"I used to talk to flowers when I was a child," Rey pointed out. "And flowers were rare on Jakku. If you really wanted to make this a game of who had the least amount of social interaction...."
Except she knew he didn't, no more than she did. It wouldn't do either of them any good to think about the loneliness they'd both experienced. Especially not now that they'd found one another, whatever might become of the relationship they'd formed.
Instead, she stayed quiet when he promised to give her an answer, having developed more than enough patience over the years to be able to wait until he got that giant fish out of the way, and they were no longer in a potentially dangerous environment. Once she was back inside his hut, she instinctively moved to follow him towards the fire, sitting down as she watched him busy himself with making tea before he was ready to speak.
"... and yet... you've never found anyone to feel that strongly towards?" It was as much a shot in the dark as it was a question borne of disbelief. How could he have lived as long as he had and have never found anyone over the course of his life? While romance had never been on the forefront of her mind, Rey had always assumed that she'd eventually find someone, after....
Well. After her parents had found her. Which was just about as good as saying she'd end up like Luke by the time she was his age, if she even made it that long.
That was a sobering thought, and she looked down as she considered all of the implications therein. She wondered if Luke had only developed feelings for her because she'd been the first woman who'd literally shipped herself to his doorstep and presented herself as available to him, but that theory was every bit as unfair to him as it was her. Lonely or not, he had to have standards, right?
"If it had been a matter of your circumstances, then those have changed, now that I'm here. But again, if you don't want to pursue anything and would rather forget we're anything more than teacher and student... if you feel that's best, then I can do that." She hesitated for a brief moment before adding, "I'd rather not, but I can."
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Except she knew he didn't, no more than she did. It wouldn't do either of them any good to think about the loneliness they'd both experienced. Especially not now that they'd found one another, whatever might become of the relationship they'd formed.
Instead, she stayed quiet when he promised to give her an answer, having developed more than enough patience over the years to be able to wait until he got that giant fish out of the way, and they were no longer in a potentially dangerous environment. Once she was back inside his hut, she instinctively moved to follow him towards the fire, sitting down as she watched him busy himself with making tea before he was ready to speak.
"... and yet... you've never found anyone to feel that strongly towards?" It was as much a shot in the dark as it was a question borne of disbelief. How could he have lived as long as he had and have never found anyone over the course of his life? While romance had never been on the forefront of her mind, Rey had always assumed that she'd eventually find someone, after....
Well. After her parents had found her. Which was just about as good as saying she'd end up like Luke by the time she was his age, if she even made it that long.
That was a sobering thought, and she looked down as she considered all of the implications therein. She wondered if Luke had only developed feelings for her because she'd been the first woman who'd literally shipped herself to his doorstep and presented herself as available to him, but that theory was every bit as unfair to him as it was her. Lonely or not, he had to have standards, right?
"If it had been a matter of your circumstances, then those have changed, now that I'm here. But again, if you don't want to pursue anything and would rather forget we're anything more than teacher and student... if you feel that's best, then I can do that." She hesitated for a brief moment before adding, "I'd rather not, but I can."