wall of Kylo Ren's studio apartment. Evening light from the wide window behind

of her pencil, h

I agree

in the apartment of a man she had only met the ni

od place. Everything was black - walls, couches, shelves, even the cold steel d

vered s

wondered, when the view o

bmit any ideas later - no instructions, no restrictions. Stran

d onto the paper: a space shuttle hurtling through a neon-lit tu

d that c

-

utting through the silence. S

orner of the vast space. It was as sterile as the rest of the a

e only a few bottles of mineral water, a handful of crisp green vegetab

with questions. Why had Kylo trusted her, a st

his a

simply...

-

. Rey drifted aro

ilver-framed photograph lay facedown, as if its memory was too painful

, no warmth. No trac

massive bed dominated the room, wrapped in a sleek black

ow, gazing out at the glittering city.

her skin. Telling herself she would only rest for a moment, she le

een fighting all day o

ids drif

-

hed her sho

ey

he depths of sleep. She blinked ble

by the dim floor lamp. His shadow st

" he said, voice

sat up quickly,

" she m

't mean

his posture - a slight lowering of his should

tired," he

-

Rey's stomach gave a

d Kylo's face - the barest cu

's hungry," he said

something.

prised. "You...

d, already moving

you liked. Spaghet

red after him, heart thudd

e you,

-

hen counter, the clink of fo

o set down his fork an

ll me about your i

the burning flame, feeling her nerves settle as she spoke. There was something f

, her story

ily," she said softly, s

unced through a few foster hom

her, silent

ing murals, odd jobs. I'm sav

hope in her voice th

uraging. "You're good.

t the certainty in it m

t, she gather

u, Kylo?" she

y a

ers drummed once, soft

Rider Snoke," he

eciate art.

ral, asking about colors, size, timeline. The i

e couldn't help stud

-

seen. His skin was pale; his black hair curled in loose waves across his forehead, a little unru

s lips were thin and often pressed flat

urning - could pin her

eans, simple but perfect against his lean, mus

Rey glimpsed something

s that mirr

-

age, Rey handed ov

studying the shuttle hur

long moment. Then

esting," he sa

intensity to

ed through

ready," Kylo added. "Give me a

little stunned

. I'll check the art

and pulled out a key. He held

duplicate

d go. I might no

took the key. A spark ran thr

whispered, clut

oment, Rey felt the grou

them. And she wasn't sure