[ tears slip out now. he gives her a grace she doesn't deserve, and isn't ready to accept. so while the steady stream looks relieved, at first, the sudden seize of her shoulders as she swallows down a sob reveals it for the pained rejection that it is. rey shakes her head fervently, lips trembling with the strain of pressing together.
when she erupts, her voice cracks. ]
There's something dark inside of me. And I - I don't know how to fight it.
[ maybe there's gentleness too, but it's not one or the other. luke had seen that darkness, and refused to train her. leia was a fool for not doing the same. the galaxy would be better off, all of them, if rey never became a jedi. ]
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when she erupts, her voice cracks. ]
There's something dark inside of me. And I - I don't know how to fight it.
[ maybe there's gentleness too, but it's not one or the other. luke had seen that darkness, and refused to train her. leia was a fool for not doing the same. the galaxy would be better off, all of them, if rey never became a jedi. ]