The situation is overwhelming enough - the sudden realization that everything he's ever known is coming to an end, the uncertainty of what the future held, the last thing that Jyn wanted was to ...
Complicate things ...
with her feelings.
But he accepted the touch of her hand, and carefully, she breached a little more the distance separating them, her shoulder brushing against his as shse shifted just a touch closer, a millimeter at a time, her heartbeat stuttering as he admitted to the same worries that she felt every time they were apart.
Not that she thought he was going to leave, but rather that one of his dangerous missions was going to take him from her before she ever got the chance to ...
Was it too much if she just -
"I didn't have a home until you gave me one. I never even considered not coming back to it."
To you.
It felt like a punch to the gut when he continued, admitting to a feeling that she was intimately familiar with, possibly moreso than even Cassian knew. "Me, too", she finally replied, fingers inadvertently squeezing his a gently. "I ... was grateful that I wasn't alone. I knew what was coming, but I felt ready for it ... because I was with you."
The corner of her lips inched up as she nodded her explicit understanding and agreement. "I know. But here we are."
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Date: 2019-12-17 07:16 am (UTC)Complicate things ...
with her feelings.
But he accepted the touch of her hand, and carefully, she breached a little more the distance separating them, her shoulder brushing against his as shse shifted just a touch closer, a millimeter at a time, her heartbeat stuttering as he admitted to the same worries that she felt every time they were apart.
Not that she thought he was going to leave, but rather that one of his dangerous missions was going to take him from her before she ever got the chance to ...
Was it too much if she just -
"I didn't have a home until you gave me one. I never even considered not coming back to it."
To you.
It felt like a punch to the gut when he continued, admitting to a feeling that she was intimately familiar with, possibly moreso than even Cassian knew. "Me, too", she finally replied, fingers inadvertently squeezing his a gently. "I ... was grateful that I wasn't alone. I knew what was coming, but I felt ready for it ... because I was with you."
The corner of her lips inched up as she nodded her explicit understanding and agreement. "I know. But here we are."