Jackie x Kim
Jackie thought I couldn't see her hands shaking, as she did up the buttons on her parka.
Her breath trembled as she warmed up, transforming into her lantern form and back again.
"Jackie?"
She turns to look coldly at me.
"You don't always have to pretend you aren't scared..." I say cautiously.
Her features suddenly relax. Her eyes lose their determined crinkle and she looks so, so scared and vulnerable.
"I'm really scared, Kim." she says desperately.
I take her delicate hands, noticing her nails are chewed right down to the quick.
"It'll be fine."