"Yeah. I was a terrible officer, for the all of three minutes I was one. Turns out they don't like you giving different orders to your squad than the ones you received." Like ones that would be less likely to see them killed. Or get civilians killed.

"So, not the kind of leader they wanted, I guess." He loops his arms around Finn's waist and lets out a long breath, pulling him closer and more firmly into his lap.

"But I guess the perks would have been nice."