#i answer my asks eventually...

vasya is tall and beautiful and put together and has incredible presence — she is good at her job — and luke definitely felt the force of her personality the first time they met, but that’s not what he sees first now.

through the force, and through knowing her better, luke sees vasya’s strength. there’s the strength of her feelings, and how hard she works to restrain them. he sees how tired and angry she is. how it never keeps her from fighting. he sees a lot of himself in her, even if she doesn’t think of them as being much alike; he wants to help her center herself and be at peace.