Prompt: "You really should smile more."
Pairing: Jacin x Winter.
"You're so boring," said Thorne, but Jacin didn't even acknowledge him.
He had his signature statue-like expression plastered on his face, which Winter had learned to recognize as one he used when he was guarded and didn't trust the person with whom he was speaking. Winter also knew that he really didn't trust anyone these days. She missed the times when she and Jacin ran alongside each other on the beach, laughing so hard until they were out of breath. Those days were long gone now, replaced only by fear and secrecy. Doubt clouded every aspect of their interactions recently.
"Even when we thought you were a traitor, you were still a boring traitor. Now that we know you're on our side—"
"—I'm on Selene's side," said Jacin icily. "Not yours."
"Selene's side is our side," said Thorne matter-of-factly, which made Winter want to giggle despite herself. She was having trouble not laughing whenever she was around Captain Carswell Thorne, who never seemed bothered by the chaotic state of their entire rebellious situation. It was hard not to find the disparity between the two of them humorous. "As I was saying, now that you're on our side, you should really think of displaying your personality more."
"Because I want to be just like you and your galactic personality," Jacin mocked.
"I'm sure Winter loves the charismatic man who must be hidden somewhere deep inside there." Thorne and Jacin stared at each other before Thorne added, "Very deeply hidden, clearly."
Winter couldn't help it; she burst into a fit of giggles as Thorne walked away. Jacin, still sourly, relaxed slightly at the sight of her. She waited for the other signature look—the one that he only reserved for her. Bright eyes and her favorite sunrise when he smiled.
It didn't come, though, and she frowned.
"I'm not boring," he said suddenly. "I just don't want to talk to that idiot."
"I didn't say you were boring, Jacin."
"You clearly want to say something."
She considered. "Stay the way you are. I know your personality, and that's what matters to me."
His jaw unclenched slightly. "But?"
"But…you really should smile more."
His lips only quirked halfway upwards. He nodded his head towards the others. "Come on, Trouble. Let's get through this day and then maybe we can both trade some smiles."