Had Rey found the two of them like this he knew the look she would give. Nothing but disappointment would spread across her face, though no words would leave her lips as she would pass the two to get into the house. Eventually if Poe and Ben kept it up she was more likely to find them just like this, speaking words neither dared to say around her.
Perhaps she already knew, maybe she had visions of the two of them but thought nothing of it letting them heal on their own. Ben felt something like pity for her, she would never know what the two of them talked about in private like this, and lately she would not experience anything like this with Poe. He was more private, he wasn’t sure if Rey could understand that as much as she pretends to.
“I wish you didn’t have to.” He exhales smoke.
he readjusts in his seat, cigarette in his mouth as his arm is used as support. exhaling more smoke, he thought about their story so far. shadow, fire, and sight, all bound together in some twisted ruling of the fates. it was almost comical how they met, rey running up to them with arms outstretched, welcoming. poe has no regrets of leaving the bar that night, leaving the warm atmosphere of friends and regular attendees for some random girl saying he has a major role in life.
his eyes gaze out at the sun, rising to welcome them. for once he’s not shivering cold, his frame is no longer as small as it once when they reunited. he had rey to thank for that, constantly ensuring he ate. it was a reminder that he didn’t have to keep up the past of moving before he could catch his breath, that he could sit motionless and enjoy warmth in every sense of the word. a tap of his cigarette into the styrofoam cup dumped the collecting ash, as he looked up at ben.
❛ well all things considered, i think we made it out okay. i mean this the point of being a guardian, right? being protectors. ❜
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