[ caught in his thoughts as he'd been, cassian seems to snap back to reality with jyn's visceral reaction to hearing scarif. he almost feels the same, himself, saying the name aloud for the first time in this world. hearing jyn echo it back to him. what was he thinking, bringing up everything that happened there, now?
he listens, and he swallows, and he nods, slowly. there's truth to what she says, he knows. melshi, pao, plenty of others who followed him to scarif. (to their deaths.) he knows. but that — wasn't the same thing. he'd known those people for years, through missions against the empire, fellow soldiers, fellow operatives. this is different. ]
I'm sorry. [ he breathes out. ] Of course, you're right.
[ he leans closer to her, presses a kiss to the top of her head. small affections that he'd been getting used to giving. ]
no subject
he listens, and he swallows, and he nods, slowly. there's truth to what she says, he knows. melshi, pao, plenty of others who followed him to scarif. (to their deaths.) he knows. but that — wasn't the same thing. he'd known those people for years, through missions against the empire, fellow soldiers, fellow operatives. this is different. ]
I'm sorry. [ he breathes out. ] Of course, you're right.
[ he leans closer to her, presses a kiss to the top of her head. small affections that he'd been getting used to giving. ]