i just wanna be a good passenger

JACK

"A'right, I'll give you that," Jack says with a huff of laughter, and though he doesn't dare hold her any closer given the state of the two of them, the ease with which he keeps her against his side is something that is certainly reflective of not knowing what you've got until it's gone. The crew have noticed the change too - and one doesn't have to be a telepath to see it, even if it does help - but the worst is truly yet to come. Once Jack is really back on his feet, that's when his feelings for Flora will truly start to make themselves known.

"Oh?" Not remotely empathetic to the Knight's misery given that both he and Remi had been assholes in the past, Jack is at least in the mood to hear the reasoning behind it, what with the bringing them back to life and all. "I see. Probably wise to let him keep as much distance as he wants in that case." Best for everyone involved, you'd think.

But anyway. The ghost.

Jack tries hard to bite his laughter into the side of his cheek as Flora explains, but the way he tilts his head at her practically gives the amusement away. "So you're sayin' you nearly abandoned a crippled man at the side of the river," he concludes.

sometimes we put our hearts in the wrong places
(what the fuck is it doing between your teeth?)

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