|| Master and Padawan || @lightloyal ||
Poe knew his own nervousness was working against him here but how was he supposed to just calm down when he was about to face his perhaps only chance at ever becoming a Jedi Knight? Most of his clanmates have already been chosen by various master to be trained, but Poe had been overlooked, omitted. He knew why - his results were unbalanced. Though he excelled in what he was innately talented at, he still royally sucked at the skills which were currently absolutely crucial for a jedi and a padawan. He was last in practically all of the external, physical applications of the force. At least he wasn’t last in lightsaber training, but only because he made up for his lack of force skills with physical ability and form. Still... No master wanted to take the risk, not when they were fighting on the front lines of the Clone Wars. And though Poe could see the reason, it didn’t change how desperately he wanted to be chosen, to be given a chance, at least!
Now he was sat waiting in the northern garden for no other than Obi-Wan Kenobi, the one as legendary as Anakin Skywalker - no, more than Skywalker. He was the one who had trained him, after all! And so, Poe was a ball of nerves, pacing thought trying not to, picking at his robes and stopping himself. What if he doesn’t like me? What if he won’t choose me either, even though master Yoda asked him to? The ultimate choice always belonged to the master in question, after all.
He sensed Obi-Wan’s presence long before he heard his approach. He has seen him and met him a few times as a youngling and just like he could recognize faces, Poe recognized the feeling, the imprint in the Force, of those he’s met in his life. Obi-Wan was coming and Poe was so eager and also so unprepared!
First he stood straighter, then decided that was awkward and sat on the edge of the fountain, then that felt wrong as well and he sprung back to his feet and now he could hear the master’s steps and just turned towards him, a mess of dark curls, his big, brown eyes looking to master Kenobi with hope and nervoussness.







