The first thought that crossed Jessica's mind was that he didn't look like much. He was some skinny white kid who clearly seemed to have an addiction problem and she didn't mean weed. Yet he talked about his ideas for the next Star Wars remake (this time Earth edition) like it was the most genuine thing in the world. Maybe he was nuts, maybe he wasn't; it didn't matter and changed absolutely nothing. She had met enough Danny Rands in her life, spoilt rich kids with nothing to back them except their parents' money. The fact that he convinced the restaurant-owner to let them stay by whipping out his card and speaking in Chinese was enough proof for her. Plus, he had this air around him that she couldn't give a name to. When she walked out of the restaurant, she knew one thing for sure, she wouldn't miss the Shining Hand.
Every time Rand opened his mouth she wanted to roll her eyes or punch it shut, depended on her mood. Either he was extremely positive and optimistic to the point of idiocy, or he didn't have any clue how the world worked. She guessed it was a mix of both. Jessica wasn't good with guys like that. Naivety didn't suit people their age, especially not when a lot of lives depended on them. Yet there he was, all big eyed and enthusiastic about teaming up and taking on the Hand. Talking about destiny and this reunion of theirs being meant to be. Well, he was going on about that when he wasn't talking about the fact that he was the Immortal Iron Fist, protector of whatever. At some point she tuned him out.
As much as he tried to, Jessica knew that Rand could never be the leader of their group. One of those reasons was that he couldn't see the bigger picture. He was stuck in his ideas until someone, forcefully, punched them out of him. She would gladly leave that job to Luke. If she had been in Rand's shoes, she wouldn't have trusted any one of them after the stunt they pulled. She would have completely shut off. Rand was different, completely and utterly the opposite of her. She couldn't decide if trusting someone too easily was necessarily a bad or a good characteristic to have. In the end, it made people feel responsible. It made Jessica feel responsible.
If Jessica had been asked a week before all the shit went down if she would risk her life for a billionaire with superpowers, oh yeah and the entire city of New York, she would have huffed and taken a big sip of whiskey. Sometimes she wondered if it would have been better to just stay out of it, let the hero complex ninja, the naïve highlighter and Luke handle it. Yet as she sat in the subway on her way to the rescue, she didn't want to be anywhere else. She wouldn't let the damn kid die on her watch, not to mention the millions of New Yorkers that would follow soon after, herself included. She prayed that Rand was a survivor.
He was.
I hope this was all right. This was definitely the hardest one to write, because I don't see Jessica and Danny becoming best buds. Also, I think she developed a connection to Matt that she definitely didn't have with Danny, so again, I had to keep it more neutral. Also I think that I have a better grasp of Matt's character than Danny's, so there's that. I think when I'll write about Luke it will be easier, so yeah.
Have a nice day and feedback is always appreciated!
