[ he stirs, just slightly, at her touch. if he weren't all but boneless in her arms like this, it might have been hard to notice. or it might not — jyn has learned how to read him very well in a very short amount of time. better than most, better than people who had years to try.
he stirs, and then he nods. takes a deep breath and says, ]
Yes.
[ and moves to straighten, hands falling back to his sides. can you, she asks, and it seems to strike something in him. he isn't hurt; there isn't a scratch on him that wasn't there before. she can see that. she knows, but she still asks him if he can walk with her, as if he might say no, and that would be an acceptable answer. he thinks, he doesn't know what to do with that. but then he remembers jyn in the holy city, fallen to her knees, after saw showed her the message from her father. practically catatonic, even as he'd taken her by the hand and dragged her all the way to the u-wing. even during the scramble to jump to hyperspace, even in the relative quiet, until he'd gotten the message from draven. proceed with haste and keep to the plan.
maybe she would've understood, then, if he'd refused. but there's no need to find out today. instead, he simply follows her, pliable and obedient and quiet, as she leads him to the bed. ]
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he stirs, and then he nods. takes a deep breath and says, ]
Yes.
[ and moves to straighten, hands falling back to his sides. can you, she asks, and it seems to strike something in him. he isn't hurt; there isn't a scratch on him that wasn't there before. she can see that. she knows, but she still asks him if he can walk with her, as if he might say no, and that would be an acceptable answer. he thinks, he doesn't know what to do with that. but then he remembers jyn in the holy city, fallen to her knees, after saw showed her the message from her father. practically catatonic, even as he'd taken her by the hand and dragged her all the way to the u-wing. even during the scramble to jump to hyperspace, even in the relative quiet, until he'd gotten the message from draven. proceed with haste and keep to the plan.
maybe she would've understood, then, if he'd refused. but there's no need to find out today. instead, he simply follows her, pliable and obedient and quiet, as she leads him to the bed. ]