[ this time, with an apology in the way she says it. like she's reassuring a child of some unfortunate fact of the world. but she smiles. there is still hope. ]
It's just for now, Finn. [ her smile flutters as she makes the admission, ] I know how much he means to you. I won't get in the way of that.
[ once she had thought that was how she felt about finn too. and in a way, she does. it's that whole body warmth, the kind that leaves her feeling like she is safe and loved and always will be. but the way poe looks at him is different. there's a hunger for more than just his company. and when she searches herself for that feeling, as she had in the hot springs when speaking to hayame about it, it's not finn who first turns up. ]
Tell him I'm doing this for him. I'm not running. I'm giving him time.
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[ this time, with an apology in the way she says it. like she's reassuring a child of some unfortunate fact of the world. but she smiles. there is still hope. ]
It's just for now, Finn. [ her smile flutters as she makes the admission, ] I know how much he means to you. I won't get in the way of that.
[ once she had thought that was how she felt about finn too. and in a way, she does. it's that whole body warmth, the kind that leaves her feeling like she is safe and loved and always will be. but the way poe looks at him is different. there's a hunger for more than just his company. and when she searches herself for that feeling, as she had in the hot springs when speaking to hayame about it, it's not finn who first turns up. ]
Tell him I'm doing this for him. I'm not running. I'm giving him time.