[Kylo examines Poe's face thoughtfully, turning the puzzle over in his mind. Why, every time they meet like this, is Dameron so determined to turn Kylo's actions into a bargain— even when he knows, as he must do, that he has nothing to offer him? What does he gain from deciding himself obligated...
And he laughs, suddenly. A short, sharp laugh.]
I see it. I see it, finally.
[His lips twist.]
This is how you prove yourself better than me. Isn't it. This is how you continue to believe yourself the hero and me, your villain. You can't accept that I might simply have chosen to save us, and this... this is how you intend to keep me in my place. Empty promises of payment you know you can't fulfil.
Is it so difficult? Knowing yourself at my mercy, and finding it far, far deeper than you could ever have imagined? Than you experienced? Am I not what you thought I was?
no subject
And he laughs, suddenly. A short, sharp laugh.]
I see it. I see it, finally.
[His lips twist.]
This is how you prove yourself better than me. Isn't it. This is how you continue to believe yourself the hero and me, your villain. You can't accept that I might simply have chosen to save us, and this... this is how you intend to keep me in my place. Empty promises of payment you know you can't fulfil.
Is it so difficult? Knowing yourself at my mercy, and finding it far, far deeper than you could ever have imagined? Than you experienced? Am I not what you thought I was?