[ He hums a wordless acknowledgement, and he’s not necessarily more careful as he moves forward, but he definitely reflects the more serious manner. He’d kept it light to try to keep this as relaxed and easy as possible, but there’s no denying that Damon is making himself pretty damn vulnerable. Sam knows a little something about how that is, about reluctance to open up and things he wants to hide from everyone, about always choosing who he allows himself to be vulnerable with and what he lets them see.
You get more comfortable with vulnerability when you talk about some of your darkest moments in front of a room full of relative strangers, but it’d still always been a choice.
Sam won’t take advantage of it, but he doesn’t say that. That isn’t something you can just tell someone and expect it to believed, that’s something that you prove.
He lets himself flow deeper into Damon’s mind, exploring along the edges of his shielding and following it down, focusing hard on their connection. When he finds gaps he presses, showing him how to solidify them and make sure they’ll withstand under pressure - doing his best not to acknowledge any memories or emotions that come up in the process. ]
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You get more comfortable with vulnerability when you talk about some of your darkest moments in front of a room full of relative strangers, but it’d still always been a choice.
Sam won’t take advantage of it, but he doesn’t say that. That isn’t something you can just tell someone and expect it to believed, that’s something that you prove.
He lets himself flow deeper into Damon’s mind, exploring along the edges of his shielding and following it down, focusing hard on their connection. When he finds gaps he presses, showing him how to solidify them and make sure they’ll withstand under pressure - doing his best not to acknowledge any memories or emotions that come up in the process. ]