Kicking off @gar-romance-month with CodyWan, because of course!
Relationship: Cody/Obi Wan Kenobi
Prompt Use: Only One Bed, Rain, Thunder, Almost Confessing
Content Warnings: Mutual pining, flirting
Summary: After negotiations are finished for the day on a far-flung planet, Obi Wan and Cody struggle with the native customs that leave them in an awkward position.
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Obi Wan heard raised voices from the far end of the hall and sighed. He’d just finished a rather exhausting negotiation on behalf of the republic. The last thing he needed or wanted was to settle friction between the brothers of the 501st and the 212th. But when he got to the end of the hallway, he was irritated to learn that the source of the anguish was…
“Anakin.” Obi Wan sighed in the same way he had been doing for years now.
“Did you hear?” Anakin asked, his sharp eyes scrunched up in irritation. Obi Wan looked to his Marshal Commander for clarification and got an amused shrug in return.
“It really is customary, Sir. We’ve all been doubled up. The People of this world…”
“…I don’t need a history lesson, Commander…” Anakin snapped.
Obi Wan felt a ruffle of irritation radiate off of Cody through the force and stepped between the two men and subtly as possible.
“Now, now, Anakin. What’s the matter? I’m sure there’s a…”
“We’re rooming together.” Anakin replied, letting the door to the room swing open to reveal highly elaborate architecture and one bed.
Obi Wan had to stifle a laugh. When Anakin was a boy he had spent most of his younger years sleeping on the floor of Obi Wan’s quarters, afraid he might disappear. He supposed it was good that he no longer felt the need, but it was hardly worth such a fuss.
“Cody is right, Anakin. The Sheblon people hold their familial relationships in high reverence. Hence why the clones are also bunking together. It’s custom more than…”
“I don’t care. I’m going to ask for my own room.” Anakin sulked, sounding like a petulant teenager.
“Anakin, I’m afraid I can’t let you do that. It would be highly insulting to our hosts and something that would make negotiations tomorrow almost impossible.”
Anakin sighed and rolled his eyes. “Why would they think we were family anyway? Just because we’re Jedi?”
Obi Wan took a deep breath, knowing what he said next would send Anakin into a mood. “It is because you were my Padawan. They look at the relationship as that of…well, a parent and child. And while we know that’s not the case, all that really matters is the optics, in this case at least.”
Obi Wan shared a fleeting glace at Cody who was struggling to hold back a chuckle. He rested his gloved hand over his mouth but Obi Wan could see the smirk emerging beneath it.
“What?” Anakin exclaimed, his voice echoing through the hallway again.
“Hush, Anakin.” Obi Wan said while steering him into the room. “We can sleep in shifts. You take the room first. I’ll have a wander about and then we can switch. Alright?”
Anakin mumbled something under his breath that Obi Wan didn’t catch but took his head nod as agreement and huffed out a sigh.
“Wonderful. Well then, enjoy your rest. I will see you later.”
Obi Wan walked out of the room, his hands tucked into the sleeves of his robes as he turned to Cody. He heard static coming from the room and the faint whirr of a holovid.
“He wanted to talk to the Senator, Sir?” Cody asked, his grin wide as he followed Obi Wan down the hall.
“Presumably. Honestly, he’s not even trying to hide it anymore.” He mused.
Cody nodded. “What will you do, Sir?”
Obi Wan smiled warmly at his Commander. Is was just like Cody to ask. He was so considerate. “I thought I’d take a wander around the grounds.”
“It’s supposed to rain, Sir.”
Obi Wan chuckled. “I would expect nothing less.”
“You could bunk with us, Sir. Rex is already snoring…”
Obi Wan shuffled his feet and tried to hide the blush he felt on his cheeks. “That’s kind of you, Cody. But I’ll be alright.”
“Do you need me to come with you? For protection?”
Obi Wan laughed. “You make me sound like a helpless maiden, Cody.”
Cody chuckled, “I was just remembering the time on Ord Mantell and the…”
“Yes, yes, I know. I promise, no more surprises this time. I really am just going for a walk this time.”
Cody nodded, “Yes, Sir. Comm if you need me.”
“Of course, Commander. Now, get some rest. Excellent work today.”
Cody smiled, his beautiful dark skin coloring slightly. Obi Wan couldn’t be sure if it was his words or the humid heat of the planet that did it, but he liked it all the same.
“Thank you, Sir.” He said as he stopped by an ornately designed white and gold door. “Goodnight.”
“Goodnight, Cody.” Obi Wan said as he turned and walked to the end of the corridor.