[ It's automatic-- an instinct. Without further thought his hand flies from Rey's shoulder and is held out to reach into his father's mind. ]
You saw I was busy with maintenance and Rey didn't want to be disturbed.
[ There's a long tense moment where he feels his will battling with his father's. Luke had cautioned him and the other students about this technique, that it could backfire spectatcularly if you didn't have the certainty of will and intention to match whomever you tried it on. It was best to only use it on the weak-willed.
But his desire to protect Rey and himself from this bullshit is strong. Stronger than he thought.
Han blinks and repeats.
'You're working on maintenance, and it sounds like Rey doesn't want to be disturbed.'
Ben's shoulders untense slightly. In disbelief and relief. ]
You should go help Chewie in the cockpit.
[ 'I should go help Chewie in the cockpit.'
And with that, Han is walking away.
And Ben... may be shaking slightly because this is the most confusing time of his Goddamn Life. If she lets him leave he's...
Gonna go straight to that couch to die.
Of a confusing boner and being scared shitless and also completely resolved to protect Rey all at once.
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You saw I was busy with maintenance and Rey didn't want to be disturbed.
[ There's a long tense moment where he feels his will battling with his father's. Luke had cautioned him and the other students about this technique, that it could backfire spectatcularly if you didn't have the certainty of will and intention to match whomever you tried it on. It was best to only use it on the weak-willed.
But his desire to protect Rey and himself from this bullshit is strong. Stronger than he thought.
Han blinks and repeats.
'You're working on maintenance, and it sounds like Rey doesn't want to be disturbed.'
Ben's shoulders untense slightly. In disbelief and relief. ]
You should go help Chewie in the cockpit.
[ 'I should go help Chewie in the cockpit.'
And with that, Han is walking away.
And Ben... may be shaking slightly because this is the most confusing time of his Goddamn Life. If she lets him leave he's...
Gonna go straight to that couch to die.
Of a confusing boner and being scared shitless and also completely resolved to protect Rey all at once.
It's a lot. ]