On the subject of Jyn/Paige: I don't know who nominated it for SW Rare Pairs a couple years ago, but it intrigued me then. In thinking about it some more, they both seem like tough-nosed pragmatists, and they both have symbolic necklaces!

As far as how to make a timeskip work, this article intrigued me. (Uh, potential spoilers for this fic if I actually write it, haha.)