[Leia often carries herself like she's a foot taller but she surprises people with the reality of how small she is. She won't deny that there is a part of their relationship that comes from him losing a mother and her symbolically losing a son. Poe became the person she saw as the future, as her natural heir and the continuation of the Resistance. Even when she was angry at him, she saw in him the spark that would change the galaxy.
She sags against him for a moment in relief at his words, taking a shaky breath in and then out. She really wasn't sure if they could pull out another hopeless victory for a dying cause, but they did. Leia smiles, overcome with emotion, and she pulls back to look up at him. There are tears in her eyes and she's not ashamed of them, lifting a hand to touch his face affectionately.]
I am so proud of you, General Dameron. [Because she knows he took up the cause. He fought the way she would, tooth and nail. Leia always planned on having him be her successor.] I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you, but I knew you were ready.
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She sags against him for a moment in relief at his words, taking a shaky breath in and then out. She really wasn't sure if they could pull out another hopeless victory for a dying cause, but they did. Leia smiles, overcome with emotion, and she pulls back to look up at him. There are tears in her eyes and she's not ashamed of them, lifting a hand to touch his face affectionately.]
I am so proud of you, General Dameron. [Because she knows he took up the cause. He fought the way she would, tooth and nail. Leia always planned on having him be her successor.] I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you, but I knew you were ready.