[Jyn felt such warmth in seeing Cassian smile like that - in a way she had never born witness to before, in a way that she wanted to bear witness to all the more often.
Even if she wanted to, there was no holding at bay the way her small smile spread across her lips, the way her expression shifted and changed into something soft and fond, showing her for exactly what she was underneath her hardened exterior - young, a little shy, a lot taken with the man at her side.
…
Kriff, she couldn't hide it. The heavy medication currently coursing through her veins had knocked her off of her usually steady axis, and she felt both weary and woozy in a very disconcerting manner. Not much she could do about in her current position, was there?]
Your faith in that must have done wonders.
[Because she had almost been certain that she was going to close her eyes never to reopen them again. But Cassian had been there - Cassian had staunched her bleeding, Cassian had given her his own blood, Cassian had … kissed her?
No, no, surely she was misremembering, surely it was nothing more than a figment of her imagination simply because she wanted it so badly.]
Yeah. I don't want them to worry about me more than already have.
[And you, too.]
They probably won't believe it until they see it for themselves.
[For as much as Jyn didn't want Cassian to leave either, he had to take care of himself, too, before he ended up in a bed just like hers.]
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Date: 2019-11-10 10:38 pm (UTC)Even if she wanted to, there was no holding at bay the way her small smile spread across her lips, the way her expression shifted and changed into something soft and fond, showing her for exactly what she was underneath her hardened exterior - young, a little shy, a lot taken with the man at her side.
…
Kriff, she couldn't hide it. The heavy medication currently coursing through her veins had knocked her off of her usually steady axis, and she felt both weary and woozy in a very disconcerting manner. Not much she could do about in her current position, was there?]
Your faith in that must have done wonders.
[Because she had almost been certain that she was going to close her eyes never to reopen them again. But Cassian had been there - Cassian had staunched her bleeding, Cassian had given her his own blood, Cassian had … kissed her?
No, no, surely she was misremembering, surely it was nothing more than a figment of her imagination simply because she wanted it so badly.]
Yeah. I don't want them to worry about me more than already have.
[And you, too.]
They probably won't believe it until they see it for themselves.
[For as much as Jyn didn't want Cassian to leave either, he had to take care of himself, too, before he ended up in a bed just like hers.]
Will you do something for me?