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jyn ✧ (ง •̀_•́)ง ✧ erso ([personal profile] realists) wrote in [community profile] ohnofeelstho2017-05-14 03:23 pm
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-01 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
te amo y mas - the book of life
He feels like he's done something wrong all over again, but he can't go talk to her about it because 1) talking is difficult and 2) Rey is about to start crying if she doesn't get her goddamn bottle. Cassian pops it in her mouth and she drinks it up greedily. They've managed to stop her eating so much, but when he tries to take it away tonight, she starts crying. He gives her a little more, but she keeps crying every time he tries to stop. Not wanting her to overeat, he just deals with it, rocking her around the kitchen and tempting her with her tooka as well as hoisting her up in the air to get a laugh out of her.

Her crying calms, but the rest of the night doesn't fair much better. She fusses and demands his attention while he tries to eat, whining loudly every time he puts her down, and flailing her arms at his hands every time he picks up the fork.

As her bed time approaches, she just enters a steady stream of hiccups and sobs and wails that fluctuate in volume. Nothing he says or does seems to settle her, from laying with her on his chest to allowing her a little more food. An hour past her usual bed time passes, and she's still up.

He starts to pace with her, swaying Rey in his arms and humming under his breath. "It's bed time now, little star. You need to sleep."

Rey just keeps sobbing into his shoulder, and Cassian's humming turns into singing. It's an old lullaby he thought he forget, half in basic and half in Fest, but the longer it goes on, the quieter Rey gets.
Edited 2017-10-01 05:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-02 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
The song finishes, and those few moments of quiet have Rey letting out a few more wails. "Rey, Rey, Rey, hush now, you must be so tired." He whispers into her ear, kisses her head, then starts singing again.

It settles her, just not enough to sleep. He paces tiredly with his daughter, rubbing her back and singing softly in Fest. He catches a glimpse of Jyn watching them from the doorway and feels caught; his ears go red, but he doesn't dare stop when it's the only thing keeping Rey's sobbing to a lower murmur. She hiccups against his chest, fussing and incredibly unhappy and Cassian is at an utter loss. His heart hurts, because it seems like he can't do anything right tonight with the two people most important to him.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-02 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Something in him relaxes the tiniest bit when Jyn comes over, and Rey jerks her head towards her mother when she feels her touch. It doesn't even occur to him to not follow her into the bedroom, so relieved to do so and be in her company himself.

Cassian carries Rey in singing and she wriggles around in his arms, recognizing the change in room and looking for her mama, who was here two seconds ago! She grumbles and fusses and whines in her search.

He doesn't even think about trying to lay her down yet, just starts rocking her around in the dimmer lights. "She is looking for you," he whispers out before he starts a third lullaby.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-03 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Rey eagerly lifts her head when she sees Jyn, letting out a tiny, needy whine while she wraps her tiny fingers around her mother's.

Cassian, however, does his best to avoid brushing against her, because as relieved as he is to have her so close, he can see in her body language that she doesn't want to be beside him like this. It doesn't stop him from singing though, and Jyn's presence finally lets him stop pacing as Rey draws comfort from the both of them instead of the movement.

"She's right here, Rey," he whispers, kissing her head. "She will always be here for you."

Rey's grip tightens around Jyn's fingers, tugging her mama closer and seemingly trying to curl up with her hand against Cassian's chest. He keeps singing, much softer now, because even though the baby is still whimpering, she's much quieter and calmer.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-03 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Cassian can feel himself relaxing a little in tune with his daughter, grateful something is working well enough to soothe her. Jyn's hand is cold like always, but he feels warm where she touches him anyway against the fleeting thought of wanting to be this close to both of them all the time.

He looks at Jyn, surprise clearly etched on his face. It... explains a lot and fits in with the rest of her behavior, but it doesn't make it any less bizarre to him. "You were -"

Oops, the sudden stop to the singing gets Rey grumbling, so he hums a little bit and leaves the admission hanging for a very stretched out couple of seconds. "There is nothing to be jealous of," he murmurs between notes. "I thought I -"

Oops again, Rey hiccups and Cassian slips back into the song.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-03 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
If he could just maybe even entertain the idea that Jyn might like him that way, this would be far easier. But it doesn't occur to him, because he blames himself for a lot about their situation and can't imagine being lucky enough to have more.

Rey coos, which is a much better sound than the constant fussing for the day. Her eyes shut like she wants to sleep, even if she keeps making tiny grumpy noises. Cassian keeps hum-singing, both to keep her comforted and to give himself more time to think.

"I would choose this now," he says, just as quietly. "You and Rey both."

Anyway she'd have him, because he still can't consider her wanting anything more than a partnership even though she literally just said she was jealous of a woman he used to sleep with.

