She gave him the time and space to gather his thoughts and find the right words to express them. She certainly didn't want to forceunderstood each and every one of them with a startling, painful clarity.
She felt the same way.
"I know", she murmured, her voice soft, but her brow furrowed, a tiny worry knot forming into existence. "I'm scared, too."
She sighed, ducking her head in order to take a breath, lifting her eyes to meet his once again, hopeful that all the love she held in her little body was plain to see in her eyes, the small smile lifting her lips up just so.
"I can't ... predict the amount of time we'll have together, Cassian, but I want to believe that we'll be able to put our fears to rest. I don't - I don't really know what it is to be in love with another person, to - to really be with them, but I know that I want to be with you."
Jyn knew. She trusted Cassian and believed that they were so much better together. Things might not ever be perfect - but then, when had either of their lives been anything resembling perfect - but as she had told him before, as she would undoubtedly reassure themselves again, maybe they could be something good for each other.
Emotion rose in his chest again… he smiled, arched his neck in to press a gentle kiss to her lips, then rested his head beside hers, held her close against him, and matched his breathing to hers. Thinking there probably wasn't enough time to justify falling asleep again… and not caring. For a mindblowing change, he was enjoying the present moment and not worrying about what came next.
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Date: 2019-06-06 06:14 am (UTC)She felt the same way.
"I know", she murmured, her voice soft, but her brow furrowed, a tiny worry knot forming into existence. "I'm scared, too."
She sighed, ducking her head in order to take a breath, lifting her eyes to meet his once again, hopeful that all the love she held in her little body was plain to see in her eyes, the small smile lifting her lips up just so.
"I can't ... predict the amount of time we'll have together, Cassian, but I want to believe that we'll be able to put our fears to rest. I don't - I don't really know what it is to be in love with another person, to - to really be with them, but I know that I want to be with you."
"All the way, remember?"
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Date: 2019-06-06 09:13 pm (UTC)"All the way," he repeated, smoothing back her hair, and smiling. Agreeing.
holy broken coding batman! in my defense, i was really very tired last night
Date: 2019-06-07 01:10 am (UTC)"Okay", she whispered, nodding gently, "Okay."
Aww! No worries!
Date: 2019-06-07 04:24 am (UTC)