Silverflint drabble of the week, 5.11.2018 - Revolution, Mask, Dance (X)

(Set up: 'shark date')

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Everyone wears a mask. It is both a sign of trust and a leap of faith to put it off for someone. James is never the first to.

Thomas's lordly wig.

Miranda's polite smile.

John's damn pretenses; all of them, now unveiled…

James can't help but realize how much he has been waiting, for some time, for this evolution - this revolution.

And as they emerge victorious from their dark dance with that shark? James thinks it is maybe time for him to shed Flint's persona, show John his true face too. He honestly wants to…