EEK! FloralSkin is so good! Can you continue it? Does the battle go well? Does Cody reveal to Obi-Wan? What does he SAY?!? Also bless you for writing during your period of rest. It was a delightful surprise.
When Obi-Wan had allowed himself to consider meeting his soulmate…
Well,
he hadn’t thought it be in a galactic war that’s for sure but he
did have some images.
Maybe
he’d come swooping in as a Jedi to be a rescue, maybe his soulmate
would be one of those to save him when the mission had gone wrong or
maybe they would be a pirate or smuggler or…
But
still…
The
one thing that remained true for every makeshift imagination and
scenario he had made in his own mind in quiet moments one thing
remained true,
The
Force had sent him someone who would love him, love Obi-Wan for who
he was, love him not because he was a Jedi but despite it. Love
him not for who he had been or who he’d become but for who he was.
Not
padawan Obi-Wan, not Knight Kenobi and certainly not Master and
council member Obi-Wan Kenobi.
And
never for being High General Kenobi, at the helm of a war he didn’t
want anything to do with, that set revulsion deep into his soul as he
was backed into a corner by the Senate as every other Jedi and became
war leaders of a slave army.
No,
all he wanted was someone who’d love Obi-Wan.
And
Obi-Wan would love them wholly too, regardless what they were.
He’d
understand and give them the love they should have, love them for who
they were and not what they had done or what they were.
He
hoped that wasn’t asking for too much, he didn’t want to be one
of the tragic stories of the galaxy about soulmates who weren’t
compatible, who ended up breaking each other apart.
And
there were a few weeks and months where he was sure he wouldn’t get
that chance, some years ago when his flowers had flickered with color
and almost turned utterly gray.
He
wouldn’t tell Anakin but he had spent those days praying to the
Force, begging them not to take away his soulmate with everything
inside of him screaming in denial until the color became fixed once
more.
And
now he’s finally staring at his soulmate, Cody standing in front of
him, a large scar curving his eye as Obi-Wan’s blood rushes through
his veins, a river in his ears that makes it difficult to hear Cody
as the man nervously says something, his helmet under his arm.
And
Obi-Wan can’t say a thing, just stares at him, sitting at his desk
in the privacy of his tent.
Here
he is, here Obi-Wan’s soulmate is, brave, beautiful, smart and
Obi-Wan’s own commander and part of the GAR that renders something
in Obi-Wan’s chest.
Because
he can’t save his own soulmate.
But
he’s alive.
And
Obi-Wan can see Cody’s face fall a bit, clearly Obi-Wan is taking
too long to respond.
He
doesn’t need to think.
He
doesn’t think at all as he moves,
Obi-Wan
does something utterly undignified
that would have Anakin gaping at him in shock and yet Obi-Wan still
perfectly tackles Cody to the floor, out of the tent flap.
The
commander’s helmet goes flying as he yelps loudly in shock but
Obi-Wan already has his hand under the others head, cushioning the
fall as he wraps the Force around them, the last thing he wants to is
to hurt Cody.
Instead,
breathless as they lay on the ground with Cody staring wide eyed up
at him with those amber eyes of Jango Fett, Obi-Wan presses wild,
desperate kisses all over his face, whispering under his breath in
stewjoni,
welcoming his soulmate into his heart.
Because
he already loves him.
He
said he’d love his soulmate regardless who they were and what they
did.
But
Cody is even easier to love than Obi-Wan had ever suspected his
soulmate would be and he only pauses when Cody cups his cheek,
meeting those eyes with his own.
Smiling
shakily, Cody presses one chaste kiss to Obi-Wan’s lips in return.
“Su cuy’gar ner runi kar’ta.” He whispers and Obi-Wan can feel
his heart fly at those words, as Cody greets him in mandalorian.
‘Hello
my heart soulheart.’
Closing
his eyes, Obi-Wan let out a ragged breath before returning the
greeting. “Su cuy’gar ner runi kar’ta Cody.” Obi-Wan returned
the chaste kiss, smiling so wide his cheeks hurt and yet he never
wanted to stop smiling ever again.
He
found his soulmate.