”Old friend, huh? Is he hot and single?” Sophie was obviously smirking as she asked that question.
”Who even said my friend was a guy, you big flirt!” Jade groaned at the other girl's antics while gesturing both an apology and for quiet at Killian. ”Anyway, that topic never came up.”
Killian coughed, letting out a soft laugh as he left the room to give her some privacy. And before he could do anything stupid, as he was severely tempted to yell "hot, single, and ready to mingle". Which probably was not a good choice.
Sophie let out a sound between a scoffing laugh and an exasperated sigh. ”Jade, I wasn't asking for me. You need a social life and, in your case, that includes a boyfriend every once in a while. Don't think I can't tell you're blushing.”
”First of all; I do have a social life, and secondly; we don't really have that much in common. We’re only friends cause we run into each other a lot.” Jade half-lied as usual.
Killian straightened up the kitchen, humming softly as he did so. His dark hair hung into his eyes a little, though not in a bad way, more of in an endearing, if slightly scruffy, way.
”Whatever. Just call or text when you're gonna come back.” Sophie paused. ”Or if you plan on staying another night.” she giggled mischievously.
”Goodbye, Sophie.” Jade hung up, keeping the helmet on for a few moments to wait for the blush Sophie mentioned to die off. ”Sorry about that, Killian. Sophie can be a bit overbearing and nosy.” she chuckled, finally removing the helmet. ”Makes for an interesting roommate.”
Killian chuckled. "It's fine, don't worry about it." he replied, coming back from the kitchen. "I understand. I had a friend like that for a while." he chuckled softly, shrugging a little.
”Yeah? Did yours meddle in your social life too?” Jade ran her fingers against her scalp to get rid of the helmet hair since it was still damp when she answered the call.
"Yeah." he replied with a shrug, looking away for a moment. He looked back at her with a sigh. "But hey, friends like that can be fun." he added with a chuckle.
”Definitely makes keeping a secret like ours an exciting challenge.” Jade agreed, remembering a few close calls. ”She’s convinced I need to go on a couple of dates a week or I don't have a life.”
Killian nodded, then chuckled. "My friend was like that too, for a while. I managed to convince him to trim it down to just one. Thankfully. He still would complain that I had no social life." he rolled his green eyes with another soft chuckle.
“How’d you manage that? I swear Sophie is like a Rottweiler with a bone.” Jade joked. ”I can't get her to drop it when she's got her sights set on something. And she's a civilian.”
(I gtg to bed soon)
Killian chuckled softly, shaking his head a little. "Ah. I see." he replied with a shrug. "And honestly? I don't remember. I think I complained my way out."
(Ok. See you in the morning)
Jade shook her head. ”That wouldn't work with Sophie. She's an unstoppable force and I’m an immovable object on that topic.” she admitted. ”I can't afford to get attached in a relationship anyway. Not with my career.”
"Yeah. That I can understand." He replied softly, shaking his head a little. Something flickered in his eyes for a moment, then he blinked and it was gone.
Jade chuckled, not paying much attention to his expression at the moment. ”Right. Of course, you do.” she sighed. ”This is a little strange though. Being able to talk about these things so freely. No guarded words, no minced truths.”
Killian chuckled. "Nothing like a villain when you need someone yo confide in. We don't judge." He winked, grinning. "Of course we don't. If we did, we would probably judge ourselves and have a crisis of conscience."
Jade laughed with him. ”If only it were that easy for us heroes. We're constantly judging ourselves and each other because somebody didn't do ”the right thing”. I swear it's almost like there's more politics between a couple of heroes than in the actual government.”
Killian chuckled. "Mm. That sounds terrible. Yet another reason why I would make a shitty hero." He said.
Jade shrugged. ”It's not great, but that's one reason I stay a local hero instead of a global one.” she looked right at him. ”I think you could be a great hero. Do you know how many actually have magic as a power? Many of them rely on a physical ability like strength or speed. I think with your ability, you could do more good than a few already established heroes.”
Killian nodded, then shook his head. "It isn't about power, Jade, it's a mindset!" He replied. "I…there are things about me that you don't know, okay? Please just believe me when I say that I would be a terrible hero."
Jade gently placed her hand on his. ”Even heroes have ghosts, Killian. You're right, it's not all about power but not every hero has the same mindset either.” she explained softly. ”I believe that you think that, yet you're already a hero to someone.”
Killian shook his head. "Jade. Thank you for the sentiment, but i really wouldn't be a good hero." He repeated.
(Gotta go to bed. Good night!)
(Ok. Goodnight)
Jade bit her lip. ”I… I won't ask why you're so sure of that, but may I ask why you think you make a better villain?”
Killian sighed softly. "No. Just…because." he replied, shaking his head. "I don't know."
Jade carefully placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Stupid have to help everyone complex. she huffed softly as she felt a strange urge to… hug him? ”I really wish there was something I could do for you.” she finally admitted.