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hisfathersimageIt was two months after Endor.
A perfectly normal (for him) night's sleep was interrupted. It was like a mental hiccup, or a system reboot. He wasn't aware of anything and then-
The bond snapped into place before he gained awareness. It was old and young and familiar, a previously cautious candlelight that felt closer to a hearthfire now, tempered and warming and clear. The memories rushed back as he woke, sitting up with a choked gasp and a flare of Force awareness and anxiety bright enough that he felt Leia awaken on the otherside of the system with it.
He couldn't explain to her. To anyone. All he could do was throw on clothes as he went, grabbing the bare necessities and choking out something about 'Jedi business, another Jedi, I can feel him' before he was loading up R2 and the X-Wing.
Outer Rim.
He went to Botajef. Intersection of major hyperspace lanes. Near Dathomir, near Yavin, it felt significant and right.
And once he was there, he set himself outside of the main city and he reached out, along the bond and just in general, because he knows the bond is good, but at the same time, he isn't confident about it.
Cal Kestis. I'm here. I know you.
A perfectly normal (for him) night's sleep was interrupted. It was like a mental hiccup, or a system reboot. He wasn't aware of anything and then-
The bond snapped into place before he gained awareness. It was old and young and familiar, a previously cautious candlelight that felt closer to a hearthfire now, tempered and warming and clear. The memories rushed back as he woke, sitting up with a choked gasp and a flare of Force awareness and anxiety bright enough that he felt Leia awaken on the otherside of the system with it.
He couldn't explain to her. To anyone. All he could do was throw on clothes as he went, grabbing the bare necessities and choking out something about 'Jedi business, another Jedi, I can feel him' before he was loading up R2 and the X-Wing.
Outer Rim.
He went to Botajef. Intersection of major hyperspace lanes. Near Dathomir, near Yavin, it felt significant and right.
And once he was there, he set himself outside of the main city and he reached out, along the bond and just in general, because he knows the bond is good, but at the same time, he isn't confident about it.
Cal Kestis. I'm here. I know you.
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Date: 2025-06-24 07:03 pm (UTC)"Dates are a pretty normal people thing to do, yeah. I'd like that."
Some sort of entertainment and a nice dinner. Something simple and plain. Maybe a show of some kind where they can sit in the dark and maybe not pay all that much attention to said show. Maybe.
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Date: 2025-06-26 10:28 am (UTC)And, the time out of reality is useful again for this. Without that experience, they would have promptly been stuck with whatever Cal remembered from dates. "There'll be information back at the hotel, we can get your stuff in for washing and look up what's going on."
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Date: 2025-06-27 04:34 pm (UTC)Because now that they've been up and about for a while, he can't deny how hungry he is.
For the n-th time, he's struck with the realisation that this is real. That he's currently holding Luke's hand, walking the street, planning a date. Something he almost hadn't dared to hope for anymore. He grins widely as he lets that joy fill him, and starts swinging their hands forward and back.
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Date: 2025-06-28 09:56 am (UTC)And again, he feels that bubble of happiness and joy, tickling along his senses and making him laugh in return to Cal's grin. He tugs their joined hands to pull him close and down to steal another quick kiss.