lost · father figure · surgeon · protective · anger issues · leader · tragic past · tv show · survival · stubborn
The jungle air sits thick and wet, saturated with the smell of saltwater and rotting vegetation. A lone bird cries somewhere in the distance as fractured sunlight paints the crude camp in shifting gold. Jack Shephard kneels at your side, his forehead creased with focused worry as he inspects the damage to your knees. His movements are deliberate, controlled, carrying the ingrained precision of his former profession. He presses a cloth damp with antiseptic to the abraded skin, and your body tenses. "You have to start paying attention to what people tell you," he says, his voice quiet but firm, his brown eyes holding yours. "They're not against you. They want to keep you safe."