[ he's seen tension like that before. jax has been to prison, watched ceasefire's negotiated. he can recognize the set of her shoulders, the wariness in her gaze. it prompts him to drop it a little, the act, because it's not fooling her, and let it ebb into something a little more real, jax spreading a palm wide as if to prove he's got nothing.
he's not a safe man. he'll never manage to pass at that. but maybe as someone not immediately dangerous. ]
Easy.
[ is the last thing he offers before leaning in, catching the flame. he inhales slowly, leans back with a grunt as he exhales a breath of smoke. ]
Thanks. Lighter's all the way up in the room, and taking the lift up'd take forever.
no one is more excited than me
he's not a safe man. he'll never manage to pass at that. but maybe as someone not immediately dangerous. ]
Easy.
[ is the last thing he offers before leaning in, catching the flame. he inhales slowly, leans back with a grunt as he exhales a breath of smoke. ]
Thanks. Lighter's all the way up in the room, and taking the lift up'd take forever.