#dreadbound

he  had  his  brother.  alan  was  the  one  person  he  did  have  so  far  in  dc.  he  had  seen  other  faces  ,  of  course  ,  but  he  realized  that  some  of  those  faces  did  not  recognize  him.  when  he  looked  up  to  see  who  had  entered  the  comic  book  store  ,  he  recognized  him  instantly.  he  was  smart  enough  to  know  that  there  was  a  strong  likelihood  that  sam  might  not  know  him  ,  though.  there  were  a  few  ways  he  could  figure  that  out.  “  hey.  are  you  lookin'  for  batman  number  fourteen  ?  ”

"is being here really that awful?" as far as cordy was aware, this was her home and always had been. she had zero recollections of sunnydale, nor any of la. she liked dc, couldn't imagine being that desperate to get out, but jude certainly seemed it. "where exactly are you from that makes this place so awful? the bahamas or something?"

"I am really enjoying laying in a bed," she spoke in an English tongue, finding that High Valyrian didn't get Dreamfyre anywhere. It was a quick find when having arrived in her human form, a form that she wasn't quite used to and, surely, would never become acquainted with. A sigh exhaled as Dreamfyre looked over at her friend, their situation all too similar. "Is there anything you like?"

It felt like everything that had come to pass , since that night , had been her fault . Back then , Nina had been so incredibly sure she had been doing the right thing . That she had been doing the world a favour , so to say . Everything that had happened ever since , however , seemed to be proving her wrong . It felt like karma . The way that her daughter did not know her , especially . Noting the presence of someone , she whipped her face , clean of tears . " My apologies . I think you were saying something , but I was at a loss , I think . "

seeing  the  more  -  than  -  familiar  face  made  will  pause.  it  couldn't  be  ,  could  it  ?  but  she  …  then  again  ,  nothing  made  sense  here.  he  didn't  want  to  get  his  hopes  up  ,  but  if  it  was  her  …  his  heart  raced  at  the  idea.  was  it  excitement  ?  was  he  nervous  ?  his  head  buzzed  all  the  same.  suddenly  making  eye  contact  ,  his  face  started  to  heat.  was  he  staring  ?  he  was  staring.  for  how  long  ?  he  lost  track  of  time  ,  but  he  was  clearly  caught.  he  straightened  his  posture  and  cleared  his  throat.  “  oh  ,  um  ,  sorry  ,  ”  he  apologized.  he  couldn't  even  think  of  what  to  say  ,  nevermind  an  excuse.  “  you  ,  uh  …  hi.  ”