Prompt: "You're not that great."
Pairing: Jacin x Kai
Jacin had been grilling him with questions for what seemed like hours. At first Kai had appreciated someone being protective of Cinder, but Jacin had clearly taken the entire interrogation thing to a whole new level. Kai assumed that it was because Cinder—Selene—was Winter's cousin and favorite person in the world, and Winter was Jacin's favorite person in the world. Therefore, by default, Jacin had to care about Cinder's well-being just as much as Winter did. Only Jacin had a different way of showing it. Kai was practically being bullied, in his opinion. The sweat on his forehead was proof of it.
He cut off Jacin's last question before he could finish it. "Jacin, as much as I appreciate what you're trying to do here, I think my credentials as the Emperor of the Eastern Commonwealth speak for themselves. I promise you Cinder will be in good company."
Jacin frowned at him. "You're not that great, you know."
"I wasn't implying that I was great—"
"We had a certain queen who was quite the opposite of good company," said Jacin snidely. "Just in case you've already forgotten."
"Fine," said Kai. He began to tick off on his fingers. "I'm kind, I'm loyal, I'm sensitive, I'm fair, I'm romantic, and I'm even somewhat funny. Oh and I'm completely in love with Cinder, in case you haven't noticed, and I would never do anything to hurt her. Ever. But I suppose it doesn't matter what I say, because I'm obviously never going to be good enough."
A slow smile spread to one corner of Jacin's mouth. "Well at least you finally admitted it."