Ronan hadn't known what to expect from Kylo. He hadn't really expected anything at all, considering the grave his trust had dug for him back home. But these affirmations, after everything that's happened, sound suspiciously like everything he wants to hear. Yes, here is the kinship he'd been searching for. Yes, every word of that is true. Yes, finally, here's someone who knows.

Reluctantly, he turns his gaze back to Kylo. Not fully, but askance, as if looking too closely might reveal something deeper that Ronan can't bear to see. His heart can't take it. He can't let himself fall in love with another one of his dreams.

"I hope that's a promise," he says.