He lets out his own secret of the evening. "I thought I'd done something wrong."
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-03 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Even though the angle is awkward, Cassian can still see the way her face shifts, can hear in her tone that she's putting whatever is happening between them on herself - and it's not the case. They can be terrible at communicating. He feels like he's still saying all the wrong things.

"Some of it is me," he says, matter-of-factly. Rey starts to make tiny sleepy noises, like she's finally letting herself drift off. Or maybe she's just too tired to keep awake anymore. Either way, Cassian isn't going to move or stop his humming until she's totally conked out.

"I don't want you to feel like you have to avoid me. I..." He breaks off to murmur-sing a few words when Rey wriggles. "I like seeing you, I like doing this with you."

He means it so earnestly, but the way he phrases it continues to be read as frustratingly platonic, even if it's not on purpose. He would choose Jyn, alone or with Rey.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-04 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
He's afraid to make it not platonic. She was jealous because he had chosen Taia before, but the idea of Jyn choosing him falls flat. It's like he just can't fathom it no matter how much her behavior might say otherwise. He already doesn't deserve Rey; he doesn't deserve to be happy with Jyn either.

It's not as reassuring as she hopes, mostly because he doesn't want her to avoid him at all. But he recognizes her need for space. Maybe she hasn't been getting as much as usual lately. He's been slightly more affectionate, in retrospect.

"I hope one day you feel like you don't need to at all." He kisses Rey's forehead, because she's finally fallen asleep, but he's still too afraid to move just yet. It took a long time to get her there, ok.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-05 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't like the way the sure sounds at all, but he's too afraid to start any sort of conversation with the potential to explode with Rey so peaceful in his arms.

Instead he sighs at her suggestion. It really is a bad habit, but Rey's been so exhausting this evening and he doesn't want wailing round two. He can lay with her, for a bit. The crib isn't far, he can tuck her once he knows for sure she's really down and out. Jyn pulls her hand away, and he already misses that simple connection, but he does take a few tentative steps towards the bed. "For a little while won't hurt."

Rey remains asleep, so Cassian carefully settles himself onto bed leaning up against the pillows with Rey on his chest. She just makes little wheezing noises and buries her nose in his shirt, but doesn't startle from the movements.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-05 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Cassian is so tired, but he waits for Jyn to come to bed... and waits. He hears her puttering around the house and taking care of things they probably forgot about over the day thanks to Rey's fussing, but even when things quiet down, she doesn't come back into the bedroom.

He rests his hand over Rey's back and tells himself Jyn is still just taking care of things. It's a lie, and he can't even pretend otherwise because the empty side of the bed leaves an unexpected ache in his chest, right beneath his daughter.

As easy as it would be to sleep, it starts evading him just like it kept away from Rey. It doesn't matter what Jyn told him. He did do something wrong, somewhere. Maybe it wasn't just today. Maybe today it was just a culmination. It was stupid to get so used to how casual and easy they'd gotten. Maybe it was too much.

Maybe she wants to make her own choice, and because of this mission and him, she can't. She's always chased after her freedom so desperately, and he's an unwanted tether.

Good to know being alone with his thoughts still isn't good for him.
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-06 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Cassian does not sleep. He dozes, but it's not really anything deeply restful. He keeps expecting Jyn to come crawl in bed. When she doesn't, it feels like something has changed.

Rey doesn't quite start to wail again, but she wakes up sometime in the night and starts to whine. Cassian catches it quickly enough to offset any loud crying, shifting the baby in his arms and letting her know he's there. He starts to hum a little, but she sniffles into his chest.

"Are you hungry? Should we get you some food soon, starshine?" Only after does he notice he used Jyn's nickname, not his. Rey looks up and him and fusses. He sings to her again, one of the lullabies from earlier and she clutches her tiny hands into his shirt. She's probably hungry, but deep down Cassian knows that's not the only reason she's unhappy.

"Your mama loves you, Rey. She just needs a little time, okay? I think I have done something to upset her, but we love you no matter what happens. And I love you so very much."
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[personal profile] evasives 2017-10-06 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
He looks up surprised when she comes in, swallowing when he sees she's been crying. He wants to talk to her and ask her to talk to him and make it better. Especially because she tells him to keep talking, which makes him nervously wonder how much she heard him say to their daughter already.

But Rey has heard her mother's voice, and she bleats for her, leaving Cassian no choice but to slowly pull her from his chest and pass her over gently to Jyn. Weakly, "I was going to get her bottle."

He made Jyn come back when she clearly doesn't want to be here. But he listens, sitting up a little more so Rey can see him. She's already calmer though, knowing the both of them are there. He leans down to kiss her forehead. "Hush now, Rey, your belly is going to be full soon."

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