The ship had gone still.
Most of the squad was asleep or at their rotating stations, the buzz of activity finally reduced to soft footsteps and quiet system hums. You couldn’t sleep. Your mind was too full. Of war. Of your people. Of him.
You stepped into the small mess area, wrapped in a light shawl, datapad abandoned for now. The stars shimmered through the viewports—quiet reminders that home was still a jump away.
Fox stood near the corner of the room, arms folded, armor still on, posture straight as a blaster barrel. He didn’t sleep either, apparently.
“Commander,” you said softly.
He looked up. “Senator.”
You crossed over to the small counter, pouring two glasses of the modest liquor you’d brought from home—a deep, rich amber spirit your father once called “liquid courage.” You turned and held out a glass to him.
“A peace offering,” you said. “Or a truce. Or a bribe. I haven’t decided yet.”
His eyes flicked from the drink to your face. “I’m on duty.”
“I figured,” you murmured. “But I thought I’d try anyway.”
He didn’t take it. You didn’t seem surprised.
Instead, you set it beside him and leaned back against the opposite wall, cradling your own drink between your fingers. “Do you ever turn it off?”
Fox was quiet for a moment. “The job?”
You nodded.
“No.” He said it without hesitation. “If I do, people get hurt.”
You watched him carefully. “That’s a heavy way to live.”
He gave a small shrug. “It’s the only way I know how.”
Another beat of silence.
“Why did you do it?” you asked. “Come on this mission. Really.”
Fox’s jaw tightened slightly. “It’s my job.”
You raised an eyebrow. “So you personally assign yourself to every Senator in distress?”
He hesitated. For once, his gaze flicked away.
“I’ve seen how the Senate works,” he said. “Most of them wouldn’t even look at a trooper if we were bleeding out in front of them. But you… you stayed after the session. You fought for people who can’t fight for themselves. You saw us.”
Your throat tightened unexpectedly.
“And I didn’t want you to walk into danger alone.”
You stared at him for a long moment, glass forgotten in your hand. “That doesn’t sound like just your job, Commander.”
His eyes finally met yours again—steadier now. More open. And, stars help you, so full of weight he didn’t know how to express out loud.
“No,” he said finally. “It doesn’t.”
The silence between you changed—no longer empty, but thick with understanding. The kind you didn’t speak of because it was too real.
You stepped forward slowly, picking up the untouched glass you’d offered him earlier.
“Still on duty?” you asked softly, brushing your fingers against his as you took the drink back in your other hand.
Fox didn’t answer.
But he didn’t pull away, either.
You finally excused yourself, your steps quiet as you retreated toward your quarters with a whispered “Goodnight, Commander.”
Fox didn’t respond. Couldn’t.
His gaze lingered where you’d just stood, your scent still in the air—soft, warm, like something grounding amidst all the cold metal and chaos.
The untouched glass in your hands, the brush of your fingers on his glove, the way you looked at him like you saw him—not just the armor, not just the title.
He exhaled sharply through his nose, jaw clenched so hard it ached.
He didn’t do feelings. Not on duty. Not ever.
And yet.
“Thought I smelled something burning.”
Fox didn’t need to look to know it was Hound. Grizzer padded quietly beside him, tongue lolling lazily, clearly amused.
Fox muttered, “Shouldn’t you be asleep?”
“Could say the same about you.” Hound stepped into the light, arms folded over his chest, eyebrow raised. “So. You gonna talk about it?”
“There’s nothing to talk about.”
“Uh-huh.” Hound’s tone was flat, unimpressed. “You stood there like a statue for five minutes after she left. You’re not even blinking. Pretty sure even Grizzer picked up on it.”
The strill let out a low chuff, like it agreed.
Fox turned his face away. “Drop it.”
“I would,” Hound said casually, “but it’s hard to ignore the fact that our famously emotionless commander suddenly cares very much about one specific Senator.”
“She’s… different.”
“Ohhh, so we are talking about it now?” Hound smirked.
Fox didn’t answer.
Hound stepped closer, lowering his voice—not mocking now, just honest. “Look, vod… We’ve all seen how they treat us. The senators. The brass. Most of them wouldn’t notice if we vanished tomorrow. But she sees you.”
Fox’s jaw flexed again, the ache behind his eyes growing sharper.
“She sees you, Fox,” Hound repeated gently. “And I think that scares the hell out of you.”
A long silence stretched between them.
Then, quietly, Fox murmured, “I can’t afford to feel anything. Not right now. Not while she’s in danger.”
Hound studied him for a moment, then nodded slowly. “Yeah. I get that.” He turned to leave. “But when it’s all over, and you still can’t breathe unless you’re near her? Don’t act surprised.”
Fox didn’t move.
Didn’t respond.
Didn’t deny it.
⸻
The ship touched down just outside the capital’s perimeter, the soft hiss of the landing gear punctuated by the high-pitched whine of distant warning sirens—testing protocols, for now. Not real.
Not yet.
The skies were overcast, a thick grey ceiling hanging low over the city like a held breath. Your home was still standing, still calm, but tension clung to the air like static.
Fox stood at the bottom of the ramp, visor angled outward, scanning the buildings and courtyards that framed the landing pad. Thire, Stone, and Hound fanned out without instruction. The city guard was present—under-trained, under-equipped, but trying.
You stepped off the ramp and immediately straightened your posture as a familiar man approached—Governor Dalen, flanked by two aides and a pale-faced city official clutching a datapad like a lifeline.
“Senator,” Dalen said, his voice tight but relieved. “You came back.”
You offered a small smile, but your eyes were already on the buildings, the people, the quiet way citizens walked just a little too quickly, too aware.
“Of course I came,” you said. “I told you I would.”
“I didn’t think they’d let you,” he admitted.
“They didn’t,” you said plainly. “But I wasn’t asking.”
Fox’s eyes shifted slightly, his stance tensing at the edge of your voice. That edge had returned—sharp, determined, the voice of someone who belonged here, in the dirt with her people.
You took a breath. “We stood before the Senate. I made our case. I begged.”
