[the anxiety and tension rippling through the communion space, both her own and not, is acute. it's sharp. and, in some ways, it gives more ground to her choices; anyone who'd readily agree to something like this without it would be someone to have doubts about.
again, she nods, just to cement it.]
Of course.
[it's said more softly than anything she has so far as she does what she's told (maybe for once in her life), eyes sliding closed. because secrets, the vulnerable ones, are something to take seriously, something important — and jyn will guard what's important. in the shared space, it's possible he feels that genuine resolve.
still, she adds:]
You can trust me.
[(which has to go both ways, after all, doesn't it? she's making that choice now.)]
no subject
again, she nods, just to cement it.]
Of course.
[it's said more softly than anything she has so far as she does what she's told (maybe for once in her life), eyes sliding closed. because secrets, the vulnerable ones, are something to take seriously, something important — and jyn will guard what's important. in the shared space, it's possible he feels that genuine resolve.
still, she adds:]
You can trust me.
[(which has to go both ways, after all, doesn't it? she's making that choice now.)]