[ The tension isn't a bad thing -- it's only bringing out what has already existed between them, what they have been ignoring. In that way, it feels more honest and satisfies something in Rey's chest. She isn't sure she likes the phrasing -- she does want to kiss him, but she wants to know what it means when she does -- but digging into it isn't necessarily appealing either. ]
I figured.
[ Where else would it be? Saying so seems like a way to extricate them from the awkwardness of the situation. A way to flinch away from the conflict. Rey doesn't have a conflict-averse bone in her body. ]
I want you. [ Does she need to say it? She has. A hundred different ways. But selfishly, she wants all or nothing. And she can't get Daisy out of her head. ] I want you to want to be better. Not just because you want this with me.
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I figured.
[ Where else would it be? Saying so seems like a way to extricate them from the awkwardness of the situation. A way to flinch away from the conflict. Rey doesn't have a conflict-averse bone in her body. ]
I want you. [ Does she need to say it? She has. A hundred different ways. But selfishly, she wants all or nothing. And she can't get Daisy out of her head. ] I want you to want to be better. Not just because you want this with me.