#UncertainBeginings. I feel weird being the one who keeps asking for it, but it is just so good and has a special place in my heart. Thank you so much for writing Uncertain Beginnings. You don’t have to take this as a prompt, but I do wonder what is going on in Jango’s mind when it comes to this strange jedi that cares too much. That you so much for all the prompts you write and for all the effort you put into writing all these for our Fandom. ❤️👏👏
The
concept of someone caring too much
is not something he can ever say he has encountered throughout his
decades in the galaxy. Caring too little, sure, caring maybe just
enough, yes.
But
a Jedi caring too much was certainly not something Jango thought he
would ever experience as he watches the redheaded Jedi kneel down to
introduce himself to the younger clones, a small smile on his face
that does nothing to hide the darkness gathering beneath his eyes or
the tired redness of his eyes.
Leaning
back against the durasteel wall, Jango narrowed his eyes faintly,
ignoring the chitchat happening around him, the excited little clones
and the older ones watching from the halls above, trying to get a
peek at the Jedi.
Instead
he focused on Kenobi, the way his shoulders held a tired tremble, the
way his flesh hand trembled ever so faintly despite him trying to
keep it still or
the pallor of his skin as
he spoke with the youngsters around him.
The
man was pushing himself to the brink, that much was clear and if
Kenobi had more
than the occasional mealbar and a sip here and there of drink, then
Jango was Duchess Kryze biggest supporter.
And
he was happy to say he was not
and would never
be a fan of the queen of pacifism to your death, thank you very much.
‘He
must have a headache, he might be dizzy and is it just me or does he
seem lethargic?’ Jango mentally cursed himself out for even caring
to notice but with what Kenobi had brought to him, he needed the
fucker alive to be able to get protection for Boba.
That
meant not letting the idiot work himself to death by ignoring sleep,
food and drink.
“What
happened to your hand?” The shy voice broke through Jango’s
thought process as he looked across the training room to find Kenobi
and the clones had moved back to the terminals, all of them sitting
down though where Kenobi had found a spare seat Jango had no idea.
The question seemed to come from one of the fresher clones as the
others shot him worried looks.
Jango
just crossed his arms over his chest and pretended not to care.
Laughing
faintly, Kenobi raised his metal hand, wiggling the fingers at them
as the robe fell down to expose his arm, the tunic under covering
from wrist to elbow where the robe had fallen. “I imagine you mean
this one and not my flesh one huh?” He was smiling, his face soft
and warm.
It
was a better look compared to the pinched one from earlier at least.
Sharpening
his ears without seeming too interested, Jango paid close attention
now.
A
few eager if nervous nods were given from the group.
Obi-Wan
smile widened even more, clearly pleased they were asking questions,
even if it was a bit tactless to ask about a prosthetic. “Well, you
see when I was born, I was taken from my parents,” Kenobi started
with a half smile, a bit of light dimming in his eyes. “By a very
bad person who wanted to create a weapon out of me. I was still an
infant so I don’t remember all of this but he took me and replaced
parts of me with mechanic bits, to make me into a tool, to make me
fight without my own will and make me slide beneath scans that droids
could not. I was meant to be an assassin with a droids function.”
He explained, his voice drawing low but it kept it’s steady tone as
he tugged down his tunic a bit to show them how a blade would pop out
of his arm and Jango, from the distance he was at, could spot what
looked like a connector port.
‘Just
how much of you is mechanical?’ He wondered.
“But
if you were little, how did the metal, I mean… metal doesn’t
grow.” One of the trooper suddenly asked, eyes wide before biting
his lips nervously.
Chuckling,
Obi-Wan nodded. “Most don’t no. But lets just say that my metal
parts are rather… special. I’m very unique and I’m also very
grateful the Jedi order found me. I don’t think life as a mindless
weapon would be a good existence.” Kenobi tilted his head before
looking up and meeting Jango’s eyes square on.
Tired
as he was and pale as he seemed, Jango felt a sudden jolt by meeting
those eyes, feeling as if he was suddenly stuck outside during one of
Kamino’s deadly storms, trapped by the might of the ocean and winds
combining as he stared into those eyes.
This
was a man who could be as placid and deceptive as the ocean and Jango
could feel it tear at him in that moment as green eyes stared him
down.
It
was Jango who looked away first in the end.