If possible turning your cheek for a routine kiss out of habit (63 I think) thank you!! I really love your writing
in honor of rebelcaptainsmutweekend
āHere, I brought you some caff.ā
He heard her come in, heard her shutting the door and speaking to Kay, but he canāt stop his work, canāt look up from his datapad. He doesnāt know why it matters so much - at his age, with his experience, he should have been promoted years ago - but until now, Cassian had never thought he would live long enough to make it to Major.
But now, with his leg like it is, and how Draven has started to involve him in more decisionsā¦
A test. He has to take a test. A test that requires studying, and honestly, he knows practical application, but another thingā¦ he wants to have a career after this war is over. An actual career, with real pay, and assignmentsā¦Ā
One step at a time - first, he survives studying for this test. Then, he survives the test itself, and from there, he gets promoted, he works with Draven, and thenā¦ well, the rest of his future is still a little up in the air, including his future with the woman that just brought him caff.
āThanks,ā he says, and he turns his head towards her, pressing his lips to her cheek. It comes out of nowhere, just a random idea, that he needs to say thank you, needs to lookĀ at her when he says it, and when his gaze had shifted, her cheek had been right there.
She takes it, and says nothingā¦ just leaves the caff in itās spot.
He thinks about that kiss. Thinks about it for the rest of the day. The datapad is abandoned, but he canāt stop thinking about how he just did it, how she hadnāt pulled away, hadnāt stopped him. He wonders if she was okay with it, if she had liked it, if she would let himā¦
He kissed her on the cheek. And now, heās overthinking it.
āI brought you caff.ā
His test is the next day, so he has to keep studying, but here she is, with caff. He doesnāt look up from his datapad, just watches as itās set in front of him, and she seems to pause for a moment, and then pull away. He swallows, because he has to wonderā¦
Was she hoping for another kiss? Was she pausing in hopes he would kiss her again.
āYouāre a lifesaver,ā he chokes out, and he doesnāt look up, just tries to keep reading.
āYeah, well, someone needs to keep you functioning,ā she says, and he wants to look at herā¦ but doesnāt.
āDo you want to grab lunch together?ā he asks, and his eyes are still on the pad, trying to cram the rest of the knowledge.Ā āIāll need a break from looking at the screenā¦ā
He canāt believe he just validated it, but he feels a hand on his shoulder, and it squeezes lightly.Ā āIāll pack something for us, and we can get out of doors, see some green.ā
He doesnāt look at her when she leaves, but he wants to. Force, he wants to.
Their lunch had been rained out, and then she had been called to help out after a shipment of supplies had come in, so Cassian had simply been given the food with an apology. Itās late, now, really late, and heās trying to cram the last of his thoughts in.
āYeah, I canātā¦ I just want to finish this last bit.ā
He knows he canāt possibly fit any more knowledge into his head, but he canāt give up. If he fails this testā¦ well, heāll probably still get promoted, actually. Heās the most capable man in Intelligence by far, and deserved the promotion. It would just somehow feel less.
āYou have to sleep,ā she says, and yet instead, she puts a cup of caff in front of him.
He doesnāt think about it, just turns his head, presses his lips to her cheek, and then turns away.
Sheās still there, though, still bent over, and he turns, turns to look at her, to maybe kiss her again-
She kisses him back. Kisses him softly, then pulls away.
āGo to bed,ā she says, and heās still sitting there in shock when the door closes behind her.
After he finishes his test, and passes, he kisses her again.
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