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hem ends. all that learning about tactics & plans hasn't gone to waste. "whoops." blonde lashes flicker up as he makes sheepish eye contact with a grin. "let's just stand here for a while. this is, like, eighty percent your fault."
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⠀⠀his duffel gets in the way of their bodies. flustered, sam tilts his face down to look, close enough to seb that he can feel black hair brush his brow, his nose skim his cheek.

⠀⠀sam moves the bag strategically in front of where his uniform jacket
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sebastian hasn't changed a bit. familiar and soothing. sam pulls him closer. he missed his best friend too much to remember they're in public—— a secluded spot, but public nonetheless. or that his brother might swing back around at any given moment.
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/ besides aubree being mia this is horribly real. ive just been stabbed

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say i really missed you?"
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gives the impression that he's taller, stronger, sturdier.

⠀⠀"it's good to see you," sam says as he rubs his face in the shoulder of seb's hoodie. the dandelion puff of his hair tickles across a pale cheek. "will you kick my butt if i get sappy and
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sebastian. the first sparks of a grin plays across his mouth. "i can tell your cool calm vibe really rubbed off on him while i was gone."
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quickly, insisting that he go scout ahead to make sure sam's surprise party is kept ultra top secret. "oh, did i say surprise? i meant birthday," vincent says with a sheepish grin then dashes up the path.

⠀⠀shaking his head, sam looks across to
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fresh off a three hour bus ride and caught in the moment, he's swept up in the moment. as sam steps back to greet his family he takes dillion's hand unthinkingly.
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