"But some people do," Poe says. "Most people. And that doesn't mean they're bad. It doesn't mean they're weak. Good people get scared and can't keep going. It means they need people like you'n'me to watch over them."
He knows the truth of it even as Poe says it. Hell, he'd seen it enough among the other Stormtroopers. "Someone to give them a push when they can't take the first step on their own. And they can go the rest of the way, but they can't start."
Just like Rey. She wouldn't leave Jakku until there had been no choice, and now? Now she's making her home among the stars.
"Yeah, and sometimes that, too." Another soft kiss. "And sometimes you just gotta be the one standing up for people who can't and saying no to the dark, rigth?"
Because if nobody fights for the Light, the Dark will win.
"Yeah." He kisses back, runs his hands lightly over Poe's muscular chest and abdomen again. "And you'll help me, won't you? So I'm not standing up alone."
He stretches, arches a little under Finn's touch, though he keeps his attention on the words. Because this is even more important than the fact that they're both naked and exploring this new territory. This is about a much more important future. "You can count on it," he says, smiling. "You know I'll come swooping in, just like Takodana."
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It's something his dad had told him, long ago.
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Just like Rey. She wouldn't leave Jakku until there had been no choice, and now? Now she's making her home among the stars.
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"Yeah." He kisses back, runs his hands lightly over Poe's muscular chest and abdomen again. "And you'll help me, won't you? So I'm not standing up alone."
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"And I'll be on the ground doing whatever I have to so you can complete your mission," he promises. "I'm not running away anymore."
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