Hi I just read UnsafeGalaxy and omg can you give us more ? Like how does the conversation between Anakin and Asohka happen ? I don’t think she would understand at first ? And the relationship between Obi-Wan and Cody is super cute in this one, could we see maybe some hugs ? Since Obi seems to consider him safe like Anakin.
Tapping
his fingers on his vambrace, Obi-Wan stared at the darkening sky with
a tired look on his face as he leaned back against the tent pole.
Force
was he ever tired.
Tired
of trauma, tired of long nights, tired of dealing with sleemos, tired
of this damn war.
Ahsoka
had not taken their rather obvious protective ways all that well,
becoming both offended and a bit miffed to the point where both
Obi-Wan and Anakin had no other choice than to explain to her what
had been going on and why they knew it.
Obi-Wan
hadn’t known that Ahsoka could turn that kind of pasty maroon
before, her blue eyes too wide and too innocent despite everything
they had seen with her lekkus twitching and curling in unease.
Explaining
grooming, manipulation, what indecent behaviors
were warning signs and then the potential assault an adult might
commit towards her had been distressing enough.
Explaining
Obi-Wan’s personal experience with it had just been tiring and
after making sure Ahsoka understood, Obi-Wan had left the young lady
to Anakin, his last glimpse being Ahsoka clinging fiercely to Anakin
as the blond whispered reassurance and petted her monterals
carefully.
Closing
his eyes, Obi-Wan tipped his head back against the pole with a sigh.
Was
it so much to ask that the galaxy not taint their order more than it
had to, that Obi-Wan had to deal with the scene of someone actually
daring to even attempt
to groom someone from his lineage? He already had to deal with the
fact that they were karking slavers
by being General’s to the GAR even if all Jedi tried not to think
about it too much.
‘And
even if we had refused, it would have made the Senate declare us for
traitors.’ He thought bitterly to himself, he knew which way the
wind blew in the Senate and how the people around the galaxy looked
at them either with suspicion or uncertainty.
For
all that they had outreach centers to teach people about the Jedi
order, no one really knew anything about them.
Warriors,
mystic warriors, wizards of the galaxy…
“I’d
ask what you’re thinking but I don’t think I’d want to know.”
A calm voice entered his mind and Obi-Wan let out a soft noise,
opening his eyes in surprise as he hadn’t even taken notice of the
Force aura coming close to him.
But
then again it was a safe aura. “Cody.” He greeted with a quiet
noise before accepting the cup the other was holding out to him,
taking a deep breath to smell the lightly spiced dark tea the other
had brought him. “Thank you, this looks lovely.” He huffed out
gratefully.
Settling
against the pole too, the commander nodded. “You looked like you
needed it General and if you were doing what I think you were doing
moments before this then you should honestly have something
stronger.” He chuckled humorlessly.
Taking
a sip of the tea and savoring it, Obi-Wan let out a quiet hum. “And
what do you think I was doing?” He murmured quietly, watching a
small group of the 501st
patrol the camp, obviously having drawn the short straw for the night
watch.
“Spoken
with the commander about what accounts as predatory behavior or
something in that vein I would imagine.” Cody crossed his arms over
his chest, nodding when Obi-Wan grimaced. “Yeah, I figured as much
considering I also heard Commander Tano complain about being old
enough to decide for herself who to speak with.” He sighed a bit.
Taking
another sip to gather his thoughts, Obi-Wan sighed. “She means well
and she’s right, she does have the right to decide for herself
but…” He paused, staring into the dark color of the metal cup.
“She’s also young enough not to have the rights tools yet to
decide. I really didn’t want to have this conversation, I would
have to admit.” Obi-Wan sighed deeply.
Bumping
their shoulders together lightly, Cody caught his attention, his
amber eyes serious when Obi-Wan dragged himself to look at the
commander. “Hey, you were doing it for her best interest. There are
karking di’kuts out there who won’t be kind and she needs all the
tools you and General Skywalker can give her to defend herself, that
includes the knowledge and understanding how to distinguish who are
just trying to take advantage of her.” He murmured before resting a
careful hand on Obi-Wan’s shoulder, squeezing.
Swallowing
thickly, Obi-Wan shifted closer to the man and sunk himself into
Cody’s side, the arm moving around his shoulders instead and
resting there as they watched the sky darken and the camp lights came
on.
“…Thank
you Cody.”
“Any
time Gene-Obi-Wan, any time.”