you asked for it

JACK

"A'right, I'll give you that one." It's true that the captain has a tendency to want to deal with his problems before they are even deserving of the name, which is what makes Flora such an anomaly at the best of times. Glancing from the silhouette of her face down at the spyglass moments before it nearly slips from her grip, it's likely of very little surprise that Jack is there to smoothly rescue it out of her hands, putting it safely away now that it isn't needed to see the starwhales.

Her joy and excitement crashes over him, rich and light and golden, and he tilts his head at the graceful creatures as they swim effortlessly through the air, bathed in starlight and calling softly to one another. The Ark, of course, isn't foolish enough to get too close, instead dipping her prow so that the whales might pass overhead on their way further out into the cosmos.

Blinking back down at the Doubletake to hear her voice, it's with uncharacteristic obedience (is it because he's been told to take her on a date? Is it because his edges have been momentarily softened by her own flood of emotions?) that the captain sidles around to stand in front of Flora, tugging at the lapels of the jacket over her shoulders to draw her flush against him. "The whales are up there," he reminds her, as if she might have forgotten.

you wanted perfect, you got your perfect
but now I'm too perfect for someone like you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!