[ when he finally moves over to her, she shifts up on her knees, looming over him. for a moment she second guesses herself, necklace clutched in her hand, but she swallows and releases her fingers and holds the necklace up between them so he can see it.
without asking permission, jyn leans forward and loops the necklace around his neck, curling her arms around him so she can neatly tie it off at the back of his neck. she's never done this before, both for herself -- the original knot was always her mother's handiwork -- or for anyone else since jyn never dared part with the necklace. her fingers brush the back of his neck, wrist grazing the curve above his collarbone. the light that flares between them is dim and pale, but jyn knows that trust and companionship and something else is slipping through the empathy bond. ]
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[ when he finally moves over to her, she shifts up on her knees, looming over him. for a moment she second guesses herself, necklace clutched in her hand, but she swallows and releases her fingers and holds the necklace up between them so he can see it.
without asking permission, jyn leans forward and loops the necklace around his neck, curling her arms around him so she can neatly tie it off at the back of his neck. she's never done this before, both for herself -- the original knot was always her mother's handiwork -- or for anyone else since jyn never dared part with the necklace. her fingers brush the back of his neck, wrist grazing the curve above his collarbone. the light that flares between them is dim and pale, but jyn knows that trust and companionship and something else is slipping through the empathy bond. ]
I promise I'll come back. [ to him ]