Dalen didn’t speak.
You shook your head. “But they’re stretched thin. We’re not a priority. They said they’d ‘review the situation’ once the Outer Rim sieges ease.”
Dalen’s face hardened. “So they’ll help us when there’s nothing left to save.”
“That’s the game,” you said bitterly. “Politics.”
Behind you, Fox’s shoulders shifted—just barely—but enough that you knew he heard. Knew he understood.
“But,” you added, lifting your chin, “we’re not alone. Commander Fox and his squad have been assigned to protect the capital until reinforcements can be spared.”
The governor’s gaze flicked past you, eyeing the bright red armor, the silent, imposing soldiers who looked more like war machines than men.
“They’re few in number,” you said, “but I’d trust one of them over a hundred guardsmen.”
Fox stepped forward then, speaking for the first time. “We’ll secure the palace perimeter and establish fallback zones in the city. If the Separatists make a move, we’ll hold them as long as needed.”
You didn’t miss the subtle weight behind his words: We’ll hold them off long enough for you to survive.
And somehow, even in all that steel and stoicism, it made your heart ache.
The governor gave a hesitant nod, but the weariness in his posture didn’t fade. “We’ll do what we can to prepare, but if they attack…”
“We hold,” you said simply.
Fox turned his head slightly, just enough to look at you. “And we protect.”
You gave him a small, fierce smile. “I know you will.”
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The market square was quieter than you remembered.
Stalls were still open, vendors selling fruit and fabric and hot bread, but the usual bustle was muted. People spoke in hushed voices, glancing nervously at the skies every few minutes as if expecting Separatist ships to appear at any second.
You didn’t take a speeder. You walked.
You wanted them to see you—not as some distant official behind Senate walls, but as someone who came home. Someone who stayed.
“Senator,” an older woman called, her hands tight around a child’s shoulders. “Is it true? That the Republic isn’t coming?”
You crouched to the child’s eye level, your expression gentle. “They are coming,” you said carefully. “Just not yet. But we’re not alone. We have soldiers here. Good ones.”
Behind you, Fox lingered in the shadow of a nearby wall, helmet on, arms folded. Watching. Always.
A young man stepped forward, anger shining in his eyes. “We heard rumors. That they think we’re not worth the effort.”
“They’re wrong,” you said, rising to face him. “You are worth the effort. I went to the Senate myself. I fought for this place. And I will keep fighting until we get what we need. But until then… we hold the line.”
Murmurs spread through the crowd. A few people clapped, quietly. Some didn’t. But they listened.
And they saw you.
After several more conversations—reassurances, promises, words you hoped you could keep—you stepped into the alley behind the square for a breath of quiet. The pressure was starting to catch up with you, sharp and cold in your lungs.
Fox was already there, leaning against the wall, helmet off, his expression unreadable.
“You shouldn’t have come out without a perimeter,” he said.
You tilted your head. “You were the perimeter.”
“That’s not the point,” he muttered, stepping closer. “If they attack, the capital will be first. The square could be turned to ash in minutes. You can’t be in the middle of a crowd when it happens.”
“They needed to see me.”
“I need you alive.”
The words came out harsher than he intended—too fast, too sharp—and he immediately looked away like he wished he could take them back.
You stared at him, heart catching in your throat.
His jaw clenched. “Your death won’t inspire anyone.”
Silence.
“You’re worried about me,” you said quietly, stepping forward.
“I’m responsible for you,” he corrected, but there was no strength behind it.
You reached out, fingers brushing the gauntlet on his arm. “You don’t have to lie, Fox. Not to me.”
He looked down at your hand on his armor, at the softness in your voice that disarmed him more than any weapon ever could.
“This is going to get worse before it gets better,” he said. “And if you keep walking into the fire…”
You smiled sadly. “You’ll follow me in?”
He didn’t speak.
He didn’t have to.
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Okay, where is the Mace Windu fandom? Because he’s my favorite Jedi, and I was telling that to some Star Wars fans ik and they looked at me like I was crazy. I need proof we exist.
Commander Fox x Reader X Commander Thorn
The sun streamed softly through the skylights of the café nestled high in the Coruscant Senate District, the sky hazy but warm. For once, the city didn’t feel like durasteel and duty—it felt like a reprieve.
She sat at the center of a wide, cushioned booth, coffee in hand, a real pastry on her plate, and a few senators she trusted across from her.
Padmé Amidala was all soft smiles and elegant composure, draped in airy lilac silks. Mon Mothma sipped quietly at her tea, nodding along to a story about a misfiled vote and a rogue Ithorian delegate. For a moment, she allowed herself to forget the war, the complications, and the heartbreak waiting back at HQ.
“Honestly,” Padmé was saying, brushing a strand of hair from her face, “I think it’s only a matter of time before Senator Ask Aak tries to propose another committee solely to investigate snack break durations.”
“And I will die on the floor before I vote yes on that,” the senator deadpanned.
Everyone laughed.
Near the corner of the table, GH-9 sat stiffly in a borrowed chair, arms crossed.
Across from him stood C-3PO, who had been in a monologue about Senate etiquette protocols for the past eight minutes. “And as I was saying, I once witnessed a Rodian ambassador eat a napkin, and I said to him—politely of course—that—”
“I will self-destruct if he keeps talking,” GH-9 whispered across the table.
R7 chirped in agreement, not helping.
Padmé turned just in time to see GH-9 lean slowly to the left in his chair. Inch by inch. Clearly trying to slide behind the potted plant beside them.
“Is he—?” she began.
“Yes,” the senator said, watching her droid with utter betrayal. “GH-9, you’re not stealth-programmed. You sound like a toolbox falling down stairs.”
“I’m preservation-programmed,” he said flatly, halfway concealed behind a fern. “Preserving my sanity.”
C-3PO peered after him, clearly unaware. “Oh dear, did I say something to offend your companion?”
“You haven’t not offended him,” the senator muttered, sipping her caf with a grimace. “GH, back in your chair before I reassign you to Senator Orn Free Taa.”
