[ he doesn't stiffen, but it does give him pause. maybe he hoped wrong? was he getting ahead of himself with how he and jyn are? ]
[ no, it makes sense. no one is supposed to come back for him. that's why he kept a lullaby. there's no reason for the thought to make him sad. it's just a fact. ]
[ she repeats what she'd told him right before the end, and he closes his eyes. it's heartening against everything else, because he doesn't regret it. it feels almost like a rewind and reset, only she's drunk and he's confused again. there's an after now. ]
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[ no, it makes sense. no one is supposed to come back for him. that's why he kept a lullaby. there's no reason for the thought to make him sad. it's just a fact. ]
[ she repeats what she'd told him right before the end, and he closes his eyes. it's heartening against everything else, because he doesn't regret it. it feels almost like a rewind and reset, only she's drunk and he's confused again. there's an after now. ]
Me too. [ that much remains too. ]