flora
"What I know is that you're capable of doing whatever you godsdamn put your mind to." Flora snaps back. "You raised the Ark from a graveyard with no idea how to sail or be a captain, and now look at you." And he'd accomplished that because he'd wanted it. Everything he had he'd fought for, having been born with nothing and with Torchline trying to take what he managed to scrape up for himself at every step. Maybe he was right and she didn't know anything about it, because she was entirely unmoved by his this is too hard and I don't know how excuse. Surely Jack had done harder things in his life than loving Flora. Surely loving her couldn't have been harder than murder, general debauchery, or running an entire region from the shadows.
Not when he was also a literal mind-reader.
Watching him turn away from her has Flora blinking stupidly at his silhouette for a moment, having not expected the flash of his anger to die out so quickly. It left her feeling as though she was alone on her own pyre now, rather than burning brightly next to his, matching his heat flame for flame.
"Great." Her tone is entirely petulant as she too turns around, folding her arms tightly across her chest once more. She'd have said me too had a sob not forced her teeth together; Jack would have to be satisfied with the sudden downpour that greyed out her mind. Or, you know, in 40ft, he wouldn't.
Not when he was also a literal mind-reader.
Watching him turn away from her has Flora blinking stupidly at his silhouette for a moment, having not expected the flash of his anger to die out so quickly. It left her feeling as though she was alone on her own pyre now, rather than burning brightly next to his, matching his heat flame for flame.
"Great." Her tone is entirely petulant as she too turns around, folding her arms tightly across her chest once more. She'd have said me too had a sob not forced her teeth together; Jack would have to be satisfied with the sudden downpour that greyed out her mind. Or, you know, in 40ft, he wouldn't.
How can a person know everything at 18 but nothing at 22?
Will you still want me when I'm nothing new?
Will you still want me when I'm nothing new?
