(Clone Wars) How They Act When They’re Crushing
(Rex, Cody, Fives, Jesse, Hardcase, and Wolffe)
Rex: He is the epitome of self-control and professionalism. He’s a soldier, after all. A captain. He’s extremely subtle when he’s crushing, and most wouldn’t think much of his careful interaction with you. It’s those who know Rex best that would pick up on it. He’s trying just a little too hard to appear composed. He clips his sentences just a little more than he would with anyone else. His feelings would grow to incredible depths beneath the surface, but only a fraction of them would be perceivable. If the object of his feelings happens to be in distress or danger, that facade disappears for a little while as he comes to their aid.
Cody: He remains professional when it’s important, but he isn’t opposed to a harmless flirt every now and then off-duty. He ultimately hopes to spare the object of his affection from the kind of life they’d lead with him. He’s not just a commander; he’s the commander, which is a position that comes with even more responsibility. It means even more time away. More risk. Still, he can’t seem to keep away from his crush entirely. He finds himself gravitating toward her despite the voice in his head telling him to keep his distance for her sake, dropping in to save her and throw more flirts her way.
Fives: Even though he is an ARC trooper and keeps things professional when it comes to his work, underneath it all he is a very passionate man who can’t help but speak his mind. He will keep feelings to himself for only so long if it’s a brand new crush, and maybe just take advantage of opportunities to be around her. If his feelings grow to the point where he falls for his crush, he won’t waste time. He will put all cards on the table if he finds that she likes him too. He is who he is, a soldier, an ARC trooper...and if you are willing to give things a chance, he is all in.
Jesse: If he finds someone attractive, he won’t hesitate to engage in harmless flirting. I’ve seen him characterized as somewhat of a ladies’ man, and I agree. When he does fall for someone for real, and his feelings go beyond a little crush, it makes him nervous at first. He might not flirt so much all of a sudden and get strangely quiet when the object of his affection enters the room. In the end, he is also a man of passion and loyalty (he tattooed the Republic symbol on his face because he believes in it so much). It’ll click one day, and he will realize that he’ll take the chance on love if she’ll have him.
Hardcase: This man falls pretty hard and fast. He loves being a soldier. He loves the action. But when he realizes that he’s fallen in love, he is all about that person. He’d be the most obvious about his crush because he can’t help but talk about her to anyone who’ll listen. It annoys his brothers at times, but he doesn’t care. When he’s with his crush, he wants to see her smile, so he’s pulling out all his best jokes and interesting stories in hopes to make her laugh.
Wolffe: He keeps things gruff and impersonal at first. He’s found people attractive from time to time, but never acts on it. He is comfortable in his loneliness and feels that his squad is all he needs. Wolffe would most likely fall for someone he is around for an extended period of time because he doesn’t let his walls down easily at all. After some time, he is just a little less grumpy toward the object of his affection, though he’ll send a death glare to anyone who takes notice of this aloud. He is protective of his crush and won’t stand for anyone giving them trouble. His kind actions of bandaging them up when they’re injured or protecting them greatly contrast his grumpy attitude that he puts on, and it’s not super hard to guess what’s going on.