when she closes her eyes, she’s back there again. the fields of alderaan so open & welcoming, a child might say it’s the most peaceful place on earth. her home is decorated with white & gold markers of peace, flags held high. the work of bail organa is never forgotten, not even now, when he’s laid to rest. when she opens them, she’s still here. a prisoner in front of her own friend, a princess without a home. left to fend for herself. tongue in cheek, leia can pretend it doesn’t hurt. that betrayal doesn’t sting. ❝ my education is none of your concern, perhaps i should question your lack of. tell me, weren’t you the one who missed lesson after lesson? ❞
an image. two children, teasing each other along the hills by the idyllic palace, underneath the statue of senator amidala. they’re safe. protected. the only worry they have is what weather will come tomorrow. the boy from her memories is gone. only a skeleton is left in his wake.
❝ you wound me, as if you have any right to know me — or have you forgotten ? ❞ a step forward, the defiance of a hundred senators, the words of every citizen she remembers. the faces of those she loved that were destroyed in a moment’s notice. bail & breha, bail & breha, bail & breha, did you think of them? her smile carries the anger in her blood. ❝ the blood on your hands is yours. what blood do i carry? what mistakes have i made? aside from trusting you. ❞
she’s never going home again.
@versusnight amitash & leia.