Parka (The Only Thing She Had Left) – Chapter 10

sleepykalena:

Hey @captainandors, so it looks like i’m probably not going to finish this whole saga in time for the next May 4th exchange. My sincerest apologies- I didn’t want to make this part of the arc more than 10k words in a single chapter, so I had to split it up into two D:

Honestly at this rate, this fic will wind up with 15 chapters, and the sequel will have two or three chapters. ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffml what is my life


“I heard what you did for us,” she heard Luke say as he
settled next to her on the bench.

She wasn’t sure how to respond. After all, she was in the
presence of superstar Jedi Luke Skywalker- ace pilot, ace shooter, and the
happy-go-lucky poster boy of the Rebellion. In any other situation, she would’ve been the one to try and
chat him up. Then again, he was
showered with all the praise and credit- everyone else was overlooked. It was
hard to think of something to say without betraying a bit of bitterness still
left in her mouth over the disregard for Rogue One’s role in this whole
operation.

“And,” he continued, and his voice softened even more than
it already was, “I heard that the Rogue One crew experienced a pretty big loss
recently.”

The balisong clicked back shut as Jyn froze.

“It happens,” she said rather blankly, now trying to both
overlook the naivety of this farm boy and
try not to be affected at the mention of the “pretty big loss,” as Luke decided
to call it.

You don’t even
understand the half of it.

Luke’s fingers fidgeted as he hesitated to continue. “I…sort
of know what that’s like. You know, to carry on after a big loss.”

Jyn tore away from the streaking lights to look at Luke- his
blonde hair shone as the lights peered in from the window, the strands
glittering like starlight with each passing. His face was downcast, shoulders
slumped, and the look in his eyes, the haunted blankness…

It dawned on Jyn that perhaps he might not be so different
from herself.

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Parka (The Only Thing She Had Left) – Chapter 10

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