It wasn't love - not yet - but there was so much potential. Jyn was doing something she rarely did - hope.

She looked at him - looked into his eyes - knowing how much raw emotion was visible in hers because she no longer felt like she needed to hide her true self away. Her mouth opened slightly - she wanted to say something, but she wasn't sure what.

Instead, she reached over and rubbed his fingers against his jaw, feeling and enjoying the stubble there.