never be so kind you forget to be clever
The word fills Flora in a way it has absolutely no right to. Lines of fire trace the pathways of her veins, though it doesn't make her feel hot; instead, she feels light, as if she might float off of the carpet should she loosen her hold on the captain's body. Hiccuping in a breath that might have sounded like a moan if there'd been more air in her lungs, much as Flora tried to be cool about it, the rush of love that emanated from her mind would be as strong as Jack had ever felt it from her, if not a good deal brighter for his gesture. I love you, she thinks helplessly, exactly the way you are.
"Whatever you say." Flora manages despite the way her tongue suddenly feels like it's in knots. Rolling her eyes affectionately as Jack flinches beneath her ministrations, Flora continues to massage the oil against his muscles where they might seep down and do their work to release the knots that felt as though they hadn't properly relaxed in years. Glancing over his shoulder, her blue eyes narrowing against the growing darkness, the Doubletake nods. Letting her palms move across Jack's skin in waves, Flora takes the offering of information as permission, though her voice is a touch hesitant just the same. "What was your mother like?" All Jack had ever said of her was that she died giving birth to him, but she doubted if that was all the captain knew of her.
"Whatever you say." Flora manages despite the way her tongue suddenly feels like it's in knots. Rolling her eyes affectionately as Jack flinches beneath her ministrations, Flora continues to massage the oil against his muscles where they might seep down and do their work to release the knots that felt as though they hadn't properly relaxed in years. Glancing over his shoulder, her blue eyes narrowing against the growing darkness, the Doubletake nods. Letting her palms move across Jack's skin in waves, Flora takes the offering of information as permission, though her voice is a touch hesitant just the same. "What was your mother like?" All Jack had ever said of her was that she died giving birth to him, but she doubted if that was all the captain knew of her.
