there exists a tipping point between gods and monsters
Jack does roll his eyes this time, but the gesture is almost (almost) affectionate, the captain reminded of the way they'd spoken past one another out at the lighthouse. The difference being, of course, that they'd come through that conversation, misunderstandings and arguments and all, and he's not about to let Flora K-- her way out of this one, if for no other reason than because she'll be insufferable for the rest of the day about it.
"I've been a villain most of my life - it doesn't bother me," he tells her. "And it ain't about to change any time soon, even with Torchline's queen absolvin' me of the worst of my crimes. You could be a brat, a princess, a villain, a goddess. I don't care, so long as it's a role you've picked and one you're happy to play." Because that's what it comes down to - what it always comes down to, he realises.
Whatever dark blooms are beginning to take root and grow in the Doubletake's mind, as long as they're cultivated willingly, rather than forced into shape in an attempt to be something for him, something other than what she is, Jack will follow Flora down the blackest path available to achieve their goals.
"And I'd kill to keep you, by the way," he adds quietly. "I'd bloody my hands and sleep soundly afterwards."
"I've been a villain most of my life - it doesn't bother me," he tells her. "And it ain't about to change any time soon, even with Torchline's queen absolvin' me of the worst of my crimes. You could be a brat, a princess, a villain, a goddess. I don't care, so long as it's a role you've picked and one you're happy to play." Because that's what it comes down to - what it always comes down to, he realises.
Whatever dark blooms are beginning to take root and grow in the Doubletake's mind, as long as they're cultivated willingly, rather than forced into shape in an attempt to be something for him, something other than what she is, Jack will follow Flora down the blackest path available to achieve their goals.
"And I'd kill to keep you, by the way," he adds quietly. "I'd bloody my hands and sleep soundly afterwards."
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