GH-9 hissed audibly and reappeared.
The others laughed again, and it felt real. It wasn’t forced diplomacy or battlefield gallows humor—it was easy.
She leaned back in her seat, her fingers absently brushing over the edge of her cup, eyes softening.
This was the first bit of normality she’d tasted in… Force, she didn’t know how long. No bombs, no war, no heartbreak waiting just behind a hallway corner.
Just brunch. And friends. And her ridiculous, problematic, fiercely loyal droids.
“Thank you,” she said quietly to Padmé and Mon.
Padmé smiled. “You deserve it. Whatever’s waiting after this—take this moment. Let it be real.”
She nodded, and for once, she let herself believe it.
The Senate Gardens were quiet that afternoon, a rare lull between committee meetings and security alerts. A breeze wound through the paths lined with silver-leafed trees and flowerbeds shaped like old planetary seals, bringing with it the scent of something vaguely floral and aggressively fertilized.
The senator strolled slowly, arms behind her back, letting the peace settle on her shoulders like a shawl. GH-9 followed dutifully a step behind, ever the loyal—if snide—shadow. R7 zipped ahead, occasionally stopping to examine flowers or scan the base of a tree for reasons known only to himself.
“You know,” she said, glancing sideways at her protocol droid, “I take back every time I said you talked too much.”
GH-9 tilted his metal head. “Growth. I’m proud of you.”
“It’s just…” she sighed, then cracked a smile. “Thank the Maker you’re not like Padmé’s droid.”
“C-3PO.” GH-9 shuddered audibly. “His vocabulary is a weapon. And I say that as someone fluent in Huttese and forty-seven forms of insult.”
Behind them, R7 gave a sharp beep-beep-whoop, then a low, almost conspiratorial bwreeeet.
GH-9 translated immediately. “He says he considered pushing Threepio off the balcony. Twice.”
The senator stopped walking. “R7. You didn’t.”
R7 spun his dome proudly and beeped again.
“He would’ve landed in the ornamental koi pond,” GH added. “Not fatal. Possibly therapeutic.”
She snorted and shook her head, then leaned down and patted the astromech on the dome. “You’re going to get us barred from every brunch if you keep this up.”
R7 chirped in what could only be described as gleeful defiance.
They walked on, shoes soft against the stone path. GH-9 silently adjusted his internal temperature, scanning the area with a casual eye, always alert even on a leisurely stroll. R7 nudged a flowerpot for no apparent reason and then spun away before anyone could catch him.
The senator paused under a willow-fronded archway, taking in the stillness of the city from this rare, green perch.
“Just for today,” she murmured, mostly to herself. “Let the galaxy run without me.”
Her droids flanked her quietly, one too sarcastic to say it aloud, the other too chaotic to sit still, but in their own strange way—they understood.
And for now, that was enough.
The quiet didn’t last.
The senator turned at the sound of approaching voices—one smooth and long-suffering, the other excited and young.
“—I’m just saying, Master, if Anakin can sneak out of his diplomatic duties, then maybe you should let me—”
“Padawan,” Kenobi’s voice was firm but amused, “if I must endure these soul-draining conversations, then so must you. Consider it training in patience.”
R7 gave a warning beep as the pair came into view, and GH-9 let out a long sigh that sounded entirely put-upon.
“Oh no,” GH muttered.
The senator smirked as Obi-Wan and Ahsoka stepped through the garden archway. Obi-Wan wore the tired expression of a man responsible for someone else’s teenager, while Ahsoka looked far too happy to be anywhere not involving politics.
“Senator,” Obi-Wan greeted her with a shallow bow, tone clipped but polite. “Apologies for the intrusion. Someone insisted on a detour through the gardens.”
“I said I heard R7 whirring and figured you were nearby,” Ahsoka said with a sheepish smile, stepping forward. “And I was right. He’s hard to miss.”
R7 let out a smug breep-breep.
“Of course he is,” GH-9 muttered. “He’s a four-wheeled menace with an ego the size of Kessel.”
The senator gave Ahsoka a warm smile. “It’s good to see you again. Still tormenting your masters, I hope?”
Ahsoka grinned. “Always.”
“And Anakin?”
“Gone,” Obi-Wan said flatly. “I’m certain he’s off flying something he wasn’t cleared to take.”
“Again?”
“Again.”
GH-9 gave an ahem. “Is it too late to apply for reassignment to the Jedi Temple? I feel I would fit in with the sarcasm and poorly timed emotional breakdowns.”
“Tempting,” Obi-Wan replied dryly. “But we’re quite full.”
The senator laughed softly. For all their chaos, this was the first time in a long while she’d felt truly…herself. Among friends. Just for a moment.
Ahsoka glanced at her, then at the droids, then elbowed Obi-Wan. “You see what happens when people actually like their astromechs?”
“I’m not convinced liking R7 is safe,” Obi-Wan replied.
“I’m right here,” the senator said.
“You nicknamed your astromech after a murder droid prototype,” Kenobi said pointedly.
“And?”
R7 beeped proudly.
They all walked together down the garden path, the sun cutting through the trees, the war momentarily at bay. Just a Jedi, a padawan, a senator, and two terrible droids sharing a rare pocket of peace.
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The Senate rotunda was unusually quiet for mid-morning, the marble floors reflecting the soft golden light from the skylights overhead. Most of the Senators had retreated to their offices or were buried in committees, leaving the hallways hushed and peaceful.
She walked in silence, heels clicking softly, R7 trundling beside her with a low, rhythmic whirr.
It was rare to be alone without GH-9’s snide commentary, and even rarer to move through the Senate without being glared at, whispered about, or stopped by someone fishing for gossip about her war record. But for now, just for a little while, there was quiet.
Until she rounded the corner and nearly walked straight into Commander Fox.
He stopped short. So did she.
Her breath caught slightly in her throat—not just from the surprise, but from the look in his eyes. There was something unreadable behind the stoicism, something softer than usual. They stood there, face to face in the empty corridor.
“Senator,” he greeted, voice low and slightly rough.
