Without meaning to, Rey found herself staring up at the too-pale plane of his back. They were almost drowned by the plethora of other scars, but no. Rey knew the signs of them because she had felt them. Her uninjured hand came up to rest at her shoulder in silent thought, but as soon as he shrugged his tunic back on, she had dropped her hand, unwilling to give herself away.
It didn't matter what they had in common. Their differences were a wide valley, quite substantial enough to make up for them. She didn't have a chance to do anything with the flicker of doubt about whether he planned to do the same with his pants before he was getting on his bed.
Rey relaxed visibly, though she couldn't say why. ]
Why do you dislike him?
[ From that alone, she suspected she might like Lord Hux if she met him. She settled down onto her bed on her uninjured side, which meant staring across the room at him instead of at the wall. The rain had made the night chilly — chillier — so she pulled the blankets up around her despite the damp of her clothes. The innkeeper might just forgive her. ]
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Without meaning to, Rey found herself staring up at the too-pale plane of his back. They were almost drowned by the plethora of other scars, but no. Rey knew the signs of them because she had felt them. Her uninjured hand came up to rest at her shoulder in silent thought, but as soon as he shrugged his tunic back on, she had dropped her hand, unwilling to give herself away.
It didn't matter what they had in common. Their differences were a wide valley, quite substantial enough to make up for them. She didn't have a chance to do anything with the flicker of doubt about whether he planned to do the same with his pants before he was getting on his bed.
Rey relaxed visibly, though she couldn't say why. ]
Why do you dislike him?
[ From that alone, she suspected she might like Lord Hux if she met him. She settled down onto her bed on her uninjured side, which meant staring across the room at him instead of at the wall. The rain had made the night chilly — chillier — so she pulled the blankets up around her despite the damp of her clothes. The innkeeper might just forgive her. ]