“ wanna be a pirate with me?” ( closed)

Jonathan’s eyes shot open when someone came in and Kera snapped. He simply sighed and closed his eyes again. He just wanted a quiet moment, but it would probably be a moment because of his dumbshit move of blurting out everything. Oh well, shit happens, and the others would just have to deal with it.

Edgar turned, watching Boris curiously.

Boris froze at Kera’s words, having no idea how to react. He rubbed his bald head, trying to think of a way to remove the tension. Though, he did notice how the two were in a hug. He wished he could join, to comfort both of them, but he understood it wasn’t a good time.

“I… um… didn’t mean to intrude. I just… wanted to check on Beta, make sure he was doing okay. It bothers me when my crewmates are blue,”Boris said softly. He didn’t want to mention anything regarding Maxim, just in case that would upset Jonathan more.

Boris watched Kera go, then turned to Jonathan. He moved to lean against the wall, trying to figure out what would be the best thing to say.

Jonathan reluctantly unraveled from Kera and watched her go, sighing sorrowfully. He leaned an arm on his knee and rubbed his temples.

Boris noticed him and sighed.

“I’m not going to pry. Like I said to Kera, I just wanted to check on you. Are you alright?”

“No, Boris. I overheard Bull talking about Max. I see why no one told me how…”Jonathan trailed off, petting Edgar.

Boris sighed, not sure what to say to that.

“I… I know it’s rough, unexplainably so, but if you ever need someone to vent to, or to hug, or whatever, I’m here. And… I don’t mean to seem selfish, but it’s nagging at me. Why didn’t you come to me earlier? We’re pals, and… you didn’t say anything,”Boris asked softly.

“Honestly, I was avoiding it. Up until yesterday when Kera and I started talking. Then…”

“You need another hug?”

“No, I’m good. I just want some quiet.”

“Alright. You want me to leave?”

“No.”

Bull nodded and stayed against the wall. Jonathan continued to pet Edgar, smiling slightly at the contented noises Edgar made.

Amelia glanced over when someone came in, thinking it was Boris. But, it turned out to be Kera. She blinked, not sure how to react to her presence considering all the new information.

Amelia looked back at the table, shaking her head a bit. What should she do? Was there anything she could do?

Amelia periodically looked up to watch Kera, noticing her shaking eventually. She wondered why she was shaking, but there were too many possible reasons to narrow it down.

After a long moment, the silence got to Amelia. She didn’t like these awkward silences.

“Is Jonathan okay? I know Boris went to check on him, but that’s it,”she asked softly, deciding to keep to something simple.

Amelia nodded a bit, going silent again. Though, after a moment, she remembered something and glanced back at Kera. For some reason, she got the feeling that Kera needed just as much comfort as Jonathan.

“It’s good that he’s doing better. I remember a while back when Jonathan was going through a rough moment. He’d fall asleep on Boris, and Boris would carry him to his room then fall asleep in the chair. Though, I think Boris eventually broke that chair, just because he’s so big,”Amelia mentioned, chuckling at the memories.

Jonathan eventually started dozing off, but he couldn’t truly fall asleep. He remembered last night, and his earlier thought as well, and wondered when Kera would be back.

Amelia chuckled,”Yeah. Boris is… I guess, the ‘shoulder to cry on’ for everybody, and during our first handful of years as a crew, Jonathan needed that shoulder a bit more than the rest of us.”

Amelia noticed Kera shift in a way that seemed like she was wiping her eyes, then nodded and watched her leave. She stared at the door for a long moment, even more lost now than she had been.

Jonathan watched as Edgar went to play with his toys. He repeatedly contemplated lying down, but it just didn’t feel right.

Bull watched Edgar as well, smiling softly. He glanced periodically at Jonathan, but he had the feeling that he would be alright for now, particularly if he ended up falling asleep. A nap had always seemed to cheer Jonathan up.

Jonathan perked up at the knock, a chuckle escaping him at the joke. Boris noticed his reaction and straightened, opening the door.

“I suppose I’ll take my leave then,”Boris commented lightly.

“Thanks for the company, Boris,”Jonathan said.

Boris turned,”Anytime. You know I’m here for you if you ever need me.”

Jonathan nodded appreciatively, then watched Boris politely slip past Kera and head back to his room. Jonathan then turned to Kera, smiling softly and sliding over so she had plenty of room on the bed.

“I missed ya,”he said, only half joking.

Jonathan smiled at Kera, then wrapped his arms around her. He finally dozed off, content.

Jonathan stirred at the sound, a drowsy eye flickering open and one arm moving away to adjust his hair slightly.

“Ya alright?”he asked quietly a few moments later.

Jonathan wrapped his arm around her again, rubbing her back lightly. He shook his head at her apology.

“You’re fine,”he replied.

Jonathan chuckled at her actions. He then yawned before kissing Kera on the forehead. He continued to rub her back.

Jonathan smiled softly, listening to her hum. Even simple humming sounded so beautiful when she did it.

Jonathan chuckled, matching her kiss. His hand tenderly caressed her cheek.

Jonathan stared at her, seeming both inquisitive and amused.

Jonathan laughed.

“How so?”he asked, snickering at the rhyme.

Jonathan kept laughing. He then paused to think a moment, seeming indecisive. He snickered.

“And my brain is so slow,”he finally said, laughing again.