JACK
“Cap’n?”
Bassian’s voice is tentative at best as it echoes through the open door to Jack’s cabin. Having sensed his unease through the puppet strings of his magic - and knowing what’s causing it, which is worse - the captain in question still refuses to properly acknowledge it until the man himself appears.
”What?”
Jack glances up from where he’s been watching one of the shipmaker’s apprentices finish the intricate carving of a compass rose on the weathered boards just inside his cabin door. The freshly carved wood is bright compared to the lacquered deck surrounding it, and the apprentice is just adding oil and varnish to keep it in good condition. Stepping around him to brace against the doorframe, he raises his eyebrows expectantly at Bassian.
“We’ve, uh… had a bit of a scrape with another vessel. Or we’re ‘bout to. Murph says you’ll wanna see it.”
Jack knows already that Murphy is correct, but he schools his expression into something neutral, grumbles for Bassian to keep an eye on the apprentice, and heads to the upper deck on soft feet.
The salt-sweet breeze is welcome after the somewhat oppressive scent of varnish and fresh wood, though he’ll be the first to admit that it’s barely there compared to the strong headwind that would make for good sailing. Luckily, The Ark has no shortage of Abandoned with air and water magic, himself included, and so this doesn’t usually pose a problem. What will cause an issue is the fucking sailboat bobbing aimlessly into her path.
With his linen shirt half open and billowing as he cranes over the railing, Jack suppresses a groan and leans his forearms against the cool metal, gazing down at the stained-glass sails and the familiar, bikini-clad beauty now in the shade of The Ark’s considerable hull. ”Sailin’ only works if you sail, love,” he calls, holding up a hand for Murphy to give the order for them to try and angle out of Flora’s way.
Bassian’s voice is tentative at best as it echoes through the open door to Jack’s cabin. Having sensed his unease through the puppet strings of his magic - and knowing what’s causing it, which is worse - the captain in question still refuses to properly acknowledge it until the man himself appears.
”What?”
Jack glances up from where he’s been watching one of the shipmaker’s apprentices finish the intricate carving of a compass rose on the weathered boards just inside his cabin door. The freshly carved wood is bright compared to the lacquered deck surrounding it, and the apprentice is just adding oil and varnish to keep it in good condition. Stepping around him to brace against the doorframe, he raises his eyebrows expectantly at Bassian.
“We’ve, uh… had a bit of a scrape with another vessel. Or we’re ‘bout to. Murph says you’ll wanna see it.”
Jack knows already that Murphy is correct, but he schools his expression into something neutral, grumbles for Bassian to keep an eye on the apprentice, and heads to the upper deck on soft feet.
The salt-sweet breeze is welcome after the somewhat oppressive scent of varnish and fresh wood, though he’ll be the first to admit that it’s barely there compared to the strong headwind that would make for good sailing. Luckily, The Ark has no shortage of Abandoned with air and water magic, himself included, and so this doesn’t usually pose a problem. What will cause an issue is the fucking sailboat bobbing aimlessly into her path.
With his linen shirt half open and billowing as he cranes over the railing, Jack suppresses a groan and leans his forearms against the cool metal, gazing down at the stained-glass sails and the familiar, bikini-clad beauty now in the shade of The Ark’s considerable hull. ”Sailin’ only works if you sail, love,” he calls, holding up a hand for Murphy to give the order for them to try and angle out of Flora’s way.
sometimes we put our hearts in the wrong places
(what the fuck is it doing between your teeth?)
(what the fuck is it doing between your teeth?)
Code stolen from Queen Sky
- Secret Telepath
- Functionally Immortal (Forever 35)
- Two small star tattoos beneath his left eye
- Click for The Ark!
