alderwitch Posted September 26, 2009 Author Posted September 26, 2009 Taylor threaded her fingers through his and her cheek dimpled under the brush of lips against her skin despite her somber mood. She turned her face toward his and asked wistfully, "Do you really think so? I mean, walking away from the mask isn't an option, not for me but its hard not to wonder what else I could be. Especially nights like tonight." Nights where the price to pay far outweighed the meager benefits. "Of course, without it, I wouldn't have met you. I wouldn't have done what I've done and seen everything I've seen. Do you think it's worth it in the end, Jack?"
Avenger Assembled Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 "Yes," said Jack readily, turning to look at her. "For you, and for everything else." He looked down at her, his face almost in hers. "If I hadn't become Avenger, I'd still be...nothing. Just wasting my life, doing whatever someone else told me to do. It's being around heroes, and helping people, that's let me have any moral center at all. And like you said, I wouldn't have met you, which would have sucked. "
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