[And he may have done worse than a lot of people, but Tess knows morals don't mean shit if they're not thoroughly tested.]
First time in a long time I've had someone hold me to a higher standard than... [Is there even a word for it? She just waves a hand, idly, before returning it to his chest.] I don't know. Wherever I was when I got here.
[It's not that she doubts him –– not wholly, anyway –– but it doesn't really matter what she says, with Jake drifting off. She just presses a kiss to his shoulder and settles in for a nap, fit right to his side.]
no subject
He was pissed.
no subject
[He's not sure what Arthur's argument against it would be, which is a worrying thought that he should probably never revisit.]
no subject
[And he may have done worse than a lot of people, but Tess knows morals don't mean shit if they're not thoroughly tested.]
First time in a long time I've had someone hold me to a higher standard than... [Is there even a word for it? She just waves a hand, idly, before returning it to his chest.] I don't know. Wherever I was when I got here.
no subject
[He recalls their first meeting and settles into the pillow, feeling himself slipping into sleep, despite his efforts to stay awake.]
When we first met, he called you tough. Said you were...all over the place.
no subject
Is that so?
[It's not that she doubts him –– not wholly, anyway –– but it doesn't really matter what she says, with Jake drifting off. She just presses a kiss to his shoulder and settles in for a nap, fit right to his side.]