hope .

             each  time  leia’s  lips  finds  his  something  electric  flies  through  him.   &   he  thinks  this  is  most  likely  the  feeling  that  keeps  spice  addicts  on  the  drug.   his  free  hand  lifts  from  the  grass   ,   rising  to  cup  her  cheek   ,  the  pad  of  his  thumb   stroking  the  skin.   normally  —  moments  like  this  would  scare  the  kriff  out  of  the   former  smuggler   &   this  was  no  exception  but  it  didn’t  make  him  want  to  run  like  before.   it  made  him  want  to  stay  like  a  holo  that  keeps  you  on  the  edge  of  your  seat  :  he  wants  to  see  how  this  plays  out.   

             ❛   what  about  the  dirt  that’s  holdin’  her  t’gether    ,   honey   ?   ❜   he  flashes  her  a  toothy  grin.   ❛   i  happen  to  recall   several  occasions  you  mentioned  if  we  cleaned  the  ship   :   she  would  prolly  fall  apart.    ❜   he  squeezes  her  hand  again  at  her  comment   ,   bringing  her  fingers  to  his  lips.   ❛   i   wan t’be  the  only  scoundrel  ever  in  your  life.  ❜

             “     han  solo   can   ’   t   understand  a  joke   .     ”     she   jests   ,   a  quick  peck  on  the  lips  is  all  she  gives  him  before  talking  again   .   her  hand  remains  in  his   &   there  is  a  sense  of   safety   around  it   .   he  is  helping  you  carry  your   weight   ,   your   world   !     “     i   love   you   ,   han   .     ”     there  is  a   smile   on  her  lips  as  she  says  it   ,   what  else  can  she  say  now   ?   the   soft   moments  leave  her  speechless   .     “     we   should   go   ,   chewwie  won   ’   t  wait  forever   .     ”   is  he  asking  her  something  in  between  the  lines   ?

❝  general,  ❞     the  slight   dip   after  the  words  is  a  leftover  thing,   a  form  of  address  for  a  senator,   a  princess.    the  young  woman  clears  her  throat,   offering  a  small,   weary  little  smile.   ❝  would  you  prefer  the  bad  news  ?   or  the  worse  news  ?  ❞   no  good  news.   it  seems  to  be  becoming  a  pattern  for  them.

@rebelshope  ! 

             “     the  ones  that  are   dire   i  know   ,   at  this   point   .     ”

he should have known that bail wouldn’t stop with stories; least of all about him and least of all when talking to her. no doubt they WERE exaggerated in a sense the passing of time always tints the past in a slightly different light, in something he might even like if listening to bail. but the pain, OH, THE PAIN, it will never and could never be separated from the past and the stories being strung about him across the galaxy. ( some truer than others, bail’s closest to reality, surely. )

“I was,” he answers, referring to her second adding and putting the latter at the forefront, rather than … the other part of his legacy, that isn’t him anymore. “your mother is right about that. and I am glad to see how much you’ve grown from then. and you will fill your father’s shoes in no time, and remarkably so, I am sure.”

             ”     papa lets me seat on his   big   chair when he is doing   things   there.     ”     leia   enjoys   being with him   &   seeing the holograms talks   &   the robots come   &   go. it is always so much   fun   to see new people   &   playing with the droids in the gardens of alderaan.     ”     ...   are you   alright,   obi - wan   ?     ”     the question   falls   &   young eyes look up at him in a mix of concern   &   curiosity.

the answer amuses him; makes him chuckle softly, which hasn’t happened in a long time. she is really just as smart as her parents; already ahead for her age and surely soaking everything up bail is telling her about with great interest. ( good; she will be even better than her father at his job ). it pains him to know that ,one day, his trusted friend will not be there for the galaxy to hold it together, but the task will be in more than capable hands. honest hands. 

“I figured as much. they can be really loud, can’t they? AWFUL. and the stories they tell can be so tiring.” the laughter in him is good-natured, real, and it radiates through his bones. “and I can just imagine what your father told you about me. he probably exaggerated a great deal.”

             ”   papa   never   lies to me   !!   he told me how   brave   your are   &   how you   valiantly   fought by the   good   people ’ s   side.     ”     she believes him a   knight,   even when her father has told her his friend no longer wished to be   seen   as such.     ”     mama also told me you were there when i was born   !!     ”

Nobody fucking “owns” me so jot that down

It is as if he’s intruding — there in clothes that have seen better days, involuntary witness to a moment of tenderness shared between a parent and his daughter, brown eyes diverting and looking away instead. Only when Andor hears her voice he sets his attention on the young woman and the man again ; the way she spoke, the way she carried herself, left no doubt in Cassian that she was her father’s daughter. The same will to bring an end to the Empire, the same burning passion and light in her eyes — it was not hard to see why people like the Organas inspired so much loyalty.      « My informer defined it a planet killer, but that’s all we know so far. »    He tries not to think about the fate of the man that brought him such news, that part they don’t need to hear — and it was unavoidable, more blood on Cassian’s hands, but the risk of leaving Tivik behind to be captured and talk was one he was not willing to let happen, not if there was anything he could do to stop it.    « Some imperial pilot, a cargo pilot, supposedly defected and has evidence of this weapon being built. If we can find this man, then we can use what he knows to our advantage. »

             ”     do we have   any   idea how to   destroy   it   ??     ”     all weapons have a   weakness,   nothing is built to   perfection.     ”     this   pilot,   is there a way to   reach   him   ??   can you tell me   where   he is   ??   we can   certainly   use whatever information he has to offer. my father will meet your   superiors   sooner rather than later but i will like to know what we are going to do about this   planet   killer   as well.     ”