the docks ; sunday afternoon

[necroslacker]

The explosion that had blinded him oh so long ago still haunted Sam to this day. They'd never found out who'd set that explosion and they'd never charged anyone which meant the person who'd done this to him, who'd made the act of wearing dark sunglasses in the bright sunshine happen was still out there.

It could have depressed Sam but he hadn't let it. No. He'd risen to the top of his class and become the LaCroix prodigal son, managing to run an empire without his sight. He'd been in magazines, on billboards and on television and on the radio.

But, the terror and fear still lingered inside him. Someone was still hunting him and he just felt like something was coming for him. Again. He was already blind. Would deafness be next? How much more could he hurt?

And he honestly didn't know how he'd gotten down to the docks but he was there now, contemplating his life.

[It's town so the post is open]

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[whenshewasnice]

Natalie had a nice long montage of walking around the streets behind her now, starting from the moment she'd left Mia, declaring to end her reign of terror. And now, she'd finally found what she'd been looking for.

"Sam!"

[necroslacker]

"Who's there?"

Yes, even after knowing Natalie's voice so so well, he still had to play the part of the blind guy and ask that with terror in his voice.

"Who's that?"

[whenshewasnice]

"It's me, Natalie," she told him, reaching out to clasp one of his hands between the two of hers, as if that would make it easier for him to recognize her. "It's me."

[necroslacker]

"Natalie!" His shoulders sagged and he relaxed. "Where have you been? I was so worried so I came to look for you at the...docks."

It didn't make sense but what did. "Are you all right, my love?"

[whenshewasnice]

"No," Natalie replied, mornfully, and instantly fighting back tears. (Or at least looking like she was – actual tears could have messed up her makeup.) "I need to tell you something. You're not going to like it, but I have to tell you because if I don't, she will and it will be more terrible than if I tell you now before she gets a chance."

That was such a poorly written line.

[necroslacker]

Sam was still able to decipher the awful writing. It wasn't like this was the first time he'd been in an awfully written scene.

"Are you in danger?" Sam asked, frowning. "Oh no, I've put you in danger! I'm so sorry!"

He wasn't really listening very well to her. It was all about him.

[whenshewasnice]

"It's not you, it's me!"

Goddammit, Sam!

"I've done something terrible, and I'm sorry."

[necroslacker]

Sam rubbed the side of his head, looking pained. He could still feel some of the effects from the explosion that happened so long ago. It took a very, very long time to heal.

"What have you done?" he asked. "Tell me what's wrong!"

[whenshewasnice]

"It's my past," Natalie revealed, as the dramatic music swelled. "My dark and terrible past. There are dark and terrible things I haven't told you about. I thought I could run from it, but even cutting my hair hasn't helped."

Although she did look really sexy with her short bob.

[necroslacker]

"Your past?" Sam still looked confused. Somehow, he seemed to have a knack for that. "You know I don't care about your past. It's your future with me that I care about! You and me and my blindness!"

He had to bring that up at every chance.

[whenshewasnice]

"This is bigger than your blindness." Oooh, what a scandalous claim! "There's... There's someone coming for me, Sam."

And this was a reveal that had to be dealt out in itty bitty chunks, because somehow that would make it more dramatic.

[necroslacker]

"Nothing is bigger than my blindness! It defines me!"

He was such a one note actor. He'd need to work on that if he ever wanted to get into movies.

"Who's coming for you, beloved?" He hated the dialog they gave him. "Who could it be?"

[whenshewasnice]

"It's my --" She shuddered with an exaggerated sob, clearly trying to steal the scene from him and his blindness. "It's -- my --"

Draaawing this thing out, yeah.

[necroslacker]

"Who is it?" Sam asked, gripping her hand tightly. "Tell me so I can help! Who is it? Tell me!"

He could tell she was trying to steal the scene from him and it was annoying but he was going to persevere. "Tell me before I get more blind!"

[whenshewasnice]

"It's my husband!"

There. Scene secured!

[necroslacker]

At that, Sam let go of her hand and stumbled BLINDLY around, clearly shocked by this sudden reveal.

"Your husband?" His voice was pained and strained. "You have a husband! You didn't tell me! What else have you been keeping from me because I can't see?!"

[whenshewasnice]

"He was supposed to be dead!" Natalie wailed. Again with the tears that would not actually come out under any circumstances. "I swear I didn't know, I thought the Chilean mafia killed him! I swear, Sam, I didn't know. You have to believe me!"

[necroslacker]

"Why should I believe you?" he asked, clutching his head because his blindness was clearly causing something much worse to happen. "You've been lying to me this whole time! I loved you and you've been lying to me!"

He winced in pain and managed to emote that even though he had dark sunglasses on.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie tried reaching for his shoulders. Surely wailing tearfully at him some more would help with his horrible blindness and all?

"I was just trying to start over! I never meant to hurt you, my beloved. I never loved him, not like I do you!"

[necroslacker]

Sam lurched away from Natalie and stumbled dangerously close to the end of the pier (they were on a pier because it was the docks!). His heart was hurting and he felt ripped open and jagged.

And he was going to take this goddamn scene back from her!

"You loved him first!" Sam said, pointing an accusing finger at her. "I was a substitute! A replacement! And now he's coming back and you decide to tell me! It's all over!"

[whenshewasnice]

"He's coming to kill me!" Natalie screamed, clearly trying to overpower all his nonsense about blindness and stumbling. His plot was old news! Hers was in the future! "Sam, you have to help me! I can't defeat him on my own, I'm not strong enough."

Because they kept forgetting about her assassin background story.

[necroslacker]

"You were strong enough to keep this secret from me," Sam told her, shaking his head and still trying to walk away from her. He had to get away. "You were strong enough to lie to me! I'm not going to help you! You betrayed me!"

He inched closer to the end of the pier and then twisted around, voice swelling. "You broke my heart!"

And then he accidentally stepped off the pier and into the raging waters below.

[whenshewasnice]

... Well, Natalie was totally getting a good closeup out of this, as she fell on her knees on the end of the pier with a gasp, pitifully extending her hand out towards the water.

"Noooooooooooooooo!"

And not doing a damn thing to try and get him out because everyone knew you died instantly when you fell into water, right? Especially if you were blind.