we used to play outside when we were young & full of life & full of love
Can Jack read lizard minds? If so, he'll be aware of Ki's amused approval and general liking of the captain. If not, well, he's being stared down by a lizard. A normal day in Torchline, really.
You raise an eyebrow at the explanation, grabbing the flowers on instinct. "Aw, hon, I didn't think ya cared." The dry drawl masks a real surprise and appreciation- since when Jack gave this much of a shit is beyond you, but it warms your withered heart a little.
And you'll hold it over him until the day he dies.
The flowers are left on the porch for Ki to investigate; you turn back to Jack as he gestures at your face. "You'd be in a mood, too, if a fuckin' haole stuck his knife in your face." Glowering, you scratch the delicate and wretchedly itchy skin above your eye. "Thought you had the 'Biter on a damn leash."
You raise an eyebrow at the explanation, grabbing the flowers on instinct. "Aw, hon, I didn't think ya cared." The dry drawl masks a real surprise and appreciation- since when Jack gave this much of a shit is beyond you, but it warms your withered heart a little.
And you'll hold it over him until the day he dies.
The flowers are left on the porch for Ki to investigate; you turn back to Jack as he gestures at your face. "You'd be in a mood, too, if a fuckin' haole stuck his knife in your face." Glowering, you scratch the delicate and wretchedly itchy skin above your eye. "Thought you had the 'Biter on a damn leash."
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