It's equally as hard for Rey to break down so completely in front of Han - and it's not that she doesn't trust him, that's as far from the truth as possible, it's that ... she needs to be that strong woman that he knows, she needs to be able to handle anything and everything that comes her way, she needs to ... because if she shows any sort of weakness at all ... she could die.
But sometimes, as she's learning, even the strongest person needs to let their guard down. Sometimes, they need someone to be strong for them. He holds her close, and she nearly melts into the embrace, her broken little sigh enough of a hint that she's exactly where she needs to be.
She stiffens and shivers, and wraps her arms around him to hold on all the tighter, and eventually manages to ask - "You're not going to leave me?" in a voice so small and so sared that she sounds so much younger than her nineteen years ... perhaps much like she sounded the day she was left originally, young, and terrified, and begging her parents or guardians to come back, just come back.
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Date: 2016-09-08 11:58 pm (UTC)But sometimes, as she's learning, even the strongest person needs to let their guard down. Sometimes, they need someone to be strong for them. He holds her close, and she nearly melts into the embrace, her broken little sigh enough of a hint that she's exactly where she needs to be.
She stiffens and shivers, and wraps her arms around him to hold on all the tighter, and eventually manages to ask - "You're not going to leave me?" in a voice so small and so sared that she sounds so much younger than her nineteen years ... perhaps much like she sounded the day she was left originally, young, and terrified, and begging her parents or guardians to come back, just come back.