VESPER
Vesper grunts softly and nods, because there it is, laid out about as cleanly as it can be without Jack making the choice for him. An in, if he wants one; a route, if he takes it. The first step still has to be his, which is the same problem as before, but not until now has the way forward seemed as clear.
For a moment he only holds Jack’s gaze, blue to blue across the table, able to read enough there even without leaning too hard on the thread still open between them. Not everything, but enough to know the point has landed where it was meant to and that neither of them needs to bruise it by saying more. Vesper’s mouth shifts faintly, not quite a smile this time, but close enough to carry the weight of one. "I appreciate it," he says again, quieter.
Taking another sip of whiskey, this one is smaller, more measured, and he lets himself taste it instead of using it to cauterize whatever had been bleeding under his ribs before he tilts his head slightly, pale eyes narrowing with renewed interest. "Oh yeah?" he says, the drawl smoothing back into place now that the worst of the conversation has been given somewhere else to sit. "You got more in the works?" A plan for LongNight perhaps, or the following season?
For a moment he only holds Jack’s gaze, blue to blue across the table, able to read enough there even without leaning too hard on the thread still open between them. Not everything, but enough to know the point has landed where it was meant to and that neither of them needs to bruise it by saying more. Vesper’s mouth shifts faintly, not quite a smile this time, but close enough to carry the weight of one. "I appreciate it," he says again, quieter.
Taking another sip of whiskey, this one is smaller, more measured, and he lets himself taste it instead of using it to cauterize whatever had been bleeding under his ribs before he tilts his head slightly, pale eyes narrowing with renewed interest. "Oh yeah?" he says, the drawl smoothing back into place now that the worst of the conversation has been given somewhere else to sit. "You got more in the works?" A plan for LongNight perhaps, or the following season?
And it's all my fault that I'm still the one you want
So what are you after? Some kind of disaster?
So what are you after? Some kind of disaster?
☆ 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.
