Rey wasn’t wrong. It had to have been him. She could have sworn she would have known Finn from anywhere, even without the Force. He seems to stop for a moment, before facing her and quickly running toward her. She did not stop either, she ran at him with the same velocity. They meet, and instead of a gentle embrace Rey slams into him with force. The impact stings, but only for a brief moment as Rey wraps her arms tightly around Finn’s frame.
“It’s you!” She says breathless and as though she doesn’t quite believe it. Having been trapped in the Hive for nearly a year, and for the longest time the only person that had come from the same universe had been Kylo Ren. Rey had worried, but she knew Finn could take care of himself. She had left him in the care of the Resistance. Still, Rey clings to him as though she is afraid letting go would mean he wasn’t there. An illusion that was meant to break her.
“How long have you been here? What do you remember? What was happening before you left? Where are you staying?” Before Rey knew it a hundred questions came pouring from her mouth, but she stops as soon as she realizes. Pulling away enough to look at him, Rey hesitates.
And likewise the former storm trooper does not stop in his tracks. In a way, he’s almost afraid to stop; that if he does stop running towards her that she’ll just end up fading away from him like the rest of the crowd. So when the brunette finally comes into his space, he does not hesitate to wrap his arms as tightly around her as Rey’s are around him. For a few moments, Finn says nothing and instead almost falls to his knees from the shock of it all...
But more than anything, he doesn’t want to let her go; not yet. Maybe not ever.
However, it seems his notion will have to wait as the scavenger pulls away from him now, inquiry upon inquiry leaving her lips rather hastily. Still looking quite shocked, Finn blinks for a moment and shakes his head in order to make his attention more focused on the woman before him and what she asks of him.
❝ ... Yes. Yes, I’m alright, ❞ he finally answers after a few moments, still in slight disbelief of this entire situation. Almost immediately after he responds to Rey, however, his hands grip either side of her arms, looking at her with concern... Before a wide smile soon forms onto his features.
❝ But what about you? How long have you been here? I’ve been here a few months now but let me tell you, that’s more than enough time anyone should have to spend in this place-- ❞