I need your Mike and Sam headcanons for postgame 🙏 (romantic or platonic) ✨
POST GAME DARING DUO i am so sorry for the late reply but i'm here and i'm filled with Thoughts - i think they move in together and i don't think they really plan it out - actually, to me, sam dips for a few months post game and doesn't respond to anyone while she's trying to figure shit out - during this time matt and emily break up and so do mike and jess - mike and jess are amicable they just. every time they touch, glass shatters. they need time alone and all mike sees when he looks at jess is snow and steep falls and not being fast enough - just as much as mike feels guilty about jess' injuries, jess feels sick about him having to hack his own fingers off while looking for her - they care so deeply for one another, but not romantically - this is going to be a long post why am i talking about mikejess - OKAY ANYWAY. after him and jess break up mike misguidedly buckles down to finish the college semester and it almost kills him - he can't sleep, his mobility is down, he's smoking and drinking to try to distract himself and to feel better - mike is the only one who gets any texts from sam, which is funny because he's ignoring everyone else for completely different reasons - she shows up at his apartment and finds him passed out in the kitchen. she doesn't really leave again after that - he hates the loss of independence but she isn't really taking care of him that much, she's just. there for him. they understand each other - she sits outside and waits for him when he's at physical therapy and helps him remember his stretches, he tells her what people are saying if she can't hear - they take turns picking movies until one of them falls asleep - he puts a blanket over sam if he finds her sleeping on the couch and carries her to bed if he finds her sleeping at the table - sam keeps up her gym and rock climbing habits and mike goes with her as soon as he's able - being able to climb saved lives. sam is not going to let herself lose that skill - mike just needs to be as prepared as possible, so he learns climbing and trains endurance and overdoes his physical therapy - they go grocery shopping together and bicker over mike's junk food vs sam's "vegan shit" - (mike researches vegan brands and keeps the pantry stocked) i have more to say about this if they fall in love. if anyone wants this part 2 drop an ask lol
