"You don't have to feel any way," he answers. "Just feel what you feel without trying to change it to something you think you're supposed to feel instead."
It's not going to be the easiest advice to follow, but he knows she's only going to face more difficulty if she tries to force herself into something she doesn't feel. It's hard and he knows it, because even if she might not think it of herself, Jyn does want to make other people happy. She and Lincoln are alike in that way, even if one might not see it at first glance.
"He has to respect that," he says. "He can't expect you to force anything."
Because she's right, it is complicated. When Octavia had arrived and he had told her about Victra, it was all Lincoln could do, too. Respect what she felt and give her the space she needed.
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It's not going to be the easiest advice to follow, but he knows she's only going to face more difficulty if she tries to force herself into something she doesn't feel. It's hard and he knows it, because even if she might not think it of herself, Jyn does want to make other people happy. She and Lincoln are alike in that way, even if one might not see it at first glance.
"He has to respect that," he says. "He can't expect you to force anything."
Because she's right, it is complicated. When Octavia had arrived and he had told her about Victra, it was all Lincoln could do, too. Respect what she felt and give her the space she needed.