It had been a long time since Luke had been back at his father's place.
He knew it was over now; that "Vader" had receded and "Anakin" had returned to his old self, but part of him was still nervous. The helpless and chaotic hate and despair... it was hard not to think about when he was standing there, at the path leading up to the place his father and Ben shared. It brought up so many questions, especially after talking to Maul at the length he did when it came to the Emperor and what he did. How much of his father's life had been manipulated by the man? How much of him was broken and twisted by the guise of someone "trying to help"? Luke didn't know, couldn't even guess just how badly the Emperor had broken his father, or even if it was entirely the Emperor that did the breaking.
Things were so much simpler when he just thought the fact that he was Vader's son was enough to drag him back to the light.
Luke took a deep breath, dragging the Force tight around him, like it was enough to smother his anxieties on its own. At the very least, it helped, and he released his emotions out into the Force before he set foot on the walkway leading up to the door. By the time he reached it and held up his hand to knock, he felt a little more confident in himself, and ready to do what he could to reach out to his father again.
Anakin and/or Obi-Wan
He knew it was over now; that "Vader" had receded and "Anakin" had returned to his old self, but part of him was still nervous. The helpless and chaotic hate and despair... it was hard not to think about when he was standing there, at the path leading up to the place his father and Ben shared. It brought up so many questions, especially after talking to Maul at the length he did when it came to the Emperor and what he did. How much of his father's life had been manipulated by the man? How much of him was broken and twisted by the guise of someone "trying to help"? Luke didn't know, couldn't even guess just how badly the Emperor had broken his father, or even if it was entirely the Emperor that did the breaking.
Things were so much simpler when he just thought the fact that he was Vader's son was enough to drag him back to the light.
Luke took a deep breath, dragging the Force tight around him, like it was enough to smother his anxieties on its own. At the very least, it helped, and he released his emotions out into the Force before he set foot on the walkway leading up to the door. By the time he reached it and held up his hand to knock, he felt a little more confident in himself, and ready to do what he could to reach out to his father again.
And hopefully not blow it this time.