Taylor, the first person we know of to touch the leader of the Slaughterhouse Nine and not only not immediately dying after, but actually getting a hug. And the best is that Jack said he loves her while pretending to be Grue. I don’t have seen a Taylor/Jack Slash shipping fic yet, but kudos to everybody who could write one while keeping everyone in character
Sharks: i mean bonesaw but does she count as a person? :p
I know, right? Jack isn’t exactly the hugging type (no wonder the hug was awkward), which just makes it even better that it was he who initiated it.
The weirdest thing about Jack talking about Brian x Taylor is that Taylor didn’t question the indication that there was something between her and a guy who I’ve never thought looks near her or Brian’s age. Does Jack look a lot younger than I’ve been imagining and all the fanart I’ve seen depicts him as? I’ve been thinking he’s in his thirties.
It’s possible he was in a fake costume that hid his face and thus his age. Because of the vagueness/lack of descriptions in 14.8 and 14.9 (even though “Hey! Don’t swear!” was clearly supposed to be the reveal, Wildbow didn’t let down the pretense entirely in 14.9, which I appreciate – see also the way Taylor not knowing who Battery was reflected by literally only her gas mask and female figure being described), we can’t easily tell what he’s wearing.
I do suppose he also has a plastic surgeon who could help him look young if he wanted to.
I got into an unrelated discussion with a friend and I think I stumbled across an explanation:
The miasma makes everyone look like they were drawn by Hirohiko Araki, artist of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, thus making it impossible to tell ages.
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