Got a head full of spiders & a heart that isn't here
The hand in the dark halts Vesper a breath before collision, and he stills—every muscle tight, every sense prickling. The shift in Jack’s mind is sudden, absolute. Like the crack of a whip or the snap of a trap closing, the shield slams into place and damn, it’s almost like getting shut out of a house he didn’t know he’d stepped inside.
Vesper doesn’t speak. Doesn’t move. Just waits—still and watchful—until the mental wall parts again, just enough for intention to trickle through. A gift, or a test. Either way, he takes it because fuck if being alone in the dark isn't worse than in the tangled web of Jack's mind.
The boy exhales slowly, lips twitching as Jack’s words echo back to him through the dark. He doesn’t laugh, but it’s close, a ghost of sound shaped like amusement and laced with something heavier. "That why you keep teachin’ me by accident?" he drawls, letting the words stretch like cooling metal.
The glint of moonlight off shallow water sends a quiet rush of relief through Vesper’s chest—subtle, but real. Not because Jack’s guidance was lacking; quite the opposite. But walking blind under another man’s lead, especially his, had felt like treading water with iron in his lungs. Necessary, but costly. A debt in trust he wasn't used to owing.
The tension seeps from his shoulders as the silver light cuts a clear line through the dark, and he follows it like a lifeline, shadows slipping back into the walls where they belong. "Definitely ready for that drink now," he mutters, the words low and dry and trailing behind him alongside his shadows, as he steps toward the exit.
~FIN
Vesper doesn’t speak. Doesn’t move. Just waits—still and watchful—until the mental wall parts again, just enough for intention to trickle through. A gift, or a test. Either way, he takes it because fuck if being alone in the dark isn't worse than in the tangled web of Jack's mind.
The boy exhales slowly, lips twitching as Jack’s words echo back to him through the dark. He doesn’t laugh, but it’s close, a ghost of sound shaped like amusement and laced with something heavier. "That why you keep teachin’ me by accident?" he drawls, letting the words stretch like cooling metal.
The glint of moonlight off shallow water sends a quiet rush of relief through Vesper’s chest—subtle, but real. Not because Jack’s guidance was lacking; quite the opposite. But walking blind under another man’s lead, especially his, had felt like treading water with iron in his lungs. Necessary, but costly. A debt in trust he wasn't used to owing.
The tension seeps from his shoulders as the silver light cuts a clear line through the dark, and he follows it like a lifeline, shadows slipping back into the walls where they belong. "Definitely ready for that drink now," he mutters, the words low and dry and trailing behind him alongside his shadows, as he steps toward the exit.
~FIN
VESPER
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
