[ this must be the part where people are intimated by him, where they start to cower and regret whatever topic it was that brought him to this point... but not jessica. she sits there, silently, watching him with no real expression on her face. internally, she's feeling a little victorious because this kind of reaction? not necessarily something someone does unless she hit on something a little too close to home.
she will admit that bringing back memories of his family isn't really the string she intended to pull on, but that's always what it comes back to, doesn't it? whether or not she meant to bring them back to the surface, he still struggled with it. she can see it now, in his eyes, as he talks about them and all she can do is understand and sympathize internally for him, because she knows. she knows what it's like to lose an entire family, and that thought is always with you, and always will be for the rest of your life. it never really gets better, you just keep on living.
his captain america comment does get a small nasal laugh out of her before she quickly resumes her deadpan expression. frank has expert military training under his belt. she might have the strength to do it, but what good is it if you're not properly equipped with how to use it? there is no losing with the punisher, the only way you win is if he dies. he didn't need to tell her that, his face, his hands--his entire body did.
despite everything, she can't help but wonder how fucked up she is by being even more attracted to him now more than ever. she feels tension in the air and whether or not it's one sided, she holds herself back from grabbing him and pulling his lips into her. ]
I know. [ she responds coolly, her voice having no real emotion to back it up. ] Not so funny now when you think about it like that, is it? [ she lets that sit--linger there for a minute as she watches him intensely. ]
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she will admit that bringing back memories of his family isn't really the string she intended to pull on, but that's always what it comes back to, doesn't it? whether or not she meant to bring them back to the surface, he still struggled with it. she can see it now, in his eyes, as he talks about them and all she can do is understand and sympathize internally for him, because she knows. she knows what it's like to lose an entire family, and that thought is always with you, and always will be for the rest of your life. it never really gets better, you just keep on living.
his captain america comment does get a small nasal laugh out of her before she quickly resumes her deadpan expression. frank has expert military training under his belt. she might have the strength to do it, but what good is it if you're not properly equipped with how to use it? there is no losing with the punisher, the only way you win is if he dies. he didn't need to tell her that, his face, his hands--his entire body did.
despite everything, she can't help but wonder how fucked up she is by being even more attracted to him now more than ever. she feels tension in the air and whether or not it's one sided, she holds herself back from grabbing him and pulling his lips into her. ]
I know. [ she responds coolly, her voice having no real emotion to back it up. ] Not so funny now when you think about it like that, is it? [ she lets that sit--linger there for a minute as she watches him intensely. ]