Temptation was very strong to put his face in his hands. Or shed a tear, or otherwise give in to, let show how much what she just said—and how much he deserved it—felt like crash-landing on Sevarcos II. Let her see this hurt him, too, and maybe let that return them somewhat to being on the same side.
He fought that temptation; kept himself sitting upright, his hands now clasped between his knees.
"Maybe," he conceded. Though he couldn't bring himself to sound cold and matter-of-fact about it. He sounded miserable. "I wanted… to be better than that, with you. But… there are lines…"
Stop talking. He fell silent, looking down at his hands. Argi was still in Jyn's lap but had stopped purring.
Abruptly, Cassian unfolded his hands and stood from the couch. "I'll… go, for right now. Walk, get my head together. You and Argi have the apartment for the night. Yeah? And if it's okay with you, we can talk more in the morning?"
(want to pursue that "he goes to see Kay & she follows" idea?)
Temptation was very strong to put his face in his hands. Or shed a tear, or otherwise give in to, let show how much what she just said—and how much he deserved it—felt like crash-landing on Sevarcos II. Let her see this hurt him, too, and maybe let that return them somewhat to being on the same side.
He fought that temptation; kept himself sitting upright, his hands now clasped between his knees.
"Maybe," he conceded. Though he couldn't bring himself to sound cold and matter-of-fact about it. He sounded miserable. "I wanted… to be better than that, with you. But… there are lines…"
Stop talking. He fell silent, looking down at his hands. Argi was still in Jyn's lap but had stopped purring.
Abruptly, Cassian unfolded his hands and stood from the couch. "I'll… go, for right now. Walk, get my head together. You and Argi have the apartment for the night. Yeah? And if it's okay with you, we can talk more in the morning?"