[he laughs again when she makes him squish her cheeks, and even when she pulls away, he leaves his hands against her face. the steady pressure of her hand on his heart carefully settles the last of his nerves.]
[he shakes his head.] I did not tell you when I realized either. [he thought about it in idle terms, wondering how he could get her to know it.] You are getting better. I hope I am too. No one has... talked me down from that before.
[and they're both still here! they talked about their feelings! that has to be a sign they're both getting better at this, or at least very willing to try.]
I love you. [repeats it for clarity, mostly for himself but it doesn't hurt if she hears it too!!] Whatever else I am feeling cannot be bad, if you can make me feel this good.
[he does not mean physically, despite their prior couch exertion. jyn makes him feel like a good person. like it wasn't stomped all the way out, if she can crawl in and bring his heart back to life.]
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[he shakes his head.] I did not tell you when I realized either. [he thought about it in idle terms, wondering how he could get her to know it.] You are getting better. I hope I am too. No one has... talked me down from that before.
[and they're both still here! they talked about their feelings! that has to be a sign they're both getting better at this, or at least very willing to try.]
I love you. [repeats it for clarity, mostly for himself but it doesn't hurt if she hears it too!!] Whatever else I am feeling cannot be bad, if you can make me feel this good.
[he does not mean physically, despite their prior couch exertion. jyn makes him feel like a good person. like it wasn't stomped all the way out, if she can crawl in and bring his heart back to life.]