#My Number One [universestreasure | Carly]

[masterofaster]

「 @universestreasures​​ 」 issued a challenge:

Jack finds Carly passed out at her desk from staying up all night working on a story. What do?

The very first thing Jack does that morning after finding Carly asleep across her desk was to close her laptop. Thus preventing any and all annoyances from her job from disturbing the peace that only settled over this small shared space when Carly was allowed to rest. There was rarely a quiet moment since he'd gotten here. If it wasn't Carly herself checking on him it was that outright irritating boss of hers making a racket. It took every ounce of willpower he could muster for Jack not to barge into view of their video conferences and give him a piece of his mind each time the man raised his voice at her for not submitting a story worthy of publishing.

It irritated him because she had the opportunity to quiet the obnoxious man if she’d just write about him and what she’s learned about the once great Jack Atlas. Especially if she was to confirm the rumor of him being from Satellite for true. And yet, she didn't take advantage of it. Advantage of him. He pressed down harder on the laptop lid than he had meant to, causing the computer to creak and bend under his palm. He swallowed what he assumed to be anger bubbling up his throat, back down to his core. And there it remained.

He nudges Carly's shoulder, before realizing she wouldn't budge. The quiet sounds of her breathing peacefully seemed to drown out his efforts. Jack finds himself staring down at her for a minute too long, eventually removing her glasses and placing them on the desk not too far from her.

Standing up straight now to remove his trench coat, which was simply sitting over his shoulders, Jack moves to drape it over her as a makeshift blanket. He had no doubts he could carry her, even with only one good arm. But he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't stir her from slumber that way. And he rather not risk this first quiet morning in many.

Jack ultimately decides to make his way around to the kitchen to prepare some hot water for coffee and cup ramen he found a small stash of for them for breakfast. Seems Carly had good tastes in food as well. He respected that, even if her coffee was a rather cheap brand.

[masterofaster]

「 @universestreasures​​​ 」 issued a challenge:

"Jack, you've truly made me the happiest woman on this Earth, the Earth we now rule together as one." The Dark Signer starts, her head resting on his chest as she plays with his blonde strands. She swears he looks more handsome than he did when he was living like this, sharing the same mark as she on his arm. The dark markings on her arm and face start to glow, seeming to synchronize with his own as her desires seem to just sink into his very being through that bond.

"We're always going to be together, right?" She stares into his eyes with those glowing purple eyes, as alluring and beautiful as those of a siren who charmed sailors to their deaths "Together forever? King and Queen? No one to tear us apart? You feel the same way, do you not, my Jack?"

(DS Carly For The DS AU UWU)

Until death do most part. But that logic didn’t apply to them. They were beyond the rules of mortals, and as such they were allowed a new life where they could be together, truly forever.

❝ I would ravage the world time and time again if it meant being with you. ❞

In his dark eyes reflected the scorched earth beyond their home in the sky. Their kingdom, a place where one who was beyond saving and one who sacrificed it all could finally be together at long last. Their previous life would have only torn them apart. Duty and obligation to opposing sides in the war of Signers would have put their wishes last for the sake of salvation and peace. 

Jack had been willing to die alongside Carly back then. To be together in the afterlife if that was what it took if he truly couldn’t save her. Back then he had been a fool. A incorrigible fool, who would forsake his chances at both being with Carly as well as crowned a king for what he once deemed an honorable end to them both. How lucky he was to have a woman such as Carly in his life to enlighten him.

Now they made their own rules, lived by them and bent the world in line with their desires.

If the world wouldn’t allow them to be together then they’d lay that world to waste and start anew. Create a world without a war to tear them apart. Create the life they’ve only had a small taste of while he was in hiding in her care. Here Jack didn’t need to be hidden away. Here Carly didn’t have to perish for a fate that wasn’t for her to suffer. 

The dark mark on his arm brought a warmth to his otherwise cold skin as it blazed to life with an otherwise subtle glow. His gaze which had been fixed on their kingdom now drawn into the inky depths of his love’s eyes. In them Jack could see himself as she saw him. The newfound King of their reclaimed world. It had brought a smile to his lips, as reflected in her eyes. A wide, tooth-laced grin so sharp it nearly split his face in two. 

His arm ached with the reminder of their shared power. He wanted to share in it more.

And so the Dark King brings his marked arm around to cup her cheek in his hand, fingers dancing along her skin until his thumb grazed her lips and he took a surprisingly gentle hold of her chin. But he dared not drag his queen around by his hand, instead he dipped himself down to meet her in a hungry kiss that spoke volumes in mere seconds.

--I want you. I love you. Together. Forever. My Carly... My Number One--

Something in him seems to come to a sudden halt. 

His Number One... She was there, with him now. So why did it feel as though he had called out to another in his heart? 

He pulls back just enough to look back into her eyes, reminding himself that Carly was indeed right there with him even now. Yes... That’s right. Relief washed over him as he leaves a content sigh against her skin. Jack then wraps his arms around her entirely, bringing her as close to himself as possible. He didn’t want to let her go, ever again. After all, the last time he did he almost lost her completely. He wouldn’t lose her again. He wouldn’t. He... He couldn’t do that to her again. She’d never suffer another harm due to his negligence again.

His resolution and determination is reflected once again in the eyes of his love, his queen. But he’s no longer smiling at himself. For now Jack sees only himself as the dark king would. A man bound to a fate that would bring harm to the woman he loved most in this world and the next. He needed the strength she granted him in order to safeguard this life they now shared. He’d be the man she prided him as, even if it killed him again-- He had to be. 

❝ …There is not a force in this world strong enough to tear us apart now. Nothing... And no one... I swear it to you. ❞

And so the king declares.  With Carly by his side there was no entity that could rival them in terms of strength and conviction. Jack would protect Carly as he always should have, as the right and proper King. -

[masterofaster]

「 @universestreasures​​ 」issued a challenge:

Carly VC: *yanks Jack's side strands for a kissu because she too smol*

Carly always had a way of catching him off guard, no matter how used he’d think he’d gotten to her constant shenanigans. She caught onto his hair and successfully pulled him down into a kiss. Which he didn’t dislike, of course, but the suddenness of it and the added risk of onlookers made him actively aware of his surroundings, causing a slight blush that only Carly could so easily drag out from under the surface.

❝ Carly, If you wanted a kiss you could have just asked- ❞ He wraps his hands around hers, using his fingers to persuade hers from out of his hair. As he moves to stand back up straight, he brings her knuckles up to his lips to both try and hide his now burning cheeks but also to return the favor if only somewhat for now. ❝ Let’s go home already. ❞ -