Send me “I trusted you!” to see how my character would betray yours.
It was silent save for crickets.
Normally the consistent chirping would’ve distracted him — but not this time. This time he was focused, breath held, and hidden from the others. You know the whole saying —
[ Out of sight. Out of mind. ]
They were all too focused on the mission ahead to really be thinking about him anyway. His presence had been acknowledged, but other than that, he had faded into the background willingly and watched silently as they figured things out and made a team plan. He could hear their voices in his ear, talking through things and making sure they were all ready and prepared.
They were making such a big deal about it.
Sam wished he could empathize with them. Almost wished he could join in with them, too, but he knew that he couldn’t. That wasn’t his job. That wasn’t what he was supposed to do right now —
What he was supposed to do was make things worse, actually.
Not that they realized that…
As if he had been reading his mind, Sam hears Stiles’ voice in his ear, name being called out in question - as if seeing if his twin brother was still around. His lips pressed together, breathing slowing a bit as his eyes narrowed in on the scene before him. He was still out of sight. They wouldn’t know he was there until he wanted them to know — and he stayed silent even as Stiles repeated his name, Scott’s voice coming in a second later to ask what his twin had said.
”Oh— it’s nothin’, dude. Just seein’ if Sammy was still here. I don’t know where he went…”
”Why don’t you go look and see?”
Swallowing thickly, it was like his vision blurred slightly, heart beginning to pound as he turned and moved forward just the littlest bit to get a better look at where they all were. They hadn’t moved away from each other - strong believers in having each other’s backs and Sam could definitely understand why. In a world like this, you had to watch your back at all times. There was no telling what could even be around the corner. Or hiding in the shadows.
”Are you sure, man? I could’ve sworn—”
”Scott. Seriously. It’s not a big deal.”
”… Alright, man. Whatever you say.”
His brother was an idiot.
An idiot who was about to learn a lesson — Sammy he might be, but underestimating him? Thinking he wasn’t to be worried over? Not going on red alert and being on your guard the moment your twin brother (partner in crime since birth, brain twin, et cetera) went MIA? Stupid. So fucking stupid. He should’ve known better. Should have known that there was a downfall to all of this —
He wasted no time after a beat of silence, rushing forward with urgency —
”Fuck! A Hunter! What the— Sammy?!”
His brother’s incredulous tone makes a cackle rip from his throat, his silence broken as he watched the screen of his television with unabashed glee. He listens as Stiles continues to curse him through the headphones snugly fit on his head, and Sam could only continue to laugh and retreat back before the rest of the team could come and kill him in revenge.
The online multiplayer for Left 4 Dead was awesome.
Especially when it put you as a monster instead.
Hunters were badass, man.
”Fuck you, Sam! What the hell?! How could you do that to me?!”
”Opposing sides, bro. I had to.”
”You could’ve easily attacked Scott! Or Derek! Or anyone else except me.”
Sam can hear a few protests in his headphones - Scott and maybe Derek? - but he ignores them in favor of continuing to piss off his brother.
“No… No I really couldn’t of.”
A smirk edges onto his lips as he listens to the ruckus coming from the living room downstairs where his brother had been playing.
”I fucking trusted you, dude.”
”And that’s where your mistake was.”