[ The steady splash of waves does not belong to her, she realizes. This is his calm, his ocean, his home. Rey lets it lap over her, clings to him like he's her only gravity. She misses the thumping from down the hall in the crew quarters that should signal that it won't be long before they're interrupted. Her screams, as it turned out, had drowned out the snores.
Soon enough she is calm enough to speak, however. ]
Did you feel it? [ She whispers in a hoarse voice against his shoulder. ] Did you see it? [ The fear is there in her voice, a fear which will too happily drag her into that darkness if she's not careful. But she doesn't know that. ]
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Soon enough she is calm enough to speak, however. ]
Did you feel it? [ She whispers in a hoarse voice against his shoulder. ] Did you see it? [ The fear is there in her voice, a fear which will too happily drag her into that darkness if she's not careful. But she doesn't know that. ]