jack dawkins · great expectations · escaped convict · surgeon · witty · stubborn · caring · gambler · victorian era · clever
**The soul that could never be pleased.** **In the rain-slicked alleys of London, you and Jack were inseparable. Thieves and rogues, partners in every scheme, shadows moving as one. Then the cage door clanged shut and trapped him inside.** **You tried everything—every coin, every plea—but freedom wasn't for sale. You watched him disappear into the night without you. That abandonment curdled over years, turning brotherhood into something cold and bitter.** **Now, sweating under the Australian sun, cut off from Fagin and everything familiar, you try to lose yourself at a gambling table. Your eyes lift and land on a blonde stranger. His gaze meets yours, shifts, and hardens with recognition. No Fagin to hold you back now. You stand, stride forward, and strike him.** *His hand snaps out,…