“Commander.” Her voice came out steadier than she expected.
R7 beeped once in greeting. Fox gave the droid a slow nod, eyes never really leaving her.
“How’s your arm?” he asked, glancing briefly at the faded bruise near her elbow—one he shouldn’t have even noticed.
“Healing. You notice things like that?”
“I notice a lot of things,” he said simply.
Their silence was heavy but not uncomfortable. The tension between them wasn’t sharp—it was something else. Quieter. Close.
Fox shifted slightly. “I’ve been meaning to speak with you again… alone.”
She tilted her head. “About?”
His eyes searched hers. “About a few things. But none I can say properly here.”
A breathless pause lingered between them. Her lips parted to respond—just as a sharp bzzzzt and a startled, panicked wheeze echoed down the hall.
Fox’s head whipped toward the noise.
“What—?”
They both turned in time to see Senator Orn Free Taa stumble out of a side chamber, smoke curling from his heavy robes and one eye twitching violently.
Behind him, R7 retracted a small taser arm, beeping in what sounded suspiciously like satisfaction.
“You… you monster!” Orn Free Taa wailed. “That droid attacked me!”
“R7!” she gasped, both horrified and not remotely surprised. “What did you do?”
R7 gave a low, smug trill, followed by a short sequence of beeps that translated loosely to: He touched me. Twice. I warned him.
Fox blinked slowly, then turned to her. “Is this a normal day for you?”
“Less normal than you’d think, more than I’d like.”
Orn Free Taa continued to sputter. “I will have that thing decommissioned!”
R7 flashed red for just a second.
Fox stepped forward smoothly, posture stiff with authority. “Senator Free Taa, if you’d like to file a formal complaint, I suggest doing so through the appropriate channels. In the meantime, perhaps don’t antagonize sensitive hardware.”
Orn huffed and stormed off, muttering about assassins and droid uprisings.
Fox glanced back at her, then at R7. “He’s got personality.”
“He’s got issues.”
Fox gave the faintest, fleeting smile. “He fits in well with the rest of your entourage, then.”
She didn’t argue.
He lingered a moment longer, and when he spoke again, it was quieter.
“When you’re ready… come find me.”
And just like that, he walked away, leaving her with the scent of durasteel and something human.
R7 beeped once. She looked down.
“No,” she muttered, “you don’t get praise for tasing Taa.”
R7 whirred indignantly.
“…But thanks.”
⸻
The moment the senator stepped through the doors of her apartment, the tension began to slip from her shoulders.
Coruscant’s towering skyline glowed outside her windows, the buzz of speeders distant, like bees in a jar. Inside, however, her apartment was a rare sanctuary of quiet. The lights had been dimmed to a warm amber hue, and something actually smelled good.
“GH,” she called, slipping off her shoes. “Did you get the groceries I asked for?”
The protocol droid stepped into view with his usual self-important flourish, holding a wooden spoon like a scepter.
“Indeed, Senator. Organic produce only. Locally sourced. And I took the liberty of preparing a traditional dish from your homeworld. You’re welcome.”
She blinked. “You cooked?”
“Someone has to ensure you don’t wither away on cheap caf and political backstabbing. Now sit. Eat. Hydrate.”
“Did you poison it?”
“Only with love and an appropriate sodium content.”
She smirked and dropped onto the couch, letting her head fall back. R7 beeped in from his corner near the charging station, where he was currently judging the wine selection GH-9 had apparently pulled out.
Dinner was good—suspiciously good, considering GH’s history of being more bark than bite when it came to domestic duties. She’d almost forgotten how nice it was to sit, eat warm food, and not worry about her planet’s future or which clone might punch another one next.
That is, until GH-9 spoke again.
“By the way, Master Vos has been standing on your balcony for the past hour.”
She nearly choked on her wine. “What?”
“I refused to let him in. He tried to sweet-talk me, claimed he had urgent Jedi business, but I could sense it was likely just gossip. Or feelings. Or both.”
“GH,” she groaned, standing.
“I told him you were not available for nonsense. He insisted on waiting anyway. Shall I continue denying him entry?”
She padded toward the balcony doors, glass catching the light. Sure enough, Quinlan Vos was outside—hood up, arms folded, leaning against the railing like a kicked puppy pretending to be a sulky teenager.
He knocked once, with exaggerated slowness.
She stared at him through the glass. R7 wheeled up behind her, beeped once, and extended his taser arm with far too much enthusiasm.
“No,” she sighed. “We’re not tasing Vos.”
R7 beeped again, very pointedly.
“Not tonight.”
She cracked the door open just enough to glare at the man leaning far too comfortably on her private balcony. “You know normal people knock on doors.”
“I did,” Vos said, gesturing to GH through the glass. “He hissed at me and threw a ladle.”
“I did not hiss,” GH called from the kitchen. “I was firm, composed, and wielding kitchenware appropriately.”
She opened the door wider. “What do you want?”
Vos smiled sheepishly. “Just wanted to see how your day went. I heard through various channels there may have been… tasering?”
She narrowed her eyes. “You’re not coming in.”
“I won’t touch anything. I swear.”
“GH,” she called, already regretting this, “make up the couch.”
“I will not,” GH sniffed, “but I will sanitize it after.”
Vos grinned wide as he stepped inside, boots clunking softly. “I knew you missed me.”
“I didn’t.”
R7 beeped softly from beside her, his taser still not fully retracted.
“…Okay, maybe a little,” she muttered, walking back toward her half-eaten dinner. “But if you breathe too loud, I’m letting R7 handle it.”
R7 chirped in bloodthirsty agreement.
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“Are you two… together?”
Omega blinked up at you, head tilted with that signature mix of innocent curiosity and surgical precision, like she was investigating the oddities of adult behavior again.
Tech glanced up from his datapad, not the least bit ruffled. You didn’t look away from the gear you were calibrating, either. A beat passed.
“Yes,” you both said in perfect unison.
Omega squinted, unconvinced.
“But you don’t do anything!” she exclaimed, arms flailing slightly. “No hand-holding, no kissing, no—ugh—staring at each other like Wrecker and that woman from the food stalls!”
