We Are Not So Distant
Title: We Are Not So Distant
Series Title: Truth In Darkness
Author: hunters_retreat
Fandom: Supernatural/Firefly
Pairing: Gen Sam/River
Summary: "No walls, no roof, no home but hollowed out metal. Quiet nights looking at the stars. We are not so distant, Sam Winchester. We are not so different.”
Author's Note: An AU verse in which Sam Winchester and River Tam have a mental connection spanning space and time.
The sun was warm as Sam leaned back against the metal of the Impala’s trunk. Dean was still asleep in the front seat and Sam wanted a minute to enjoy the morning before his brother began to do more than stir. He felt the connection stir within himself at the same time and he closed his eyes.
“I never wanted this,” River Tam said quietly into the space between them.
“No one ever does,” Sam answered back. Who could ever want the lives that had been handed to them?
She seemed startled by his presence and Sam let out a deep breath. “No one wants to live on the run, stuck in the passenger’s side of the car all day long.”
He felt the nudge of her mind, only now familiar enough with her to understand it for what it was; rifling through his experiences to understand what he meant.
“Black metal and rubber on the road, always going but stuck in the same place. Never moving forward, just moving on. No walls, no roof, no home but hollowed out metal. Quiet nights looking at the stars. We are not so distant, Sam Winchester. We are not so different.”
“No, I guess not,” Sam said quietly. He ran a hand over the black metal of the car. “No home but his Baby.”
“His Baby. Both his babies. Your Baby too. Could you settle, Sam? Now that you know the wide world? Could a roof hold you down?”
“Could a planet hold you?” he asked.
He could feel her smile in his mind and he smiled back. “Someday, we shall see.”
Series Title: Truth In Darkness
Author: hunters_retreat
Fandom: Supernatural/Firefly
Pairing: Gen Sam/River
Summary: "No walls, no roof, no home but hollowed out metal. Quiet nights looking at the stars. We are not so distant, Sam Winchester. We are not so different.”
Author's Note: An AU verse in which Sam Winchester and River Tam have a mental connection spanning space and time.
The sun was warm as Sam leaned back against the metal of the Impala’s trunk. Dean was still asleep in the front seat and Sam wanted a minute to enjoy the morning before his brother began to do more than stir. He felt the connection stir within himself at the same time and he closed his eyes.
“I never wanted this,” River Tam said quietly into the space between them.
“No one ever does,” Sam answered back. Who could ever want the lives that had been handed to them?
She seemed startled by his presence and Sam let out a deep breath. “No one wants to live on the run, stuck in the passenger’s side of the car all day long.”
He felt the nudge of her mind, only now familiar enough with her to understand it for what it was; rifling through his experiences to understand what he meant.
“Black metal and rubber on the road, always going but stuck in the same place. Never moving forward, just moving on. No walls, no roof, no home but hollowed out metal. Quiet nights looking at the stars. We are not so distant, Sam Winchester. We are not so different.”
“No, I guess not,” Sam said quietly. He ran a hand over the black metal of the car. “No home but his Baby.”
“His Baby. Both his babies. Your Baby too. Could you settle, Sam? Now that you know the wide world? Could a roof hold you down?”
“Could a planet hold you?” he asked.
He could feel her smile in his mind and he smiled back. “Someday, we shall see.”