For a moment her eyes narrowed, tensing as he called her name and revealed himself. Was it her? The question unsettled the Empress, who dug her heels in against the thought, drawing a sharp breath against the stale air of the ruin as her face hardened. She knew him, and the sight of him moved some part of her that she had firmly decided to put down and walk away from.
While he may have lamented it, Finn’s absence was a blessing to Rey, allowing her the certainty that filled her movements as she lifted her hand, drawing on and through the Force to tighten around Poe, attempting to immobilize him before he thought the better of not having aimed and shot at her while he had the chance to do it. ]
What are you doing here?
[ The disdain in her voice was evident, already aware that she should not expect an answer from him, but needing to say something, anything to help her feel just a little bit stronger than she did when first laying eyes on him. Things had changed, she knew who she was, and she knew this person was not the Rey Poe, or Finn thought they knew. She had surrendered a part of herself to something greater - and in return the power, the certainty had somehow been enough to blot out the drum of the steadfast heart that beat beneath her ribs. It wasn’t the first time that feeling lost had been enough to drive someone to drastic measures, and perhaps those that knew her would have said she would be the last to fall.
With enough pain, with enough pressure, everybody falls apart. ]
You won’t be leaving here alive, whatever you came here for.
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For a moment her eyes narrowed, tensing as he called her name and revealed himself. Was it her? The question unsettled the Empress, who dug her heels in against the thought, drawing a sharp breath against the stale air of the ruin as her face hardened. She knew him, and the sight of him moved some part of her that she had firmly decided to put down and walk away from.
While he may have lamented it, Finn’s absence was a blessing to Rey, allowing her the certainty that filled her movements as she lifted her hand, drawing on and through the Force to tighten around Poe, attempting to immobilize him before he thought the better of not having aimed and shot at her while he had the chance to do it. ]
What are you doing here?
[ The disdain in her voice was evident, already aware that she should not expect an answer from him, but needing to say something, anything to help her feel just a little bit stronger than she did when first laying eyes on him. Things had changed, she knew who she was, and she knew this person was not the Rey Poe, or Finn thought they knew. She had surrendered a part of herself to something greater - and in return the power, the certainty had somehow been enough to blot out the drum of the steadfast heart that beat beneath her ribs. It wasn’t the first time that feeling lost had been enough to drive someone to drastic measures, and perhaps those that knew her would have said she would be the last to fall.
With enough pain, with enough pressure, everybody falls apart. ]
You won’t be leaving here alive, whatever you came here for.