Oh no, Finn was being so awkward and cute that Poe felt his heart swell three sizes.
“Well, no, I don’t think we really can skip getting married, not if we want to secure you a life away from Demeter. What we mean is that... it doesn’t have to be like a normal marriage. Think of it like an alliance, of sorts. To give you power away from your mother. You wouldn’t be obligated to do anything, or give us anything. We’d give you your complete freedom.”
That had been the original plan, anyway. He pushed off the tree and stepped closer, gently placing a hand on Rey’s back as he came to stand behind her.
“But we both... we’ve been here a long time, Rey. We’ve never wanted anything besides each other, before. And I know we just met, but... I think we could have more than a simple alliance, too.” His voice had dropped a little lower, a little huskier, and he leaned in a bit to rumble in her ear.
“At the very least, I would very much like to see the two of your together, like we were.”
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“Well, no, I don’t think we really can skip getting married, not if we want to secure you a life away from Demeter. What we mean is that... it doesn’t have to be like a normal marriage. Think of it like an alliance, of sorts. To give you power away from your mother. You wouldn’t be obligated to do anything, or give us anything. We’d give you your complete freedom.”
That had been the original plan, anyway. He pushed off the tree and stepped closer, gently placing a hand on Rey’s back as he came to stand behind her.
“But we both... we’ve been here a long time, Rey. We’ve never wanted anything besides each other, before. And I know we just met, but... I think we could have more than a simple alliance, too.” His voice had dropped a little lower, a little huskier, and he leaned in a bit to rumble in her ear.
“At the very least, I would very much like to see the two of your together, like we were.”