VESPER
Vesper tips his head in a shallow nod, shadows still trailing obediently through the tide for whatever scraps are left. The thing about living inside the noise of other people’s minds is that he’s grown accustomed to reading what isn’t spoken; body language, the subtle slack in Jack’s shoulders, those things slip past him like smoke through a net. So he doesn’t catch the weight behind the captain’s ease, only the words themselves. "Skeleton crew on account of some not wantin’ to go," he wonders aloud, voice steady and low, "or you just cuttin’ the fat?" His eyes stay on the spiral of glass curling up from the sand, faint starlight catching against the translucent horn like a beacon.
The offered list stills his hands, though, shadows coiling back in on themselves until the sack of trash is set aside. He drags a palm up along the line of his jaw, thumb brushing the stubble at his cheek before a sigh escapes him. "That somethin’ you’d want?" he asks finally, the words quieter than before, touched with thought. His head tips, pale hair falling to one side as he studies the man beside him. " It'd be a tether, that. Between you an’ Torchline. Even if it ran through me." And from everything he could see, if not feel, that didn't seem to be what Jack was looking for.
The offered list stills his hands, though, shadows coiling back in on themselves until the sack of trash is set aside. He drags a palm up along the line of his jaw, thumb brushing the stubble at his cheek before a sigh escapes him. "That somethin’ you’d want?" he asks finally, the words quieter than before, touched with thought. His head tips, pale hair falling to one side as he studies the man beside him. " It'd be a tether, that. Between you an’ Torchline. Even if it ran through me." And from everything he could see, if not feel, that didn't seem to be what Jack was looking for.
Push, shove, a little bruised and battered
oh lord, I ain't coming home with you
oh lord, I ain't coming home with you
☆ 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.
