Kylux please, and “That’s not how the force works!”
This was going to be fluffy and but then it wasn’t? And I didn’t know how to end it? So have a little ficlet.
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“You say that so often,” Hux said, grinding his teeth, “that I’m starting to wonder if you actually can do anything useful with the Force.”
“Shut up,” Kylo said softly. He sighed, and Hux only knew because his cheek was smushed against Kylo’s chest. It wasn’t by choice; the broken-down escape pod they’d taken shelter in wasn’t designed with roominess in mind, much less for two occupants. It was a small miracle Kylo had been willing to share the space at all, given how less than half a day ago they’d fought spectacularly. Kylo had bloody scratches somewhere on his arms. Hux’s own arms were bruised. They’d screamed and cursed and thrown things. They’d said it was over. They’d said things that couldn’t be taken back.
Outside the rusted doors, Hux heard the furious footfalls of their pursuers and the dim, distant sounds of the ongoing barrage. Kylo’s hand tightened around Hux’s shoulders, and Hux stiffened. He could almost feel the neurons in his brain firing randomly, frantically, when Kylo’s thumb moved in circles at his arm. Was this an attempt at comfort? Was this--
“Hush,” Kylo murmured. His breath was hot against the crown of Hux’s head. “Most of them have passed.”
Hux didn’t dare move a single muscle. He heard nothing outside, but perhaps Kylo could sense something with the Force that supposedly couldn’t get them out of this damned embarrassing situation.
Kylo squeezed his arm, then continued to rub small circles. Hux shut his eyes and focused on Kylo’s breaths--seven in, eleven out. Meditative breathing. Hux had learned the pattern in a yoga class. It seemed a lifetime ago.
“It’ll come again,” Kylo murmured into his hair. “When--we get back. It’ll come again.”
Hux closed his eyes against the dark of the escape pod and allowed himself to pretend it was the day before, that he was waking in Kylo’s arms, happy and sated and safe. It should have been harder.
