[ Rey looks at him. Searches him. That flat response, the impassive way he presents himself. It … stings? In a way, it proves Han right. There are things she isn't considering, given that they've known each other for two days. Things that haven't been revealed to her yet.
For instance, in this moment, she considers the very strong possibility that Ben feels nothing for her at all. Every time, she has been the one to frame her desire to be around him. She wants him to teach her. She wants to have him all to herself. But Ben? What does he want? Does he even know?
Or maybe he does, and he has avoided saying it. Avoided hurting her? Or allowed her to act like a fool because he got something else out of it.
No. That's the dark thing. She recognizes it now, wants to flee it, but she has always used Ben to chase it out and now she won't have him. Tonight she won't have him. If she's scared, if the nightmares come, if they slip into something together that they can't escape —
Panic clambers up in her throat. She wants to cry. Instead, she gets to her feet. ]
I'll let you two sleep.
[ She avoids brushing Ben when she steps past him to head down the hall towards the bunks where Chewbacca is. ]
i can't wait
For instance, in this moment, she considers the very strong possibility that Ben feels nothing for her at all. Every time, she has been the one to frame her desire to be around him. She wants him to teach her. She wants to have him all to herself. But Ben? What does he want? Does he even know?
Or maybe he does, and he has avoided saying it. Avoided hurting her? Or allowed her to act like a fool because he got something else out of it.
No. That's the dark thing. She recognizes it now, wants to flee it, but she has always used Ben to chase it out and now she won't have him. Tonight she won't have him. If she's scared, if the nightmares come, if they slip into something together that they can't escape —
Panic clambers up in her throat. She wants to cry. Instead, she gets to her feet. ]
I'll let you two sleep.
[ She avoids brushing Ben when she steps past him to head down the hall towards the bunks where Chewbacca is. ]