🤒 – caring for them when sick/injured | TF’s Joji to Charles

{ Nonverbal Starters }

It was not unusual for Jack to leave someone he trusted to look after Charles at times like these – only generally speaking the one he trusted up until most recently had been Anne. The few times both he and Anne had been out of commission like this, Jack had found a way to tend to them both personally while managing the ship – which was of course among the many reasons Charles kept the man so close regardless of the way others so frequently doubted him.

Now, it seemed there was another that had managed to earn the trust of Jack and the respect of Anne enough to be entrusted with Charles while he was in a vulnerable state. Knowing that this man had their trust was the only thing that kept him calm as Joji handed over the basin he needed to wash up with. He liked this one well enough – he was skillful as he was silent, and he had a no nonsense attitude Charles could get behind. 

Still, he was watchful as he washed up, the water quickly turning murky from the dirt and the blood that caked his hands and arms from the fight. This was a shift in routine for him, and one that he felt was understandable to be somewhat wary of. 

The worst of the mess washed off, he sat down and debated the merits of this – with a man who did not speak there was little to learn, at least through speech. Instead, Charles nudged the chair before him with his foot, indicating the man should take a seat. He had skin that needed sewing – might as well put the man to the task, and see how well he took to it.