Still, the temptation to lean in was overwhelming, his proximity enough to make her feel a little lightheaded. This, Jyn thought, was going to be the hardest part. It wasn't having him here, because regardless of what that entailed or what they were to each other, he deserved to have this chance; it wasn't his lack of memory of being here before, because in truth, she was so far removed from that now it might only have made things more complicated instead of less. Hell, it wasn't even trying to sort through her own feelings and figure out what she wanted, because that was getting too far ahead of herself.
No, what would be maddeningly difficult was ignoring what once became second nature to her, having him this close and not doing anything she would regret too badly, pretending he didn't so thoroughly get under her skin. She didn't expect and wouldn't ask anything of him — something she probably needed to tell him instead of just thinking — but that didn't change the way she once again felt drawn into his orbit.
"Me too," she agreed, surprised by how much she meant it. "I—" I missed you seemed wrong. I love you remained off-limits. "It's really good to see you."
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Date: 2025-05-14 01:00 am (UTC)No, what would be maddeningly difficult was ignoring what once became second nature to her, having him this close and not doing anything she would regret too badly, pretending he didn't so thoroughly get under her skin. She didn't expect and wouldn't ask anything of him — something she probably needed to tell him instead of just thinking — but that didn't change the way she once again felt drawn into his orbit.
"Me too," she agreed, surprised by how much she meant it. "I—" I missed you seemed wrong. I love you remained off-limits. "It's really good to see you."