─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ …

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ BUT ⠀ LORD , ⠀ THIS ⠀𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ IS ⠀ MEANT ⠀ FOR ⠀𝐓͟𝐖͟𝐎͟ , ⠀@iustuscustos …

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

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[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

to lose.

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

din felt like an idiot all at once, and not for the first time. cobb unknowingly had a knack for doing that, or perhaps din had truly been more than a little thick behind that helmet.

𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 cobb had someone else before. had relationships been so foreign to him

——

[𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗕 𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛 .ᐟ (𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀) @iustuscustos]

< have , but he figured he owed it to him now .

“ yeah . i . . . i had a fella , once . long time ago now .

he didn’t make it .”

it didn’t feel like enough to explain the love they had shared or the grief that had torn him open , but he wasn’t sure he could manage more .

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

his bottom lip practically shook obvious in his tone even with the mask muffling what he said.

suddenly, the creed wasn’t at the forefront of his mind. din seemed 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 now , realizing what the loss of a loved one might feel like …

now that he had someone

——

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎✗ ‎ 𝕽𝐄͟𝐍͟ . @VADERLEGACIES]

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[𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗕 𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛 .ᐟ (𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀) @iustuscustos]

——— @NARDRALSHYA ✫*.

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

“ nobody … 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 ? “

those words sounded weaker than din’s usual bite, perhaps even 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘥 with concern for the marshal.

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

there was an impenetrable brick wall in din’s mind. something that would always keep him from thinking of himself as an individual.

the term 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 was more signifying than his own name. he was not unused to disparaging remarks on his religion, but to

——

[𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗕 𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛 .ᐟ (𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀) @iustuscustos]

< “ you are a mandalorian ,” he managed , though his voice was as unsteady as his hands . “ i would never get in the way of that . but that ain’t all you are .

you’re the man that i love , and i . . .

𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 , i can’t lose nobody else i love .

i 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 .”

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

din was still looking to fix things.

it was his silent way, finding comfort in action, letting cobb know that din loved him too.

suddenly, the silence doubled with a late realization on din’s part, a cold curiosity settling within the center most part of his soul.

——

[─┈ 𝐑͟𝐄͟𝐕͟𝐀͟𝐍͟ … @RECLAlMED]

https://t.co/LXhUY3KORn

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

“ the creed is who i am.
it’s all i can be . “

his shielded gaze was downcast, every word sounded stifled like it hurt to say.

“ i don’t know how to be anyone else.

i can’t 𝙗𝙚 anyone else . “

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

all at once, the pain that was carved into din’s skin was overshadowed by the chill that washed over him. it felt like that, despite being on a desert planet, concealed in a suit that locked in heat, just having worked up a sweat in a fight that nearly killed him … he had

——

[𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗕 𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛 .ᐟ (𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀) @iustuscustos]

< that matters more than us , or me , or anythin’ . so i gotta lose you because your creed says so .

well , 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 .

and 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝙮𝙤𝙪 for asking it of me .”

[─┈ 𝐃͟𝐀͟𝐑͟’𝐌͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐃͟𝐀͟ … @NARDRALSHYA]

——

pulled out from under him, horribly exposed and vulnerable, it almost made him 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙠 . his breathing panicked beneath the mask.

he couldn’t look at the marshal. not now.

“ i’m a mandalorian . “

he spoke the words as if he was trying to desperately convince himself.——