JACK
”Oh, sure you could,” Jack rumbles, the hint of a smirk on his face despite everything. ”Never stopped you before. Besides, it ain’t up to you whether you’re welcome on The Ark or not, an’ I say you are, so…” He shrugs; if nothing else, they’re both wildly aware that the crew will welcome her back with open arms. (And if not the entire crew, then Bassian, who Jack is convinced will be able to persuade the others to shut up and deal with it).
He doesn’t mention Haulani; doesn’t mention what they both know is true and how the city would have been safest this entire time, especially given what Flora had sacrificed to make it safe in the first place. Instead, Jack merely stands in the imagined paradise that she’s created, still windswept and ruffled from the journey, still expecting to find her dead or ripped to pieces, instead of only almost there.
”I’ll stay,” he says without needing to think about it. ”Caused quite the ruckus fightin’ my way up here, so if nothin’ else it’s probably a good idea for me to lay low until they forget where I am. Last thing I need is the Flood kickin’ me out of his fancy brothel.”
Jokes aside though, he gestures for her to step back to bed while he figures out how to get rid of the shattered glass. ”I’ll stay as long as you want me here, or until I convince you to come with me.”
He doesn’t mention Haulani; doesn’t mention what they both know is true and how the city would have been safest this entire time, especially given what Flora had sacrificed to make it safe in the first place. Instead, Jack merely stands in the imagined paradise that she’s created, still windswept and ruffled from the journey, still expecting to find her dead or ripped to pieces, instead of only almost there.
”I’ll stay,” he says without needing to think about it. ”Caused quite the ruckus fightin’ my way up here, so if nothin’ else it’s probably a good idea for me to lay low until they forget where I am. Last thing I need is the Flood kickin’ me out of his fancy brothel.”
Jokes aside though, he gestures for her to step back to bed while he figures out how to get rid of the shattered glass. ”I’ll stay as long as you want me here, or until I convince you to come with me.”
no more than I was or than I want to be
when you fall on me like night, I wanna kill the lights
when you fall on me like night, I wanna kill the lights
- Secret Telepath
- Functionally Immortal (Forever 35)
- Two small star tattoos beneath his left eye
- Click for The Ark!