You shrugged. “We fixed the water pump system together last night. That was plenty.”
Tech nodded. “And we enjoy our shared quiet time between 2100 and 2130 hours. Typically on the cliffside bench.”
Omega made a face. “That’s it?”
“That is a significant amount of bonding,” Tech replied, tapping at his datapad. “Just because it doesn’t conform to more overt romantic displays does not mean the bond is any less valid.”
You added, without looking up, “We don’t need to prove anything.”
Omega grumbled and wandered off, muttering something about how weird grownups were. You smirked faintly.
When the datapad made a soft chime, Tech turned it toward you. It was a thermal reading—your shared analysis project on the geothermal vents near the northern cliffs.
“You were correct,” he said, adjusting his goggles. “There is a secondary vent system. I suspect it branches beneath the island’s reef shelf.”
You leaned closer to the screen. “Nice. That’ll stabilize the water temps around the farms. You wanna go check it out?”
“Affirmative,” he said. Then, after a pause: “I enjoy when we do these things together.”
You looked up at him and nodded, your version of “I do too.”
The two of you set out across Pabu, walking in companionable silence. You didn’t talk much. You didn’t have to. There was a rhythm, an ease to your presence beside each other. When you handed Tech a scanner without being asked, or when he adjusted your toolbelt with a small, thoughtful flick of his fingers — that was your version of affection.
Sometimes, Wrecker would nudge Crosshair (visiting, grumbling, but always watching) and whisper, “How do they even like each other?”
Crosshair would reply, “They don’t need to. They get each other.”
Later, the sun dipped low, casting warm gold across the cliffs. You and Tech sat side by side on your usual bench. No words. Just a datapad between you, exchanging quiet theories, occasionally pointing at the sea when a bird swooped or a current shifted strangely.
Tech finally broke the silence.
“Most people… expect something different from a relationship. More expression. More effort.”
You looked at him. “This is effort. Just a different kind.”
His lips curled slightly at the edge — his version of a full grin.
“I concur.”
After a moment, he added, “You are the first person I’ve encountered who does not require translation of my silence.”
You gave a small smile and leaned just enough to bump your shoulder against his. “And you’re the first person who doesn’t expect me to say things I don’t feel like saying out loud.”
He reached over and adjusted your sleeve where it had folded weirdly. Not romantic. Not flashy. Just… quietly right.
Behind you, somewhere near the beach, Omega was laughing, chasing a crab and antagonising Crosshair.
But here, in this quiet little corner of peace, you and Tech sat in absolute understanding.
No need to explain. No need to perform. Just existing.
Exactly as you were.
Exactly together.
Warnings: Injury, emotional vulnerability, PTSD, heavy angst, post-war trauma.
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You’d found the distress signal by accident.
A flicker on a broken console. Weak. Nearly buried under layers of static, bouncing endlessly off dead satellites like a ghost signal. Most people wouldn’t have noticed it.
But you weren’t most people.
And the frequency?
It was clone code.
You tracked it to a crumbling outpost on a desolate moon—half buried in dust storms, long abandoned by the Republic, forgotten by the Empire.
Your ship touched down rough. You didn’t wait for the storm to pass. You ran.
And then you heard him.
At first, it was just static. Then faint words bled through the interference—raspy, broken, desperate.
“Hello?…This is CT-7567…Rex…please—”
Static.
“…can’t…move…legs—I need—”
More static. Then a choked, cracking breath.
“I don’t wanna die like this…”
Your heart stopped.
You sprinted through the busted corridors, blaster drawn, shouting his name.
“Rex!”
Then you heard it.
Closer now.
“Please…somebody…I—”
His voice was barely human—childlike, even. Like pain had stripped away all the command, all the strength, all the control he used to wear like armor.
And finally—you found him.
Pinned beneath collapsed durasteel. Blood everywhere. One leg crushed, helmet off, face pale with shock and dirt. His chestplate was cracked straight through.
His eyes were glassy. He didn’t see you yet.
“Help…help…please…Jesse…Kic…Fives—” His voice cracked. “…Anakin?”
Your heart shattered.
You dropped your blaster and knelt beside him. “Rex—Rex, it’s me.”
His eyes flicked toward you, unfocused. “Y-you’re not…I can’t…I c-can’t feel my legs…”
You cupped his cheek. “It’s okay. I’m here. I’ve got you.”
His fingers twitched like he was trying to reach for you. “D-don’t leave. Please…don’t leave me.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” you whispered, throat tight. “You’re safe now. Just hold on.”
Tears blurred your vision as you started clearing the debris, carefully, trying not to make it worse. He winced, hissed, bit down a scream.
“Hurts…”
“I know. I know, Rex. I’ve got you.”
You triggered your comm for evac, barely holding it together. Your hands were shaking. You’d never seen him like this. Not Rex. Not your Rex.
He had always been the strong one. The steady one. The soldier who stood when everyone else fell.
But now?
Now he was just a man.
Bleeding. Scared. Alone.
You gathered him into your arms when the debris was off, whispering to him over and over—“I’ve got you, I’ve got you”—like a lifeline. His blood soaked your jacket, but you didn’t care. He buried his face against your shoulder, barely conscious.
“I—I thought I was dead,” he mumbled. “I kept calling…no one came…no one came…”
You closed your eyes.
“Well, I did,” you whispered into his hair. “I came for you.”
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He woke up in pieces.
A white ceiling. The smell of antiseptic. A faint hum of low-grade shielding. The dull, distant pain in his leg—muted by the good stuff, but still there.
And your voice.
He could hear you before he could turn his head.
“I know you’re awake, Rex.”
He blinked. You were sitting beside his cot, reading something, legs pulled up under you, soft shirt half-wrinkled. You looked like you hadn’t slept much. He hated that.
“How long?”
“Three days since I found you. Two since the surgery. You’ve been in and out.”
He nodded, slowly. “You… stayed.”
You closed your book. “Of course I did.”
He turned his head away from you. “You shouldn’t have.”
