Why do you ship Hondo and Dogma? They never even met??
Bold of you to assume two characters need to meet in canon to be shipped together. That said, I just think it's a hilarious ship.
You have Dogma who's a clone trooper with strict convictions and tremendous loyalty towards duty, authority and protecting the Republic. And then you have Hondo Ohnaka who's a self-serving clever fox of a pirate, who gets up to shenanigans and somehow always comes out on top despite being a trouble magnet.
I think they could complete each other in their own specific way without really having to "change" or "fix" the other.
Summery: A collection of drabbles set in my modern au where the Bad Batch raise Omega after rescuing her from the abusive hands of their mother. In this chapter Obi-Wan is picking up Omega and Numa from school, when he comes across an old friend.
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Obi-Wan waited patiently outside the gates of Alliance Elementary for his nieces to finish their last lesson. Well, Omega was technically his sister-in-law but since one of his many brother-in-laws was her guardian, niece felt more appropriate.
He and Cody had both agreed that after practically raising their younger siblings neither of them wanted to raise any children of their own. But that didn't mean Obi-Wan didn't love being an uncle. He only wished that it was safe enough to be an uncle to two more children.
"KENOBI!" An indescribable yet instantly recognisable accent rang out across the school yard, yanking Obi-Wan from his thoughts.
He stood in shock. No, it couldn't be. Obi-Wan hadn't heard that voice since it had offering to sell him bathtub moonshine at a college party over two states away.
But when Obi-Wan turned around, he was face to face with the grin of the one and only Hondo Ohnaka.
"What are you doing here?" Obi-Wan couldn't stop himself from asking as Hondo dragged him into a hug. He smelt as though he hadn't bathed since they had last met almost a decade ago.
"Rude, to greet your ex after all these years." Hondo replied in that free flowing laugh of his.
"We never dated." Obi-Wan corrected, shoving the man off him because as far as he was concerned, a drunken one night stand did not count as dating.
"Then best friend it is!"
"You're not my best friend Hondo."
"Well, best college friend then?"
Obi-Wan opened his mouth to argued but reluctantly admitted to himself that meeting Hondo had been one of the only fun things to happen at those wasted months of his first stint at college.
"Fine. Still, you never answered my question." Obi-Wan reminded, praying that the answer wasn't to sell drugs to children.
"It is not obvious? Why I'm here to pick up my daughter of course!"
Honestly, Obi-Wan would've preferred the drugs. The idea that Hondo had... procreated was somehow even worse.
"You have a child?" Obi-Wan asked, wondering if he should arrange an emergency therapy meeting.
"Yes! Well, not biologically speaking. But she is mine none the less!" Hondo said sounding oddly proud. "What about you eh? Get a bun in someone's oven?"
"No I'm here to pick up my nieces." Obi-Wan glanced at the classroom doors that were still infuriatingly shut. The bell couldn't not ring fast enough.
"Ah yes of course! You finally married that old high school crush of yours!"
Obi-Wan's mouth struggled for words because how on earth did Hondo know that. Before he could ask him as such, the school bell finally rung put across the playground. Children barrelled open the front doors, in a mad dash for freedom. Including his nieces Numa and Omega, who nearly toppled him over with the velocity they crashed into his legs.
"Uncle Obi-Wan!" They chorused. Obi-Wan smiled at the honorific even if it did hurt that there was two other children out there who would never get the chance to call him as such.
"Do we have a therapy session today?" Omega asked,
"No." He said, hosting their heavy school bags over his shoulder. "Today I'm here as your Uncle, not your therapist. I'm going to look after you whilst your parents are at work."
"Can we get McDonald's?" Numa piped up.
Obi-Wan’s soft refusal was drowned out in Hondo's shout of "KATOONI!"
When Obi-Wan’s ears had stopped ringing he, followed the aim of Hondo's grin to see a girl heading out from the same door that Numa and Omega had come from. Although instead of running, the girl walked at a much calmer pace. Purple beads hung at the end of her neat braids, clapping against her over-stuffed backpack. Obi-Wan was surprised when she came to a stop in front of Hondo.
"Good afternoon Papa." The girl said.
"Good afternoon my dear! How was school today eh?"
"I got full marks on my maths test." She replied, handing him a sheet of paper.
Obi-Wan watched as with one hand Hondo held the paper, marvelling over it like it was a new found Divinchi.
"Of course you did! I'm so proud!"
The other he curled around her shoulders, pulling her into a side hug, absentmindedly fixing the collar on her shirt. Katooni rolled her eyes but the smile on her face was genuine.
"Thank you. I wondered perhaps we could go to McDonald's as a celebration." Glancing up at her father with far too innocent eyes.
"Ah bribery! I've taught you well. And of course! Skills like that must be rewarded!" Hondo exclaimed and Obi-Wan wasn't sure if he was referring to the test or the bribery.
"Ah where are my manners! Kenobi, this is my daughter Katooni. Katooni, this my ex!"
"Not his ex." Obi-Wan stated, shaking the hand girls who's name was apparently Katooni offered.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." Katooni said, her tone polite and handshake strong.
"Likewise." Obi-Wan said, smiling despite himself. He felt bad for his earlier assumptions. Hondo might have his faults but it was as clear as day that had done a good job raising his daughter.
"Now I know how devastated you are that we are no longer together, however as I keep telling my partner, that doesn't mean we wouldn't still have a great time on a double date no?"
"Partner?" Obi-Wan sputtered because if there was something stranger than Hondo having a child it was him finding a long term relationship.
From behind them a man with bronze skin and dark eyes appeared, to press a kiss to Hondo's cheek and a hand atop Katooni's shoulder.
"Sorry dear, it took me forever to find a parking sport for the-"
"Dogma!" Numa cried beating Obi-Wan to it.
Obi-Wan stared at his brother in law in shock. The last time he had seen Dogma had been months ago when he had cried himself to sleep on his and Cody's sofa after a spur of the moment decision to quit the police force before disappearing the next morning. Cody had barely heard a word from him since which Obi-Wan knew had worried him and none of the other Fett's had known where he had gone. The last place Obi-Wan would have guessed would've been shacking up with Hondo Ohnaka.
Dogma's bronze skin turned unnaturally pale.
"Oh erm hi Obi-Wan." His brother-in-law stammered unable to meet his eye. "Fancy seeing you here hehe?"
"Katooni, does that make you our cousin?" Omega asked, sounding far too thrilled at the idea.
"Not yet eh?" Hondo said, nudging Dogma with a wink.
Now Dogma's face flushed so hard that the arrow of freckles on his face completely vanished. Obi-Wan didn't miss the way Hondo slipped his hand into Dogma's, his thumb stroking reassuring circles against his wrist and the grateful smile Dogma sent in return.
"Please don't tell Cody?" Dogma pleaded, more relaxed now than he had been a few minutes ago but there was a still a hint of worry in his voice. "I love them so much and I want to tell him so bad but I just haven't found the right moment yet."
"Perhaps if we get McDonald's we will be to excited to remember this?" Katooni suggested, much to Hondo's pleased grin.
Obi-Wan sighed. He had planned a whole afternoon out of taking his nieces to the local nature pond and mediation gardens. But he knew from experience that it wouldn't mean anything now that McDonald's had been suggested.
"Fine. But you're paying." He relented.
"Yay!" The girls chorused, already distracted by the prospect of soft play areas and happy meal toys.
Obi-Wan fell into step behind them, next to Dogma who Hondo was showing Katooni's test too. The proud and loving look was all Obi-Wan need to know that everything was going to be okay.
