since I thought of you and me

JACK

"You don't have to tell me that," Jack mumbles - with or without his magic and the steadfast wall he's pulled up to stop from being dragged out with Flora's tsunami of emotions, the easy thing would have been to slip back on deck and go right to sleep. This does suck. But apparently this is a necessary evil for a semblance of a healthy relationship, whatever one of those is, and Jack joins Flora in knocking back the rest of his liquor, raising the bottle as if to ask if she wants another drink.

"Did I not already commit to it by bein' here with you right now instead of back in that shrine makin' my life easier?" he wonders; she might be earnest in her questions, but they still ring of an accusation of something he feels he's already admitted to - and turned his back on. Inhaling a slow breath and letting it out again, he scrubs a hand across his face and goes ahead to preemptively pour himself another strong drink.

"Can you?" he asks. "I know I can commit, 'cause I already did. But can you live with knowin' that and not overthinkin' it to death anyway? If you can't - if you can't trust the decisions I make and the reasons I make 'em, or if you feel like you need me to prove over and over again that I want this... it's already over, Flora. You won't ever be happy livin' like that."

fight so dirty but you love so sweet
talk so pretty but your heart got teeth

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!