He knows. [It feels so strange to admit this aloud, let alone for a second time, but freeing in a way that the rest of his future doesn't seem to be. The admission is rushed, more defensive than he intends, but it's there. There is no questioning, and in return, no more lies.] Everything. He knows everything.
[More than brothers, he would push in response to that question. Support when there is none otherwise. Family too, in a way that makes more sense than what he's found here. Save for this. For her.]
About us, the twins, about-- [it's only here when his voice gives out and cracks for a moment, and he wonders idly if that pain ever goes away] --about Tatooine.
[A deep breath later, and he's stopping her in the corridor again. He needs this to be understood, and moreover actually said.] No more hiding. No more lies. I can't promise the same about politics or war or--that doesn't matter. I can promise this.
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[More than brothers, he would push in response to that question. Support when there is none otherwise. Family too, in a way that makes more sense than what he's found here. Save for this. For her.]
About us, the twins, about-- [it's only here when his voice gives out and cracks for a moment, and he wonders idly if that pain ever goes away] --about Tatooine.
[A deep breath later, and he's stopping her in the corridor again. He needs this to be understood, and moreover actually said.] No more hiding. No more lies. I can't promise the same about politics or war or--that doesn't matter. I can promise this.