#reader x maul

[herblinz]

“Damask rose.”

Is it from an old world? Older than galaxy’s distance could convey. Or perhaps a new one, yet unborn.

He only tells you it is from a different world. He tells you not to let anyone else see it.

Why, you wonder. And could there be a more different than the world than the one he returns to when he leaves you?

But you will withhold your question.

You accept the absence of explanations, which is not the negation of truth, he told you, but protection against lies. You have known this since your first night when you asked your questions. His reply was the rustles of clothes, of night leaving, his heat linger on your body like bruises.

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Maul is not one for gifts. Especially surprises. Starlight was unsure why they thought this would end well. One moment Maul was going over the set of sentences written out for him in Mando’a (he had been progressing well in the language and was prideful at starlights praise on his grasp of it) the next the small package set before him was knocked to the side.

“Don’t you want your surprise?” It’s been more than 20 years and he can still hear her.

What was the surprise? He would never know. Just the look of disappointment and sadness on her face.

His only “friend”. The only gift and he never got to have it.

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“I’m sorry, I should have known better than to startle,” his Starlight is already scrambling to pick up the small box. “Forgive me my lord Maul,”

The formalities. He did not want the formalities.

“Set it here.” He demanded, trying to not let the desperation slip through.

His Starlight looked to him. Concern. Worry. What chapter of the zabraks past resulted in such a response.

“It was just a gift, a ill timed surprise it seems.”

They set it before him. Small. Neatly wrapped.

“Do you want to open it?” He looks to his starlight, trying not to focus on the shadow of the smaller figure next to them.

“I would,” a smile on their face.

It’s a small satchel. Big enough to clip onto his tunic belt. Inside wrapped in cloth is an array of tools.

“I figured it be best to have your own set of tools, you seem to have a knack for tinkering with the droids and improving them.”

Something ordinary. Something they had noted that he enjoyed. Maybe the surprise was like this.

An item that his friend noticed would make things better. That he dared say he would enjoy…

His starlight smiles, “ I know it’s not much.”

Maul is unsure what to say beyond thanks.

“I suspect you’ll get grander gifts from the syndicate heads.”

What could be grander? He will keep these tools close. His Starlight got them for him.

“I don’t require grand gifts.” He begins to place the satchel on his belt. “ It seems I delayed my start to these studies you gave me.”

Another small smile, “ You’ll breeze by them. I’m happy you liked the surprise.”

He nods to his Starlight, he did. A first gift from a friend was worth it.

[zabrak-show]

Hello there. I discovered your writings and I love them so far, keep up the great work. Do you have any HCs about Maul with an S/O that isn't force sensitive but still wants to be trained?

“Hello there. I discovered your writings and I love them so far, keep up the great work. Do you have any HCs about Maul with an S/O that isn't force sensitive but still wants to be trained?” Ahhh @shinra33459 thank you so much for this! It really made my day! This is pretty short, so I added some memes to be silly. I hope you have a wonderful day 💖

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Maul wants you to be able to protect yourself when/if he isn’t around.

You are his everything and he simply cannot lose someone else so he takes it very seriously.

He would focus mainly on Teras Kasi training. He would push you really hard with it, but only because he sees so much potential in you. 

His teaching style is tough, but fair. He never wants to become like his old Master towards you. In fact, it is a great fear of his that he grapples with often. It’s a delicate balance, but you reassure him that he’s doing great.

He would still teach you about channeling your emotions. Using meditation to sharpen your anger and pain into weapons of their own. Sure, it’s not quite using the force, but much of the mental aspect of these types of teachings can benefit anyone.

He loves your curiosity about it and once he gets started talking about old Sith teachings, it’s hard to shut him up. You love hearing his voice though so of course you are always coming up with new questions to ask. “Tell me more about the Sith holocrons 😍”

Sometimes he takes you to the ancient Sith Temples. You find them quite romantic and he loves to show off his knowledge and power.

You may not be able to be trained to use the Force, but much can be gleaned from learning about how the Force works. So much of life is a mental game, and that is true for anyone Force sensitive or not.

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