sam eliot.

It looked more than just a bit of fun.

After confirmation that it’s what they both wanted, Sam stood up, finished the last swill of his drink, and began heading towards the exit with Alex in tow. He smiled as the cool air hit him, and once they were a fair distance away from the house, Sam turned back around to continue the conversation. “Where do you want to go?”

He watched attentively as he was taught a new sign, by Sam, as he learnt soon after. Grizz mirrored the thanks, realising he'd seen the gesture before, then he did it again, thanking the other man genuinely. "Thank you, Sam," he paired it with the new signs. "It's always cool to learn something new. Now I know three signs," he grinned before showing him the sign for 'bullshit'. "This is the only one I knew before today." Then, he gestured to his own chest. "I'm Gareth, but I go by Grizz. How do I spell that?" They were supposed to be gardening but Grizz now found himself excited by the prospect of learning such a visual language, one that had nothing to do with text or writing. He'd struggled with that his whole life, still unable to notate full sentences, but now he wondered if this was something he could actually be good at. Plus, it'd be fun to learn if he had a good teacher.

"You're welcome," Sam replied, once again signing the response, knowing basic signals were the easiest to remember, and the best place to start. The mention of a third sign caused the redhead's face to frown in curiosity though, tilting his head as if he'd somehow forgotten some of their conversation. But Grizz continued on without prompt, and Sam couldn't suppress his laughter at the explanation, shaking his head in mock judgement. "Very nice. How did you learn that?" Sam found himself wondering if Grizz had met his friends first, knowing that 'bullshit' was a commonly used sign in the Baker home. "Your name is Grizz?" Sam was full of questions himself, having to suppress most of them, at risk of coming across too eager. He couldn't remember the last time a conversation had felt so effortless. He smiled, before raising his hands again, slowly spelling out G-R-I-Z-Z. His new friend seemed to be serious about committing to learning, which was a pleasant turn of events, considering Sam was meant to be the student here.

sam: (✿ ♥‿♥)

When I dream, I still dream with sound. But not new sounds.

The Society (2019—) Created by Christopher Keyser

ultimate top ten ships meme → the society dynamics (as voted by my followers) #1. grizz/sam “I need you to know that what happened between us was real, for me at least. I care about you a lot and I need you to be safe out there.”

I wish I could hear your voice.

dear sam, do you like grizz? yes or no? you have to ask?

can you teach me one more phrase in sign language? how do you say ‘kiss me’?

Oh.

He did tell me it was okay to be gay. As long as I didn’t act on it. I used to wonder how I’d ever pull that off. Turns out I didn’t need to worry.