There was no heat in it. No real push. Just… guilt.
You didn’t answer at first. You watched his hands—trembling slightly, like they were remembering something he hadn’t said out loud yet.
Rex had always been good at holding the line. At being unshakable. Calm. Controlled.
But he wasn’t now.
He was tired. The kind of tired that lives under your skin. That no bacta tank or stim shot can fix.
“I called for them,” he said suddenly. Quiet. His voice hollow.
You said nothing. Let him go on.
“I thought I was going to die. I was calling for people who’ve been dead for years. I knew they were dead. But I kept saying their names.”
You reached for his hand.
He didn’t pull away.
“I heard your voice last,” he whispered. “And I thought… maybe I was already gone.”
“You’re not.”
He nodded again. Then after a pause—“Maybe I should be.”
Your breath caught.
“I’m not… I don’t know who I am anymore,” he continued. “The war’s over. The men are scattered. My brothers are dead or… worse. I spent years holding it all together and now it’s all just—”
He clenched his jaw. “Gone.”
You rubbed your thumb over his knuckles.
“Sometimes I wake up thinking I’m still on Umbara,” he said after a long moment. “Other times I forget Fives is gone. Or Jesse. And then it hits me again. And again. And it’s like dying over and over.”
You got up slowly, sitting on the edge of the cot, so close your knees brushed.
“You’re still here, Rex. And you don’t have to carry this alone anymore.”
He looked at you then.
Really looked at you.
You, with sleep-deprived eyes and your voice so soft it made something inside him tremble. You, who found him when no one else was listening. You, who stayed.
His voice cracked. “I don’t know how to let go of it.”
“You don’t have to. Not all at once. Not even forever. But maybe… just for tonight?”
You slid beside him, gently, until his head could rest against your shoulder.
He was shaking.
It wasn’t obvious. It wasn’t loud. But it was real.
You wrapped your arm around him.
He didn’t say anything after that.
He didn’t need to.
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Later, long after he fell asleep—finally at peace for the first time in years—you whispered against his temple:
“I came for you, Rex. I’ll always come for you.”
And you stayed, holding him through the silence, while the storm raged somewhere far away.
Hi! Your writing is superb and I love your fic with the reader and Crosshair bantering. Do you think you could do a Crosshair x Fem!reader where she finally gets him flustered and blushing? Maybe a bit of spice at the end if that’s ok? Xx
Crosshair x Fem!Reader
Warnings: No explicit smut, but it’s definitely mature
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Crosshair was used to being in control—of his aim, of his surroundings, of people. He liked it that way.
What he didn’t like was how you always had a retort ready for him, sharp as the toothpick between his teeth.
“Your stalking’s getting obvious, sharpshooter,” you drawled, slinging your rifle over your shoulder as he fell into step beside you. “Didn’t know you liked watching me walk that much.”
“I wasn’t watching you walk,” he muttered.
You raised an eyebrow. “So you were watching my ass. Got it.”
He glanced away, jaw tight, a faint flush creeping up his neck.
Score one.
“You’re lucky I’m into grumpy, brooding types who pretend they don’t care.”
“I don’t.”
“Mmhm,” you said, voice thick with amusement. “That why you always hover when I’m patching up, or growl when I flirt with other clones?”
He stopped walking. You didn’t. Not until he grabbed your wrist, tugging you back with just enough force to make it known he was done playing.
“I don’t growl.”
“Oh, honey,” you smirked, stepping in close. “You practically purr when you’re jealous.”
His eyes narrowed, but his pulse jumped beneath your fingertips. You hadn’t meant to touch his chest—but your hand was there now, and he wasn’t moving.
“Careful,” he warned, voice low.
You tilted your head. “Why? You gonna shoot me?”
“No. But I might do something you’ll like.”
You gave him a slow, wicked grin. “That’s the idea.”
And that’s when it happened—the blush. Subtle at first, just a dusting of pink across those high cheekbones. But you saw it. He knew you saw it.
“You’re blushing,” you whispered, grinning like you’d just landed a perfect headshot.
He scoffed. “It’s hot in here.”
“We’re on Hoth.”
Silence. You let it stretch. Delicious, victorious silence.
“…You gonna keep staring, or—”
You silenced him with a kiss—soft, heated, and just enough tongue to make his breath hitch. His hand gripped your waist in reflex, grounding, needing.
“You gonna let me keep talking like that,” you breathed against his lips, “or are you finally gonna shut me up properly?”
He backed you into the nearest wall faster than you could blink, lips crashing against yours harder this time, heat surging between you both like a live wire. When he pulled back, his voice was husky, feral.
“Be careful what you ask for.”
You smirked, heart hammering. “Right on target.”
The wall was cold at your back, but Crosshair was not.
His body pressed flush to yours, lean and strong, caging you in with one hand braced above your head and the other gripping your hip like you might slip through his fingers if he didn’t anchor you.
“You’ve got a real smart mouth,” he muttered, voice dark and ragged.
“I know,” you breathed, dragging your nails lightly down the front of his blacks. “You like it.”
He growled—a low, almost feral sound—then tilted your chin up with his gloved fingers and kissed you again. This time, there was no holding back. Teeth, tongue, heat. He kissed like he fought—focused, controlled, but with a dangerous edge that said he might snap.
You wanted him to snap.
Your fingers slipped beneath the hem of his shirt, dragging along the sharp dip of his waist. His abs flexed beneath your touch, and his breath caught.
“What’s wrong, Cross?” you purred, nipping at his jaw. “You usually have so much to say.”
“I’m busy shutting you up,” he rasped.
And oh—he did.
His hands were everywhere now, sliding up your thighs, gripping your hips, tugging you closer. You rolled your hips against his and felt just how not unaffected he was. The air between you grew hot, heavy, thick with need.
“You wanna keep teasing,” he whispered in your ear, breath hot against your skin, “I’ll make good on every threat I’ve ever made.”
Your eyes fluttered shut at the promise laced in his tone. He sounded dangerous. And you? You’d never wanted anything more.
