( That stiffness gives way to a jittery sort of energy, a sensation that inspires him to flex his fingers as much as the perception of an ache might have had it not changed midstream. The sort of impatience and the kind of anxiousness that she's describing between the shuffle of her boots against the floor, the jab of her thumb into the door panel, the general air of discontent that hangs around her like the permanent scent of sun and sweat, are feelings that he has more than enough experience with, although his reactions tend to run less contained than the control Rey exhibits and more in line with inserting himself into the middle of a perceived problem and running in an entirely different direction with it. His presence here should be testimony to that. )
Distraction. ( Kylo punctuates this answer with the clack of the chair legs against the floor, giving in easily to the familiarity of the touch of her hands over his shoulders and the parenthetical curve of her over his back. At this elbow, he feels the swing of that lightsaber - nearly close enough to brush against the fabric of his shirt, were it not impeded by the chair - and he spreads his hands over the puzzle pieces of his own blade that he's yet to fit dutifully back together. His thumbnail catches one of the shrouds covering a crossguard vent. ) I think one of the shrouds might be coming loose.
( But it's of no consequence given the state of things - or maybe it should be, given the state of things. If Skywalker returns with some sort of indication that they need to move, however quickly, it wouldn't do well to be caught with a dismantled lightsaber on his hands, regardless of what might be coming for them. No immediate consequence, then, as Kylo curls a hand around Rey's wrist and uses it as a means of trying to coax her around the back of the chair and down into his lap without having to haul her there of his own volition. And if not that, he'll settle for a lean against the desk, so long as he can mostly look her in the eye. ) Why Luke?
( To his credit, he doesn't choke on the name, but even Kylo hears the weight ascribed to a word that has become unfamiliar in his mouth. Still, this isn't about that particular history, and even if he thinks that he probably knows the reasons why Skywalker would be the one set up, he gets the sense that there's enough lingering frustration left in Rey following that decision that she might like to vent about it around someone who won't chastise her for feeling frustration. Why Luke and not you? )
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Distraction. ( Kylo punctuates this answer with the clack of the chair legs against the floor, giving in easily to the familiarity of the touch of her hands over his shoulders and the parenthetical curve of her over his back. At this elbow, he feels the swing of that lightsaber - nearly close enough to brush against the fabric of his shirt, were it not impeded by the chair - and he spreads his hands over the puzzle pieces of his own blade that he's yet to fit dutifully back together. His thumbnail catches one of the shrouds covering a crossguard vent. ) I think one of the shrouds might be coming loose.
( But it's of no consequence given the state of things - or maybe it should be, given the state of things. If Skywalker returns with some sort of indication that they need to move, however quickly, it wouldn't do well to be caught with a dismantled lightsaber on his hands, regardless of what might be coming for them. No immediate consequence, then, as Kylo curls a hand around Rey's wrist and uses it as a means of trying to coax her around the back of the chair and down into his lap without having to haul her there of his own volition. And if not that, he'll settle for a lean against the desk, so long as he can mostly look her in the eye. ) Why Luke?
( To his credit, he doesn't choke on the name, but even Kylo hears the weight ascribed to a word that has become unfamiliar in his mouth. Still, this isn't about that particular history, and even if he thinks that he probably knows the reasons why Skywalker would be the one set up, he gets the sense that there's enough lingering frustration left in Rey following that decision that she might like to vent about it around someone who won't chastise her for feeling frustration. Why Luke and not you? )