[SE] The more I drift, the closer I get

your touch brought forth an incandescent glow, tarnished but so grand

Flora had been expecting a good deal of skirting around the issue from the captain, truth be told. No, she hadn't thought he'd say anything to set off her ring, but she had thought that however he chose to answer would be precisely the sort of thing that never could. To hear him say no so plainly had her thoughts shivering with surprise, not least of all because instead of sighing at her for her insecurities or rolling his eyes, he seemed to care about them. Y'know, like a boyfriend would.

"Yeah?" Frowning somewhat, wondering if he was going to connect her imagination to her youth, again he zigged where she was sure he would zag. Having worked very hard to be as hot as she was, Flora's thoughts illuminated with pride and confidence even as her lips curled into a smirk. Lifting her sunglasses in order to peer up at him, Flora thrusts her hip playfully forward against his before shaking her head a soft no in order to keep his fingers against her skin. "No, if anything...I mean, I like that you're older." It's said as if it's an admission, but Jack surely had that figured out right from the start. The nuances were perhaps not something Flora had thought about in his presence in any great detail, though, and while her daddy-issues might have been obvious, some of the other reasons might not. "I mean, aside from all the other perks, I like that...if you're going to make a mistake it isn't just because you didn't know better." Where nearly all of her hurt from Koa had simply been at the expense of youth, the same likely wouldn't ever be said of Jack.

JACK

"I don't make mistakes, love," Jack tsks playfully, the half smile curling at his lips one aimed towards Flora and Flora alone. "I make calculated risks, and some of 'em don't pan out. So far you've been worth every bit of effort I've put in." Nudging her back with his hip and giving her jaw a gentle squeeze, the captain leans in to claim the public sort of kiss the Doubletake almost definitely would have expected from him at this point.

"Anyway," he murmurs when he finally draws away, by which time one of his hands has slipped down to cup her ass, the other fluttering across her neck. "About those perks. I reckon I know the way to Molly's from here, if you want to find yourself in a sex dungeon before the afternoon is out." Who is he to deny his girl anything she wants to do in a place like Stormbreak when there's no work to be done?

it's not your fault that you're always wrong
the weak ones are there to justify the strong

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!

your touch brought forth an incandescent glow, tarnished but so grand

A chill races up Flora's spine and though the expression she's aiming to convey is one of playful admonishment, it comes out utterly adoring instead. "I like that about you, too." She hums softly before rising onto her toes as he leans forward, one of her hands curling around his back. Perhaps Flora should have been concerned about who might see the pair given that they were in Stormbreak, and yet PDA from the captain was rare enough to have the Doubletake utterly enthralled in the feeling of his hands roving across her body as his lips pressed against hers.

Biting at her bottom lip as she sinks back onto her heels, Flora's eyes sparkle with mischief as she considers. "Okay, but like...a nice sex dungeon though. If there's a single rat or bit of mould, I'm out." Pushing her sunglasses back over her eyes and fitting herself back against his side in order for him to lead the way, the queen surreptitiously clears her throat, glancing up at the captain as soon as he's done picking out what he needs to direct them toward the brothel.

"I guess to answer your earlier question...I do want to try both. Obviously given your preferences it might make the most sense for you to be doing things to me, but...I mean, I like doing things you like." It was one of the biggest snags of his telepathy, really, because she got off by pleasing others, which wouldn't you know, often meant putting aside your own pleasure. Still, if anyone could find a workaround it was Jack, and if not, at least they'd still probably enjoy fucking around and finding out.

~FIN