Cassian had not exactly meant to end up back in his hometown either, but that's where his abuelita lives, and he knew from the day he brought her home that he wouldn't be able to raise Sofia without some kind of support network. So he moved home when she was three months old, done with school and done with the military and her mother back off to school.

When it gets back to him that Jyn comes home because of her father's deteriorating health, it makes him a little nervous and if he avoids all his friends for a while, he definitely puts the blame on Sofia.

He spoke to Jyn very quickly at the funeral, but could hardly expect her to carry on any sort of real conversation to play catch up, and part of him wondered if he'd get to see her again before she left. It worries him what she would think of him now.

He's completely blindsided when he hears her voice behind him, tired but just as welcome a sound. He knew he should have stocked up on coffee the other day, but no, the coffee shop had to be close to his house. He supposes there's no real smooth way to handle this, so he just draws in a breath and turns to look at her with a tired smile on his face, with Sofia tucked into one arm and gnawing on a tiny stuffed whale. "Hello, Jyn."

She is tiny and dark haired and shares his complexion, and she blinks up at Jyn with his eyes too. His genes definitely dominated that race.