Have I? You know that's always been the opposite effect that I was going for? I'm supposed to be the darkness. [His lips twitched at the sound of his name, and he wasn't diverted at all from his attention from Jack.] I do worry what everyone else will do if the darkness takes over, Jack. Have you considered what others would do if we both fell to it?

[It was a cautionary tale of it, but he was all too focused on their moment together. If they fell together, at least they would still be together. That's what ultimately mattered to him, and honestly, a part of him was okay with the world burning if that happened.

He shivered as more heat soaked into his body, digging his nails just above Jack's hhip bones. He lifted his mouth briefly so he could kiss the scar as it crossed the bridge of the younger man's nose.]

You always liked a flare for the dramatic. [He smirked, pleased with them.] Words are cheap sometimes. I never want it to be a question how much I care for you.

[Another kiss to the scar.] I know you do, whether you say it or not.