[ he gets the urge to gather her up in his arms like he had on the beach, just maybe not so desperately. when she rests her hands on his knee, it takes all the effort inside him not to cover them up with his own, but he does come to settle his hands on his own leg, close by. ]
[ someone was listening. he'd believed her when she told him, clung to that visage of hope as they walked on to their deaths. but this is different. it's proof, a person from their future who knows what happened. it isn't like either of them are running around talking about the death star. ]
[ but she is still broken up. it isn't just about the death star, as relieved as he is to hear it worked, to hear their efforts paid off. maybe that's why he can't touch her, he doesn't want her to grapple with everything he's going through too while she's still on edge herself. ]
Jyn. You are allowed to be happy, or relieved. We did it.
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[ someone was listening. he'd believed her when she told him, clung to that visage of hope as they walked on to their deaths. but this is different. it's proof, a person from their future who knows what happened. it isn't like either of them are running around talking about the death star. ]
[ but she is still broken up. it isn't just about the death star, as relieved as he is to hear it worked, to hear their efforts paid off. maybe that's why he can't touch her, he doesn't want her to grapple with everything he's going through too while she's still on edge herself. ]
Jyn. You are allowed to be happy, or relieved. We did it.