‘ hey hey !! ‘ there’s feigned defense as she throws herself at him. but his arms slip around her and pull her to his chest. it wasn’t a plan – but it was something worth a shot. he wasn’t sure if he was going to make it, but thankfully… he seemed to have a few more lives left.
lips pull to a cockeyed smile, weathered features seemed more accustomed to a scowl than a smile. but for her – for her he’d remember what joy felt like. a hand rested the back of her neck, the other raised to brush away errant tears. ‘ no gettin’ weepy on me princess. ‘ the same hand that had so gently swept away her tears gives a playful lift to her chin. so much in their lives have changed, but somethings it seems will remain.
‘ he thinks i’m dead. so he did what snoke wanted him to. ‘ there’s a pause, fingers brushing slowly along her back in memory of the event. ‘ convinced chewie and the two kids too. they make it back alright? ben went after’em – but he was broken up. hurt pretty bad too. ‘ truth be told han solo is still processing the entire event. he felt the saber as it pierced him, remembered his hand on his sons face, remembered the searing pain then the blissful fall. remembered feeling for the gravity magnets maz had pressed him to take before that trip. remembered turning them on and getting through the ducting to get out. he’d stolen a ship. gotten this far.
the one good thing about a saber would? it sealed itself off.
though standing there now he realized he did feel – not quite himself. a bit woozy. and more than a little tired. ‘ no one can know i’m not dead leia. he’s got to think i’m dead. or else none of this’ll work. ‘
she could travel to the ends of the galaxy . try to forget his name, blur out their son’s uncanny resemblance, but nothing will ever erase his existence . han, she calls out in the middle of the night, swallowing a painful lump lodged in her throat . “han” is what she curses under her breath when she remembers why she’s alone . han is the one man she can’t quite forget, no matter how painful it is to remember what once was .
his touch is nostalgic, drawing leia back to a time when things were a little more pleasant . behind his withered features lies the ruggedly handsome smuggler she fell in love with . yet, there’s still anguish behind his tranquil hazel eyes . an expression she knows all too well since ben came into the world . disquiet .
palms slide to his wrists, urgency visible ‘pon the general’s face . how is she going to hide a grown man from plain sight ?? we’ll find a way . we always do .
‷ . . . you sure you wanna do that to chewie ?? i’ve never seen a wookiee so shaken up before . ‴ a flurry of queries rest on the tip of her tongue, but for now she decides to give it a rest . ‷ i hope we’re right, han, because if there’s one thing i hate more than our son being on the dark side it’s being wrong . ‴
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