( She retreats, and far from finding some kind of shame in inspiring it in her, Kylo leans into it naturally, instinctively, drawing himself up in front of the bunk that he has just vacated and finally dropping his hand to his side once his head stops smarting. He doesn't bear down on her in the manner and fashion that he has previously, backing her up into speeders or forcing her to find unsure footing in rocky, snowy terrain, and he doesn't use the considerable height that he has on her with any real intention of intimidating her into some kind of submission but waits openly for the excuse that he feels building up within her.
One of his shoulder blades finds the edge of the wall right where it drops off to create the hollow of the bunk and he leans there, blinking away the last of the pain that radiates outward from top of his head and crossing his legs at the ankles. Kylo doesn't miss her reaction beyond the quick steps that she takes away from him, coming down from the heightened level of defense necessary when being confronted with a hungry carnivore. She's ready for a fight even if she doesn't realize it, and energy and tension hums and cracks in this small compartment of the Falcon. Kylo does his part to dissuade it the way that Rey does when she lets her hackles down by degrees, though he still feels annoyed with her blase response regarding the saber's whereabouts. )
It isn't just a sword. ( Kylo can't say what inspires the annoyance in his voice with absolute certainty, though he knows that it isn't her roundabout reference to him as an important piece of tactical weaponry. He'd made his own blunder when he focused on her on Takodana and neglected the capture of the droid when he should have given the order to secure both of them. How different things would be now if he'd seen the map where and when he'd wanted to. ) I've seen you with a blaster, and I've seen you with a saber. If you think you're going to defend anyone with the former, then I'd like to know what your definition of the word 'defense' is. ( He's never seen her with a staff, though. ) I understand that you had a somewhat heavy cargo to bring back with you, but now I'm actually conscious and not planning on killing anyone in the immediate vicinity, so go find it.
( If she won't go, then he will. It might not ever work correctly for him, but Kylo's not going to let it spend another thirty years collecting dust on some distant planet. Or worse, rusting in Corellian mud. )
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One of his shoulder blades finds the edge of the wall right where it drops off to create the hollow of the bunk and he leans there, blinking away the last of the pain that radiates outward from top of his head and crossing his legs at the ankles. Kylo doesn't miss her reaction beyond the quick steps that she takes away from him, coming down from the heightened level of defense necessary when being confronted with a hungry carnivore. She's ready for a fight even if she doesn't realize it, and energy and tension hums and cracks in this small compartment of the Falcon. Kylo does his part to dissuade it the way that Rey does when she lets her hackles down by degrees, though he still feels annoyed with her blase response regarding the saber's whereabouts. )
It isn't just a sword. ( Kylo can't say what inspires the annoyance in his voice with absolute certainty, though he knows that it isn't her roundabout reference to him as an important piece of tactical weaponry. He'd made his own blunder when he focused on her on Takodana and neglected the capture of the droid when he should have given the order to secure both of them. How different things would be now if he'd seen the map where and when he'd wanted to. ) I've seen you with a blaster, and I've seen you with a saber. If you think you're going to defend anyone with the former, then I'd like to know what your definition of the word 'defense' is. ( He's never seen her with a staff, though. ) I understand that you had a somewhat heavy cargo to bring back with you, but now I'm actually conscious and not planning on killing anyone in the immediate vicinity, so go find it.
( If she won't go, then he will. It might not ever work correctly for him, but Kylo's not going to let it spend another thirty years collecting dust on some distant planet. Or worse, rusting in Corellian mud. )