[ He doesn't need to speak to his fear. The uptick of his heart speaks for him, now that she has become attuned to its familiar rhythm. Rey's eyes affix to him, catching his stare — distracting himself, maybe, as she distracts herself from the creature above them.
It breaks only when spittle hits her cheek. With a flinch, she controls the sharp inhale that wants to come, chest rising and falling from the shallowness of her breath. She's never witnessed a creature like it, no, but she doesn't need to think beyond Jakku's threatening species to understand — it's hungry, desperate and hunting.
Skittering down the cave wall, it spends an inordinate amount of time puffing breath in their direction before crawling past. Rey doesn't dare to release her breath, though she does open her eyes, finally, to watch its shadow fade. ]
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It breaks only when spittle hits her cheek. With a flinch, she controls the sharp inhale that wants to come, chest rising and falling from the shallowness of her breath. She's never witnessed a creature like it, no, but she doesn't need to think beyond Jakku's threatening species to understand — it's hungry, desperate and hunting.
Skittering down the cave wall, it spends an inordinate amount of time puffing breath in their direction before crawling past. Rey doesn't dare to release her breath, though she does open her eyes, finally, to watch its shadow fade. ]