[The touch of his hand was gentle, and although his smile was small, it was more than warm enough to set her heart alight, too. Jyn wasn't entirely certain that her eyes weren't reflecting all the things she felt that she hadn't found the courage to say to Cassian as of yet.
Her smile slowly widened with every suggestion that Cassian made, culminating in one eyebrow raising quizzically. All of those things sounded perfectly acceptable, to be honest, and infinitely better than speaking about anything more ... truthful.
It probably wasn't the time, anyway, with such strong antibiotics and painkillers in her system. But if Cassian was giving Jyn the choice to choose - ]
You need rest. It's okay if you fall asleep, I'll watch over you.
[He breathe-laughed, with a gentle squeeze on her hand.]
Thank you.
[Okay, then. He resettled his head a little on the pillow, tried not to be too obvious in the way he looked at her face—drinking her in; then gave her another small. He didn't expect he would be able to sleep, but he could give it a try. He moved as close to her as he could without pushing into her, matched their breathing, and closed his eyes.]
[It was only fair, considering how vigilantly Cassian had watched over her. Although, it was also a fair assumption that Jyn's wakefulness wouldn't last very long and she would soon join Cassian in sleep.
Her gaze was just as intent as she watched him settle in beside her - leaving a respectable distance as though he was afraid of hurting her or getting too close, touching her in a manner that she didn't want.
Jyn also didn't want to do anything that would make Cassian uncomfortable, either so instead of very gently curling an arm around his middle in order to hold him loosely, she sought his hand to hold instead.
That was familiar and comfortable. That was something they could easily share.]
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Eventually whispered,]
So. Shall we swap facts, or tell stories, or jokes, or listen to something, or sleep…?
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Her smile slowly widened with every suggestion that Cassian made, culminating in one eyebrow raising quizzically. All of those things sounded perfectly acceptable, to be honest, and infinitely better than speaking about anything more ... truthful.
It probably wasn't the time, anyway, with such strong antibiotics and painkillers in her system. But if Cassian was giving Jyn the choice to choose - ]
You need rest. It's okay if you fall asleep, I'll watch over you.
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Thank you.
[Okay, then. He resettled his head a little on the pillow, tried not to be too obvious in the way he looked at her face—drinking her in; then gave her another small. He didn't expect he would be able to sleep, but he could give it a try. He moved as close to her as he could without pushing into her, matched their breathing, and closed his eyes.]
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[It was only fair, considering how vigilantly Cassian had watched over her. Although, it was also a fair assumption that Jyn's wakefulness wouldn't last very long and she would soon join Cassian in sleep.
Her gaze was just as intent as she watched him settle in beside her - leaving a respectable distance as though he was afraid of hurting her or getting too close, touching her in a manner that she didn't want.
Jyn also didn't want to do anything that would make Cassian uncomfortable, either so instead of very gently curling an arm around his middle in order to hold him loosely, she sought his hand to hold instead.
That was familiar and comfortable. That was something they could easily share.]