“Not quite.” Poe’s voice was calm and patient. “Remember? When those two letters are together, they make one sound.”
“Sh!” Rey leaned forward, gazing down at the little slip of paper. “Sh-i-p. Shi-p. Ship!” Her head shot up, grinning at Poe. “Ship, right?”
“Exactly!” He raised a hand, and she smacked it in triumph. // *has a flash of what it feels like to tutor my smallest student* But seriously, I love how patient Poe is. From his dynamic with Rey in the movies, I can so see her becoming a "favorite" of his. At the very least, I think she's the person who causes him the least stress. Actually, I take that back. I think that's Finn.
// Ben moved his eyes back down to his saber, quietly trying to hide his smile. // local man who is totally not down bad watch his totally not crush learn to read, details at eleven
// It wasn’t what he was used to, not from Poe’s personality or from his own lessons under Snoke and the elder Knights had taught him. But it was familiar; Shara Dameron’s tones and inflections alive and obvious in Poe’s voice as he taught. Cozy nights spent at her kitchen table, storybooks spread out in front of them and Shara gently guiding them through a phonics lesson. // asdfghjkl this is HITTING because I IMITATE MY MOM WHEN I TEACH TOO
// Rey gave a soft sigh, nudging back. It was as familiar as a brush of their shoulders now, as comforting as a physical lean. She tugged at him a little, asking for his attention as she opened her senses to him. Ben peered down through her eyes, murmuring to her through the Force.
Trigger.
“Tr-i-gg-er.” Rey sounded out, weighing her voice with uncertainty. Poe praised her, and a bit of the tension slid from her shoulders.
The lesson stretched on, Rey occasionally tugging at him for help while Poe collected more items, scrawled more words on paper.
Confusion shivered through the Force, and Ben looked without her needing to ask. He gave an audible sigh at the paper Poe had slid across to Rey.
Kriff off, Ben. // bahahahahahahahaha okay but Rey is a scavenger from a planet with no rules she IS exactly the kind of person who would automatically "cheat". Also I love that Poe figured it off, and I love that he is comfortable enough with Kylo again to say this and also call him Ben
// "That's an important one for her to learn too," he pointed out "the parts, and the whole phrase.”// *cackles* Finn being perpetually unimpressed by Ben gives me life
// Rey’s face grew hot, and she crossed her arms tightly over her chest. “Ben! When are you going to let that go?”
The exact moment you stop getting so flustered over it. // local man finds crush's blushing cute, but he's totally not nto her, nobody's forget
// “Technically,” Ben didn’t look up, pretending to be engrossed in lacing up his boots. “It’s the Skywalker saber. By birthright, I have the most claim to it.”
It was like setting off a thermal detonator of indignance.
“You have one already!” Rey protested, crossing her arms. // i really love the phrase therma detonator of indignance
// “And if that wasn’t enough,” Poe had continued, oblivious to his intentions or just uncaring of them.“ You forsaked…forsook?”
Rey and Finn blinked at him.
Poe waved them off. “You abandoned the family lineage, and Mom and Dad adopted me, so really I’m the one with the most claim to it.” / bahahahahahahahahahaha
// “Great work, team.” Finn leaned back against the wall, running his hands over his hair, which was just starting to grow out from its regulation Stormtrooper cut. “We’ve created two new parts to the problem instead of solving it.” // they need parents
// Ben paused. “It…has precedence.” he admitted. “If the Force wills the lightsaber to be with one of us specifically, it’ll guide the hand of whoever picks a piece of the paper. There were stories of some of the first Jedi using it to make decisions.” // ah they're drawing lots like they're in Acts. love them
// The cadence of his voice, the way he moved to lead them through the woods…Ben realized he’d never seen Poe lead before. Not from any vantage point except across from a smoke and blood stained battlefield. // *sobs*
// Finally, drenched in sweat and freckled with bug bites, the ground began to even out// i don't think i have ever heard the phrase "freckled with bug bites" before and i really like it
// Half of a crumbling stone wall stood before them. What was likely the foundation of a house, now scattered and fallen. Largely, it seemed, by weather and time. But what Finn pointed out was clear as day. A long, dark scorch mark burned across the side of the wall.
“We’re here.” Finn said quietly. // achhhhhhhh
// She didn’t have time to speak. She barely had time to lift her staff, as the sun-dappled ground came alive and lunged.// OOOOH
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