[SE] we were jet-set, bonnie and clyde

JACK

"Well I am very old, as everyone keeps remindin' me," Jack says dryly, managing a brief smirk before it disappears around another pull from the bottle of liquor. A bottle he offers out to Flora as she opens herself up a little more, the captain's hand resting, as requested, upon her knee. He almost expects her question, such that the expression that flickers across his face is more thoughtful than anything else. He doesn't expect the clatter of her rings on the counter, though.

Raising an eyebrow at her, for once Jack doesn't question the decision, though he'll willingly repeat his answer later if she does want to check it for truth. "I care about you," he says, almost resenting the words for the weakness they represent to him, but meaning them nonetheless. "And you fascinate me. Your passion, your fire - you don't see that in people all too often."

Trying to hide his smile, he takes a beat before continuing. "I also didn't realise how long it had been since I laughed until I started spendin' more time with you." He isn't sure she'd appreciate him saying I like you because you're really fucking silly sometimes, so hopefully that's a more eloquent way of putting it.

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!