“I dare you.”
He chuckled, low and rough, and it did something to you.
“You don’t know what you’re asking for.”
“Oh, I do,” you said, curling your fingers in his shirt and pulling him closer. “And I want all of it.”
He kissed you again, slower this time—possessive, claiming, his. His teeth grazed your bottom lip as he pulled away, eyes locked on yours, pupils blown wide with heat.
“Later,” he murmured, brushing his mouth over yours. “When we’re not seconds from being interrupted by someone like Wrecker.”
You groaned. “He would walk in right now.”
“Which is why,” he said, voice sharp and wicked, “you’re going to think about this all day until I do something about it.”
He stepped back, leaving you breathless, flushed, and absolutely wrecked.
And the smirk he shot you?
It said he knew exactly what he’d done.
Can i request a fox x reader where he's super soft towards them, not like in a ooc way but where he's just nicer and more relaxed with them than anyone else. And maybe the corrie guard overhears him being soft and they burst into the room like "who are you and what have you done with fox?" lmao
Loveyourwritingmydarlingokeybyeeee <3
Commander Fox x Reader
The Commander of the Coruscant Guard was many things: stern, intense, inflexible, direct, and famously immune to nonsense.
Except, apparently, when it came to you.
No one really noticed it at first. Fox wasn’t exactly the hand-holding type. His version of affection was a nod of acknowledgment or the way he’d always check to see if you made it back to your quarters safely after Senate briefings. But lately, the cracks in the durasteel facade were getting harder to ignore.
Like now.
You were perched on the edge of his desk in the command center, arms crossed lazily while he keyed in reports with one hand and let the other rest lightly—casually—on your thigh.
His voice, low and gravelly, was uncharacteristically gentle.
“You didn’t sleep much last night,” he murmured, not looking at you but very much not hiding his concern. “You’ve got that look in your eye again.”
“I’m fine,” you replied, giving a little smirk. “That’s just how my face looks when a certain commander forgets to bring caf.”
Fox exhaled a quiet laugh. A laugh. “That’s mutiny talk. You want to end up in a holding cell?”
“With you? Might be worth it.”
He stopped typing. Finally looked up. “Careful. I might take you up on that.”
You were just about to tease him back when the door burst open so violently that one of the wall panels actually rattled.
Thorn, Hound, Stone, and Thire stood there like they’d just walked in on a crime scene.
Stone was the first to speak, horrified: “WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH FOX?!”
Fox blinked. “Excuse me?”
Hound squinted suspiciously. “No, no, something’s not right. He laughed. I heard it. He laughed. He touched someone willingly. I’m calling medbay—Fox, are you concussed?”
Thorn pointed an accusing finger. “That was flirtation! You flirted, Fox! In Basic! With smiling! You’re a danger to the chain of command!”
Thire just slowly turned to you, deadpan. “How long has this been going on?”
You lifted your hands, grinning. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Fox stood, dead calm. “Get out.”
“No,” Hound said flatly, arms crossed. “Not until you admit you’re in love and also apologize for emotionally terrorizing us with your… softness. I mean, stars, Fox. You said she looked tired like you care. That’s romantic horror.”
Thorn leaned against the doorframe like this was the most entertaining thing he’d seen all cycle. “Is this why you actually smiled yesterday when she waved at you across the hall? I thought you were having a stroke.”
“I’m calling a medic anyway,” Stone added. “Just in case.”
You bit your lip to stifle a laugh. Fox just pinched the bridge of his nose.
“I am going to file so many disciplinary reports,” he muttered.
“And we’ll burn them all,” Thire chirped.
Hound grinned. “C’mon, just admit it, vod. You like her.”
“I never denied it,” Fox replied, surprisingly quiet. His eyes met yours. “I just didn’t think it was any of your business.”
The room went dead silent.
Then Thorn wheezed. “He said it. He said it out loud. Commander Fox has feelings.”
You leaned into Fox’s side, bumping your shoulder into his. “You might want to start locking your door if you’re gonna keep being sweet on me like this.”
“I will now,” he muttered, glaring at the four guards still standing there. “Get. Out.”
Stone waved as he backed out, still looking like he’d witnessed a live explosion.
Thire saluted dramatically. “We’ll leave you to your romantic crimes, sir.”
“I’m telling Jet,” Thorn added gleefully.
Fox groaned and sank back into his chair, rubbing a hand over his face.
You leaned down to kiss his temple. “You okay, Commander?”
He grabbed your hand and pressed it to his chest like it grounded him. “Only because you’re still here.”
From the hallway: “SICKENING!”
Fox raised his blaster. “I will shoot them.”
You just smiled and kissed him again.
|❤️ = Romantic | 🌶️= smut or smut implied |🏡= platonic |
Commander Cody
- x Twi’lek Reader❤️
- x Queen Reader❤️
- x Jedi reader “meet me in the woods”❤️
- x Jedi Reader “Cold Wind”❤️
- x Bounty Hunter Reader “Crossfire” multiple chapter❤️
- x GN Mandalorian Reader “One Too Many” ❤️
- “Diplomacy & Detonations” ❤️
- “I Think They Call This Love”
Waxer
- x Twi’lek Reader “painted in dust”❤️
Overall Material List
Warnings: Implied Smut, sexually suggestive
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The air inside 79’s was a hazy blend of spice, sweat, and that old metallic tang of plastoid armor. It was always loud—always full of regs laughing too hard, singing off-key, and clinking glasses with hands that still shook from the front lines. But tonight?
Tonight, you had a spotlight and the attention of half the bar. Most importantly, you had his.
From the small raised stage near the piano, your eyes flicked toward the familiar ARC trooper leaning against the bar. Helmet under one arm, legs crossed at the ankle, blue-striped armor scuffed like it’d seen hell and swaggered out untouched. You knew that look. You’d seen it before—weeks ago, months ago. Fives always came back, and he always watched you like he was starving.
And tonight was no different.
Your set ended to a chorus of cheers. You slid off the piano top, high heels clicking against the floor, hips swaying just enough to keep his eyes hooked.
