flora
Frowning a touch as he lowers her from the railing, Flora absently adjusts the—has—jacket on her shoulders. Instead of peering up at him, instead, she nibbles at the inside of her cheek as her gaze drifts across the dark fabric of his vest. Having felt momentarily dejected by the captain's actions, having perhaps expected praise for piecing it all together, Flora now felt her spine straightening with the sort of steel that made her eyes bright and had her lips curling into a smile.
"Yeah, well, I'm the only other person in this game, Jack." Just the two of them, sitting across from each other at the table. Only if this was poker, Jack had indeed shown her his hand before either of them had called. Knowing what he had, she could still raise if she wanted, or just fold. "I'm not going to rush just because you don't like being in control." And really, when was the last time Jack wasn't the one ultimately pulling all of the strings?
"And either that's good enough for you, or it isn't." She purrs his words back to him, gazing up into his eyes only now that she's the one with her back to the skyline, it's her blue gaze that is made maroon by the Ark's winedark sails.
"Yeah, well, I'm the only other person in this game, Jack." Just the two of them, sitting across from each other at the table. Only if this was poker, Jack had indeed shown her his hand before either of them had called. Knowing what he had, she could still raise if she wanted, or just fold. "I'm not going to rush just because you don't like being in control." And really, when was the last time Jack wasn't the one ultimately pulling all of the strings?
"And either that's good enough for you, or it isn't." She purrs his words back to him, gazing up into his eyes only now that she's the one with her back to the skyline, it's her blue gaze that is made maroon by the Ark's winedark sails.
i scream for whatever it's worth
"i love you" ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?
"i love you" ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?
