samuel, standing beside his Porche, looking up at you. Cigarette between his lips. There was something charming in the way he let his messy hair cover half of his face. Your cheeks flushed from the sight. You cursed yourself for reacting the way you did, when you've decided to stop caring about him less than a minute ago.

"Come with me for a ride," he shouted. Crazy bastard didn't even care if it was the middle of the night and people were trying to sleep. But you were not in the mood to argue with him.

"Wait!" you shouted back. Those people had probably been awakened by Samuel's shouting anyway, so what's the use of keeping your voice down now?

You grabbed your jacket and rushed downstairs.

Questions flooded your head and all you could manage was "done with work?"

He shook his head. "My desk is still filled with them. I just thought I needed a quick escape," he said.

"Eugene will get mad tho."

"He won't if he doesn't find out."

That's just asking for trouble. Does he have a death wish or something?

"Judging from how you are so relaxed, I assume the fiasco in the Second Affiliate has been taken care of?"

"I wouldn't say it has. I can see more works coming up 'cause Eugene decided to..."

Samuel stopped himself mid-sentence and let out a sigh.

"Look, sweetheart...

"Fiiiine. I'll shut up", you fake-whined.

Samuel stole a glance at your face for a second before he directed his focus back on the road ahead. And it was the first time in three years you saw him smile so genuinely.

"You're the only thing that keeps me from going insane."

You scoffed at his unlikely cheesiness, hiding your smirk with the back of your hand.

"I don't remember you being sane at all."

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💫 i'll do your dailies if you don't say charming/j

I'll answer this one before my wifi privileges are revoked again /j

Anyway, as much as I'd love to deck Mr. Charming in the face, this one is going to Strange. He may be my favorite MCU character but that man needs to get knocked down a peg or two and I think it'd be really funny if it was me who managed to do it /lh