Fives didn’t even try to hide the grin that curled across his face as you approached.
“Well, well,” he said, voice low and teasing, “I think you were singing just for me.”
You smirked. “If I was, you wouldn’t be standing over there, Trooper.”
He stepped closer without hesitation. “Careful. Say things like that and I’ll assume you missed me.”
You leaned one elbow against the bar. “What if I did?”
Fives looked floored for all of two seconds before he recovered with a cocky grin. “Then I’d say we’re finally on the same page.”
“Is that what you tell all the girls at the front line?”
He laughed. “Only the ones who can make regs forget they’re one bad day from a battlefield.”
From beside him, Echo groaned audibly into his drink. “Stars, Fives, please—just one conversation where you don’t flirt like your life depends on it.”
“Jealous I’ve got better lines than you?” Fives teased, bumping Echo’s shoulder.
“No,” Echo deadpanned. “Jealous of my ability to have shame.”
You laughed, and even Echo cracked a smile at that.
“Don’t mind him,” Fives said, focusing on you again. “He’s just bitter no one sings for him.”
You sipped your drink, voice playful. “And what makes you think I was singing for you?”
Fives stepped in closer—just close enough that you could smell the faint scent of cleanser and battlefield dust clinging to him. “Because,” he said, voice quiet but confident, “you’re looking at me like you already made up your mind.”
Your gaze held his for a long moment. The tension hummed like music between verses—hot and coiled, teasing the drop.
“Maybe I have,” you said softly, setting your glass down.
His eyes widened just a touch. “Yeah?”
You tilted your head, lips curling into a half-smile. “You want to find out?”
Fives blinked. “Find out what?”
You leaned in, brushing your fingers lightly over the edge of his pauldron as you murmured near his ear:
“If you want to come back to my apartment.”
Fives went completely still. Echo actually choked on his drink behind him.
“Stars above,” Echo muttered under his breath, turning away. “I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that.”
But Fives? He looked like you’d just handed him victory on a silver tray.
“You’re serious?” he asked, tone equal parts awe and smug disbelief.
You shrugged, playing casual. “I don’t make offers I don’t intend to follow through on, ARC trooper.”
Fives grinned—bright, reckless, and so damn him.
“Lead the way, sweetheart.”
And just like that, you were out the door—with the best kind of trouble following one step behind you.
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The room was warm.
Not just from the heat of tangled limbs and lingering sweat, but from the quiet hum of comfort that followed a particularly good decision. Outside, Coruscant flickered in the distance—speeders zipping by in streaks of light, a low thrum of traffic buzzing like the aftermath of a firefight.
Inside, Fives lay flat on his back in your bed, armor long gone and bedsheets pooled around his hips. He looked like he was trying to decide whether to stretch or sprint away.
You rolled onto your side, propping your head up with one hand and staring down at the man who had flirted with the confidence of a thousand battle droids—and was now staring at the ceiling like it held the answers to the universe.
“So,” you said, amused, “you always go quiet after?”
Fives blinked. “No! I mean—only when I’m… y’know.”
“Emotionally overwhelmed by your own success?”
He let out a weak laugh, dragging a hand through his hair. “Stars, you’re dangerous.”
“I warned you,” you said, poking his bare chest. “You didn’t listen.”
“I did. I just didn’t care.” He looked at you then, eyes softer. “You’re… not what I expected.”
“Because I invited you home? Or because I made you nervous for once?”
Fives groaned. “Both.”
A silence settled again, this one a little heavier—like something was unsaid. He shifted, rubbing the back of his neck, then blurted out:
“Okay, listen. I’m so embarrassed I didn’t ask before, but… what’s your name?”
You blinked. “Are you serious?”
Fives winced. “I meant to ask! But then there was the bar, and the music, and then you invited me home and my brain just… shut down, okay?”
You stared at him. “We slept together, and you don’t even know my name.”
“I know your voice,” he offered. “And your laugh. And your—uh—flexibility.”
You grabbed the pillow and whacked him in the face.
He laughed against the cotton, muffled. “Okay, okay! Truce!”
“My name!” you said firmly.
“Right,” he said, sitting up slightly. “Please. I’m begging.”
You eyed him, then finally said it: “[Y/N].”
Fives whispered it like a secret. “Yeah. That fits.”
You arched a brow. “And what’s your name, Trooper?”
He paused. “You don’t know?”
“Of course I do,” you smirked. “I just wanted to see if you’d finally offer it without bragging about being an ARC.”
He rolled his eyes. “It’s Fives.”
“Fives,” you repeated. “Fives and [Y/N]. Cute. Tragic.”
“I vote tragic,” he said, falling back dramatically into the pillows.
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Echo was waiting for him.
Not with questions. Not with judgment. No—worse. With smug silence.
Fives entered the room whistling, undersuit halfway zipped, hair a little too messy to pass inspection. Echo didn’t even look up from his datapad.
“So,” Echo said, still reading. “Did you have fun last night?”
Fives coughed. “Define fun.”
Echo finally glanced up. “Did you ever ask her name?”
Fives groaned. “How do you know about that?”
“Because, I know you.” Echo said casually, “her name is [Y/N]. She’s sung at 79’s for months. I’ve talked to her before.”
“You what?”
“She’s nice. Friendly. Has great taste in Corellian whiskey.”
“You’ve talked to her?” Fives said, scandalized.
“Multiple times.”
“And you never told me?”
Echo grinned. “Thought you were a professional flirt. Didn’t realize you were just a dumbass with armor.”
Fives pointed a finger. “You’re lucky I’m still emotionally glowing from this morning.”
Echo raised a brow. “Oh, you’re glowing, alright. Like a reg who forgot the basics.”
Fives flopped into his bunk. “You’re cruel.”
“I’m accurate.”
Fives groaned into his pillow. “[Y/N],” he mumbled, testing it again like it was sacred. “Stars… I really like her.”
Echo just chuckled and returned to his datapad.
“You’re doomed,” he said lightly. “Better learn her last name next.”
“She has a last name?”