Jyn gave him a look at the sentence he cut off, almost teasing in its pointedness. She wouldn't have minded at all repeating herself as many times as he needed to hear it, but there was a relief in finding a familiar rhythm again, in letting things be a little less emotionally charged. The expression quickly gave way to a smile of her own, and she nodded before starting to head back into the ship. As much as she might have wanted to, she didn't reach for his free hand. Distance, she reminded herself. She had to start getting used to that.
"You don't have to keep thanking me, either," she said as she glanced over her shoulder at him. She sort of understood the impulse. When nothing had ever been given to her for free, or, really, without her having to claw her way to and fight for it, when the entire concept of safety was still a relatively new one to her, she wasn't in the habit of taking anything for granted. But letting him stay was hardly even a decision. Even if she hadn't preferred having him close to her, she would never have cast him out. "But you're welcome."
Winding around the corridor, she turned into the bedroom. "D'you want something else to sleep in? I can see what I can find, if you do."
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Date: 2025-05-14 02:37 am (UTC)"You don't have to keep thanking me, either," she said as she glanced over her shoulder at him. She sort of understood the impulse. When nothing had ever been given to her for free, or, really, without her having to claw her way to and fight for it, when the entire concept of safety was still a relatively new one to her, she wasn't in the habit of taking anything for granted. But letting him stay was hardly even a decision. Even if she hadn't preferred having him close to her, she would never have cast him out. "But you're welcome."
Winding around the corridor, she turned into the bedroom. "D'you want something else to sleep in? I can see what I can find, if you do."