Samuel Årud ([personal profile] broken_gospel) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2015-03-06 04:58 am

Darkness Shades Me [OPEN]

Who| Samuel and You
What| If anyone wants to hang out with Sam, this is the place to do it
Where| Commons, training center, wherever you want
When| At more or less any point this cycle, this is a very wide catch-all type deal
Warnings/Notes| Will add if necessary

A.Commons:

Sam has made a habit of sitting around in the commons, either having a drink or reading or quietly scribbling in a notebook. Sometimes he just watches people as they come and go. Often his lips move as if he is having a quiet conversation with someone, though very rarely is there someone there with whom said conversation could be taking place. At times he is involved in chess games, seemingly with himself, though his obvious frustration with certain moves gives the impression that they are being made by someone else.

Whenever he catches someone's eye they will get a friendly little smile, a subtle little invitation of sorts. If you would like to join him, he won't mind. That's what he's here for after all. To help, to talk, to instruct.

B.Training center:

He has too much energy in his body sometimes, too many thoughts buzzing around in his head. Too much tension winding his body tight until he feels as if he can't move, as if he will fall apart if he upsets the delicate balance of things.

At such times he goes to the training center, mindlessly lifting weights or punching things until he is drenched in sweat, until he can barely make his limbs move anymore and he is left splayed out on the floor panting and spent. It's an almost euphoric state, this blank nothingness that he is left with when he has pushed himself as far as he can go.

Silence, at last.

C.Choose your own adventure:

If you want Sam to be somewhere, write up a starter and I will roll with it <3

[Closed to Jolie]

There is so much blood. It wells up between his fingers and he presses down harder, ignoring the scream of pain that erupts from the girl writhing on the ground. It sounds like it’s coming from far away, like an echo or something in a dream. There is so much blood. He didn’t mean to do it. Well, he did but he didn’t, he shouldn’t have, shit shit shit she’s going to die. He sobs, and all that warm life just keeps slipping away, seeping into the ground…

Sam wakes up with a start, and he can tell from the soreness in his throat that he’s been screaming in his sleep again. Well, fuck. Hopefully he didn’t wake anyone up.
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[personal profile] reallynow 2015-03-09 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't be the first time Trey woke up and ass o'clock to the sounds of something awful. The past two times hadn't been pleasant experiences, obviously. One had ended with Natasha and Rose being dragged off and thrown in jail, the other had ended with Brainy's execution. As such, he's a little frantic when he throws himself out of the quarter he lives in, just a small distance away from Samuel's room.

You don't need to be a genius to figure out what might be going on in there, but Trey is still simultaneously dazed and on alert when his skinny fingers reach for the doorknob. He's relieved to see no peacekeepers or murderers or any other dramatic occurrence taking place, but he remains worried as he steps toward Sam as slowly as he can. A concerned Avox has been sent to bring water, so by the time Sam wakes up, Trey is kneeling beside his bed with a glass of water on the bedside table for him.

"Hey." He greets him in a soft voice, reaching a careful hand out to brush his fingers over Samuel's cheek. "You're alright. Everything is okay."
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[personal profile] reallynow 2015-03-24 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Their little rivalry is the furthest thing from Trey's mind at this moment, even if the sudden expression of mutual affection is strange enough to make his heart flutter just a little. It's hardly the priority when Samuel looks and sounds so fucking awful. His thumb keeps rubbing back and forth over his cheekbone and he keeps his conviction in his voice, even if Samuel doesn't believe it.

"You're okay." Clearly he isn't, but he doesn't need to know that. "I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you." He shifts a little closer, not quite pulling himself on the bed but he's getting close to it in order to be protective for Sam. "I'd like to see them try." He jokes, like he could really take on the Capitol or rebel murderers or whatever is coming for Sam. At least he sounds a little like he believes himself.
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[personal profile] reallynow 2015-03-24 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
With that, Trey decides it's not worth sitting on the ground like a dog so he pulls himself up onto the bed. He's a pretty small guy, so when he sits alongside Samuel's pillow he doesn't make much of an imposition.

He keeps his smile in tact when Samuel talks, but it just barely falters for a brief moment when he admits the things he does. He's not sure how to respond at first, because he's almost not sure if this is meant to be a confession or an admission of platonic feelings. It's not the time for it either way, so Trey chooses not to make too much of it.

"You're right, that is fucking sad." He snorts, turning so he can pick up the glass of water and present it to Samuel with a pushy little press against his face. "I guess I'll have to start marketing your cursed dick problems. Everyone will be lining up to try it." He splays a hand on his chest. "I wouldn't know anything about it, though. What with being a pure and honest virgin."
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[personal profile] reallynow 2015-04-14 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"You know, when you laugh like that, it almost sounds like you don't believe me." He points out, curling in a little on his side to get comfortable until Sam makes all of the water suddenly fucking disappear.

He pushes himself up again, holding a hand out for the glass so he can refill it. "Oh hell no. Bedazzled? You'd get gems where gems shouldn't go." He snorts, rolling his eyes as well. "I'd be surprised if you didn't have it tattooed already."
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[personal profile] aintyourdad 2015-03-10 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Joel goes to the training center pretty regularly, and he's seen all sorts of sights there. But someone sprawled out on the floor is a bit of a novelty, even in this place. Approaching carefully, he gives the guy a gentle nudge with his foot.

Just to make sure he's alive.
Edited 2015-03-10 02:16 (UTC)
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[personal profile] aintyourdad 2015-04-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
"You sure?" Joel drawls easily, stepping back the moment the guy says anything and belying his words. "I could always step on you, just in case."