// yโall iโll be back with you full time from Saturday next week. I got knocked out of my rhythm by my parentsโ vacation and this dog slash housesittng
help
// the struggle of wanting to read the star wars novels and at the same time not being able to focus enough to actually finish any book these daysโ- my mind snapped
// my fam off to Italy, I almost convinced my mom to leave me their wifiโ almost
i guess itโs me and the dog. again.
# dog and i forming abandonment issues
i look for you everywhere; small gestures made by all kinds of people in the street remind me of you๏ผ by their similarity as much as by their differences.
he would sigh softly
โthere is no failure in admitting you need rest, cody. on contrary. i wont force you, just consider what your body tells you.โ
the commander looked up from what he was doing. he would've shaken his head if not for the way he / knew / it would ache after.
โi've been resting, sir. there's no need.โ
inside him as he looked at her againโleia organa, small, fierce, with a spirit much too large for her frame. he had come here for her, and now she was here, standing before him, reminding him of everything he had lost. or maybe, of something still worth fighting for.
enough of the right ones.
he glanced down at the hilt of his lightsaber. its presence at his side seemed almost mocking now. once, it was a symbol of hope, of duty. now, it felt like a relic of a life he could no longer claim.
/sheโs just a child/, but children saw things +
between good and evil were so clear. now, everything blurred into shades of regret, and all he had left was the memory of a man who had believed in something greater. now, even that belief was fading, like the man himself.
ben felt the faintest flicker of something stir +
adults often missed. she saw the lightsaber, but she didnโt see the man he once wasโonly the one who remained. worn down, hiding in plain sight. perhaps she expected something more, someone grander. he could see it in her expectant look, the way she waited for him to confirm +
i would hope so,
[ he doesn't think that the chaos of the battle is an excuse as to why the general had lost it today . . . but he's going to let that slide. ]
when she tugged at his sleeve, holding up the security card, he raised an eyebrow. โyou just... picked that up?โ
ben couldnโt help but smile slightly, though he masked it quickly with a deep sigh. "well, i suppose weโll call that a successful negotiation, then."
โ obi-wan! โ the child complained but didn't dispute further, following the older man dutifully.
after a moment, she tugged at his sleeve. โ i did pick up this, thoughโ โ holding up a security card.
what she already knew. /doesn't look the part/, she probably thought.
he could hardly blame her.
"i was, once," he said, feeling the words leave his lips before he fully realized it. his voice felt strange, almost foreign.
once, when the world was simpler, and the lines +
ben sighed, feeling the weight of her words settle over him. /old and beaten up./ she wasnโt wrong. he could see it in her eyesโthe curiosity, the sharpness that reminded him so much of someone else he once knew. someone who asked far too many questions, and yet, never asked +
โthat's not an answer to my question,โ the child comments as the elder rolls his eyes, looking up at him expectantly.
the lightsaber by his hip was unmistakable but he didn't have the appearance of one.
burning desire to protect her, to keep her close and to build something real together. He wanted to see her smile, to be the one who made her feel safe, to create a life where they could both find peace. He knew the risks, the dangers that came with allowing himself to hope +
world seemed to lift, if only for a little while.
He found himself thinking about her more often than heโd like to admit, in those quiet moments when his mind wandered. In the middle of the night, when sleep eluded him, heโd replay their conversations, the sound of her voice, +
@dreamypromises
obi-wan watched with growing concern as marireneโs strength seemed to wane before his eyes. her initial attempt to maintain composure had clearly taken its toll. he could see the effort it took for her to keep up appearances, and the jedi within him recognized the signs of
+
โIntimidate you?โ A curious arch of the brow would be the only push necessary to launch her into laughter.
โThen, I must be doing something right! Ha, to have a big man like you shaking in his boots.โ
She shook her head, grinning.