We’re Not Promised Tomorrow.
Fandom: Star Wars Prequels. Pairing: Obi-wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker. Rating/Warnings: Explicit, no major archive warnings apply. Tags will change with second chapter posting. Chapters: 1/2. Tags: Hurt/Comfort; Emotional Hurt/Comfort; Anakin Skywalker Needs a Hug; Insecure Anakin Skywalker; Protective Obi-Wan Kenobi; Canon Compliant; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Canon-Typical Violence; Mentioned Mission Gone Wrong; Angst and Feels; Pet Names; Unrequited Love but Not Actually Unrequited Love; Obikin Secret Santa 2020.
Summary: He takes a moment, swallowing dryly against the rough rawness of his throat, but he eventually murmurs out, “Mas-master?” voice soft and rough. He’s not sure why, but he watches the way Obi-wan’s eyes darken, lips tighten on the small smile they’re curved into.
For the @obikins Discord Secret Santa Exchange, and for Anna, who’s prompt I got!
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Anakin trembles, shuffling his way down the blessedly empty corridor of the Negotiator.
He’s not sure he could keep up the pretense he was fine, like he’d been doing for the last hour when debriefing with the 212th, Commander Cody and Obi-wan. He’d done his best to keep from shaking, from letting the men and his master see how his hands shook. How his body twitched and swayed ever so slightly, despite his best attempts to keep himself as still as possible as the meeting dragged on.
Anakin’s just thankful, at least, that Ahsoka, Rex and the boys weren’t here to see the sad, pitiful state he was currently in. He didn’t think he’d be able to handle that, not on top of doing his best to shield and put up a front to try to fool Obi-wan as well. He snorts — face twisting up in pain as fire crawls up his spine and flaring at his sides at the motion — not that he thinks he fooled Obi-wan one bit.
No, no, he’s positive his master knew exactly what Anakin had been attempting to do, showing a poorly constructed facade, he’d just been polite enough to not call him out on it. Force though, he just wants to make it to his cabin and clean up some before he comes to check up on him. Just give him this one thing, just this once, let Obi-wan not see what a disgrace he was.
Not after what had happened on their mission.
After he’d utterly failed his master.
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