“Lights up and they know who
you are, do you know who you
are?”
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a semi canon/au take on cassian andor. he who survived scarif and survived the war, promoted from captain to then major. ships only with high chemistry, does not need to be Bix. mdni, lewd can be done but must be earned and in dms.
cherished by # Misha .
could be left to ourselves for a moment so she could just sit with it.
She was just strong, Zav. Strong and lively and apparently pretty damn stubborn about making sure her kids saw that. Can’t imagine who that may describe now.”
“Well.. I was still pretty young then when it was the three of us.” Dom reminds her as his eyes start to trace line in the ceiling while memories stitch themselves together.
“Never was there a second where you felt unloved when Mom was around. Before and with Selune too. —
our feet. Back then I didn’t understand the songs where she’d cry but now that I’m older? I get it. It was an outlet. An outlet that still included us and kept us safe and happy.
So rarely would I witness her at her lows. Not until I got a bit older. Not until Selune and I—
Fox is plenty welcome to debate. But Dom does tend to have a winning record.
Dom understands Fox has a completely different outlook based on his less than natural nurturing and life leading up to meeting.
“It would be a powder keg. One where I would defend those men, —
— I don’t know if it’s a good idea.
We’re still at the heart of it all. Public opinion varies and loose opinionated lips love my type of establishment. I trust your men but I know they’ll stand up for each other, as they should, but it may not be the safest venue to do so.
Dom’s smile falls a little as it tends to when he’s reminded of the state of the clones under the new leadership. It certainly wasn’t perfect under the Republic but there was a value there. A respect.
“While I hope I’ve curated an environment that would support those men —
— old news.
easy to dispose of, and cheaper to replace than upkeep.
" i know many of my men that would come work for you in a heartbeat. they .. miss the real human connection .. and miss.being spoken to as .. well— men. "
people. humans. citizens.
— Sel and Zav will never know the man he was before Coruscant. Never fully. It’s more than just anguish that live inside him.
“I can only pray it was. So much has changed since and it made it all worth it whether it was enough or not. Now I’ve got you both. We have each other.”
Dom squeezes her hand back and shifts to hold her just the tiniest bit closer. Because she’s there but also because he can actually hold his sister now. A sister he didn’t know about for so long. He’s making up for lost time every second they spend together.
—
He’s seen it present as so many emotions like anger and fear and depression. It’s just too real for him to let go of.
“I know. Intellectually I know you’re right. It’s just not that easy.”
“Mmm agree to disagree.”
His siblings, once given the space to actually live, do alright for themselves but there was time before that none of them could truly account for in any way that matters.
His stomach drops and hand stills.
“No. I— I let them take him. And—“ —
— She’s right. He knows she’s right. Fox knows it, Selune knows it, Zav knows it. Doesn’t mean it’s any easier accepting it.
He was just a kid. So was Selune. He didn’t even know about Zav. But he still can’t help the guilt. He’s carried it with him for so long. —
Dom can’t help the fond laugh that escapes him witnessing Fox just casually collapse in front of him.
“In what world would you have time for that, babe?”
He doesn’t want to completely shoot the idea down. Especially not a chance to spend more time with his adored. —
— to help out. " to help keep him active .. as desk and guard duty as of currently offer him .. no real action anymore.
because running around and tormenting the cats wasnt nearly enough to keep him in shape anymore.
man’s hair.
“Some of the originals like you enough to ask if you’re still around. If you’re still a big deal.”
Things have changed. How drastically he doesn’t like to admit.
Now that’s a newer one. A quip that manages to fluster him just for a moment and then he’s back on track.
“I’d like to believe that’s true.. but we can’t be having you admit to treason like that.”
Dom truly had intended to get on with the whole back cracking but now—
— but wonder what your regulars at the pub like to say. "
the ones that dont give him the cold shoulder and the eyes of death, of course.
besides that, he'll gladly stay, seated on his knees, for as long as the other wanted to stare.
granted, he couldnt blame those who did.
He might even get some of his own back adjusted doing this. “—hey as long as they keep bringing in the credits.”
Settling Fox back down to the ground and sitting on the cushion beside him at the perfect height for him to reach forward and hide his fingers in the curls of his—