promises | jack & celia
[ @runawayflower ]
•｡ ♡ It seemed like ages ago when there was a young man - grieving over the recent loss of his father - who spontaneously upheaved himself and moved to Arcadia with a heavy heart to preserve his memory; he felt that he had a sense of responsibility, along with desperation, to keep the ranch passed down from his paternal ancestors alive. Soon after, he encountered a wandering young woman who was lost and foreign to the island - needing refuge to begin again; there was something about her that reflected himself - and he may have not been the most religious person, but he could not believe that this was simply a coincidence.
Couple of years later, Jack and Celia were still living together - and he hoped that she viewed this place as home as much as he did; except, she was persistent that she pay him a small fee for rent despite his opposition.
“Oh,” he stopped in the doorway to the dining room, “you’re still awake.”
“I thought you’d be asleep by now,” Jack softly smiled - thankful that he was wearing a shirt, albeit in his pajamas because he owed her the decency and respect to not parade around the house half-nude. “I believe this is yours,” he placed a pouch of 500G on the table in front of her, “seriously, Celia... you don’t have to do this. If anything, I owe you so much more for all you do here. Save your money.”