to be entirely honest, he feels ( & looks ) surprised when max actually offers up the juice box — this suggests he might’ve been looking to cause a fight from the very beginning, but even the selfish statement his brother had uttered beforehand goes ignored as sam hesitantly picks up the second juice box & simply fiddles with the straw. ❝ … oh. thanks. ❞ what more is there to say? disregard his lack of eloquence & consider his mood improved, a shift conveyed by the smallest of smiles ( an expression that is, at the very least, introspective, ) but it’d be uncharacteristic for either of them not to look pissed off & he ends up reclaiming that resting face just a moment later. everyone probably missed the interruption … but maybe max saw, even if to say so would be to betray their unspoken brotherly code.
finally, he drinks max’s juice, too. neither of them have eaten much of anything, & if they were closer, sam would point that out … but they aren’t, so neither of them say a word. that’s basically how it’s always been, both of them growing independent rather than relying on each other & thinking in unison about how that’s for the best. parting his lips from the juice before he can actually finish it, he decides to speak again — this time, he’s not poking the bear. ( not deliberately, at least. )
❝ we haven’t done anything together in weeks. ❞ it’s just the truth, an observation he’s made in an apathetic tone. of course, max isn’t referring to the kinds of family activities which siblings in movies would love to do together, not even some farfetched twin film. the only thing they seem to be able to work together to do is cause trouble, & that always improves sam’s mood — only for a moment, sure, but improvement is improvement. honestly, he doesn’t know about max, & can’t bring himself to care. ❝ we should today. if you want. ❞
For a moment, Max's eyes focused on the woody table as he continued to listen to the silence until his brother's voice cut into his earth.
His fingers tap lightly on the wooden table, as he listened to his brother's words. As he was quieter than usual, though he was a good listener and he didn't want to admit it but Sam was right. They rarely did much together in the past days, weeks and it felt.. strange for him to not do anything, even though he is known not to be the lightest little buddy, he would take enjoyment in the littlest adventures, without those, everything seemed a bit colorless. They should do something together again, it would be better for them anyway.
“We could, it has been too quiet here in the camp and they need to know it’s not safe from our chaos!” Max states with a smile growing on his face. “What could we do though.. we could mess up a few files in the counselour cabin but that’s the best I could think of.” He says, shrugging and looking over at his brother with a raised eyebrow. Well, he did have ideas before but since it has been awhile he wanted to actually be mean and cause chaos for once again, it took him a bit to think of something. He knew one thing, he wanted to mess with SOMEONE with his brother.