❛ i can’t … i can’t , i can’t do this today . ❜ / mara » @forcehid
gentle hands set upon shoulders even only just slighter than her own, the mother dipping her chin to meet the eye of her child. once, she stood in his place, an exhausted, frustrated girl peering teary eyed up into the sickly, stony gaze scowling upon her. once, she believed the emperor’s cruelty as much a kindness as his generosity, hardening her against the peril of the galaxy, of her future purpose.
now, she knew him for what he truly was: a monster.
no child of hers will ever suffer so.
tender fingers calmly brushed at the tears streaming down streaked cheeks, still round with the fat of babes. ❝ shhh, ben, you don’t have to. ❞ mara wrapped her arms about his shoulders, pulling the lanky boy close, slotting her chin in the space between his neck and shoulder. ❝ i believe you can do it, but there’s no worth in trying while you feel this way. why don’t we take a rest... i’ll make us some food, and then, we can try again. ❞