Moon Knight Nonsense

Jake's POV: He Knows

Jake Lockley & Marc Spector

Summary: Taking place after the show, Steven discovered Jake's still working with Khonshu, and rather than letting Marc find that out for himself, he bites the bullet and reveals himself.

Previously: Jake's POV: Little Detour

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Welp. Cat's outta the bag. Steven knew about Khonshu. Took them long enough really. Both a pair of dumbasses.

Meant it was only a matter of time before Marc knew. Steven was many things, but dishonesty wasn't one of them. He sucked at keeping secrets. Their first encounter went as well as he'd expected it to. Marc had been filling his head with all kinds of optimistic nonsense. Spilled all the tea before the night was over and Jake didn't need to do much. Just had to be nice and avoid murdering, both of which were easy enough. Wasn't like he did it without reason.

Call the old bird a lot of things, but he wasn't a dictator. Let Jake come and go as he pleased so long as he got the job done sooner rather than later. He was good for it. He'd not known anything different until Steven talked about him with a whole different attitude. Surprised but he found it hilarious. Especially since Steven doesn't take any shit. His animated little voice as he talked about Khonshu said as much. A proud moment.

Back to his Marc issue. Jake thought about doing nothing. He kept out of their business for the most part, up until Steven co-fronted with him that one time. If that boy could do it. Marc will likely follow, and knowing him, will join in at the most inopportune moment. Jake was worried he'd make things so much worse, because he would. There was never going to be a good moment for Marc to find out Jake's still tied to Khonshu. Not after the deal they'd all made.

Like any other job, he decided to pull the trigger first.

Easier for him to take over the body and assume full control. Was a lot more foreign for him to simply watch Marc go about his day. He'd wondered if he'd kicked Steven out to be there, but couldn't focus too long on that. Marc's eyes were soon meeting his and he was perceptive enough to know something was off with 'Steven' in his reflection.

Jake stared him down a moment longer. Breaking into a sly smile. "Poquito gusano broke the moment you looked at him like that, didn't he?" No point pretending to be Steven. If his entire demeanor didn't give it away, a closer look at him certainly would. None of that dorkiness in sight. More like a cat coiled up playing with an insect it caught. Not quite going in for a kill just to see if it'll move again. "I'll tell him you say hi next time."