[It was a beautiful noise - Cassian's laugh, and Jyn's heart thumped painfully in her chest to hear it. And maybe the hope that she would hear it again began to take root.
She wanted to tell him that she would stay as long as he wanted her, but instead, she struggled to swallow the lump in her throat down. Cassian was being so kind to her, so gentle with her, and she wasn't accustomed to any of it.
(She wanted to be.
Jyn took a breath and soon followed his lead, careful as she moved from chair to mattress, even more so as she tried to arrange herself into a position that was as comfortable for them both as possible, all the while trying to maintain as much contact as possible.
For warmth. For comfort. For all that and so much more that as of yet, she hadn't even discovered.]
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Date: 2019-06-30 03:59 pm (UTC)She wanted to tell him that she would stay as long as he wanted her, but instead, she struggled to swallow the lump in her throat down. Cassian was being so kind to her, so gentle with her, and she wasn't accustomed to any of it.
(She wanted to be.
Jyn took a breath and soon followed his lead, careful as she moved from chair to mattress, even more so as she tried to arrange herself into a position that was as comfortable for them both as possible, all the while trying to maintain as much contact as possible.
For warmth. For comfort. For all that and so much more that as of yet, she hadn't even discovered.]
I've never done this before.