better to burn out than to fade away ☼ may catch-all

[hopesparks]

Who: Anakin Solo, some CR, and maybe you
What: Catch-all with open and closed prompts
When: Throughout May
Where: Throughout the Trench

Content Warnings: None yet but they will be noted in the subject lines as needed!

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[hopesparks]

He watches carefully as she takes in it. He's tense even though he tries hard not to be.

But she gives him a soft smile and the tension in his shoulders unwinds. He ducks his head a little shyly.

"I'm sorry for not saying anything sooner, but I wasn't really sure how to approach it."

And he might've been hoping that someone else would clue her in first.

[democratically]

"Mm. Perhaps you could have asked Luke to blurt it out." There is a wry expression to her face, although her words aren't said in callousness or to harm. Rather, teasingly. "I can't blame you. Were I to run across my grandparents I would likely act the same. Hard to say, hi, grandma, it's me, especially when the person has no idea who you are, or has even had a child to begin with."

[hopesparks]

That gets a soft laugh out of Anakin. "Maybe. It would only be fair."

Padmé's teasing is warm rather than patronizing, which further helps him relax.

"Yeah, it's... been complicated. But I knew it would come out eventually, and I didn't want to hold it back longer than I needed to. It feels too much like lying."

[democratically]

Padmé lets her smile linger with his laugh. She does nod slowly, understanding. Things do seem to have a way of getting out here. Sometimes it is better to just approach it head-on rather than skirting around it. "Thank you, for telling me. I've no doubt it was hard."

[hopesparks]

Anakin shakes his head slightly. "It was only hard in figuring out how to approach it. You're easy to talk to, so I was only a little nervous."

Maybe it's that she reminds him of his mom. They'd never had difficulty communicating, even without the Force.