[ it's like his fall cracked him wide open, and not just physically. he just assumed he wouldn't live long enough to have to deal with his feelings, and in some ways he was right, but then - this. this second chance, where he gets to love jyn and maybe learn to if not love himself maybe forgive himself. ]

If I am going to try, you need to try too. [ he knows this is all brought about by his injury, but they're so tangled together in this he can't ignore it. she said so herself, it's not tenable. for either of them. ]

[ his whole body is still tense, but he suspects it's going to take a while to settle - partly because he doesn't want to quell his frustration right now. ]

I do not - I do not know how to start. I do not want to ignore it anymore, but what else is there? Yell into a pillow?

[ his tone is very sarcastic on that last note. ] How are we supposed to fix ourselves, Jyn?