[ the kiss is goddamn soft and tender and it makes isaac's eyes sting just at the edges slightly. might have never seen you again is what runs into his head. the way jack's hand had felt in his that last night, mouth on mouth and pressed into bed until the earliest hours before they'd suited up and left.
they don't usually let an engineer and a test subject into the field together, but they're of a different breed. a badness runs in their blood, taints it sour and violent when trigger in just the right way.
isaac lets out a breath and furrows his brow.
they could have sent you with someone else. someone not me. they could have and then i'd really never see you again. ]
Come on...
[ it's a gentle motion, putting his hands on jack's shoulders, pushing them into seats and pressing his lips to the side of his temple again, a hesitant motion, as if jack might suddenly up and disappear from his arms. ]
no subject
they don't usually let an engineer and a test subject into the field together, but they're of a different breed. a badness runs in their blood, taints it sour and violent when trigger in just the right way.
isaac lets out a breath and furrows his brow.
they could have sent you with someone else. someone not me. they could have and then i'd really never see you again. ]
Come on...
[ it's a gentle motion, putting his hands on jack's shoulders, pushing them into seats and pressing his lips to the side of his temple again, a hesitant motion, as if jack might suddenly up and disappear from his arms. ]
I love you.