"Yeah, that was one," Jyn replied, an exhale of a laugh accompanying the words. It was hard to forget that being one when she'd so successfully ruined the mood moments after his asking. Now, with the biggest of the things she had to tell him out in the open and such significant steps taken since then too, it didn't feel off-limits anymore.

Even so, it did feel awkward. Faced with telling him, she was uncharacteristically embarrassed, both for having gotten the tattoo in the first place and having had it removed, not knowing what he might think of it. Her expression didn't change, but to someone looking closely, it would be noticeable in her eyes that she was bracing herself for an unfavorable reaction.

"It said 'hope.' Right here." With her left hand, she traced her fingers along her right ribs, starting at her side and ending just under her breast. "If you look really closely, you can still sort of see that there used to be something there, but not what it was."