[ Startled by the suddenness of the decision and movement, she draws a sharp breath, but she's quick to steady herself by looping her arms around his neck, and she can't say she's sorry for the closeness offered by the grab. He's right, of course. The mad scramble will come. It's important to be grateful for moments like this one, knowing how soon they can be gone.
She turns her head into the crook of his neck and breathes in the staleness of the base that clings to him to remind them both that he is an inmate, not a guest. The reminder makes it a short-lived indulgence. ]
I was only teasing. You take everything so seriously. [ Her crinkling nose affords some honesty to that effect, but how much remains uncertain. Maybe he really wants to talk about Mandalorian armor but maybe he just wanted an excuse to bring it up again. She traces her fingertips up the ridges of his spine, a worrying gesture designed to sooth not him, her distant concern that his recollection of his time under Snoke's hand is only academic, not wistful. ]
it took me four days to write this terrible tag
She turns her head into the crook of his neck and breathes in the staleness of the base that clings to him to remind them both that he is an inmate, not a guest. The reminder makes it a short-lived indulgence. ]
I was only teasing. You take everything so seriously. [ Her crinkling nose affords some honesty to that effect, but how much remains uncertain. Maybe he really wants to talk about Mandalorian armor but maybe he just wanted an excuse to bring it up again. She traces her fingertips up the ridges of his spine, a worrying gesture designed to sooth not him, her distant concern that his recollection of his time under Snoke's hand is only academic, not wistful. ]