[She loves that smile. She wants to see it all the time. She wants to be the reason for it.
She lets her hand slip into his thick, black hair as she snuggles closer into his protective embrace. This feels nice. Really nice.
There's still a niggling doubt at the back of her mind, though, from the subconscious part of her that's always believed there must have been something wrong with her, to have warranted being abandoned the way she was. It's an insidious thought and she knows she should ignore it, bury it and just bask in how nice this moment feels but, in the spirit of asking for what she wants, she wants to know.]
Why haven't you done that before? After I kissed you on Exogol, I thought maybe you didn't-
[She shakes her head and takes a deep breath, before saying sternly:]
no subject
She lets her hand slip into his thick, black hair as she snuggles closer into his protective embrace. This feels nice. Really nice.
There's still a niggling doubt at the back of her mind, though, from the subconscious part of her that's always believed there must have been something wrong with her, to have warranted being abandoned the way she was. It's an insidious thought and she knows she should ignore it, bury it and just bask in how nice this moment feels but, in the spirit of asking for what she wants, she wants to know.]
Why haven't you done that before? After I kissed you on Exogol, I thought maybe you didn't-
[She shakes her head and takes a deep breath, before saying sternly:]
You're not obligated to me.
This connection-
We don't have to-
I mean, I want to, but if you would rather not-
[SHUT THE FUCK UP, REY!]