[He sucks in a breath, knowing all too well how she feels. Rey had done the same, even if she hadn't killed him for it.]

He didn't understand you, then. He didn't trust that you knew what was right. Let me guess, he had others who turned him against you? Or was that his own blindness to what you wanted to build together.

[He had offered Rey an entire galaxy and still she turned her back on him. It still hurt, even if they were trying to be friends now. They hadn't talked about it and he's done his best to push down how much he wants her still. Not even an entire galaxy could fill that void.]

Mm. That's true.

[He smirks a bit, just the smallest hint of humor in the features of a man who almost never smiled. She was right, of course. He could barely think straight during Sanguis, forget the triple moon when Rey was in heat. It was like drowning in an ocean of need and passion. No, she was right. They would want to think clearly for this.]

I would be interested to see your wings another time, whenever you get them.