[ Listen she is a sweet summer child who is a big dumbass. Let her live.
For Rey's part, she beams — sincere with an effervescent brightness to it, the kind of smile that could be measured in wattage. Now that he's fed her appetite for touch, she has a reason to miss it when it's absent. Before, she could survive without it, could sustain herself on dreams of faraway oceans, but she can't forget what it feels like to have it. Not now, not after he's given that to her.
Unfortunately for Ben, however, he doesn't need to lean into her. She does it for the both of them, taking his slight shift toward her as an invitation to press against his side without reservation. Doubly unfortunate, considering the consequence for that action means she's getting the both of them even more wet with her dripping hair and damp skin. ]
You could have stayed on the cot last night. It's yours now.
[ It might be a statement, but his reasons for joining her on the floor have been a mystery weighing on her all through the afternoon, and her confusion in that regard gives it a questioning lilt. Surely that couldn't have been comfortable for a soft boy that hasn't known the hardship of Jakku. Maybe he just feels supremely guilty?? Or something. Ben Solo continues to be an enigma to her. ]
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For Rey's part, she beams — sincere with an effervescent brightness to it, the kind of smile that could be measured in wattage. Now that he's fed her appetite for touch, she has a reason to miss it when it's absent. Before, she could survive without it, could sustain herself on dreams of faraway oceans, but she can't forget what it feels like to have it. Not now, not after he's given that to her.
Unfortunately for Ben, however, he doesn't need to lean into her. She does it for the both of them, taking his slight shift toward her as an invitation to press against his side without reservation. Doubly unfortunate, considering the consequence for that action means she's getting the both of them even more wet with her dripping hair and damp skin. ]
You could have stayed on the cot last night. It's yours now.
[ It might be a statement, but his reasons for joining her on the floor have been a mystery weighing on her all through the afternoon, and her confusion in that regard gives it a questioning lilt. Surely that couldn't have been comfortable for a soft boy that hasn't known the hardship of Jakku. Maybe he just feels supremely guilty?? Or something. Ben Solo continues to be an enigma to her. ]