#man. davey and jack huh. two different ends of 'your worth is determined by your sacrifices'.

[pigeonwit]

run for the hills [Manhattan, West Virginia - WIP, scene scribble]

“Keep him here.” David orders as he storms into the theatre’s foyer. “Don’t let him out until the storm’s over. And warn the other residents, it’s gonna be a long night.”

Jack’s not entirely sure who he’s speaking to; he’s not looking at anyone, staring only into the emptiness of the air – or maybe even beyond that. His eyes still hold that otherworldly sharpness, and every word out of his mouth tastes like petrichor. A few stagehands nod and rocket out of the theatre in a dead sprint, two heading left and one heading right, while an usher grabs the telephone and starts to dial.

“Dave-?!”Jack struggles to keep up with him, his whole stomach feeling as if it’s been punched out of his back. “Keep me here?! You can’t just – I need a train, I need to get out of here, you can’t – David-!”

His fingers just barely graze David’s wrist when he whirls around like something feral, wild-eyed with a snarl curling at his lips.

“You’re our resident!”

David’s voice snaps through the room like a tree being split. The actors and stagehands all fall to silence, every eye, every particle pulled towards David’s gravity.

“He’s not taking you.” David growls, low and deadly. “You’re ours.”

#listen. i can't make the town not seem culty when i post it all out of context like this #and that is absolutely a thought jack has when first arriving in the town. #but i promise it's not. #newsies #uksies #pigeon scribbles #manhattan wv #man. davey and jack huh. two different ends of 'your worth is determined by your sacrifices'. #javid #javey #jack kelly #davey jacobs #david jacobs