[For a few moments, Rey can't answer because she's too busy trying to hold her face in a neutral alignment. Stay where I can find you. It makes her heart almost burst to hear him say it--to know that he cares enough to voice it. Every time he says something like that it makes her wish they'd had more time together before, that she could have looked up to him more as a teacher and a friend (and, secretly, a father) for longer, that he could have been more of a mentor than a nearly mythical figure to her. If they'd only had more time, maybe she wouldn't feel so strange about this still. Maybe she could just accept everything he's saying without having to first fight back the dread that fills her every time he shows even a minuscule amount of concern for her.
Because she knows how easy it is to lose people, especially once you start to become attached. She's practically an expert on the subject.
Once she's mastered herself, she turns to him and gives a small smile.]
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Because she knows how easy it is to lose people, especially once you start to become attached. She's practically an expert on the subject.
Once she's mastered herself, she turns to him and gives a small smile.]
The same goes for you.